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Chapter II
THE BAD MAN. The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town. With the scout were Hickok, Little Cayuse, and Skibo, the giant negro. Old Nomad was on the way, and might be expected to “lite” at any hour. The scout’s orders were direct from the secretary of the interior at Washington.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With the scout were Hickok, Little Cayuse, and Skibo, the giant negro.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Old Nomad was on the way, and might be expected to “lite” at any hour.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town.
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From this reading Old Nomad was on the way, and might be expected to “lite” at any hour.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Old Nomad was on the way, and might be expected to “lite” at any hour.
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From this reading THE BAD MAN.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Old Nomad was on the way, and might be expected to “lite” at any hour.
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From this reading The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town.
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From this reading The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town.
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From this reading With the scout were Hickok, Little Cayuse, and Skibo, the giant negro.
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From this reading The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town.
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From this reading The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town.
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From this reading The scout’s orders were direct from the secretary of the interior at Washington.
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From this reading Old Nomad was on the way, and might be expected to “lite” at any hour.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The scout’s orders were direct from the secretary of the interior at Washington.
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From this reading With the scout were Hickok, Little Cayuse, and Skibo, the giant negro.
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From this reading With the scout were Hickok, Little Cayuse, and Skibo, the giant negro.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town.
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From this reading Old Nomad was on the way, and might be expected to “lite” at any hour.
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From this reading The scout’s orders were direct from the secretary of the interior at Washington.
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From this reading Old Nomad was on the way, and might be expected to “lite” at any hour.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With the scout were Hickok, Little Cayuse, and Skibo, the giant negro.
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From this reading THE BAD MAN.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Old Nomad was on the way, and might be expected to “lite” at any hour.
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From this reading With the scout were Hickok, Little Cayuse, and Skibo, the giant negro.
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From this reading The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town.
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From this reading Old Nomad was on the way, and might be expected to “lite” at any hour.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town.
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From this reading Old Nomad was on the way, and might be expected to “lite” at any hour.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Old Nomad was on the way, and might be expected to “lite” at any hour.
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From this reading The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town.
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From this reading The scout’s orders were direct from the secretary of the interior at Washington.
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From this reading The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town.
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From this reading The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town.
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From this reading With the scout were Hickok, Little Cayuse, and Skibo, the giant negro.
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From this reading The scout’s orders were direct from the secretary of the interior at Washington.
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From this reading The scout’s orders were direct from the secretary of the interior at Washington.
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From this reading The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town.
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From this reading With the scout were Hickok, Little Cayuse, and Skibo, the giant negro.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BAD MAN.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Old Nomad was on the way, and might be expected to “lite” at any hour.
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From this reading The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town.
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From this reading The night of the opening day of the trial of Red Dick, Buffalo Bill and several of his pards struck town.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Old Nomad was on the way, and might be expected to “lite” at any hour.
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From this reading The scout’s orders were direct from the secretary of the interior at Washington.
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From this reading Old Nomad was on the way, and might be expected to “lite” at any hour.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With the scout were Hickok, Little Cayuse, and Skibo, the giant negro.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the scout were Hickok, Little Cayuse, and Skibo, the giant negro.
