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Buffalo Bill's ruse
Buffalo Bill's ruse

Chapter VIII

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THE MYSTERIOUS YOUNG WOMAN.
In spite of the lugubrious prediction of Pizen Kate, Buffalo Bill retired to his own room in good season that night.
Latimer had met him, after that attack of the Mexican, and had shown great indignation when the scout told him about it.
As for the Mexican, he did not return.
With no servant to wait on the table, or even to prepare the meals, Latimer went himself into the kitchen, and prepared something for supper.
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Buffalo Bill's ruse

Chapter VIII

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE MYSTERIOUS YOUNG WOMAN.
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In spite of the lugubrious prediction of Pizen Kate, Buffalo Bill retired to his own room in good season that night.
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Latimer had met him, after that attack of the Mexican, and had shown great indignation when the scout told him about it.
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As for the Mexican, he did not return.
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With no servant to wait on the table, or even to prepare the meals, Latimer went himself into the kitchen, and prepared something for supper.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Latimer had met him, after that attack of the Mexican, and had shown great indignation when the scout told him about it.”

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “Latimer had met him, after that attack of the Mexican, and had shown great indignation when the scout told him about it.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “With no servant to wait on the table, or even to prepare the meals, Latimer went himself into the kitchen, and prepared something for supper.”

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In spite of the lugubrious prediction of Pizen Kate, Buffalo Bill retired to his own room in good season that night.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Latimer had met him, after that attack of the Mexican, and had shown great indignation when the scout told him about it.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “With no servant to wait on the table, or even to prepare the meals, Latimer went himself into the kitchen, and prepared something for supper.”

MYSTERIOUS adjective US /mɪˈstɪriəs/

difficult to explain or understand

From this reading “THE MYSTERIOUS YOUNG WOMAN.”

Retired verb US /rɪˈtaɪərd/

went away to a private place

From this reading “In spite of the lugubrious prediction of Pizen Kate, Buffalo Bill retired to his own room in good season that night.”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “With no servant to wait on the table, or even to prepare the meals, Latimer went himself into the kitchen, and prepared something for supper.”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Latimer had met him, after that attack of the Mexican, and had shown great indignation when the scout told him about it.”

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “With no servant to wait on the table, or even to prepare the meals, Latimer went himself into the kitchen, and prepared something for supper.”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Latimer had met him, after that attack of the Mexican, and had shown great indignation when the scout told him about it.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Latimer had met him, after that attack of the Mexican, and had shown great indignation when the scout told him about it.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Latimer had met him, after that attack of the Mexican, and had shown great indignation when the scout told him about it.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As for the Mexican, he did not return.

attack

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From this reading Latimer had met him, after that attack of the Mexican, and had shown great indignation when the scout told him about it.

Bill

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From this reading In spite of the lugubrious prediction of Pizen Kate, Buffalo Bill retired to his own room in good season that night.

Buffalo

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From this reading In spite of the lugubrious prediction of Pizen Kate, Buffalo Bill retired to his own room in good season that night.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading As for the Mexican, he did not return.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading With no servant to wait on the table, or even to prepare the meals, Latimer went himself into the kitchen, and prepared something for supper.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading As for the Mexican, he did not return.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In spite of the lugubrious prediction of Pizen Kate, Buffalo Bill retired to his own room in good season that night.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Latimer had met him, after that attack of the Mexican, and had shown great indignation when the scout told him about it.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Latimer had met him, after that attack of the Mexican, and had shown great indignation when the scout told him about it.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading As for the Mexican, he did not return.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Latimer had met him, after that attack of the Mexican, and had shown great indignation when the scout told him about it.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading With no servant to wait on the table, or even to prepare the meals, Latimer went himself into the kitchen, and prepared something for supper.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading In spite of the lugubrious prediction of Pizen Kate, Buffalo Bill retired to his own room in good season that night.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In spite of the lugubrious prediction of Pizen Kate, Buffalo Bill retired to his own room in good season that night.

indignation

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From this reading Latimer had met him, after that attack of the Mexican, and had shown great indignation when the scout told him about it.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading With no servant to wait on the table, or even to prepare the meals, Latimer went himself into the kitchen, and prepared something for supper.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Latimer had met him, after that attack of the Mexican, and had shown great indignation when the scout told him about it.

Kate

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From this reading In spite of the lugubrious prediction of Pizen Kate, Buffalo Bill retired to his own room in good season that night.

kitchen

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From this reading With no servant to wait on the table, or even to prepare the meals, Latimer went himself into the kitchen, and prepared something for supper.

Latimer

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From this reading Latimer had met him, after that attack of the Mexican, and had shown great indignation when the scout told him about it.

lugubrious

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From this reading In spite of the lugubrious prediction of Pizen Kate, Buffalo Bill retired to his own room in good season that night.

meals

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From this reading With no servant to wait on the table, or even to prepare the meals, Latimer went himself into the kitchen, and prepared something for supper.

met

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From this reading Latimer had met him, after that attack of the Mexican, and had shown great indignation when the scout told him about it.

Mexican

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From this reading Latimer had met him, after that attack of the Mexican, and had shown great indignation when the scout told him about it.

MYSTERIOUSadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/

difficult to explain or understand

From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS YOUNG WOMAN.

night

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From this reading In spite of the lugubrious prediction of Pizen Kate, Buffalo Bill retired to his own room in good season that night.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading With no servant to wait on the table, or even to prepare the meals, Latimer went himself into the kitchen, and prepared something for supper.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading As for the Mexican, he did not return.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In spite of the lugubrious prediction of Pizen Kate, Buffalo Bill retired to his own room in good season that night.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading With no servant to wait on the table, or even to prepare the meals, Latimer went himself into the kitchen, and prepared something for supper.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading With no servant to wait on the table, or even to prepare the meals, Latimer went himself into the kitchen, and prepared something for supper.

own

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From this reading In spite of the lugubrious prediction of Pizen Kate, Buffalo Bill retired to his own room in good season that night.

Pizen

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From this reading In spite of the lugubrious prediction of Pizen Kate, Buffalo Bill retired to his own room in good season that night.

prediction

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From this reading In spite of the lugubrious prediction of Pizen Kate, Buffalo Bill retired to his own room in good season that night.

prepare

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From this reading With no servant to wait on the table, or even to prepare the meals, Latimer went himself into the kitchen, and prepared something for supper.

prepared

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From this reading With no servant to wait on the table, or even to prepare the meals, Latimer went himself into the kitchen, and prepared something for supper.

retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/

went away to a private place

From this reading In spite of the lugubrious prediction of Pizen Kate, Buffalo Bill retired to his own room in good season that night.

return

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From this reading As for the Mexican, he did not return.

room

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From this reading In spite of the lugubrious prediction of Pizen Kate, Buffalo Bill retired to his own room in good season that night.

scout

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From this reading Latimer had met him, after that attack of the Mexican, and had shown great indignation when the scout told him about it.

season

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From this reading In spite of the lugubrious prediction of Pizen Kate, Buffalo Bill retired to his own room in good season that night.

servant

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From this reading With no servant to wait on the table, or even to prepare the meals, Latimer went himself into the kitchen, and prepared something for supper.

shown

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From this reading Latimer had met him, after that attack of the Mexican, and had shown great indignation when the scout told him about it.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading With no servant to wait on the table, or even to prepare the meals, Latimer went himself into the kitchen, and prepared something for supper.

spite

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From this reading In spite of the lugubrious prediction of Pizen Kate, Buffalo Bill retired to his own room in good season that night.

supper

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From this reading With no servant to wait on the table, or even to prepare the meals, Latimer went himself into the kitchen, and prepared something for supper.

table

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From this reading With no servant to wait on the table, or even to prepare the meals, Latimer went himself into the kitchen, and prepared something for supper.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In spite of the lugubrious prediction of Pizen Kate, Buffalo Bill retired to his own room in good season that night.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS YOUNG WOMAN.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading In spite of the lugubrious prediction of Pizen Kate, Buffalo Bill retired to his own room in good season that night.

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Latimer had met him, after that attack of the Mexican, and had shown great indignation when the scout told him about it.

wait

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From this reading With no servant to wait on the table, or even to prepare the meals, Latimer went himself into the kitchen, and prepared something for supper.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading With no servant to wait on the table, or even to prepare the meals, Latimer went himself into the kitchen, and prepared something for supper.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Latimer had met him, after that attack of the Mexican, and had shown great indignation when the scout told him about it.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading With no servant to wait on the table, or even to prepare the meals, Latimer went himself into the kitchen, and prepared something for supper.

WOMAN

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From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS YOUNG WOMAN.

YOUNG

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From this reading THE MYSTERIOUS YOUNG WOMAN.