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Chapter VII
The second kind of carved post is the commemorative post, put up to celebrate some important event. An old chief named Skowl once erected a great post near his house. He had erected it to commemorate the failure of the Russian missionaries to convert his village to Christianity. When the last missionary had gone, he put it up to recall their failure and to ridicule their religion. It was curiously carved.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An old chief named Skowl once erected a great post near his house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the last missionary had gone, he put it up to recall their failure and to ridicule their religion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “An old chief named Skowl once erected a great post near his house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The second kind of carved post is the commemorative post, put up to celebrate some important event.”
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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 An old chief named Skowl once erected a great post near his house.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An old chief named Skowl once erected a great post near his house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the last missionary had gone, he put it up to recall their failure and to ridicule their religion.
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From this reading The second kind of carved post is the commemorative post, put up to celebrate some important event.
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From this reading The second kind of carved post is the commemorative post, put up to celebrate some important event.
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From this reading An old chief named Skowl once erected a great post near his house.
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From this reading He had erected it to commemorate the failure of the Russian missionaries to convert his village to Christianity.
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From this reading He had erected it to commemorate the failure of the Russian missionaries to convert his village to Christianity.
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From this reading The second kind of carved post is the commemorative post, put up to celebrate some important event.
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From this reading He had erected it to commemorate the failure of the Russian missionaries to convert his village to Christianity.
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From this reading It was curiously carved.
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From this reading An old chief named Skowl once erected a great post near his house.
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From this reading The second kind of carved post is the commemorative post, put up to celebrate some important event.
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From this reading He had erected it to commemorate the failure of the Russian missionaries to convert his village to Christianity.
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From this reading When the last missionary had gone, he put it up to recall their failure and to ridicule their religion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An old chief named Skowl once erected a great post near his house.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had erected it to commemorate the failure of the Russian missionaries to convert his village to Christianity.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had erected it to commemorate the failure of the Russian missionaries to convert his village to Christianity.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading An old chief named Skowl once erected a great post near his house.
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From this reading An old chief named Skowl once erected a great post near his house.
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From this reading The second kind of carved post is the commemorative post, put up to celebrate some important event.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The second kind of carved post is the commemorative post, put up to celebrate some important event.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had erected it to commemorate the failure of the Russian missionaries to convert his village to Christianity.
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From this reading The second kind of carved post is the commemorative post, put up to celebrate some important event.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the last missionary had gone, he put it up to recall their failure and to ridicule their religion.
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From this reading He had erected it to commemorate the failure of the Russian missionaries to convert his village to Christianity.
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From this reading When the last missionary had gone, he put it up to recall their failure and to ridicule their religion.
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From this reading An old chief named Skowl once erected a great post near his house.
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From this reading An old chief named Skowl once erected a great post near his house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The second kind of carved post is the commemorative post, put up to celebrate some important event.
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From this reading An old chief named Skowl once erected a great post near his house.
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From this reading An old chief named Skowl once erected a great post near his house.
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From this reading The second kind of carved post is the commemorative post, put up to celebrate some important event.
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From this reading The second kind of carved post is the commemorative post, put up to celebrate some important event.
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From this reading When the last missionary had gone, he put it up to recall their failure and to ridicule their religion.
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From this reading When the last missionary had gone, he put it up to recall their failure and to ridicule their religion.
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From this reading When the last missionary had gone, he put it up to recall their failure and to ridicule their religion.
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From this reading He had erected it to commemorate the failure of the Russian missionaries to convert his village to Christianity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The second kind of carved post is the commemorative post, put up to celebrate some important event.
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From this reading An old chief named Skowl once erected a great post near his house.
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From this reading The second kind of carved post is the commemorative post, put up to celebrate some important event.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The second kind of carved post is the commemorative post, put up to celebrate some important event.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When the last missionary had gone, he put it up to recall their failure and to ridicule their religion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The second kind of carved post is the commemorative post, put up to celebrate some important event.
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From this reading The second kind of carved post is the commemorative post, put up to celebrate some important event.
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From this reading He had erected it to commemorate the failure of the Russian missionaries to convert his village to Christianity.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was curiously carved.
at the time that
From this reading When the last missionary had gone, he put it up to recall their failure and to ridicule their religion.
