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Chapter I
"Look at 'em come, Jesse! More and more! Must be forty or fifty families." Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home. She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Look at 'em come, Jesse!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Look at 'em come, Jesse!”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Must be forty or fifty families."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading More and more!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Look at 'em come, Jesse!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Must be forty or fifty families."
on the far side of; further than
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
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From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look at 'em come, Jesse!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Look at 'em come, Jesse!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Must be forty or fifty families."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Must be forty or fifty families."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
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From this reading Must be forty or fifty families."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Look at 'em come, Jesse!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Look at 'em come, Jesse!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading More and more!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Must be forty or fifty families."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Must be forty or fifty families."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Molly Wingate, middle-aged, portly, dark browed and strong, stood at the door of the rude tent which for the time made her home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was pointing down the road which lay like an écru ribbon thrown down across the prairie grass, bordered beyond by the timber-grown bluffs of the Missouri.
