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Chapter XVIII
A HOT TRAIL Sheriff Daniels rode across the hogback above Elk Creek to a small ranch recently taken up by a homesteader, much to the annoyance of Jake Prowers. He found the man in a shed that served temporarily as a barn. Here a cow was proudly licking a very wobbly calf. “’Lo, Sheriff. How’re things comin’ with you?
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “A HOT TRAIL Sheriff Daniels rode across the hogback above Elk Creek to a small ranch recently taken up by a homesteader, much to the annoyance of Jake Prowers.”
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “A HOT TRAIL Sheriff Daniels rode across the hogback above Elk Creek to a small ranch recently taken up by a homesteader, much to the annoyance of Jake Prowers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He found the man in a shed that served temporarily as a barn.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here a cow was proudly licking a very wobbly calf.”
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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 A HOT TRAIL Sheriff Daniels rode across the hogback above Elk Creek to a small ranch recently taken up by a homesteader, much to the annoyance of Jake Prowers.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading A HOT TRAIL Sheriff Daniels rode across the hogback above Elk Creek to a small ranch recently taken up by a homesteader, much to the annoyance of Jake Prowers.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading A HOT TRAIL Sheriff Daniels rode across the hogback above Elk Creek to a small ranch recently taken up by a homesteader, much to the annoyance of Jake Prowers.
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From this reading A HOT TRAIL Sheriff Daniels rode across the hogback above Elk Creek to a small ranch recently taken up by a homesteader, much to the annoyance of Jake Prowers.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He found the man in a shed that served temporarily as a barn.
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From this reading He found the man in a shed that served temporarily as a barn.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A HOT TRAIL Sheriff Daniels rode across the hogback above Elk Creek to a small ranch recently taken up by a homesteader, much to the annoyance of Jake Prowers.
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From this reading Here a cow was proudly licking a very wobbly calf.
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From this reading How’re things comin’ with you?
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From this reading Here a cow was proudly licking a very wobbly calf.
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From this reading A HOT TRAIL Sheriff Daniels rode across the hogback above Elk Creek to a small ranch recently taken up by a homesteader, much to the annoyance of Jake Prowers.
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From this reading A HOT TRAIL Sheriff Daniels rode across the hogback above Elk Creek to a small ranch recently taken up by a homesteader, much to the annoyance of Jake Prowers.
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From this reading A HOT TRAIL Sheriff Daniels rode across the hogback above Elk Creek to a small ranch recently taken up by a homesteader, much to the annoyance of Jake Prowers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He found the man in a shed that served temporarily as a barn.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found the man in a shed that served temporarily as a barn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here a cow was proudly licking a very wobbly calf.
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From this reading A HOT TRAIL Sheriff Daniels rode across the hogback above Elk Creek to a small ranch recently taken up by a homesteader, much to the annoyance of Jake Prowers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A HOT TRAIL Sheriff Daniels rode across the hogback above Elk Creek to a small ranch recently taken up by a homesteader, much to the annoyance of Jake Prowers.
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From this reading A HOT TRAIL Sheriff Daniels rode across the hogback above Elk Creek to a small ranch recently taken up by a homesteader, much to the annoyance of Jake Prowers.
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From this reading How’re things comin’ with you?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He found the man in a shed that served temporarily as a barn.
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From this reading A HOT TRAIL Sheriff Daniels rode across the hogback above Elk Creek to a small ranch recently taken up by a homesteader, much to the annoyance of Jake Prowers.
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From this reading Here a cow was proudly licking a very wobbly calf.
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From this reading “’Lo, Sheriff.
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From this reading He found the man in a shed that served temporarily as a barn.
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From this reading A HOT TRAIL Sheriff Daniels rode across the hogback above Elk Creek to a small ranch recently taken up by a homesteader, much to the annoyance of Jake Prowers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A HOT TRAIL Sheriff Daniels rode across the hogback above Elk Creek to a small ranch recently taken up by a homesteader, much to the annoyance of Jake Prowers.
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From this reading Here a cow was proudly licking a very wobbly calf.
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From this reading A HOT TRAIL Sheriff Daniels rode across the hogback above Elk Creek to a small ranch recently taken up by a homesteader, much to the annoyance of Jake Prowers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A HOT TRAIL Sheriff Daniels rode across the hogback above Elk Creek to a small ranch recently taken up by a homesteader, much to the annoyance of Jake Prowers.
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From this reading A HOT TRAIL Sheriff Daniels rode across the hogback above Elk Creek to a small ranch recently taken up by a homesteader, much to the annoyance of Jake Prowers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A HOT TRAIL Sheriff Daniels rode across the hogback above Elk Creek to a small ranch recently taken up by a homesteader, much to the annoyance of Jake Prowers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found the man in a shed that served temporarily as a barn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found the man in a shed that served temporarily as a barn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A HOT TRAIL Sheriff Daniels rode across the hogback above Elk Creek to a small ranch recently taken up by a homesteader, much to the annoyance of Jake Prowers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A HOT TRAIL Sheriff Daniels rode across the hogback above Elk Creek to a small ranch recently taken up by a homesteader, much to the annoyance of Jake Prowers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A HOT TRAIL Sheriff Daniels rode across the hogback above Elk Creek to a small ranch recently taken up by a homesteader, much to the annoyance of Jake Prowers.
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From this reading He found the man in a shed that served temporarily as a barn.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He found the man in a shed that served temporarily as a barn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A HOT TRAIL Sheriff Daniels rode across the hogback above Elk Creek to a small ranch recently taken up by a homesteader, much to the annoyance of Jake Prowers.
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From this reading How’re things comin’ with you?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A HOT TRAIL Sheriff Daniels rode across the hogback above Elk Creek to a small ranch recently taken up by a homesteader, much to the annoyance of Jake Prowers.
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From this reading A HOT TRAIL Sheriff Daniels rode across the hogback above Elk Creek to a small ranch recently taken up by a homesteader, much to the annoyance of Jake Prowers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A HOT TRAIL Sheriff Daniels rode across the hogback above Elk Creek to a small ranch recently taken up by a homesteader, much to the annoyance of Jake Prowers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here a cow was proudly licking a very wobbly calf.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here a cow was proudly licking a very wobbly calf.
in the company of; together with
From this reading How’re things comin’ with you?
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From this reading Here a cow was proudly licking a very wobbly calf.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How’re things comin’ with you?
