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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 "Once upon a time there was a beautiful Indian maiden, of course.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she was, of course, beloved by a youth from another tribe who was very handsome and stalwart and a mighty hunter, of course.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And she was, of course, beloved by a youth from another tribe who was very handsome and stalwart and a mighty hunter, of course.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The old chief was, of course, obdurate, and, of course, the youth did, of course, as he had said.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But the maiden's father was, of course, a stern old chief, and when the question of his daughter's marriage came up, he, of course, declared that the maiden should be wedded only to a warrior of her tribe.
beautiful
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From this reading "Once upon a time there was a beautiful Indian maiden, of course.
beloved
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From this reading And she was, of course, beloved by a youth from another tribe who was very handsome and stalwart and a mighty hunter, of course.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the maiden's father was, of course, a stern old chief, and when the question of his daughter's marriage came up, he, of course, declared that the maiden should be wedded only to a warrior of her tribe.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And she was, of course, beloved by a youth from another tribe who was very handsome and stalwart and a mighty hunter, of course.
came
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From this reading But the maiden's father was, of course, a stern old chief, and when the question of his daughter's marriage came up, he, of course, declared that the maiden should be wedded only to a warrior of her tribe.
case
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From this reading And, of course, when the young man heard this he said that in such case he would, of course, fling himself headlong from that crag.
chief
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From this reading But the maiden's father was, of course, a stern old chief, and when the question of his daughter's marriage came up, he, of course, declared that the maiden should be wedded only to a warrior of her tribe.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Once upon a time there was a beautiful Indian maiden, of course.
crag
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From this reading And, of course, when the young man heard this he said that in such case he would, of course, fling himself headlong from that crag.
daughter's
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From this reading But the maiden's father was, of course, a stern old chief, and when the question of his daughter's marriage came up, he, of course, declared that the maiden should be wedded only to a warrior of her tribe.
declared
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From this reading But the maiden's father was, of course, a stern old chief, and when the question of his daughter's marriage came up, he, of course, declared that the maiden should be wedded only to a warrior of her tribe.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The old chief was, of course, obdurate, and, of course, the youth did, of course, as he had said.
father
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From this reading But the maiden's father was, of course, a stern old chief, and when the question of his daughter's marriage came up, he, of course, declared that the maiden should be wedded only to a warrior of her tribe.
fling
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From this reading And, of course, when the young man heard this he said that in such case he would, of course, fling himself headlong from that crag.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And she was, of course, beloved by a youth from another tribe who was very handsome and stalwart and a mighty hunter, of course.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The old chief was, of course, obdurate, and, of course, the youth did, of course, as he had said.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And she was, of course, beloved by a youth from another tribe who was very handsome and stalwart and a mighty hunter, of course.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the maiden's father was, of course, a stern old chief, and when the question of his daughter's marriage came up, he, of course, declared that the maiden should be wedded only to a warrior of her tribe.
headlong
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From this reading And, of course, when the young man heard this he said that in such case he would, of course, fling himself headlong from that crag.
heard
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From this reading And, of course, when the young man heard this he said that in such case he would, of course, fling himself headlong from that crag.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But the maiden's father was, of course, a stern old chief, and when the question of his daughter's marriage came up, he, of course, declared that the maiden should be wedded only to a warrior of her tribe.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading And, of course, when the young man heard this he said that in such case he would, of course, fling himself headlong from that crag.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But the maiden's father was, of course, a stern old chief, and when the question of his daughter's marriage came up, he, of course, declared that the maiden should be wedded only to a warrior of her tribe.
hunter
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From this reading And she was, of course, beloved by a youth from another tribe who was very handsome and stalwart and a mighty hunter, of course.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And, of course, when the young man heard this he said that in such case he would, of course, fling himself headlong from that crag.
Indian
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From this reading "Once upon a time there was a beautiful Indian maiden, of course.
maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading "Once upon a time there was a beautiful Indian maiden, of course.
maiden's
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From this reading But the maiden's father was, of course, a stern old chief, and when the question of his daughter's marriage came up, he, of course, declared that the maiden should be wedded only to a warrior of her tribe.
man
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From this reading And, of course, when the young man heard this he said that in such case he would, of course, fling himself headlong from that crag.
marriage
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From this reading But the maiden's father was, of course, a stern old chief, and when the question of his daughter's marriage came up, he, of course, declared that the maiden should be wedded only to a warrior of her tribe.
mighty
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From this reading And she was, of course, beloved by a youth from another tribe who was very handsome and stalwart and a mighty hunter, of course.
obdurate
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From this reading The old chief was, of course, obdurate, and, of course, the youth did, of course, as he had said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Once upon a time there was a beautiful Indian maiden, of course.
old
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From this reading But the maiden's father was, of course, a stern old chief, and when the question of his daughter's marriage came up, he, of course, declared that the maiden should be wedded only to a warrior of her tribe.
Once
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From this reading "Once upon a time there was a beautiful Indian maiden, of course.
only
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From this reading But the maiden's father was, of course, a stern old chief, and when the question of his daughter's marriage came up, he, of course, declared that the maiden should be wedded only to a warrior of her tribe.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the maiden's father was, of course, a stern old chief, and when the question of his daughter's marriage came up, he, of course, declared that the maiden should be wedded only to a warrior of her tribe.
said
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From this reading And, of course, when the young man heard this he said that in such case he would, of course, fling himself headlong from that crag.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she was, of course, beloved by a youth from another tribe who was very handsome and stalwart and a mighty hunter, of course.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But the maiden's father was, of course, a stern old chief, and when the question of his daughter's marriage came up, he, of course, declared that the maiden should be wedded only to a warrior of her tribe.
stalwart
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From this reading And she was, of course, beloved by a youth from another tribe who was very handsome and stalwart and a mighty hunter, of course.
stern
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From this reading But the maiden's father was, of course, a stern old chief, and when the question of his daughter's marriage came up, he, of course, declared that the maiden should be wedded only to a warrior of her tribe.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And, of course, when the young man heard this he said that in such case he would, of course, fling himself headlong from that crag.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the maiden's father was, of course, a stern old chief, and when the question of his daughter's marriage came up, he, of course, declared that the maiden should be wedded only to a warrior of her tribe.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the maiden's father was, of course, a stern old chief, and when the question of his daughter's marriage came up, he, of course, declared that the maiden should be wedded only to a warrior of her tribe.
there
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From this reading "Once upon a time there was a beautiful Indian maiden, of course.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And, of course, when the young man heard this he said that in such case he would, of course, fling himself headlong from that crag.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Once upon a time there was a beautiful Indian maiden, of course.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the maiden's father was, of course, a stern old chief, and when the question of his daughter's marriage came up, he, of course, declared that the maiden should be wedded only to a warrior of her tribe.
tribe
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From this reading And she was, of course, beloved by a youth from another tribe who was very handsome and stalwart and a mighty hunter, of course.
up
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From this reading But the maiden's father was, of course, a stern old chief, and when the question of his daughter's marriage came up, he, of course, declared that the maiden should be wedded only to a warrior of her tribe.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Once upon a time there was a beautiful Indian maiden, of course.
very
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From this reading And she was, of course, beloved by a youth from another tribe who was very handsome and stalwart and a mighty hunter, of course.
warrior
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From this reading But the maiden's father was, of course, a stern old chief, and when the question of his daughter's marriage came up, he, of course, declared that the maiden should be wedded only to a warrior of her tribe.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Once upon a time there was a beautiful Indian maiden, of course.
wedded
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From this reading But the maiden's father was, of course, a stern old chief, and when the question of his daughter's marriage came up, he, of course, declared that the maiden should be wedded only to a warrior of her tribe.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But the maiden's father was, of course, a stern old chief, and when the question of his daughter's marriage came up, he, of course, declared that the maiden should be wedded only to a warrior of her tribe.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And she was, of course, beloved by a youth from another tribe who was very handsome and stalwart and a mighty hunter, of course.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And, of course, when the young man heard this he said that in such case he would, of course, fling himself headlong from that crag.
young
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From this reading And, of course, when the young man heard this he said that in such case he would, of course, fling himself headlong from that crag.
youth
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From this reading And she was, of course, beloved by a youth from another tribe who was very handsome and stalwart and a mighty hunter, of course.
