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Chapter XVI
THE THUNDER BIRD The Indian's mind was full of poetry, and nature was like a book of poems to it! The seasons published the poems year by year. Little Metacomet thought the cabin in the groves the most delightful of the hiding-places of nature, for the lands of the rivers and bays were to him the open world. He, too, liked the old haystack and the green haystack meadows. There were great flocks of turkey-buzzards in those days, and they used to gather about the ponds.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “There were great flocks of turkey-buzzards in those days, and they used to gather about the ponds.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There were great flocks of turkey-buzzards in those days, and they used to gather about the ponds.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Little Metacomet thought the cabin in the groves the most delightful of the hiding-places of nature, for the lands of the rivers and bays were to him the open world.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE THUNDER BIRD The Indian's mind was full of poetry, and nature was like a book of poems to it!”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Little Metacomet thought the cabin in the groves the most delightful of the hiding-places of nature, for the lands of the rivers and bays were to him the open world.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “There were great flocks of turkey-buzzards in those days, and they used to gather about the ponds.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Little Metacomet thought the cabin in the groves the most delightful of the hiding-places of nature, for the lands of the rivers and bays were to him the open world.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE THUNDER BIRD The Indian's mind was full of poetry, and nature was like a book of poems to it!”
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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 THE THUNDER BIRD The Indian's mind was full of poetry, and nature was like a book of poems to it!
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There were great flocks of turkey-buzzards in those days, and they used to gather about the ponds.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE THUNDER BIRD The Indian's mind was full of poetry, and nature was like a book of poems to it!
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From this reading Little Metacomet thought the cabin in the groves the most delightful of the hiding-places of nature, for the lands of the rivers and bays were to him the open world.
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From this reading THE THUNDER BIRD The Indian's mind was full of poetry, and nature was like a book of poems to it!
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From this reading THE THUNDER BIRD The Indian's mind was full of poetry, and nature was like a book of poems to it!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The seasons published the poems year by year.
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From this reading Little Metacomet thought the cabin in the groves the most delightful of the hiding-places of nature, for the lands of the rivers and bays were to him the open world.
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From this reading There were great flocks of turkey-buzzards in those days, and they used to gather about the ponds.
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From this reading Little Metacomet thought the cabin in the groves the most delightful of the hiding-places of nature, for the lands of the rivers and bays were to him the open world.
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From this reading There were great flocks of turkey-buzzards in those days, and they used to gather about the ponds.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Little Metacomet thought the cabin in the groves the most delightful of the hiding-places of nature, for the lands of the rivers and bays were to him the open world.
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From this reading THE THUNDER BIRD The Indian's mind was full of poetry, and nature was like a book of poems to it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were great flocks of turkey-buzzards in those days, and they used to gather about the ponds.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were great flocks of turkey-buzzards in those days, and they used to gather about the ponds.
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From this reading He, too, liked the old haystack and the green haystack meadows.
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From this reading Little Metacomet thought the cabin in the groves the most delightful of the hiding-places of nature, for the lands of the rivers and bays were to him the open world.
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From this reading He, too, liked the old haystack and the green haystack meadows.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He, too, liked the old haystack and the green haystack meadows.
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From this reading Little Metacomet thought the cabin in the groves the most delightful of the hiding-places of nature, for the lands of the rivers and bays were to him the open world.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Little Metacomet thought the cabin in the groves the most delightful of the hiding-places of nature, for the lands of the rivers and bays were to him the open world.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Little Metacomet thought the cabin in the groves the most delightful of the hiding-places of nature, for the lands of the rivers and bays were to him the open world.
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From this reading THE THUNDER BIRD The Indian's mind was full of poetry, and nature was like a book of poems to it!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE THUNDER BIRD The Indian's mind was full of poetry, and nature was like a book of poems to it!
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From this reading Little Metacomet thought the cabin in the groves the most delightful of the hiding-places of nature, for the lands of the rivers and bays were to him the open world.
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From this reading THE THUNDER BIRD The Indian's mind was full of poetry, and nature was like a book of poems to it!
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From this reading He, too, liked the old haystack and the green haystack meadows.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little Metacomet thought the cabin in the groves the most delightful of the hiding-places of nature, for the lands of the rivers and bays were to him the open world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He, too, liked the old haystack and the green haystack meadows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Little Metacomet thought the cabin in the groves the most delightful of the hiding-places of nature, for the lands of the rivers and bays were to him the open world.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE THUNDER BIRD The Indian's mind was full of poetry, and nature was like a book of poems to it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Little Metacomet thought the cabin in the groves the most delightful of the hiding-places of nature, for the lands of the rivers and bays were to him the open world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE THUNDER BIRD The Indian's mind was full of poetry, and nature was like a book of poems to it!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE THUNDER BIRD The Indian's mind was full of poetry, and nature was like a book of poems to it!
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From this reading He, too, liked the old haystack and the green haystack meadows.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Little Metacomet thought the cabin in the groves the most delightful of the hiding-places of nature, for the lands of the rivers and bays were to him the open world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE THUNDER BIRD The Indian's mind was full of poetry, and nature was like a book of poems to it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE THUNDER BIRD The Indian's mind was full of poetry, and nature was like a book of poems to it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were great flocks of turkey-buzzards in those days, and they used to gather about the ponds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The seasons published the poems year by year.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Little Metacomet thought the cabin in the groves the most delightful of the hiding-places of nature, for the lands of the rivers and bays were to him the open world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The seasons published the poems year by year.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THUNDER BIRD The Indian's mind was full of poetry, and nature was like a book of poems to it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were great flocks of turkey-buzzards in those days, and they used to gather about the ponds.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were great flocks of turkey-buzzards in those days, and they used to gather about the ponds.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There were great flocks of turkey-buzzards in those days, and they used to gather about the ponds.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little Metacomet thought the cabin in the groves the most delightful of the hiding-places of nature, for the lands of the rivers and bays were to him the open world.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE THUNDER BIRD The Indian's mind was full of poetry, and nature was like a book of poems to it!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE THUNDER BIRD The Indian's mind was full of poetry, and nature was like a book of poems to it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He, too, liked the old haystack and the green haystack meadows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were great flocks of turkey-buzzards in those days, and they used to gather about the ponds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were great flocks of turkey-buzzards in those days, and they used to gather about the ponds.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE THUNDER BIRD The Indian's mind was full of poetry, and nature was like a book of poems to it!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Little Metacomet thought the cabin in the groves the most delightful of the hiding-places of nature, for the lands of the rivers and bays were to him the open world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Little Metacomet thought the cabin in the groves the most delightful of the hiding-places of nature, for the lands of the rivers and bays were to him the open world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The seasons published the poems year by year.
