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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There is a call of the belly for meat the stench of which offends not the stars, and for tea such as Tummasook guzzles, and there is a great yearning for the tobacco of Neewak, who is shaman and who plans to destroy us.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I have flour until I am sick, and sugar and molasses without stint, yet is the heart of Moosu sore and his bed empty.'
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'O master,' he said, 'we have laid by great wealth in molasses and sugar and flour, but our shack is yet mean, our clothes thin, and our sleeping furs mangy.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There is a call of the belly for meat the stench of which offends not the stars, and for tea such as Tummasook guzzles, and there is a great yearning for the tobacco of Neewak, who is shaman and who plans to destroy us.
bed
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From this reading I have flour until I am sick, and sugar and molasses without stint, yet is the heart of Moosu sore and his bed empty.'
belly
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From this reading There is a call of the belly for meat the stench of which offends not the stars, and for tea such as Tummasook guzzles, and there is a great yearning for the tobacco of Neewak, who is shaman and who plans to destroy us.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But Moosu complained.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 'O master,' he said, 'we have laid by great wealth in molasses and sugar and flour, but our shack is yet mean, our clothes thin, and our sleeping furs mangy.
call
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From this reading There is a call of the belly for meat the stench of which offends not the stars, and for tea such as Tummasook guzzles, and there is a great yearning for the tobacco of Neewak, who is shaman and who plans to destroy us.
clothes
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From this reading 'O master,' he said, 'we have laid by great wealth in molasses and sugar and flour, but our shack is yet mean, our clothes thin, and our sleeping furs mangy.
complained
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From this reading "But Moosu complained.
destroy
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From this reading There is a call of the belly for meat the stench of which offends not the stars, and for tea such as Tummasook guzzles, and there is a great yearning for the tobacco of Neewak, who is shaman and who plans to destroy us.
empty
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From this reading I have flour until I am sick, and sugar and molasses without stint, yet is the heart of Moosu sore and his bed empty.'
flour
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From this reading 'O master,' he said, 'we have laid by great wealth in molasses and sugar and flour, but our shack is yet mean, our clothes thin, and our sleeping furs mangy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There is a call of the belly for meat the stench of which offends not the stars, and for tea such as Tummasook guzzles, and there is a great yearning for the tobacco of Neewak, who is shaman and who plans to destroy us.
furs
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From this reading 'O master,' he said, 'we have laid by great wealth in molasses and sugar and flour, but our shack is yet mean, our clothes thin, and our sleeping furs mangy.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'O master,' he said, 'we have laid by great wealth in molasses and sugar and flour, but our shack is yet mean, our clothes thin, and our sleeping furs mangy.
guzzles
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From this reading There is a call of the belly for meat the stench of which offends not the stars, and for tea such as Tummasook guzzles, and there is a great yearning for the tobacco of Neewak, who is shaman and who plans to destroy us.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'O master,' he said, 'we have laid by great wealth in molasses and sugar and flour, but our shack is yet mean, our clothes thin, and our sleeping furs mangy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'O master,' he said, 'we have laid by great wealth in molasses and sugar and flour, but our shack is yet mean, our clothes thin, and our sleeping furs mangy.
heart
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From this reading I have flour until I am sick, and sugar and molasses without stint, yet is the heart of Moosu sore and his bed empty.'
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I have flour until I am sick, and sugar and molasses without stint, yet is the heart of Moosu sore and his bed empty.'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have flour until I am sick, and sugar and molasses without stint, yet is the heart of Moosu sore and his bed empty.'
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'O master,' he said, 'we have laid by great wealth in molasses and sugar and flour, but our shack is yet mean, our clothes thin, and our sleeping furs mangy.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'O master,' he said, 'we have laid by great wealth in molasses and sugar and flour, but our shack is yet mean, our clothes thin, and our sleeping furs mangy.
laid
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From this reading 'O master,' he said, 'we have laid by great wealth in molasses and sugar and flour, but our shack is yet mean, our clothes thin, and our sleeping furs mangy.
mangy
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From this reading 'O master,' he said, 'we have laid by great wealth in molasses and sugar and flour, but our shack is yet mean, our clothes thin, and our sleeping furs mangy.
master
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From this reading 'O master,' he said, 'we have laid by great wealth in molasses and sugar and flour, but our shack is yet mean, our clothes thin, and our sleeping furs mangy.
mean
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From this reading 'O master,' he said, 'we have laid by great wealth in molasses and sugar and flour, but our shack is yet mean, our clothes thin, and our sleeping furs mangy.
meat
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From this reading There is a call of the belly for meat the stench of which offends not the stars, and for tea such as Tummasook guzzles, and there is a great yearning for the tobacco of Neewak, who is shaman and who plans to destroy us.
molasses
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From this reading 'O master,' he said, 'we have laid by great wealth in molasses and sugar and flour, but our shack is yet mean, our clothes thin, and our sleeping furs mangy.
Moosu
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From this reading "But Moosu complained.
Neewak
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From this reading There is a call of the belly for meat the stench of which offends not the stars, and for tea such as Tummasook guzzles, and there is a great yearning for the tobacco of Neewak, who is shaman and who plans to destroy us.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There is a call of the belly for meat the stench of which offends not the stars, and for tea such as Tummasook guzzles, and there is a great yearning for the tobacco of Neewak, who is shaman and who plans to destroy us.
O
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From this reading 'O master,' he said, 'we have laid by great wealth in molasses and sugar and flour, but our shack is yet mean, our clothes thin, and our sleeping furs mangy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is a call of the belly for meat the stench of which offends not the stars, and for tea such as Tummasook guzzles, and there is a great yearning for the tobacco of Neewak, who is shaman and who plans to destroy us.
offends
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From this reading There is a call of the belly for meat the stench of which offends not the stars, and for tea such as Tummasook guzzles, and there is a great yearning for the tobacco of Neewak, who is shaman and who plans to destroy us.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading 'O master,' he said, 'we have laid by great wealth in molasses and sugar and flour, but our shack is yet mean, our clothes thin, and our sleeping furs mangy.
Peace
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From this reading "'Peace!'
plans
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From this reading There is a call of the belly for meat the stench of which offends not the stars, and for tea such as Tummasook guzzles, and there is a great yearning for the tobacco of Neewak, who is shaman and who plans to destroy us.
said
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From this reading 'O master,' he said, 'we have laid by great wealth in molasses and sugar and flour, but our shack is yet mean, our clothes thin, and our sleeping furs mangy.
shack
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From this reading 'O master,' he said, 'we have laid by great wealth in molasses and sugar and flour, but our shack is yet mean, our clothes thin, and our sleeping furs mangy.
shaman
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From this reading There is a call of the belly for meat the stench of which offends not the stars, and for tea such as Tummasook guzzles, and there is a great yearning for the tobacco of Neewak, who is shaman and who plans to destroy us.
sick
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From this reading I have flour until I am sick, and sugar and molasses without stint, yet is the heart of Moosu sore and his bed empty.'
sleeping
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From this reading 'O master,' he said, 'we have laid by great wealth in molasses and sugar and flour, but our shack is yet mean, our clothes thin, and our sleeping furs mangy.
sore
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From this reading I have flour until I am sick, and sugar and molasses without stint, yet is the heart of Moosu sore and his bed empty.'
stars
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From this reading There is a call of the belly for meat the stench of which offends not the stars, and for tea such as Tummasook guzzles, and there is a great yearning for the tobacco of Neewak, who is shaman and who plans to destroy us.
stench
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From this reading There is a call of the belly for meat the stench of which offends not the stars, and for tea such as Tummasook guzzles, and there is a great yearning for the tobacco of Neewak, who is shaman and who plans to destroy us.
stint
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From this reading I have flour until I am sick, and sugar and molasses without stint, yet is the heart of Moosu sore and his bed empty.'
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There is a call of the belly for meat the stench of which offends not the stars, and for tea such as Tummasook guzzles, and there is a great yearning for the tobacco of Neewak, who is shaman and who plans to destroy us.
sugar
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From this reading 'O master,' he said, 'we have laid by great wealth in molasses and sugar and flour, but our shack is yet mean, our clothes thin, and our sleeping furs mangy.
tea
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From this reading There is a call of the belly for meat the stench of which offends not the stars, and for tea such as Tummasook guzzles, and there is a great yearning for the tobacco of Neewak, who is shaman and who plans to destroy us.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is a call of the belly for meat the stench of which offends not the stars, and for tea such as Tummasook guzzles, and there is a great yearning for the tobacco of Neewak, who is shaman and who plans to destroy us.
There
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From this reading There is a call of the belly for meat the stench of which offends not the stars, and for tea such as Tummasook guzzles, and there is a great yearning for the tobacco of Neewak, who is shaman and who plans to destroy us.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading 'O master,' he said, 'we have laid by great wealth in molasses and sugar and flour, but our shack is yet mean, our clothes thin, and our sleeping furs mangy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is a call of the belly for meat the stench of which offends not the stars, and for tea such as Tummasook guzzles, and there is a great yearning for the tobacco of Neewak, who is shaman and who plans to destroy us.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There is a call of the belly for meat the stench of which offends not the stars, and for tea such as Tummasook guzzles, and there is a great yearning for the tobacco of Neewak, who is shaman and who plans to destroy us.
Tummasook
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From this reading There is a call of the belly for meat the stench of which offends not the stars, and for tea such as Tummasook guzzles, and there is a great yearning for the tobacco of Neewak, who is shaman and who plans to destroy us.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I have flour until I am sick, and sugar and molasses without stint, yet is the heart of Moosu sore and his bed empty.'
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There is a call of the belly for meat the stench of which offends not the stars, and for tea such as Tummasook guzzles, and there is a great yearning for the tobacco of Neewak, who is shaman and who plans to destroy us.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'O master,' he said, 'we have laid by great wealth in molasses and sugar and flour, but our shack is yet mean, our clothes thin, and our sleeping furs mangy.
wealth
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From this reading 'O master,' he said, 'we have laid by great wealth in molasses and sugar and flour, but our shack is yet mean, our clothes thin, and our sleeping furs mangy.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is a call of the belly for meat the stench of which offends not the stars, and for tea such as Tummasook guzzles, and there is a great yearning for the tobacco of Neewak, who is shaman and who plans to destroy us.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There is a call of the belly for meat the stench of which offends not the stars, and for tea such as Tummasook guzzles, and there is a great yearning for the tobacco of Neewak, who is shaman and who plans to destroy us.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I have flour until I am sick, and sugar and molasses without stint, yet is the heart of Moosu sore and his bed empty.'
yearning
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From this reading There is a call of the belly for meat the stench of which offends not the stars, and for tea such as Tummasook guzzles, and there is a great yearning for the tobacco of Neewak, who is shaman and who plans to destroy us.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading 'O master,' he said, 'we have laid by great wealth in molasses and sugar and flour, but our shack is yet mean, our clothes thin, and our sleeping furs mangy.
