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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 The Naming of the Baby--A Canoe Trip--The Legend of the Discovery of Medicine--How the Chipmunk Carried the Good News.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Grave Indians, with Souwanas in their midst, were calmly discussing some object of interest, while Mary and a party of women, some of whom had their babies with them, were much more noisy, talking rapidly about something which was evidently a matter of exciting interest.
all
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From this reading What could it all be about?
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There was great excitement among a number of Indian men and women who had gathered on the shore in front of the mission one pleasant summer morning.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was great excitement among a number of Indian men and women who had gathered on the shore in front of the mission one pleasant summer morning.
anticipationsplural nounUS /ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃənz/
feelings of excitement about something expected to happen
From this reading Even Sagastao and Minnehaha were rushing in and out of the house and running from one group of Indians to the other, full of eager inquiries and pleasant anticipations.
babies
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From this reading Grave Indians, with Souwanas in their midst, were calmly discussing some object of interest, while Mary and a party of women, some of whom had their babies with them, were much more noisy, talking rapidly about something which was evidently a matter of exciting interest.
Baby
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From this reading The Naming of the Baby--A Canoe Trip--The Legend of the Discovery of Medicine--How the Chipmunk Carried the Good News.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What could it all be about?
calmly
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From this reading Grave Indians, with Souwanas in their midst, were calmly discussing some object of interest, while Mary and a party of women, some of whom had their babies with them, were much more noisy, talking rapidly about something which was evidently a matter of exciting interest.
Canoe
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From this reading The Naming of the Baby--A Canoe Trip--The Legend of the Discovery of Medicine--How the Chipmunk Carried the Good News.
Carried
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From this reading The Naming of the Baby--A Canoe Trip--The Legend of the Discovery of Medicine--How the Chipmunk Carried the Good News.
Chipmunk
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From this reading The Naming of the Baby--A Canoe Trip--The Legend of the Discovery of Medicine--How the Chipmunk Carried the Good News.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What could it all be about?
Discovery
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From this reading The Naming of the Baby--A Canoe Trip--The Legend of the Discovery of Medicine--How the Chipmunk Carried the Good News.
discussing
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From this reading Grave Indians, with Souwanas in their midst, were calmly discussing some object of interest, while Mary and a party of women, some of whom had their babies with them, were much more noisy, talking rapidly about something which was evidently a matter of exciting interest.
eager
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From this reading Even Sagastao and Minnehaha were rushing in and out of the house and running from one group of Indians to the other, full of eager inquiries and pleasant anticipations.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Sagastao and Minnehaha were rushing in and out of the house and running from one group of Indians to the other, full of eager inquiries and pleasant anticipations.
evidently
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From this reading Grave Indians, with Souwanas in their midst, were calmly discussing some object of interest, while Mary and a party of women, some of whom had their babies with them, were much more noisy, talking rapidly about something which was evidently a matter of exciting interest.
excitement
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From this reading There was great excitement among a number of Indian men and women who had gathered on the shore in front of the mission one pleasant summer morning.
exciting
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From this reading Grave Indians, with Souwanas in their midst, were calmly discussing some object of interest, while Mary and a party of women, some of whom had their babies with them, were much more noisy, talking rapidly about something which was evidently a matter of exciting interest.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Even Sagastao and Minnehaha were rushing in and out of the house and running from one group of Indians to the other, full of eager inquiries and pleasant anticipations.
front
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From this reading There was great excitement among a number of Indian men and women who had gathered on the shore in front of the mission one pleasant summer morning.
full
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From this reading Even Sagastao and Minnehaha were rushing in and out of the house and running from one group of Indians to the other, full of eager inquiries and pleasant anticipations.
gathered
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From this reading There was great excitement among a number of Indian men and women who had gathered on the shore in front of the mission one pleasant summer morning.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Naming of the Baby--A Canoe Trip--The Legend of the Discovery of Medicine--How the Chipmunk Carried the Good News.
Grave
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From this reading Grave Indians, with Souwanas in their midst, were calmly discussing some object of interest, while Mary and a party of women, some of whom had their babies with them, were much more noisy, talking rapidly about something which was evidently a matter of exciting interest.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was great excitement among a number of Indian men and women who had gathered on the shore in front of the mission one pleasant summer morning.
group
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From this reading Even Sagastao and Minnehaha were rushing in and out of the house and running from one group of Indians to the other, full of eager inquiries and pleasant anticipations.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was great excitement among a number of Indian men and women who had gathered on the shore in front of the mission one pleasant summer morning.
house
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From this reading Even Sagastao and Minnehaha were rushing in and out of the house and running from one group of Indians to the other, full of eager inquiries and pleasant anticipations.
How
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From this reading The Naming of the Baby--A Canoe Trip--The Legend of the Discovery of Medicine--How the Chipmunk Carried the Good News.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was great excitement among a number of Indian men and women who had gathered on the shore in front of the mission one pleasant summer morning.
Indian
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From this reading There was great excitement among a number of Indian men and women who had gathered on the shore in front of the mission one pleasant summer morning.
Indians
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From this reading Grave Indians, with Souwanas in their midst, were calmly discussing some object of interest, while Mary and a party of women, some of whom had their babies with them, were much more noisy, talking rapidly about something which was evidently a matter of exciting interest.
inquiries
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From this reading Even Sagastao and Minnehaha were rushing in and out of the house and running from one group of Indians to the other, full of eager inquiries and pleasant anticipations.
interest
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From this reading Grave Indians, with Souwanas in their midst, were calmly discussing some object of interest, while Mary and a party of women, some of whom had their babies with them, were much more noisy, talking rapidly about something which was evidently a matter of exciting interest.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What could it all be about?
Legend
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From this reading The Naming of the Baby--A Canoe Trip--The Legend of the Discovery of Medicine--How the Chipmunk Carried the Good News.
Mary
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From this reading Grave Indians, with Souwanas in their midst, were calmly discussing some object of interest, while Mary and a party of women, some of whom had their babies with them, were much more noisy, talking rapidly about something which was evidently a matter of exciting interest.
matter
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From this reading Grave Indians, with Souwanas in their midst, were calmly discussing some object of interest, while Mary and a party of women, some of whom had their babies with them, were much more noisy, talking rapidly about something which was evidently a matter of exciting interest.
Medicine
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From this reading The Naming of the Baby--A Canoe Trip--The Legend of the Discovery of Medicine--How the Chipmunk Carried the Good News.
men
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From this reading There was great excitement among a number of Indian men and women who had gathered on the shore in front of the mission one pleasant summer morning.
midst
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From this reading Grave Indians, with Souwanas in their midst, were calmly discussing some object of interest, while Mary and a party of women, some of whom had their babies with them, were much more noisy, talking rapidly about something which was evidently a matter of exciting interest.
Minnehaha
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From this reading Even Sagastao and Minnehaha were rushing in and out of the house and running from one group of Indians to the other, full of eager inquiries and pleasant anticipations.
mission
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From this reading There was great excitement among a number of Indian men and women who had gathered on the shore in front of the mission one pleasant summer morning.
more
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From this reading Grave Indians, with Souwanas in their midst, were calmly discussing some object of interest, while Mary and a party of women, some of whom had their babies with them, were much more noisy, talking rapidly about something which was evidently a matter of exciting interest.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was great excitement among a number of Indian men and women who had gathered on the shore in front of the mission one pleasant summer morning.
much
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From this reading Grave Indians, with Souwanas in their midst, were calmly discussing some object of interest, while Mary and a party of women, some of whom had their babies with them, were much more noisy, talking rapidly about something which was evidently a matter of exciting interest.
Naming
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From this reading The Naming of the Baby--A Canoe Trip--The Legend of the Discovery of Medicine--How the Chipmunk Carried the Good News.
News
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From this reading The Naming of the Baby--A Canoe Trip--The Legend of the Discovery of Medicine--How the Chipmunk Carried the Good News.
noisy
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From this reading Grave Indians, with Souwanas in their midst, were calmly discussing some object of interest, while Mary and a party of women, some of whom had their babies with them, were much more noisy, talking rapidly about something which was evidently a matter of exciting interest.
number
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From this reading There was great excitement among a number of Indian men and women who had gathered on the shore in front of the mission one pleasant summer morning.
object
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From this reading Grave Indians, with Souwanas in their midst, were calmly discussing some object of interest, while Mary and a party of women, some of whom had their babies with them, were much more noisy, talking rapidly about something which was evidently a matter of exciting interest.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Naming of the Baby--A Canoe Trip--The Legend of the Discovery of Medicine--How the Chipmunk Carried the Good News.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was great excitement among a number of Indian men and women who had gathered on the shore in front of the mission one pleasant summer morning.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was great excitement among a number of Indian men and women who had gathered on the shore in front of the mission one pleasant summer morning.
other
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From this reading Even Sagastao and Minnehaha were rushing in and out of the house and running from one group of Indians to the other, full of eager inquiries and pleasant anticipations.
out
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From this reading Even Sagastao and Minnehaha were rushing in and out of the house and running from one group of Indians to the other, full of eager inquiries and pleasant anticipations.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Grave Indians, with Souwanas in their midst, were calmly discussing some object of interest, while Mary and a party of women, some of whom had their babies with them, were much more noisy, talking rapidly about something which was evidently a matter of exciting interest.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was great excitement among a number of Indian men and women who had gathered on the shore in front of the mission one pleasant summer morning.
rapidly
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From this reading Grave Indians, with Souwanas in their midst, were calmly discussing some object of interest, while Mary and a party of women, some of whom had their babies with them, were much more noisy, talking rapidly about something which was evidently a matter of exciting interest.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Even Sagastao and Minnehaha were rushing in and out of the house and running from one group of Indians to the other, full of eager inquiries and pleasant anticipations.
rushing
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From this reading Even Sagastao and Minnehaha were rushing in and out of the house and running from one group of Indians to the other, full of eager inquiries and pleasant anticipations.
Sagastao
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From this reading Even Sagastao and Minnehaha were rushing in and out of the house and running from one group of Indians to the other, full of eager inquiries and pleasant anticipations.
shore
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From this reading There was great excitement among a number of Indian men and women who had gathered on the shore in front of the mission one pleasant summer morning.
some
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From this reading Grave Indians, with Souwanas in their midst, were calmly discussing some object of interest, while Mary and a party of women, some of whom had their babies with them, were much more noisy, talking rapidly about something which was evidently a matter of exciting interest.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Grave Indians, with Souwanas in their midst, were calmly discussing some object of interest, while Mary and a party of women, some of whom had their babies with them, were much more noisy, talking rapidly about something which was evidently a matter of exciting interest.
Souwanas
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From this reading Grave Indians, with Souwanas in their midst, were calmly discussing some object of interest, while Mary and a party of women, some of whom had their babies with them, were much more noisy, talking rapidly about something which was evidently a matter of exciting interest.
summer
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From this reading There was great excitement among a number of Indian men and women who had gathered on the shore in front of the mission one pleasant summer morning.
talking
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From this reading Grave Indians, with Souwanas in their midst, were calmly discussing some object of interest, while Mary and a party of women, some of whom had their babies with them, were much more noisy, talking rapidly about something which was evidently a matter of exciting interest.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Naming of the Baby--A Canoe Trip--The Legend of the Discovery of Medicine--How the Chipmunk Carried the Good News.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Grave Indians, with Souwanas in their midst, were calmly discussing some object of interest, while Mary and a party of women, some of whom had their babies with them, were much more noisy, talking rapidly about something which was evidently a matter of exciting interest.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Grave Indians, with Souwanas in their midst, were calmly discussing some object of interest, while Mary and a party of women, some of whom had their babies with them, were much more noisy, talking rapidly about something which was evidently a matter of exciting interest.
There
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From this reading There was great excitement among a number of Indian men and women who had gathered on the shore in front of the mission one pleasant summer morning.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even Sagastao and Minnehaha were rushing in and out of the house and running from one group of Indians to the other, full of eager inquiries and pleasant anticipations.
Trip
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From this reading The Naming of the Baby--A Canoe Trip--The Legend of the Discovery of Medicine--How the Chipmunk Carried the Good News.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was great excitement among a number of Indian men and women who had gathered on the shore in front of the mission one pleasant summer morning.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Grave Indians, with Souwanas in their midst, were calmly discussing some object of interest, while Mary and a party of women, some of whom had their babies with them, were much more noisy, talking rapidly about something which was evidently a matter of exciting interest.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What could it all be about?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Grave Indians, with Souwanas in their midst, were calmly discussing some object of interest, while Mary and a party of women, some of whom had their babies with them, were much more noisy, talking rapidly about something which was evidently a matter of exciting interest.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Grave Indians, with Souwanas in their midst, were calmly discussing some object of interest, while Mary and a party of women, some of whom had their babies with them, were much more noisy, talking rapidly about something which was evidently a matter of exciting interest.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There was great excitement among a number of Indian men and women who had gathered on the shore in front of the mission one pleasant summer morning.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Grave Indians, with Souwanas in their midst, were calmly discussing some object of interest, while Mary and a party of women, some of whom had their babies with them, were much more noisy, talking rapidly about something which was evidently a matter of exciting interest.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Grave Indians, with Souwanas in their midst, were calmly discussing some object of interest, while Mary and a party of women, some of whom had their babies with them, were much more noisy, talking rapidly about something which was evidently a matter of exciting interest.
women
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From this reading There was great excitement among a number of Indian men and women who had gathered on the shore in front of the mission one pleasant summer morning.
