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Chapter XIX
BAD NEWS FOR WAH-WAH-O-BE. Kah-go-mish was an Apache, but he was also a father. He lay in his rabbit-path, under the bushes, and saw the surrender of his children. Up he came upon all fours, glaring ferociously upon their captors. For a moment his whole body seemed to swell and quiver with wrath.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a moment his whole body seemed to swell and quiver with wrath.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For a moment his whole body seemed to swell and quiver with wrath.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “He lay in his rabbit-path, under the bushes, and saw the surrender of his children.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Up he came upon all fours, glaring ferociously upon their captors.”
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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 Kah-go-mish was an Apache, but he was also a father.
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From this reading Up he came upon all fours, glaring ferociously upon their captors.
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From this reading Kah-go-mish was an Apache, but he was also a father.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Kah-go-mish was an Apache, but he was also a father.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He lay in his rabbit-path, under the bushes, and saw the surrender of his children.
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From this reading Kah-go-mish was an Apache, but he was also a father.
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From this reading BAD NEWS FOR WAH-WAH-O-BE.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment his whole body seemed to swell and quiver with wrath.
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From this reading He lay in his rabbit-path, under the bushes, and saw the surrender of his children.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Kah-go-mish was an Apache, but he was also a father.
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From this reading Up he came upon all fours, glaring ferociously upon their captors.
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From this reading Up he came upon all fours, glaring ferociously upon their captors.
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From this reading He lay in his rabbit-path, under the bushes, and saw the surrender of his children.
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From this reading Kah-go-mish was an Apache, but he was also a father.
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From this reading Up he came upon all fours, glaring ferociously upon their captors.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BAD NEWS FOR WAH-WAH-O-BE.
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From this reading Up he came upon all fours, glaring ferociously upon their captors.
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From this reading Up he came upon all fours, glaring ferociously upon their captors.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kah-go-mish was an Apache, but he was also a father.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He lay in his rabbit-path, under the bushes, and saw the surrender of his children.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He lay in his rabbit-path, under the bushes, and saw the surrender of his children.
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From this reading Kah-go-mish was an Apache, but he was also a father.
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From this reading He lay in his rabbit-path, under the bushes, and saw the surrender of his children.
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From this reading For a moment his whole body seemed to swell and quiver with wrath.
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From this reading BAD NEWS FOR WAH-WAH-O-BE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He lay in his rabbit-path, under the bushes, and saw the surrender of his children.
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From this reading For a moment his whole body seemed to swell and quiver with wrath.
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From this reading He lay in his rabbit-path, under the bushes, and saw the surrender of his children.
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From this reading He lay in his rabbit-path, under the bushes, and saw the surrender of his children.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For a moment his whole body seemed to swell and quiver with wrath.
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From this reading He lay in his rabbit-path, under the bushes, and saw the surrender of his children.
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From this reading For a moment his whole body seemed to swell and quiver with wrath.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He lay in his rabbit-path, under the bushes, and saw the surrender of his children.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Up he came upon all fours, glaring ferociously upon their captors.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a moment his whole body seemed to swell and quiver with wrath.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He lay in his rabbit-path, under the bushes, and saw the surrender of his children.
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From this reading Up he came upon all fours, glaring ferociously upon their captors.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Up he came upon all fours, glaring ferociously upon their captors.
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From this reading BAD NEWS FOR WAH-WAH-O-BE.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kah-go-mish was an Apache, but he was also a father.
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From this reading For a moment his whole body seemed to swell and quiver with wrath.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For a moment his whole body seemed to swell and quiver with wrath.
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From this reading For a moment his whole body seemed to swell and quiver with wrath.
