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bear her weight-
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carry her |
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beautiful being-
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the beautiful woman |
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bosom-
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the center |
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break the force of her fall-
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catch her so that she doesn't get hurt
when she lands |
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brought forth-
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brought, past tense of bring |
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Celestial Woman-
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woman from heaven |
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chosen people-
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God's favorite people |
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claim-
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say |
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clan-
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a group of people who have interests
in common |
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descendants-
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people born after a certain person or people |
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discussion-
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talking |
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favoured-
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favorite |
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held a council-
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had a meeting |
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immediately-
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right away |
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magically increased in size-
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got bigger |
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moles-
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dark spots, usually on the skin of people
- The author wants you to imagine that thee people came from a far-away place
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numerous-
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many |
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plentiful-
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many |
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possessed-
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had, or livd in |
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presence-
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being in a certain place for a certain amount
of time |
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prevent-
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stop from happening |
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principal game-
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most important source of food |
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quake-
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shake |
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received-
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got |
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scattered-
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moved far away from each other |
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similar-
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the same |
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snipe-
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a kind of bird that walks along the edge of
water and catches prey with it's long beak |
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superior-
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better than |
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surpass all others in ....-
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be the best of all in.... |
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terror of the waters-
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the dangerous creatures in the water |
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tortoise-
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turtle |
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volunteered-
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do something for free, not expecting to get
paid |
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