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A Man Four-Square
A Man Four-Square

Chapter II

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Context Illustration Reading 1/41 · 5 lines
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"Call Me Jimmie-Go-Get-'Em" The boy had spent the night at a water-hole in a little draw near the foot of the mesa.
He had supped on cold rations and slept in his blanket without the comfort of glowing piñon knots.
For yesterday he had cut Indian signs and after dark had seen the shadow of Apache camp-fires reflected in the clouds.
After eating he swung to the bare back of his pony and climbed to the summit of the butte.
His trained eyes searched the plains.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Man Four-Square

Chapter II

Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Call Me Jimmie-Go-Get-'Em" The boy had spent the night at a water-hole in a little draw near the foot of the mesa.
Line 2
He had supped on cold rations and slept in his blanket without the comfort of glowing piñon knots.
Line 3
For yesterday he had cut Indian signs and after dark had seen the shadow of Apache camp-fires reflected in the clouds.
Line 4
After eating he swung to the bare back of his pony and climbed to the summit of the butte.
Line 5
His trained eyes searched the plains.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “For yesterday he had cut Indian signs and after dark had seen the shadow of Apache camp-fires reflected in the clouds.”

Foot noun US /foot/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Call Me Jimmie-Go-Get-'Em" The boy had spent the night at a water-hole in a little draw near the foot of the mesa.”

Glowing noun US /ˈglowing/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “He had supped on cold rations and slept in his blanket without the comfort of glowing piñon knots.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Call Me Jimmie-Go-Get-'Em" The boy had spent the night at a water-hole in a little draw near the foot of the mesa.”

Shadow noun US /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading “For yesterday he had cut Indian signs and after dark had seen the shadow of Apache camp-fires reflected in the clouds.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “He had supped on cold rations and slept in his blanket without the comfort of glowing piñon knots.”

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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 "Call Me Jimmie-Go-Get-'Em" The boy had spent the night at a water-hole in a little draw near the foot of the mesa.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading For yesterday he had cut Indian signs and after dark had seen the shadow of Apache camp-fires reflected in the clouds.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He had supped on cold rations and slept in his blanket without the comfort of glowing piñon knots.

Apache

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From this reading For yesterday he had cut Indian signs and after dark had seen the shadow of Apache camp-fires reflected in the clouds.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Call Me Jimmie-Go-Get-'Em" The boy had spent the night at a water-hole in a little draw near the foot of the mesa.

back

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From this reading After eating he swung to the bare back of his pony and climbed to the summit of the butte.

bare

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From this reading After eating he swung to the bare back of his pony and climbed to the summit of the butte.

blanket

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From this reading He had supped on cold rations and slept in his blanket without the comfort of glowing piñon knots.

boy

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From this reading "Call Me Jimmie-Go-Get-'Em" The boy had spent the night at a water-hole in a little draw near the foot of the mesa.

butte

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Call

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From this reading "Call Me Jimmie-Go-Get-'Em" The boy had spent the night at a water-hole in a little draw near the foot of the mesa.

camp-fires

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climbed

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From this reading After eating he swung to the bare back of his pony and climbed to the summit of the butte.

clouds

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From this reading For yesterday he had cut Indian signs and after dark had seen the shadow of Apache camp-fires reflected in the clouds.

cold

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From this reading He had supped on cold rations and slept in his blanket without the comfort of glowing piñon knots.

comfort

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From this reading He had supped on cold rations and slept in his blanket without the comfort of glowing piñon knots.

cut

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From this reading For yesterday he had cut Indian signs and after dark had seen the shadow of Apache camp-fires reflected in the clouds.

dark

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From this reading For yesterday he had cut Indian signs and after dark had seen the shadow of Apache camp-fires reflected in the clouds.

draw

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From this reading "Call Me Jimmie-Go-Get-'Em" The boy had spent the night at a water-hole in a little draw near the foot of the mesa.

eating

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From this reading After eating he swung to the bare back of his pony and climbed to the summit of the butte.

Em

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From this reading "Call Me Jimmie-Go-Get-'Em" The boy had spent the night at a water-hole in a little draw near the foot of the mesa.

eyes

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From this reading His trained eyes searched the plains.

footnounUS /foot/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Call Me Jimmie-Go-Get-'Em" The boy had spent the night at a water-hole in a little draw near the foot of the mesa.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For yesterday he had cut Indian signs and after dark had seen the shadow of Apache camp-fires reflected in the clouds.

glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading He had supped on cold rations and slept in his blanket without the comfort of glowing piñon knots.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading "Call Me Jimmie-Go-Get-'Em" The boy had spent the night at a water-hole in a little draw near the foot of the mesa.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had supped on cold rations and slept in his blanket without the comfort of glowing piñon knots.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He had supped on cold rations and slept in his blanket without the comfort of glowing piñon knots.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "Call Me Jimmie-Go-Get-'Em" The boy had spent the night at a water-hole in a little draw near the foot of the mesa.

Indian

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From this reading For yesterday he had cut Indian signs and after dark had seen the shadow of Apache camp-fires reflected in the clouds.

Jimmie-Go-Get

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From this reading "Call Me Jimmie-Go-Get-'Em" The boy had spent the night at a water-hole in a little draw near the foot of the mesa.

knots

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From this reading He had supped on cold rations and slept in his blanket without the comfort of glowing piñon knots.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Call Me Jimmie-Go-Get-'Em" The boy had spent the night at a water-hole in a little draw near the foot of the mesa.

MepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Call Me Jimmie-Go-Get-'Em" The boy had spent the night at a water-hole in a little draw near the foot of the mesa.

mesa

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From this reading "Call Me Jimmie-Go-Get-'Em" The boy had spent the night at a water-hole in a little draw near the foot of the mesa.

near

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From this reading "Call Me Jimmie-Go-Get-'Em" The boy had spent the night at a water-hole in a little draw near the foot of the mesa.

night

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From this reading "Call Me Jimmie-Go-Get-'Em" The boy had spent the night at a water-hole in a little draw near the foot of the mesa.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Call Me Jimmie-Go-Get-'Em" The boy had spent the night at a water-hole in a little draw near the foot of the mesa.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He had supped on cold rations and slept in his blanket without the comfort of glowing piñon knots.

piñon

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From this reading He had supped on cold rations and slept in his blanket without the comfort of glowing piñon knots.

plains

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From this reading His trained eyes searched the plains.

pony

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From this reading After eating he swung to the bare back of his pony and climbed to the summit of the butte.

rations

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From this reading He had supped on cold rations and slept in his blanket without the comfort of glowing piñon knots.

reflected

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From this reading For yesterday he had cut Indian signs and after dark had seen the shadow of Apache camp-fires reflected in the clouds.

searched

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From this reading His trained eyes searched the plains.

seen

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From this reading For yesterday he had cut Indian signs and after dark had seen the shadow of Apache camp-fires reflected in the clouds.

shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading For yesterday he had cut Indian signs and after dark had seen the shadow of Apache camp-fires reflected in the clouds.

signs

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From this reading For yesterday he had cut Indian signs and after dark had seen the shadow of Apache camp-fires reflected in the clouds.

slept

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From this reading He had supped on cold rations and slept in his blanket without the comfort of glowing piñon knots.

spent

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From this reading "Call Me Jimmie-Go-Get-'Em" The boy had spent the night at a water-hole in a little draw near the foot of the mesa.

summit

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From this reading After eating he swung to the bare back of his pony and climbed to the summit of the butte.

supped

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From this reading He had supped on cold rations and slept in his blanket without the comfort of glowing piñon knots.

swung

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From this reading After eating he swung to the bare back of his pony and climbed to the summit of the butte.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "Call Me Jimmie-Go-Get-'Em" The boy had spent the night at a water-hole in a little draw near the foot of the mesa.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading After eating he swung to the bare back of his pony and climbed to the summit of the butte.

trained

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From this reading His trained eyes searched the plains.

water-hole

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From this reading "Call Me Jimmie-Go-Get-'Em" The boy had spent the night at a water-hole in a little draw near the foot of the mesa.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading He had supped on cold rations and slept in his blanket without the comfort of glowing piñon knots.

yesterday

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From this reading For yesterday he had cut Indian signs and after dark had seen the shadow of Apache camp-fires reflected in the clouds.