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1674
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From this reading KING PHILIP'S FORT The Indian war came in 1674.
1675
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From this reading Some time in 1675, perhaps in the beautiful autumn, Little Metacomet followed his mother into the Narragansett Country, to a woods, near what is now North Kingston.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Susan heard it again and again, at a distance, and shuddered to think what cruel deed it might proclaim.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Susan heard it again and again, at a distance, and shuddered to think what cruel deed it might proclaim.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The war-whoop startled the colonists everywhere: at Plymouth, near Boston, and in the frontier settlements.
armed
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From this reading Meanwhile the pioneers armed and resisted the onslaught of the Indians.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The war-whoop startled the colonists everywhere: at Plymouth, near Boston, and in the frontier settlements.
autumn
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From this reading Some time in 1675, perhaps in the beautiful autumn, Little Metacomet followed his mother into the Narragansett Country, to a woods, near what is now North Kingston.
beautiful
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Boston
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came
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colonists
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Country
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From this reading Some time in 1675, perhaps in the beautiful autumn, Little Metacomet followed his mother into the Narragansett Country, to a woods, near what is now North Kingston.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading Susan heard it again and again, at a distance, and shuddered to think what cruel deed it might proclaim.
deed
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From this reading Susan heard it again and again, at a distance, and shuddered to think what cruel deed it might proclaim.
distance
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everywhere
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followed
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FORT
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frontier
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heard
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From this reading Susan heard it again and again, at a distance, and shuddered to think what cruel deed it might proclaim.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Some time in 1675, perhaps in the beautiful autumn, Little Metacomet followed his mother into the Narragansett Country, to a woods, near what is now North Kingston.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading KING PHILIP'S FORT The Indian war came in 1674.
Indian
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From this reading KING PHILIP'S FORT The Indian war came in 1674.
Indians
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From this reading Meanwhile the pioneers armed and resisted the onslaught of the Indians.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Some time in 1675, perhaps in the beautiful autumn, Little Metacomet followed his mother into the Narragansett Country, to a woods, near what is now North Kingston.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some time in 1675, perhaps in the beautiful autumn, Little Metacomet followed his mother into the Narragansett Country, to a woods, near what is now North Kingston.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Susan heard it again and again, at a distance, and shuddered to think what cruel deed it might proclaim.
KING
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From this reading KING PHILIP'S FORT The Indian war came in 1674.
Kingston
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From this reading Some time in 1675, perhaps in the beautiful autumn, Little Metacomet followed his mother into the Narragansett Country, to a woods, near what is now North Kingston.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some time in 1675, perhaps in the beautiful autumn, Little Metacomet followed his mother into the Narragansett Country, to a woods, near what is now North Kingston.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile the pioneers armed and resisted the onslaught of the Indians.
Metacomet
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From this reading Some time in 1675, perhaps in the beautiful autumn, Little Metacomet followed his mother into the Narragansett Country, to a woods, near what is now North Kingston.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Susan heard it again and again, at a distance, and shuddered to think what cruel deed it might proclaim.
mother
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From this reading Some time in 1675, perhaps in the beautiful autumn, Little Metacomet followed his mother into the Narragansett Country, to a woods, near what is now North Kingston.
Narragansett
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near
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North
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From this reading Some time in 1675, perhaps in the beautiful autumn, Little Metacomet followed his mother into the Narragansett Country, to a woods, near what is now North Kingston.
now
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From this reading Some time in 1675, perhaps in the beautiful autumn, Little Metacomet followed his mother into the Narragansett Country, to a woods, near what is now North Kingston.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Meanwhile the pioneers armed and resisted the onslaught of the Indians.
onslaught
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perhaps
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From this reading Some time in 1675, perhaps in the beautiful autumn, Little Metacomet followed his mother into the Narragansett Country, to a woods, near what is now North Kingston.
PHILIP'S
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pioneers
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Plymouth
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proclaim
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resisted
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settlements
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shuddered
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Some
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From this reading Some time in 1675, perhaps in the beautiful autumn, Little Metacomet followed his mother into the Narragansett Country, to a woods, near what is now North Kingston.
startled
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Susan
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From this reading Susan heard it again and again, at a distance, and shuddered to think what cruel deed it might proclaim.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KING PHILIP'S FORT The Indian war came in 1674.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Susan heard it again and again, at a distance, and shuddered to think what cruel deed it might proclaim.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some time in 1675, perhaps in the beautiful autumn, Little Metacomet followed his mother into the Narragansett Country, to a woods, near what is now North Kingston.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Susan heard it again and again, at a distance, and shuddered to think what cruel deed it might proclaim.
war
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From this reading KING PHILIP'S FORT The Indian war came in 1674.
war-whoop
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From this reading The war-whoop startled the colonists everywhere: at Plymouth, near Boston, and in the frontier settlements.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Susan heard it again and again, at a distance, and shuddered to think what cruel deed it might proclaim.
woods
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From this reading Some time in 1675, perhaps in the beautiful autumn, Little Metacomet followed his mother into the Narragansett Country, to a woods, near what is now North Kingston.
