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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 A great time the children had in the wigwam of Kinnesasis.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was more than delighted with a suit of black clothes sent him from a distance by friends who had heard about him and his needs.
amused
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From this reading He quickly put on the whole suit, which fitted him very nicely, and then much amused the children by saying:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was such a jolly little old Indian, and he was specially happy to-day when the children opened out the gifts and presented them.
black
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From this reading He was more than delighted with a suit of black clothes sent him from a distance by friends who had heard about him and his needs.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was more than delighted with a suit of black clothes sent him from a distance by friends who had heard about him and his needs.
children
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From this reading A great time the children had in the wigwam of Kinnesasis.
clothes
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From this reading He was more than delighted with a suit of black clothes sent him from a distance by friends who had heard about him and his needs.
Coyote
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From this reading Kinnesasis--How the Coyote Obtained the Fire from the Interior of the Earth.
delighted
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From this reading He was more than delighted with a suit of black clothes sent him from a distance by friends who had heard about him and his needs.
distance
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From this reading He was more than delighted with a suit of black clothes sent him from a distance by friends who had heard about him and his needs.
Earth
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From this reading Kinnesasis--How the Coyote Obtained the Fire from the Interior of the Earth.
Fire
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From this reading Kinnesasis--How the Coyote Obtained the Fire from the Interior of the Earth.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading He quickly put on the whole suit, which fitted him very nicely, and then much amused the children by saying:
friends
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From this reading He was more than delighted with a suit of black clothes sent him from a distance by friends who had heard about him and his needs.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Kinnesasis--How the Coyote Obtained the Fire from the Interior of the Earth.
gifts
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From this reading He was such a jolly little old Indian, and he was specially happy to-day when the children opened out the gifts and presented them.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great time the children had in the wigwam of Kinnesasis.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A great time the children had in the wigwam of Kinnesasis.
happy
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From this reading He was such a jolly little old Indian, and he was specially happy to-day when the children opened out the gifts and presented them.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was such a jolly little old Indian, and he was specially happy to-day when the children opened out the gifts and presented them.
heard
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From this reading He was more than delighted with a suit of black clothes sent him from a distance by friends who had heard about him and his needs.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was more than delighted with a suit of black clothes sent him from a distance by friends who had heard about him and his needs.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was more than delighted with a suit of black clothes sent him from a distance by friends who had heard about him and his needs.
How
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From this reading Kinnesasis--How the Coyote Obtained the Fire from the Interior of the Earth.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A great time the children had in the wigwam of Kinnesasis.
Indian
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From this reading He was such a jolly little old Indian, and he was specially happy to-day when the children opened out the gifts and presented them.
Interior
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From this reading Kinnesasis--How the Coyote Obtained the Fire from the Interior of the Earth.
jolly
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From this reading He was such a jolly little old Indian, and he was specially happy to-day when the children opened out the gifts and presented them.
Kinnesasis
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From this reading Kinnesasis--How the Coyote Obtained the Fire from the Interior of the Earth.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was such a jolly little old Indian, and he was specially happy to-day when the children opened out the gifts and presented them.
more
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From this reading He was more than delighted with a suit of black clothes sent him from a distance by friends who had heard about him and his needs.
much
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From this reading He quickly put on the whole suit, which fitted him very nicely, and then much amused the children by saying:
needs
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From this reading He was more than delighted with a suit of black clothes sent him from a distance by friends who had heard about him and his needs.
nicely
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From this reading He quickly put on the whole suit, which fitted him very nicely, and then much amused the children by saying:
Obtained
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From this reading Kinnesasis--How the Coyote Obtained the Fire from the Interior of the Earth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kinnesasis--How the Coyote Obtained the Fire from the Interior of the Earth.
old
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From this reading He was such a jolly little old Indian, and he was specially happy to-day when the children opened out the gifts and presented them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He quickly put on the whole suit, which fitted him very nicely, and then much amused the children by saying:
opened
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From this reading He was such a jolly little old Indian, and he was specially happy to-day when the children opened out the gifts and presented them.
out
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From this reading He was such a jolly little old Indian, and he was specially happy to-day when the children opened out the gifts and presented them.
presented
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From this reading He was such a jolly little old Indian, and he was specially happy to-day when the children opened out the gifts and presented them.
put
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From this reading He quickly put on the whole suit, which fitted him very nicely, and then much amused the children by saying:
quickly
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From this reading He quickly put on the whole suit, which fitted him very nicely, and then much amused the children by saying:
saying
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From this reading He quickly put on the whole suit, which fitted him very nicely, and then much amused the children by saying:
sent
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From this reading He was more than delighted with a suit of black clothes sent him from a distance by friends who had heard about him and his needs.
specially
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From this reading He was such a jolly little old Indian, and he was specially happy to-day when the children opened out the gifts and presented them.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He was such a jolly little old Indian, and he was specially happy to-day when the children opened out the gifts and presented them.
suit
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From this reading He was more than delighted with a suit of black clothes sent him from a distance by friends who had heard about him and his needs.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was more than delighted with a suit of black clothes sent him from a distance by friends who had heard about him and his needs.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Kinnesasis--How the Coyote Obtained the Fire from the Interior of the Earth.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He was such a jolly little old Indian, and he was specially happy to-day when the children opened out the gifts and presented them.
then
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From this reading He quickly put on the whole suit, which fitted him very nicely, and then much amused the children by saying:
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great time the children had in the wigwam of Kinnesasis.
to-day
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From this reading He was such a jolly little old Indian, and he was specially happy to-day when the children opened out the gifts and presented them.
very
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From this reading He quickly put on the whole suit, which fitted him very nicely, and then much amused the children by saying:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was such a jolly little old Indian, and he was specially happy to-day when the children opened out the gifts and presented them.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He was such a jolly little old Indian, and he was specially happy to-day when the children opened out the gifts and presented them.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He quickly put on the whole suit, which fitted him very nicely, and then much amused the children by saying:
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was more than delighted with a suit of black clothes sent him from a distance by friends who had heard about him and his needs.
whole
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From this reading He quickly put on the whole suit, which fitted him very nicely, and then much amused the children by saying:
wigwam
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From this reading A great time the children had in the wigwam of Kinnesasis.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was more than delighted with a suit of black clothes sent him from a distance by friends who had heard about him and his needs.
