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Chapter XII
THE SHEEP-SLAYER I For a week the days went at Logie as if Garsykes had no feud with it. That was the way of the Wilderness Folk, and the nameless dreads that came at such waiting times began to patter up and down the house. Storm, after staying for a night and a day, had heard the wolf-call once again, and was gone. The Master rode much abroad, and would tire two horses out between dawn and gloaming. That was his way of stifling suspense.
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later than; following
From this reading “Storm, after staying for a night and a day, had heard the wolf-call once again, and was gone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Storm, after staying for a night and a day, had heard the wolf-call once again, and was gone.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That was the way of the Wilderness Folk, and the nameless dreads that came at such waiting times began to patter up and down the house.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “The Master rode much abroad, and would tire two horses out between dawn and gloaming.”
Having no name, or having a name that is kept secret or unknown.
From this reading “That was the way of the Wilderness Folk, and the nameless dreads that came at such waiting times began to patter up and down the house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Storm, after staying for a night and a day, had heard the wolf-call once again, and was gone.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “That was the way of the Wilderness Folk, and the nameless dreads that came at such waiting times began to patter up and down the house.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE SHEEP-SLAYER I For a week the days went at Logie as if Garsykes had no feud with it.”
a wild area where few people live
From this reading “That was the way of the Wilderness Folk, and the nameless dreads that came at such waiting times began to patter up and down the house.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The Master rode much abroad, and would tire two horses out between dawn and gloaming.”
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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 THE SHEEP-SLAYER I For a week the days went at Logie as if Garsykes had no feud with it.
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From this reading The Master rode much abroad, and would tire two horses out between dawn and gloaming.
later than; following
From this reading Storm, after staying for a night and a day, had heard the wolf-call once again, and was gone.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Storm, after staying for a night and a day, had heard the wolf-call once again, and was gone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That was the way of the Wilderness Folk, and the nameless dreads that came at such waiting times began to patter up and down the house.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE SHEEP-SLAYER I For a week the days went at Logie as if Garsykes had no feud with it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SHEEP-SLAYER I For a week the days went at Logie as if Garsykes had no feud with it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That was the way of the Wilderness Folk, and the nameless dreads that came at such waiting times began to patter up and down the house.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The Master rode much abroad, and would tire two horses out between dawn and gloaming.
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From this reading That was the way of the Wilderness Folk, and the nameless dreads that came at such waiting times began to patter up and down the house.
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From this reading The Master rode much abroad, and would tire two horses out between dawn and gloaming.
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From this reading Storm, after staying for a night and a day, had heard the wolf-call once again, and was gone.
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From this reading THE SHEEP-SLAYER I For a week the days went at Logie as if Garsykes had no feud with it.
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From this reading That was the way of the Wilderness Folk, and the nameless dreads that came at such waiting times began to patter up and down the house.
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From this reading That was the way of the Wilderness Folk, and the nameless dreads that came at such waiting times began to patter up and down the house.
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From this reading THE SHEEP-SLAYER I For a week the days went at Logie as if Garsykes had no feud with it.
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From this reading That was the way of the Wilderness Folk, and the nameless dreads that came at such waiting times began to patter up and down the house.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE SHEEP-SLAYER I For a week the days went at Logie as if Garsykes had no feud with it.
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From this reading THE SHEEP-SLAYER I For a week the days went at Logie as if Garsykes had no feud with it.
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From this reading The Master rode much abroad, and would tire two horses out between dawn and gloaming.
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From this reading Storm, after staying for a night and a day, had heard the wolf-call once again, and was gone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SHEEP-SLAYER I For a week the days went at Logie as if Garsykes had no feud with it.
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From this reading Storm, after staying for a night and a day, had heard the wolf-call once again, and was gone.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That was his way of stifling suspense.
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From this reading The Master rode much abroad, and would tire two horses out between dawn and gloaming.
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From this reading That was the way of the Wilderness Folk, and the nameless dreads that came at such waiting times began to patter up and down the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE SHEEP-SLAYER I For a week the days went at Logie as if Garsykes had no feud with it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading THE SHEEP-SLAYER I For a week the days went at Logie as if Garsykes had no feud with it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE SHEEP-SLAYER I For a week the days went at Logie as if Garsykes had no feud with it.
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From this reading THE SHEEP-SLAYER I For a week the days went at Logie as if Garsykes had no feud with it.
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From this reading The Master rode much abroad, and would tire two horses out between dawn and gloaming.
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From this reading The Master rode much abroad, and would tire two horses out between dawn and gloaming.
Having no name, or having a name that is kept secret or unknown.
From this reading That was the way of the Wilderness Folk, and the nameless dreads that came at such waiting times began to patter up and down the house.
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From this reading Storm, after staying for a night and a day, had heard the wolf-call once again, and was gone.
not any; not one
From this reading THE SHEEP-SLAYER I For a week the days went at Logie as if Garsykes had no feud with it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That was the way of the Wilderness Folk, and the nameless dreads that came at such waiting times began to patter up and down the house.
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From this reading Storm, after staying for a night and a day, had heard the wolf-call once again, and was gone.
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From this reading The Master rode much abroad, and would tire two horses out between dawn and gloaming.
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From this reading That was the way of the Wilderness Folk, and the nameless dreads that came at such waiting times began to patter up and down the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Master rode much abroad, and would tire two horses out between dawn and gloaming.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SHEEP-SLAYER I For a week the days went at Logie as if Garsykes had no feud with it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Storm, after staying for a night and a day, had heard the wolf-call once again, and was gone.
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From this reading That was his way of stifling suspense.
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From this reading Storm, after staying for a night and a day, had heard the wolf-call once again, and was gone.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading That was the way of the Wilderness Folk, and the nameless dreads that came at such waiting times began to patter up and down the house.
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From this reading That was his way of stifling suspense.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was the way of the Wilderness Folk, and the nameless dreads that came at such waiting times began to patter up and down the house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SHEEP-SLAYER I For a week the days went at Logie as if Garsykes had no feud with it.
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From this reading That was the way of the Wilderness Folk, and the nameless dreads that came at such waiting times began to patter up and down the house.
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From this reading The Master rode much abroad, and would tire two horses out between dawn and gloaming.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That was the way of the Wilderness Folk, and the nameless dreads that came at such waiting times began to patter up and down the house.
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From this reading The Master rode much abroad, and would tire two horses out between dawn and gloaming.
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From this reading That was the way of the Wilderness Folk, and the nameless dreads that came at such waiting times began to patter up and down the house.
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From this reading That was the way of the Wilderness Folk, and the nameless dreads that came at such waiting times began to patter up and down the house.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was the way of the Wilderness Folk, and the nameless dreads that came at such waiting times began to patter up and down the house.
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From this reading That was the way of the Wilderness Folk, and the nameless dreads that came at such waiting times began to patter up and down the house.
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From this reading THE SHEEP-SLAYER I For a week the days went at Logie as if Garsykes had no feud with it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SHEEP-SLAYER I For a week the days went at Logie as if Garsykes had no feud with it.
a wild area where few people live
From this reading That was the way of the Wilderness Folk, and the nameless dreads that came at such waiting times began to patter up and down the house.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE SHEEP-SLAYER I For a week the days went at Logie as if Garsykes had no feud with it.
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From this reading Storm, after staying for a night and a day, had heard the wolf-call once again, and was gone.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Master rode much abroad, and would tire two horses out between dawn and gloaming.
