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Chapter XVII
THE DAY'S WORK "Roll out, men, roll out!" The sleeping men stirred under their robes and blankets and turned out, quickly awake, after the fashion of the wilderness. The sentinel came in, his moccasins wet, his tunic girded tight against the cool of the morning, which even at that season was chill upon the high plains. Soon the fires were alight and the odors of roasting meat arose. The hour was scarce yet dawn.
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later than; following
From this reading “The sleeping men stirred under their robes and blankets and turned out, quickly awake, after the fashion of the wilderness.”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “The sentinel came in, his moccasins wet, his tunic girded tight against the cool of the morning, which even at that season was chill upon the high plains.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sentinel came in, his moccasins wet, his tunic girded tight against the cool of the morning, which even at that season was chill upon the high plains.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sentinel came in, his moccasins wet, his tunic girded tight against the cool of the morning, which even at that season was chill upon the high plains.”
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading “The hour was scarce yet dawn.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Soon the fires were alight and the odors of roasting meat arose.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “The sleeping men stirred under their robes and blankets and turned out, quickly awake, after the fashion of the wilderness.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “The sentinel came in, his moccasins wet, his tunic girded tight against the cool of the morning, which even at that season was chill upon the high plains.”
a wild area where few people live
From this reading “The sleeping men stirred under their robes and blankets and turned out, quickly awake, after the fashion of the wilderness.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “The hour was scarce yet dawn.”
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later than; following
From this reading The sleeping men stirred under their robes and blankets and turned out, quickly awake, after the fashion of the wilderness.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The sentinel came in, his moccasins wet, his tunic girded tight against the cool of the morning, which even at that season was chill upon the high plains.
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From this reading Soon the fires were alight and the odors of roasting meat arose.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sleeping men stirred under their robes and blankets and turned out, quickly awake, after the fashion of the wilderness.
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From this reading Soon the fires were alight and the odors of roasting meat arose.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The sentinel came in, his moccasins wet, his tunic girded tight against the cool of the morning, which even at that season was chill upon the high plains.
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From this reading The sleeping men stirred under their robes and blankets and turned out, quickly awake, after the fashion of the wilderness.
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From this reading The sleeping men stirred under their robes and blankets and turned out, quickly awake, after the fashion of the wilderness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sentinel came in, his moccasins wet, his tunic girded tight against the cool of the morning, which even at that season was chill upon the high plains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sentinel came in, his moccasins wet, his tunic girded tight against the cool of the morning, which even at that season was chill upon the high plains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sentinel came in, his moccasins wet, his tunic girded tight against the cool of the morning, which even at that season was chill upon the high plains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hour was scarce yet dawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DAY'S WORK "Roll out, men, roll out!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sentinel came in, his moccasins wet, his tunic girded tight against the cool of the morning, which even at that season was chill upon the high plains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sleeping men stirred under their robes and blankets and turned out, quickly awake, after the fashion of the wilderness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Soon the fires were alight and the odors of roasting meat arose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sentinel came in, his moccasins wet, his tunic girded tight against the cool of the morning, which even at that season was chill upon the high plains.
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From this reading The sentinel came in, his moccasins wet, his tunic girded tight against the cool of the morning, which even at that season was chill upon the high plains.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sentinel came in, his moccasins wet, his tunic girded tight against the cool of the morning, which even at that season was chill upon the high plains.
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From this reading The hour was scarce yet dawn.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sentinel came in, his moccasins wet, his tunic girded tight against the cool of the morning, which even at that season was chill upon the high plains.
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From this reading Soon the fires were alight and the odors of roasting meat arose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DAY'S WORK "Roll out, men, roll out!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sentinel came in, his moccasins wet, his tunic girded tight against the cool of the morning, which even at that season was chill upon the high plains.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sentinel came in, his moccasins wet, his tunic girded tight against the cool of the morning, which even at that season was chill upon the high plains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Soon the fires were alight and the odors of roasting meat arose.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sleeping men stirred under their robes and blankets and turned out, quickly awake, after the fashion of the wilderness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DAY'S WORK "Roll out, men, roll out!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sentinel came in, his moccasins wet, his tunic girded tight against the cool of the morning, which even at that season was chill upon the high plains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sleeping men stirred under their robes and blankets and turned out, quickly awake, after the fashion of the wilderness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Soon the fires were alight and the odors of roasting meat arose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sleeping men stirred under their robes and blankets and turned out, quickly awake, after the fashion of the wilderness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DAY'S WORK "Roll out, men, roll out!"
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading The hour was scarce yet dawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sentinel came in, his moccasins wet, his tunic girded tight against the cool of the morning, which even at that season was chill upon the high plains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sentinel came in, his moccasins wet, his tunic girded tight against the cool of the morning, which even at that season was chill upon the high plains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sleeping men stirred under their robes and blankets and turned out, quickly awake, after the fashion of the wilderness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Soon the fires were alight and the odors of roasting meat arose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sleeping men stirred under their robes and blankets and turned out, quickly awake, after the fashion of the wilderness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sentinel came in, his moccasins wet, his tunic girded tight against the cool of the morning, which even at that season was chill upon the high plains.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DAY'S WORK "Roll out, men, roll out!"
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The sleeping men stirred under their robes and blankets and turned out, quickly awake, after the fashion of the wilderness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sentinel came in, his moccasins wet, his tunic girded tight against the cool of the morning, which even at that season was chill upon the high plains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sentinel came in, his moccasins wet, his tunic girded tight against the cool of the morning, which even at that season was chill upon the high plains.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sleeping men stirred under their robes and blankets and turned out, quickly awake, after the fashion of the wilderness.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The sleeping men stirred under their robes and blankets and turned out, quickly awake, after the fashion of the wilderness.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The sentinel came in, his moccasins wet, his tunic girded tight against the cool of the morning, which even at that season was chill upon the high plains.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sentinel came in, his moccasins wet, his tunic girded tight against the cool of the morning, which even at that season was chill upon the high plains.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Soon the fires were alight and the odors of roasting meat arose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sentinel came in, his moccasins wet, his tunic girded tight against the cool of the morning, which even at that season was chill upon the high plains.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sentinel came in, his moccasins wet, his tunic girded tight against the cool of the morning, which even at that season was chill upon the high plains.
a wild area where few people live
From this reading The sleeping men stirred under their robes and blankets and turned out, quickly awake, after the fashion of the wilderness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DAY'S WORK "Roll out, men, roll out!"
but in spite of that
From this reading The hour was scarce yet dawn.
