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Two on the Trail
Two on the Trail

Chapter XII

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Rina rejoined him.
"They break up so we can't see them so good," she said in her indifferent way.
"Seven horse go by the edge of the coulee, southwest.
Five horse go west.
Two horse go northwest.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Two on the Trail

Chapter XII

Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Rina rejoined him.
Line 2
"They break up so we can't see them so good," she said in her indifferent way.
Line 3
"Seven horse go by the edge of the coulee, southwest.
Line 4
Five horse go west.
Line 5
Two horse go northwest.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Good noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"They break up so we can't see them so good," she said in her indifferent way.”

Rejoined noun US /ˈrejoined/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Rina rejoined him.”

All words in this reading · 31

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break

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From this reading "They break up so we can't see them so good," she said in her indifferent way.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "Seven horse go by the edge of the coulee, southwest.

can't

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From this reading "They break up so we can't see them so good," she said in her indifferent way.

coulee

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From this reading "Seven horse go by the edge of the coulee, southwest.

edge

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From this reading "Seven horse go by the edge of the coulee, southwest.

Five

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From this reading Five horse go west.

go

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From this reading "Seven horse go by the edge of the coulee, southwest.

goodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "They break up so we can't see them so good," she said in her indifferent way.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "They break up so we can't see them so good," she said in her indifferent way.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Rina rejoined him.

horse

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From this reading "Seven horse go by the edge of the coulee, southwest.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "They break up so we can't see them so good," she said in her indifferent way.

indifferent

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From this reading "They break up so we can't see them so good," she said in her indifferent way.

northwest

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From this reading Two horse go northwest.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Seven horse go by the edge of the coulee, southwest.

rejoinednounUS /ˈrejoined/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Rina rejoined him.

Rina

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From this reading Rina rejoined him.

said

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From this reading "They break up so we can't see them so good," she said in her indifferent way.

see

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From this reading "They break up so we can't see them so good," she said in her indifferent way.

Seven

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From this reading "Seven horse go by the edge of the coulee, southwest.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "They break up so we can't see them so good," she said in her indifferent way.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "They break up so we can't see them so good," she said in her indifferent way.

southwest

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From this reading "Seven horse go by the edge of the coulee, southwest.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "Seven horse go by the edge of the coulee, southwest.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "They break up so we can't see them so good," she said in her indifferent way.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "They break up so we can't see them so good," she said in her indifferent way.

Two

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From this reading Two horse go northwest.

up

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From this reading "They break up so we can't see them so good," she said in her indifferent way.

way

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From this reading "They break up so we can't see them so good," she said in her indifferent way.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "They break up so we can't see them so good," she said in her indifferent way.

west

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From this reading Five horse go west.