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The Pagan's Progress
The Pagan's Progress

Chapter XVI

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THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.
And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.
There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.
He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.
And he knew that the fault was his.
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The Pagan's Progress

Chapter XVI

Reading 1/4 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.
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And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.
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There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.
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He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.
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And he knew that the fault was his.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.”

Running noun US /ˈrunning/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.”

Struck noun US /struck/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.”

Till preposition US /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.”

Until preposition US /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading “There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.”

Whatever determiner US /ˌwʌˈtevər/

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading “And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.”

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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 There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.

all

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From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.

bade

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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.

became

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From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.

beheld

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From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.

black

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From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.

called

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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.

cave

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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.

children

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From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.

circle

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From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.

crossed

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From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.

crouching

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From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.

dashed

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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.

Dawn

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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.

dear

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From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.

fault

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From this reading And he knew that the fault was his.

fear

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From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.

fire

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From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.

fled

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From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.

FLIGHT

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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.

followed

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From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.

frenzied

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From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.

full

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From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.

further

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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.

heard

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From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.

heart

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From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.

heavy

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From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.

howling

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From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.

hunt

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From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.

knew

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From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.

leave

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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.

lives

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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.

looking

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From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.

many

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From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.

men

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From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.

North

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From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.

out

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From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.

overladen

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From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.

overtaken

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From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.

overtook

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From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.

Panting

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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.

people

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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.

ran

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From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.

roaring

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From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.

run

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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.

runners

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From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.

runningnounUS /ˈrunning/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.

sick

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From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.

slower

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From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.

smoke

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From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.

snatching

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From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.

southward

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From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.

speed

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From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.

strucknounUS /struck/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.

Sunrise

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From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.

then

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From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.

There

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From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.

trail

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From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.

TRIBE

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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.

turned

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From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.

up

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From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.

visited

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From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.

whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading And the people looking to the southward beheld the black smoke and heard the roaring of the fire, and snatching up whatever was dear to them, turned and fled howling into the North.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.

Wolf

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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE TRIBE Panting he bade She Wolf and Dawn leave the cave and run till they could run no further, and he dashed from cave to cave and called upon his people to run for their lives.

women

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From this reading He overtook slower runners, men overladen, women with children, little children—and his heart became sick and heavy as he ran, for he knew that in that hunt many must be overtaken.

wonder

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From this reading There was no cave to which Sunrise did not run and when he had visited the last cave of all, he struck out in a great circle, until he crossed the trail of She Wolf and Dawn and then he followed, running at full speed, crouching, and frenzied both with wonder and with fear.