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Chapter IX
S’ doaks was son of Yelth the wise— Chief of the Raven clan. Itswoot the Bear had him in care To make him a medicine-man. He was quick and quicker to learn— Bold and bolder to dare: He danced the dread Kloo-Kwallie Dance To tickle Itswoot the Bear! _Oregon Legend._ Kim flung himself whole-heartedly upon the next turn of the wheel. He would be a Sahib again for a while.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He would be a Sahib again for a while.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “_Oregon Legend._ Kim flung himself whole-heartedly upon the next turn of the wheel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Itswoot the Bear had him in care To make him a medicine-man.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Oregon Legend._ Kim flung himself whole-heartedly upon the next turn of the wheel.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “_Oregon Legend._ Kim flung himself whole-heartedly upon the next turn of the wheel.”
during the time that
From this reading “He would be a Sahib again for a while.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He would be a Sahib again for a while.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Itswoot the Bear had him in care To make him a medicine-man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He would be a Sahib again for a while.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was quick and quicker to learn— Bold and bolder to dare: He danced the dread Kloo-Kwallie Dance To tickle Itswoot the Bear!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He would be a Sahib again for a while.
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From this reading Itswoot the Bear had him in care To make him a medicine-man.
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From this reading He was quick and quicker to learn— Bold and bolder to dare: He danced the dread Kloo-Kwallie Dance To tickle Itswoot the Bear!
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From this reading He was quick and quicker to learn— Bold and bolder to dare: He danced the dread Kloo-Kwallie Dance To tickle Itswoot the Bear!
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From this reading Itswoot the Bear had him in care To make him a medicine-man.
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From this reading S’ doaks was son of Yelth the wise— Chief of the Raven clan.
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From this reading S’ doaks was son of Yelth the wise— Chief of the Raven clan.
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From this reading He was quick and quicker to learn— Bold and bolder to dare: He danced the dread Kloo-Kwallie Dance To tickle Itswoot the Bear!
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From this reading He was quick and quicker to learn— Bold and bolder to dare: He danced the dread Kloo-Kwallie Dance To tickle Itswoot the Bear!
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From this reading He was quick and quicker to learn— Bold and bolder to dare: He danced the dread Kloo-Kwallie Dance To tickle Itswoot the Bear!
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From this reading S’ doaks was son of Yelth the wise— Chief of the Raven clan.
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From this reading He was quick and quicker to learn— Bold and bolder to dare: He danced the dread Kloo-Kwallie Dance To tickle Itswoot the Bear!
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From this reading _Oregon Legend._ Kim flung himself whole-heartedly upon the next turn of the wheel.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He would be a Sahib again for a while.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Itswoot the Bear had him in care To make him a medicine-man.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was quick and quicker to learn— Bold and bolder to dare: He danced the dread Kloo-Kwallie Dance To tickle Itswoot the Bear!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Itswoot the Bear had him in care To make him a medicine-man.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading _Oregon Legend._ Kim flung himself whole-heartedly upon the next turn of the wheel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Itswoot the Bear had him in care To make him a medicine-man.
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From this reading Itswoot the Bear had him in care To make him a medicine-man.
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From this reading _Oregon Legend._ Kim flung himself whole-heartedly upon the next turn of the wheel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was quick and quicker to learn— Bold and bolder to dare: He danced the dread Kloo-Kwallie Dance To tickle Itswoot the Bear!
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From this reading He was quick and quicker to learn— Bold and bolder to dare: He danced the dread Kloo-Kwallie Dance To tickle Itswoot the Bear!
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From this reading _Oregon Legend._ Kim flung himself whole-heartedly upon the next turn of the wheel.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Itswoot the Bear had him in care To make him a medicine-man.
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From this reading Itswoot the Bear had him in care To make him a medicine-man.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Oregon Legend._ Kim flung himself whole-heartedly upon the next turn of the wheel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading S’ doaks was son of Yelth the wise— Chief of the Raven clan.
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From this reading _Oregon Legend._ Kim flung himself whole-heartedly upon the next turn of the wheel.
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From this reading He was quick and quicker to learn— Bold and bolder to dare: He danced the dread Kloo-Kwallie Dance To tickle Itswoot the Bear!
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From this reading He was quick and quicker to learn— Bold and bolder to dare: He danced the dread Kloo-Kwallie Dance To tickle Itswoot the Bear!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading S’ doaks was son of Yelth the wise— Chief of the Raven clan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading S’ doaks was son of Yelth the wise— Chief of the Raven clan.
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From this reading He would be a Sahib again for a while.
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From this reading S’ doaks was son of Yelth the wise— Chief of the Raven clan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading S’ doaks was son of Yelth the wise— Chief of the Raven clan.
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From this reading He was quick and quicker to learn— Bold and bolder to dare: He danced the dread Kloo-Kwallie Dance To tickle Itswoot the Bear!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Itswoot the Bear had him in care To make him a medicine-man.
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From this reading _Oregon Legend._ Kim flung himself whole-heartedly upon the next turn of the wheel.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading _Oregon Legend._ Kim flung himself whole-heartedly upon the next turn of the wheel.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading S’ doaks was son of Yelth the wise— Chief of the Raven clan.
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From this reading _Oregon Legend._ Kim flung himself whole-heartedly upon the next turn of the wheel.
during the time that
From this reading He would be a Sahib again for a while.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Oregon Legend._ Kim flung himself whole-heartedly upon the next turn of the wheel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading S’ doaks was son of Yelth the wise— Chief of the Raven clan.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would be a Sahib again for a while.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading S’ doaks was son of Yelth the wise— Chief of the Raven clan.
