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Chapter I
ITKALA-SA. IKTOMI is a spider fairy. He wears brown deerskin leggins with long soft fringes on either side, and tiny beaded moccasins on his feet. His long black hair is parted in the middle and wrapped with red, red bands. Each round braid hangs over a small brown ear and falls forward over his shoulders.
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one or the other of two
From this reading “He wears brown deerskin leggins with long soft fringes on either side, and tiny beaded moccasins on his feet.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Each round braid hangs over a small brown ear and falls forward over his shoulders.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He wears brown deerskin leggins with long soft fringes on either side, and tiny beaded moccasins on his feet.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Each round braid hangs over a small brown ear and falls forward over his shoulders.”
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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 IKTOMI is a spider fairy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He wears brown deerskin leggins with long soft fringes on either side, and tiny beaded moccasins on his feet.
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From this reading His long black hair is parted in the middle and wrapped with red, red bands.
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From this reading He wears brown deerskin leggins with long soft fringes on either side, and tiny beaded moccasins on his feet.
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From this reading His long black hair is parted in the middle and wrapped with red, red bands.
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From this reading Each round braid hangs over a small brown ear and falls forward over his shoulders.
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From this reading He wears brown deerskin leggins with long soft fringes on either side, and tiny beaded moccasins on his feet.
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From this reading He wears brown deerskin leggins with long soft fringes on either side, and tiny beaded moccasins on his feet.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each round braid hangs over a small brown ear and falls forward over his shoulders.
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From this reading Each round braid hangs over a small brown ear and falls forward over his shoulders.
one or the other of two
From this reading He wears brown deerskin leggins with long soft fringes on either side, and tiny beaded moccasins on his feet.
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From this reading IKTOMI is a spider fairy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Each round braid hangs over a small brown ear and falls forward over his shoulders.
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From this reading He wears brown deerskin leggins with long soft fringes on either side, and tiny beaded moccasins on his feet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each round braid hangs over a small brown ear and falls forward over his shoulders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wears brown deerskin leggins with long soft fringes on either side, and tiny beaded moccasins on his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His long black hair is parted in the middle and wrapped with red, red bands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Each round braid hangs over a small brown ear and falls forward over his shoulders.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wears brown deerskin leggins with long soft fringes on either side, and tiny beaded moccasins on his feet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He wears brown deerskin leggins with long soft fringes on either side, and tiny beaded moccasins on his feet.
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From this reading IKTOMI is a spider fairy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His long black hair is parted in the middle and wrapped with red, red bands.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IKTOMI is a spider fairy.
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From this reading ITKALA-SA.
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From this reading He wears brown deerskin leggins with long soft fringes on either side, and tiny beaded moccasins on his feet.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He wears brown deerskin leggins with long soft fringes on either side, and tiny beaded moccasins on his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His long black hair is parted in the middle and wrapped with red, red bands.
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From this reading He wears brown deerskin leggins with long soft fringes on either side, and tiny beaded moccasins on his feet.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He wears brown deerskin leggins with long soft fringes on either side, and tiny beaded moccasins on his feet.
above and across; more than
From this reading Each round braid hangs over a small brown ear and falls forward over his shoulders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His long black hair is parted in the middle and wrapped with red, red bands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His long black hair is parted in the middle and wrapped with red, red bands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Each round braid hangs over a small brown ear and falls forward over his shoulders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Each round braid hangs over a small brown ear and falls forward over his shoulders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wears brown deerskin leggins with long soft fringes on either side, and tiny beaded moccasins on his feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Each round braid hangs over a small brown ear and falls forward over his shoulders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He wears brown deerskin leggins with long soft fringes on either side, and tiny beaded moccasins on his feet.
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From this reading IKTOMI is a spider fairy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His long black hair is parted in the middle and wrapped with red, red bands.
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From this reading He wears brown deerskin leggins with long soft fringes on either side, and tiny beaded moccasins on his feet.
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From this reading He wears brown deerskin leggins with long soft fringes on either side, and tiny beaded moccasins on his feet.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He wears brown deerskin leggins with long soft fringes on either side, and tiny beaded moccasins on his feet.
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From this reading His long black hair is parted in the middle and wrapped with red, red bands.
