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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She ran forward quite rapidly until her limbs grew weary, and her gait dwindled down to a fast walk.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After slaying the Indian who had pursued her from the hunted Peoria’s cave home, Kate Blount continued her flight unmolested.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She ran forward quite rapidly until her limbs grew weary, and her gait dwindled down to a fast walk.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had noted the ground over which she had passed a few brief hours before with Swamp Oak, and now knew that she was hurrying toward Cahokia creek.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Suddenly a chorus of wild yells burst upon her ears, and with a throbbing heart she ensconced herself in the top of a fallen tree, from whence she witnessed the conflict between the war-party, her father and friends.
Blount
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From this reading After slaying the Indian who had pursued her from the hunted Peoria’s cave home, Kate Blount continued her flight unmolested.
brief
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From this reading She had noted the ground over which she had passed a few brief hours before with Swamp Oak, and now knew that she was hurrying toward Cahokia creek.
burst
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From this reading Suddenly a chorus of wild yells burst upon her ears, and with a throbbing heart she ensconced herself in the top of a fallen tree, from whence she witnessed the conflict between the war-party, her father and friends.
Cahokia
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From this reading She had noted the ground over which she had passed a few brief hours before with Swamp Oak, and now knew that she was hurrying toward Cahokia creek.
cause
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From this reading She saw that the Indians did not seek the lives of the trio, and the countenances of the whites told her that they were going to fight to the death--that they, seeing their cause hopeless, would force the red-skins to slay them for self-preservation.
cave
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From this reading After slaying the Indian who had pursued her from the hunted Peoria’s cave home, Kate Blount continued her flight unmolested.
chorusnounUS /ˈkɔrəs/
a group singing together
From this reading Suddenly a chorus of wild yells burst upon her ears, and with a throbbing heart she ensconced herself in the top of a fallen tree, from whence she witnessed the conflict between the war-party, her father and friends.
conflict
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From this reading Suddenly a chorus of wild yells burst upon her ears, and with a throbbing heart she ensconced herself in the top of a fallen tree, from whence she witnessed the conflict between the war-party, her father and friends.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After slaying the Indian who had pursued her from the hunted Peoria’s cave home, Kate Blount continued her flight unmolested.
countenances
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From this reading She saw that the Indians did not seek the lives of the trio, and the countenances of the whites told her that they were going to fight to the death--that they, seeing their cause hopeless, would force the red-skins to slay them for self-preservation.
creek
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From this reading She had noted the ground over which she had passed a few brief hours before with Swamp Oak, and now knew that she was hurrying toward Cahokia creek.
death
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From this reading She saw that the Indians did not seek the lives of the trio, and the countenances of the whites told her that they were going to fight to the death--that they, seeing their cause hopeless, would force the red-skins to slay them for self-preservation.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She saw that the Indians did not seek the lives of the trio, and the countenances of the whites told her that they were going to fight to the death--that they, seeing their cause hopeless, would force the red-skins to slay them for self-preservation.
down
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From this reading She ran forward quite rapidly until her limbs grew weary, and her gait dwindled down to a fast walk.
dwindled
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From this reading She ran forward quite rapidly until her limbs grew weary, and her gait dwindled down to a fast walk.
ears
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From this reading Suddenly a chorus of wild yells burst upon her ears, and with a throbbing heart she ensconced herself in the top of a fallen tree, from whence she witnessed the conflict between the war-party, her father and friends.
ensconced
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From this reading Suddenly a chorus of wild yells burst upon her ears, and with a throbbing heart she ensconced herself in the top of a fallen tree, from whence she witnessed the conflict between the war-party, her father and friends.
fallen
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From this reading Suddenly a chorus of wild yells burst upon her ears, and with a throbbing heart she ensconced herself in the top of a fallen tree, from whence she witnessed the conflict between the war-party, her father and friends.
fast
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From this reading She ran forward quite rapidly until her limbs grew weary, and her gait dwindled down to a fast walk.
father
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From this reading Suddenly a chorus of wild yells burst upon her ears, and with a throbbing heart she ensconced herself in the top of a fallen tree, from whence she witnessed the conflict between the war-party, her father and friends.
few
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From this reading She had noted the ground over which she had passed a few brief hours before with Swamp Oak, and now knew that she was hurrying toward Cahokia creek.
fight
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From this reading She saw that the Indians did not seek the lives of the trio, and the countenances of the whites told her that they were going to fight to the death--that they, seeing their cause hopeless, would force the red-skins to slay them for self-preservation.
flight
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From this reading After slaying the Indian who had pursued her from the hunted Peoria’s cave home, Kate Blount continued her flight unmolested.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She saw that the Indians did not seek the lives of the trio, and the countenances of the whites told her that they were going to fight to the death--that they, seeing their cause hopeless, would force the red-skins to slay them for self-preservation.
force
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From this reading She saw that the Indians did not seek the lives of the trio, and the countenances of the whites told her that they were going to fight to the death--that they, seeing their cause hopeless, would force the red-skins to slay them for self-preservation.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She ran forward quite rapidly until her limbs grew weary, and her gait dwindled down to a fast walk.
friends
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From this reading Suddenly a chorus of wild yells burst upon her ears, and with a throbbing heart she ensconced herself in the top of a fallen tree, from whence she witnessed the conflict between the war-party, her father and friends.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After slaying the Indian who had pursued her from the hunted Peoria’s cave home, Kate Blount continued her flight unmolested.
gait
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From this reading She ran forward quite rapidly until her limbs grew weary, and her gait dwindled down to a fast walk.
going
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From this reading She saw that the Indians did not seek the lives of the trio, and the countenances of the whites told her that they were going to fight to the death--that they, seeing their cause hopeless, would force the red-skins to slay them for self-preservation.
grew
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From this reading She ran forward quite rapidly until her limbs grew weary, and her gait dwindled down to a fast walk.
ground
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From this reading She had noted the ground over which she had passed a few brief hours before with Swamp Oak, and now knew that she was hurrying toward Cahokia creek.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After slaying the Indian who had pursued her from the hunted Peoria’s cave home, Kate Blount continued her flight unmolested.
heart
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From this reading Suddenly a chorus of wild yells burst upon her ears, and with a throbbing heart she ensconced herself in the top of a fallen tree, from whence she witnessed the conflict between the war-party, her father and friends.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After slaying the Indian who had pursued her from the hunted Peoria’s cave home, Kate Blount continued her flight unmolested.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Suddenly a chorus of wild yells burst upon her ears, and with a throbbing heart she ensconced herself in the top of a fallen tree, from whence she witnessed the conflict between the war-party, her father and friends.
home
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From this reading After slaying the Indian who had pursued her from the hunted Peoria’s cave home, Kate Blount continued her flight unmolested.
hopeless
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From this reading She saw that the Indians did not seek the lives of the trio, and the countenances of the whites told her that they were going to fight to the death--that they, seeing their cause hopeless, would force the red-skins to slay them for self-preservation.
hours
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From this reading She had noted the ground over which she had passed a few brief hours before with Swamp Oak, and now knew that she was hurrying toward Cahokia creek.
hunted
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From this reading After slaying the Indian who had pursued her from the hunted Peoria’s cave home, Kate Blount continued her flight unmolested.
hurrying
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From this reading She had noted the ground over which she had passed a few brief hours before with Swamp Oak, and now knew that she was hurrying toward Cahokia creek.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Suddenly a chorus of wild yells burst upon her ears, and with a throbbing heart she ensconced herself in the top of a fallen tree, from whence she witnessed the conflict between the war-party, her father and friends.
Indian
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From this reading After slaying the Indian who had pursued her from the hunted Peoria’s cave home, Kate Blount continued her flight unmolested.
Indians
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From this reading She saw that the Indians did not seek the lives of the trio, and the countenances of the whites told her that they were going to fight to the death--that they, seeing their cause hopeless, would force the red-skins to slay them for self-preservation.
Kate
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From this reading After slaying the Indian who had pursued her from the hunted Peoria’s cave home, Kate Blount continued her flight unmolested.
knew
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From this reading She had noted the ground over which she had passed a few brief hours before with Swamp Oak, and now knew that she was hurrying toward Cahokia creek.
limbs
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From this reading She ran forward quite rapidly until her limbs grew weary, and her gait dwindled down to a fast walk.
lives
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From this reading She saw that the Indians did not seek the lives of the trio, and the countenances of the whites told her that they were going to fight to the death--that they, seeing their cause hopeless, would force the red-skins to slay them for self-preservation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She saw that the Indians did not seek the lives of the trio, and the countenances of the whites told her that they were going to fight to the death--that they, seeing their cause hopeless, would force the red-skins to slay them for self-preservation.
noted
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From this reading She had noted the ground over which she had passed a few brief hours before with Swamp Oak, and now knew that she was hurrying toward Cahokia creek.
now
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From this reading She had noted the ground over which she had passed a few brief hours before with Swamp Oak, and now knew that she was hurrying toward Cahokia creek.
Oak
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From this reading She had noted the ground over which she had passed a few brief hours before with Swamp Oak, and now knew that she was hurrying toward Cahokia creek.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Suddenly a chorus of wild yells burst upon her ears, and with a throbbing heart she ensconced herself in the top of a fallen tree, from whence she witnessed the conflict between the war-party, her father and friends.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She had noted the ground over which she had passed a few brief hours before with Swamp Oak, and now knew that she was hurrying toward Cahokia creek.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She had noted the ground over which she had passed a few brief hours before with Swamp Oak, and now knew that she was hurrying toward Cahokia creek.
Peoria's
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From this reading After slaying the Indian who had pursued her from the hunted Peoria’s cave home, Kate Blount continued her flight unmolested.
pursued
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From this reading After slaying the Indian who had pursued her from the hunted Peoria’s cave home, Kate Blount continued her flight unmolested.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She ran forward quite rapidly until her limbs grew weary, and her gait dwindled down to a fast walk.
ran
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From this reading She ran forward quite rapidly until her limbs grew weary, and her gait dwindled down to a fast walk.
rapidly
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From this reading She ran forward quite rapidly until her limbs grew weary, and her gait dwindled down to a fast walk.
red-skins
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From this reading She saw that the Indians did not seek the lives of the trio, and the countenances of the whites told her that they were going to fight to the death--that they, seeing their cause hopeless, would force the red-skins to slay them for self-preservation.
saw
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From this reading She saw that the Indians did not seek the lives of the trio, and the countenances of the whites told her that they were going to fight to the death--that they, seeing their cause hopeless, would force the red-skins to slay them for self-preservation.
seeing
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From this reading She saw that the Indians did not seek the lives of the trio, and the countenances of the whites told her that they were going to fight to the death--that they, seeing their cause hopeless, would force the red-skins to slay them for self-preservation.
seek
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From this reading She saw that the Indians did not seek the lives of the trio, and the countenances of the whites told her that they were going to fight to the death--that they, seeing their cause hopeless, would force the red-skins to slay them for self-preservation.
self-preservation
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From this reading She saw that the Indians did not seek the lives of the trio, and the countenances of the whites told her that they were going to fight to the death--that they, seeing their cause hopeless, would force the red-skins to slay them for self-preservation.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She ran forward quite rapidly until her limbs grew weary, and her gait dwindled down to a fast walk.
slay
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From this reading She saw that the Indians did not seek the lives of the trio, and the countenances of the whites told her that they were going to fight to the death--that they, seeing their cause hopeless, would force the red-skins to slay them for self-preservation.
slaying
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From this reading After slaying the Indian who had pursued her from the hunted Peoria’s cave home, Kate Blount continued her flight unmolested.
SuddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Suddenly a chorus of wild yells burst upon her ears, and with a throbbing heart she ensconced herself in the top of a fallen tree, from whence she witnessed the conflict between the war-party, her father and friends.
Swamp
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From this reading She had noted the ground over which she had passed a few brief hours before with Swamp Oak, and now knew that she was hurrying toward Cahokia creek.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had noted the ground over which she had passed a few brief hours before with Swamp Oak, and now knew that she was hurrying toward Cahokia creek.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After slaying the Indian who had pursued her from the hunted Peoria’s cave home, Kate Blount continued her flight unmolested.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She saw that the Indians did not seek the lives of the trio, and the countenances of the whites told her that they were going to fight to the death--that they, seeing their cause hopeless, would force the red-skins to slay them for self-preservation.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She saw that the Indians did not seek the lives of the trio, and the countenances of the whites told her that they were going to fight to the death--that they, seeing their cause hopeless, would force the red-skins to slay them for self-preservation.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She saw that the Indians did not seek the lives of the trio, and the countenances of the whites told her that they were going to fight to the death--that they, seeing their cause hopeless, would force the red-skins to slay them for self-preservation.
throbbing
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From this reading Suddenly a chorus of wild yells burst upon her ears, and with a throbbing heart she ensconced herself in the top of a fallen tree, from whence she witnessed the conflict between the war-party, her father and friends.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She ran forward quite rapidly until her limbs grew weary, and her gait dwindled down to a fast walk.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She saw that the Indians did not seek the lives of the trio, and the countenances of the whites told her that they were going to fight to the death--that they, seeing their cause hopeless, would force the red-skins to slay them for self-preservation.
top
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From this reading Suddenly a chorus of wild yells burst upon her ears, and with a throbbing heart she ensconced herself in the top of a fallen tree, from whence she witnessed the conflict between the war-party, her father and friends.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading She had noted the ground over which she had passed a few brief hours before with Swamp Oak, and now knew that she was hurrying toward Cahokia creek.
tree
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From this reading Suddenly a chorus of wild yells burst upon her ears, and with a throbbing heart she ensconced herself in the top of a fallen tree, from whence she witnessed the conflict between the war-party, her father and friends.
trio
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From this reading She saw that the Indians did not seek the lives of the trio, and the countenances of the whites told her that they were going to fight to the death--that they, seeing their cause hopeless, would force the red-skins to slay them for self-preservation.
unmolested
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From this reading After slaying the Indian who had pursued her from the hunted Peoria’s cave home, Kate Blount continued her flight unmolested.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She ran forward quite rapidly until her limbs grew weary, and her gait dwindled down to a fast walk.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Suddenly a chorus of wild yells burst upon her ears, and with a throbbing heart she ensconced herself in the top of a fallen tree, from whence she witnessed the conflict between the war-party, her father and friends.
walk
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From this reading She ran forward quite rapidly until her limbs grew weary, and her gait dwindled down to a fast walk.
war-party
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From this reading Suddenly a chorus of wild yells burst upon her ears, and with a throbbing heart she ensconced herself in the top of a fallen tree, from whence she witnessed the conflict between the war-party, her father and friends.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had noted the ground over which she had passed a few brief hours before with Swamp Oak, and now knew that she was hurrying toward Cahokia creek.
weary
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From this reading She ran forward quite rapidly until her limbs grew weary, and her gait dwindled down to a fast walk.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She saw that the Indians did not seek the lives of the trio, and the countenances of the whites told her that they were going to fight to the death--that they, seeing their cause hopeless, would force the red-skins to slay them for self-preservation.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading Suddenly a chorus of wild yells burst upon her ears, and with a throbbing heart she ensconced herself in the top of a fallen tree, from whence she witnessed the conflict between the war-party, her father and friends.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had noted the ground over which she had passed a few brief hours before with Swamp Oak, and now knew that she was hurrying toward Cahokia creek.
whites
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From this reading She saw that the Indians did not seek the lives of the trio, and the countenances of the whites told her that they were going to fight to the death--that they, seeing their cause hopeless, would force the red-skins to slay them for self-preservation.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading After slaying the Indian who had pursued her from the hunted Peoria’s cave home, Kate Blount continued her flight unmolested.
wild
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From this reading Suddenly a chorus of wild yells burst upon her ears, and with a throbbing heart she ensconced herself in the top of a fallen tree, from whence she witnessed the conflict between the war-party, her father and friends.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had noted the ground over which she had passed a few brief hours before with Swamp Oak, and now knew that she was hurrying toward Cahokia creek.
witnessed
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From this reading Suddenly a chorus of wild yells burst upon her ears, and with a throbbing heart she ensconced herself in the top of a fallen tree, from whence she witnessed the conflict between the war-party, her father and friends.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She saw that the Indians did not seek the lives of the trio, and the countenances of the whites told her that they were going to fight to the death--that they, seeing their cause hopeless, would force the red-skins to slay them for self-preservation.
yells
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From this reading Suddenly a chorus of wild yells burst upon her ears, and with a throbbing heart she ensconced herself in the top of a fallen tree, from whence she witnessed the conflict between the war-party, her father and friends.
