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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Up North where we used to live, it was quiet, unless the dogs howled; but in here there's towns and railroads all over--more than a dozen towns we passed, coming up from the Great Falls, and if you don't hear the railroad whistles all night, you think you do.
all
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From this reading Up North where we used to live, it was quiet, unless the dogs howled; but in here there's towns and railroads all over--more than a dozen towns we passed, coming up from the Great Falls, and if you don't hear the railroad whistles all night, you think you do.
almost
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From this reading Down right below us, you can throw a rock into the town, almost, and up at the Forks there'll be another squatting down waiting for you.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NEARING THE SOURCE "Well, Jesse, how'd you sleep last night?" inquired Billy in the morning, as he pushed the coffee pot back from the edge of the little fire and turned to Jesse when he emerged from his blankets.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Down right below us, you can throw a rock into the town, almost, and up at the Forks there'll be another squatting down waiting for you.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Not too well," answered Jesse, rubbing his eyes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading NEARING THE SOURCE "Well, Jesse, how'd you sleep last night?" inquired Billy in the morning, as he pushed the coffee pot back from the edge of the little fire and turned to Jesse when he emerged from his blankets.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Down right below us, you can throw a rock into the town, almost, and up at the Forks there'll be another squatting down waiting for you.
back
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From this reading NEARING THE SOURCE "Well, Jesse, how'd you sleep last night?" inquired Billy in the morning, as he pushed the coffee pot back from the edge of the little fire and turned to Jesse when he emerged from his blankets.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Down right below us, you can throw a rock into the town, almost, and up at the Forks there'll be another squatting down waiting for you.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Down right below us, you can throw a rock into the town, almost, and up at the Forks there'll be another squatting down waiting for you.
Billy
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From this reading NEARING THE SOURCE "Well, Jesse, how'd you sleep last night?" inquired Billy in the morning, as he pushed the coffee pot back from the edge of the little fire and turned to Jesse when he emerged from his blankets.
blankets
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From this reading NEARING THE SOURCE "Well, Jesse, how'd you sleep last night?" inquired Billy in the morning, as he pushed the coffee pot back from the edge of the little fire and turned to Jesse when he emerged from his blankets.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Up North where we used to live, it was quiet, unless the dogs howled; but in here there's towns and railroads all over--more than a dozen towns we passed, coming up from the Great Falls, and if you don't hear the railroad whistles all night, you think you do.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Down right below us, you can throw a rock into the town, almost, and up at the Forks there'll be another squatting down waiting for you.
coffee
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From this reading NEARING THE SOURCE "Well, Jesse, how'd you sleep last night?" inquired Billy in the morning, as he pushed the coffee pot back from the edge of the little fire and turned to Jesse when he emerged from his blankets.
coming
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From this reading Up North where we used to live, it was quiet, unless the dogs howled; but in here there's towns and railroads all over--more than a dozen towns we passed, coming up from the Great Falls, and if you don't hear the railroad whistles all night, you think you do.
country
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From this reading "Fact is, it's too noisy in this country.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Up North where we used to live, it was quiet, unless the dogs howled; but in here there's towns and railroads all over--more than a dozen towns we passed, coming up from the Great Falls, and if you don't hear the railroad whistles all night, you think you do.
dogs
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From this reading Up North where we used to live, it was quiet, unless the dogs howled; but in here there's towns and railroads all over--more than a dozen towns we passed, coming up from the Great Falls, and if you don't hear the railroad whistles all night, you think you do.
don't
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From this reading Up North where we used to live, it was quiet, unless the dogs howled; but in here there's towns and railroads all over--more than a dozen towns we passed, coming up from the Great Falls, and if you don't hear the railroad whistles all night, you think you do.
Down
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From this reading Down right below us, you can throw a rock into the town, almost, and up at the Forks there'll be another squatting down waiting for you.
dozen
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From this reading Up North where we used to live, it was quiet, unless the dogs howled; but in here there's towns and railroads all over--more than a dozen towns we passed, coming up from the Great Falls, and if you don't hear the railroad whistles all night, you think you do.
edge
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From this reading NEARING THE SOURCE "Well, Jesse, how'd you sleep last night?" inquired Billy in the morning, as he pushed the coffee pot back from the edge of the little fire and turned to Jesse when he emerged from his blankets.
emerged
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From this reading NEARING THE SOURCE "Well, Jesse, how'd you sleep last night?" inquired Billy in the morning, as he pushed the coffee pot back from the edge of the little fire and turned to Jesse when he emerged from his blankets.
eyes
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From this reading "Not too well," answered Jesse, rubbing his eyes.
Fact
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From this reading "Fact is, it's too noisy in this country.
Falls
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From this reading Up North where we used to live, it was quiet, unless the dogs howled; but in here there's towns and railroads all over--more than a dozen towns we passed, coming up from the Great Falls, and if you don't hear the railroad whistles all night, you think you do.
fire
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From this reading NEARING THE SOURCE "Well, Jesse, how'd you sleep last night?" inquired Billy in the morning, as he pushed the coffee pot back from the edge of the little fire and turned to Jesse when he emerged from his blankets.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Down right below us, you can throw a rock into the town, almost, and up at the Forks there'll be another squatting down waiting for you.
Forks
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From this reading Down right below us, you can throw a rock into the town, almost, and up at the Forks there'll be another squatting down waiting for you.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading NEARING THE SOURCE "Well, Jesse, how'd you sleep last night?" inquired Billy in the morning, as he pushed the coffee pot back from the edge of the little fire and turned to Jesse when he emerged from his blankets.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Up North where we used to live, it was quiet, unless the dogs howled; but in here there's towns and railroads all over--more than a dozen towns we passed, coming up from the Great Falls, and if you don't hear the railroad whistles all night, you think you do.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading NEARING THE SOURCE "Well, Jesse, how'd you sleep last night?" inquired Billy in the morning, as he pushed the coffee pot back from the edge of the little fire and turned to Jesse when he emerged from his blankets.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Up North where we used to live, it was quiet, unless the dogs howled; but in here there's towns and railroads all over--more than a dozen towns we passed, coming up from the Great Falls, and if you don't hear the railroad whistles all night, you think you do.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Up North where we used to live, it was quiet, unless the dogs howled; but in here there's towns and railroads all over--more than a dozen towns we passed, coming up from the Great Falls, and if you don't hear the railroad whistles all night, you think you do.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading NEARING THE SOURCE "Well, Jesse, how'd you sleep last night?" inquired Billy in the morning, as he pushed the coffee pot back from the edge of the little fire and turned to Jesse when he emerged from his blankets.
how'd
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From this reading NEARING THE SOURCE "Well, Jesse, how'd you sleep last night?" inquired Billy in the morning, as he pushed the coffee pot back from the edge of the little fire and turned to Jesse when he emerged from his blankets.
howled
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From this reading Up North where we used to live, it was quiet, unless the dogs howled; but in here there's towns and railroads all over--more than a dozen towns we passed, coming up from the Great Falls, and if you don't hear the railroad whistles all night, you think you do.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Up North where we used to live, it was quiet, unless the dogs howled; but in here there's towns and railroads all over--more than a dozen towns we passed, coming up from the Great Falls, and if you don't hear the railroad whistles all night, you think you do.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NEARING THE SOURCE "Well, Jesse, how'd you sleep last night?" inquired Billy in the morning, as he pushed the coffee pot back from the edge of the little fire and turned to Jesse when he emerged from his blankets.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading NEARING THE SOURCE "Well, Jesse, how'd you sleep last night?" inquired Billy in the morning, as he pushed the coffee pot back from the edge of the little fire and turned to Jesse when he emerged from his blankets.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Down right below us, you can throw a rock into the town, almost, and up at the Forks there'll be another squatting down waiting for you.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Fact is, it's too noisy in this country.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Up North where we used to live, it was quiet, unless the dogs howled; but in here there's towns and railroads all over--more than a dozen towns we passed, coming up from the Great Falls, and if you don't hear the railroad whistles all night, you think you do.
it's
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From this reading "Fact is, it's too noisy in this country.
Jesse
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From this reading NEARING THE SOURCE "Well, Jesse, how'd you sleep last night?" inquired Billy in the morning, as he pushed the coffee pot back from the edge of the little fire and turned to Jesse when he emerged from his blankets.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEARING THE SOURCE "Well, Jesse, how'd you sleep last night?" inquired Billy in the morning, as he pushed the coffee pot back from the edge of the little fire and turned to Jesse when he emerged from his blankets.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEARING THE SOURCE "Well, Jesse, how'd you sleep last night?" inquired Billy in the morning, as he pushed the coffee pot back from the edge of the little fire and turned to Jesse when he emerged from his blankets.
live
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From this reading Up North where we used to live, it was quiet, unless the dogs howled; but in here there's towns and railroads all over--more than a dozen towns we passed, coming up from the Great Falls, and if you don't hear the railroad whistles all night, you think you do.
more
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From this reading Up North where we used to live, it was quiet, unless the dogs howled; but in here there's towns and railroads all over--more than a dozen towns we passed, coming up from the Great Falls, and if you don't hear the railroad whistles all night, you think you do.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading NEARING THE SOURCE "Well, Jesse, how'd you sleep last night?" inquired Billy in the morning, as he pushed the coffee pot back from the edge of the little fire and turned to Jesse when he emerged from his blankets.
NEARING
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From this reading NEARING THE SOURCE "Well, Jesse, how'd you sleep last night?" inquired Billy in the morning, as he pushed the coffee pot back from the edge of the little fire and turned to Jesse when he emerged from his blankets.
night
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From this reading NEARING THE SOURCE "Well, Jesse, how'd you sleep last night?" inquired Billy in the morning, as he pushed the coffee pot back from the edge of the little fire and turned to Jesse when he emerged from his blankets.
noisy
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From this reading "Fact is, it's too noisy in this country.
North
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From this reading Up North where we used to live, it was quiet, unless the dogs howled; but in here there's towns and railroads all over--more than a dozen towns we passed, coming up from the Great Falls, and if you don't hear the railroad whistles all night, you think you do.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not too well," answered Jesse, rubbing his eyes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NEARING THE SOURCE "Well, Jesse, how'd you sleep last night?" inquired Billy in the morning, as he pushed the coffee pot back from the edge of the little fire and turned to Jesse when he emerged from his blankets.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Up North where we used to live, it was quiet, unless the dogs howled; but in here there's towns and railroads all over--more than a dozen towns we passed, coming up from the Great Falls, and if you don't hear the railroad whistles all night, you think you do.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Up North where we used to live, it was quiet, unless the dogs howled; but in here there's towns and railroads all over--more than a dozen towns we passed, coming up from the Great Falls, and if you don't hear the railroad whistles all night, you think you do.
pot
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From this reading NEARING THE SOURCE "Well, Jesse, how'd you sleep last night?" inquired Billy in the morning, as he pushed the coffee pot back from the edge of the little fire and turned to Jesse when he emerged from his blankets.
pushed
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From this reading NEARING THE SOURCE "Well, Jesse, how'd you sleep last night?" inquired Billy in the morning, as he pushed the coffee pot back from the edge of the little fire and turned to Jesse when he emerged from his blankets.
quiet
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From this reading Up North where we used to live, it was quiet, unless the dogs howled; but in here there's towns and railroads all over--more than a dozen towns we passed, coming up from the Great Falls, and if you don't hear the railroad whistles all night, you think you do.
railroad
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From this reading Up North where we used to live, it was quiet, unless the dogs howled; but in here there's towns and railroads all over--more than a dozen towns we passed, coming up from the Great Falls, and if you don't hear the railroad whistles all night, you think you do.
railroads
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From this reading Up North where we used to live, it was quiet, unless the dogs howled; but in here there's towns and railroads all over--more than a dozen towns we passed, coming up from the Great Falls, and if you don't hear the railroad whistles all night, you think you do.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Down right below us, you can throw a rock into the town, almost, and up at the Forks there'll be another squatting down waiting for you.
rock
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From this reading Down right below us, you can throw a rock into the town, almost, and up at the Forks there'll be another squatting down waiting for you.
rubbing
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From this reading "Not too well," answered Jesse, rubbing his eyes.
sleep
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From this reading NEARING THE SOURCE "Well, Jesse, how'd you sleep last night?" inquired Billy in the morning, as he pushed the coffee pot back from the edge of the little fire and turned to Jesse when he emerged from his blankets.
SOURCE
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From this reading NEARING THE SOURCE "Well, Jesse, how'd you sleep last night?" inquired Billy in the morning, as he pushed the coffee pot back from the edge of the little fire and turned to Jesse when he emerged from his blankets.
squatting
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From this reading Down right below us, you can throw a rock into the town, almost, and up at the Forks there'll be another squatting down waiting for you.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Up North where we used to live, it was quiet, unless the dogs howled; but in here there's towns and railroads all over--more than a dozen towns we passed, coming up from the Great Falls, and if you don't hear the railroad whistles all night, you think you do.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEARING THE SOURCE "Well, Jesse, how'd you sleep last night?" inquired Billy in the morning, as he pushed the coffee pot back from the edge of the little fire and turned to Jesse when he emerged from his blankets.
there'll
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From this reading Down right below us, you can throw a rock into the town, almost, and up at the Forks there'll be another squatting down waiting for you.
there's
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From this reading Up North where we used to live, it was quiet, unless the dogs howled; but in here there's towns and railroads all over--more than a dozen towns we passed, coming up from the Great Falls, and if you don't hear the railroad whistles all night, you think you do.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Up North where we used to live, it was quiet, unless the dogs howled; but in here there's towns and railroads all over--more than a dozen towns we passed, coming up from the Great Falls, and if you don't hear the railroad whistles all night, you think you do.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Fact is, it's too noisy in this country.
throw
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From this reading Down right below us, you can throw a rock into the town, almost, and up at the Forks there'll be another squatting down waiting for you.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NEARING THE SOURCE "Well, Jesse, how'd you sleep last night?" inquired Billy in the morning, as he pushed the coffee pot back from the edge of the little fire and turned to Jesse when he emerged from his blankets.
too
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From this reading "Not too well," answered Jesse, rubbing his eyes.
town
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From this reading Down right below us, you can throw a rock into the town, almost, and up at the Forks there'll be another squatting down waiting for you.
towns
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From this reading Up North where we used to live, it was quiet, unless the dogs howled; but in here there's towns and railroads all over--more than a dozen towns we passed, coming up from the Great Falls, and if you don't hear the railroad whistles all night, you think you do.
turned
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From this reading NEARING THE SOURCE "Well, Jesse, how'd you sleep last night?" inquired Billy in the morning, as he pushed the coffee pot back from the edge of the little fire and turned to Jesse when he emerged from his blankets.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading Up North where we used to live, it was quiet, unless the dogs howled; but in here there's towns and railroads all over--more than a dozen towns we passed, coming up from the Great Falls, and if you don't hear the railroad whistles all night, you think you do.
Up
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From this reading Up North where we used to live, it was quiet, unless the dogs howled; but in here there's towns and railroads all over--more than a dozen towns we passed, coming up from the Great Falls, and if you don't hear the railroad whistles all night, you think you do.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Down right below us, you can throw a rock into the town, almost, and up at the Forks there'll be another squatting down waiting for you.
used
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From this reading Up North where we used to live, it was quiet, unless the dogs howled; but in here there's towns and railroads all over--more than a dozen towns we passed, coming up from the Great Falls, and if you don't hear the railroad whistles all night, you think you do.
waiting
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From this reading Down right below us, you can throw a rock into the town, almost, and up at the Forks there'll be another squatting down waiting for you.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Up North where we used to live, it was quiet, unless the dogs howled; but in here there's towns and railroads all over--more than a dozen towns we passed, coming up from the Great Falls, and if you don't hear the railroad whistles all night, you think you do.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Up North where we used to live, it was quiet, unless the dogs howled; but in here there's towns and railroads all over--more than a dozen towns we passed, coming up from the Great Falls, and if you don't hear the railroad whistles all night, you think you do.
Well
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From this reading NEARING THE SOURCE "Well, Jesse, how'd you sleep last night?" inquired Billy in the morning, as he pushed the coffee pot back from the edge of the little fire and turned to Jesse when he emerged from his blankets.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading NEARING THE SOURCE "Well, Jesse, how'd you sleep last night?" inquired Billy in the morning, as he pushed the coffee pot back from the edge of the little fire and turned to Jesse when he emerged from his blankets.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Up North where we used to live, it was quiet, unless the dogs howled; but in here there's towns and railroads all over--more than a dozen towns we passed, coming up from the Great Falls, and if you don't hear the railroad whistles all night, you think you do.
whistles
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From this reading Up North where we used to live, it was quiet, unless the dogs howled; but in here there's towns and railroads all over--more than a dozen towns we passed, coming up from the Great Falls, and if you don't hear the railroad whistles all night, you think you do.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading NEARING THE SOURCE "Well, Jesse, how'd you sleep last night?" inquired Billy in the morning, as he pushed the coffee pot back from the edge of the little fire and turned to Jesse when he emerged from his blankets.
