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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 From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
back
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From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
Beat
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From this reading Beat your sacred turtle drums Loud and threateningly.
bird
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From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
Brave
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From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
Canawacs
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From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
Chief
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From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
daughter
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From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
dread
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From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
Drive
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From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
drown
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From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
drums
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From this reading Beat your sacred turtle drums Loud and threateningly.
empty
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From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
Face
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From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
far
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From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
fear
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From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
fierce
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From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
fire
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From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
flaming
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From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
flower
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From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
foaming-mouthed
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From this reading Heal me of the dread head-sickness Like the midsummer madness Of foaming-mouthed quiota.
forest
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From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
fulness
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From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
ghost
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From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
head-sickness
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From this reading Heal me of the dread head-sickness Like the midsummer madness Of foaming-mouthed quiota.
Heal
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From this reading Heal me of the dread head-sickness Like the midsummer madness Of foaming-mouthed quiota.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
Land
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From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
Like
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From this reading Heal me of the dread head-sickness Like the midsummer madness Of foaming-mouthed quiota.
lilies
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From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
Loud
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From this reading Beat your sacred turtle drums Loud and threateningly.
madness
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From this reading Heal me of the dread head-sickness Like the midsummer madness Of foaming-mouthed quiota.
MakenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
mate
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From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
medicine
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From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
midsummer
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From this reading Heal me of the dread head-sickness Like the midsummer madness Of foaming-mouthed quiota.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
peopled
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From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
ponies
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From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
proud
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From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
quiota
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From this reading Heal me of the dread head-sickness Like the midsummer madness Of foaming-mouthed quiota.
roots
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From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
sacred
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From this reading Beat your sacred turtle drums Loud and threateningly.
said
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From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
sands
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From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
scorching
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From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
sea
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From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
ShadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
spirit-fire
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From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
Star
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From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
strong
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From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
threateningly
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From this reading Beat your sacred turtle drums Loud and threateningly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
toluache
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From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
turtle
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From this reading Beat your sacred turtle drums Loud and threateningly.
water
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From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
white
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From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
wigwams
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From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
Yiada
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From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Beat your sacred turtle drums Loud and threateningly.
