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Chapter XIV

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DALHART DECLARES “ON OUR way, Sanchez!” commanded Nabours, breaking the tense silence of the disheartened camp.
“We’ve got to get back.
The boys are holding three or four bunches over thataway.”
“_Seguro_, Señor Jeem,” replied the old man.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

North of 36

Chapter XIV

Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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MR.
Line 2
DALHART DECLARES “ON OUR way, Sanchez!” commanded Nabours, breaking the tense silence of the disheartened camp.
Line 3
“We’ve got to get back.
Line 4
The boys are holding three or four bunches over thataway.”
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“_Seguro_, Señor Jeem,” replied the old man.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Camp noun US /camp/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “DALHART DECLARES “ON OUR way, Sanchez!” commanded Nabours, breaking the tense silence of the disheartened camp.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “The boys are holding three or four bunches over thataway.””

Replied noun US /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““_Seguro_, Señor Jeem,” replied the old man.”

Silence noun US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading “DALHART DECLARES “ON OUR way, Sanchez!” commanded Nabours, breaking the tense silence of the disheartened camp.”

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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The boys are holding three or four bunches over thataway.”

back

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From this reading “We’ve got to get back.

boys

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From this reading The boys are holding three or four bunches over thataway.”

breaking

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From this reading DALHART DECLARES “ON OUR way, Sanchez!” commanded Nabours, breaking the tense silence of the disheartened camp.

bunches

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From this reading The boys are holding three or four bunches over thataway.”

camp

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From this reading DALHART DECLARES “ON OUR way, Sanchez!” commanded Nabours, breaking the tense silence of the disheartened camp.

commanded

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From this reading DALHART DECLARES “ON OUR way, Sanchez!” commanded Nabours, breaking the tense silence of the disheartened camp.

DALHART

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From this reading DALHART DECLARES “ON OUR way, Sanchez!” commanded Nabours, breaking the tense silence of the disheartened camp.

DECLARES

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From this reading DALHART DECLARES “ON OUR way, Sanchez!” commanded Nabours, breaking the tense silence of the disheartened camp.

disheartened

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From this reading DALHART DECLARES “ON OUR way, Sanchez!” commanded Nabours, breaking the tense silence of the disheartened camp.

four

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From this reading The boys are holding three or four bunches over thataway.”

get

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From this reading “We’ve got to get back.

got

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From this reading “We’ve got to get back.

holding

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From this reading The boys are holding three or four bunches over thataway.”

Jeem

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From this reading “_Seguro_, Señor Jeem,” replied the old man.

man

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From this reading “_Seguro_, Señor Jeem,” replied the old man.

MR

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From this reading MR.

Nabours

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From this reading DALHART DECLARES “ON OUR way, Sanchez!” commanded Nabours, breaking the tense silence of the disheartened camp.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading DALHART DECLARES “ON OUR way, Sanchez!” commanded Nabours, breaking the tense silence of the disheartened camp.

old

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From this reading “_Seguro_, Señor Jeem,” replied the old man.

ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading DALHART DECLARES “ON OUR way, Sanchez!” commanded Nabours, breaking the tense silence of the disheartened camp.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The boys are holding three or four bunches over thataway.”

OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading DALHART DECLARES “ON OUR way, Sanchez!” commanded Nabours, breaking the tense silence of the disheartened camp.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading The boys are holding three or four bunches over thataway.”

repliednounUS /replied/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Seguro_, Señor Jeem,” replied the old man.

Sanchez

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From this reading DALHART DECLARES “ON OUR way, Sanchez!” commanded Nabours, breaking the tense silence of the disheartened camp.

Seguro

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From this reading “_Seguro_, Señor Jeem,” replied the old man.

Señor

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From this reading “_Seguro_, Señor Jeem,” replied the old man.

silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading DALHART DECLARES “ON OUR way, Sanchez!” commanded Nabours, breaking the tense silence of the disheartened camp.

tense

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From this reading DALHART DECLARES “ON OUR way, Sanchez!” commanded Nabours, breaking the tense silence of the disheartened camp.

thataway

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From this reading The boys are holding three or four bunches over thataway.”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading DALHART DECLARES “ON OUR way, Sanchez!” commanded Nabours, breaking the tense silence of the disheartened camp.

three

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From this reading The boys are holding three or four bunches over thataway.”

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “We’ve got to get back.

way

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From this reading DALHART DECLARES “ON OUR way, Sanchez!” commanded Nabours, breaking the tense silence of the disheartened camp.

We've

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From this reading “We’ve got to get back.