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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 One pleasant summer day, when the children had the pleasure of a canoe outing with Mary and Kennedy, they decided to visit the wigwam of their old friends, Kinnesasis and his wife.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading There, after making both him and his wife happy with some gifts, they knew they could get some interesting stories in return.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One pleasant summer day, when the children had the pleasure of a canoe outing with Mary and Kennedy, they decided to visit the wigwam of their old friends, Kinnesasis and his wife.
any
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From this reading They had not seen them for some time, and as Souwanas was away on a long hunting excursion they could not expect any Nanahboozhoo stories until his return.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had not seen them for some time, and as Souwanas was away on a long hunting excursion they could not expect any Nanahboozhoo stories until his return.
away
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From this reading They had not seen them for some time, and as Souwanas was away on a long hunting excursion they could not expect any Nanahboozhoo stories until his return.
Battle
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From this reading The Legend of the Twin Children of the Sun--How They Rid the Earth of Some of the Great Monsters--Their Great Battle with Nikoochis, the Giant.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading There, after making both him and his wife happy with some gifts, they knew they could get some interesting stories in return.
canoe
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From this reading One pleasant summer day, when the children had the pleasure of a canoe outing with Mary and Kennedy, they decided to visit the wigwam of their old friends, Kinnesasis and his wife.
capital
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From this reading Kinnesasis was a capital story-teller, and they were eager to reach his wigwam.
Children
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From this reading The Legend of the Twin Children of the Sun--How They Rid the Earth of Some of the Great Monsters--Their Great Battle with Nikoochis, the Giant.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They had not seen them for some time, and as Souwanas was away on a long hunting excursion they could not expect any Nanahboozhoo stories until his return.
day
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From this reading One pleasant summer day, when the children had the pleasure of a canoe outing with Mary and Kennedy, they decided to visit the wigwam of their old friends, Kinnesasis and his wife.
decided
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From this reading One pleasant summer day, when the children had the pleasure of a canoe outing with Mary and Kennedy, they decided to visit the wigwam of their old friends, Kinnesasis and his wife.
eager
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From this reading Kinnesasis was a capital story-teller, and they were eager to reach his wigwam.
Earth
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From this reading The Legend of the Twin Children of the Sun--How They Rid the Earth of Some of the Great Monsters--Their Great Battle with Nikoochis, the Giant.
excursion
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From this reading They had not seen them for some time, and as Souwanas was away on a long hunting excursion they could not expect any Nanahboozhoo stories until his return.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading They had not seen them for some time, and as Souwanas was away on a long hunting excursion they could not expect any Nanahboozhoo stories until his return.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had not seen them for some time, and as Souwanas was away on a long hunting excursion they could not expect any Nanahboozhoo stories until his return.
friends
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From this reading One pleasant summer day, when the children had the pleasure of a canoe outing with Mary and Kennedy, they decided to visit the wigwam of their old friends, Kinnesasis and his wife.
get
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From this reading There, after making both him and his wife happy with some gifts, they knew they could get some interesting stories in return.
Giant
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From this reading The Legend of the Twin Children of the Sun--How They Rid the Earth of Some of the Great Monsters--Their Great Battle with Nikoochis, the Giant.
gifts
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From this reading There, after making both him and his wife happy with some gifts, they knew they could get some interesting stories in return.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Legend of the Twin Children of the Sun--How They Rid the Earth of Some of the Great Monsters--Their Great Battle with Nikoochis, the Giant.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One pleasant summer day, when the children had the pleasure of a canoe outing with Mary and Kennedy, they decided to visit the wigwam of their old friends, Kinnesasis and his wife.
happy
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From this reading There, after making both him and his wife happy with some gifts, they knew they could get some interesting stories in return.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There, after making both him and his wife happy with some gifts, they knew they could get some interesting stories in return.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One pleasant summer day, when the children had the pleasure of a canoe outing with Mary and Kennedy, they decided to visit the wigwam of their old friends, Kinnesasis and his wife.
How
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From this reading The Legend of the Twin Children of the Sun--How They Rid the Earth of Some of the Great Monsters--Their Great Battle with Nikoochis, the Giant.
hunting
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From this reading They had not seen them for some time, and as Souwanas was away on a long hunting excursion they could not expect any Nanahboozhoo stories until his return.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There, after making both him and his wife happy with some gifts, they knew they could get some interesting stories in return.
interesting
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From this reading There, after making both him and his wife happy with some gifts, they knew they could get some interesting stories in return.
Kennedy
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From this reading One pleasant summer day, when the children had the pleasure of a canoe outing with Mary and Kennedy, they decided to visit the wigwam of their old friends, Kinnesasis and his wife.
Kinnesasis
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From this reading One pleasant summer day, when the children had the pleasure of a canoe outing with Mary and Kennedy, they decided to visit the wigwam of their old friends, Kinnesasis and his wife.
knew
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From this reading There, after making both him and his wife happy with some gifts, they knew they could get some interesting stories in return.
Legend
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From this reading The Legend of the Twin Children of the Sun--How They Rid the Earth of Some of the Great Monsters--Their Great Battle with Nikoochis, the Giant.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had not seen them for some time, and as Souwanas was away on a long hunting excursion they could not expect any Nanahboozhoo stories until his return.
making
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From this reading There, after making both him and his wife happy with some gifts, they knew they could get some interesting stories in return.
Mary
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From this reading One pleasant summer day, when the children had the pleasure of a canoe outing with Mary and Kennedy, they decided to visit the wigwam of their old friends, Kinnesasis and his wife.
Monsters
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From this reading The Legend of the Twin Children of the Sun--How They Rid the Earth of Some of the Great Monsters--Their Great Battle with Nikoochis, the Giant.
Nanahboozhoo
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From this reading They had not seen them for some time, and as Souwanas was away on a long hunting excursion they could not expect any Nanahboozhoo stories until his return.
Nikoochis
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From this reading The Legend of the Twin Children of the Sun--How They Rid the Earth of Some of the Great Monsters--Their Great Battle with Nikoochis, the Giant.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had not seen them for some time, and as Souwanas was away on a long hunting excursion they could not expect any Nanahboozhoo stories until his return.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Legend of the Twin Children of the Sun--How They Rid the Earth of Some of the Great Monsters--Their Great Battle with Nikoochis, the Giant.
old
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From this reading One pleasant summer day, when the children had the pleasure of a canoe outing with Mary and Kennedy, they decided to visit the wigwam of their old friends, Kinnesasis and his wife.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They had not seen them for some time, and as Souwanas was away on a long hunting excursion they could not expect any Nanahboozhoo stories until his return.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One pleasant summer day, when the children had the pleasure of a canoe outing with Mary and Kennedy, they decided to visit the wigwam of their old friends, Kinnesasis and his wife.
outing
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From this reading One pleasant summer day, when the children had the pleasure of a canoe outing with Mary and Kennedy, they decided to visit the wigwam of their old friends, Kinnesasis and his wife.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One pleasant summer day, when the children had the pleasure of a canoe outing with Mary and Kennedy, they decided to visit the wigwam of their old friends, Kinnesasis and his wife.
pleasure
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From this reading One pleasant summer day, when the children had the pleasure of a canoe outing with Mary and Kennedy, they decided to visit the wigwam of their old friends, Kinnesasis and his wife.
reach
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From this reading Kinnesasis was a capital story-teller, and they were eager to reach his wigwam.
return
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From this reading They had not seen them for some time, and as Souwanas was away on a long hunting excursion they could not expect any Nanahboozhoo stories until his return.
Rid
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From this reading The Legend of the Twin Children of the Sun--How They Rid the Earth of Some of the Great Monsters--Their Great Battle with Nikoochis, the Giant.
seen
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From this reading They had not seen them for some time, and as Souwanas was away on a long hunting excursion they could not expect any Nanahboozhoo stories until his return.
Some
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From this reading The Legend of the Twin Children of the Sun--How They Rid the Earth of Some of the Great Monsters--Their Great Battle with Nikoochis, the Giant.
Souwanas
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From this reading They had not seen them for some time, and as Souwanas was away on a long hunting excursion they could not expect any Nanahboozhoo stories until his return.
stories
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From this reading They had not seen them for some time, and as Souwanas was away on a long hunting excursion they could not expect any Nanahboozhoo stories until his return.
story-teller
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From this reading Kinnesasis was a capital story-teller, and they were eager to reach his wigwam.
summer
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From this reading One pleasant summer day, when the children had the pleasure of a canoe outing with Mary and Kennedy, they decided to visit the wigwam of their old friends, Kinnesasis and his wife.
Sun
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From this reading The Legend of the Twin Children of the Sun--How They Rid the Earth of Some of the Great Monsters--Their Great Battle with Nikoochis, the Giant.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Legend of the Twin Children of the Sun--How They Rid the Earth of Some of the Great Monsters--Their Great Battle with Nikoochis, the Giant.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Legend of the Twin Children of the Sun--How They Rid the Earth of Some of the Great Monsters--Their Great Battle with Nikoochis, the Giant.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had not seen them for some time, and as Souwanas was away on a long hunting excursion they could not expect any Nanahboozhoo stories until his return.
There
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From this reading There, after making both him and his wife happy with some gifts, they knew they could get some interesting stories in return.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Legend of the Twin Children of the Sun--How They Rid the Earth of Some of the Great Monsters--Their Great Battle with Nikoochis, the Giant.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had not seen them for some time, and as Souwanas was away on a long hunting excursion they could not expect any Nanahboozhoo stories until his return.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One pleasant summer day, when the children had the pleasure of a canoe outing with Mary and Kennedy, they decided to visit the wigwam of their old friends, Kinnesasis and his wife.
Twin
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From this reading The Legend of the Twin Children of the Sun--How They Rid the Earth of Some of the Great Monsters--Their Great Battle with Nikoochis, the Giant.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading They had not seen them for some time, and as Souwanas was away on a long hunting excursion they could not expect any Nanahboozhoo stories until his return.
visit
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From this reading One pleasant summer day, when the children had the pleasure of a canoe outing with Mary and Kennedy, they decided to visit the wigwam of their old friends, Kinnesasis and his wife.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had not seen them for some time, and as Souwanas was away on a long hunting excursion they could not expect any Nanahboozhoo stories until his return.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Kinnesasis was a capital story-teller, and they were eager to reach his wigwam.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One pleasant summer day, when the children had the pleasure of a canoe outing with Mary and Kennedy, they decided to visit the wigwam of their old friends, Kinnesasis and his wife.
wife
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From this reading One pleasant summer day, when the children had the pleasure of a canoe outing with Mary and Kennedy, they decided to visit the wigwam of their old friends, Kinnesasis and his wife.
wigwam
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From this reading One pleasant summer day, when the children had the pleasure of a canoe outing with Mary and Kennedy, they decided to visit the wigwam of their old friends, Kinnesasis and his wife.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Legend of the Twin Children of the Sun--How They Rid the Earth of Some of the Great Monsters--Their Great Battle with Nikoochis, the Giant.
