in addition
From this reading They also saw Virginia, motionless, as if she had been carved out of stone, standing over the dead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The howls and cries of the men, women, and children, as they came in reply to Iosco’s call, and saw their chief, their father, lying dead!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The howls and cries of the men, women, and children, as they came in reply to Iosco’s call, and saw their chief, their father, lying dead!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They also saw Virginia, motionless, as if she had been carved out of stone, standing over the dead.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The howls and cries of the men, women, and children, as they came in reply to Iosco’s call, and saw their chief, their father, lying dead!
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Tis sweet to stammer one letter Of the Eternal language--on earth it is called Forgiveness.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The howls and cries of the men, women, and children, as they came in reply to Iosco’s call, and saw their chief, their father, lying dead!
carvedadjectiveUS /kɑːrvd/
made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)
From this reading They also saw Virginia, motionless, as if she had been carved out of stone, standing over the dead.
a person who is in charge
From this reading The howls and cries of the men, women, and children, as they came in reply to Iosco’s call, and saw their chief, their father, lying dead!
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The howls and cries of the men, women, and children, as they came in reply to Iosco’s call, and saw their chief, their father, lying dead!
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading The howls and cries of the men, women, and children, as they came in reply to Iosco’s call, and saw their chief, their father, lying dead!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Oh, that dreadful day!
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The howls and cries of the men, women, and children, as they came in reply to Iosco’s call, and saw their chief, their father, lying dead!
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Oh, that dreadful day!
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “Tis sweet to stammer one letter Of the Eternal language--on earth it is called Forgiveness.”
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading “Tis sweet to stammer one letter Of the Eternal language--on earth it is called Forgiveness.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The howls and cries of the men, women, and children, as they came in reply to Iosco’s call, and saw their chief, their father, lying dead!
ForgivenessnounUS /fərˈɡɪvnəs/
compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive
From this reading “Tis sweet to stammer one letter Of the Eternal language--on earth it is called Forgiveness.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They also saw Virginia, motionless, as if she had been carved out of stone, standing over the dead.
howlsnounUS /haʊlz/
plural of “howl” — a long loud emotional utterance
From this reading The howls and cries of the men, women, and children, as they came in reply to Iosco’s call, and saw their chief, their father, lying dead!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading They also saw Virginia, motionless, as if she had been carved out of stone, standing over the dead.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The howls and cries of the men, women, and children, as they came in reply to Iosco’s call, and saw their chief, their father, lying dead!
Iosco's
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From this reading The howls and cries of the men, women, and children, as they came in reply to Iosco’s call, and saw their chief, their father, lying dead!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Tis sweet to stammer one letter Of the Eternal language--on earth it is called Forgiveness.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Tis sweet to stammer one letter Of the Eternal language--on earth it is called Forgiveness.”
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading “Tis sweet to stammer one letter Of the Eternal language--on earth it is called Forgiveness.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “Tis sweet to stammer one letter Of the Eternal language--on earth it is called Forgiveness.”
LONGFELLOWnounUS /ˈlɔːŋfeloʊ/
United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)
From this reading LONGFELLOW.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading The howls and cries of the men, women, and children, as they came in reply to Iosco’s call, and saw their chief, their father, lying dead!
the force of workers available
From this reading The howls and cries of the men, women, and children, as they came in reply to Iosco’s call, and saw their chief, their father, lying dead!
not in physical motion
From this reading They also saw Virginia, motionless, as if she had been carved out of stone, standing over the dead.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Tis sweet to stammer one letter Of the Eternal language--on earth it is called Forgiveness.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, that dreadful day!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Tis sweet to stammer one letter Of the Eternal language--on earth it is called Forgiveness.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Tis sweet to stammer one letter Of the Eternal language--on earth it is called Forgiveness.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They also saw Virginia, motionless, as if she had been carved out of stone, standing over the dead.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They also saw Virginia, motionless, as if she had been carved out of stone, standing over the dead.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading The howls and cries of the men, women, and children, as they came in reply to Iosco’s call, and saw their chief, their father, lying dead!
cut with a saw
From this reading The howls and cries of the men, women, and children, as they came in reply to Iosco’s call, and saw their chief, their father, lying dead!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They also saw Virginia, motionless, as if she had been carved out of stone, standing over the dead.
stammerverbUS /ˈstæmər/
speak haltingly
From this reading “Tis sweet to stammer one letter Of the Eternal language--on earth it is called Forgiveness.”
having a supporting base
From this reading They also saw Virginia, motionless, as if she had been carved out of stone, standing over the dead.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading They also saw Virginia, motionless, as if she had been carved out of stone, standing over the dead.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “Tis sweet to stammer one letter Of the Eternal language--on earth it is called Forgiveness.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh, that dreadful day!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Tis sweet to stammer one letter Of the Eternal language--on earth it is called Forgiveness.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The howls and cries of the men, women, and children, as they came in reply to Iosco’s call, and saw their chief, their father, lying dead!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The howls and cries of the men, women, and children, as they came in reply to Iosco’s call, and saw their chief, their father, lying dead!
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “Tis sweet to stammer one letter Of the Eternal language--on earth it is called Forgiveness.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Tis sweet to stammer one letter Of the Eternal language--on earth it is called Forgiveness.”
VirginianounUS /vərˈdʒɪnjə/
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading They also saw Virginia, motionless, as if she had been carved out of stone, standing over the dead.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The howls and cries of the men, women, and children, as they came in reply to Iosco’s call, and saw their chief, their father, lying dead!
