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Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring. I have three gourds which I fill with water and take back to my cave against the long nights. I have fashioned a spear and a bow and arrow, that I may conserve my ammunition, which is running low. My clothes are worn to shreds. Tomorrow I shall discard them for leopard-skins which I have tanned and sewn into a garment strong and warm.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “I have three gourds which I fill with water and take back to my cave against the long nights.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have three gourds which I fill with water and take back to my cave against the long nights.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have three gourds which I fill with water and take back to my cave against the long nights.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “I have fashioned a spear and a bow and arrow, that I may conserve my ammunition, which is running low.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “I have three gourds which I fill with water and take back to my cave against the long nights.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I have fashioned a spear and a bow and arrow, that I may conserve my ammunition, which is running low.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Tomorrow I shall discard them for leopard-skins which I have tanned and sewn into a garment strong and warm.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have three gourds which I fill with water and take back to my cave against the long nights.”
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading “My clothes are worn to shreds.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I have three gourds which I fill with water and take back to my cave against the long nights.
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From this reading I have fashioned a spear and a bow and arrow, that I may conserve my ammunition, which is running low.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My clothes are worn to shreds.
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From this reading I have fashioned a spear and a bow and arrow, that I may conserve my ammunition, which is running low.
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From this reading I have three gourds which I fill with water and take back to my cave against the long nights.
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From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have fashioned a spear and a bow and arrow, that I may conserve my ammunition, which is running low.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have three gourds which I fill with water and take back to my cave against the long nights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
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From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
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From this reading My clothes are worn to shreds.
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From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have fashioned a spear and a bow and arrow, that I may conserve my ammunition, which is running low.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tomorrow I shall discard them for leopard-skins which I have tanned and sewn into a garment strong and warm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have fashioned a spear and a bow and arrow, that I may conserve my ammunition, which is running low.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Tomorrow I shall discard them for leopard-skins which I have tanned and sewn into a garment strong and warm.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
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From this reading Tomorrow I shall discard them for leopard-skins which I have tanned and sewn into a garment strong and warm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have three gourds which I fill with water and take back to my cave against the long nights.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have three gourds which I fill with water and take back to my cave against the long nights.
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From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Tomorrow I shall discard them for leopard-skins which I have tanned and sewn into a garment strong and warm.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have fashioned a spear and a bow and arrow, that I may conserve my ammunition, which is running low.
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From this reading Tomorrow I shall discard them for leopard-skins which I have tanned and sewn into a garment strong and warm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have three gourds which I fill with water and take back to my cave against the long nights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have fashioned a spear and a bow and arrow, that I may conserve my ammunition, which is running low.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I have fashioned a spear and a bow and arrow, that I may conserve my ammunition, which is running low.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading I have three gourds which I fill with water and take back to my cave against the long nights.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
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From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I have fashioned a spear and a bow and arrow, that I may conserve my ammunition, which is running low.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tomorrow I shall discard them for leopard-skins which I have tanned and sewn into a garment strong and warm.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Tomorrow I shall discard them for leopard-skins which I have tanned and sewn into a garment strong and warm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My clothes are worn to shreds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have fashioned a spear and a bow and arrow, that I may conserve my ammunition, which is running low.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tomorrow I shall discard them for leopard-skins which I have tanned and sewn into a garment strong and warm.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have three gourds which I fill with water and take back to my cave against the long nights.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tomorrow I shall discard them for leopard-skins which I have tanned and sewn into a garment strong and warm.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have fashioned a spear and a bow and arrow, that I may conserve my ammunition, which is running low.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Tomorrow I shall discard them for leopard-skins which I have tanned and sewn into a garment strong and warm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have three gourds which I fill with water and take back to my cave against the long nights.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tomorrow I shall discard them for leopard-skins which I have tanned and sewn into a garment strong and warm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tomorrow I shall discard them for leopard-skins which I have tanned and sewn into a garment strong and warm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have three gourds which I fill with water and take back to my cave against the long nights.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Once a day I descend to the base of the cliff and hunt, and fill my stomach with water from a clear cold spring.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading My clothes are worn to shreds.
