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Chapter XIII
"My brother is tired," he said at last. Landless shook his head. The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing. There have been five suns since the great rains blotted out the trail. My brother has done very much.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “There have been five suns since the great rains blotted out the trail.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My brother has done very much.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There have been five suns since the great rains blotted out the trail.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My brother has done very much.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"My brother is tired," he said at last.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “There have been five suns since the great rains blotted out the trail.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "My brother is tired," he said at last.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There have been five suns since the great rains blotted out the trail.
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From this reading There have been five suns since the great rains blotted out the trail.
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From this reading "My brother is tired," he said at last.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My brother has done very much.
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From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
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From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There have been five suns since the great rains blotted out the trail.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There have been five suns since the great rains blotted out the trail.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My brother has done very much.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My brother is tired," he said at last.
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From this reading Landless shook his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Landless shook his head.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My brother is tired," he said at last.
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From this reading Landless shook his head.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "My brother is tired," he said at last.
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From this reading My brother has done very much.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My brother is tired," he said at last.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
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From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There have been five suns since the great rains blotted out the trail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There have been five suns since the great rains blotted out the trail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My brother is tired," he said at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Landless shook his head.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading There have been five suns since the great rains blotted out the trail.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There have been five suns since the great rains blotted out the trail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There have been five suns since the great rains blotted out the trail.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My brother is tired," he said at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There have been five suns since the great rains blotted out the trail.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My brother has done very much.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Susquehannock paused, still with his eyes upon the other’s face, and then went on, "We have searched and have found nothing.
