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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 But Meshu-kwa claimed the head of her ancestress, and set it up on a scaffold within the lodge, spreading a new blanket beneath it and strewing tobacco-leaf in front of its nose.
ancestress
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From this reading But Meshu-kwa claimed the head of her ancestress, and set it up on a scaffold within the lodge, spreading a new blanket beneath it and strewing tobacco-leaf in front of its nose.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fat lay six inches deep on the bear's ribs; and, being boiled down, filled six porcupine skins.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As though poor Azoka had not enough misery, her mother took away her trinkets to decorate the bear, and forced her to smear her pretty, ochred face with cinders.
away
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From this reading As though poor Azoka had not enough misery, her mother took away her trinkets to decorate the bear, and forced her to smear her pretty, ochred face with cinders.
Azoka
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From this reading As though poor Azoka had not enough misery, her mother took away her trinkets to decorate the bear, and forced her to smear her pretty, ochred face with cinders.
bear
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From this reading As though poor Azoka had not enough misery, her mother took away her trinkets to decorate the bear, and forced her to smear her pretty, ochred face with cinders.
bear's
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From this reading The fat lay six inches deep on the bear's ribs; and, being boiled down, filled six porcupine skins.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The fat lay six inches deep on the bear's ribs; and, being boiled down, filled six porcupine skins.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading But Meshu-kwa claimed the head of her ancestress, and set it up on a scaffold within the lodge, spreading a new blanket beneath it and strewing tobacco-leaf in front of its nose.
blanket
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From this reading But Meshu-kwa claimed the head of her ancestress, and set it up on a scaffold within the lodge, spreading a new blanket beneath it and strewing tobacco-leaf in front of its nose.
boiled
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From this reading The fat lay six inches deep on the bear's ribs; and, being boiled down, filled six porcupine skins.
bring
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From this reading "Said I not that Netawis would bring us good luck?" demanded Menehwehna.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Meshu-kwa claimed the head of her ancestress, and set it up on a scaffold within the lodge, spreading a new blanket beneath it and strewing tobacco-leaf in front of its nose.
cinders
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From this reading As though poor Azoka had not enough misery, her mother took away her trinkets to decorate the bear, and forced her to smear her pretty, ochred face with cinders.
claimed
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From this reading But Meshu-kwa claimed the head of her ancestress, and set it up on a scaffold within the lodge, spreading a new blanket beneath it and strewing tobacco-leaf in front of its nose.
decorate
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From this reading As though poor Azoka had not enough misery, her mother took away her trinkets to decorate the bear, and forced her to smear her pretty, ochred face with cinders.
deep
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From this reading The fat lay six inches deep on the bear's ribs; and, being boiled down, filled six porcupine skins.
demanded
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From this reading "Said I not that Netawis would bring us good luck?" demanded Menehwehna.
down
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From this reading The fat lay six inches deep on the bear's ribs; and, being boiled down, filled six porcupine skins.
enough
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From this reading As though poor Azoka had not enough misery, her mother took away her trinkets to decorate the bear, and forced her to smear her pretty, ochred face with cinders.
face
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From this reading As though poor Azoka had not enough misery, her mother took away her trinkets to decorate the bear, and forced her to smear her pretty, ochred face with cinders.
fat
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From this reading The fat lay six inches deep on the bear's ribs; and, being boiled down, filled six porcupine skins.
filled
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From this reading The fat lay six inches deep on the bear's ribs; and, being boiled down, filled six porcupine skins.
forced
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From this reading As though poor Azoka had not enough misery, her mother took away her trinkets to decorate the bear, and forced her to smear her pretty, ochred face with cinders.
front
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From this reading But Meshu-kwa claimed the head of her ancestress, and set it up on a scaffold within the lodge, spreading a new blanket beneath it and strewing tobacco-leaf in front of its nose.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Said I not that Netawis would bring us good luck?" demanded Menehwehna.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As though poor Azoka had not enough misery, her mother took away her trinkets to decorate the bear, and forced her to smear her pretty, ochred face with cinders.
head
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From this reading But Meshu-kwa claimed the head of her ancestress, and set it up on a scaffold within the lodge, spreading a new blanket beneath it and strewing tobacco-leaf in front of its nose.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But Meshu-kwa claimed the head of her ancestress, and set it up on a scaffold within the lodge, spreading a new blanket beneath it and strewing tobacco-leaf in front of its nose.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Said I not that Netawis would bring us good luck?" demanded Menehwehna.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LODGES IN THE SNOW.
inches
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From this reading The fat lay six inches deep on the bear's ribs; and, being boiled down, filled six porcupine skins.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But Meshu-kwa claimed the head of her ancestress, and set it up on a scaffold within the lodge, spreading a new blanket beneath it and strewing tobacco-leaf in front of its nose.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But Meshu-kwa claimed the head of her ancestress, and set it up on a scaffold within the lodge, spreading a new blanket beneath it and strewing tobacco-leaf in front of its nose.
lay
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From this reading The fat lay six inches deep on the bear's ribs; and, being boiled down, filled six porcupine skins.
lodge
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From this reading But Meshu-kwa claimed the head of her ancestress, and set it up on a scaffold within the lodge, spreading a new blanket beneath it and strewing tobacco-leaf in front of its nose.
LODGES
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From this reading THE LODGES IN THE SNOW.
luck
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From this reading "Said I not that Netawis would bring us good luck?" demanded Menehwehna.
Menehwehna
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From this reading "Said I not that Netawis would bring us good luck?" demanded Menehwehna.
Meshu-kwa
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From this reading But Meshu-kwa claimed the head of her ancestress, and set it up on a scaffold within the lodge, spreading a new blanket beneath it and strewing tobacco-leaf in front of its nose.
misery
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From this reading As though poor Azoka had not enough misery, her mother took away her trinkets to decorate the bear, and forced her to smear her pretty, ochred face with cinders.
mother
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From this reading As though poor Azoka had not enough misery, her mother took away her trinkets to decorate the bear, and forced her to smear her pretty, ochred face with cinders.
Netawis
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From this reading "Said I not that Netawis would bring us good luck?" demanded Menehwehna.
new
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From this reading But Meshu-kwa claimed the head of her ancestress, and set it up on a scaffold within the lodge, spreading a new blanket beneath it and strewing tobacco-leaf in front of its nose.
nose
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From this reading But Meshu-kwa claimed the head of her ancestress, and set it up on a scaffold within the lodge, spreading a new blanket beneath it and strewing tobacco-leaf in front of its nose.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Said I not that Netawis would bring us good luck?" demanded Menehwehna.
ochred
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From this reading As though poor Azoka had not enough misery, her mother took away her trinkets to decorate the bear, and forced her to smear her pretty, ochred face with cinders.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Meshu-kwa claimed the head of her ancestress, and set it up on a scaffold within the lodge, spreading a new blanket beneath it and strewing tobacco-leaf in front of its nose.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The fat lay six inches deep on the bear's ribs; and, being boiled down, filled six porcupine skins.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As though poor Azoka had not enough misery, her mother took away her trinkets to decorate the bear, and forced her to smear her pretty, ochred face with cinders.
porcupine
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From this reading The fat lay six inches deep on the bear's ribs; and, being boiled down, filled six porcupine skins.
pretty
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From this reading As though poor Azoka had not enough misery, her mother took away her trinkets to decorate the bear, and forced her to smear her pretty, ochred face with cinders.
ribs
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From this reading The fat lay six inches deep on the bear's ribs; and, being boiled down, filled six porcupine skins.
Said
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From this reading "Said I not that Netawis would bring us good luck?" demanded Menehwehna.
scaffold
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From this reading But Meshu-kwa claimed the head of her ancestress, and set it up on a scaffold within the lodge, spreading a new blanket beneath it and strewing tobacco-leaf in front of its nose.
set
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From this reading But Meshu-kwa claimed the head of her ancestress, and set it up on a scaffold within the lodge, spreading a new blanket beneath it and strewing tobacco-leaf in front of its nose.
six
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From this reading The fat lay six inches deep on the bear's ribs; and, being boiled down, filled six porcupine skins.
skins
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From this reading The fat lay six inches deep on the bear's ribs; and, being boiled down, filled six porcupine skins.
smear
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From this reading As though poor Azoka had not enough misery, her mother took away her trinkets to decorate the bear, and forced her to smear her pretty, ochred face with cinders.
SNOW
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From this reading THE LODGES IN THE SNOW.
spreading
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From this reading But Meshu-kwa claimed the head of her ancestress, and set it up on a scaffold within the lodge, spreading a new blanket beneath it and strewing tobacco-leaf in front of its nose.
strewing
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From this reading But Meshu-kwa claimed the head of her ancestress, and set it up on a scaffold within the lodge, spreading a new blanket beneath it and strewing tobacco-leaf in front of its nose.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Said I not that Netawis would bring us good luck?" demanded Menehwehna.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LODGES IN THE SNOW.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading As though poor Azoka had not enough misery, her mother took away her trinkets to decorate the bear, and forced her to smear her pretty, ochred face with cinders.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As though poor Azoka had not enough misery, her mother took away her trinkets to decorate the bear, and forced her to smear her pretty, ochred face with cinders.
tobacco-leaf
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From this reading But Meshu-kwa claimed the head of her ancestress, and set it up on a scaffold within the lodge, spreading a new blanket beneath it and strewing tobacco-leaf in front of its nose.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As though poor Azoka had not enough misery, her mother took away her trinkets to decorate the bear, and forced her to smear her pretty, ochred face with cinders.
trinkets
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From this reading As though poor Azoka had not enough misery, her mother took away her trinkets to decorate the bear, and forced her to smear her pretty, ochred face with cinders.
up
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From this reading But Meshu-kwa claimed the head of her ancestress, and set it up on a scaffold within the lodge, spreading a new blanket beneath it and strewing tobacco-leaf in front of its nose.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Said I not that Netawis would bring us good luck?" demanded Menehwehna.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As though poor Azoka had not enough misery, her mother took away her trinkets to decorate the bear, and forced her to smear her pretty, ochred face with cinders.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading But Meshu-kwa claimed the head of her ancestress, and set it up on a scaffold within the lodge, spreading a new blanket beneath it and strewing tobacco-leaf in front of its nose.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Said I not that Netawis would bring us good luck?" demanded Menehwehna.
