used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I don't like snakes either," said Kit-chee, "but it's a custom in our family to use their skins in nest-building.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There's a tradition about it, too."
on the far side of; further than
From this reading I've heard my grandfather say that our kinfolk, who dwell far to the south beyond the big seawater, have the same custom.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I've heard my grandfather say that our kinfolk, who dwell far to the south beyond the big seawater, have the same custom.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Oh, please tell me about it," said the little boy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I don't like snakes either," said Kit-chee, "but it's a custom in our family to use their skins in nest-building.
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading "I don't like snakes either," said Kit-chee, "but it's a custom in our family to use their skins in nest-building.
don't
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From this reading "I don't like snakes either," said Kit-chee, "but it's a custom in our family to use their skins in nest-building.
dwellverbUS /dwel/
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading I've heard my grandfather say that our kinfolk, who dwell far to the south beyond the big seawater, have the same custom.
one or the other of two
From this reading "I don't like snakes either," said Kit-chee, "but it's a custom in our family to use their skins in nest-building.
a social unit living together
From this reading "I don't like snakes either," said Kit-chee, "but it's a custom in our family to use their skins in nest-building.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading I've heard my grandfather say that our kinfolk, who dwell far to the south beyond the big seawater, have the same custom.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Wherever you find a home of one of our tribe, there you will find a snake-skin.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading I've heard my grandfather say that our kinfolk, who dwell far to the south beyond the big seawater, have the same custom.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I've heard my grandfather say that our kinfolk, who dwell far to the south beyond the big seawater, have the same custom.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I've heard my grandfather say that our kinfolk, who dwell far to the south beyond the big seawater, have the same custom.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Wherever you find a home of one of our tribe, there you will find a snake-skin.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't like snakes either," said Kit-chee, "but it's a custom in our family to use their skins in nest-building.
I've
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From this reading I've heard my grandfather say that our kinfolk, who dwell far to the south beyond the big seawater, have the same custom.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I don't like snakes either," said Kit-chee, "but it's a custom in our family to use their skins in nest-building.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There's a tradition about it, too."
it's
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From this reading "I don't like snakes either," said Kit-chee, "but it's a custom in our family to use their skins in nest-building.
kinfolknoun
people descended from a common ancestor
From this reading I've heard my grandfather say that our kinfolk, who dwell far to the south beyond the big seawater, have the same custom.
Kit-chee
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From this reading "I don't like snakes either," said Kit-chee, "but it's a custom in our family to use their skins in nest-building.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I don't like snakes either," said Kit-chee, "but it's a custom in our family to use their skins in nest-building.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Oh, please tell me about it," said the little boy.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, please tell me about it," said the little boy.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I've heard my grandfather say that our kinfolk, who dwell far to the south beyond the big seawater, have the same custom.
nest-building
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From this reading "I don't like snakes either," said Kit-chee, "but it's a custom in our family to use their skins in nest-building.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wherever you find a home of one of our tribe, there you will find a snake-skin.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, please tell me about it," said the little boy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Wherever you find a home of one of our tribe, there you will find a snake-skin.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I don't like snakes either," said Kit-chee, "but it's a custom in our family to use their skins in nest-building.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Oh, please tell me about it," said the little boy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I don't like snakes either," said Kit-chee, "but it's a custom in our family to use their skins in nest-building.
Identical; not different.
From this reading I've heard my grandfather say that our kinfolk, who dwell far to the south beyond the big seawater, have the same custom.
express in words
From this reading I've heard my grandfather say that our kinfolk, who dwell far to the south beyond the big seawater, have the same custom.
seawaternounUS /ˈsiːwɑːtər/
water containing salts
From this reading I've heard my grandfather say that our kinfolk, who dwell far to the south beyond the big seawater, have the same custom.
skinsnounUS /skɪnz/
plural of “skin” — a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading "I don't like snakes either," said Kit-chee, "but it's a custom in our family to use their skins in nest-building.
snake-skin
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From this reading Wherever you find a home of one of our tribe, there you will find a snake-skin.
snakesnounUS /sneɪks/
plural of “snake” — limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading "I don't like snakes either," said Kit-chee, "but it's a custom in our family to use their skins in nest-building.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading I've heard my grandfather say that our kinfolk, who dwell far to the south beyond the big seawater, have the same custom.
express in words
From this reading "Oh, please tell me about it," said the little boy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I've heard my grandfather say that our kinfolk, who dwell far to the south beyond the big seawater, have the same custom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I've heard my grandfather say that our kinfolk, who dwell far to the south beyond the big seawater, have the same custom.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "I don't like snakes either," said Kit-chee, "but it's a custom in our family to use their skins in nest-building.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Wherever you find a home of one of our tribe, there you will find a snake-skin.
There's
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From this reading There's a tradition about it, too."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I don't like snakes either," said Kit-chee, "but it's a custom in our family to use their skins in nest-building.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading There's a tradition about it, too."
traditionnounUS /trəˈdɪʃən/
an inherited pattern of thought or action
From this reading There's a tradition about it, too."
tribenounUS /traɪb/
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
From this reading Wherever you find a home of one of our tribe, there you will find a snake-skin.
the act of using
From this reading "I don't like snakes either," said Kit-chee, "but it's a custom in our family to use their skins in nest-building.
in or to any place at all
From this reading Wherever you find a home of one of our tribe, there you will find a snake-skin.
which person or people
From this reading I've heard my grandfather say that our kinfolk, who dwell far to the south beyond the big seawater, have the same custom.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Wherever you find a home of one of our tribe, there you will find a snake-skin.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Wherever you find a home of one of our tribe, there you will find a snake-skin.
