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Chapter XVII
They followed the trail down into the cañon. As the ponies slowly picked their footing on the steep narrow path, he asked: “Why do they call it Mantrap Gulch?” “It got its name before my time in the days when outlaws hid here. A hunted man came to Lost Cañon, a murderer wanted by the law for more crimes than one.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As the ponies slowly picked their footing on the steep narrow path, he asked:”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ““It got its name before my time in the days when outlaws hid here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It got its name before my time in the days when outlaws hid here.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It got its name before my time in the days when outlaws hid here.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “A hunted man came to Lost Cañon, a murderer wanted by the law for more crimes than one.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It got its name before my time in the days when outlaws hid here.”
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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 A hunted man came to Lost Cañon, a murderer wanted by the law for more crimes than one.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the ponies slowly picked their footing on the steep narrow path, he asked:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the ponies slowly picked their footing on the steep narrow path, he asked:
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “It got its name before my time in the days when outlaws hid here.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A hunted man came to Lost Cañon, a murderer wanted by the law for more crimes than one.
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From this reading “Why do they call it Mantrap Gulch?”
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From this reading A hunted man came to Lost Cañon, a murderer wanted by the law for more crimes than one.
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From this reading They followed the trail down into the cañon.
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From this reading A hunted man came to Lost Cañon, a murderer wanted by the law for more crimes than one.
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From this reading “It got its name before my time in the days when outlaws hid here.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Why do they call it Mantrap Gulch?”
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From this reading They followed the trail down into the cañon.
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From this reading They followed the trail down into the cañon.
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From this reading As the ponies slowly picked their footing on the steep narrow path, he asked:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A hunted man came to Lost Cañon, a murderer wanted by the law for more crimes than one.
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From this reading “It got its name before my time in the days when outlaws hid here.
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From this reading “Why do they call it Mantrap Gulch?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the ponies slowly picked their footing on the steep narrow path, he asked:
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It got its name before my time in the days when outlaws hid here.
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From this reading “It got its name before my time in the days when outlaws hid here.
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From this reading A hunted man came to Lost Cañon, a murderer wanted by the law for more crimes than one.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It got its name before my time in the days when outlaws hid here.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They followed the trail down into the cañon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Why do they call it Mantrap Gulch?”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “It got its name before my time in the days when outlaws hid here.
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From this reading A hunted man came to Lost Cañon, a murderer wanted by the law for more crimes than one.
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From this reading A hunted man came to Lost Cañon, a murderer wanted by the law for more crimes than one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A hunted man came to Lost Cañon, a murderer wanted by the law for more crimes than one.
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From this reading “Why do they call it Mantrap Gulch?”
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From this reading A hunted man came to Lost Cañon, a murderer wanted by the law for more crimes than one.
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From this reading A hunted man came to Lost Cañon, a murderer wanted by the law for more crimes than one.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It got its name before my time in the days when outlaws hid here.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It got its name before my time in the days when outlaws hid here.
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From this reading As the ponies slowly picked their footing on the steep narrow path, he asked:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As the ponies slowly picked their footing on the steep narrow path, he asked:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A hunted man came to Lost Cañon, a murderer wanted by the law for more crimes than one.
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From this reading “It got its name before my time in the days when outlaws hid here.
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From this reading As the ponies slowly picked their footing on the steep narrow path, he asked:
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From this reading As the ponies slowly picked their footing on the steep narrow path, he asked:
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From this reading As the ponies slowly picked their footing on the steep narrow path, he asked:
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From this reading As the ponies slowly picked their footing on the steep narrow path, he asked:
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From this reading As the ponies slowly picked their footing on the steep narrow path, he asked:
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading A hunted man came to Lost Cañon, a murderer wanted by the law for more crimes than one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They followed the trail down into the cañon.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As the ponies slowly picked their footing on the steep narrow path, he asked:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They followed the trail down into the cañon.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It got its name before my time in the days when outlaws hid here.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A hunted man came to Lost Cañon, a murderer wanted by the law for more crimes than one.
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From this reading They followed the trail down into the cañon.
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From this reading A hunted man came to Lost Cañon, a murderer wanted by the law for more crimes than one.
at the time that
From this reading “It got its name before my time in the days when outlaws hid here.
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From this reading “Why do they call it Mantrap Gulch?”
