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Chapter XIX
THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire. “Where is Dawn?” he said, for She Wolf was not first in his affections. “She has gone to fish thro’ the ice,” said She Wolf, “and she will return soon.” “I have just found One Eye dead in his cave,” said Sunrise. “It is well,” said She Wolf, “for now there is one less mouth to feed.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I have just found One Eye dead in his cave,” said Sunrise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Where is Dawn?” he said, for She Wolf was not first in his affections.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““She has gone to fish thro’ the ice,” said She Wolf, “and she will return soon.””
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““I have just found One Eye dead in his cave,” said Sunrise.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““I have just found One Eye dead in his cave,” said Sunrise.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““She has gone to fish thro’ the ice,” said She Wolf, “and she will return soon.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It is well,” said She Wolf, “for now there is one less mouth to feed.””
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From this reading “Where is Dawn?” he said, for She Wolf was not first in his affections.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “She has gone to fish thro’ the ice,” said She Wolf, “and she will return soon.”
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From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
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From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
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From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
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From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have just found One Eye dead in his cave,” said Sunrise.
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From this reading “I have just found One Eye dead in his cave,” said Sunrise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is well,” said She Wolf, “for now there is one less mouth to feed.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where is Dawn?” he said, for She Wolf was not first in his affections.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She has gone to fish thro’ the ice,” said She Wolf, “and she will return soon.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Where is Dawn?” he said, for She Wolf was not first in his affections.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She has gone to fish thro’ the ice,” said She Wolf, “and she will return soon.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She has gone to fish thro’ the ice,” said She Wolf, “and she will return soon.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have just found One Eye dead in his cave,” said Sunrise.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have just found One Eye dead in his cave,” said Sunrise.
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From this reading “She has gone to fish thro’ the ice,” said She Wolf, “and she will return soon.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Where is Dawn?” he said, for She Wolf was not first in his affections.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Where is Dawn?” he said, for She Wolf was not first in his affections.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is well,” said She Wolf, “for now there is one less mouth to feed.”
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From this reading “I have just found One Eye dead in his cave,” said Sunrise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is well,” said She Wolf, “for now there is one less mouth to feed.”
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From this reading “It is well,” said She Wolf, “for now there is one less mouth to feed.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Where is Dawn?” he said, for She Wolf was not first in his affections.
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From this reading “It is well,” said She Wolf, “for now there is one less mouth to feed.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I have just found One Eye dead in his cave,” said Sunrise.
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From this reading “She has gone to fish thro’ the ice,” said She Wolf, “and she will return soon.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Where is Dawn?” he said, for She Wolf was not first in his affections.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She has gone to fish thro’ the ice,” said She Wolf, “and she will return soon.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is well,” said She Wolf, “for now there is one less mouth to feed.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She has gone to fish thro’ the ice,” said She Wolf, “and she will return soon.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Where is Dawn?” he said, for She Wolf was not first in his affections.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is well,” said She Wolf, “for now there is one less mouth to feed.”
at the time that
From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where is Dawn?” he said, for She Wolf was not first in his affections.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “She has gone to fish thro’ the ice,” said She Wolf, “and she will return soon.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COURTING OF DAWN When Sunrise got back to his cave, he found She Wolf sitting alone by the fire.
