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Chapter IV
THE FROLIC AT SEMMES’ COVE IT WAS late afternoon when David Joslin and Calvin Trasker, his kinsman, started into the hills. They rode in silence as they followed the winding little path which led up into the wilderness of the upper ridges. Each was armed with a heavy revolver which swung under his coat, and each carried in his side pockets abundance of additional ammunition for his weapon. Neither spoke. Neither showed any agitation.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE FROLIC AT SEMMES’ COVE IT WAS late afternoon when David Joslin and Calvin Trasker, his kinsman, started into the hills.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They rode in silence as they followed the winding little path which led up into the wilderness of the upper ridges.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Neither spoke.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “They rode in silence as they followed the winding little path which led up into the wilderness of the upper ridges.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Each was armed with a heavy revolver which swung under his coat, and each carried in his side pockets abundance of additional ammunition for his weapon.”
a wild area where few people live
From this reading “They rode in silence as they followed the winding little path which led up into the wilderness of the upper ridges.”
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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 Each was armed with a heavy revolver which swung under his coat, and each carried in his side pockets abundance of additional ammunition for his weapon.
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From this reading Each was armed with a heavy revolver which swung under his coat, and each carried in his side pockets abundance of additional ammunition for his weapon.
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From this reading Each was armed with a heavy revolver which swung under his coat, and each carried in his side pockets abundance of additional ammunition for his weapon.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE FROLIC AT SEMMES’ COVE IT WAS late afternoon when David Joslin and Calvin Trasker, his kinsman, started into the hills.
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From this reading Neither showed any agitation.
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From this reading Each was armed with a heavy revolver which swung under his coat, and each carried in his side pockets abundance of additional ammunition for his weapon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FROLIC AT SEMMES’ COVE IT WAS late afternoon when David Joslin and Calvin Trasker, his kinsman, started into the hills.
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From this reading Neither showed any agitation.
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From this reading Each was armed with a heavy revolver which swung under his coat, and each carried in his side pockets abundance of additional ammunition for his weapon.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They rode in silence as they followed the winding little path which led up into the wilderness of the upper ridges.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE FROLIC AT SEMMES’ COVE IT WAS late afternoon when David Joslin and Calvin Trasker, his kinsman, started into the hills.
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From this reading THE FROLIC AT SEMMES’ COVE IT WAS late afternoon when David Joslin and Calvin Trasker, his kinsman, started into the hills.
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From this reading Each was armed with a heavy revolver which swung under his coat, and each carried in his side pockets abundance of additional ammunition for his weapon.
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From this reading Each was armed with a heavy revolver which swung under his coat, and each carried in his side pockets abundance of additional ammunition for his weapon.
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From this reading THE FROLIC AT SEMMES’ COVE IT WAS late afternoon when David Joslin and Calvin Trasker, his kinsman, started into the hills.
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From this reading THE FROLIC AT SEMMES’ COVE IT WAS late afternoon when David Joslin and Calvin Trasker, his kinsman, started into the hills.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each was armed with a heavy revolver which swung under his coat, and each carried in his side pockets abundance of additional ammunition for his weapon.
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From this reading They rode in silence as they followed the winding little path which led up into the wilderness of the upper ridges.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Each was armed with a heavy revolver which swung under his coat, and each carried in his side pockets abundance of additional ammunition for his weapon.
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From this reading THE FROLIC AT SEMMES’ COVE IT WAS late afternoon when David Joslin and Calvin Trasker, his kinsman, started into the hills.
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From this reading Each was armed with a heavy revolver which swung under his coat, and each carried in his side pockets abundance of additional ammunition for his weapon.
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From this reading THE FROLIC AT SEMMES’ COVE IT WAS late afternoon when David Joslin and Calvin Trasker, his kinsman, started into the hills.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FROLIC AT SEMMES’ COVE IT WAS late afternoon when David Joslin and Calvin Trasker, his kinsman, started into the hills.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They rode in silence as they followed the winding little path which led up into the wilderness of the upper ridges.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE FROLIC AT SEMMES’ COVE IT WAS late afternoon when David Joslin and Calvin Trasker, his kinsman, started into the hills.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE FROLIC AT SEMMES’ COVE IT WAS late afternoon when David Joslin and Calvin Trasker, his kinsman, started into the hills.
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From this reading THE FROLIC AT SEMMES’ COVE IT WAS late afternoon when David Joslin and Calvin Trasker, his kinsman, started into the hills.
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From this reading THE FROLIC AT SEMMES’ COVE IT WAS late afternoon when David Joslin and Calvin Trasker, his kinsman, started into the hills.
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From this reading THE FROLIC AT SEMMES’ COVE IT WAS late afternoon when David Joslin and Calvin Trasker, his kinsman, started into the hills.
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From this reading They rode in silence as they followed the winding little path which led up into the wilderness of the upper ridges.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They rode in silence as they followed the winding little path which led up into the wilderness of the upper ridges.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither spoke.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They rode in silence as they followed the winding little path which led up into the wilderness of the upper ridges.
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From this reading They rode in silence as they followed the winding little path which led up into the wilderness of the upper ridges.
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From this reading Each was armed with a heavy revolver which swung under his coat, and each carried in his side pockets abundance of additional ammunition for his weapon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Each was armed with a heavy revolver which swung under his coat, and each carried in his side pockets abundance of additional ammunition for his weapon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They rode in silence as they followed the winding little path which led up into the wilderness of the upper ridges.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They rode in silence as they followed the winding little path which led up into the wilderness of the upper ridges.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FROLIC AT SEMMES’ COVE IT WAS late afternoon when David Joslin and Calvin Trasker, his kinsman, started into the hills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neither showed any agitation.
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From this reading Each was armed with a heavy revolver which swung under his coat, and each carried in his side pockets abundance of additional ammunition for his weapon.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading They rode in silence as they followed the winding little path which led up into the wilderness of the upper ridges.
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From this reading Neither spoke.
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From this reading THE FROLIC AT SEMMES’ COVE IT WAS late afternoon when David Joslin and Calvin Trasker, his kinsman, started into the hills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Each was armed with a heavy revolver which swung under his coat, and each carried in his side pockets abundance of additional ammunition for his weapon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FROLIC AT SEMMES’ COVE IT WAS late afternoon when David Joslin and Calvin Trasker, his kinsman, started into the hills.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They rode in silence as they followed the winding little path which led up into the wilderness of the upper ridges.
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From this reading THE FROLIC AT SEMMES’ COVE IT WAS late afternoon when David Joslin and Calvin Trasker, his kinsman, started into the hills.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Each was armed with a heavy revolver which swung under his coat, and each carried in his side pockets abundance of additional ammunition for his weapon.
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From this reading They rode in silence as they followed the winding little path which led up into the wilderness of the upper ridges.
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From this reading They rode in silence as they followed the winding little path which led up into the wilderness of the upper ridges.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FROLIC AT SEMMES’ COVE IT WAS late afternoon when David Joslin and Calvin Trasker, his kinsman, started into the hills.
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From this reading Each was armed with a heavy revolver which swung under his coat, and each carried in his side pockets abundance of additional ammunition for his weapon.
at the time that
From this reading THE FROLIC AT SEMMES’ COVE IT WAS late afternoon when David Joslin and Calvin Trasker, his kinsman, started into the hills.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They rode in silence as they followed the winding little path which led up into the wilderness of the upper ridges.
a wild area where few people live
From this reading They rode in silence as they followed the winding little path which led up into the wilderness of the upper ridges.
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From this reading They rode in silence as they followed the winding little path which led up into the wilderness of the upper ridges.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Each was armed with a heavy revolver which swung under his coat, and each carried in his side pockets abundance of additional ammunition for his weapon.
