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Chapter XII
SCUDDER COMES The night passed, and the day, and another night, dragging their weary length above Morongo Valley. After the car that bore Piute, Willyum, and the sheriff had vanished over the desert horizon, that horizon had remained unbroken. No one had come. Murray slept the clock around, and wakened hungry but very weak. All strength seemed to have fled out of him.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “SCUDDER COMES The night passed, and the day, and another night, dragging their weary length above Morongo Valley.”
later than; following
From this reading “After the car that bore Piute, Willyum, and the sheriff had vanished over the desert horizon, that horizon had remained unbroken.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “SCUDDER COMES The night passed, and the day, and another night, dragging their weary length above Morongo Valley.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Murray slept the clock around, and wakened hungry but very weak.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No one had come.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “All strength seemed to have fled out of him.”
a period of time or extent
From this reading “SCUDDER COMES The night passed, and the day, and another night, dragging their weary length above Morongo Valley.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No one had come.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “After the car that bore Piute, Willyum, and the sheriff had vanished over the desert horizon, that horizon had remained unbroken.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “SCUDDER COMES The night passed, and the day, and another night, dragging their weary length above Morongo Valley.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “After the car that bore Piute, Willyum, and the sheriff had vanished over the desert horizon, that horizon had remained unbroken.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All strength seemed to have fled out of him.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “All strength seemed to have fled out of him.”
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading SCUDDER COMES The night passed, and the day, and another night, dragging their weary length above Morongo Valley.
later than; following
From this reading After the car that bore Piute, Willyum, and the sheriff had vanished over the desert horizon, that horizon had remained unbroken.
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From this reading All strength seemed to have fled out of him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SCUDDER COMES The night passed, and the day, and another night, dragging their weary length above Morongo Valley.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SCUDDER COMES The night passed, and the day, and another night, dragging their weary length above Morongo Valley.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Murray slept the clock around, and wakened hungry but very weak.
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From this reading After the car that bore Piute, Willyum, and the sheriff had vanished over the desert horizon, that horizon had remained unbroken.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Murray slept the clock around, and wakened hungry but very weak.
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From this reading After the car that bore Piute, Willyum, and the sheriff had vanished over the desert horizon, that horizon had remained unbroken.
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From this reading Murray slept the clock around, and wakened hungry but very weak.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No one had come.
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From this reading SCUDDER COMES The night passed, and the day, and another night, dragging their weary length above Morongo Valley.
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From this reading SCUDDER COMES The night passed, and the day, and another night, dragging their weary length above Morongo Valley.
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From this reading After the car that bore Piute, Willyum, and the sheriff had vanished over the desert horizon, that horizon had remained unbroken.
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From this reading SCUDDER COMES The night passed, and the day, and another night, dragging their weary length above Morongo Valley.
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From this reading All strength seemed to have fled out of him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After the car that bore Piute, Willyum, and the sheriff had vanished over the desert horizon, that horizon had remained unbroken.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All strength seemed to have fled out of him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All strength seemed to have fled out of him.
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From this reading After the car that bore Piute, Willyum, and the sheriff had vanished over the desert horizon, that horizon had remained unbroken.
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From this reading Murray slept the clock around, and wakened hungry but very weak.
a period of time or extent
From this reading SCUDDER COMES The night passed, and the day, and another night, dragging their weary length above Morongo Valley.
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From this reading SCUDDER COMES The night passed, and the day, and another night, dragging their weary length above Morongo Valley.
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From this reading Murray slept the clock around, and wakened hungry but very weak.
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From this reading SCUDDER COMES The night passed, and the day, and another night, dragging their weary length above Morongo Valley.
not any; not one
From this reading No one had come.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All strength seemed to have fled out of him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one had come.
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From this reading All strength seemed to have fled out of him.
above and across; more than
From this reading After the car that bore Piute, Willyum, and the sheriff had vanished over the desert horizon, that horizon had remained unbroken.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SCUDDER COMES The night passed, and the day, and another night, dragging their weary length above Morongo Valley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the car that bore Piute, Willyum, and the sheriff had vanished over the desert horizon, that horizon had remained unbroken.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After the car that bore Piute, Willyum, and the sheriff had vanished over the desert horizon, that horizon had remained unbroken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SCUDDER COMES The night passed, and the day, and another night, dragging their weary length above Morongo Valley.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All strength seemed to have fled out of him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the car that bore Piute, Willyum, and the sheriff had vanished over the desert horizon, that horizon had remained unbroken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Murray slept the clock around, and wakened hungry but very weak.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All strength seemed to have fled out of him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After the car that bore Piute, Willyum, and the sheriff had vanished over the desert horizon, that horizon had remained unbroken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SCUDDER COMES The night passed, and the day, and another night, dragging their weary length above Morongo Valley.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading SCUDDER COMES The night passed, and the day, and another night, dragging their weary length above Morongo Valley.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All strength seemed to have fled out of him.
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From this reading After the car that bore Piute, Willyum, and the sheriff had vanished over the desert horizon, that horizon had remained unbroken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SCUDDER COMES The night passed, and the day, and another night, dragging their weary length above Morongo Valley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the car that bore Piute, Willyum, and the sheriff had vanished over the desert horizon, that horizon had remained unbroken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Murray slept the clock around, and wakened hungry but very weak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Murray slept the clock around, and wakened hungry but very weak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Murray slept the clock around, and wakened hungry but very weak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SCUDDER COMES The night passed, and the day, and another night, dragging their weary length above Morongo Valley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the car that bore Piute, Willyum, and the sheriff had vanished over the desert horizon, that horizon had remained unbroken.
