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THE BIRTH OF SUNRISE After a time she came wearily, and slowly. With her left hand she dragged along the ground two great haunches of moose. In her right hand she held her club and her spear and her knife, and in the hollow of her right arm there was a downy bundle that moved a little. Her face was ever turned toward it. No Man called to her angrily, and reached for his stick.
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later than; following
From this reading “THE BIRTH OF SUNRISE After a time she came wearily, and slowly.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “With her left hand she dragged along the ground two great haunches of moose.”
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading “In her right hand she held her club and her spear and her knife, and in the hollow of her right arm there was a downy bundle that moved a little.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Her face was ever turned toward it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With her left hand she dragged along the ground two great haunches of moose.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With her left hand she dragged along the ground two great haunches of moose.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With her left hand she dragged along the ground two great haunches of moose.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In her right hand she held her club and her spear and her knife, and in the hollow of her right arm there was a downy bundle that moved a little.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In her right hand she held her club and her spear and her knife, and in the hollow of her right arm there was a downy bundle that moved a little.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE BIRTH OF SUNRISE After a time she came wearily, and slowly.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Her face was ever turned toward it.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE BIRTH OF SUNRISE After a time she came wearily, and slowly.
later than; following
From this reading THE BIRTH OF SUNRISE After a time she came wearily, and slowly.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading With her left hand she dragged along the ground two great haunches of moose.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE BIRTH OF SUNRISE After a time she came wearily, and slowly.
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From this reading No Man called to her angrily, and reached for his stick.
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From this reading In her right hand she held her club and her spear and her knife, and in the hollow of her right arm there was a downy bundle that moved a little.
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From this reading THE BIRTH OF SUNRISE After a time she came wearily, and slowly.
a group of things tied or wrapped together
From this reading In her right hand she held her club and her spear and her knife, and in the hollow of her right arm there was a downy bundle that moved a little.
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From this reading No Man called to her angrily, and reached for his stick.
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From this reading THE BIRTH OF SUNRISE After a time she came wearily, and slowly.
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From this reading In her right hand she held her club and her spear and her knife, and in the hollow of her right arm there was a downy bundle that moved a little.
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From this reading In her right hand she held her club and her spear and her knife, and in the hollow of her right arm there was a downy bundle that moved a little.
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From this reading With her left hand she dragged along the ground two great haunches of moose.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her face was ever turned toward it.
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From this reading Her face was ever turned toward it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No Man called to her angrily, and reached for his stick.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With her left hand she dragged along the ground two great haunches of moose.
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From this reading With her left hand she dragged along the ground two great haunches of moose.
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From this reading With her left hand she dragged along the ground two great haunches of moose.
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From this reading With her left hand she dragged along the ground two great haunches of moose.
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From this reading In her right hand she held her club and her spear and her knife, and in the hollow of her right arm there was a downy bundle that moved a little.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With her left hand she dragged along the ground two great haunches of moose.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading No Man called to her angrily, and reached for his stick.
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From this reading In her right hand she held her club and her spear and her knife, and in the hollow of her right arm there was a downy bundle that moved a little.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In her right hand she held her club and her spear and her knife, and in the hollow of her right arm there was a downy bundle that moved a little.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her face was ever turned toward it.
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From this reading In her right hand she held her club and her spear and her knife, and in the hollow of her right arm there was a downy bundle that moved a little.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With her left hand she dragged along the ground two great haunches of moose.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In her right hand she held her club and her spear and her knife, and in the hollow of her right arm there was a downy bundle that moved a little.
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From this reading No Man called to her angrily, and reached for his stick.
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From this reading With her left hand she dragged along the ground two great haunches of moose.
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From this reading In her right hand she held her club and her spear and her knife, and in the hollow of her right arm there was a downy bundle that moved a little.
not any; not one
From this reading No Man called to her angrily, and reached for his stick.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BIRTH OF SUNRISE After a time she came wearily, and slowly.
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From this reading No Man called to her angrily, and reached for his stick.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In her right hand she held her club and her spear and her knife, and in the hollow of her right arm there was a downy bundle that moved a little.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BIRTH OF SUNRISE After a time she came wearily, and slowly.
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From this reading THE BIRTH OF SUNRISE After a time she came wearily, and slowly.
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From this reading In her right hand she held her club and her spear and her knife, and in the hollow of her right arm there was a downy bundle that moved a little.
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From this reading No Man called to her angrily, and reached for his stick.
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From this reading THE BIRTH OF SUNRISE After a time she came wearily, and slowly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In her right hand she held her club and her spear and her knife, and in the hollow of her right arm there was a downy bundle that moved a little.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BIRTH OF SUNRISE After a time she came wearily, and slowly.
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From this reading In her right hand she held her club and her spear and her knife, and in the hollow of her right arm there was a downy bundle that moved a little.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE BIRTH OF SUNRISE After a time she came wearily, and slowly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No Man called to her angrily, and reached for his stick.
in the direction of
From this reading Her face was ever turned toward it.
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From this reading Her face was ever turned toward it.
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From this reading With her left hand she dragged along the ground two great haunches of moose.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In her right hand she held her club and her spear and her knife, and in the hollow of her right arm there was a downy bundle that moved a little.
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From this reading THE BIRTH OF SUNRISE After a time she came wearily, and slowly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With her left hand she dragged along the ground two great haunches of moose.
