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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading SURROUNDED BY THE INDIANS For the moment after James Morris made the announcement that he might kill the Indian discovered by Henry in the bundle of skins, there was silence on the part of the Indian chief outside the palisade of the trading-post.
announcement
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From this reading SURROUNDED BY THE INDIANS For the moment after James Morris made the announcement that he might kill the Indian discovered by Henry in the bundle of skins, there was silence on the part of the Indian chief outside the palisade of the trading-post.
answered
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From this reading "The trouble is not of my making," answered the trader.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "My white brother is hard-hearted," said Rain Cloud at last.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Why must there be trouble between us?"
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "Why must there be trouble between us?"
brother
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From this reading "My white brother is hard-hearted," said Rain Cloud at last.
bundlenounUS /ˈbʌndəl/
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading SURROUNDED BY THE INDIANS For the moment after James Morris made the announcement that he might kill the Indian discovered by Henry in the bundle of skins, there was silence on the part of the Indian chief outside the palisade of the trading-post.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading SURROUNDED BY THE INDIANS For the moment after James Morris made the announcement that he might kill the Indian discovered by Henry in the bundle of skins, there was silence on the part of the Indian chief outside the palisade of the trading-post.
chief
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From this reading SURROUNDED BY THE INDIANS For the moment after James Morris made the announcement that he might kill the Indian discovered by Henry in the bundle of skins, there was silence on the part of the Indian chief outside the palisade of the trading-post.
Cloud
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From this reading "My white brother is hard-hearted," said Rain Cloud at last.
discovered
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From this reading SURROUNDED BY THE INDIANS For the moment after James Morris made the announcement that he might kill the Indian discovered by Henry in the bundle of skins, there was silence on the part of the Indian chief outside the palisade of the trading-post.
false
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From this reading "Rain Cloud is playing false.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading SURROUNDED BY THE INDIANS For the moment after James Morris made the announcement that he might kill the Indian discovered by Henry in the bundle of skins, there was silence on the part of the Indian chief outside the palisade of the trading-post.
hard-hearted
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From this reading "My white brother is hard-hearted," said Rain Cloud at last.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SURROUNDED BY THE INDIANS For the moment after James Morris made the announcement that he might kill the Indian discovered by Henry in the bundle of skins, there was silence on the part of the Indian chief outside the palisade of the trading-post.
Henry
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From this reading SURROUNDED BY THE INDIANS For the moment after James Morris made the announcement that he might kill the Indian discovered by Henry in the bundle of skins, there was silence on the part of the Indian chief outside the palisade of the trading-post.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SURROUNDED BY THE INDIANS For the moment after James Morris made the announcement that he might kill the Indian discovered by Henry in the bundle of skins, there was silence on the part of the Indian chief outside the palisade of the trading-post.
Indian
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From this reading SURROUNDED BY THE INDIANS For the moment after James Morris made the announcement that he might kill the Indian discovered by Henry in the bundle of skins, there was silence on the part of the Indian chief outside the palisade of the trading-post.
INDIANS
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From this reading SURROUNDED BY THE INDIANS For the moment after James Morris made the announcement that he might kill the Indian discovered by Henry in the bundle of skins, there was silence on the part of the Indian chief outside the palisade of the trading-post.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My white brother is hard-hearted," said Rain Cloud at last.
James
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From this reading SURROUNDED BY THE INDIANS For the moment after James Morris made the announcement that he might kill the Indian discovered by Henry in the bundle of skins, there was silence on the part of the Indian chief outside the palisade of the trading-post.
kill
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From this reading SURROUNDED BY THE INDIANS For the moment after James Morris made the announcement that he might kill the Indian discovered by Henry in the bundle of skins, there was silence on the part of the Indian chief outside the palisade of the trading-post.
last
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From this reading "My white brother is hard-hearted," said Rain Cloud at last.
made
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From this reading SURROUNDED BY THE INDIANS For the moment after James Morris made the announcement that he might kill the Indian discovered by Henry in the bundle of skins, there was silence on the part of the Indian chief outside the palisade of the trading-post.
making
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From this reading "The trouble is not of my making," answered the trader.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading SURROUNDED BY THE INDIANS For the moment after James Morris made the announcement that he might kill the Indian discovered by Henry in the bundle of skins, there was silence on the part of the Indian chief outside the palisade of the trading-post.
moment
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From this reading SURROUNDED BY THE INDIANS For the moment after James Morris made the announcement that he might kill the Indian discovered by Henry in the bundle of skins, there was silence on the part of the Indian chief outside the palisade of the trading-post.
Morris
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From this reading SURROUNDED BY THE INDIANS For the moment after James Morris made the announcement that he might kill the Indian discovered by Henry in the bundle of skins, there was silence on the part of the Indian chief outside the palisade of the trading-post.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Why must there be trouble between us?"
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My white brother is hard-hearted," said Rain Cloud at last.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "The trouble is not of my making," answered the trader.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SURROUNDED BY THE INDIANS For the moment after James Morris made the announcement that he might kill the Indian discovered by Henry in the bundle of skins, there was silence on the part of the Indian chief outside the palisade of the trading-post.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SURROUNDED BY THE INDIANS For the moment after James Morris made the announcement that he might kill the Indian discovered by Henry in the bundle of skins, there was silence on the part of the Indian chief outside the palisade of the trading-post.
outside
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From this reading SURROUNDED BY THE INDIANS For the moment after James Morris made the announcement that he might kill the Indian discovered by Henry in the bundle of skins, there was silence on the part of the Indian chief outside the palisade of the trading-post.
palisade
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From this reading SURROUNDED BY THE INDIANS For the moment after James Morris made the announcement that he might kill the Indian discovered by Henry in the bundle of skins, there was silence on the part of the Indian chief outside the palisade of the trading-post.
part
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From this reading SURROUNDED BY THE INDIANS For the moment after James Morris made the announcement that he might kill the Indian discovered by Henry in the bundle of skins, there was silence on the part of the Indian chief outside the palisade of the trading-post.
playing
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From this reading "Rain Cloud is playing false.
Rain
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From this reading "My white brother is hard-hearted," said Rain Cloud at last.
said
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From this reading "My white brother is hard-hearted," said Rain Cloud at last.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading SURROUNDED BY THE INDIANS For the moment after James Morris made the announcement that he might kill the Indian discovered by Henry in the bundle of skins, there was silence on the part of the Indian chief outside the palisade of the trading-post.
skins
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From this reading SURROUNDED BY THE INDIANS For the moment after James Morris made the announcement that he might kill the Indian discovered by Henry in the bundle of skins, there was silence on the part of the Indian chief outside the palisade of the trading-post.
SURROUNDED
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From this reading SURROUNDED BY THE INDIANS For the moment after James Morris made the announcement that he might kill the Indian discovered by Henry in the bundle of skins, there was silence on the part of the Indian chief outside the palisade of the trading-post.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SURROUNDED BY THE INDIANS For the moment after James Morris made the announcement that he might kill the Indian discovered by Henry in the bundle of skins, there was silence on the part of the Indian chief outside the palisade of the trading-post.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SURROUNDED BY THE INDIANS For the moment after James Morris made the announcement that he might kill the Indian discovered by Henry in the bundle of skins, there was silence on the part of the Indian chief outside the palisade of the trading-post.
there
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From this reading SURROUNDED BY THE INDIANS For the moment after James Morris made the announcement that he might kill the Indian discovered by Henry in the bundle of skins, there was silence on the part of the Indian chief outside the palisade of the trading-post.
trader
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From this reading "The trouble is not of my making," answered the trader.
trading-post
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From this reading SURROUNDED BY THE INDIANS For the moment after James Morris made the announcement that he might kill the Indian discovered by Henry in the bundle of skins, there was silence on the part of the Indian chief outside the palisade of the trading-post.
trouble
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From this reading "Why must there be trouble between us?"
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why must there be trouble between us?"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SURROUNDED BY THE INDIANS For the moment after James Morris made the announcement that he might kill the Indian discovered by Henry in the bundle of skins, there was silence on the part of the Indian chief outside the palisade of the trading-post.
white
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From this reading "My white brother is hard-hearted," said Rain Cloud at last.
Why
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From this reading "Why must there be trouble between us?"
