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The Fire Bird
The Fire Bird

Chapter I

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From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
Beat your sacred turtle drums Loud and threateningly.
Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
Heal me of the dread head-sickness Like the midsummer madness Of foaming-mouthed quiota.
I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.
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The Fire Bird

Chapter I

Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.
Line 2
Beat your sacred turtle drums Loud and threateningly.
Line 3
Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.
Line 4
Heal me of the dread head-sickness Like the midsummer madness Of foaming-mouthed quiota.
Line 5
I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.

Learner Dictionary

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

Hands plural noun US /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading “From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.”

Shadow noun US /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading “Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.”

All words in this reading · 73

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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 From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.

back

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From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.

Beat

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From this reading Beat your sacred turtle drums Loud and threateningly.

bird

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From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.

Brave

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From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.

Canawacs

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From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.

Chief

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From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.

daughter

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From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.

dread

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From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.

Drive

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From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.

drown

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From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.

drums

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From this reading Beat your sacred turtle drums Loud and threateningly.

empty

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From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.

Face

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From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.

far

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From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.

fear

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From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.

fierce

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From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.

fire

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From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.

flaming

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From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.

flower

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From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.

foaming-mouthed

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From this reading Heal me of the dread head-sickness Like the midsummer madness Of foaming-mouthed quiota.

forest

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From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.

FromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.

fulness

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From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.

ghost

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From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.

handsplural nounUS /hændz/

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.

head-sickness

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From this reading Heal me of the dread head-sickness Like the midsummer madness Of foaming-mouthed quiota.

Heal

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From this reading Heal me of the dread head-sickness Like the midsummer madness Of foaming-mouthed quiota.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.

Land

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From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.

Like

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From this reading Heal me of the dread head-sickness Like the midsummer madness Of foaming-mouthed quiota.

lilies

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From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.

Loud

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From this reading Beat your sacred turtle drums Loud and threateningly.

madness

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From this reading Heal me of the dread head-sickness Like the midsummer madness Of foaming-mouthed quiota.

MakenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.

mate

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From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.

medicine

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From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.

midsummer

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From this reading Heal me of the dread head-sickness Like the midsummer madness Of foaming-mouthed quiota.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.

peopled

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From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.

ponies

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From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.

proud

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From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.

quiota

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From this reading Heal me of the dread head-sickness Like the midsummer madness Of foaming-mouthed quiota.

roots

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From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.

sacred

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From this reading Beat your sacred turtle drums Loud and threateningly.

said

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From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.

sands

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From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.

scorching

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From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.

sea

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From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.

ShadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.

spirit-fire

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From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.

Star

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From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.

strong

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From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.

threateningly

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From this reading Beat your sacred turtle drums Loud and threateningly.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.

toluache

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From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.

turtle

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From this reading Beat your sacred turtle drums Loud and threateningly.

water

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From this reading Drive back to the fear peopled forest Of the far and dread Shadow Land The flaming ghost of the fire bird And the white flower of the still water.

white

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From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.

wigwams

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From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading From the roots of the white toluache lilies Make me a strong medicine That will drown my scorching spirit-fire And empty my hands of their fulness.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.

Yiada

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From this reading I, Yiada, proud daughter of the fierce Canawacs, I, mate of the Brave, Star Face, Chief of a forest of wigwams, With ponies like the sands of the sea, have said it.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Beat your sacred turtle drums Loud and threateningly.