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Chapter XVII
THE MYSTERY OF THE GULCH. “Waugh! What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?” Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone. “I say, Buffler, hain’t sumpin ’bout due ter drap?
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later than; following
From this reading “Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.”
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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 Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
later than; following
From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
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From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
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From this reading “I say, Buffler, hain’t sumpin ’bout due ter drap?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
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From this reading “I say, Buffler, hain’t sumpin ’bout due ter drap?
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From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
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From this reading “I say, Buffler, hain’t sumpin ’bout due ter drap?
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From this reading “I say, Buffler, hain’t sumpin ’bout due ter drap?
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From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
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From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
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From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE GULCH.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
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From this reading “I say, Buffler, hain’t sumpin ’bout due ter drap?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
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From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I say, Buffler, hain’t sumpin ’bout due ter drap?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
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From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
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From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
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From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
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From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
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From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE GULCH.
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From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
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From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE GULCH.
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From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
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From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
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From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I say, Buffler, hain’t sumpin ’bout due ter drap?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I say, Buffler, hain’t sumpin ’bout due ter drap?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MYSTERY OF THE GULCH.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
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From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
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From this reading “Waugh!
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From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is this hyar percession, anyhow--er march ter ther grave o’ ther red man’s granddad, or er Quaker meetin’?”
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From this reading Old Nomad had broken the stillness after a long silence as the scout and his pards made their way south after crossing the Yellowstone.
