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Chapter XIV
‘Maybe the gipsy drop in your blood helped you?’ said Puck. ‘Sometimes I think it did,’ Pharaoh went on. ‘Anyhow, Red Jacket and Cornplanter, the other Seneca chief, they let me be adopted into the tribe. It’s only a compliment, of course, but Toby was angry when I showed up with my face painted. They gave me a side-name which means “Two Tongues,” because, d’ye see, I talked French and English.
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for the reason that
From this reading “They gave me a side-name which means “Two Tongues,” because, d’ye see, I talked French and English.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Maybe the gipsy drop in your blood helped you?’ said Puck.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It’s only a compliment, of course, but Toby was angry when I showed up with my face painted.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “‘Anyhow, Red Jacket and Cornplanter, the other Seneca chief, they let me be adopted into the tribe.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Sometimes I think it did,’ Pharaoh went on.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Sometimes I think it did,’ Pharaoh went on.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “‘Sometimes I think it did,’ Pharaoh went on.”
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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 It’s only a compliment, of course, but Toby was angry when I showed up with my face painted.
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From this reading ‘Anyhow, Red Jacket and Cornplanter, the other Seneca chief, they let me be adopted into the tribe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Anyhow, Red Jacket and Cornplanter, the other Seneca chief, they let me be adopted into the tribe.
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From this reading It’s only a compliment, of course, but Toby was angry when I showed up with my face painted.
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From this reading ‘Anyhow, Red Jacket and Cornplanter, the other Seneca chief, they let me be adopted into the tribe.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘Anyhow, Red Jacket and Cornplanter, the other Seneca chief, they let me be adopted into the tribe.
for the reason that
From this reading They gave me a side-name which means “Two Tongues,” because, d’ye see, I talked French and English.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Maybe the gipsy drop in your blood helped you?’ said Puck.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It’s only a compliment, of course, but Toby was angry when I showed up with my face painted.
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From this reading ‘Anyhow, Red Jacket and Cornplanter, the other Seneca chief, they let me be adopted into the tribe.
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From this reading It’s only a compliment, of course, but Toby was angry when I showed up with my face painted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Anyhow, Red Jacket and Cornplanter, the other Seneca chief, they let me be adopted into the tribe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It’s only a compliment, of course, but Toby was angry when I showed up with my face painted.
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From this reading They gave me a side-name which means “Two Tongues,” because, d’ye see, I talked French and English.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ‘Sometimes I think it did,’ Pharaoh went on.
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From this reading ‘Maybe the gipsy drop in your blood helped you?’ said Puck.
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From this reading They gave me a side-name which means “Two Tongues,” because, d’ye see, I talked French and English.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s only a compliment, of course, but Toby was angry when I showed up with my face painted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They gave me a side-name which means “Two Tongues,” because, d’ye see, I talked French and English.
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From this reading They gave me a side-name which means “Two Tongues,” because, d’ye see, I talked French and English.
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From this reading ‘Maybe the gipsy drop in your blood helped you?’ said Puck.
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From this reading ‘Maybe the gipsy drop in your blood helped you?’ said Puck.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Sometimes I think it did,’ Pharaoh went on.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘Maybe the gipsy drop in your blood helped you?’ said Puck.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading ‘Anyhow, Red Jacket and Cornplanter, the other Seneca chief, they let me be adopted into the tribe.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘Sometimes I think it did,’ Pharaoh went on.
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From this reading It’s only a compliment, of course, but Toby was angry when I showed up with my face painted.
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From this reading ‘Anyhow, Red Jacket and Cornplanter, the other Seneca chief, they let me be adopted into the tribe.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ‘Anyhow, Red Jacket and Cornplanter, the other Seneca chief, they let me be adopted into the tribe.
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From this reading ‘Maybe the gipsy drop in your blood helped you?’ said Puck.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Anyhow, Red Jacket and Cornplanter, the other Seneca chief, they let me be adopted into the tribe.
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From this reading They gave me a side-name which means “Two Tongues,” because, d’ye see, I talked French and English.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It’s only a compliment, of course, but Toby was angry when I showed up with my face painted.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It’s only a compliment, of course, but Toby was angry when I showed up with my face painted.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘Sometimes I think it did,’ Pharaoh went on.
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From this reading It’s only a compliment, of course, but Toby was angry when I showed up with my face painted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Anyhow, Red Jacket and Cornplanter, the other Seneca chief, they let me be adopted into the tribe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s only a compliment, of course, but Toby was angry when I showed up with my face painted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Sometimes I think it did,’ Pharaoh went on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Maybe the gipsy drop in your blood helped you?’ said Puck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Anyhow, Red Jacket and Cornplanter, the other Seneca chief, they let me be adopted into the tribe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Maybe the gipsy drop in your blood helped you?’ said Puck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They gave me a side-name which means “Two Tongues,” because, d’ye see, I talked French and English.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Anyhow, Red Jacket and Cornplanter, the other Seneca chief, they let me be adopted into the tribe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s only a compliment, of course, but Toby was angry when I showed up with my face painted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They gave me a side-name which means “Two Tongues,” because, d’ye see, I talked French and English.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Sometimes I think it did,’ Pharaoh went on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They gave me a side-name which means “Two Tongues,” because, d’ye see, I talked French and English.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Maybe the gipsy drop in your blood helped you?’ said Puck.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Anyhow, Red Jacket and Cornplanter, the other Seneca chief, they let me be adopted into the tribe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Sometimes I think it did,’ Pharaoh went on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s only a compliment, of course, but Toby was angry when I showed up with my face painted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They gave me a side-name which means “Two Tongues,” because, d’ye see, I talked French and English.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Anyhow, Red Jacket and Cornplanter, the other Seneca chief, they let me be adopted into the tribe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They gave me a side-name which means “Two Tongues,” because, d’ye see, I talked French and English.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s only a compliment, of course, but Toby was angry when I showed up with my face painted.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It’s only a compliment, of course, but Toby was angry when I showed up with my face painted.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Sometimes I think it did,’ Pharaoh went on.
at the time that
From this reading It’s only a compliment, of course, but Toby was angry when I showed up with my face painted.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They gave me a side-name which means “Two Tongues,” because, d’ye see, I talked French and English.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It’s only a compliment, of course, but Toby was angry when I showed up with my face painted.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Maybe the gipsy drop in your blood helped you?’ said Puck.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Maybe the gipsy drop in your blood helped you?’ said Puck.
