used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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in actual fact
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Does not all that sound delightful?
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INDIAN ENCAMPMENT AN Indian encampment for your very own!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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one or some or every or all without specification
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give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
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arrowsnounUS /ˈæroʊz/
plural of “arrow” — a mark to indicate a direction or relation
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in or near a particular place or position
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
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blanket-weaving
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a committee having supervisory powers
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a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
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showing who or what does the action
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camp-fire
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to be able to, or to be allowed to
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belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
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come or bring to a finish or an end
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copper-colored
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cottonnounUS /ˈkɑːtən/
soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
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provide with a covering or cause to be covered
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cradlenounUS /ˈkreɪdəl/
a baby bed with sides and rockers
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greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading Does not all that sound delightful?
wanted intensely
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Doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Does not all that sound delightful?
edgesnounUS /ˈedʒəz/
plural of “edge” — the boundary of a surface
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ENCAMPMENTnounUS /ɪnˈkæmpmɪnt/
a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
From this reading AN INDIAN ENCAMPMENT AN Indian encampment for your very own!
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
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featheredadjectiveUS /ˈfeðərd/
adorned with feathers or plumes
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flannelnounUS /ˈflænəl/
a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing
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fleecenounUS /fliːs/
the wool of a sheep or similar animal
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AN INDIAN ENCAMPMENT AN Indian encampment for your very own!
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
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arousing or provoking laughter
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gorgeousadjectiveUS /ˈɡɔːrdʒəs/
dazzlingly beautiful
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shoot down, of birds
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the solid part of the earth's surface
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decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
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head-dress
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where you live at a particular time
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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plural of “inch” — a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
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of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading AN INDIAN ENCAMPMENT AN Indian encampment for your very own!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
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light-greenadjective
of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass
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limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
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loomverbUS /luːm/
come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
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produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The complete scene can actually be made to appear in your room at home.
nineteennounUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
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used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Does not all that sound delightful?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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used to join alternatives or possibilities
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have ownership or possession of
From this reading AN INDIAN ENCAMPMENT AN Indian encampment for your very own!
papoosenoun
an American Indian infant
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pastry-board
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a separate part of a whole
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an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
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the place where some action occurs
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shieldnounUS /ʃiːld/
a protective covering or structure
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a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
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the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
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the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Does not all that sound delightful?
not moving or operating freely
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(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
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tackedverbUS /tækt/
past form of “tack” — fasten with tacks
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carry out
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Does not all that sound delightful?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The complete scene can actually be made to appear in your room at home.
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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tomahawkverbUS /ˈtɑːməhɔːk/
cut with a tomahawk
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travois
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a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
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twenty-sixadjective
being six more than twenty
From this reading Take for The Ground a common pastry-board or any kind of board of the desired size--about nineteen by twenty-six inches--and for grass cover one side and the four edges of the board with a piece of light-green cotton flannel stretched tight, fleece side up, and tacked to the under side of the board.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
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precisely as stated
From this reading AN INDIAN ENCAMPMENT AN Indian encampment for your very own!
wampumnounUS /ˈwɑːmpəm/
informal terms for money
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wigwamnounUS /ˈwɪɡwɑːm/
a Native American lodge frequently having an oval shape and covered with bark or hides
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in the company of; together with
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belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AN INDIAN ENCAMPMENT AN Indian encampment for your very own!
