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Author of “Dangling Doom”, etc. “You better put yore hands up, pardner.” The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle. This second man had popped up like a Jack-in-a-box from behind a sandstone boulder. Near the water hole stood a dejected-looking bay horse, head hanging, one hind leg cocked listlessly. The man at the water hole got slowly to his feet, keeping his hands above his waist.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “The man at the water hole got slowly to his feet, keeping his hands above his waist.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “This second man had popped up like a Jack-in-a-box from behind a sandstone boulder.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Author of “Dangling Doom”, etc. “You better put yore hands up, pardner.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Near the water hole stood a dejected-looking bay horse, head hanging, one hind leg cocked listlessly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This second man had popped up like a Jack-in-a-box from behind a sandstone boulder.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Near the water hole stood a dejected-looking bay horse, head hanging, one hind leg cocked listlessly.”
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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 The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The man at the water hole got slowly to his feet, keeping his hands above his waist.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
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From this reading Author of “Dangling Doom”, etc. “You better put yore hands up, pardner.”
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From this reading Near the water hole stood a dejected-looking bay horse, head hanging, one hind leg cocked listlessly.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading This second man had popped up like a Jack-in-a-box from behind a sandstone boulder.
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From this reading Author of “Dangling Doom”, etc. “You better put yore hands up, pardner.”
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From this reading This second man had popped up like a Jack-in-a-box from behind a sandstone boulder.
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From this reading Near the water hole stood a dejected-looking bay horse, head hanging, one hind leg cocked listlessly.
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From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
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From this reading Author of “Dangling Doom”, etc. “You better put yore hands up, pardner.”
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From this reading Near the water hole stood a dejected-looking bay horse, head hanging, one hind leg cocked listlessly.
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From this reading Author of “Dangling Doom”, etc. “You better put yore hands up, pardner.”
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From this reading Author of “Dangling Doom”, etc. “You better put yore hands up, pardner.”
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From this reading The man at the water hole got slowly to his feet, keeping his hands above his waist.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This second man had popped up like a Jack-in-a-box from behind a sandstone boulder.
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From this reading The man at the water hole got slowly to his feet, keeping his hands above his waist.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This second man had popped up like a Jack-in-a-box from behind a sandstone boulder.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Author of “Dangling Doom”, etc. “You better put yore hands up, pardner.”
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From this reading Near the water hole stood a dejected-looking bay horse, head hanging, one hind leg cocked listlessly.
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From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
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From this reading Near the water hole stood a dejected-looking bay horse, head hanging, one hind leg cocked listlessly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
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From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
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From this reading Near the water hole stood a dejected-looking bay horse, head hanging, one hind leg cocked listlessly.
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From this reading This second man had popped up like a Jack-in-a-box from behind a sandstone boulder.
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From this reading The man at the water hole got slowly to his feet, keeping his hands above his waist.
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From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
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From this reading Near the water hole stood a dejected-looking bay horse, head hanging, one hind leg cocked listlessly.
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From this reading This second man had popped up like a Jack-in-a-box from behind a sandstone boulder.
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From this reading Near the water hole stood a dejected-looking bay horse, head hanging, one hind leg cocked listlessly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
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From this reading Near the water hole stood a dejected-looking bay horse, head hanging, one hind leg cocked listlessly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of “Dangling Doom”, etc. “You better put yore hands up, pardner.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Near the water hole stood a dejected-looking bay horse, head hanging, one hind leg cocked listlessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of “Dangling Doom”, etc. “You better put yore hands up, pardner.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This second man had popped up like a Jack-in-a-box from behind a sandstone boulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of “Dangling Doom”, etc. “You better put yore hands up, pardner.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This second man had popped up like a Jack-in-a-box from behind a sandstone boulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This second man had popped up like a Jack-in-a-box from behind a sandstone boulder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Near the water hole stood a dejected-looking bay horse, head hanging, one hind leg cocked listlessly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This second man had popped up like a Jack-in-a-box from behind a sandstone boulder.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The man at the water hole got slowly to his feet, keeping his hands above his waist.
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From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Author of “Dangling Doom”, etc. “You better put yore hands up, pardner.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man at the water hole got slowly to his feet, keeping his hands above his waist.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
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From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
which person or people
From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The man on his knees at the water hole turned his head slowly and looked at the other man, who was covering him with a rifle.
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From this reading Author of “Dangling Doom”, etc. “You better put yore hands up, pardner.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Author of “Dangling Doom”, etc. “You better put yore hands up, pardner.”
