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Chapter XI
STRANGE PROCEEDINGS. THE elder Texan turned to the boys and said: “I must ask you to excuse Baker and me for a few minutes, while we discuss a little private business.” It was a singular request, but Nick and Herbert nodded their heads. Striking their ponies into a quick gallop, the cowboys rode a hundred yards or so in advance, before bringing their animals down to a walk.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Striking their ponies into a quick gallop, the cowboys rode a hundred yards or so in advance, before bringing their animals down to a walk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I must ask you to excuse Baker and me for a few minutes, while we discuss a little private business.””
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““I must ask you to excuse Baker and me for a few minutes, while we discuss a little private business.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a singular request, but Nick and Herbert nodded their heads.”
during the time that
From this reading ““I must ask you to excuse Baker and me for a few minutes, while we discuss a little private business.””
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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 “I must ask you to excuse Baker and me for a few minutes, while we discuss a little private business.”
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From this reading Striking their ponies into a quick gallop, the cowboys rode a hundred yards or so in advance, before bringing their animals down to a walk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE elder Texan turned to the boys and said:
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From this reading Striking their ponies into a quick gallop, the cowboys rode a hundred yards or so in advance, before bringing their animals down to a walk.
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From this reading “I must ask you to excuse Baker and me for a few minutes, while we discuss a little private business.”
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From this reading “I must ask you to excuse Baker and me for a few minutes, while we discuss a little private business.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Striking their ponies into a quick gallop, the cowboys rode a hundred yards or so in advance, before bringing their animals down to a walk.
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From this reading THE elder Texan turned to the boys and said:
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From this reading Striking their ponies into a quick gallop, the cowboys rode a hundred yards or so in advance, before bringing their animals down to a walk.
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From this reading “I must ask you to excuse Baker and me for a few minutes, while we discuss a little private business.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a singular request, but Nick and Herbert nodded their heads.
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From this reading Striking their ponies into a quick gallop, the cowboys rode a hundred yards or so in advance, before bringing their animals down to a walk.
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From this reading “I must ask you to excuse Baker and me for a few minutes, while we discuss a little private business.”
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From this reading Striking their ponies into a quick gallop, the cowboys rode a hundred yards or so in advance, before bringing their animals down to a walk.
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From this reading THE elder Texan turned to the boys and said:
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From this reading “I must ask you to excuse Baker and me for a few minutes, while we discuss a little private business.”
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From this reading “I must ask you to excuse Baker and me for a few minutes, while we discuss a little private business.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I must ask you to excuse Baker and me for a few minutes, while we discuss a little private business.”
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From this reading Striking their ponies into a quick gallop, the cowboys rode a hundred yards or so in advance, before bringing their animals down to a walk.
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From this reading It was a singular request, but Nick and Herbert nodded their heads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a singular request, but Nick and Herbert nodded their heads.
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From this reading Striking their ponies into a quick gallop, the cowboys rode a hundred yards or so in advance, before bringing their animals down to a walk.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I must ask you to excuse Baker and me for a few minutes, while we discuss a little private business.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Striking their ponies into a quick gallop, the cowboys rode a hundred yards or so in advance, before bringing their animals down to a walk.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Striking their ponies into a quick gallop, the cowboys rode a hundred yards or so in advance, before bringing their animals down to a walk.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a singular request, but Nick and Herbert nodded their heads.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I must ask you to excuse Baker and me for a few minutes, while we discuss a little private business.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I must ask you to excuse Baker and me for a few minutes, while we discuss a little private business.”
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From this reading “I must ask you to excuse Baker and me for a few minutes, while we discuss a little private business.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must ask you to excuse Baker and me for a few minutes, while we discuss a little private business.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a singular request, but Nick and Herbert nodded their heads.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a singular request, but Nick and Herbert nodded their heads.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Striking their ponies into a quick gallop, the cowboys rode a hundred yards or so in advance, before bringing their animals down to a walk.
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From this reading Striking their ponies into a quick gallop, the cowboys rode a hundred yards or so in advance, before bringing their animals down to a walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I must ask you to excuse Baker and me for a few minutes, while we discuss a little private business.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STRANGE PROCEEDINGS.
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From this reading Striking their ponies into a quick gallop, the cowboys rode a hundred yards or so in advance, before bringing their animals down to a walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a singular request, but Nick and Herbert nodded their heads.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Striking their ponies into a quick gallop, the cowboys rode a hundred yards or so in advance, before bringing their animals down to a walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE elder Texan turned to the boys and said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a singular request, but Nick and Herbert nodded their heads.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Striking their ponies into a quick gallop, the cowboys rode a hundred yards or so in advance, before bringing their animals down to a walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STRANGE PROCEEDINGS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Striking their ponies into a quick gallop, the cowboys rode a hundred yards or so in advance, before bringing their animals down to a walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE elder Texan turned to the boys and said:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE elder Texan turned to the boys and said:
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was a singular request, but Nick and Herbert nodded their heads.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE elder Texan turned to the boys and said:
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From this reading THE elder Texan turned to the boys and said:
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From this reading Striking their ponies into a quick gallop, the cowboys rode a hundred yards or so in advance, before bringing their animals down to a walk.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a singular request, but Nick and Herbert nodded their heads.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “I must ask you to excuse Baker and me for a few minutes, while we discuss a little private business.”
during the time that
From this reading “I must ask you to excuse Baker and me for a few minutes, while we discuss a little private business.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Striking their ponies into a quick gallop, the cowboys rode a hundred yards or so in advance, before bringing their animals down to a walk.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I must ask you to excuse Baker and me for a few minutes, while we discuss a little private business.”
