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Chapter I
A RASH RESOLVE. "Better take my advice, sir. The road ahead is thick with the Patchies." "But you have come through all alone, my friend; why should I not go? I have been stationed among the Apaches for the last five years and have fought them all over Arizona.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But you have come through all alone, my friend; why should I not go?”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “I have been stationed among the Apaches for the last five years and have fought them all over Arizona.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been stationed among the Apaches for the last five years and have fought them all over Arizona.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"But you have come through all alone, my friend; why should I not go?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"But you have come through all alone, my friend; why should I not go?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I have been stationed among the Apaches for the last five years and have fought them all over Arizona.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “I have been stationed among the Apaches for the last five years and have fought them all over Arizona.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Better take my advice, sir.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"But you have come through all alone, my friend; why should I not go?”
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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 A RASH RESOLVE.
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From this reading "Better take my advice, sir.
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From this reading The road ahead is thick with the Patchies."
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From this reading "But you have come through all alone, my friend; why should I not go?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But you have come through all alone, my friend; why should I not go?
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I have been stationed among the Apaches for the last five years and have fought them all over Arizona.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have been stationed among the Apaches for the last five years and have fought them all over Arizona.
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From this reading I have been stationed among the Apaches for the last five years and have fought them all over Arizona.
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From this reading I have been stationed among the Apaches for the last five years and have fought them all over Arizona.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been stationed among the Apaches for the last five years and have fought them all over Arizona.
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From this reading "Better take my advice, sir.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But you have come through all alone, my friend; why should I not go?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But you have come through all alone, my friend; why should I not go?
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From this reading I have been stationed among the Apaches for the last five years and have fought them all over Arizona.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I have been stationed among the Apaches for the last five years and have fought them all over Arizona.
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From this reading I have been stationed among the Apaches for the last five years and have fought them all over Arizona.
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From this reading "But you have come through all alone, my friend; why should I not go?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But you have come through all alone, my friend; why should I not go?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But you have come through all alone, my friend; why should I not go?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But you have come through all alone, my friend; why should I not go?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The road ahead is thick with the Patchies."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I have been stationed among the Apaches for the last five years and have fought them all over Arizona.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Better take my advice, sir.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "But you have come through all alone, my friend; why should I not go?
above and across; more than
From this reading I have been stationed among the Apaches for the last five years and have fought them all over Arizona.
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From this reading The road ahead is thick with the Patchies."
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From this reading A RASH RESOLVE.
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From this reading A RASH RESOLVE.
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From this reading The road ahead is thick with the Patchies."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "But you have come through all alone, my friend; why should I not go?
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From this reading "Better take my advice, sir.
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From this reading I have been stationed among the Apaches for the last five years and have fought them all over Arizona.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Better take my advice, sir.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The road ahead is thick with the Patchies."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I have been stationed among the Apaches for the last five years and have fought them all over Arizona.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The road ahead is thick with the Patchies."
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "But you have come through all alone, my friend; why should I not go?
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From this reading "But you have come through all alone, my friend; why should I not go?
in the company of; together with
From this reading The road ahead is thick with the Patchies."
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From this reading I have been stationed among the Apaches for the last five years and have fought them all over Arizona.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But you have come through all alone, my friend; why should I not go?
