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Chapter XXV
THE SACRIFICE There was sometimes practised among the Iroquois a game which bore a certain resemblance to the casting of dice, as the latter is known among civilized peoples. The method of the play was simple. Two oblong polished bones, of the bigness of a man's finger, were used as the dice. The ends of these were ground thin and were rudely polished. One of the dice was stained red, the other left white.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “THE SACRIFICE There was sometimes practised among the Iroquois a game which bore a certain resemblance to the casting of dice, as the latter is known among civilized peoples.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One of the dice was stained red, the other left white.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One of the dice was stained red, the other left white.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE SACRIFICE There was sometimes practised among the Iroquois a game which bore a certain resemblance to the casting of dice, as the latter is known among civilized peoples.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “The ends of these were ground thin and were rudely polished.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “The ends of these were ground thin and were rudely polished.”
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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 SACRIFICE There was sometimes practised among the Iroquois a game which bore a certain resemblance to the casting of dice, as the latter is known among civilized peoples.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading THE SACRIFICE There was sometimes practised among the Iroquois a game which bore a certain resemblance to the casting of dice, as the latter is known among civilized peoples.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ends of these were ground thin and were rudely polished.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE SACRIFICE There was sometimes practised among the Iroquois a game which bore a certain resemblance to the casting of dice, as the latter is known among civilized peoples.
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From this reading Two oblong polished bones, of the bigness of a man's finger, were used as the dice.
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From this reading Two oblong polished bones, of the bigness of a man's finger, were used as the dice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SACRIFICE There was sometimes practised among the Iroquois a game which bore a certain resemblance to the casting of dice, as the latter is known among civilized peoples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SACRIFICE There was sometimes practised among the Iroquois a game which bore a certain resemblance to the casting of dice, as the latter is known among civilized peoples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SACRIFICE There was sometimes practised among the Iroquois a game which bore a certain resemblance to the casting of dice, as the latter is known among civilized peoples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SACRIFICE There was sometimes practised among the Iroquois a game which bore a certain resemblance to the casting of dice, as the latter is known among civilized peoples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SACRIFICE There was sometimes practised among the Iroquois a game which bore a certain resemblance to the casting of dice, as the latter is known among civilized peoples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ends of these were ground thin and were rudely polished.
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From this reading Two oblong polished bones, of the bigness of a man's finger, were used as the dice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SACRIFICE There was sometimes practised among the Iroquois a game which bore a certain resemblance to the casting of dice, as the latter is known among civilized peoples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ends of these were ground thin and were rudely polished.
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From this reading THE SACRIFICE There was sometimes practised among the Iroquois a game which bore a certain resemblance to the casting of dice, as the latter is known among civilized peoples.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SACRIFICE There was sometimes practised among the Iroquois a game which bore a certain resemblance to the casting of dice, as the latter is known among civilized peoples.
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From this reading THE SACRIFICE There was sometimes practised among the Iroquois a game which bore a certain resemblance to the casting of dice, as the latter is known among civilized peoples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SACRIFICE There was sometimes practised among the Iroquois a game which bore a certain resemblance to the casting of dice, as the latter is known among civilized peoples.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of the dice was stained red, the other left white.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two oblong polished bones, of the bigness of a man's finger, were used as the dice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The method of the play was simple.
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From this reading Two oblong polished bones, of the bigness of a man's finger, were used as the dice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SACRIFICE There was sometimes practised among the Iroquois a game which bore a certain resemblance to the casting of dice, as the latter is known among civilized peoples.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the dice was stained red, the other left white.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of the dice was stained red, the other left white.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SACRIFICE There was sometimes practised among the Iroquois a game which bore a certain resemblance to the casting of dice, as the latter is known among civilized peoples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The method of the play was simple.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two oblong polished bones, of the bigness of a man's finger, were used as the dice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SACRIFICE There was sometimes practised among the Iroquois a game which bore a certain resemblance to the casting of dice, as the latter is known among civilized peoples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of the dice was stained red, the other left white.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SACRIFICE There was sometimes practised among the Iroquois a game which bore a certain resemblance to the casting of dice, as the latter is known among civilized peoples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ends of these were ground thin and were rudely polished.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SACRIFICE There was sometimes practised among the Iroquois a game which bore a certain resemblance to the casting of dice, as the latter is known among civilized peoples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The method of the play was simple.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SACRIFICE There was sometimes practised among the Iroquois a game which bore a certain resemblance to the casting of dice, as the latter is known among civilized peoples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of the dice was stained red, the other left white.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SACRIFICE There was sometimes practised among the Iroquois a game which bore a certain resemblance to the casting of dice, as the latter is known among civilized peoples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SACRIFICE There was sometimes practised among the Iroquois a game which bore a certain resemblance to the casting of dice, as the latter is known among civilized peoples.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The ends of these were ground thin and were rudely polished.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The ends of these were ground thin and were rudely polished.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SACRIFICE There was sometimes practised among the Iroquois a game which bore a certain resemblance to the casting of dice, as the latter is known among civilized peoples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two oblong polished bones, of the bigness of a man's finger, were used as the dice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two oblong polished bones, of the bigness of a man's finger, were used as the dice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SACRIFICE There was sometimes practised among the Iroquois a game which bore a certain resemblance to the casting of dice, as the latter is known among civilized peoples.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Two oblong polished bones, of the bigness of a man's finger, were used as the dice.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE SACRIFICE There was sometimes practised among the Iroquois a game which bore a certain resemblance to the casting of dice, as the latter is known among civilized peoples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of the dice was stained red, the other left white.
