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Chapter XI
“BRING AN IRON!” THE cow hunter lost little time in settling down to work in his new capacity. He had initiative, seemed masterful, independent. “Let me bring two or three of my boys down and help you-all throw back a lot of these cows and calfs. I’ll leave couple boys to hold our stuff.
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two people or things considered together
From this reading “I’ll leave couple boys to hold our stuff.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Let me bring two or three of my boys down and help you-all throw back a lot of these cows and calfs.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““Let me bring two or three of my boys down and help you-all throw back a lot of these cows and calfs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE cow hunter lost little time in settling down to work in his new capacity.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had initiative, seemed masterful, independent.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ““Let me bring two or three of my boys down and help you-all throw back a lot of these cows and calfs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE cow hunter lost little time in settling down to work in his new capacity.”
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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 “Let me bring two or three of my boys down and help you-all throw back a lot of these cows and calfs.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “BRING AN IRON!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Let me bring two or three of my boys down and help you-all throw back a lot of these cows and calfs.
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From this reading “Let me bring two or three of my boys down and help you-all throw back a lot of these cows and calfs.
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From this reading “Let me bring two or three of my boys down and help you-all throw back a lot of these cows and calfs.
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From this reading “BRING AN IRON!”
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From this reading “Let me bring two or three of my boys down and help you-all throw back a lot of these cows and calfs.
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From this reading THE cow hunter lost little time in settling down to work in his new capacity.
two people or things considered together
From this reading I’ll leave couple boys to hold our stuff.
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From this reading THE cow hunter lost little time in settling down to work in his new capacity.
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From this reading “Let me bring two or three of my boys down and help you-all throw back a lot of these cows and calfs.
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From this reading THE cow hunter lost little time in settling down to work in his new capacity.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had initiative, seemed masterful, independent.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had initiative, seemed masterful, independent.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Let me bring two or three of my boys down and help you-all throw back a lot of these cows and calfs.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE cow hunter lost little time in settling down to work in his new capacity.
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From this reading I’ll leave couple boys to hold our stuff.
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From this reading THE cow hunter lost little time in settling down to work in his new capacity.
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From this reading I’ll leave couple boys to hold our stuff.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE cow hunter lost little time in settling down to work in his new capacity.
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From this reading He had initiative, seemed masterful, independent.
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From this reading He had initiative, seemed masterful, independent.
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From this reading “BRING AN IRON!”
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From this reading I’ll leave couple boys to hold our stuff.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me bring two or three of my boys down and help you-all throw back a lot of these cows and calfs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE cow hunter lost little time in settling down to work in his new capacity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE cow hunter lost little time in settling down to work in his new capacity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let me bring two or three of my boys down and help you-all throw back a lot of these cows and calfs.
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From this reading He had initiative, seemed masterful, independent.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let me bring two or three of my boys down and help you-all throw back a lot of these cows and calfs.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Let me bring two or three of my boys down and help you-all throw back a lot of these cows and calfs.
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From this reading THE cow hunter lost little time in settling down to work in his new capacity.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Let me bring two or three of my boys down and help you-all throw back a lot of these cows and calfs.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Let me bring two or three of my boys down and help you-all throw back a lot of these cows and calfs.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I’ll leave couple boys to hold our stuff.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had initiative, seemed masterful, independent.
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From this reading THE cow hunter lost little time in settling down to work in his new capacity.
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From this reading I’ll leave couple boys to hold our stuff.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE cow hunter lost little time in settling down to work in his new capacity.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Let me bring two or three of my boys down and help you-all throw back a lot of these cows and calfs.
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From this reading “Let me bring two or three of my boys down and help you-all throw back a lot of these cows and calfs.
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From this reading “Let me bring two or three of my boys down and help you-all throw back a lot of these cows and calfs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE cow hunter lost little time in settling down to work in his new capacity.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE cow hunter lost little time in settling down to work in his new capacity.
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From this reading “Let me bring two or three of my boys down and help you-all throw back a lot of these cows and calfs.
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From this reading THE cow hunter lost little time in settling down to work in his new capacity.
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From this reading “Let me bring two or three of my boys down and help you-all throw back a lot of these cows and calfs.
