Chapter III
“Oh! I am myself. My old self!” cried Iktomi, pinching himself and plucking imaginary pieces out of his jacket. “Hin-hin-hin! I wanted to fly!”
Old Indian Legends
Chapter III
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“Oh!
I
am
myself.
My
old
self!”
cried
Iktomi,
pinching
himself
and
plucking
imaginary
pieces
out
of
his
jacket.
“Hin-hin-hin!
I
wanted
to
fly!”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Oh!
Line 2
I
am
myself.
/aɪ æm ˌmaɪˈself/
Line 3
My
old
self!”
cried
Iktomi,
pinching
himself
and
plucking
imaginary
pieces
out
of
his
jacket.
Line 4
“Hin-hin-hin!
Line 5
I
wanted
to
fly!”
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My old self!” cried Iktomi, pinching himself and plucking imaginary pieces out of his jacket.”
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “My old self!” cried Iktomi, pinching himself and plucking imaginary pieces out of his jacket.”
Myself
pronoun
US /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I am myself.”
Pieces
noun
US /pieces/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “My old self!” cried Iktomi, pinching himself and plucking imaginary pieces out of his jacket.”
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amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am myself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My old self!” cried Iktomi, pinching himself and plucking imaginary pieces out of his jacket.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My old self!” cried Iktomi, pinching himself and plucking imaginary pieces out of his jacket.
fly
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From this reading I wanted to fly!”
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading My old self!” cried Iktomi, pinching himself and plucking imaginary pieces out of his jacket.
Hin-hin-hin
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From this reading “Hin-hin-hin!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My old self!” cried Iktomi, pinching himself and plucking imaginary pieces out of his jacket.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am myself.
Iktomi
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From this reading My old self!” cried Iktomi, pinching himself and plucking imaginary pieces out of his jacket.
imaginary
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From this reading My old self!” cried Iktomi, pinching himself and plucking imaginary pieces out of his jacket.
jacket
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From this reading My old self!” cried Iktomi, pinching himself and plucking imaginary pieces out of his jacket.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My old self!” cried Iktomi, pinching himself and plucking imaginary pieces out of his jacket.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I am myself.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My old self!” cried Iktomi, pinching himself and plucking imaginary pieces out of his jacket.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh!
old
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From this reading My old self!” cried Iktomi, pinching himself and plucking imaginary pieces out of his jacket.
out
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From this reading My old self!” cried Iktomi, pinching himself and plucking imaginary pieces out of his jacket.
pieces
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From this reading My old self!” cried Iktomi, pinching himself and plucking imaginary pieces out of his jacket.
pinching
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From this reading My old self!” cried Iktomi, pinching himself and plucking imaginary pieces out of his jacket.
plucking
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From this reading My old self!” cried Iktomi, pinching himself and plucking imaginary pieces out of his jacket.
self
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From this reading My old self!” cried Iktomi, pinching himself and plucking imaginary pieces out of his jacket.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wanted to fly!”
wanted
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From this reading I wanted to fly!”