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Flying Arrow took his quiver from around his neck. He tied his arrows with a thong and handed the quiver to Little Bear. It was a beautiful piece of leather. On it, Flying Arrow had carved a warrior chasing a buffalo. He had worked the top with beads.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Flying Arrow took his quiver from around his neck.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He tied his arrows with a thong and handed the quiver to Little Bear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Flying Arrow took his quiver from around his neck.”
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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 He tied his arrows with a thong and handed the quiver to Little Bear.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He tied his arrows with a thong and handed the quiver to Little Bear.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Flying Arrow took his quiver from around his neck.
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From this reading Flying Arrow took his quiver from around his neck.
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From this reading He tied his arrows with a thong and handed the quiver to Little Bear.
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From this reading He had worked the top with beads.
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From this reading He tied his arrows with a thong and handed the quiver to Little Bear.
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From this reading It was a beautiful piece of leather.
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From this reading On it, Flying Arrow had carved a warrior chasing a buffalo.
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From this reading On it, Flying Arrow had carved a warrior chasing a buffalo.
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From this reading On it, Flying Arrow had carved a warrior chasing a buffalo.
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From this reading Flying Arrow took his quiver from around his neck.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Flying Arrow took his quiver from around his neck.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On it, Flying Arrow had carved a warrior chasing a buffalo.
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From this reading He tied his arrows with a thong and handed the quiver to Little Bear.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He tied his arrows with a thong and handed the quiver to Little Bear.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Flying Arrow took his quiver from around his neck.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a beautiful piece of leather.
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From this reading It was a beautiful piece of leather.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He tied his arrows with a thong and handed the quiver to Little Bear.
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From this reading Flying Arrow took his quiver from around his neck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a beautiful piece of leather.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On it, Flying Arrow had carved a warrior chasing a buffalo.
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From this reading It was a beautiful piece of leather.
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From this reading Flying Arrow took his quiver from around his neck.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He tied his arrows with a thong and handed the quiver to Little Bear.
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From this reading He tied his arrows with a thong and handed the quiver to Little Bear.
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From this reading He tied his arrows with a thong and handed the quiver to Little Bear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He tied his arrows with a thong and handed the quiver to Little Bear.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Flying Arrow took his quiver from around his neck.
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From this reading He had worked the top with beads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On it, Flying Arrow had carved a warrior chasing a buffalo.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a beautiful piece of leather.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He tied his arrows with a thong and handed the quiver to Little Bear.
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From this reading He had worked the top with beads.
