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Chapter VIII
IN DAYS OF OLD “WE got ’em going!” called Jim Nabours, riding back to his men. “Keep ’em moving! Push ’em hard for the first day, so’s they’ll be tired and sleep good. Look at them long shanks walk! I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Push ’em hard for the first day, so’s they’ll be tired and sleep good.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Push ’em hard for the first day, so’s they’ll be tired and sleep good.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look at them long shanks walk!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look at them long shanks walk!”
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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 I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
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From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Push ’em hard for the first day, so’s they’ll be tired and sleep good.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at them long shanks walk!
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From this reading IN DAYS OF OLD “WE got ’em going!” called Jim Nabours, riding back to his men.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Push ’em hard for the first day, so’s they’ll be tired and sleep good.
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From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
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From this reading IN DAYS OF OLD “WE got ’em going!” called Jim Nabours, riding back to his men.
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From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
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From this reading Push ’em hard for the first day, so’s they’ll be tired and sleep good.
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From this reading IN DAYS OF OLD “WE got ’em going!” called Jim Nabours, riding back to his men.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
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From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
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From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
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From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
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From this reading IN DAYS OF OLD “WE got ’em going!” called Jim Nabours, riding back to his men.
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From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Push ’em hard for the first day, so’s they’ll be tired and sleep good.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Push ’em hard for the first day, so’s they’ll be tired and sleep good.
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From this reading IN DAYS OF OLD “WE got ’em going!” called Jim Nabours, riding back to his men.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Push ’em hard for the first day, so’s they’ll be tired and sleep good.
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From this reading IN DAYS OF OLD “WE got ’em going!” called Jim Nabours, riding back to his men.
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From this reading Push ’em hard for the first day, so’s they’ll be tired and sleep good.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
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From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
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From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN DAYS OF OLD “WE got ’em going!” called Jim Nabours, riding back to his men.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
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From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
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From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
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From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN DAYS OF OLD “WE got ’em going!” called Jim Nabours, riding back to his men.
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From this reading IN DAYS OF OLD “WE got ’em going!” called Jim Nabours, riding back to his men.
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From this reading “Keep ’em moving!
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From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look at them long shanks walk!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Look at them long shanks walk!
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From this reading IN DAYS OF OLD “WE got ’em going!” called Jim Nabours, riding back to his men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Keep ’em moving!
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From this reading IN DAYS OF OLD “WE got ’em going!” called Jim Nabours, riding back to his men.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN DAYS OF OLD “WE got ’em going!” called Jim Nabours, riding back to his men.
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From this reading IN DAYS OF OLD “WE got ’em going!” called Jim Nabours, riding back to his men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Push ’em hard for the first day, so’s they’ll be tired and sleep good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN DAYS OF OLD “WE got ’em going!” called Jim Nabours, riding back to his men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look at them long shanks walk!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Push ’em hard for the first day, so’s they’ll be tired and sleep good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Push ’em hard for the first day, so’s they’ll be tired and sleep good.
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From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
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From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Push ’em hard for the first day, so’s they’ll be tired and sleep good.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Look at them long shanks walk!
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From this reading Push ’em hard for the first day, so’s they’ll be tired and sleep good.
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From this reading Push ’em hard for the first day, so’s they’ll be tired and sleep good.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN DAYS OF OLD “WE got ’em going!” called Jim Nabours, riding back to his men.
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From this reading Look at them long shanks walk!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading IN DAYS OF OLD “WE got ’em going!” called Jim Nabours, riding back to his men.
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From this reading I’ll bet that old dun coaster that’s done elected hisself head leader has got horns six feet acrost, and ef he’s ten year old he’s a hunderd.
