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Chapter XXII
PRAIRIE ISLAND. The beautiful country between Lake Michigan, or old Fort Dearborn, and the Mississippi, or Rock Island, was once a broad prairie, a sea of flowers, birds, and bright insects. The buffaloes roamed over it in great herds, and the buffalo-birds followed them. The sun rose over it as over a sea, and the arched aurora rose red above it like some far gate of a land of fire. Here the Sacs and Foxes roamed free; the Iowas and the tribes of the North.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “The sun rose over it as over a sea, and the arched aurora rose red above it like some far gate of a land of fire.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “The beautiful country between Lake Michigan, or old Fort Dearborn, and the Mississippi, or Rock Island, was once a broad prairie, a sea of flowers, birds, and bright insects.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “Here the Sacs and Foxes roamed free; the Iowas and the tribes of the North.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The buffaloes roamed over it in great herds, and the buffalo-birds followed them.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here the Sacs and Foxes roamed free; the Iowas and the tribes of the North.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The beautiful country between Lake Michigan, or old Fort Dearborn, and the Mississippi, or Rock Island, was once a broad prairie, a sea of flowers, birds, and bright insects.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The buffaloes roamed over it in great herds, and the buffalo-birds followed them.”
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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 The beautiful country between Lake Michigan, or old Fort Dearborn, and the Mississippi, or Rock Island, was once a broad prairie, a sea of flowers, birds, and bright insects.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The sun rose over it as over a sea, and the arched aurora rose red above it like some far gate of a land of fire.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The beautiful country between Lake Michigan, or old Fort Dearborn, and the Mississippi, or Rock Island, was once a broad prairie, a sea of flowers, birds, and bright insects.
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From this reading The sun rose over it as over a sea, and the arched aurora rose red above it like some far gate of a land of fire.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sun rose over it as over a sea, and the arched aurora rose red above it like some far gate of a land of fire.
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From this reading The sun rose over it as over a sea, and the arched aurora rose red above it like some far gate of a land of fire.
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From this reading The beautiful country between Lake Michigan, or old Fort Dearborn, and the Mississippi, or Rock Island, was once a broad prairie, a sea of flowers, birds, and bright insects.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The beautiful country between Lake Michigan, or old Fort Dearborn, and the Mississippi, or Rock Island, was once a broad prairie, a sea of flowers, birds, and bright insects.
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From this reading The beautiful country between Lake Michigan, or old Fort Dearborn, and the Mississippi, or Rock Island, was once a broad prairie, a sea of flowers, birds, and bright insects.
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From this reading The beautiful country between Lake Michigan, or old Fort Dearborn, and the Mississippi, or Rock Island, was once a broad prairie, a sea of flowers, birds, and bright insects.
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From this reading The beautiful country between Lake Michigan, or old Fort Dearborn, and the Mississippi, or Rock Island, was once a broad prairie, a sea of flowers, birds, and bright insects.
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From this reading The buffaloes roamed over it in great herds, and the buffalo-birds followed them.
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From this reading The buffaloes roamed over it in great herds, and the buffalo-birds followed them.
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From this reading The beautiful country between Lake Michigan, or old Fort Dearborn, and the Mississippi, or Rock Island, was once a broad prairie, a sea of flowers, birds, and bright insects.
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From this reading The beautiful country between Lake Michigan, or old Fort Dearborn, and the Mississippi, or Rock Island, was once a broad prairie, a sea of flowers, birds, and bright insects.
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From this reading The sun rose over it as over a sea, and the arched aurora rose red above it like some far gate of a land of fire.
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From this reading The sun rose over it as over a sea, and the arched aurora rose red above it like some far gate of a land of fire.
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From this reading The beautiful country between Lake Michigan, or old Fort Dearborn, and the Mississippi, or Rock Island, was once a broad prairie, a sea of flowers, birds, and bright insects.
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From this reading The buffaloes roamed over it in great herds, and the buffalo-birds followed them.
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From this reading The beautiful country between Lake Michigan, or old Fort Dearborn, and the Mississippi, or Rock Island, was once a broad prairie, a sea of flowers, birds, and bright insects.
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From this reading Here the Sacs and Foxes roamed free; the Iowas and the tribes of the North.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Here the Sacs and Foxes roamed free; the Iowas and the tribes of the North.
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From this reading The sun rose over it as over a sea, and the arched aurora rose red above it like some far gate of a land of fire.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The buffaloes roamed over it in great herds, and the buffalo-birds followed them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The buffaloes roamed over it in great herds, and the buffalo-birds followed them.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here the Sacs and Foxes roamed free; the Iowas and the tribes of the North.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The buffaloes roamed over it in great herds, and the buffalo-birds followed them.
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From this reading The beautiful country between Lake Michigan, or old Fort Dearborn, and the Mississippi, or Rock Island, was once a broad prairie, a sea of flowers, birds, and bright insects.
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From this reading Here the Sacs and Foxes roamed free; the Iowas and the tribes of the North.
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From this reading PRAIRIE ISLAND.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The buffaloes roamed over it in great herds, and the buffalo-birds followed them.
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From this reading The beautiful country between Lake Michigan, or old Fort Dearborn, and the Mississippi, or Rock Island, was once a broad prairie, a sea of flowers, birds, and bright insects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun rose over it as over a sea, and the arched aurora rose red above it like some far gate of a land of fire.
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From this reading The sun rose over it as over a sea, and the arched aurora rose red above it like some far gate of a land of fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The beautiful country between Lake Michigan, or old Fort Dearborn, and the Mississippi, or Rock Island, was once a broad prairie, a sea of flowers, birds, and bright insects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The beautiful country between Lake Michigan, or old Fort Dearborn, and the Mississippi, or Rock Island, was once a broad prairie, a sea of flowers, birds, and bright insects.
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From this reading Here the Sacs and Foxes roamed free; the Iowas and the tribes of the North.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The beautiful country between Lake Michigan, or old Fort Dearborn, and the Mississippi, or Rock Island, was once a broad prairie, a sea of flowers, birds, and bright insects.
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From this reading The beautiful country between Lake Michigan, or old Fort Dearborn, and the Mississippi, or Rock Island, was once a broad prairie, a sea of flowers, birds, and bright insects.
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From this reading The beautiful country between Lake Michigan, or old Fort Dearborn, and the Mississippi, or Rock Island, was once a broad prairie, a sea of flowers, birds, and bright insects.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The beautiful country between Lake Michigan, or old Fort Dearborn, and the Mississippi, or Rock Island, was once a broad prairie, a sea of flowers, birds, and bright insects.
above and across; more than
From this reading The buffaloes roamed over it in great herds, and the buffalo-birds followed them.
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From this reading PRAIRIE ISLAND.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun rose over it as over a sea, and the arched aurora rose red above it like some far gate of a land of fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The buffaloes roamed over it in great herds, and the buffalo-birds followed them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The beautiful country between Lake Michigan, or old Fort Dearborn, and the Mississippi, or Rock Island, was once a broad prairie, a sea of flowers, birds, and bright insects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun rose over it as over a sea, and the arched aurora rose red above it like some far gate of a land of fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here the Sacs and Foxes roamed free; the Iowas and the tribes of the North.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The beautiful country between Lake Michigan, or old Fort Dearborn, and the Mississippi, or Rock Island, was once a broad prairie, a sea of flowers, birds, and bright insects.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun rose over it as over a sea, and the arched aurora rose red above it like some far gate of a land of fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun rose over it as over a sea, and the arched aurora rose red above it like some far gate of a land of fire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The beautiful country between Lake Michigan, or old Fort Dearborn, and the Mississippi, or Rock Island, was once a broad prairie, a sea of flowers, birds, and bright insects.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The buffaloes roamed over it in great herds, and the buffalo-birds followed them.
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From this reading Here the Sacs and Foxes roamed free; the Iowas and the tribes of the North.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The beautiful country between Lake Michigan, or old Fort Dearborn, and the Mississippi, or Rock Island, was once a broad prairie, a sea of flowers, birds, and bright insects.
