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Chapter XVIII
While the bacon was frizzling nicely, there was the sound of horses’ hoofs behind us. Bud’s six-shooter lay in its scabbard ten feet away from his hand. He paid not the slightest heed to the approaching horseman. This attitude of a Texas ranchman was so different from the old-time custom that I marvelled. Instinctively I turned to inspect the possible foe that menaced us in the rear.
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at or toward the back of something
From this reading “While the bacon was frizzling nicely, there was the sound of horses’ hoofs behind us.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “This attitude of a Texas ranchman was so different from the old-time custom that I marvelled.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bud’s six-shooter lay in its scabbard ten feet away from his hand.”
during the time that
From this reading “While the bacon was frizzling nicely, there was the sound of horses’ hoofs behind us.”
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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 This attitude of a Texas ranchman was so different from the old-time custom that I marvelled.
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From this reading He paid not the slightest heed to the approaching horseman.
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From this reading This attitude of a Texas ranchman was so different from the old-time custom that I marvelled.
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From this reading Bud’s six-shooter lay in its scabbard ten feet away from his hand.
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From this reading While the bacon was frizzling nicely, there was the sound of horses’ hoofs behind us.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading While the bacon was frizzling nicely, there was the sound of horses’ hoofs behind us.
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From this reading Bud’s six-shooter lay in its scabbard ten feet away from his hand.
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From this reading This attitude of a Texas ranchman was so different from the old-time custom that I marvelled.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This attitude of a Texas ranchman was so different from the old-time custom that I marvelled.
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From this reading Bud’s six-shooter lay in its scabbard ten feet away from his hand.
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From this reading Instinctively I turned to inspect the possible foe that menaced us in the rear.
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From this reading While the bacon was frizzling nicely, there was the sound of horses’ hoofs behind us.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Bud’s six-shooter lay in its scabbard ten feet away from his hand.
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From this reading Bud’s six-shooter lay in its scabbard ten feet away from his hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He paid not the slightest heed to the approaching horseman.
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From this reading He paid not the slightest heed to the approaching horseman.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bud’s six-shooter lay in its scabbard ten feet away from his hand.
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From this reading While the bacon was frizzling nicely, there was the sound of horses’ hoofs behind us.
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From this reading He paid not the slightest heed to the approaching horseman.
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From this reading While the bacon was frizzling nicely, there was the sound of horses’ hoofs behind us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This attitude of a Texas ranchman was so different from the old-time custom that I marvelled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bud’s six-shooter lay in its scabbard ten feet away from his hand.
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From this reading Instinctively I turned to inspect the possible foe that menaced us in the rear.
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From this reading Instinctively I turned to inspect the possible foe that menaced us in the rear.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Bud’s six-shooter lay in its scabbard ten feet away from his hand.
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From this reading Bud’s six-shooter lay in its scabbard ten feet away from his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This attitude of a Texas ranchman was so different from the old-time custom that I marvelled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Instinctively I turned to inspect the possible foe that menaced us in the rear.
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From this reading While the bacon was frizzling nicely, there was the sound of horses’ hoofs behind us.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He paid not the slightest heed to the approaching horseman.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While the bacon was frizzling nicely, there was the sound of horses’ hoofs behind us.
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From this reading This attitude of a Texas ranchman was so different from the old-time custom that I marvelled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He paid not the slightest heed to the approaching horseman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Instinctively I turned to inspect the possible foe that menaced us in the rear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This attitude of a Texas ranchman was so different from the old-time custom that I marvelled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Instinctively I turned to inspect the possible foe that menaced us in the rear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bud’s six-shooter lay in its scabbard ten feet away from his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bud’s six-shooter lay in its scabbard ten feet away from his hand.
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From this reading He paid not the slightest heed to the approaching horseman.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This attitude of a Texas ranchman was so different from the old-time custom that I marvelled.
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From this reading While the bacon was frizzling nicely, there was the sound of horses’ hoofs behind us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bud’s six-shooter lay in its scabbard ten feet away from his hand.
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From this reading This attitude of a Texas ranchman was so different from the old-time custom that I marvelled.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This attitude of a Texas ranchman was so different from the old-time custom that I marvelled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While the bacon was frizzling nicely, there was the sound of horses’ hoofs behind us.
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From this reading While the bacon was frizzling nicely, there was the sound of horses’ hoofs behind us.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This attitude of a Texas ranchman was so different from the old-time custom that I marvelled.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He paid not the slightest heed to the approaching horseman.
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From this reading Instinctively I turned to inspect the possible foe that menaced us in the rear.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading While the bacon was frizzling nicely, there was the sound of horses’ hoofs behind us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While the bacon was frizzling nicely, there was the sound of horses’ hoofs behind us.
during the time that
From this reading While the bacon was frizzling nicely, there was the sound of horses’ hoofs behind us.
