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Chapter XXXIII
It was a still, cold night. Nettie Day rushed blindly on horseback through the pathless dead timber lands. With amazing presence of mind she had mounted the Bull's own mare, which he had left standing outside the camp. On and on she urged the great animal, heedless of snow-laden brush and boughs that snapped back and lashed her as she rode. The dense woods lay wrapped in a vast silence.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With amazing presence of mind she had mounted the Bull's own mare, which he had left standing outside the camp.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Nettie Day rushed blindly on horseback through the pathless dead timber lands.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “On and on she urged the great animal, heedless of snow-laden brush and boughs that snapped back and lashed her as she rode.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With amazing presence of mind she had mounted the Bull's own mare, which he had left standing outside the camp.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “With amazing presence of mind she had mounted the Bull's own mare, which he had left standing outside the camp.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “With amazing presence of mind she had mounted the Bull's own mare, which he had left standing outside the camp.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “The dense woods lay wrapped in a vast silence.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “With amazing presence of mind she had mounted the Bull's own mare, which he had left standing outside the camp.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a still, cold night.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Nettie Day rushed blindly on horseback through the pathless dead timber lands.”
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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 It was a still, cold night.
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From this reading With amazing presence of mind she had mounted the Bull's own mare, which he had left standing outside the camp.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On and on she urged the great animal, heedless of snow-laden brush and boughs that snapped back and lashed her as she rode.
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From this reading On and on she urged the great animal, heedless of snow-laden brush and boughs that snapped back and lashed her as she rode.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading On and on she urged the great animal, heedless of snow-laden brush and boughs that snapped back and lashed her as she rode.
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From this reading On and on she urged the great animal, heedless of snow-laden brush and boughs that snapped back and lashed her as she rode.
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From this reading Nettie Day rushed blindly on horseback through the pathless dead timber lands.
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From this reading On and on she urged the great animal, heedless of snow-laden brush and boughs that snapped back and lashed her as she rode.
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From this reading On and on she urged the great animal, heedless of snow-laden brush and boughs that snapped back and lashed her as she rode.
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From this reading With amazing presence of mind she had mounted the Bull's own mare, which he had left standing outside the camp.
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From this reading With amazing presence of mind she had mounted the Bull's own mare, which he had left standing outside the camp.
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From this reading It was a still, cold night.
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From this reading Nettie Day rushed blindly on horseback through the pathless dead timber lands.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nettie Day rushed blindly on horseback through the pathless dead timber lands.
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From this reading The dense woods lay wrapped in a vast silence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On and on she urged the great animal, heedless of snow-laden brush and boughs that snapped back and lashed her as she rode.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With amazing presence of mind she had mounted the Bull's own mare, which he had left standing outside the camp.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With amazing presence of mind she had mounted the Bull's own mare, which he had left standing outside the camp.
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From this reading On and on she urged the great animal, heedless of snow-laden brush and boughs that snapped back and lashed her as she rode.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On and on she urged the great animal, heedless of snow-laden brush and boughs that snapped back and lashed her as she rode.
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From this reading Nettie Day rushed blindly on horseback through the pathless dead timber lands.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The dense woods lay wrapped in a vast silence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a still, cold night.
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From this reading Nettie Day rushed blindly on horseback through the pathless dead timber lands.
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From this reading On and on she urged the great animal, heedless of snow-laden brush and boughs that snapped back and lashed her as she rode.
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From this reading The dense woods lay wrapped in a vast silence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With amazing presence of mind she had mounted the Bull's own mare, which he had left standing outside the camp.
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From this reading With amazing presence of mind she had mounted the Bull's own mare, which he had left standing outside the camp.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With amazing presence of mind she had mounted the Bull's own mare, which he had left standing outside the camp.
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From this reading With amazing presence of mind she had mounted the Bull's own mare, which he had left standing outside the camp.
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From this reading Nettie Day rushed blindly on horseback through the pathless dead timber lands.
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From this reading It was a still, cold night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With amazing presence of mind she had mounted the Bull's own mare, which he had left standing outside the camp.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Nettie Day rushed blindly on horseback through the pathless dead timber lands.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With amazing presence of mind she had mounted the Bull's own mare, which he had left standing outside the camp.
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From this reading With amazing presence of mind she had mounted the Bull's own mare, which he had left standing outside the camp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nettie Day rushed blindly on horseback through the pathless dead timber lands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With amazing presence of mind she had mounted the Bull's own mare, which he had left standing outside the camp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On and on she urged the great animal, heedless of snow-laden brush and boughs that snapped back and lashed her as she rode.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nettie Day rushed blindly on horseback through the pathless dead timber lands.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With amazing presence of mind she had mounted the Bull's own mare, which he had left standing outside the camp.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The dense woods lay wrapped in a vast silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On and on she urged the great animal, heedless of snow-laden brush and boughs that snapped back and lashed her as she rode.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On and on she urged the great animal, heedless of snow-laden brush and boughs that snapped back and lashed her as she rode.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading With amazing presence of mind she had mounted the Bull's own mare, which he had left standing outside the camp.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a still, cold night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On and on she urged the great animal, heedless of snow-laden brush and boughs that snapped back and lashed her as she rode.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nettie Day rushed blindly on horseback through the pathless dead timber lands.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Nettie Day rushed blindly on horseback through the pathless dead timber lands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nettie Day rushed blindly on horseback through the pathless dead timber lands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On and on she urged the great animal, heedless of snow-laden brush and boughs that snapped back and lashed her as she rode.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dense woods lay wrapped in a vast silence.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a still, cold night.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With amazing presence of mind she had mounted the Bull's own mare, which he had left standing outside the camp.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With amazing presence of mind she had mounted the Bull's own mare, which he had left standing outside the camp.
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From this reading The dense woods lay wrapped in a vast silence.
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From this reading The dense woods lay wrapped in a vast silence.
