andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So the man listened to her words, and the woman dwelt there and brought the wood and kindled the fire, till one day her husband said to her:
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “The Great Spirit felt sorry for you because you would not be comforted, so he let me come back to you, but you must not stretch out your hand to touch me till we have seen the rest of our people.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “The Great Spirit felt sorry for you because you would not be comforted, so he let me come back to you, but you must not stretch out your hand to touch me till we have seen the rest of our people.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading “The Great Spirit felt sorry for you because you would not be comforted, so he let me come back to you, but you must not stretch out your hand to touch me till we have seen the rest of our people.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading So the man listened to her words, and the woman dwelt there and brought the wood and kindled the fire, till one day her husband said to her:
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “The Great Spirit felt sorry for you because you would not be comforted, so he let me come back to you, but you must not stretch out your hand to touch me till we have seen the rest of our people.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “The Great Spirit felt sorry for you because you would not be comforted, so he let me come back to you, but you must not stretch out your hand to touch me till we have seen the rest of our people.
comfortedadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmfərtɪd/
made comfortable or more comfortable in a time of distress
From this reading “The Great Spirit felt sorry for you because you would not be comforted, so he let me come back to you, but you must not stretch out your hand to touch me till we have seen the rest of our people.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading So the man listened to her words, and the woman dwelt there and brought the wood and kindled the fire, till one day her husband said to her:
dieverbUS /daɪ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading If you do I shall die.”
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “It is now two years since you died.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If you do I shall die.”
dweltverbUS /dwelt/
inflected form of “dwell” — think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading So the man listened to her words, and the woman dwelt there and brought the wood and kindled the fire, till one day her husband said to her:
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading “The Great Spirit felt sorry for you because you would not be comforted, so he let me come back to you, but you must not stretch out your hand to touch me till we have seen the rest of our people.
fireverbUS /ˈfaɪər/
start firing a weapon
From this reading So the man listened to her words, and the woman dwelt there and brought the wood and kindled the fire, till one day her husband said to her:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “The Great Spirit felt sorry for you because you would not be comforted, so he let me come back to you, but you must not stretch out your hand to touch me till we have seen the rest of our people.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Let us now go back to our tribe.
GreatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “The Great Spirit felt sorry for you because you would not be comforted, so he let me come back to you, but you must not stretch out your hand to touch me till we have seen the rest of our people.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “The Great Spirit felt sorry for you because you would not be comforted, so he let me come back to you, but you must not stretch out your hand to touch me till we have seen the rest of our people.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The Great Spirit felt sorry for you because you would not be comforted, so he let me come back to you, but you must not stretch out your hand to touch me till we have seen the rest of our people.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The Great Spirit felt sorry for you because you would not be comforted, so he let me come back to you, but you must not stretch out your hand to touch me till we have seen the rest of our people.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So the man listened to her words, and the woman dwelt there and brought the wood and kindled the fire, till one day her husband said to her:
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading So the man listened to her words, and the woman dwelt there and brought the wood and kindled the fire, till one day her husband said to her:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If you do I shall die.”
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you do I shall die.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is now two years since you died.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is now two years since you died.
kindledadjectiveUS /ˈkɪndəld/
set afire
From this reading So the man listened to her words, and the woman dwelt there and brought the wood and kindled the fire, till one day her husband said to her:
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “The Great Spirit felt sorry for you because you would not be comforted, so he let me come back to you, but you must not stretch out your hand to touch me till we have seen the rest of our people.
listenedverbUS /ˈlɪsənd/
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading So the man listened to her words, and the woman dwelt there and brought the wood and kindled the fire, till one day her husband said to her:
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading So the man listened to her words, and the woman dwelt there and brought the wood and kindled the fire, till one day her husband said to her:
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The Great Spirit felt sorry for you because you would not be comforted, so he let me come back to you, but you must not stretch out your hand to touch me till we have seen the rest of our people.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “The Great Spirit felt sorry for you because you would not be comforted, so he let me come back to you, but you must not stretch out your hand to touch me till we have seen the rest of our people.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “The Great Spirit felt sorry for you because you would not be comforted, so he let me come back to you, but you must not stretch out your hand to touch me till we have seen the rest of our people.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “It is now two years since you died.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The Great Spirit felt sorry for you because you would not be comforted, so he let me come back to you, but you must not stretch out your hand to touch me till we have seen the rest of our people.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So the man listened to her words, and the woman dwelt there and brought the wood and kindled the fire, till one day her husband said to her:
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “The Great Spirit felt sorry for you because you would not be comforted, so he let me come back to you, but you must not stretch out your hand to touch me till we have seen the rest of our people.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “The Great Spirit felt sorry for you because you would not be comforted, so he let me come back to you, but you must not stretch out your hand to touch me till we have seen the rest of our people.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “The Great Spirit felt sorry for you because you would not be comforted, so he let me come back to you, but you must not stretch out your hand to touch me till we have seen the rest of our people.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “The Great Spirit felt sorry for you because you would not be comforted, so he let me come back to you, but you must not stretch out your hand to touch me till we have seen the rest of our people.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading So the man listened to her words, and the woman dwelt there and brought the wood and kindled the fire, till one day her husband said to her:
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “The Great Spirit felt sorry for you because you would not be comforted, so he let me come back to you, but you must not stretch out your hand to touch me till we have seen the rest of our people.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading If you do I shall die.”
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “It is now two years since you died.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “The Great Spirit felt sorry for you because you would not be comforted, so he let me come back to you, but you must not stretch out your hand to touch me till we have seen the rest of our people.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “The Great Spirit felt sorry for you because you would not be comforted, so he let me come back to you, but you must not stretch out your hand to touch me till we have seen the rest of our people.
SpiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading “The Great Spirit felt sorry for you because you would not be comforted, so he let me come back to you, but you must not stretch out your hand to touch me till we have seen the rest of our people.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading “The Great Spirit felt sorry for you because you would not be comforted, so he let me come back to you, but you must not stretch out your hand to touch me till we have seen the rest of our people.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The Great Spirit felt sorry for you because you would not be comforted, so he let me come back to you, but you must not stretch out your hand to touch me till we have seen the rest of our people.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading So the man listened to her words, and the woman dwelt there and brought the wood and kindled the fire, till one day her husband said to her:
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading “The Great Spirit felt sorry for you because you would not be comforted, so he let me come back to you, but you must not stretch out your hand to touch me till we have seen the rest of our people.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The Great Spirit felt sorry for you because you would not be comforted, so he let me come back to you, but you must not stretch out your hand to touch me till we have seen the rest of our people.
touchverbUS /tʌtʃ/
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “The Great Spirit felt sorry for you because you would not be comforted, so he let me come back to you, but you must not stretch out your hand to touch me till we have seen the rest of our people.
tribenounUS /traɪb/
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading Let us now go back to our tribe.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “It is now two years since you died.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us now go back to our tribe.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “The Great Spirit felt sorry for you because you would not be comforted, so he let me come back to you, but you must not stretch out your hand to touch me till we have seen the rest of our people.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading So the man listened to her words, and the woman dwelt there and brought the wood and kindled the fire, till one day her husband said to her:
woodnounUS /wʊd/
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading So the man listened to her words, and the woman dwelt there and brought the wood and kindled the fire, till one day her husband said to her:
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading So the man listened to her words, and the woman dwelt there and brought the wood and kindled the fire, till one day her husband said to her:
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The Great Spirit felt sorry for you because you would not be comforted, so he let me come back to you, but you must not stretch out your hand to touch me till we have seen the rest of our people.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading “It is now two years since you died.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “The Great Spirit felt sorry for you because you would not be comforted, so he let me come back to you, but you must not stretch out your hand to touch me till we have seen the rest of our people.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “The Great Spirit felt sorry for you because you would not be comforted, so he let me come back to you, but you must not stretch out your hand to touch me till we have seen the rest of our people.
