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Chapter VI
Half a mile on the riders swerved into a wooded slope. There they hid their horses in the brush, and climbed the spur stealthily. The naked woods showed the cup-like shape of the mountains there-a basin from which radiated upward wooded ravines, edged with ribs of rock. In this basin the Stetsons were encamped. The smoke of a fire was visible in the dim morning light, and the Lewallens scattered to surround the camp, but the effort was vain.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The smoke of a fire was visible in the dim morning light, and the Lewallens scattered to surround the camp, but the effort was vain.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Half a mile on the riders swerved into a wooded slope.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The smoke of a fire was visible in the dim morning light, and the Lewallens scattered to surround the camp, but the effort was vain.”
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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 Half a mile on the riders swerved into a wooded slope.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There they hid their horses in the brush, and climbed the spur stealthily.
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From this reading The naked woods showed the cup-like shape of the mountains there-a basin from which radiated upward wooded ravines, edged with ribs of rock.
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From this reading There they hid their horses in the brush, and climbed the spur stealthily.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The smoke of a fire was visible in the dim morning light, and the Lewallens scattered to surround the camp, but the effort was vain.
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From this reading The smoke of a fire was visible in the dim morning light, and the Lewallens scattered to surround the camp, but the effort was vain.
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From this reading There they hid their horses in the brush, and climbed the spur stealthily.
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From this reading The naked woods showed the cup-like shape of the mountains there-a basin from which radiated upward wooded ravines, edged with ribs of rock.
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From this reading The smoke of a fire was visible in the dim morning light, and the Lewallens scattered to surround the camp, but the effort was vain.
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From this reading The naked woods showed the cup-like shape of the mountains there-a basin from which radiated upward wooded ravines, edged with ribs of rock.
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From this reading The smoke of a fire was visible in the dim morning light, and the Lewallens scattered to surround the camp, but the effort was vain.
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From this reading In this basin the Stetsons were encamped.
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From this reading The smoke of a fire was visible in the dim morning light, and the Lewallens scattered to surround the camp, but the effort was vain.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The naked woods showed the cup-like shape of the mountains there-a basin from which radiated upward wooded ravines, edged with ribs of rock.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Half a mile on the riders swerved into a wooded slope.
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From this reading There they hid their horses in the brush, and climbed the spur stealthily.
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From this reading There they hid their horses in the brush, and climbed the spur stealthily.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There they hid their horses in the brush, and climbed the spur stealthily.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Half a mile on the riders swerved into a wooded slope.
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From this reading The smoke of a fire was visible in the dim morning light, and the Lewallens scattered to surround the camp, but the effort was vain.
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From this reading The smoke of a fire was visible in the dim morning light, and the Lewallens scattered to surround the camp, but the effort was vain.
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From this reading Half a mile on the riders swerved into a wooded slope.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The smoke of a fire was visible in the dim morning light, and the Lewallens scattered to surround the camp, but the effort was vain.
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From this reading The naked woods showed the cup-like shape of the mountains there-a basin from which radiated upward wooded ravines, edged with ribs of rock.
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From this reading The naked woods showed the cup-like shape of the mountains there-a basin from which radiated upward wooded ravines, edged with ribs of rock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The naked woods showed the cup-like shape of the mountains there-a basin from which radiated upward wooded ravines, edged with ribs of rock.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Half a mile on the riders swerved into a wooded slope.
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From this reading The naked woods showed the cup-like shape of the mountains there-a basin from which radiated upward wooded ravines, edged with ribs of rock.
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From this reading The naked woods showed the cup-like shape of the mountains there-a basin from which radiated upward wooded ravines, edged with ribs of rock.
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From this reading The naked woods showed the cup-like shape of the mountains there-a basin from which radiated upward wooded ravines, edged with ribs of rock.
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From this reading Half a mile on the riders swerved into a wooded slope.
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From this reading The naked woods showed the cup-like shape of the mountains there-a basin from which radiated upward wooded ravines, edged with ribs of rock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The smoke of a fire was visible in the dim morning light, and the Lewallens scattered to surround the camp, but the effort was vain.
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From this reading The naked woods showed the cup-like shape of the mountains there-a basin from which radiated upward wooded ravines, edged with ribs of rock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The naked woods showed the cup-like shape of the mountains there-a basin from which radiated upward wooded ravines, edged with ribs of rock.
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From this reading Half a mile on the riders swerved into a wooded slope.
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From this reading The smoke of a fire was visible in the dim morning light, and the Lewallens scattered to surround the camp, but the effort was vain.
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From this reading There they hid their horses in the brush, and climbed the spur stealthily.
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From this reading There they hid their horses in the brush, and climbed the spur stealthily.
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From this reading In this basin the Stetsons were encamped.
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From this reading The smoke of a fire was visible in the dim morning light, and the Lewallens scattered to surround the camp, but the effort was vain.
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From this reading Half a mile on the riders swerved into a wooded slope.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Half a mile on the riders swerved into a wooded slope.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There they hid their horses in the brush, and climbed the spur stealthily.
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From this reading There they hid their horses in the brush, and climbed the spur stealthily.
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From this reading The naked woods showed the cup-like shape of the mountains there-a basin from which radiated upward wooded ravines, edged with ribs of rock.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There they hid their horses in the brush, and climbed the spur stealthily.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this basin the Stetsons were encamped.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The smoke of a fire was visible in the dim morning light, and the Lewallens scattered to surround the camp, but the effort was vain.
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From this reading The naked woods showed the cup-like shape of the mountains there-a basin from which radiated upward wooded ravines, edged with ribs of rock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The smoke of a fire was visible in the dim morning light, and the Lewallens scattered to surround the camp, but the effort was vain.
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From this reading The smoke of a fire was visible in the dim morning light, and the Lewallens scattered to surround the camp, but the effort was vain.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The smoke of a fire was visible in the dim morning light, and the Lewallens scattered to surround the camp, but the effort was vain.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In this basin the Stetsons were encamped.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The naked woods showed the cup-like shape of the mountains there-a basin from which radiated upward wooded ravines, edged with ribs of rock.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The naked woods showed the cup-like shape of the mountains there-a basin from which radiated upward wooded ravines, edged with ribs of rock.
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From this reading Half a mile on the riders swerved into a wooded slope.
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From this reading The naked woods showed the cup-like shape of the mountains there-a basin from which radiated upward wooded ravines, edged with ribs of rock.
