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Chapter XXVII
THE MOB FROM PHELPS’ RANCH. “How, Pa-e-has-ka?” said Little Cayuse, sliding from Navi’s back. “You make um heap quick ride to town.” The sharp-eyed lad saw that there was something unusual in the wind. A look at the scout’s face, even if there had been no other evidences of trouble, would have been enough for him.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “A look at the scout’s face, even if there had been no other evidences of trouble, would have been enough for him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A look at the scout’s face, even if there had been no other evidences of trouble, would have been enough for him.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “A look at the scout’s face, even if there had been no other evidences of trouble, would have been enough for him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““How, Pa-e-has-ka?” said Little Cayuse, sliding from Navi’s back.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A look at the scout’s face, even if there had been no other evidences of trouble, would have been enough for him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You make um heap quick ride to town.””
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “The sharp-eyed lad saw that there was something unusual in the wind.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sharp-eyed lad saw that there was something unusual in the wind.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “A look at the scout’s face, even if there had been no other evidences of trouble, would have been enough for him.”
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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 A look at the scout’s face, even if there had been no other evidences of trouble, would have been enough for him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A look at the scout’s face, even if there had been no other evidences of trouble, would have been enough for him.
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From this reading “How, Pa-e-has-ka?” said Little Cayuse, sliding from Navi’s back.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A look at the scout’s face, even if there had been no other evidences of trouble, would have been enough for him.
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From this reading “How, Pa-e-has-ka?” said Little Cayuse, sliding from Navi’s back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A look at the scout’s face, even if there had been no other evidences of trouble, would have been enough for him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A look at the scout’s face, even if there had been no other evidences of trouble, would have been enough for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A look at the scout’s face, even if there had been no other evidences of trouble, would have been enough for him.
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From this reading A look at the scout’s face, even if there had been no other evidences of trouble, would have been enough for him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A look at the scout’s face, even if there had been no other evidences of trouble, would have been enough for him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE MOB FROM PHELPS’ RANCH.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A look at the scout’s face, even if there had been no other evidences of trouble, would have been enough for him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A look at the scout’s face, even if there had been no other evidences of trouble, would have been enough for him.
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From this reading “You make um heap quick ride to town.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A look at the scout’s face, even if there had been no other evidences of trouble, would have been enough for him.
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From this reading “How, Pa-e-has-ka?” said Little Cayuse, sliding from Navi’s back.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A look at the scout’s face, even if there had been no other evidences of trouble, would have been enough for him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sharp-eyed lad saw that there was something unusual in the wind.
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From this reading The sharp-eyed lad saw that there was something unusual in the wind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “How, Pa-e-has-ka?” said Little Cayuse, sliding from Navi’s back.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A look at the scout’s face, even if there had been no other evidences of trouble, would have been enough for him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You make um heap quick ride to town.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MOB FROM PHELPS’ RANCH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How, Pa-e-has-ka?” said Little Cayuse, sliding from Navi’s back.
not any; not one
From this reading A look at the scout’s face, even if there had been no other evidences of trouble, would have been enough for him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A look at the scout’s face, even if there had been no other evidences of trouble, would have been enough for him.
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From this reading A look at the scout’s face, even if there had been no other evidences of trouble, would have been enough for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How, Pa-e-has-ka?” said Little Cayuse, sliding from Navi’s back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MOB FROM PHELPS’ RANCH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You make um heap quick ride to town.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MOB FROM PHELPS’ RANCH.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You make um heap quick ride to town.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How, Pa-e-has-ka?” said Little Cayuse, sliding from Navi’s back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sharp-eyed lad saw that there was something unusual in the wind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A look at the scout’s face, even if there had been no other evidences of trouble, would have been enough for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sharp-eyed lad saw that there was something unusual in the wind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How, Pa-e-has-ka?” said Little Cayuse, sliding from Navi’s back.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The sharp-eyed lad saw that there was something unusual in the wind.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sharp-eyed lad saw that there was something unusual in the wind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOB FROM PHELPS’ RANCH.
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From this reading The sharp-eyed lad saw that there was something unusual in the wind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You make um heap quick ride to town.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You make um heap quick ride to town.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A look at the scout’s face, even if there had been no other evidences of trouble, would have been enough for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You make um heap quick ride to town.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sharp-eyed lad saw that there was something unusual in the wind.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sharp-eyed lad saw that there was something unusual in the wind.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sharp-eyed lad saw that there was something unusual in the wind.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A look at the scout’s face, even if there had been no other evidences of trouble, would have been enough for him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You make um heap quick ride to town.”
