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Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth. “White girl go,” he said, looking at Huldah, who stood over him undecided how to act. “Indian got to die here. English bullet cut life-string. The red-coat soldier want girl; he come here soon.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The red-coat soldier want girl; he come here soon.”
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading “Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Indian got to die here.”
above and across; more than
From this reading ““White girl go,” he said, looking at Huldah, who stood over him undecided how to act.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The red-coat soldier want girl; he come here soon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““White girl go,” he said, looking at Huldah, who stood over him undecided how to act.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.”
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From this reading “White girl go,” he said, looking at Huldah, who stood over him undecided how to act.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.
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From this reading Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “White girl go,” he said, looking at Huldah, who stood over him undecided how to act.
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From this reading Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.
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From this reading English bullet cut life-string.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The red-coat soldier want girl; he come here soon.
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From this reading English bullet cut life-string.
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.
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From this reading “Indian got to die here.
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From this reading Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.
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From this reading English bullet cut life-string.
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From this reading “White girl go,” he said, looking at Huldah, who stood over him undecided how to act.
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From this reading “White girl go,” he said, looking at Huldah, who stood over him undecided how to act.
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From this reading “Indian got to die here.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Indian got to die here.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.
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From this reading “White girl go,” he said, looking at Huldah, who stood over him undecided how to act.
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From this reading Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Indian got to die here.
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From this reading Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.
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From this reading English bullet cut life-string.
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From this reading “White girl go,” he said, looking at Huldah, who stood over him undecided how to act.
above and across; more than
From this reading “White girl go,” he said, looking at Huldah, who stood over him undecided how to act.
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From this reading The red-coat soldier want girl; he come here soon.
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From this reading “White girl go,” he said, looking at Huldah, who stood over him undecided how to act.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The red-coat soldier want girl; he come here soon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The red-coat soldier want girl; he come here soon.
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From this reading Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “White girl go,” he said, looking at Huldah, who stood over him undecided how to act.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.
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From this reading Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.
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From this reading “White girl go,” he said, looking at Huldah, who stood over him undecided how to act.
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From this reading The red-coat soldier want girl; he come here soon.
in or at the place that
From this reading Spagano bore Huldah Armstrong to the knoll where his strength suddenly deserted him, and he sunk to the earth.
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From this reading “White girl go,” he said, looking at Huldah, who stood over him undecided how to act.
which person or people
From this reading “White girl go,” he said, looking at Huldah, who stood over him undecided how to act.
