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Chapter XVI
THE STAMPEDE Jones sent a messenger to his chief with word of Don Black’s threat, and Merrick at once rode to Elk Creek to consult with the man he had put in charge. “Do they mean to attack you? Is that what you gathered from what he said?” asked the chief engineer of his assistant. “Don’t know. Prowers smoothed over what Black said.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Is that what you gathered from what he said?” asked the chief engineer of his assistant.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Don’t know.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE STAMPEDE Jones sent a messenger to his chief with word of Don Black’s threat, and Merrick at once rode to Elk Creek to consult with the man he had put in charge.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Prowers smoothed over what Black said.”
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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 STAMPEDE Jones sent a messenger to his chief with word of Don Black’s threat, and Merrick at once rode to Elk Creek to consult with the man he had put in charge.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE STAMPEDE Jones sent a messenger to his chief with word of Don Black’s threat, and Merrick at once rode to Elk Creek to consult with the man he had put in charge.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Is that what you gathered from what he said?” asked the chief engineer of his assistant.
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From this reading Is that what you gathered from what he said?” asked the chief engineer of his assistant.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE STAMPEDE Jones sent a messenger to his chief with word of Don Black’s threat, and Merrick at once rode to Elk Creek to consult with the man he had put in charge.
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From this reading “Do they mean to attack you?
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From this reading Prowers smoothed over what Black said.
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From this reading THE STAMPEDE Jones sent a messenger to his chief with word of Don Black’s threat, and Merrick at once rode to Elk Creek to consult with the man he had put in charge.
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From this reading THE STAMPEDE Jones sent a messenger to his chief with word of Don Black’s threat, and Merrick at once rode to Elk Creek to consult with the man he had put in charge.
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From this reading THE STAMPEDE Jones sent a messenger to his chief with word of Don Black’s threat, and Merrick at once rode to Elk Creek to consult with the man he had put in charge.
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From this reading THE STAMPEDE Jones sent a messenger to his chief with word of Don Black’s threat, and Merrick at once rode to Elk Creek to consult with the man he had put in charge.
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From this reading THE STAMPEDE Jones sent a messenger to his chief with word of Don Black’s threat, and Merrick at once rode to Elk Creek to consult with the man he had put in charge.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do they mean to attack you?
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From this reading THE STAMPEDE Jones sent a messenger to his chief with word of Don Black’s threat, and Merrick at once rode to Elk Creek to consult with the man he had put in charge.
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From this reading “Don’t know.
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From this reading THE STAMPEDE Jones sent a messenger to his chief with word of Don Black’s threat, and Merrick at once rode to Elk Creek to consult with the man he had put in charge.
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From this reading Is that what you gathered from what he said?” asked the chief engineer of his assistant.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Is that what you gathered from what he said?” asked the chief engineer of his assistant.
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From this reading Is that what you gathered from what he said?” asked the chief engineer of his assistant.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE STAMPEDE Jones sent a messenger to his chief with word of Don Black’s threat, and Merrick at once rode to Elk Creek to consult with the man he had put in charge.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE STAMPEDE Jones sent a messenger to his chief with word of Don Black’s threat, and Merrick at once rode to Elk Creek to consult with the man he had put in charge.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE STAMPEDE Jones sent a messenger to his chief with word of Don Black’s threat, and Merrick at once rode to Elk Creek to consult with the man he had put in charge.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE STAMPEDE Jones sent a messenger to his chief with word of Don Black’s threat, and Merrick at once rode to Elk Creek to consult with the man he had put in charge.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is that what you gathered from what he said?” asked the chief engineer of his assistant.
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From this reading THE STAMPEDE Jones sent a messenger to his chief with word of Don Black’s threat, and Merrick at once rode to Elk Creek to consult with the man he had put in charge.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Don’t know.
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From this reading THE STAMPEDE Jones sent a messenger to his chief with word of Don Black’s threat, and Merrick at once rode to Elk Creek to consult with the man he had put in charge.
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From this reading “Do they mean to attack you?
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From this reading THE STAMPEDE Jones sent a messenger to his chief with word of Don Black’s threat, and Merrick at once rode to Elk Creek to consult with the man he had put in charge.
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From this reading THE STAMPEDE Jones sent a messenger to his chief with word of Don Black’s threat, and Merrick at once rode to Elk Creek to consult with the man he had put in charge.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STAMPEDE Jones sent a messenger to his chief with word of Don Black’s threat, and Merrick at once rode to Elk Creek to consult with the man he had put in charge.
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From this reading THE STAMPEDE Jones sent a messenger to his chief with word of Don Black’s threat, and Merrick at once rode to Elk Creek to consult with the man he had put in charge.
above and across; more than
From this reading Prowers smoothed over what Black said.
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From this reading Prowers smoothed over what Black said.
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From this reading THE STAMPEDE Jones sent a messenger to his chief with word of Don Black’s threat, and Merrick at once rode to Elk Creek to consult with the man he had put in charge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STAMPEDE Jones sent a messenger to his chief with word of Don Black’s threat, and Merrick at once rode to Elk Creek to consult with the man he had put in charge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is that what you gathered from what he said?” asked the chief engineer of his assistant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE STAMPEDE Jones sent a messenger to his chief with word of Don Black’s threat, and Merrick at once rode to Elk Creek to consult with the man he had put in charge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Prowers smoothed over what Black said.
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From this reading THE STAMPEDE Jones sent a messenger to his chief with word of Don Black’s threat, and Merrick at once rode to Elk Creek to consult with the man he had put in charge.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is that what you gathered from what he said?” asked the chief engineer of his assistant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STAMPEDE Jones sent a messenger to his chief with word of Don Black’s threat, and Merrick at once rode to Elk Creek to consult with the man he had put in charge.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Do they mean to attack you?
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From this reading THE STAMPEDE Jones sent a messenger to his chief with word of Don Black’s threat, and Merrick at once rode to Elk Creek to consult with the man he had put in charge.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE STAMPEDE Jones sent a messenger to his chief with word of Don Black’s threat, and Merrick at once rode to Elk Creek to consult with the man he had put in charge.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Is that what you gathered from what he said?” asked the chief engineer of his assistant.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE STAMPEDE Jones sent a messenger to his chief with word of Don Black’s threat, and Merrick at once rode to Elk Creek to consult with the man he had put in charge.
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From this reading THE STAMPEDE Jones sent a messenger to his chief with word of Don Black’s threat, and Merrick at once rode to Elk Creek to consult with the man he had put in charge.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do they mean to attack you?
