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Wongo and the Wise Old Crow
Wongo and the Wise Old Crow

Chapter V

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AN INDIAN BOY RULER _This story, dear reader--in you I’ll confide-- Contains a most terrible plot!
Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_
There were several stories, each supposed to be a true account, of how Cho-gay, the lone Indian boy, came to live among the Black Hills of Timbertangle, a wild, secluded country, where no other man-animal ever had lived.
Probably Kaw, the crow, alone knew the truth.
That wise old bird, who seemed to know almost everything, had told the animals how, several summers before, he had seen a curious brown spot floating down one of the flood-swollen streams, clinging to a mass of brush.
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Wongo and the Wise Old Crow

Chapter V

Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
AN INDIAN BOY RULER _This story, dear reader--in you I’ll confide-- Contains a most terrible plot!
Line 2
Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_
Line 3
There were several stories, each supposed to be a true account, of how Cho-gay, the lone Indian boy, came to live among the Black Hills of Timbertangle, a wild, secluded country, where no other man-animal ever had lived.
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Probably Kaw, the crow, alone knew the truth.
Line 5
That wise old bird, who seemed to know almost everything, had told the animals how, several summers before, he had seen a curious brown spot floating down one of the flood-swollen streams, clinging to a mass of brush.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Alone noun US /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Probably Kaw, the crow, alone knew the truth.”

Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “There were several stories, each supposed to be a true account, of how Cho-gay, the lone Indian boy, came to live among the Black Hills of Timbertangle, a wild, secluded country, where no other man-animal ever had lived.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “That wise old bird, who seemed to know almost everything, had told the animals how, several summers before, he had seen a curious brown spot floating down one of the flood-swollen streams, clinging to a mass of brush.”

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “There were several stories, each supposed to be a true account, of how Cho-gay, the lone Indian boy, came to live among the Black Hills of Timbertangle, a wild, secluded country, where no other man-animal ever had lived.”

Everything pronoun US /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “That wise old bird, who seemed to know almost everything, had told the animals how, several summers before, he had seen a curious brown spot floating down one of the flood-swollen streams, clinging to a mass of brush.”

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_”

Know noun US /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “That wise old bird, who seemed to know almost everything, had told the animals how, several summers before, he had seen a curious brown spot floating down one of the flood-swollen streams, clinging to a mass of brush.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “That wise old bird, who seemed to know almost everything, had told the animals how, several summers before, he had seen a curious brown spot floating down one of the flood-swollen streams, clinging to a mass of brush.”

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “That wise old bird, who seemed to know almost everything, had told the animals how, several summers before, he had seen a curious brown spot floating down one of the flood-swollen streams, clinging to a mass of brush.”

Several noun US /ˈseveral/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “There were several stories, each supposed to be a true account, of how Cho-gay, the lone Indian boy, came to live among the Black Hills of Timbertangle, a wild, secluded country, where no other man-animal ever had lived.”

Terrible noun US /ˈterrible/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “AN INDIAN BOY RULER _This story, dear reader--in you I’ll confide-- Contains a most terrible plot!”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_”

Whether conjunction US /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading “Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_”

Whose determiner US /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading “Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_”

Wondrous adjective US /ˈwʌndrəs/

strange, beautiful, and impressive

From this reading “Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_”

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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 AN INDIAN BOY RULER _This story, dear reader--in you I’ll confide-- Contains a most terrible plot!

account

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From this reading Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_

almost

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From this reading That wise old bird, who seemed to know almost everything, had told the animals how, several summers before, he had seen a curious brown spot floating down one of the flood-swollen streams, clinging to a mass of brush.

alonenounUS /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Probably Kaw, the crow, alone knew the truth.

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading There were several stories, each supposed to be a true account, of how Cho-gay, the lone Indian boy, came to live among the Black Hills of Timbertangle, a wild, secluded country, where no other man-animal ever had lived.

ANdeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading AN INDIAN BOY RULER _This story, dear reader--in you I’ll confide-- Contains a most terrible plot!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_

animals

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From this reading That wise old bird, who seemed to know almost everything, had told the animals how, several summers before, he had seen a curious brown spot floating down one of the flood-swollen streams, clinging to a mass of brush.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_

band

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From this reading Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading There were several stories, each supposed to be a true account, of how Cho-gay, the lone Indian boy, came to live among the Black Hills of Timbertangle, a wild, secluded country, where no other man-animal ever had lived.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading That wise old bird, who seemed to know almost everything, had told the animals how, several summers before, he had seen a curious brown spot floating down one of the flood-swollen streams, clinging to a mass of brush.

bird

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From this reading That wise old bird, who seemed to know almost everything, had told the animals how, several summers before, he had seen a curious brown spot floating down one of the flood-swollen streams, clinging to a mass of brush.

Black

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From this reading There were several stories, each supposed to be a true account, of how Cho-gay, the lone Indian boy, came to live among the Black Hills of Timbertangle, a wild, secluded country, where no other man-animal ever had lived.

bold

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From this reading Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_

BOY

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From this reading AN INDIAN BOY RULER _This story, dear reader--in you I’ll confide-- Contains a most terrible plot!

brown

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From this reading That wise old bird, who seemed to know almost everything, had told the animals how, several summers before, he had seen a curious brown spot floating down one of the flood-swollen streams, clinging to a mass of brush.

brush

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From this reading That wise old bird, who seemed to know almost everything, had told the animals how, several summers before, he had seen a curious brown spot floating down one of the flood-swollen streams, clinging to a mass of brush.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_

came

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From this reading There were several stories, each supposed to be a true account, of how Cho-gay, the lone Indian boy, came to live among the Black Hills of Timbertangle, a wild, secluded country, where no other man-animal ever had lived.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_

Cho-gay

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From this reading There were several stories, each supposed to be a true account, of how Cho-gay, the lone Indian boy, came to live among the Black Hills of Timbertangle, a wild, secluded country, where no other man-animal ever had lived.

clinging

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From this reading That wise old bird, who seemed to know almost everything, had told the animals how, several summers before, he had seen a curious brown spot floating down one of the flood-swollen streams, clinging to a mass of brush.

confide

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From this reading AN INDIAN BOY RULER _This story, dear reader--in you I’ll confide-- Contains a most terrible plot!

Contains

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From this reading AN INDIAN BOY RULER _This story, dear reader--in you I’ll confide-- Contains a most terrible plot!

country

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From this reading There were several stories, each supposed to be a true account, of how Cho-gay, the lone Indian boy, came to live among the Black Hills of Timbertangle, a wild, secluded country, where no other man-animal ever had lived.

crow

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From this reading Probably Kaw, the crow, alone knew the truth.

curious

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From this reading That wise old bird, who seemed to know almost everything, had told the animals how, several summers before, he had seen a curious brown spot floating down one of the flood-swollen streams, clinging to a mass of brush.

dear

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From this reading AN INDIAN BOY RULER _This story, dear reader--in you I’ll confide-- Contains a most terrible plot!

decide

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From this reading Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_

desperate

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From this reading Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_

down

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From this reading That wise old bird, who seemed to know almost everything, had told the animals how, several summers before, he had seen a curious brown spot floating down one of the flood-swollen streams, clinging to a mass of brush.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading There were several stories, each supposed to be a true account, of how Cho-gay, the lone Indian boy, came to live among the Black Hills of Timbertangle, a wild, secluded country, where no other man-animal ever had lived.

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading There were several stories, each supposed to be a true account, of how Cho-gay, the lone Indian boy, came to live among the Black Hills of Timbertangle, a wild, secluded country, where no other man-animal ever had lived.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading That wise old bird, who seemed to know almost everything, had told the animals how, several summers before, he had seen a curious brown spot floating down one of the flood-swollen streams, clinging to a mass of brush.

floating

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From this reading That wise old bird, who seemed to know almost everything, had told the animals how, several summers before, he had seen a curious brown spot floating down one of the flood-swollen streams, clinging to a mass of brush.

flood-swollen

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From this reading That wise old bird, who seemed to know almost everything, had told the animals how, several summers before, he had seen a curious brown spot floating down one of the flood-swollen streams, clinging to a mass of brush.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading There were several stories, each supposed to be a true account, of how Cho-gay, the lone Indian boy, came to live among the Black Hills of Timbertangle, a wild, secluded country, where no other man-animal ever had lived.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading That wise old bird, who seemed to know almost everything, had told the animals how, several summers before, he had seen a curious brown spot floating down one of the flood-swollen streams, clinging to a mass of brush.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_

Hills

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From this reading There were several stories, each supposed to be a true account, of how Cho-gay, the lone Indian boy, came to live among the Black Hills of Timbertangle, a wild, secluded country, where no other man-animal ever had lived.

how

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From this reading There were several stories, each supposed to be a true account, of how Cho-gay, the lone Indian boy, came to live among the Black Hills of Timbertangle, a wild, secluded country, where no other man-animal ever had lived.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_

I'll

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From this reading AN INDIAN BOY RULER _This story, dear reader--in you I’ll confide-- Contains a most terrible plot!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading AN INDIAN BOY RULER _This story, dear reader--in you I’ll confide-- Contains a most terrible plot!

INDIAN

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From this reading AN INDIAN BOY RULER _This story, dear reader--in you I’ll confide-- Contains a most terrible plot!

inform

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From this reading Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_

It's

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From this reading Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_

Just

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From this reading Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_

Kaw

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From this reading Probably Kaw, the crow, alone knew the truth.

knew

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From this reading Probably Kaw, the crow, alone knew the truth.

knownounUS /know/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading That wise old bird, who seemed to know almost everything, had told the animals how, several summers before, he had seen a curious brown spot floating down one of the flood-swollen streams, clinging to a mass of brush.

land

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From this reading Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_

live

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From this reading There were several stories, each supposed to be a true account, of how Cho-gay, the lone Indian boy, came to live among the Black Hills of Timbertangle, a wild, secluded country, where no other man-animal ever had lived.

lived

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From this reading There were several stories, each supposed to be a true account, of how Cho-gay, the lone Indian boy, came to live among the Black Hills of Timbertangle, a wild, secluded country, where no other man-animal ever had lived.

lone

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From this reading There were several stories, each supposed to be a true account, of how Cho-gay, the lone Indian boy, came to live among the Black Hills of Timbertangle, a wild, secluded country, where no other man-animal ever had lived.

man-animal

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From this reading There were several stories, each supposed to be a true account, of how Cho-gay, the lone Indian boy, came to live among the Black Hills of Timbertangle, a wild, secluded country, where no other man-animal ever had lived.

man-cub

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From this reading Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_

mass

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From this reading That wise old bird, who seemed to know almost everything, had told the animals how, several summers before, he had seen a curious brown spot floating down one of the flood-swollen streams, clinging to a mass of brush.

most

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From this reading AN INDIAN BOY RULER _This story, dear reader--in you I’ll confide-- Contains a most terrible plot!

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading There were several stories, each supposed to be a true account, of how Cho-gay, the lone Indian boy, came to live among the Black Hills of Timbertangle, a wild, secluded country, where no other man-animal ever had lived.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_

OfprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_

old

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From this reading That wise old bird, who seemed to know almost everything, had told the animals how, several summers before, he had seen a curious brown spot floating down one of the flood-swollen streams, clinging to a mass of brush.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading That wise old bird, who seemed to know almost everything, had told the animals how, several summers before, he had seen a curious brown spot floating down one of the flood-swollen streams, clinging to a mass of brush.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_

other

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From this reading There were several stories, each supposed to be a true account, of how Cho-gay, the lone Indian boy, came to live among the Black Hills of Timbertangle, a wild, secluded country, where no other man-animal ever had lived.

plot

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From this reading AN INDIAN BOY RULER _This story, dear reader--in you I’ll confide-- Contains a most terrible plot!

Probably

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From this reading Probably Kaw, the crow, alone knew the truth.

read

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From this reading Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_

reader

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From this reading AN INDIAN BOY RULER _This story, dear reader--in you I’ll confide-- Contains a most terrible plot!

RULER

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From this reading AN INDIAN BOY RULER _This story, dear reader--in you I’ll confide-- Contains a most terrible plot!

secluded

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From this reading There were several stories, each supposed to be a true account, of how Cho-gay, the lone Indian boy, came to live among the Black Hills of Timbertangle, a wild, secluded country, where no other man-animal ever had lived.

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading That wise old bird, who seemed to know almost everything, had told the animals how, several summers before, he had seen a curious brown spot floating down one of the flood-swollen streams, clinging to a mass of brush.

seen

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From this reading That wise old bird, who seemed to know almost everything, had told the animals how, several summers before, he had seen a curious brown spot floating down one of the flood-swollen streams, clinging to a mass of brush.

several

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From this reading There were several stories, each supposed to be a true account, of how Cho-gay, the lone Indian boy, came to live among the Black Hills of Timbertangle, a wild, secluded country, where no other man-animal ever had lived.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_

sought

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From this reading Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_

spot

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From this reading That wise old bird, who seemed to know almost everything, had told the animals how, several summers before, he had seen a curious brown spot floating down one of the flood-swollen streams, clinging to a mass of brush.

stories

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From this reading There were several stories, each supposed to be a true account, of how Cho-gay, the lone Indian boy, came to live among the Black Hills of Timbertangle, a wild, secluded country, where no other man-animal ever had lived.

story

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From this reading AN INDIAN BOY RULER _This story, dear reader--in you I’ll confide-- Contains a most terrible plot!

streams

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From this reading That wise old bird, who seemed to know almost everything, had told the animals how, several summers before, he had seen a curious brown spot floating down one of the flood-swollen streams, clinging to a mass of brush.

summers

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From this reading That wise old bird, who seemed to know almost everything, had told the animals how, several summers before, he had seen a curious brown spot floating down one of the flood-swollen streams, clinging to a mass of brush.

supposed

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From this reading There were several stories, each supposed to be a true account, of how Cho-gay, the lone Indian boy, came to live among the Black Hills of Timbertangle, a wild, secluded country, where no other man-animal ever had lived.

tale

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From this reading Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_

terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading AN INDIAN BOY RULER _This story, dear reader--in you I’ll confide-- Contains a most terrible plot!

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That wise old bird, who seemed to know almost everything, had told the animals how, several summers before, he had seen a curious brown spot floating down one of the flood-swollen streams, clinging to a mass of brush.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_

There

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From this reading There were several stories, each supposed to be a true account, of how Cho-gay, the lone Indian boy, came to live among the Black Hills of Timbertangle, a wild, secluded country, where no other man-animal ever had lived.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading AN INDIAN BOY RULER _This story, dear reader--in you I’ll confide-- Contains a most terrible plot!

Timbertangle

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From this reading There were several stories, each supposed to be a true account, of how Cho-gay, the lone Indian boy, came to live among the Black Hills of Timbertangle, a wild, secluded country, where no other man-animal ever had lived.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_

true

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From this reading There were several stories, each supposed to be a true account, of how Cho-gay, the lone Indian boy, came to live among the Black Hills of Timbertangle, a wild, secluded country, where no other man-animal ever had lived.

truth

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From this reading Probably Kaw, the crow, alone knew the truth.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There were several stories, each supposed to be a true account, of how Cho-gay, the lone Indian boy, came to live among the Black Hills of Timbertangle, a wild, secluded country, where no other man-animal ever had lived.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading There were several stories, each supposed to be a true account, of how Cho-gay, the lone Indian boy, came to live among the Black Hills of Timbertangle, a wild, secluded country, where no other man-animal ever had lived.

whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading That wise old bird, who seemed to know almost everything, had told the animals how, several summers before, he had seen a curious brown spot floating down one of the flood-swollen streams, clinging to a mass of brush.

WhosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_

wild

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From this reading Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_

wise

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From this reading That wise old bird, who seemed to know almost everything, had told the animals how, several summers before, he had seen a curious brown spot floating down one of the flood-swollen streams, clinging to a mass of brush.

wondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/

strange, beautiful, and impressive

From this reading Of this I inform you, and you can decide Just whether to read it or not._ _It’s a tale of a wild and wondrous land; An account of a man-cub bold, Whose life is sought by a desperate band-- So here is the tale as it’s told!_

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading AN INDIAN BOY RULER _This story, dear reader--in you I’ll confide-- Contains a most terrible plot!