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Chapter IV
HAYSTACK FRIENDSHIP The next morning the little mother and Roger went away. She said she was terribly afraid that she would "see something" on the trail. "Do not fear," said the hermit. "It is I who ride the white ox, and I will accompany you part of the way, and Father Eliot shall ride the ox." So they went into the forest trail, and Metacomet followed.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HAYSTACK FRIENDSHIP The next morning the little mother and Roger went away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HAYSTACK FRIENDSHIP The next morning the little mother and Roger went away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HAYSTACK FRIENDSHIP The next morning the little mother and Roger went away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"It is I who ride the white ox, and I will accompany you part of the way, and Father Eliot shall ride the ox."”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"It is I who ride the white ox, and I will accompany you part of the way, and Father Eliot shall ride the ox."”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “She said she was terribly afraid that she would "see something" on the trail.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “HAYSTACK FRIENDSHIP The next morning the little mother and Roger went away.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She said she was terribly afraid that she would "see something" on the trail.”
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From this reading "It is I who ride the white ox, and I will accompany you part of the way, and Father Eliot shall ride the ox."
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From this reading She said she was terribly afraid that she would "see something" on the trail.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HAYSTACK FRIENDSHIP The next morning the little mother and Roger went away.
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From this reading HAYSTACK FRIENDSHIP The next morning the little mother and Roger went away.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do not fear," said the hermit.
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From this reading "It is I who ride the white ox, and I will accompany you part of the way, and Father Eliot shall ride the ox."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is I who ride the white ox, and I will accompany you part of the way, and Father Eliot shall ride the ox."
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From this reading "Do not fear," said the hermit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So they went into the forest trail, and Metacomet followed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So they went into the forest trail, and Metacomet followed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HAYSTACK FRIENDSHIP The next morning the little mother and Roger went away.
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From this reading HAYSTACK FRIENDSHIP The next morning the little mother and Roger went away.
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From this reading "Do not fear," said the hermit.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It is I who ride the white ox, and I will accompany you part of the way, and Father Eliot shall ride the ox."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So they went into the forest trail, and Metacomet followed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is I who ride the white ox, and I will accompany you part of the way, and Father Eliot shall ride the ox."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is I who ride the white ox, and I will accompany you part of the way, and Father Eliot shall ride the ox."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HAYSTACK FRIENDSHIP The next morning the little mother and Roger went away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So they went into the forest trail, and Metacomet followed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HAYSTACK FRIENDSHIP The next morning the little mother and Roger went away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HAYSTACK FRIENDSHIP The next morning the little mother and Roger went away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HAYSTACK FRIENDSHIP The next morning the little mother and Roger went away.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Do not fear," said the hermit.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It is I who ride the white ox, and I will accompany you part of the way, and Father Eliot shall ride the ox."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She said she was terribly afraid that she would "see something" on the trail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is I who ride the white ox, and I will accompany you part of the way, and Father Eliot shall ride the ox."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It is I who ride the white ox, and I will accompany you part of the way, and Father Eliot shall ride the ox."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is I who ride the white ox, and I will accompany you part of the way, and Father Eliot shall ride the ox."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HAYSTACK FRIENDSHIP The next morning the little mother and Roger went away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She said she was terribly afraid that she would "see something" on the trail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She said she was terribly afraid that she would "see something" on the trail.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "It is I who ride the white ox, and I will accompany you part of the way, and Father Eliot shall ride the ox."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said she was terribly afraid that she would "see something" on the trail.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So they went into the forest trail, and Metacomet followed.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She said she was terribly afraid that she would "see something" on the trail.
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From this reading She said she was terribly afraid that she would "see something" on the trail.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She said she was terribly afraid that she would "see something" on the trail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HAYSTACK FRIENDSHIP The next morning the little mother and Roger went away.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So they went into the forest trail, and Metacomet followed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She said she was terribly afraid that she would "see something" on the trail.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She said she was terribly afraid that she would "see something" on the trail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is I who ride the white ox, and I will accompany you part of the way, and Father Eliot shall ride the ox."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HAYSTACK FRIENDSHIP The next morning the little mother and Roger went away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is I who ride the white ox, and I will accompany you part of the way, and Father Eliot shall ride the ox."
which person or people
From this reading "It is I who ride the white ox, and I will accompany you part of the way, and Father Eliot shall ride the ox."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "It is I who ride the white ox, and I will accompany you part of the way, and Father Eliot shall ride the ox."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She said she was terribly afraid that she would "see something" on the trail.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It is I who ride the white ox, and I will accompany you part of the way, and Father Eliot shall ride the ox."
