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Chapter II
Tantlatch looked from face to face, pondering each one long and carefully. Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains. Let the hunters be called together. Send a runner to the next village with word to bring on the fighting men. I shall not see the New-Comer.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let the hunters be called together.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tantlatch looked from face to face, pondering each one long and carefully.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tantlatch looked from face to face, pondering each one long and carefully.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Send a runner to the next village with word to bring on the fighting men.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Tantlatch looked from face to face, pondering each one long and carefully.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall not see the New-Comer.”
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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 Send a runner to the next village with word to bring on the fighting men.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tantlatch looked from face to face, pondering each one long and carefully.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Let the hunters be called together.
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From this reading Send a runner to the next village with word to bring on the fighting men.
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From this reading Let the hunters be called together.
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From this reading Tantlatch looked from face to face, pondering each one long and carefully.
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From this reading Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Tantlatch looked from face to face, pondering each one long and carefully.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.
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From this reading Tantlatch looked from face to face, pondering each one long and carefully.
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From this reading Send a runner to the next village with word to bring on the fighting men.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Tantlatch looked from face to face, pondering each one long and carefully.
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From this reading Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.
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From this reading Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.
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From this reading Let the hunters be called together.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall not see the New-Comer.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.
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From this reading Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let the hunters be called together.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tantlatch looked from face to face, pondering each one long and carefully.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tantlatch looked from face to face, pondering each one long and carefully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Send a runner to the next village with word to bring on the fighting men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall not see the New-Comer.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Send a runner to the next village with word to bring on the fighting men.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I shall not see the New-Comer.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Send a runner to the next village with word to bring on the fighting men.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Tantlatch looked from face to face, pondering each one long and carefully.
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From this reading Tantlatch looked from face to face, pondering each one long and carefully.
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From this reading Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Send a runner to the next village with word to bring on the fighting men.
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From this reading I shall not see the New-Comer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Send a runner to the next village with word to bring on the fighting men.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall not see the New-Comer.
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From this reading Tantlatch looked from face to face, pondering each one long and carefully.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.
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From this reading Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tantlatch looked from face to face, pondering each one long and carefully.
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From this reading Let the hunters be called together.
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From this reading Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.
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From this reading Send a runner to the next village with word to bring on the fighting men.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then he raised his head, with rude royalty, and gave judgment in cold and even tones: "The man remains.
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From this reading Send a runner to the next village with word to bring on the fighting men.
