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Chapter XIII
AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe. We found it well garrisoned, spies out, and the men inclined to make light of the black paint and the seething village. Amongst them was Chanco the Christian. I called him to me, and we listened to his report with growing perturbation. “Thirty warriors!”
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surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading “Amongst them was Chanco the Christian.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Amongst them was Chanco the Christian.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We found it well garrisoned, spies out, and the men inclined to make light of the black paint and the seething village.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We found it well garrisoned, spies out, and the men inclined to make light of the black paint and the seething village.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We found it well garrisoned, spies out, and the men inclined to make light of the black paint and the seething village.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.”
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surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading Amongst them was Chanco the Christian.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
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From this reading We found it well garrisoned, spies out, and the men inclined to make light of the black paint and the seething village.
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From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
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From this reading I called him to me, and we listened to his report with growing perturbation.
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From this reading Amongst them was Chanco the Christian.
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From this reading Amongst them was Chanco the Christian.
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From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We found it well garrisoned, spies out, and the men inclined to make light of the black paint and the seething village.
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From this reading We found it well garrisoned, spies out, and the men inclined to make light of the black paint and the seething village.
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From this reading I called him to me, and we listened to his report with growing perturbation.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I called him to me, and we listened to his report with growing perturbation.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I called him to me, and we listened to his report with growing perturbation.
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From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
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From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I called him to me, and we listened to his report with growing perturbation.
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From this reading We found it well garrisoned, spies out, and the men inclined to make light of the black paint and the seething village.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We found it well garrisoned, spies out, and the men inclined to make light of the black paint and the seething village.
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From this reading We found it well garrisoned, spies out, and the men inclined to make light of the black paint and the seething village.
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From this reading I called him to me, and we listened to his report with growing perturbation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We found it well garrisoned, spies out, and the men inclined to make light of the black paint and the seething village.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I called him to me, and we listened to his report with growing perturbation.
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From this reading We found it well garrisoned, spies out, and the men inclined to make light of the black paint and the seething village.
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From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
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From this reading We found it well garrisoned, spies out, and the men inclined to make light of the black paint and the seething village.
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From this reading We found it well garrisoned, spies out, and the men inclined to make light of the black paint and the seething village.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I called him to me, and we listened to his report with growing perturbation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I called him to me, and we listened to his report with growing perturbation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We found it well garrisoned, spies out, and the men inclined to make light of the black paint and the seething village.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We found it well garrisoned, spies out, and the men inclined to make light of the black paint and the seething village.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Amongst them was Chanco the Christian.
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From this reading “Thirty warriors!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
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From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
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From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
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From this reading “Thirty warriors!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Amongst them was Chanco the Christian.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We found it well garrisoned, spies out, and the men inclined to make light of the black paint and the seething village.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We found it well garrisoned, spies out, and the men inclined to make light of the black paint and the seething village.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I called him to me, and we listened to his report with growing perturbation.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading AN hour's ride brought us to the block house standing within the forest, midway between the white plantations at Paspahegh and the village of the tribe.
