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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 Then a joyous shout went up from the village, for the Minneconjoux knew that his appeal had been answered, the Great Mystery had listened to their prayers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was evident that they had news of great importance, and the people became much excited.
answered
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From this reading Then a joyous shout went up from the village, for the Minneconjoux knew that his appeal had been answered, the Great Mystery had listened to their prayers.
appeal
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From this reading Then a joyous shout went up from the village, for the Minneconjoux knew that his appeal had been answered, the Great Mystery had listened to their prayers.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the riders passed they called to him, and he immediately rose and extended the sacred pipe toward the heavens.
became
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From this reading It was evident that they had news of great importance, and the people became much excited.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE GREAT BUFFALO DRIVE Early the following day the Sioux saw several of the scouts who had been sent to the ridges to watch for buffaloes racing wildly toward the Minneconjoux village.
bring
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From this reading Rain Crow was out on the plain continuing his mysterious ceremony to bring the buffaloes.
BUFFALO
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From this reading THE GREAT BUFFALO DRIVE Early the following day the Sioux saw several of the scouts who had been sent to the ridges to watch for buffaloes racing wildly toward the Minneconjoux village.
buffaloes
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From this reading THE GREAT BUFFALO DRIVE Early the following day the Sioux saw several of the scouts who had been sent to the ridges to watch for buffaloes racing wildly toward the Minneconjoux village.
called
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From this reading As the riders passed they called to him, and he immediately rose and extended the sacred pipe toward the heavens.
ceremony
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From this reading Rain Crow was out on the plain continuing his mysterious ceremony to bring the buffaloes.
continuing
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From this reading Rain Crow was out on the plain continuing his mysterious ceremony to bring the buffaloes.
Crow
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From this reading Rain Crow was out on the plain continuing his mysterious ceremony to bring the buffaloes.
day
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From this reading THE GREAT BUFFALO DRIVE Early the following day the Sioux saw several of the scouts who had been sent to the ridges to watch for buffaloes racing wildly toward the Minneconjoux village.
DRIVE
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From this reading THE GREAT BUFFALO DRIVE Early the following day the Sioux saw several of the scouts who had been sent to the ridges to watch for buffaloes racing wildly toward the Minneconjoux village.
Early
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From this reading THE GREAT BUFFALO DRIVE Early the following day the Sioux saw several of the scouts who had been sent to the ridges to watch for buffaloes racing wildly toward the Minneconjoux village.
evident
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From this reading It was evident that they had news of great importance, and the people became much excited.
excited
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From this reading It was evident that they had news of great importance, and the people became much excited.
extended
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From this reading As the riders passed they called to him, and he immediately rose and extended the sacred pipe toward the heavens.
following
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From this reading THE GREAT BUFFALO DRIVE Early the following day the Sioux saw several of the scouts who had been sent to the ridges to watch for buffaloes racing wildly toward the Minneconjoux village.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE GREAT BUFFALO DRIVE Early the following day the Sioux saw several of the scouts who had been sent to the ridges to watch for buffaloes racing wildly toward the Minneconjoux village.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then a joyous shout went up from the village, for the Minneconjoux knew that his appeal had been answered, the Great Mystery had listened to their prayers.
GREAT
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From this reading THE GREAT BUFFALO DRIVE Early the following day the Sioux saw several of the scouts who had been sent to the ridges to watch for buffaloes racing wildly toward the Minneconjoux village.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE GREAT BUFFALO DRIVE Early the following day the Sioux saw several of the scouts who had been sent to the ridges to watch for buffaloes racing wildly toward the Minneconjoux village.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the riders passed they called to him, and he immediately rose and extended the sacred pipe toward the heavens.
heavens
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From this reading As the riders passed they called to him, and he immediately rose and extended the sacred pipe toward the heavens.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As the riders passed they called to him, and he immediately rose and extended the sacred pipe toward the heavens.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rain Crow was out on the plain continuing his mysterious ceremony to bring the buffaloes.
immediately
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From this reading As the riders passed they called to him, and he immediately rose and extended the sacred pipe toward the heavens.
importance
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From this reading It was evident that they had news of great importance, and the people became much excited.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was evident that they had news of great importance, and the people became much excited.
joyous
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From this reading Then a joyous shout went up from the village, for the Minneconjoux knew that his appeal had been answered, the Great Mystery had listened to their prayers.
knew
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From this reading Then a joyous shout went up from the village, for the Minneconjoux knew that his appeal had been answered, the Great Mystery had listened to their prayers.
listened
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From this reading Then a joyous shout went up from the village, for the Minneconjoux knew that his appeal had been answered, the Great Mystery had listened to their prayers.
Minneconjoux
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From this reading THE GREAT BUFFALO DRIVE Early the following day the Sioux saw several of the scouts who had been sent to the ridges to watch for buffaloes racing wildly toward the Minneconjoux village.
much
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From this reading It was evident that they had news of great importance, and the people became much excited.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Rain Crow was out on the plain continuing his mysterious ceremony to bring the buffaloes.
Mystery
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From this reading Then a joyous shout went up from the village, for the Minneconjoux knew that his appeal had been answered, the Great Mystery had listened to their prayers.
news
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From this reading It was evident that they had news of great importance, and the people became much excited.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GREAT BUFFALO DRIVE Early the following day the Sioux saw several of the scouts who had been sent to the ridges to watch for buffaloes racing wildly toward the Minneconjoux village.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Rain Crow was out on the plain continuing his mysterious ceremony to bring the buffaloes.
out
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From this reading Rain Crow was out on the plain continuing his mysterious ceremony to bring the buffaloes.
passed
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From this reading As the riders passed they called to him, and he immediately rose and extended the sacred pipe toward the heavens.
people
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From this reading It was evident that they had news of great importance, and the people became much excited.
pipe
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From this reading As the riders passed they called to him, and he immediately rose and extended the sacred pipe toward the heavens.
plain
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From this reading Rain Crow was out on the plain continuing his mysterious ceremony to bring the buffaloes.
prayers
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From this reading Then a joyous shout went up from the village, for the Minneconjoux knew that his appeal had been answered, the Great Mystery had listened to their prayers.
racing
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From this reading THE GREAT BUFFALO DRIVE Early the following day the Sioux saw several of the scouts who had been sent to the ridges to watch for buffaloes racing wildly toward the Minneconjoux village.
Rain
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From this reading Rain Crow was out on the plain continuing his mysterious ceremony to bring the buffaloes.
riders
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From this reading As the riders passed they called to him, and he immediately rose and extended the sacred pipe toward the heavens.
ridges
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From this reading THE GREAT BUFFALO DRIVE Early the following day the Sioux saw several of the scouts who had been sent to the ridges to watch for buffaloes racing wildly toward the Minneconjoux village.
rose
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From this reading As the riders passed they called to him, and he immediately rose and extended the sacred pipe toward the heavens.
sacred
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From this reading As the riders passed they called to him, and he immediately rose and extended the sacred pipe toward the heavens.
saw
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From this reading THE GREAT BUFFALO DRIVE Early the following day the Sioux saw several of the scouts who had been sent to the ridges to watch for buffaloes racing wildly toward the Minneconjoux village.
scouts
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From this reading THE GREAT BUFFALO DRIVE Early the following day the Sioux saw several of the scouts who had been sent to the ridges to watch for buffaloes racing wildly toward the Minneconjoux village.
sent
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From this reading THE GREAT BUFFALO DRIVE Early the following day the Sioux saw several of the scouts who had been sent to the ridges to watch for buffaloes racing wildly toward the Minneconjoux village.
several
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From this reading THE GREAT BUFFALO DRIVE Early the following day the Sioux saw several of the scouts who had been sent to the ridges to watch for buffaloes racing wildly toward the Minneconjoux village.
shout
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From this reading Then a joyous shout went up from the village, for the Minneconjoux knew that his appeal had been answered, the Great Mystery had listened to their prayers.
Sioux
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From this reading THE GREAT BUFFALO DRIVE Early the following day the Sioux saw several of the scouts who had been sent to the ridges to watch for buffaloes racing wildly toward the Minneconjoux village.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was evident that they had news of great importance, and the people became much excited.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT BUFFALO DRIVE Early the following day the Sioux saw several of the scouts who had been sent to the ridges to watch for buffaloes racing wildly toward the Minneconjoux village.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Then a joyous shout went up from the village, for the Minneconjoux knew that his appeal had been answered, the Great Mystery had listened to their prayers.
Then
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From this reading Then a joyous shout went up from the village, for the Minneconjoux knew that his appeal had been answered, the Great Mystery had listened to their prayers.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was evident that they had news of great importance, and the people became much excited.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GREAT BUFFALO DRIVE Early the following day the Sioux saw several of the scouts who had been sent to the ridges to watch for buffaloes racing wildly toward the Minneconjoux village.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading THE GREAT BUFFALO DRIVE Early the following day the Sioux saw several of the scouts who had been sent to the ridges to watch for buffaloes racing wildly toward the Minneconjoux village.
up
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From this reading Then a joyous shout went up from the village, for the Minneconjoux knew that his appeal had been answered, the Great Mystery had listened to their prayers.
village
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From this reading THE GREAT BUFFALO DRIVE Early the following day the Sioux saw several of the scouts who had been sent to the ridges to watch for buffaloes racing wildly toward the Minneconjoux village.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was evident that they had news of great importance, and the people became much excited.
watch
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From this reading THE GREAT BUFFALO DRIVE Early the following day the Sioux saw several of the scouts who had been sent to the ridges to watch for buffaloes racing wildly toward the Minneconjoux village.
went
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From this reading Then a joyous shout went up from the village, for the Minneconjoux knew that his appeal had been answered, the Great Mystery had listened to their prayers.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE GREAT BUFFALO DRIVE Early the following day the Sioux saw several of the scouts who had been sent to the ridges to watch for buffaloes racing wildly toward the Minneconjoux village.
wildly
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From this reading THE GREAT BUFFALO DRIVE Early the following day the Sioux saw several of the scouts who had been sent to the ridges to watch for buffaloes racing wildly toward the Minneconjoux village.
