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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 within the teepee of Charley Whitefish issued the sounds of a family brawl.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Men at the doors of other lodges, engaged in cleaning their guns, or in other light occupations suitable to the manly dignity, shrugged with strong scorn for the man who could not keep his women in order.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Each man's scorn might well have been mitigated with thankfulness that he was not cursed with a daughter like Charley's Bela.
Bela
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From this reading Each man's scorn might well have been mitigated with thankfulness that he was not cursed with a daughter like Charley's Bela.
brawl
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From this reading From within the teepee of Charley Whitefish issued the sounds of a family brawl.
Charley
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From this reading From within the teepee of Charley Whitefish issued the sounds of a family brawl.
Charley's
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From this reading Each man's scorn might well have been mitigated with thankfulness that he was not cursed with a daughter like Charley's Bela.
cleaning
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From this reading Men at the doors of other lodges, engaged in cleaning their guns, or in other light occupations suitable to the manly dignity, shrugged with strong scorn for the man who could not keep his women in order.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Men at the doors of other lodges, engaged in cleaning their guns, or in other light occupations suitable to the manly dignity, shrugged with strong scorn for the man who could not keep his women in order.
cursed
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From this reading Each man's scorn might well have been mitigated with thankfulness that he was not cursed with a daughter like Charley's Bela.
daughter
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From this reading Each man's scorn might well have been mitigated with thankfulness that he was not cursed with a daughter like Charley's Bela.
dignity
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From this reading Men at the doors of other lodges, engaged in cleaning their guns, or in other light occupations suitable to the manly dignity, shrugged with strong scorn for the man who could not keep his women in order.
doors
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From this reading Men at the doors of other lodges, engaged in cleaning their guns, or in other light occupations suitable to the manly dignity, shrugged with strong scorn for the man who could not keep his women in order.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each man's scorn might well have been mitigated with thankfulness that he was not cursed with a daughter like Charley's Bela.
engaged
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From this reading Men at the doors of other lodges, engaged in cleaning their guns, or in other light occupations suitable to the manly dignity, shrugged with strong scorn for the man who could not keep his women in order.
family
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From this reading From within the teepee of Charley Whitefish issued the sounds of a family brawl.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Men at the doors of other lodges, engaged in cleaning their guns, or in other light occupations suitable to the manly dignity, shrugged with strong scorn for the man who could not keep his women in order.
frequent
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From this reading It was of frequent occurrence in this teepee.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From within the teepee of Charley Whitefish issued the sounds of a family brawl.
glances
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From this reading With the shrugs went warning glances toward their own laborious spouses.
guns
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From this reading Men at the doors of other lodges, engaged in cleaning their guns, or in other light occupations suitable to the manly dignity, shrugged with strong scorn for the man who could not keep his women in order.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Each man's scorn might well have been mitigated with thankfulness that he was not cursed with a daughter like Charley's Bela.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Each man's scorn might well have been mitigated with thankfulness that he was not cursed with a daughter like Charley's Bela.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Men at the doors of other lodges, engaged in cleaning their guns, or in other light occupations suitable to the manly dignity, shrugged with strong scorn for the man who could not keep his women in order.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was of frequent occurrence in this teepee.
issuednounUS /issued/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From within the teepee of Charley Whitefish issued the sounds of a family brawl.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was of frequent occurrence in this teepee.
keep
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From this reading Men at the doors of other lodges, engaged in cleaning their guns, or in other light occupations suitable to the manly dignity, shrugged with strong scorn for the man who could not keep his women in order.
laborious
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From this reading With the shrugs went warning glances toward their own laborious spouses.
light
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From this reading Men at the doors of other lodges, engaged in cleaning their guns, or in other light occupations suitable to the manly dignity, shrugged with strong scorn for the man who could not keep his women in order.
like
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From this reading Each man's scorn might well have been mitigated with thankfulness that he was not cursed with a daughter like Charley's Bela.
lodges
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From this reading Men at the doors of other lodges, engaged in cleaning their guns, or in other light occupations suitable to the manly dignity, shrugged with strong scorn for the man who could not keep his women in order.
man
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From this reading Men at the doors of other lodges, engaged in cleaning their guns, or in other light occupations suitable to the manly dignity, shrugged with strong scorn for the man who could not keep his women in order.
man's
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From this reading Each man's scorn might well have been mitigated with thankfulness that he was not cursed with a daughter like Charley's Bela.
manly
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From this reading Men at the doors of other lodges, engaged in cleaning their guns, or in other light occupations suitable to the manly dignity, shrugged with strong scorn for the man who could not keep his women in order.
Men
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From this reading Men at the doors of other lodges, engaged in cleaning their guns, or in other light occupations suitable to the manly dignity, shrugged with strong scorn for the man who could not keep his women in order.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Each man's scorn might well have been mitigated with thankfulness that he was not cursed with a daughter like Charley's Bela.
mitigated
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From this reading Each man's scorn might well have been mitigated with thankfulness that he was not cursed with a daughter like Charley's Bela.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Men at the doors of other lodges, engaged in cleaning their guns, or in other light occupations suitable to the manly dignity, shrugged with strong scorn for the man who could not keep his women in order.
occupations
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From this reading Men at the doors of other lodges, engaged in cleaning their guns, or in other light occupations suitable to the manly dignity, shrugged with strong scorn for the man who could not keep his women in order.
occurrence
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From this reading It was of frequent occurrence in this teepee.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From within the teepee of Charley Whitefish issued the sounds of a family brawl.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Men at the doors of other lodges, engaged in cleaning their guns, or in other light occupations suitable to the manly dignity, shrugged with strong scorn for the man who could not keep his women in order.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Men at the doors of other lodges, engaged in cleaning their guns, or in other light occupations suitable to the manly dignity, shrugged with strong scorn for the man who could not keep his women in order.
other
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From this reading Men at the doors of other lodges, engaged in cleaning their guns, or in other light occupations suitable to the manly dignity, shrugged with strong scorn for the man who could not keep his women in order.
own
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From this reading With the shrugs went warning glances toward their own laborious spouses.
scorn
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From this reading Men at the doors of other lodges, engaged in cleaning their guns, or in other light occupations suitable to the manly dignity, shrugged with strong scorn for the man who could not keep his women in order.
shrugged
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From this reading Men at the doors of other lodges, engaged in cleaning their guns, or in other light occupations suitable to the manly dignity, shrugged with strong scorn for the man who could not keep his women in order.
shrugs
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From this reading With the shrugs went warning glances toward their own laborious spouses.
sounds
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From this reading From within the teepee of Charley Whitefish issued the sounds of a family brawl.
spouses
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From this reading With the shrugs went warning glances toward their own laborious spouses.
strong
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From this reading Men at the doors of other lodges, engaged in cleaning their guns, or in other light occupations suitable to the manly dignity, shrugged with strong scorn for the man who could not keep his women in order.
suitable
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From this reading Men at the doors of other lodges, engaged in cleaning their guns, or in other light occupations suitable to the manly dignity, shrugged with strong scorn for the man who could not keep his women in order.
teepee
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From this reading From within the teepee of Charley Whitefish issued the sounds of a family brawl.
thankfulness
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From this reading Each man's scorn might well have been mitigated with thankfulness that he was not cursed with a daughter like Charley's Bela.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Each man's scorn might well have been mitigated with thankfulness that he was not cursed with a daughter like Charley's Bela.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From within the teepee of Charley Whitefish issued the sounds of a family brawl.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Men at the doors of other lodges, engaged in cleaning their guns, or in other light occupations suitable to the manly dignity, shrugged with strong scorn for the man who could not keep his women in order.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was of frequent occurrence in this teepee.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Men at the doors of other lodges, engaged in cleaning their guns, or in other light occupations suitable to the manly dignity, shrugged with strong scorn for the man who could not keep his women in order.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading With the shrugs went warning glances toward their own laborious spouses.
warning
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From this reading With the shrugs went warning glances toward their own laborious spouses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was of frequent occurrence in this teepee.
well
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From this reading Each man's scorn might well have been mitigated with thankfulness that he was not cursed with a daughter like Charley's Bela.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the shrugs went warning glances toward their own laborious spouses.
Whitefish
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From this reading From within the teepee of Charley Whitefish issued the sounds of a family brawl.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Men at the doors of other lodges, engaged in cleaning their guns, or in other light occupations suitable to the manly dignity, shrugged with strong scorn for the man who could not keep his women in order.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Men at the doors of other lodges, engaged in cleaning their guns, or in other light occupations suitable to the manly dignity, shrugged with strong scorn for the man who could not keep his women in order.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading From within the teepee of Charley Whitefish issued the sounds of a family brawl.
women
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From this reading Men at the doors of other lodges, engaged in cleaning their guns, or in other light occupations suitable to the manly dignity, shrugged with strong scorn for the man who could not keep his women in order.
