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AT ODDS WITH THE SHERIFF. It was midnight when Buffalo Bill turned his horse over to Sim Pierce to be taken to the corral, and stepped into the office of the Delmonico Hotel. There were but three men in the office--Jordan, Isaacs and the clerk. The moment the scout entered the room a load of anxiety seemed to drop from the sky pilot’s shoulders. He started toward the scout with outstretched hand.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He started toward the scout with outstretched hand.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “It was midnight when Buffalo Bill turned his horse over to Sim Pierce to be taken to the corral, and stepped into the office of the Delmonico Hotel.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The moment the scout entered the room a load of anxiety seemed to drop from the sky pilot’s shoulders.”
in the direction of
From this reading “He started toward the scout with outstretched hand.”
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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 moment the scout entered the room a load of anxiety seemed to drop from the sky pilot’s shoulders.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was midnight when Buffalo Bill turned his horse over to Sim Pierce to be taken to the corral, and stepped into the office of the Delmonico Hotel.
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From this reading The moment the scout entered the room a load of anxiety seemed to drop from the sky pilot’s shoulders.
in or near a particular place or position
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was midnight when Buffalo Bill turned his horse over to Sim Pierce to be taken to the corral, and stepped into the office of the Delmonico Hotel.
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From this reading It was midnight when Buffalo Bill turned his horse over to Sim Pierce to be taken to the corral, and stepped into the office of the Delmonico Hotel.
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From this reading It was midnight when Buffalo Bill turned his horse over to Sim Pierce to be taken to the corral, and stepped into the office of the Delmonico Hotel.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There were but three men in the office--Jordan, Isaacs and the clerk.
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From this reading There were but three men in the office--Jordan, Isaacs and the clerk.
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From this reading It was midnight when Buffalo Bill turned his horse over to Sim Pierce to be taken to the corral, and stepped into the office of the Delmonico Hotel.
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From this reading It was midnight when Buffalo Bill turned his horse over to Sim Pierce to be taken to the corral, and stepped into the office of the Delmonico Hotel.
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From this reading The moment the scout entered the room a load of anxiety seemed to drop from the sky pilot’s shoulders.
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From this reading The moment the scout entered the room a load of anxiety seemed to drop from the sky pilot’s shoulders.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The moment the scout entered the room a load of anxiety seemed to drop from the sky pilot’s shoulders.
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From this reading He started toward the scout with outstretched hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He started toward the scout with outstretched hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was midnight when Buffalo Bill turned his horse over to Sim Pierce to be taken to the corral, and stepped into the office of the Delmonico Hotel.
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From this reading It was midnight when Buffalo Bill turned his horse over to Sim Pierce to be taken to the corral, and stepped into the office of the Delmonico Hotel.
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From this reading It was midnight when Buffalo Bill turned his horse over to Sim Pierce to be taken to the corral, and stepped into the office of the Delmonico Hotel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were but three men in the office--Jordan, Isaacs and the clerk.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was midnight when Buffalo Bill turned his horse over to Sim Pierce to be taken to the corral, and stepped into the office of the Delmonico Hotel.
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From this reading There were but three men in the office--Jordan, Isaacs and the clerk.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was midnight when Buffalo Bill turned his horse over to Sim Pierce to be taken to the corral, and stepped into the office of the Delmonico Hotel.
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From this reading There were but three men in the office--Jordan, Isaacs and the clerk.
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From this reading The moment the scout entered the room a load of anxiety seemed to drop from the sky pilot’s shoulders.
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From this reading There were but three men in the office--Jordan, Isaacs and the clerk.
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From this reading It was midnight when Buffalo Bill turned his horse over to Sim Pierce to be taken to the corral, and stepped into the office of the Delmonico Hotel.
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From this reading The moment the scout entered the room a load of anxiety seemed to drop from the sky pilot’s shoulders.
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was midnight when Buffalo Bill turned his horse over to Sim Pierce to be taken to the corral, and stepped into the office of the Delmonico Hotel.
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From this reading It was midnight when Buffalo Bill turned his horse over to Sim Pierce to be taken to the corral, and stepped into the office of the Delmonico Hotel.
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From this reading He started toward the scout with outstretched hand.
above and across; more than
From this reading It was midnight when Buffalo Bill turned his horse over to Sim Pierce to be taken to the corral, and stepped into the office of the Delmonico Hotel.
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From this reading It was midnight when Buffalo Bill turned his horse over to Sim Pierce to be taken to the corral, and stepped into the office of the Delmonico Hotel.
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From this reading The moment the scout entered the room a load of anxiety seemed to drop from the sky pilot’s shoulders.
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From this reading The moment the scout entered the room a load of anxiety seemed to drop from the sky pilot’s shoulders.
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From this reading The moment the scout entered the room a load of anxiety seemed to drop from the sky pilot’s shoulders.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moment the scout entered the room a load of anxiety seemed to drop from the sky pilot’s shoulders.
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From this reading The moment the scout entered the room a load of anxiety seemed to drop from the sky pilot’s shoulders.
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From this reading It was midnight when Buffalo Bill turned his horse over to Sim Pierce to be taken to the corral, and stepped into the office of the Delmonico Hotel.
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From this reading The moment the scout entered the room a load of anxiety seemed to drop from the sky pilot’s shoulders.
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From this reading He started toward the scout with outstretched hand.
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From this reading It was midnight when Buffalo Bill turned his horse over to Sim Pierce to be taken to the corral, and stepped into the office of the Delmonico Hotel.
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From this reading It was midnight when Buffalo Bill turned his horse over to Sim Pierce to be taken to the corral, and stepped into the office of the Delmonico Hotel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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From this reading There were but three men in the office--Jordan, Isaacs and the clerk.
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From this reading There were but three men in the office--Jordan, Isaacs and the clerk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was midnight when Buffalo Bill turned his horse over to Sim Pierce to be taken to the corral, and stepped into the office of the Delmonico Hotel.
in the direction of
From this reading He started toward the scout with outstretched hand.
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From this reading It was midnight when Buffalo Bill turned his horse over to Sim Pierce to be taken to the corral, and stepped into the office of the Delmonico Hotel.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was midnight when Buffalo Bill turned his horse over to Sim Pierce to be taken to the corral, and stepped into the office of the Delmonico Hotel.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were but three men in the office--Jordan, Isaacs and the clerk.
at the time that
From this reading It was midnight when Buffalo Bill turned his horse over to Sim Pierce to be taken to the corral, and stepped into the office of the Delmonico Hotel.
in the company of; together with
From this reading AT ODDS WITH THE SHERIFF.
