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103
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From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
136
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From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
173
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From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
19
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From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
ago
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From this reading _To L.L.C. whose firm, kind guidance of another young warrior long ago is gratefully remembered._ F.L.K.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _To L.L.C. whose firm, kind guidance of another young warrior long ago is gratefully remembered._ F.L.K.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The warriors formed a circle around the council fire in front of him.
back
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From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
Bear
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From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
C
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From this reading _To L.L.C. whose firm, kind guidance of another young warrior long ago is gratefully remembered._ F.L.K.
camp
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From this reading Plainly two of the older warriors wanted this small hunting party to return to the main Sioux camp.
circle
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From this reading The warriors formed a circle around the council fire in front of him.
comfortable
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From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
councilnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The warriors formed a circle around the council fire in front of him.
cow
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From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
dared
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From this reading Little Bear had listened to the long debate wishing he dared speak.
debate
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From this reading Little Bear had listened to the long debate wishing he dared speak.
F
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From this reading _To L.L.C. whose firm, kind guidance of another young warrior long ago is gratefully remembered._ F.L.K.
falls
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From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
far
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From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
fat
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From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
fearfully
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From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
find
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From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
fire
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From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
firm
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From this reading _To L.L.C. whose firm, kind guidance of another young warrior long ago is gratefully remembered._ F.L.K.
formed
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From this reading The warriors formed a circle around the council fire in front of him.
front
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From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
grandfather
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From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
gratefully
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From this reading _To L.L.C. whose firm, kind guidance of another young warrior long ago is gratefully remembered._ F.L.K.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
guidance
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From this reading _To L.L.C. whose firm, kind guidance of another young warrior long ago is gratefully remembered._ F.L.K.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Little Bear had listened to the long debate wishing he dared speak.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The warriors formed a circle around the council fire in front of him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
hunting
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From this reading Plainly two of the older warriors wanted this small hunting party to return to the main Sioux camp.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _To L.L.C. whose firm, kind guidance of another young warrior long ago is gratefully remembered._ F.L.K.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
K
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From this reading _To L.L.C. whose firm, kind guidance of another young warrior long ago is gratefully remembered._ F.L.K.
kind
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From this reading _To L.L.C. whose firm, kind guidance of another young warrior long ago is gratefully remembered._ F.L.K.
L
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From this reading _To L.L.C. whose firm, kind guidance of another young warrior long ago is gratefully remembered._ F.L.K.
listened
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From this reading Little Bear had listened to the long debate wishing he dared speak.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _To L.L.C. whose firm, kind guidance of another young warrior long ago is gratefully remembered._ F.L.K.
made
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From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
main
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From this reading Plainly two of the older warriors wanted this small hunting party to return to the main Sioux camp.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _To L.L.C. whose firm, kind guidance of another young warrior long ago is gratefully remembered._ F.L.K.
older
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From this reading Plainly two of the older warriors wanted this small hunting party to return to the main Sioux camp.
out
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From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Plainly two of the older warriors wanted this small hunting party to return to the main Sioux camp.
picked
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From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
PlainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Plainly two of the older warriors wanted this small hunting party to return to the main Sioux camp.
remembered
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From this reading _To L.L.C. whose firm, kind guidance of another young warrior long ago is gratefully remembered._ F.L.K.
return
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From this reading Plainly two of the older warriors wanted this small hunting party to return to the main Sioux camp.
roaring
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From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
sat
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From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
shelter
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From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
Sioux
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From this reading Plainly two of the older warriors wanted this small hunting party to return to the main Sioux camp.
slowly
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From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
small
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From this reading Plainly two of the older warriors wanted this small hunting party to return to the main Sioux camp.
speak
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From this reading Little Bear had listened to the long debate wishing he dared speak.
thank
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From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Plainly two of the older warriors wanted this small hunting party to return to the main Sioux camp.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _To L.L.C. whose firm, kind guidance of another young warrior long ago is gratefully remembered._ F.L.K.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
tried
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From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
two
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From this reading Plainly two of the older warriors wanted this small hunting party to return to the main Sioux camp.
wanted
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From this reading Plainly two of the older warriors wanted this small hunting party to return to the main Sioux camp.
warrior
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From this reading _To L.L.C. whose firm, kind guidance of another young warrior long ago is gratefully remembered._ F.L.K.
warriors
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From this reading The warriors formed a circle around the council fire in front of him.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading _To L.L.C. whose firm, kind guidance of another young warrior long ago is gratefully remembered._ F.L.K.
wigwam
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From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
wishing
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From this reading Little Bear had listened to the long debate wishing he dared speak.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
words
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From this reading He tried to find words to thank his grandfather 19 He went slowly and fearfully towards the roaring falls 103 With a fire in front it made a comfortable shelter 136 Little Bear picked out a young, fat cow 173 Little Bear sat far back in the great wigwam.
young
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From this reading _To L.L.C. whose firm, kind guidance of another young warrior long ago is gratefully remembered._ F.L.K.
