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Fast he dipped his black horn spoon into the soup, for he was ravenous. Iktomi had no regular meal times. Often when he was hungry he went without food. Well hid between the lake and the wild rice, he looked nowhere save into the pot of fish. Not knowing when the next meal would be, he meant to eat enough now to last some time.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Well hid between the lake and the wild rice, he looked nowhere save into the pot of fish.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not knowing when the next meal would be, he meant to eat enough now to last some time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well hid between the lake and the wild rice, he looked nowhere save into the pot of fish.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not knowing when the next meal would be, he meant to eat enough now to last some time.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “Well hid between the lake and the wild rice, he looked nowhere save into the pot of fish.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Not knowing when the next meal would be, he meant to eat enough now to last some time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Well hid between the lake and the wild rice, he looked nowhere save into the pot of fish.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Often when he was hungry he went without food.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Often when he was hungry he went without food.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Not knowing when the next meal would be, he meant to eat enough now to last some time.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well hid between the lake and the wild rice, he looked nowhere save into the pot of fish.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Not knowing when the next meal would be, he meant to eat enough now to last some time.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Well hid between the lake and the wild rice, he looked nowhere save into the pot of fish.
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From this reading Fast he dipped his black horn spoon into the soup, for he was ravenous.
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From this reading Fast he dipped his black horn spoon into the soup, for he was ravenous.
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From this reading Not knowing when the next meal would be, he meant to eat enough now to last some time.
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From this reading Not knowing when the next meal would be, he meant to eat enough now to last some time.
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From this reading Fast he dipped his black horn spoon into the soup, for he was ravenous.
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From this reading Well hid between the lake and the wild rice, he looked nowhere save into the pot of fish.
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From this reading Often when he was hungry he went without food.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Fast he dipped his black horn spoon into the soup, for he was ravenous.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Iktomi had no regular meal times.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fast he dipped his black horn spoon into the soup, for he was ravenous.
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From this reading Well hid between the lake and the wild rice, he looked nowhere save into the pot of fish.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fast he dipped his black horn spoon into the soup, for he was ravenous.
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From this reading Fast he dipped his black horn spoon into the soup, for he was ravenous.
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From this reading Often when he was hungry he went without food.
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From this reading Iktomi had no regular meal times.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Fast he dipped his black horn spoon into the soup, for he was ravenous.
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From this reading Not knowing when the next meal would be, he meant to eat enough now to last some time.
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From this reading Well hid between the lake and the wild rice, he looked nowhere save into the pot of fish.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not knowing when the next meal would be, he meant to eat enough now to last some time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Well hid between the lake and the wild rice, he looked nowhere save into the pot of fish.
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From this reading Iktomi had no regular meal times.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Not knowing when the next meal would be, he meant to eat enough now to last some time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not knowing when the next meal would be, he meant to eat enough now to last some time.
not any; not one
From this reading Iktomi had no regular meal times.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not knowing when the next meal would be, he meant to eat enough now to last some time.
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From this reading Not knowing when the next meal would be, he meant to eat enough now to last some time.
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From this reading Well hid between the lake and the wild rice, he looked nowhere save into the pot of fish.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well hid between the lake and the wild rice, he looked nowhere save into the pot of fish.
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From this reading Often when he was hungry he went without food.
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From this reading Well hid between the lake and the wild rice, he looked nowhere save into the pot of fish.
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From this reading Fast he dipped his black horn spoon into the soup, for he was ravenous.
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From this reading Iktomi had no regular meal times.
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From this reading Well hid between the lake and the wild rice, he looked nowhere save into the pot of fish.
except for; apart from
From this reading Well hid between the lake and the wild rice, he looked nowhere save into the pot of fish.
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From this reading Not knowing when the next meal would be, he meant to eat enough now to last some time.
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From this reading Fast he dipped his black horn spoon into the soup, for he was ravenous.
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From this reading Fast he dipped his black horn spoon into the soup, for he was ravenous.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Fast he dipped his black horn spoon into the soup, for he was ravenous.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not knowing when the next meal would be, he meant to eat enough now to last some time.
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From this reading Iktomi had no regular meal times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not knowing when the next meal would be, he meant to eat enough now to last some time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fast he dipped his black horn spoon into the soup, for he was ravenous.
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From this reading Well hid between the lake and the wild rice, he looked nowhere save into the pot of fish.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Often when he was hungry he went without food.
at the time that
From this reading Often when he was hungry he went without food.
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From this reading Well hid between the lake and the wild rice, he looked nowhere save into the pot of fish.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Often when he was hungry he went without food.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Not knowing when the next meal would be, he meant to eat enough now to last some time.
