Chapter III
“Murder!” The gruesome word seemed to ring through the silent room. “Murder!” ejaculated old Nokomis, aghast. “It is a mistake. Who would kill White Eagle?
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Chapter III
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“Murder!”
The
gruesome
word
seemed
to
ring
through
the
silent
room.
“Murder!”
ejaculated
old
Nokomis,
aghast.
“It
is
a
mistake.
Who
would
kill
White
Eagle?
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Murder!”
Line 2
The
gruesome
word
seemed
to
ring
through
the
silent
room.
Line 3
“Murder!”
ejaculated
old
Nokomis,
aghast.
Line 4
“It
is
a
mistake.
Line 5
Who
would
kill
White
Eagle?
Learner Dictionary
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Seemed
noun
US /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The gruesome word seemed to ring through the silent room.”
Through
noun
US /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The gruesome word seemed to ring through the silent room.”
Would
modal verb
US /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Who would kill White Eagle?”
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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 “It is a mistake.
aghast
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Eagle
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ejaculated
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gruesome
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is a mistake.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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kill
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mistake
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Murder
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Nokomis
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old
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ring
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room
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seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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silent
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The gruesome word seemed to ring through the silent room.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The gruesome word seemed to ring through the silent room.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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White
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WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
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word
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wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Who would kill White Eagle?