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Chapter XXI
“You see,” said Longley, easily explaining the thing away, “Tom heard of 2000 head of two-year-olds down near Rocky Ford on the Rio Grande that could be had for $8 a head. I reckon ’twas one of old Leandro Garcia’s outfits that he had smuggled over, and he wanted to make a quick turn on ’em. Those cattle are worth $15 on the hoof in Kansas City. Tom knew it and I knew it. He had $6,000, and I let him have the $10,000 to make the deal with.
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading ““You see,” said Longley, easily explaining the thing away, “Tom heard of 2000 head of two-year-olds down near Rocky Ford on the Rio Grande that could be had for $8 a head.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “He had $6,000, and I let him have the $10,000 to make the deal with.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “He had $6,000, and I let him have the $10,000 to make the deal with.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I reckon ’twas one of old Leandro Garcia’s outfits that he had smuggled over, and he wanted to make a quick turn on ’em.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I reckon ’twas one of old Leandro Garcia’s outfits that he had smuggled over, and he wanted to make a quick turn on ’em.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “I reckon ’twas one of old Leandro Garcia’s outfits that he had smuggled over, and he wanted to make a quick turn on ’em.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You see,” said Longley, easily explaining the thing away, “Tom heard of 2000 head of two-year-olds down near Rocky Ford on the Rio Grande that could be had for $8 a head.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Those cattle are worth $15 on the hoof in Kansas City.”
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From this reading He had $6,000, and I let him have the $10,000 to make the deal with.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those cattle are worth $15 on the hoof in Kansas City.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You see,” said Longley, easily explaining the thing away, “Tom heard of 2000 head of two-year-olds down near Rocky Ford on the Rio Grande that could be had for $8 a head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had $6,000, and I let him have the $10,000 to make the deal with.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You see,” said Longley, easily explaining the thing away, “Tom heard of 2000 head of two-year-olds down near Rocky Ford on the Rio Grande that could be had for $8 a head.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “You see,” said Longley, easily explaining the thing away, “Tom heard of 2000 head of two-year-olds down near Rocky Ford on the Rio Grande that could be had for $8 a head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I reckon ’twas one of old Leandro Garcia’s outfits that he had smuggled over, and he wanted to make a quick turn on ’em.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those cattle are worth $15 on the hoof in Kansas City.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You see,” said Longley, easily explaining the thing away, “Tom heard of 2000 head of two-year-olds down near Rocky Ford on the Rio Grande that could be had for $8 a head.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You see,” said Longley, easily explaining the thing away, “Tom heard of 2000 head of two-year-olds down near Rocky Ford on the Rio Grande that could be had for $8 a head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those cattle are worth $15 on the hoof in Kansas City.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those cattle are worth $15 on the hoof in Kansas City.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “You see,” said Longley, easily explaining the thing away, “Tom heard of 2000 head of two-year-olds down near Rocky Ford on the Rio Grande that could be had for $8 a head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had $6,000, and I let him have the $10,000 to make the deal with.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You see,” said Longley, easily explaining the thing away, “Tom heard of 2000 head of two-year-olds down near Rocky Ford on the Rio Grande that could be had for $8 a head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You see,” said Longley, easily explaining the thing away, “Tom heard of 2000 head of two-year-olds down near Rocky Ford on the Rio Grande that could be had for $8 a head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reckon ’twas one of old Leandro Garcia’s outfits that he had smuggled over, and he wanted to make a quick turn on ’em.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You see,” said Longley, easily explaining the thing away, “Tom heard of 2000 head of two-year-olds down near Rocky Ford on the Rio Grande that could be had for $8 a head.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You see,” said Longley, easily explaining the thing away, “Tom heard of 2000 head of two-year-olds down near Rocky Ford on the Rio Grande that could be had for $8 a head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You see,” said Longley, easily explaining the thing away, “Tom heard of 2000 head of two-year-olds down near Rocky Ford on the Rio Grande that could be had for $8 a head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reckon ’twas one of old Leandro Garcia’s outfits that he had smuggled over, and he wanted to make a quick turn on ’em.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You see,” said Longley, easily explaining the thing away, “Tom heard of 2000 head of two-year-olds down near Rocky Ford on the Rio Grande that could be had for $8 a head.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “You see,” said Longley, easily explaining the thing away, “Tom heard of 2000 head of two-year-olds down near Rocky Ford on the Rio Grande that could be had for $8 a head.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He had $6,000, and I let him have the $10,000 to make the deal with.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I reckon ’twas one of old Leandro Garcia’s outfits that he had smuggled over, and he wanted to make a quick turn on ’em.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You see,” said Longley, easily explaining the thing away, “Tom heard of 2000 head of two-year-olds down near Rocky Ford on the Rio Grande that could be had for $8 a head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You see,” said Longley, easily explaining the thing away, “Tom heard of 2000 head of two-year-olds down near Rocky Ford on the Rio Grande that could be had for $8 a head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had $6,000, and I let him have the $10,000 to make the deal with.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those cattle are worth $15 on the hoof in Kansas City.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I reckon ’twas one of old Leandro Garcia’s outfits that he had smuggled over, and he wanted to make a quick turn on ’em.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Those cattle are worth $15 on the hoof in Kansas City.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tom knew it and I knew it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those cattle are worth $15 on the hoof in Kansas City.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tom knew it and I knew it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reckon ’twas one of old Leandro Garcia’s outfits that he had smuggled over, and he wanted to make a quick turn on ’em.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading He had $6,000, and I let him have the $10,000 to make the deal with.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You see,” said Longley, easily explaining the thing away, “Tom heard of 2000 head of two-year-olds down near Rocky Ford on the Rio Grande that could be had for $8 a head.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I reckon ’twas one of old Leandro Garcia’s outfits that he had smuggled over, and he wanted to make a quick turn on ’em.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You see,” said Longley, easily explaining the thing away, “Tom heard of 2000 head of two-year-olds down near Rocky Ford on the Rio Grande that could be had for $8 a head.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You see,” said Longley, easily explaining the thing away, “Tom heard of 2000 head of two-year-olds down near Rocky Ford on the Rio Grande that could be had for $8 a head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reckon ’twas one of old Leandro Garcia’s outfits that he had smuggled over, and he wanted to make a quick turn on ’em.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “You see,” said Longley, easily explaining the thing away, “Tom heard of 2000 head of two-year-olds down near Rocky Ford on the Rio Grande that could be had for $8 a head.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I reckon ’twas one of old Leandro Garcia’s outfits that he had smuggled over, and he wanted to make a quick turn on ’em.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reckon ’twas one of old Leandro Garcia’s outfits that he had smuggled over, and he wanted to make a quick turn on ’em.
above and across; more than
From this reading I reckon ’twas one of old Leandro Garcia’s outfits that he had smuggled over, and he wanted to make a quick turn on ’em.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reckon ’twas one of old Leandro Garcia’s outfits that he had smuggled over, and he wanted to make a quick turn on ’em.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reckon ’twas one of old Leandro Garcia’s outfits that he had smuggled over, and he wanted to make a quick turn on ’em.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You see,” said Longley, easily explaining the thing away, “Tom heard of 2000 head of two-year-olds down near Rocky Ford on the Rio Grande that could be had for $8 a head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You see,” said Longley, easily explaining the thing away, “Tom heard of 2000 head of two-year-olds down near Rocky Ford on the Rio Grande that could be had for $8 a head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You see,” said Longley, easily explaining the thing away, “Tom heard of 2000 head of two-year-olds down near Rocky Ford on the Rio Grande that could be had for $8 a head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You see,” said Longley, easily explaining the thing away, “Tom heard of 2000 head of two-year-olds down near Rocky Ford on the Rio Grande that could be had for $8 a head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reckon ’twas one of old Leandro Garcia’s outfits that he had smuggled over, and he wanted to make a quick turn on ’em.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You see,” said Longley, easily explaining the thing away, “Tom heard of 2000 head of two-year-olds down near Rocky Ford on the Rio Grande that could be had for $8 a head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You see,” said Longley, easily explaining the thing away, “Tom heard of 2000 head of two-year-olds down near Rocky Ford on the Rio Grande that could be had for $8 a head.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You see,” said Longley, easily explaining the thing away, “Tom heard of 2000 head of two-year-olds down near Rocky Ford on the Rio Grande that could be had for $8 a head.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those cattle are worth $15 on the hoof in Kansas City.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I reckon ’twas one of old Leandro Garcia’s outfits that he had smuggled over, and he wanted to make a quick turn on ’em.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You see,” said Longley, easily explaining the thing away, “Tom heard of 2000 head of two-year-olds down near Rocky Ford on the Rio Grande that could be had for $8 a head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reckon ’twas one of old Leandro Garcia’s outfits that he had smuggled over, and he wanted to make a quick turn on ’em.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reckon ’twas one of old Leandro Garcia’s outfits that he had smuggled over, and he wanted to make a quick turn on ’em.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You see,” said Longley, easily explaining the thing away, “Tom heard of 2000 head of two-year-olds down near Rocky Ford on the Rio Grande that could be had for $8 a head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I reckon ’twas one of old Leandro Garcia’s outfits that he had smuggled over, and he wanted to make a quick turn on ’em.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had $6,000, and I let him have the $10,000 to make the deal with.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Those cattle are worth $15 on the hoof in Kansas City.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You see,” said Longley, easily explaining the thing away, “Tom heard of 2000 head of two-year-olds down near Rocky Ford on the Rio Grande that could be had for $8 a head.
