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Chapter XXIX
ROLL ALONG, LITTLE DOGIES! LATE at night the leaders of the herd sat talking, but the start on the next day was early. The country ahead was now open and free of buffalo. Once more the great herd trailed out. They left the camp of Jesse Chisholm with his wagon train a little at one side, but the leaders rode over to say farewell to the taciturn old half-breed.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “ROLL ALONG, LITTLE DOGIES!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They left the camp of Jesse Chisholm with his wagon train a little at one side, but the leaders rode over to say farewell to the taciturn old half-breed.”
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “The country ahead was now open and free of buffalo.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once more the great herd trailed out.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They left the camp of Jesse Chisholm with his wagon train a little at one side, but the leaders rode over to say farewell to the taciturn old half-breed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ROLL ALONG, LITTLE DOGIES!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LATE at night the leaders of the herd sat talking, but the start on the next day was early.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Once more the great herd trailed out.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “They left the camp of Jesse Chisholm with his wagon train a little at one side, but the leaders rode over to say farewell to the taciturn old half-breed.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “The country ahead was now open and free of buffalo.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “They left the camp of Jesse Chisholm with his wagon train a little at one side, but the leaders rode over to say farewell to the taciturn old half-breed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “LATE at night the leaders of the herd sat talking, but the start on the next day was early.”
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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 They left the camp of Jesse Chisholm with his wagon train a little at one side, but the leaders rode over to say farewell to the taciturn old half-breed.
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From this reading The country ahead was now open and free of buffalo.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading ROLL ALONG, LITTLE DOGIES!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The country ahead was now open and free of buffalo.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LATE at night the leaders of the herd sat talking, but the start on the next day was early.
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From this reading The country ahead was now open and free of buffalo.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading LATE at night the leaders of the herd sat talking, but the start on the next day was early.
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From this reading They left the camp of Jesse Chisholm with his wagon train a little at one side, but the leaders rode over to say farewell to the taciturn old half-breed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They left the camp of Jesse Chisholm with his wagon train a little at one side, but the leaders rode over to say farewell to the taciturn old half-breed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The country ahead was now open and free of buffalo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LATE at night the leaders of the herd sat talking, but the start on the next day was early.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROLL ALONG, LITTLE DOGIES!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LATE at night the leaders of the herd sat talking, but the start on the next day was early.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They left the camp of Jesse Chisholm with his wagon train a little at one side, but the leaders rode over to say farewell to the taciturn old half-breed.
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading The country ahead was now open and free of buffalo.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Once more the great herd trailed out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They left the camp of Jesse Chisholm with his wagon train a little at one side, but the leaders rode over to say farewell to the taciturn old half-breed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LATE at night the leaders of the herd sat talking, but the start on the next day was early.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They left the camp of Jesse Chisholm with his wagon train a little at one side, but the leaders rode over to say farewell to the taciturn old half-breed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They left the camp of Jesse Chisholm with his wagon train a little at one side, but the leaders rode over to say farewell to the taciturn old half-breed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LATE at night the leaders of the herd sat talking, but the start on the next day was early.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LATE at night the leaders of the herd sat talking, but the start on the next day was early.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They left the camp of Jesse Chisholm with his wagon train a little at one side, but the leaders rode over to say farewell to the taciturn old half-breed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ROLL ALONG, LITTLE DOGIES!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once more the great herd trailed out.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LATE at night the leaders of the herd sat talking, but the start on the next day was early.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LATE at night the leaders of the herd sat talking, but the start on the next day was early.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The country ahead was now open and free of buffalo.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LATE at night the leaders of the herd sat talking, but the start on the next day was early.
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From this reading They left the camp of Jesse Chisholm with his wagon train a little at one side, but the leaders rode over to say farewell to the taciturn old half-breed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LATE at night the leaders of the herd sat talking, but the start on the next day was early.
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From this reading Once more the great herd trailed out.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They left the camp of Jesse Chisholm with his wagon train a little at one side, but the leaders rode over to say farewell to the taciturn old half-breed.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The country ahead was now open and free of buffalo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once more the great herd trailed out.
above and across; more than
From this reading They left the camp of Jesse Chisholm with his wagon train a little at one side, but the leaders rode over to say farewell to the taciturn old half-breed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They left the camp of Jesse Chisholm with his wagon train a little at one side, but the leaders rode over to say farewell to the taciturn old half-breed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROLL ALONG, LITTLE DOGIES!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LATE at night the leaders of the herd sat talking, but the start on the next day was early.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They left the camp of Jesse Chisholm with his wagon train a little at one side, but the leaders rode over to say farewell to the taciturn old half-breed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They left the camp of Jesse Chisholm with his wagon train a little at one side, but the leaders rode over to say farewell to the taciturn old half-breed.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading LATE at night the leaders of the herd sat talking, but the start on the next day was early.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They left the camp of Jesse Chisholm with his wagon train a little at one side, but the leaders rode over to say farewell to the taciturn old half-breed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LATE at night the leaders of the herd sat talking, but the start on the next day was early.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LATE at night the leaders of the herd sat talking, but the start on the next day was early.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They left the camp of Jesse Chisholm with his wagon train a little at one side, but the leaders rode over to say farewell to the taciturn old half-breed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They left the camp of Jesse Chisholm with his wagon train a little at one side, but the leaders rode over to say farewell to the taciturn old half-breed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once more the great herd trailed out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They left the camp of Jesse Chisholm with his wagon train a little at one side, but the leaders rode over to say farewell to the taciturn old half-breed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They left the camp of Jesse Chisholm with his wagon train a little at one side, but the leaders rode over to say farewell to the taciturn old half-breed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LATE at night the leaders of the herd sat talking, but the start on the next day was early.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They left the camp of Jesse Chisholm with his wagon train a little at one side, but the leaders rode over to say farewell to the taciturn old half-breed.
