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Chapter XXV
A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION Betty was whipping mayonnaise in the kitchen when a voice hailed the Diamond Bar K ranch in general. “Hello the house!” Through the window she saw a rider on a horse, and a moment later her brain localized him as a neighborhood boy who had recently joined the forest rangers. She went to the door, sleeves still rolled back to the elbows of the firm satiny arms. “Hoo-hoo!” she called, flinging a small hand wildly above her head in greeting.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading ““Hoo-hoo!” she called, flinging a small hand wildly above her head in greeting.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION Betty was whipping mayonnaise in the kitchen when a voice hailed the Diamond Bar K ranch in general.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Hoo-hoo!” she called, flinging a small hand wildly above her head in greeting.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went to the door, sleeves still rolled back to the elbows of the firm satiny arms.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Through the window she saw a rider on a horse, and a moment later her brain localized him as a neighborhood boy who had recently joined the forest rangers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “She went to the door, sleeves still rolled back to the elbows of the firm satiny arms.”
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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 DIFFERENCE OF OPINION Betty was whipping mayonnaise in the kitchen when a voice hailed the Diamond Bar K ranch in general.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Hoo-hoo!” she called, flinging a small hand wildly above her head in greeting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Through the window she saw a rider on a horse, and a moment later her brain localized him as a neighborhood boy who had recently joined the forest rangers.
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From this reading She went to the door, sleeves still rolled back to the elbows of the firm satiny arms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Through the window she saw a rider on a horse, and a moment later her brain localized him as a neighborhood boy who had recently joined the forest rangers.
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From this reading She went to the door, sleeves still rolled back to the elbows of the firm satiny arms.
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From this reading A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION Betty was whipping mayonnaise in the kitchen when a voice hailed the Diamond Bar K ranch in general.
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From this reading A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION Betty was whipping mayonnaise in the kitchen when a voice hailed the Diamond Bar K ranch in general.
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From this reading Through the window she saw a rider on a horse, and a moment later her brain localized him as a neighborhood boy who had recently joined the forest rangers.
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From this reading Through the window she saw a rider on a horse, and a moment later her brain localized him as a neighborhood boy who had recently joined the forest rangers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hoo-hoo!” she called, flinging a small hand wildly above her head in greeting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION Betty was whipping mayonnaise in the kitchen when a voice hailed the Diamond Bar K ranch in general.
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From this reading A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION Betty was whipping mayonnaise in the kitchen when a voice hailed the Diamond Bar K ranch in general.
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From this reading She went to the door, sleeves still rolled back to the elbows of the firm satiny arms.
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From this reading She went to the door, sleeves still rolled back to the elbows of the firm satiny arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went to the door, sleeves still rolled back to the elbows of the firm satiny arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hoo-hoo!” she called, flinging a small hand wildly above her head in greeting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through the window she saw a rider on a horse, and a moment later her brain localized him as a neighborhood boy who had recently joined the forest rangers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION Betty was whipping mayonnaise in the kitchen when a voice hailed the Diamond Bar K ranch in general.
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From this reading “Hoo-hoo!” she called, flinging a small hand wildly above her head in greeting.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Through the window she saw a rider on a horse, and a moment later her brain localized him as a neighborhood boy who had recently joined the forest rangers.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION Betty was whipping mayonnaise in the kitchen when a voice hailed the Diamond Bar K ranch in general.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hoo-hoo!” she called, flinging a small hand wildly above her head in greeting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hoo-hoo!” she called, flinging a small hand wildly above her head in greeting.
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From this reading “Hello the house!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Through the window she saw a rider on a horse, and a moment later her brain localized him as a neighborhood boy who had recently joined the forest rangers.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Through the window she saw a rider on a horse, and a moment later her brain localized him as a neighborhood boy who had recently joined the forest rangers.
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From this reading “Hoo-hoo!” she called, flinging a small hand wildly above her head in greeting.
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From this reading Through the window she saw a rider on a horse, and a moment later her brain localized him as a neighborhood boy who had recently joined the forest rangers.
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From this reading “Hello the house!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION Betty was whipping mayonnaise in the kitchen when a voice hailed the Diamond Bar K ranch in general.
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From this reading Through the window she saw a rider on a horse, and a moment later her brain localized him as a neighborhood boy who had recently joined the forest rangers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION Betty was whipping mayonnaise in the kitchen when a voice hailed the Diamond Bar K ranch in general.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION Betty was whipping mayonnaise in the kitchen when a voice hailed the Diamond Bar K ranch in general.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through the window she saw a rider on a horse, and a moment later her brain localized him as a neighborhood boy who had recently joined the forest rangers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through the window she saw a rider on a horse, and a moment later her brain localized him as a neighborhood boy who had recently joined the forest rangers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION Betty was whipping mayonnaise in the kitchen when a voice hailed the Diamond Bar K ranch in general.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through the window she saw a rider on a horse, and a moment later her brain localized him as a neighborhood boy who had recently joined the forest rangers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through the window she saw a rider on a horse, and a moment later her brain localized him as a neighborhood boy who had recently joined the forest rangers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION Betty was whipping mayonnaise in the kitchen when a voice hailed the Diamond Bar K ranch in general.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Through the window she saw a rider on a horse, and a moment later her brain localized him as a neighborhood boy who had recently joined the forest rangers.
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From this reading A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION Betty was whipping mayonnaise in the kitchen when a voice hailed the Diamond Bar K ranch in general.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION Betty was whipping mayonnaise in the kitchen when a voice hailed the Diamond Bar K ranch in general.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through the window she saw a rider on a horse, and a moment later her brain localized him as a neighborhood boy who had recently joined the forest rangers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through the window she saw a rider on a horse, and a moment later her brain localized him as a neighborhood boy who had recently joined the forest rangers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through the window she saw a rider on a horse, and a moment later her brain localized him as a neighborhood boy who had recently joined the forest rangers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went to the door, sleeves still rolled back to the elbows of the firm satiny arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went to the door, sleeves still rolled back to the elbows of the firm satiny arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through the window she saw a rider on a horse, and a moment later her brain localized him as a neighborhood boy who had recently joined the forest rangers.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Through the window she saw a rider on a horse, and a moment later her brain localized him as a neighborhood boy who had recently joined the forest rangers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She went to the door, sleeves still rolled back to the elbows of the firm satiny arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hoo-hoo!” she called, flinging a small hand wildly above her head in greeting.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went to the door, sleeves still rolled back to the elbows of the firm satiny arms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION Betty was whipping mayonnaise in the kitchen when a voice hailed the Diamond Bar K ranch in general.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Through the window she saw a rider on a horse, and a moment later her brain localized him as a neighborhood boy who had recently joined the forest rangers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She went to the door, sleeves still rolled back to the elbows of the firm satiny arms.
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From this reading A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION Betty was whipping mayonnaise in the kitchen when a voice hailed the Diamond Bar K ranch in general.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION Betty was whipping mayonnaise in the kitchen when a voice hailed the Diamond Bar K ranch in general.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She went to the door, sleeves still rolled back to the elbows of the firm satiny arms.
at the time that
From this reading A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION Betty was whipping mayonnaise in the kitchen when a voice hailed the Diamond Bar K ranch in general.
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From this reading A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION Betty was whipping mayonnaise in the kitchen when a voice hailed the Diamond Bar K ranch in general.
which person or people
From this reading Through the window she saw a rider on a horse, and a moment later her brain localized him as a neighborhood boy who had recently joined the forest rangers.
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From this reading “Hoo-hoo!” she called, flinging a small hand wildly above her head in greeting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Through the window she saw a rider on a horse, and a moment later her brain localized him as a neighborhood boy who had recently joined the forest rangers.
