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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At first they had to avoid an occasional clearing with the cabin of a pioneer rising from it, or some frontier post, or the village of one of the Powhatan tribes, but that time had long past.
afterwards
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From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had led them westward, then south to the banks of the Powhatan, then westward again.
all
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From this reading The world of the white man was far behind them, so far that it might have been another planet for all it threatened them; the Indian villages were few and far between and inhabited by tribes whose tongue the Susquehannock did not know.
altogether
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From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At first they had to avoid an occasional clearing with the cabin of a pioneer rising from it, or some frontier post, or the village of one of the Powhatan tribes, but that time had long past.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The world of the white man was far behind them, so far that it might have been another planet for all it threatened them; the Indian villages were few and far between and inhabited by tribes whose tongue the Susquehannock did not know.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
avoid
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From this reading At first they had to avoid an occasional clearing with the cabin of a pioneer rising from it, or some frontier post, or the village of one of the Powhatan tribes, but that time had long past.
banks
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From this reading It had led them westward, then south to the banks of the Powhatan, then westward again.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The world of the white man was far behind them, so far that it might have been another planet for all it threatened them; the Indian villages were few and far between and inhabited by tribes whose tongue the Susquehannock did not know.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The world of the white man was far behind them, so far that it might have been another planet for all it threatened them; the Indian villages were few and far between and inhabited by tribes whose tongue the Susquehannock did not know.
BRIDGE
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From this reading THE BRIDGE OF ROCK For twenty days they had followed the Ricahecrians.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The world of the white man was far behind them, so far that it might have been another planet for all it threatened them; the Indian villages were few and far between and inhabited by tribes whose tongue the Susquehannock did not know.
cabin
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From this reading At first they had to avoid an occasional clearing with the cabin of a pioneer rising from it, or some frontier post, or the village of one of the Powhatan tribes, but that time had long past.
clearing
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From this reading At first they had to avoid an occasional clearing with the cabin of a pioneer rising from it, or some frontier post, or the village of one of the Powhatan tribes, but that time had long past.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
days
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From this reading THE BRIDGE OF ROCK For twenty days they had followed the Ricahecrians.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The world of the white man was far behind them, so far that it might have been another planet for all it threatened them; the Indian villages were few and far between and inhabited by tribes whose tongue the Susquehannock did not know.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
eyes
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From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
far
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From this reading The world of the white man was far behind them, so far that it might have been another planet for all it threatened them; the Indian villages were few and far between and inhabited by tribes whose tongue the Susquehannock did not know.
few
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From this reading The world of the white man was far behind them, so far that it might have been another planet for all it threatened them; the Indian villages were few and far between and inhabited by tribes whose tongue the Susquehannock did not know.
find
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From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first they had to avoid an occasional clearing with the cabin of a pioneer rising from it, or some frontier post, or the village of one of the Powhatan tribes, but that time had long past.
followed
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From this reading THE BRIDGE OF ROCK For twenty days they had followed the Ricahecrians.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE BRIDGE OF ROCK For twenty days they had followed the Ricahecrians.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At first they had to avoid an occasional clearing with the cabin of a pioneer rising from it, or some frontier post, or the village of one of the Powhatan tribes, but that time had long past.
frontier
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From this reading At first they had to avoid an occasional clearing with the cabin of a pioneer rising from it, or some frontier post, or the village of one of the Powhatan tribes, but that time had long past.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BRIDGE OF ROCK For twenty days they had followed the Ricahecrians.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The world of the white man was far behind them, so far that it might have been another planet for all it threatened them; the Indian villages were few and far between and inhabited by tribes whose tongue the Susquehannock did not know.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
hours
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From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
Indian
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From this reading The world of the white man was far behind them, so far that it might have been another planet for all it threatened them; the Indian villages were few and far between and inhabited by tribes whose tongue the Susquehannock did not know.
inhabited
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From this reading The world of the white man was far behind them, so far that it might have been another planet for all it threatened them; the Indian villages were few and far between and inhabited by tribes whose tongue the Susquehannock did not know.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The world of the white man was far behind them, so far that it might have been another planet for all it threatened them; the Indian villages were few and far between and inhabited by tribes whose tongue the Susquehannock did not know.
Landless's
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From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
lay
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From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
led
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From this reading It had led them westward, then south to the banks of the Powhatan, then westward again.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first they had to avoid an occasional clearing with the cabin of a pioneer rising from it, or some frontier post, or the village of one of the Powhatan tribes, but that time had long past.
lost
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From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
man
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From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The world of the white man was far behind them, so far that it might have been another planet for all it threatened them; the Indian villages were few and far between and inhabited by tribes whose tongue the Susquehannock did not know.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The world of the white man was far behind them, so far that it might have been another planet for all it threatened them; the Indian villages were few and far between and inhabited by tribes whose tongue the Susquehannock did not know.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
occasional
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From this reading At first they had to avoid an occasional clearing with the cabin of a pioneer rising from it, or some frontier post, or the village of one of the Powhatan tribes, but that time had long past.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BRIDGE OF ROCK For twenty days they had followed the Ricahecrians.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At first they had to avoid an occasional clearing with the cabin of a pioneer rising from it, or some frontier post, or the village of one of the Powhatan tribes, but that time had long past.
onward
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From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading At first they had to avoid an occasional clearing with the cabin of a pioneer rising from it, or some frontier post, or the village of one of the Powhatan tribes, but that time had long past.
past
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From this reading At first they had to avoid an occasional clearing with the cabin of a pioneer rising from it, or some frontier post, or the village of one of the Powhatan tribes, but that time had long past.
pioneer
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From this reading At first they had to avoid an occasional clearing with the cabin of a pioneer rising from it, or some frontier post, or the village of one of the Powhatan tribes, but that time had long past.
plain
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From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
planet
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From this reading The world of the white man was far behind them, so far that it might have been another planet for all it threatened them; the Indian villages were few and far between and inhabited by tribes whose tongue the Susquehannock did not know.
post
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From this reading At first they had to avoid an occasional clearing with the cabin of a pioneer rising from it, or some frontier post, or the village of one of the Powhatan tribes, but that time had long past.
Powhatan
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From this reading It had led them westward, then south to the banks of the Powhatan, then westward again.
read
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From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
Ricahecrians
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From this reading THE BRIDGE OF ROCK For twenty days they had followed the Ricahecrians.
rising
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From this reading At first they had to avoid an occasional clearing with the cabin of a pioneer rising from it, or some frontier post, or the village of one of the Powhatan tribes, but that time had long past.
ROCK
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From this reading THE BRIDGE OF ROCK For twenty days they had followed the Ricahecrians.
saw
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From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
show
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From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
sign
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From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
some
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From this reading At first they had to avoid an occasional clearing with the cabin of a pioneer rising from it, or some frontier post, or the village of one of the Powhatan tribes, but that time had long past.
south
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From this reading It had led them westward, then south to the banks of the Powhatan, then westward again.
steadily
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From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
Susquehannock
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From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BRIDGE OF ROCK For twenty days they had followed the Ricahecrians.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
then
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From this reading It had led them westward, then south to the banks of the Powhatan, then westward again.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE BRIDGE OF ROCK For twenty days they had followed the Ricahecrians.
threatened
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From this reading The world of the white man was far behind them, so far that it might have been another planet for all it threatened them; the Indian villages were few and far between and inhabited by tribes whose tongue the Susquehannock did not know.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first they had to avoid an occasional clearing with the cabin of a pioneer rising from it, or some frontier post, or the village of one of the Powhatan tribes, but that time had long past.
times
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From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The world of the white man was far behind them, so far that it might have been another planet for all it threatened them; the Indian villages were few and far between and inhabited by tribes whose tongue the Susquehannock did not know.
trail
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From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
tribes
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From this reading At first they had to avoid an occasional clearing with the cabin of a pioneer rising from it, or some frontier post, or the village of one of the Powhatan tribes, but that time had long past.
twenty
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From this reading THE BRIDGE OF ROCK For twenty days they had followed the Ricahecrians.
unaccustomed
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From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
untrodden
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From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
village
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From this reading At first they had to avoid an occasional clearing with the cabin of a pioneer rising from it, or some frontier post, or the village of one of the Powhatan tribes, but that time had long past.
villages
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From this reading The world of the white man was far behind them, so far that it might have been another planet for all it threatened them; the Indian villages were few and far between and inhabited by tribes whose tongue the Susquehannock did not know.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The world of the white man was far behind them, so far that it might have been another planet for all it threatened them; the Indian villages were few and far between and inhabited by tribes whose tongue the Susquehannock did not know.
ways
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From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The world of the white man was far behind them, so far that it might have been another planet for all it threatened them; the Indian villages were few and far between and inhabited by tribes whose tongue the Susquehannock did not know.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwɛstwərd/
toward the west
From this reading It had led them westward, then south to the banks of the Powhatan, then westward again.
white
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From this reading The world of the white man was far behind them, so far that it might have been another planet for all it threatened them; the Indian villages were few and far between and inhabited by tribes whose tongue the Susquehannock did not know.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The world of the white man was far behind them, so far that it might have been another planet for all it threatened them; the Indian villages were few and far between and inhabited by tribes whose tongue the Susquehannock did not know.
wildernessnounUS /ˈwɪldərnəs/
a wild area where few people live
From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At first they had to avoid an occasional clearing with the cabin of a pioneer rising from it, or some frontier post, or the village of one of the Powhatan tribes, but that time had long past.
world
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From this reading At times the trail lay before them so plain that even Landless's unaccustomed eyes could read it; at times he saw nothing but untrodden ways--no sign to show that man had been in that wilderness since the beginning of the world--but the Susquehannock saw and went steadily onward; at times they lost it altogether, to find it hours, days afterwards....
