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Chapter XIII
Eight miles east of the Cibolo ranch-house Ranse loosened the pressure of his knees, and Vaminos stopped under a big ratama tree. The yellow ratama blossoms showered fragrance that would have undone the roses of France. The moon made the earth a great concave bowl with a crystal sky for a lid. In a glade five jack-rabbits leaped and played together like kittens. Eight miles farther east shone a faint star that appeared to have dropped below the horizon.
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at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “Eight miles farther east shone a faint star that appeared to have dropped below the horizon.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The moon made the earth a great concave bowl with a crystal sky for a lid.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The yellow ratama blossoms showered fragrance that would have undone the roses of France.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Eight miles east of the Cibolo ranch-house Ranse loosened the pressure of his knees, and Vaminos stopped under a big ratama tree.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Eight miles east of the Cibolo ranch-house Ranse loosened the pressure of his knees, and Vaminos stopped under a big ratama tree.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The yellow ratama blossoms showered fragrance that would have undone the roses of France.”
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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 Eight miles east of the Cibolo ranch-house Ranse loosened the pressure of his knees, and Vaminos stopped under a big ratama tree.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Eight miles east of the Cibolo ranch-house Ranse loosened the pressure of his knees, and Vaminos stopped under a big ratama tree.
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From this reading Eight miles farther east shone a faint star that appeared to have dropped below the horizon.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Eight miles farther east shone a faint star that appeared to have dropped below the horizon.
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From this reading Eight miles east of the Cibolo ranch-house Ranse loosened the pressure of his knees, and Vaminos stopped under a big ratama tree.
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From this reading The yellow ratama blossoms showered fragrance that would have undone the roses of France.
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From this reading The moon made the earth a great concave bowl with a crystal sky for a lid.
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From this reading Eight miles east of the Cibolo ranch-house Ranse loosened the pressure of his knees, and Vaminos stopped under a big ratama tree.
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From this reading The moon made the earth a great concave bowl with a crystal sky for a lid.
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From this reading The moon made the earth a great concave bowl with a crystal sky for a lid.
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From this reading Eight miles farther east shone a faint star that appeared to have dropped below the horizon.
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From this reading The moon made the earth a great concave bowl with a crystal sky for a lid.
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From this reading Eight miles east of the Cibolo ranch-house Ranse loosened the pressure of his knees, and Vaminos stopped under a big ratama tree.
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From this reading Eight miles east of the Cibolo ranch-house Ranse loosened the pressure of his knees, and Vaminos stopped under a big ratama tree.
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From this reading Eight miles farther east shone a faint star that appeared to have dropped below the horizon.
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From this reading Eight miles farther east shone a faint star that appeared to have dropped below the horizon.
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From this reading In a glade five jack-rabbits leaped and played together like kittens.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The moon made the earth a great concave bowl with a crystal sky for a lid.
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From this reading The yellow ratama blossoms showered fragrance that would have undone the roses of France.
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From this reading The yellow ratama blossoms showered fragrance that would have undone the roses of France.
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From this reading In a glade five jack-rabbits leaped and played together like kittens.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The moon made the earth a great concave bowl with a crystal sky for a lid.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The yellow ratama blossoms showered fragrance that would have undone the roses of France.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Eight miles east of the Cibolo ranch-house Ranse loosened the pressure of his knees, and Vaminos stopped under a big ratama tree.
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From this reading Eight miles farther east shone a faint star that appeared to have dropped below the horizon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a glade five jack-rabbits leaped and played together like kittens.
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From this reading In a glade five jack-rabbits leaped and played together like kittens.
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From this reading In a glade five jack-rabbits leaped and played together like kittens.
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From this reading Eight miles east of the Cibolo ranch-house Ranse loosened the pressure of his knees, and Vaminos stopped under a big ratama tree.
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From this reading In a glade five jack-rabbits leaped and played together like kittens.
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From this reading The moon made the earth a great concave bowl with a crystal sky for a lid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In a glade five jack-rabbits leaped and played together like kittens.
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From this reading Eight miles east of the Cibolo ranch-house Ranse loosened the pressure of his knees, and Vaminos stopped under a big ratama tree.
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From this reading The moon made the earth a great concave bowl with a crystal sky for a lid.
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From this reading Eight miles east of the Cibolo ranch-house Ranse loosened the pressure of his knees, and Vaminos stopped under a big ratama tree.
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From this reading The moon made the earth a great concave bowl with a crystal sky for a lid.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Eight miles east of the Cibolo ranch-house Ranse loosened the pressure of his knees, and Vaminos stopped under a big ratama tree.
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From this reading In a glade five jack-rabbits leaped and played together like kittens.
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From this reading Eight miles east of the Cibolo ranch-house Ranse loosened the pressure of his knees, and Vaminos stopped under a big ratama tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eight miles east of the Cibolo ranch-house Ranse loosened the pressure of his knees, and Vaminos stopped under a big ratama tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eight miles east of the Cibolo ranch-house Ranse loosened the pressure of his knees, and Vaminos stopped under a big ratama tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eight miles east of the Cibolo ranch-house Ranse loosened the pressure of his knees, and Vaminos stopped under a big ratama tree.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The yellow ratama blossoms showered fragrance that would have undone the roses of France.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eight miles farther east shone a faint star that appeared to have dropped below the horizon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The yellow ratama blossoms showered fragrance that would have undone the roses of France.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The moon made the earth a great concave bowl with a crystal sky for a lid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eight miles farther east shone a faint star that appeared to have dropped below the horizon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eight miles east of the Cibolo ranch-house Ranse loosened the pressure of his knees, and Vaminos stopped under a big ratama tree.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The yellow ratama blossoms showered fragrance that would have undone the roses of France.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Eight miles east of the Cibolo ranch-house Ranse loosened the pressure of his knees, and Vaminos stopped under a big ratama tree.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Eight miles farther east shone a faint star that appeared to have dropped below the horizon.
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From this reading In a glade five jack-rabbits leaped and played together like kittens.
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From this reading Eight miles east of the Cibolo ranch-house Ranse loosened the pressure of his knees, and Vaminos stopped under a big ratama tree.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Eight miles east of the Cibolo ranch-house Ranse loosened the pressure of his knees, and Vaminos stopped under a big ratama tree.
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From this reading The yellow ratama blossoms showered fragrance that would have undone the roses of France.
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From this reading Eight miles east of the Cibolo ranch-house Ranse loosened the pressure of his knees, and Vaminos stopped under a big ratama tree.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The moon made the earth a great concave bowl with a crystal sky for a lid.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The yellow ratama blossoms showered fragrance that would have undone the roses of France.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The yellow ratama blossoms showered fragrance that would have undone the roses of France.
