Chapter XXV
The Dance
The day after Fraser changed his quarters, Dick France rode up to the Howard ranch. Without alighting, he nodded casually to Alec, and then to his guest. “Hello, Steve! How's the shoulder?” “Fine and dandy.”
A Texas Ranger
Chapter XXV · The Dance
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The
day
after
Fraser
changed
his
quarters,
Dick
France
rode
up
to
the
Howard
ranch.
Without
alighting,
he
nodded
casually
to
Alec,
and
then
to
his
guest.
“Hello,
Steve!
How's
the
shoulder?”
“Fine
and
dandy.”
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
The
day
after
Fraser
changed
his
quarters,
Dick
France
rode
up
to
the
Howard
ranch.
Line 2
Without
alighting,
he
nodded
casually
to
Alec,
and
then
to
his
guest.
Line 3
“Hello,
Steve!
Line 4
How's
the
shoulder?”
Line 5
“Fine
and
dandy.”
Learner Dictionary
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After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “The day after Fraser changed his quarters, Dick France rode up to the Howard ranch.”
Dick
noun
US /dick/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The day after Fraser changed his quarters, Dick France rode up to the Howard ranch.”
Fine
noun
US /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Fine and dandy.””
Nodded
noun
US /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Without alighting, he nodded casually to Alec, and then to his guest.”
Without
preposition
US /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Without alighting, he nodded casually to Alec, and then to his guest.”
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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The day after Fraser changed his quarters, Dick France rode up to the Howard ranch.
Alec
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From this reading Without alighting, he nodded casually to Alec, and then to his guest.
alighting
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From this reading Without alighting, he nodded casually to Alec, and then to his guest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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casually
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changed
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dandy
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day
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Dick
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FinenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Fine and dandy.”
France
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Fraser
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guest
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hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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Hello
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From this reading “Hello, Steve!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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How's
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Howard
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noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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quarters
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ranch
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rode
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shoulder
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Steve
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From this reading “Hello, Steve!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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then
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toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day after Fraser changed his quarters, Dick France rode up to the Howard ranch.
up
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From this reading The day after Fraser changed his quarters, Dick France rode up to the Howard ranch.
WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without alighting, he nodded casually to Alec, and then to his guest.