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A Man Four-Square
A Man Four-Square

Chapter III

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Shoot-a-Buck Cañon Webb sent for Billie Prince.
"Seems there's a bunch of bronco 'Paches camped ahead of us, Billie.
Thursday here trailed with Sieber.
I want you an' him to scout in front of us an' see we don't run into any ambush.
You're under his orders, y' understand."
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Man Four-Square

Chapter III

Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Shoot-a-Buck Cañon Webb sent for Billie Prince.
Line 2
"Seems there's a bunch of bronco 'Paches camped ahead of us, Billie.
Line 3
Thursday here trailed with Sieber.
Line 4
I want you an' him to scout in front of us an' see we don't run into any ambush.
Line 5
You're under his orders, y' understand."

Learner Dictionary

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

Here noun US /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Thursday here trailed with Sieber.”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “You're under his orders, y' understand."”

Understand noun US /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You're under his orders, y' understand."”

All words in this reading · 44

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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 "Seems there's a bunch of bronco 'Paches camped ahead of us, Billie.

ahead

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From this reading "Seems there's a bunch of bronco 'Paches camped ahead of us, Billie.

ambush

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From this reading I want you an' him to scout in front of us an' see we don't run into any ambush.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading I want you an' him to scout in front of us an' see we don't run into any ambush.

any

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From this reading I want you an' him to scout in front of us an' see we don't run into any ambush.

Billie

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From this reading Shoot-a-Buck Cañon Webb sent for Billie Prince.

bronco

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From this reading "Seems there's a bunch of bronco 'Paches camped ahead of us, Billie.

bunch

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From this reading "Seems there's a bunch of bronco 'Paches camped ahead of us, Billie.

camped

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From this reading "Seems there's a bunch of bronco 'Paches camped ahead of us, Billie.

Cañon

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From this reading Shoot-a-Buck Cañon Webb sent for Billie Prince.

don't

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From this reading I want you an' him to scout in front of us an' see we don't run into any ambush.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Shoot-a-Buck Cañon Webb sent for Billie Prince.

front

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From this reading I want you an' him to scout in front of us an' see we don't run into any ambush.

herenounUS /here/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Thursday here trailed with Sieber.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading I want you an' him to scout in front of us an' see we don't run into any ambush.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading You're under his orders, y' understand."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I want you an' him to scout in front of us an' see we don't run into any ambush.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading I want you an' him to scout in front of us an' see we don't run into any ambush.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading I want you an' him to scout in front of us an' see we don't run into any ambush.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Seems there's a bunch of bronco 'Paches camped ahead of us, Billie.

orders

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From this reading You're under his orders, y' understand."

Paches

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From this reading "Seems there's a bunch of bronco 'Paches camped ahead of us, Billie.

Prince

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From this reading Shoot-a-Buck Cañon Webb sent for Billie Prince.

run

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From this reading I want you an' him to scout in front of us an' see we don't run into any ambush.

scout

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From this reading I want you an' him to scout in front of us an' see we don't run into any ambush.

see

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From this reading I want you an' him to scout in front of us an' see we don't run into any ambush.

Seems

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From this reading "Seems there's a bunch of bronco 'Paches camped ahead of us, Billie.

sent

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From this reading Shoot-a-Buck Cañon Webb sent for Billie Prince.

Shoot-a-Buck

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From this reading Shoot-a-Buck Cañon Webb sent for Billie Prince.

Sieber

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From this reading Thursday here trailed with Sieber.

there's

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From this reading "Seems there's a bunch of bronco 'Paches camped ahead of us, Billie.

Thursday

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From this reading Thursday here trailed with Sieber.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I want you an' him to scout in front of us an' see we don't run into any ambush.

trailed

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From this reading Thursday here trailed with Sieber.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading You're under his orders, y' understand."

understandnounUS /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You're under his orders, y' understand."

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Seems there's a bunch of bronco 'Paches camped ahead of us, Billie.

want

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From this reading I want you an' him to scout in front of us an' see we don't run into any ambush.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading I want you an' him to scout in front of us an' see we don't run into any ambush.

Webb

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From this reading Shoot-a-Buck Cañon Webb sent for Billie Prince.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Thursday here trailed with Sieber.

y

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From this reading You're under his orders, y' understand."

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I want you an' him to scout in front of us an' see we don't run into any ambush.

You're

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You're under his orders, y' understand."