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Chapter XVII
SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight. His wife, Karen, looked at him for some time before she spoke. "Find anything, up in?" He nodded quietly. "Doctor get to that sick man?"
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.”
any thing at all
From this reading “"Find anything, up in?"”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “His wife, Karen, looked at him for some time before she spoke.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Doctor get to that sick man?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His wife, Karen, looked at him for some time before she spoke.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He nodded quietly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His wife, Karen, looked at him for some time before she spoke.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.”
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
any thing at all
From this reading "Find anything, up in?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His wife, Karen, looked at him for some time before she spoke.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading His wife, Karen, looked at him for some time before she spoke.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Doctor get to that sick man?"
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From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
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From this reading "Find anything, up in?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His wife, Karen, looked at him for some time before she spoke.
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From this reading "Doctor get to that sick man?"
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From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He nodded quietly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His wife, Karen, looked at him for some time before she spoke.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
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From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
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From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
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From this reading His wife, Karen, looked at him for some time before she spoke.
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From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His wife, Karen, looked at him for some time before she spoke.
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From this reading "Doctor get to that sick man?"
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From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
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From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He nodded quietly.
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From this reading He nodded quietly.
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From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
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From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His wife, Karen, looked at him for some time before she spoke.
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From this reading "Doctor get to that sick man?"
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From this reading His wife, Karen, looked at him for some time before she spoke.
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From this reading His wife, Karen, looked at him for some time before she spoke.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Doctor get to that sick man?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
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From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His wife, Karen, looked at him for some time before she spoke.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Doctor get to that sick man?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
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From this reading "Find anything, up in?"
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From this reading SAGEBRUSHERS Nels Jensen reached his home late in the afternoon, his face grave and his tongue more than usually tight.
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From this reading His wife, Karen, looked at him for some time before she spoke.
