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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 It befell after this, that often when Sunrise had a flint that was damaged he would shoot it into a rock, for joy of seeing the sparks.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It befell after this, that often when Sunrise had a flint that was damaged he would shoot it into a rock, for joy of seeing the sparks.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FIRE Sunrise went away from No Foot’s cave, and his mind was full of the sparks which his arrow head had struck from the boulder.
arrow
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From this reading FIRE Sunrise went away from No Foot’s cave, and his mind was full of the sparks which his arrow head had struck from the boulder.
away
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From this reading FIRE Sunrise went away from No Foot’s cave, and his mind was full of the sparks which his arrow head had struck from the boulder.
befell
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From this reading It befell after this, that often when Sunrise had a flint that was damaged he would shoot it into a rock, for joy of seeing the sparks.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Nor could old No Foot instruct me, tho’ he said that in working with flints he had often seen the like before.”
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading But She Wolf was not interested and Sunrise told the tale of the stars to Dawn, and she lent him both her ears, and opened her mouth besides.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading But She Wolf was not interested and Sunrise told the tale of the stars to Dawn, and she lent him both her ears, and opened her mouth besides.
boulder
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From this reading FIRE Sunrise went away from No Foot’s cave, and his mind was full of the sparks which his arrow head had struck from the boulder.
bright
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From this reading “They were like stars,” he told She Wolf, “only more bright; yet when I went to pick them up there was nothing.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But She Wolf was not interested and Sunrise told the tale of the stars to Dawn, and she lent him both her ears, and opened her mouth besides.
cave
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From this reading FIRE Sunrise went away from No Foot’s cave, and his mind was full of the sparks which his arrow head had struck from the boulder.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nor could old No Foot instruct me, tho’ he said that in working with flints he had often seen the like before.”
damaged
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From this reading It befell after this, that often when Sunrise had a flint that was damaged he would shoot it into a rock, for joy of seeing the sparks.
Dawn
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From this reading But She Wolf was not interested and Sunrise told the tale of the stars to Dawn, and she lent him both her ears, and opened her mouth besides.
ears
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From this reading But She Wolf was not interested and Sunrise told the tale of the stars to Dawn, and she lent him both her ears, and opened her mouth besides.
FIRE
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From this reading FIRE Sunrise went away from No Foot’s cave, and his mind was full of the sparks which his arrow head had struck from the boulder.
flint
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From this reading It befell after this, that often when Sunrise had a flint that was damaged he would shoot it into a rock, for joy of seeing the sparks.
flints
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From this reading Nor could old No Foot instruct me, tho’ he said that in working with flints he had often seen the like before.”
FootnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nor could old No Foot instruct me, tho’ he said that in working with flints he had often seen the like before.”
Foot's
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From this reading FIRE Sunrise went away from No Foot’s cave, and his mind was full of the sparks which his arrow head had struck from the boulder.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It befell after this, that often when Sunrise had a flint that was damaged he would shoot it into a rock, for joy of seeing the sparks.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FIRE Sunrise went away from No Foot’s cave, and his mind was full of the sparks which his arrow head had struck from the boulder.
full
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From this reading FIRE Sunrise went away from No Foot’s cave, and his mind was full of the sparks which his arrow head had struck from the boulder.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading FIRE Sunrise went away from No Foot’s cave, and his mind was full of the sparks which his arrow head had struck from the boulder.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They were like stars,” he told She Wolf, “only more bright; yet when I went to pick them up there was nothing.
head
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From this reading FIRE Sunrise went away from No Foot’s cave, and his mind was full of the sparks which his arrow head had struck from the boulder.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But She Wolf was not interested and Sunrise told the tale of the stars to Dawn, and she lent him both her ears, and opened her mouth besides.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But She Wolf was not interested and Sunrise told the tale of the stars to Dawn, and she lent him both her ears, and opened her mouth besides.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading FIRE Sunrise went away from No Foot’s cave, and his mind was full of the sparks which his arrow head had struck from the boulder.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “They were like stars,” he told She Wolf, “only more bright; yet when I went to pick them up there was nothing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nor could old No Foot instruct me, tho’ he said that in working with flints he had often seen the like before.”
instruct
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From this reading Nor could old No Foot instruct me, tho’ he said that in working with flints he had often seen the like before.”
interested
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From this reading But She Wolf was not interested and Sunrise told the tale of the stars to Dawn, and she lent him both her ears, and opened her mouth besides.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It befell after this, that often when Sunrise had a flint that was damaged he would shoot it into a rock, for joy of seeing the sparks.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It befell after this, that often when Sunrise had a flint that was damaged he would shoot it into a rock, for joy of seeing the sparks.
joy
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From this reading It befell after this, that often when Sunrise had a flint that was damaged he would shoot it into a rock, for joy of seeing the sparks.
lent
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From this reading But She Wolf was not interested and Sunrise told the tale of the stars to Dawn, and she lent him both her ears, and opened her mouth besides.
like
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From this reading “They were like stars,” he told She Wolf, “only more bright; yet when I went to pick them up there was nothing.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nor could old No Foot instruct me, tho’ he said that in working with flints he had often seen the like before.”
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FIRE Sunrise went away from No Foot’s cave, and his mind was full of the sparks which his arrow head had struck from the boulder.
more
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From this reading “They were like stars,” he told She Wolf, “only more bright; yet when I went to pick them up there was nothing.
mouth
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From this reading But She Wolf was not interested and Sunrise told the tale of the stars to Dawn, and she lent him both her ears, and opened her mouth besides.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading FIRE Sunrise went away from No Foot’s cave, and his mind was full of the sparks which his arrow head had struck from the boulder.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor could old No Foot instruct me, tho’ he said that in working with flints he had often seen the like before.”
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But She Wolf was not interested and Sunrise told the tale of the stars to Dawn, and she lent him both her ears, and opened her mouth besides.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “They were like stars,” he told She Wolf, “only more bright; yet when I went to pick them up there was nothing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FIRE Sunrise went away from No Foot’s cave, and his mind was full of the sparks which his arrow head had struck from the boulder.
often
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From this reading Nor could old No Foot instruct me, tho’ he said that in working with flints he had often seen the like before.”
old
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From this reading Nor could old No Foot instruct me, tho’ he said that in working with flints he had often seen the like before.”
only
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From this reading “They were like stars,” he told She Wolf, “only more bright; yet when I went to pick them up there was nothing.
opened
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From this reading But She Wolf was not interested and Sunrise told the tale of the stars to Dawn, and she lent him both her ears, and opened her mouth besides.
pick
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From this reading “They were like stars,” he told She Wolf, “only more bright; yet when I went to pick them up there was nothing.
rock
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From this reading It befell after this, that often when Sunrise had a flint that was damaged he would shoot it into a rock, for joy of seeing the sparks.
said
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From this reading Nor could old No Foot instruct me, tho’ he said that in working with flints he had often seen the like before.”
seeing
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From this reading It befell after this, that often when Sunrise had a flint that was damaged he would shoot it into a rock, for joy of seeing the sparks.
seen
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From this reading Nor could old No Foot instruct me, tho’ he said that in working with flints he had often seen the like before.”
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They were like stars,” he told She Wolf, “only more bright; yet when I went to pick them up there was nothing.
shoot
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From this reading It befell after this, that often when Sunrise had a flint that was damaged he would shoot it into a rock, for joy of seeing the sparks.
sparks
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From this reading FIRE Sunrise went away from No Foot’s cave, and his mind was full of the sparks which his arrow head had struck from the boulder.
stars
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From this reading “They were like stars,” he told She Wolf, “only more bright; yet when I went to pick them up there was nothing.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FIRE Sunrise went away from No Foot’s cave, and his mind was full of the sparks which his arrow head had struck from the boulder.
Sunrise
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From this reading FIRE Sunrise went away from No Foot’s cave, and his mind was full of the sparks which his arrow head had struck from the boulder.
tale
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From this reading But She Wolf was not interested and Sunrise told the tale of the stars to Dawn, and she lent him both her ears, and opened her mouth besides.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nor could old No Foot instruct me, tho’ he said that in working with flints he had often seen the like before.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FIRE Sunrise went away from No Foot’s cave, and his mind was full of the sparks which his arrow head had struck from the boulder.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “They were like stars,” he told She Wolf, “only more bright; yet when I went to pick them up there was nothing.
there
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From this reading “They were like stars,” he told She Wolf, “only more bright; yet when I went to pick them up there was nothing.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They were like stars,” he told She Wolf, “only more bright; yet when I went to pick them up there was nothing.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It befell after this, that often when Sunrise had a flint that was damaged he would shoot it into a rock, for joy of seeing the sparks.
tho
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From this reading Nor could old No Foot instruct me, tho’ he said that in working with flints he had often seen the like before.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “They were like stars,” he told She Wolf, “only more bright; yet when I went to pick them up there was nothing.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They were like stars,” he told She Wolf, “only more bright; yet when I went to pick them up there was nothing.
up
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From this reading “They were like stars,” he told She Wolf, “only more bright; yet when I went to pick them up there was nothing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading FIRE Sunrise went away from No Foot’s cave, and his mind was full of the sparks which his arrow head had struck from the boulder.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FIRE Sunrise went away from No Foot’s cave, and his mind was full of the sparks which his arrow head had struck from the boulder.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “They were like stars,” he told She Wolf, “only more bright; yet when I went to pick them up there was nothing.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading “They were like stars,” he told She Wolf, “only more bright; yet when I went to pick them up there was nothing.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading FIRE Sunrise went away from No Foot’s cave, and his mind was full of the sparks which his arrow head had struck from the boulder.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nor could old No Foot instruct me, tho’ he said that in working with flints he had often seen the like before.”
Wolf
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From this reading “They were like stars,” he told She Wolf, “only more bright; yet when I went to pick them up there was nothing.
working
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From this reading Nor could old No Foot instruct me, tho’ he said that in working with flints he had often seen the like before.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It befell after this, that often when Sunrise had a flint that was damaged he would shoot it into a rock, for joy of seeing the sparks.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading “They were like stars,” he told She Wolf, “only more bright; yet when I went to pick them up there was nothing.
