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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 Only the nations on the northwest coast had a trade jargon to unite their isolated villages.
all
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From this reading So North America had what Europe lacked, the basis for a language of signs, in universal use, breaking down tribal barriers, welding all nations into one brotherhood.
America
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From this reading So North America had what Europe lacked, the basis for a language of signs, in universal use, breaking down tribal barriers, welding all nations into one brotherhood.
Americans
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From this reading THE HOLY LODGE I Europe has two groups of languages, the Aryan and the Basque, but the North Americans had ten, with hundreds of tribal dialects.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HOLY LODGE I Europe has two groups of languages, the Aryan and the Basque, but the North Americans had ten, with hundreds of tribal dialects.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading The song was derived from the notes of birds and beasts, the ritual and the dance were a careful mimicry of the wild creatures, and the whole art of pantomine gave to the Indian extraordinary expressiveness, variety, and grace in gesture.
Aryan
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From this reading THE HOLY LODGE I Europe has two groups of languages, the Aryan and the Basque, but the North Americans had ten, with hundreds of tribal dialects.
barriers
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From this reading So North America had what Europe lacked, the basis for a language of signs, in universal use, breaking down tribal barriers, welding all nations into one brotherhood.
basis
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From this reading So North America had what Europe lacked, the basis for a language of signs, in universal use, breaking down tribal barriers, welding all nations into one brotherhood.
Basque
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From this reading THE HOLY LODGE I Europe has two groups of languages, the Aryan and the Basque, but the North Americans had ten, with hundreds of tribal dialects.
beasts
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From this reading The song was derived from the notes of birds and beasts, the ritual and the dance were a careful mimicry of the wild creatures, and the whole art of pantomine gave to the Indian extraordinary expressiveness, variety, and grace in gesture.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The Indian of the hunting tribes made his whole life the exercise of a religion expressed in endless ceremonial, even the songs and dances being forms of prayer.
birds
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From this reading The song was derived from the notes of birds and beasts, the ritual and the dance were a careful mimicry of the wild creatures, and the whole art of pantomine gave to the Indian extraordinary expressiveness, variety, and grace in gesture.
breaking
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From this reading So North America had what Europe lacked, the basis for a language of signs, in universal use, breaking down tribal barriers, welding all nations into one brotherhood.
brotherhood
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From this reading So North America had what Europe lacked, the basis for a language of signs, in universal use, breaking down tribal barriers, welding all nations into one brotherhood.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE HOLY LODGE I Europe has two groups of languages, the Aryan and the Basque, but the North Americans had ten, with hundreds of tribal dialects.
careful
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From this reading The song was derived from the notes of birds and beasts, the ritual and the dance were a careful mimicry of the wild creatures, and the whole art of pantomine gave to the Indian extraordinary expressiveness, variety, and grace in gesture.
ceremonial
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From this reading The Indian of the hunting tribes made his whole life the exercise of a religion expressed in endless ceremonial, even the songs and dances being forms of prayer.
coast
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From this reading Only the nations on the northwest coast had a trade jargon to unite their isolated villages.
creatures
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From this reading The song was derived from the notes of birds and beasts, the ritual and the dance were a careful mimicry of the wild creatures, and the whole art of pantomine gave to the Indian extraordinary expressiveness, variety, and grace in gesture.
dance
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From this reading The song was derived from the notes of birds and beasts, the ritual and the dance were a careful mimicry of the wild creatures, and the whole art of pantomine gave to the Indian extraordinary expressiveness, variety, and grace in gesture.
dances
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From this reading The Indian of the hunting tribes made his whole life the exercise of a religion expressed in endless ceremonial, even the songs and dances being forms of prayer.
derived
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From this reading The song was derived from the notes of birds and beasts, the ritual and the dance were a careful mimicry of the wild creatures, and the whole art of pantomine gave to the Indian extraordinary expressiveness, variety, and grace in gesture.
dialects
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From this reading THE HOLY LODGE I Europe has two groups of languages, the Aryan and the Basque, but the North Americans had ten, with hundreds of tribal dialects.
down
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From this reading So North America had what Europe lacked, the basis for a language of signs, in universal use, breaking down tribal barriers, welding all nations into one brotherhood.
endless
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From this reading The Indian of the hunting tribes made his whole life the exercise of a religion expressed in endless ceremonial, even the songs and dances being forms of prayer.
Europe
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From this reading THE HOLY LODGE I Europe has two groups of languages, the Aryan and the Basque, but the North Americans had ten, with hundreds of tribal dialects.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Indian of the hunting tribes made his whole life the exercise of a religion expressed in endless ceremonial, even the songs and dances being forms of prayer.
exercise
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From this reading The Indian of the hunting tribes made his whole life the exercise of a religion expressed in endless ceremonial, even the songs and dances being forms of prayer.
expressed
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From this reading The Indian of the hunting tribes made his whole life the exercise of a religion expressed in endless ceremonial, even the songs and dances being forms of prayer.
expressiveness
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From this reading The song was derived from the notes of birds and beasts, the ritual and the dance were a careful mimicry of the wild creatures, and the whole art of pantomine gave to the Indian extraordinary expressiveness, variety, and grace in gesture.
extraordinary
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From this reading The song was derived from the notes of birds and beasts, the ritual and the dance were a careful mimicry of the wild creatures, and the whole art of pantomine gave to the Indian extraordinary expressiveness, variety, and grace in gesture.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So North America had what Europe lacked, the basis for a language of signs, in universal use, breaking down tribal barriers, welding all nations into one brotherhood.
forms
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From this reading The Indian of the hunting tribes made his whole life the exercise of a religion expressed in endless ceremonial, even the songs and dances being forms of prayer.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The song was derived from the notes of birds and beasts, the ritual and the dance were a careful mimicry of the wild creatures, and the whole art of pantomine gave to the Indian extraordinary expressiveness, variety, and grace in gesture.
gave
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From this reading The song was derived from the notes of birds and beasts, the ritual and the dance were a careful mimicry of the wild creatures, and the whole art of pantomine gave to the Indian extraordinary expressiveness, variety, and grace in gesture.
gesture
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From this reading The song was derived from the notes of birds and beasts, the ritual and the dance were a careful mimicry of the wild creatures, and the whole art of pantomine gave to the Indian extraordinary expressiveness, variety, and grace in gesture.
grace
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From this reading The song was derived from the notes of birds and beasts, the ritual and the dance were a careful mimicry of the wild creatures, and the whole art of pantomine gave to the Indian extraordinary expressiveness, variety, and grace in gesture.
groups
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From this reading THE HOLY LODGE I Europe has two groups of languages, the Aryan and the Basque, but the North Americans had ten, with hundreds of tribal dialects.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE HOLY LODGE I Europe has two groups of languages, the Aryan and the Basque, but the North Americans had ten, with hundreds of tribal dialects.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE HOLY LODGE I Europe has two groups of languages, the Aryan and the Basque, but the North Americans had ten, with hundreds of tribal dialects.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Indian of the hunting tribes made his whole life the exercise of a religion expressed in endless ceremonial, even the songs and dances being forms of prayer.
HOLY
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From this reading THE HOLY LODGE I Europe has two groups of languages, the Aryan and the Basque, but the North Americans had ten, with hundreds of tribal dialects.
hundreds
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From this reading THE HOLY LODGE I Europe has two groups of languages, the Aryan and the Basque, but the North Americans had ten, with hundreds of tribal dialects.
hunting
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From this reading The Indian of the hunting tribes made his whole life the exercise of a religion expressed in endless ceremonial, even the songs and dances being forms of prayer.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE HOLY LODGE I Europe has two groups of languages, the Aryan and the Basque, but the North Americans had ten, with hundreds of tribal dialects.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Indian of the hunting tribes made his whole life the exercise of a religion expressed in endless ceremonial, even the songs and dances being forms of prayer.
Indian
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From this reading The Indian of the hunting tribes made his whole life the exercise of a religion expressed in endless ceremonial, even the songs and dances being forms of prayer.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So North America had what Europe lacked, the basis for a language of signs, in universal use, breaking down tribal barriers, welding all nations into one brotherhood.
isolated
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From this reading Only the nations on the northwest coast had a trade jargon to unite their isolated villages.
jargon
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From this reading Only the nations on the northwest coast had a trade jargon to unite their isolated villages.
lacked
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From this reading So North America had what Europe lacked, the basis for a language of signs, in universal use, breaking down tribal barriers, welding all nations into one brotherhood.
language
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From this reading So North America had what Europe lacked, the basis for a language of signs, in universal use, breaking down tribal barriers, welding all nations into one brotherhood.
languages
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From this reading THE HOLY LODGE I Europe has two groups of languages, the Aryan and the Basque, but the North Americans had ten, with hundreds of tribal dialects.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Indian of the hunting tribes made his whole life the exercise of a religion expressed in endless ceremonial, even the songs and dances being forms of prayer.
LODGE
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From this reading THE HOLY LODGE I Europe has two groups of languages, the Aryan and the Basque, but the North Americans had ten, with hundreds of tribal dialects.
made
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From this reading The Indian of the hunting tribes made his whole life the exercise of a religion expressed in endless ceremonial, even the songs and dances being forms of prayer.
mimicry
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From this reading The song was derived from the notes of birds and beasts, the ritual and the dance were a careful mimicry of the wild creatures, and the whole art of pantomine gave to the Indian extraordinary expressiveness, variety, and grace in gesture.
nations
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From this reading Only the nations on the northwest coast had a trade jargon to unite their isolated villages.
North
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From this reading THE HOLY LODGE I Europe has two groups of languages, the Aryan and the Basque, but the North Americans had ten, with hundreds of tribal dialects.
northwest
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From this reading Only the nations on the northwest coast had a trade jargon to unite their isolated villages.
notes
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From this reading The song was derived from the notes of birds and beasts, the ritual and the dance were a careful mimicry of the wild creatures, and the whole art of pantomine gave to the Indian extraordinary expressiveness, variety, and grace in gesture.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HOLY LODGE I Europe has two groups of languages, the Aryan and the Basque, but the North Americans had ten, with hundreds of tribal dialects.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Only the nations on the northwest coast had a trade jargon to unite their isolated villages.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So North America had what Europe lacked, the basis for a language of signs, in universal use, breaking down tribal barriers, welding all nations into one brotherhood.
Only
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From this reading Only the nations on the northwest coast had a trade jargon to unite their isolated villages.
pantomine
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From this reading The song was derived from the notes of birds and beasts, the ritual and the dance were a careful mimicry of the wild creatures, and the whole art of pantomine gave to the Indian extraordinary expressiveness, variety, and grace in gesture.
prayer
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From this reading The Indian of the hunting tribes made his whole life the exercise of a religion expressed in endless ceremonial, even the songs and dances being forms of prayer.
religion
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From this reading The Indian of the hunting tribes made his whole life the exercise of a religion expressed in endless ceremonial, even the songs and dances being forms of prayer.
ritual
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From this reading The song was derived from the notes of birds and beasts, the ritual and the dance were a careful mimicry of the wild creatures, and the whole art of pantomine gave to the Indian extraordinary expressiveness, variety, and grace in gesture.
signs
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From this reading So North America had what Europe lacked, the basis for a language of signs, in universal use, breaking down tribal barriers, welding all nations into one brotherhood.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So North America had what Europe lacked, the basis for a language of signs, in universal use, breaking down tribal barriers, welding all nations into one brotherhood.
song
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From this reading The song was derived from the notes of birds and beasts, the ritual and the dance were a careful mimicry of the wild creatures, and the whole art of pantomine gave to the Indian extraordinary expressiveness, variety, and grace in gesture.
songs
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From this reading The Indian of the hunting tribes made his whole life the exercise of a religion expressed in endless ceremonial, even the songs and dances being forms of prayer.
ten
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From this reading THE HOLY LODGE I Europe has two groups of languages, the Aryan and the Basque, but the North Americans had ten, with hundreds of tribal dialects.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOLY LODGE I Europe has two groups of languages, the Aryan and the Basque, but the North Americans had ten, with hundreds of tribal dialects.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Only the nations on the northwest coast had a trade jargon to unite their isolated villages.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Only the nations on the northwest coast had a trade jargon to unite their isolated villages.
trade
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From this reading Only the nations on the northwest coast had a trade jargon to unite their isolated villages.
tribal
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From this reading THE HOLY LODGE I Europe has two groups of languages, the Aryan and the Basque, but the North Americans had ten, with hundreds of tribal dialects.
tribes
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From this reading The Indian of the hunting tribes made his whole life the exercise of a religion expressed in endless ceremonial, even the songs and dances being forms of prayer.
two
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From this reading THE HOLY LODGE I Europe has two groups of languages, the Aryan and the Basque, but the North Americans had ten, with hundreds of tribal dialects.
unite
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From this reading Only the nations on the northwest coast had a trade jargon to unite their isolated villages.
universal
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From this reading So North America had what Europe lacked, the basis for a language of signs, in universal use, breaking down tribal barriers, welding all nations into one brotherhood.
use
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From this reading So North America had what Europe lacked, the basis for a language of signs, in universal use, breaking down tribal barriers, welding all nations into one brotherhood.
variety
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From this reading The song was derived from the notes of birds and beasts, the ritual and the dance were a careful mimicry of the wild creatures, and the whole art of pantomine gave to the Indian extraordinary expressiveness, variety, and grace in gesture.
villages
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From this reading Only the nations on the northwest coast had a trade jargon to unite their isolated villages.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The song was derived from the notes of birds and beasts, the ritual and the dance were a careful mimicry of the wild creatures, and the whole art of pantomine gave to the Indian extraordinary expressiveness, variety, and grace in gesture.
welding
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From this reading So North America had what Europe lacked, the basis for a language of signs, in universal use, breaking down tribal barriers, welding all nations into one brotherhood.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The song was derived from the notes of birds and beasts, the ritual and the dance were a careful mimicry of the wild creatures, and the whole art of pantomine gave to the Indian extraordinary expressiveness, variety, and grace in gesture.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading So North America had what Europe lacked, the basis for a language of signs, in universal use, breaking down tribal barriers, welding all nations into one brotherhood.
whole
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From this reading The Indian of the hunting tribes made his whole life the exercise of a religion expressed in endless ceremonial, even the songs and dances being forms of prayer.
wild
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From this reading The song was derived from the notes of birds and beasts, the ritual and the dance were a careful mimicry of the wild creatures, and the whole art of pantomine gave to the Indian extraordinary expressiveness, variety, and grace in gesture.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE HOLY LODGE I Europe has two groups of languages, the Aryan and the Basque, but the North Americans had ten, with hundreds of tribal dialects.
