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Chapter XV
Loseis and Mary-Lou rode hard through the river-meadows and over the gravelly ridges. There was no danger that anyone who followed would be able to pick out the prints of their horses’ hoofs in the confusion of tracks left by the fur train. When they gained the shelter of the wooded country, some six miles from the Post, Loseis pulled up to a walk. It is impossible to think at a gallop. She wished to canvass all the possibilities of the situation again.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She wished to canvass all the possibilities of the situation again.”
any person at all
From this reading “There was no danger that anyone who followed would be able to pick out the prints of their horses’ hoofs in the confusion of tracks left by the fur train.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was no danger that anyone who followed would be able to pick out the prints of their horses’ hoofs in the confusion of tracks left by the fur train.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Loseis and Mary-Lou rode hard through the river-meadows and over the gravelly ridges.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When they gained the shelter of the wooded country, some six miles from the Post, Loseis pulled up to a walk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It is impossible to think at a gallop.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Loseis and Mary-Lou rode hard through the river-meadows and over the gravelly ridges.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “There was no danger that anyone who followed would be able to pick out the prints of their horses’ hoofs in the confusion of tracks left by the fur train.”
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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 When they gained the shelter of the wooded country, some six miles from the Post, Loseis pulled up to a walk.
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From this reading There was no danger that anyone who followed would be able to pick out the prints of their horses’ hoofs in the confusion of tracks left by the fur train.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She wished to canvass all the possibilities of the situation again.
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From this reading She wished to canvass all the possibilities of the situation again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Loseis and Mary-Lou rode hard through the river-meadows and over the gravelly ridges.
any person at all
From this reading There was no danger that anyone who followed would be able to pick out the prints of their horses’ hoofs in the confusion of tracks left by the fur train.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is impossible to think at a gallop.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was no danger that anyone who followed would be able to pick out the prints of their horses’ hoofs in the confusion of tracks left by the fur train.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was no danger that anyone who followed would be able to pick out the prints of their horses’ hoofs in the confusion of tracks left by the fur train.
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From this reading She wished to canvass all the possibilities of the situation again.
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From this reading There was no danger that anyone who followed would be able to pick out the prints of their horses’ hoofs in the confusion of tracks left by the fur train.
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From this reading When they gained the shelter of the wooded country, some six miles from the Post, Loseis pulled up to a walk.
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From this reading There was no danger that anyone who followed would be able to pick out the prints of their horses’ hoofs in the confusion of tracks left by the fur train.
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From this reading There was no danger that anyone who followed would be able to pick out the prints of their horses’ hoofs in the confusion of tracks left by the fur train.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When they gained the shelter of the wooded country, some six miles from the Post, Loseis pulled up to a walk.
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From this reading There was no danger that anyone who followed would be able to pick out the prints of their horses’ hoofs in the confusion of tracks left by the fur train.
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From this reading When they gained the shelter of the wooded country, some six miles from the Post, Loseis pulled up to a walk.
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From this reading It is impossible to think at a gallop.
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From this reading Loseis and Mary-Lou rode hard through the river-meadows and over the gravelly ridges.
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From this reading Loseis and Mary-Lou rode hard through the river-meadows and over the gravelly ridges.
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From this reading There was no danger that anyone who followed would be able to pick out the prints of their horses’ hoofs in the confusion of tracks left by the fur train.
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From this reading There was no danger that anyone who followed would be able to pick out the prints of their horses’ hoofs in the confusion of tracks left by the fur train.
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From this reading It is impossible to think at a gallop.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no danger that anyone who followed would be able to pick out the prints of their horses’ hoofs in the confusion of tracks left by the fur train.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is impossible to think at a gallop.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is impossible to think at a gallop.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no danger that anyone who followed would be able to pick out the prints of their horses’ hoofs in the confusion of tracks left by the fur train.
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From this reading Loseis and Mary-Lou rode hard through the river-meadows and over the gravelly ridges.
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From this reading Loseis and Mary-Lou rode hard through the river-meadows and over the gravelly ridges.
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From this reading When they gained the shelter of the wooded country, some six miles from the Post, Loseis pulled up to a walk.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no danger that anyone who followed would be able to pick out the prints of their horses’ hoofs in the confusion of tracks left by the fur train.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no danger that anyone who followed would be able to pick out the prints of their horses’ hoofs in the confusion of tracks left by the fur train.
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From this reading There was no danger that anyone who followed would be able to pick out the prints of their horses’ hoofs in the confusion of tracks left by the fur train.
above and across; more than
From this reading Loseis and Mary-Lou rode hard through the river-meadows and over the gravelly ridges.
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From this reading There was no danger that anyone who followed would be able to pick out the prints of their horses’ hoofs in the confusion of tracks left by the fur train.
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From this reading She wished to canvass all the possibilities of the situation again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they gained the shelter of the wooded country, some six miles from the Post, Loseis pulled up to a walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no danger that anyone who followed would be able to pick out the prints of their horses’ hoofs in the confusion of tracks left by the fur train.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they gained the shelter of the wooded country, some six miles from the Post, Loseis pulled up to a walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Loseis and Mary-Lou rode hard through the river-meadows and over the gravelly ridges.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Loseis and Mary-Lou rode hard through the river-meadows and over the gravelly ridges.
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From this reading Loseis and Mary-Lou rode hard through the river-meadows and over the gravelly ridges.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wished to canvass all the possibilities of the situation again.
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From this reading When they gained the shelter of the wooded country, some six miles from the Post, Loseis pulled up to a walk.
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From this reading She wished to canvass all the possibilities of the situation again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they gained the shelter of the wooded country, some six miles from the Post, Loseis pulled up to a walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they gained the shelter of the wooded country, some six miles from the Post, Loseis pulled up to a walk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was no danger that anyone who followed would be able to pick out the prints of their horses’ hoofs in the confusion of tracks left by the fur train.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Loseis and Mary-Lou rode hard through the river-meadows and over the gravelly ridges.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There was no danger that anyone who followed would be able to pick out the prints of their horses’ hoofs in the confusion of tracks left by the fur train.
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From this reading There was no danger that anyone who followed would be able to pick out the prints of their horses’ hoofs in the confusion of tracks left by the fur train.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they gained the shelter of the wooded country, some six miles from the Post, Loseis pulled up to a walk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is impossible to think at a gallop.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Loseis and Mary-Lou rode hard through the river-meadows and over the gravelly ridges.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no danger that anyone who followed would be able to pick out the prints of their horses’ hoofs in the confusion of tracks left by the fur train.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no danger that anyone who followed would be able to pick out the prints of their horses’ hoofs in the confusion of tracks left by the fur train.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no danger that anyone who followed would be able to pick out the prints of their horses’ hoofs in the confusion of tracks left by the fur train.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they gained the shelter of the wooded country, some six miles from the Post, Loseis pulled up to a walk.
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From this reading When they gained the shelter of the wooded country, some six miles from the Post, Loseis pulled up to a walk.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no danger that anyone who followed would be able to pick out the prints of their horses’ hoofs in the confusion of tracks left by the fur train.
at the time that
From this reading When they gained the shelter of the wooded country, some six miles from the Post, Loseis pulled up to a walk.
which person or people
From this reading There was no danger that anyone who followed would be able to pick out the prints of their horses’ hoofs in the confusion of tracks left by the fur train.
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From this reading She wished to canvass all the possibilities of the situation again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they gained the shelter of the wooded country, some six miles from the Post, Loseis pulled up to a walk.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was no danger that anyone who followed would be able to pick out the prints of their horses’ hoofs in the confusion of tracks left by the fur train.
