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Chapter XXVI
THE SCOUT VISITS SITTING BULL. The Indian band--what was left of it--was gone, not to return. The braves had good cause to believe that the settler had a small army of men hidden behind every hillock and every clump of sage brush. The settler came out to thank the scout and his pards and to express his wonder at their presence. It seemed to him almost as if they had dropped from the sky to his assistance.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “The braves had good cause to believe that the settler had a small army of men hidden behind every hillock and every clump of sage brush.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The braves had good cause to believe that the settler had a small army of men hidden behind every hillock and every clump of sage brush.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “The braves had good cause to believe that the settler had a small army of men hidden behind every hillock and every clump of sage brush.”
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading “The settler came out to thank the scout and his pards and to express his wonder at their presence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The braves had good cause to believe that the settler had a small army of men hidden behind every hillock and every clump of sage brush.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Indian band--what was left of it--was gone, not to return.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It seemed to him almost as if they had dropped from the sky to his assistance.”
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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 braves had good cause to believe that the settler had a small army of men hidden behind every hillock and every clump of sage brush.
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From this reading It seemed to him almost as if they had dropped from the sky to his assistance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The braves had good cause to believe that the settler had a small army of men hidden behind every hillock and every clump of sage brush.
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From this reading The braves had good cause to believe that the settler had a small army of men hidden behind every hillock and every clump of sage brush.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It seemed to him almost as if they had dropped from the sky to his assistance.
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From this reading It seemed to him almost as if they had dropped from the sky to his assistance.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The settler came out to thank the scout and his pards and to express his wonder at their presence.
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From this reading The Indian band--what was left of it--was gone, not to return.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The braves had good cause to believe that the settler had a small army of men hidden behind every hillock and every clump of sage brush.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The braves had good cause to believe that the settler had a small army of men hidden behind every hillock and every clump of sage brush.
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From this reading The braves had good cause to believe that the settler had a small army of men hidden behind every hillock and every clump of sage brush.
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From this reading The braves had good cause to believe that the settler had a small army of men hidden behind every hillock and every clump of sage brush.
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From this reading THE SCOUT VISITS SITTING BULL.
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From this reading The settler came out to thank the scout and his pards and to express his wonder at their presence.
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From this reading The braves had good cause to believe that the settler had a small army of men hidden behind every hillock and every clump of sage brush.
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From this reading The braves had good cause to believe that the settler had a small army of men hidden behind every hillock and every clump of sage brush.
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From this reading It seemed to him almost as if they had dropped from the sky to his assistance.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The braves had good cause to believe that the settler had a small army of men hidden behind every hillock and every clump of sage brush.
to show or communicate a feeling or idea
From this reading The settler came out to thank the scout and his pards and to express his wonder at their presence.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It seemed to him almost as if they had dropped from the sky to his assistance.
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From this reading The Indian band--what was left of it--was gone, not to return.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The braves had good cause to believe that the settler had a small army of men hidden behind every hillock and every clump of sage brush.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The braves had good cause to believe that the settler had a small army of men hidden behind every hillock and every clump of sage brush.
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From this reading The braves had good cause to believe that the settler had a small army of men hidden behind every hillock and every clump of sage brush.
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From this reading The braves had good cause to believe that the settler had a small army of men hidden behind every hillock and every clump of sage brush.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seemed to him almost as if they had dropped from the sky to his assistance.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The settler came out to thank the scout and his pards and to express his wonder at their presence.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seemed to him almost as if they had dropped from the sky to his assistance.
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From this reading The Indian band--what was left of it--was gone, not to return.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Indian band--what was left of it--was gone, not to return.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Indian band--what was left of it--was gone, not to return.
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From this reading The braves had good cause to believe that the settler had a small army of men hidden behind every hillock and every clump of sage brush.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Indian band--what was left of it--was gone, not to return.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Indian band--what was left of it--was gone, not to return.
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From this reading The settler came out to thank the scout and his pards and to express his wonder at their presence.
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From this reading The settler came out to thank the scout and his pards and to express his wonder at their presence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The settler came out to thank the scout and his pards and to express his wonder at their presence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Indian band--what was left of it--was gone, not to return.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The braves had good cause to believe that the settler had a small army of men hidden behind every hillock and every clump of sage brush.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SCOUT VISITS SITTING BULL.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to him almost as if they had dropped from the sky to his assistance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The braves had good cause to believe that the settler had a small army of men hidden behind every hillock and every clump of sage brush.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SCOUT VISITS SITTING BULL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It seemed to him almost as if they had dropped from the sky to his assistance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The braves had good cause to believe that the settler had a small army of men hidden behind every hillock and every clump of sage brush.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The settler came out to thank the scout and his pards and to express his wonder at their presence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The braves had good cause to believe that the settler had a small army of men hidden behind every hillock and every clump of sage brush.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SCOUT VISITS SITTING BULL.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The settler came out to thank the scout and his pards and to express his wonder at their presence.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It seemed to him almost as if they had dropped from the sky to his assistance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Indian band--what was left of it--was gone, not to return.
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From this reading THE SCOUT VISITS SITTING BULL.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Indian band--what was left of it--was gone, not to return.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Indian band--what was left of it--was gone, not to return.
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From this reading The settler came out to thank the scout and his pards and to express his wonder at their presence.
