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Chapter XII
FROM THE HIP Shorty rode for the bunkhouse instead of the corrals and tumbling out of the saddle he staggered through the door. Inside, the cowpunchers sat about enjoying a before-dinner smoke and the coolness which the evening wash had brought to their wind-parched skins. Shorty reeled through the midst of them to his bunk and collapsed upon it. Not a man stirred. Not an eye followed him.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Inside, the cowpunchers sat about enjoying a before-dinner smoke and the coolness which the evening wash had brought to their wind-parched skins.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Inside, the cowpunchers sat about enjoying a before-dinner smoke and the coolness which the evening wash had brought to their wind-parched skins.”
moved unsteadily as if about to fall
From this reading “Shorty reeled through the midst of them to his bunk and collapsed upon it.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “FROM THE HIP Shorty rode for the bunkhouse instead of the corrals and tumbling out of the saddle he staggered through the door.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “FROM THE HIP Shorty rode for the bunkhouse instead of the corrals and tumbling out of the saddle he staggered through the door.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Shorty reeled through the midst of them to his bunk and collapsed upon it.”
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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 Inside, the cowpunchers sat about enjoying a before-dinner smoke and the coolness which the evening wash had brought to their wind-parched skins.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Inside, the cowpunchers sat about enjoying a before-dinner smoke and the coolness which the evening wash had brought to their wind-parched skins.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Not an eye followed him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FROM THE HIP Shorty rode for the bunkhouse instead of the corrals and tumbling out of the saddle he staggered through the door.
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From this reading Inside, the cowpunchers sat about enjoying a before-dinner smoke and the coolness which the evening wash had brought to their wind-parched skins.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Inside, the cowpunchers sat about enjoying a before-dinner smoke and the coolness which the evening wash had brought to their wind-parched skins.
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From this reading Shorty reeled through the midst of them to his bunk and collapsed upon it.
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From this reading FROM THE HIP Shorty rode for the bunkhouse instead of the corrals and tumbling out of the saddle he staggered through the door.
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From this reading Shorty reeled through the midst of them to his bunk and collapsed upon it.
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From this reading Inside, the cowpunchers sat about enjoying a before-dinner smoke and the coolness which the evening wash had brought to their wind-parched skins.
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From this reading FROM THE HIP Shorty rode for the bunkhouse instead of the corrals and tumbling out of the saddle he staggered through the door.
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From this reading Inside, the cowpunchers sat about enjoying a before-dinner smoke and the coolness which the evening wash had brought to their wind-parched skins.
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From this reading FROM THE HIP Shorty rode for the bunkhouse instead of the corrals and tumbling out of the saddle he staggered through the door.
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From this reading Inside, the cowpunchers sat about enjoying a before-dinner smoke and the coolness which the evening wash had brought to their wind-parched skins.
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From this reading Inside, the cowpunchers sat about enjoying a before-dinner smoke and the coolness which the evening wash had brought to their wind-parched skins.
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From this reading Not an eye followed him.
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From this reading Not an eye followed him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FROM THE HIP Shorty rode for the bunkhouse instead of the corrals and tumbling out of the saddle he staggered through the door.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM THE HIP Shorty rode for the bunkhouse instead of the corrals and tumbling out of the saddle he staggered through the door.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Inside, the cowpunchers sat about enjoying a before-dinner smoke and the coolness which the evening wash had brought to their wind-parched skins.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FROM THE HIP Shorty rode for the bunkhouse instead of the corrals and tumbling out of the saddle he staggered through the door.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not an eye followed him.
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From this reading FROM THE HIP Shorty rode for the bunkhouse instead of the corrals and tumbling out of the saddle he staggered through the door.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Shorty reeled through the midst of them to his bunk and collapsed upon it.
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From this reading Inside, the cowpunchers sat about enjoying a before-dinner smoke and the coolness which the evening wash had brought to their wind-parched skins.
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From this reading FROM THE HIP Shorty rode for the bunkhouse instead of the corrals and tumbling out of the saddle he staggered through the door.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Shorty reeled through the midst of them to his bunk and collapsed upon it.
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From this reading Not a man stirred.
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From this reading Shorty reeled through the midst of them to his bunk and collapsed upon it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a man stirred.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading FROM THE HIP Shorty rode for the bunkhouse instead of the corrals and tumbling out of the saddle he staggered through the door.
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From this reading FROM THE HIP Shorty rode for the bunkhouse instead of the corrals and tumbling out of the saddle he staggered through the door.
moved unsteadily as if about to fall
From this reading Shorty reeled through the midst of them to his bunk and collapsed upon it.
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From this reading FROM THE HIP Shorty rode for the bunkhouse instead of the corrals and tumbling out of the saddle he staggered through the door.
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From this reading FROM THE HIP Shorty rode for the bunkhouse instead of the corrals and tumbling out of the saddle he staggered through the door.
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From this reading Inside, the cowpunchers sat about enjoying a before-dinner smoke and the coolness which the evening wash had brought to their wind-parched skins.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FROM THE HIP Shorty rode for the bunkhouse instead of the corrals and tumbling out of the saddle he staggered through the door.
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From this reading Inside, the cowpunchers sat about enjoying a before-dinner smoke and the coolness which the evening wash had brought to their wind-parched skins.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inside, the cowpunchers sat about enjoying a before-dinner smoke and the coolness which the evening wash had brought to their wind-parched skins.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FROM THE HIP Shorty rode for the bunkhouse instead of the corrals and tumbling out of the saddle he staggered through the door.
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From this reading Not a man stirred.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FROM THE HIP Shorty rode for the bunkhouse instead of the corrals and tumbling out of the saddle he staggered through the door.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Inside, the cowpunchers sat about enjoying a before-dinner smoke and the coolness which the evening wash had brought to their wind-parched skins.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Shorty reeled through the midst of them to his bunk and collapsed upon it.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading FROM THE HIP Shorty rode for the bunkhouse instead of the corrals and tumbling out of the saddle he staggered through the door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Inside, the cowpunchers sat about enjoying a before-dinner smoke and the coolness which the evening wash had brought to their wind-parched skins.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading FROM THE HIP Shorty rode for the bunkhouse instead of the corrals and tumbling out of the saddle he staggered through the door.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Shorty reeled through the midst of them to his bunk and collapsed upon it.
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From this reading Inside, the cowpunchers sat about enjoying a before-dinner smoke and the coolness which the evening wash had brought to their wind-parched skins.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Inside, the cowpunchers sat about enjoying a before-dinner smoke and the coolness which the evening wash had brought to their wind-parched skins.
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From this reading Inside, the cowpunchers sat about enjoying a before-dinner smoke and the coolness which the evening wash had brought to their wind-parched skins.
