A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
“I could see that the buzzard was watching you,” Clawing Bear continued. “When you leaned toward the buffalo to shoot your arrow, the buzzard started down. Then I caught sight of an eagle above the buzzard. A feather fell from the eagle’s tail. It passed just ahead of the buzzard’s beak.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Then I caught sight of an eagle above the buzzard.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ““I could see that the buzzard was watching you,” Clawing Bear continued.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““I could see that the buzzard was watching you,” Clawing Bear continued.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It passed just ahead of the buzzard’s beak.”
in the direction of
From this reading ““When you leaned toward the buffalo to shoot your arrow, the buzzard started down.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A feather fell from the eagle’s tail.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Then I caught sight of an eagle above the buzzard.
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From this reading It passed just ahead of the buzzard’s beak.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then I caught sight of an eagle above the buzzard.
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From this reading “When you leaned toward the buffalo to shoot your arrow, the buzzard started down.
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From this reading It passed just ahead of the buzzard’s beak.
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From this reading “I could see that the buzzard was watching you,” Clawing Bear continued.
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From this reading “When you leaned toward the buffalo to shoot your arrow, the buzzard started down.
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From this reading “I could see that the buzzard was watching you,” Clawing Bear continued.
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From this reading It passed just ahead of the buzzard’s beak.
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From this reading Then I caught sight of an eagle above the buzzard.
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From this reading “I could see that the buzzard was watching you,” Clawing Bear continued.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I could see that the buzzard was watching you,” Clawing Bear continued.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could see that the buzzard was watching you,” Clawing Bear continued.
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From this reading “When you leaned toward the buffalo to shoot your arrow, the buzzard started down.
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From this reading Then I caught sight of an eagle above the buzzard.
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From this reading A feather fell from the eagle’s tail.
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From this reading A feather fell from the eagle’s tail.
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From this reading A feather fell from the eagle’s tail.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A feather fell from the eagle’s tail.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I could see that the buzzard was watching you,” Clawing Bear continued.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It passed just ahead of the buzzard’s beak.
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From this reading It passed just ahead of the buzzard’s beak.
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From this reading “When you leaned toward the buffalo to shoot your arrow, the buzzard started down.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then I caught sight of an eagle above the buzzard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It passed just ahead of the buzzard’s beak.
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From this reading “I could see that the buzzard was watching you,” Clawing Bear continued.
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From this reading “When you leaned toward the buffalo to shoot your arrow, the buzzard started down.
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From this reading Then I caught sight of an eagle above the buzzard.
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From this reading “When you leaned toward the buffalo to shoot your arrow, the buzzard started down.
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From this reading A feather fell from the eagle’s tail.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I could see that the buzzard was watching you,” Clawing Bear continued.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I could see that the buzzard was watching you,” Clawing Bear continued.
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From this reading Then I caught sight of an eagle above the buzzard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “When you leaned toward the buffalo to shoot your arrow, the buzzard started down.
in the direction of
From this reading “When you leaned toward the buffalo to shoot your arrow, the buzzard started down.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I could see that the buzzard was watching you,” Clawing Bear continued.
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From this reading “I could see that the buzzard was watching you,” Clawing Bear continued.
at the time that
From this reading “When you leaned toward the buffalo to shoot your arrow, the buzzard started down.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I could see that the buzzard was watching you,” Clawing Bear continued.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “When you leaned toward the buffalo to shoot your arrow, the buzzard started down.
