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Chapter XXII
ON THE RANGE STATION For some time the boy and the man rode in silence, each occupied with his own thoughts. "Do you know why Mr. Ford calls the dog Chester?" Bob suddenly asked. "He had to give him some name, I suppose." "But it's such a queer name, Hal.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bob suddenly asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you know why Mr. Ford calls the dog Chester?"”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"He had to give him some name, I suppose."”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “ON THE RANGE STATION For some time the boy and the man rode in silence, each occupied with his own thoughts.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Bob suddenly asked.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"He had to give him some name, I suppose."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ON THE RANGE STATION For some time the boy and the man rode in silence, each occupied with his own thoughts.”
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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 "But it's such a queer name, Hal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON THE RANGE STATION For some time the boy and the man rode in silence, each occupied with his own thoughts.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bob suddenly asked.
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From this reading Bob suddenly asked.
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From this reading ON THE RANGE STATION For some time the boy and the man rode in silence, each occupied with his own thoughts.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But it's such a queer name, Hal.
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From this reading "Do you know why Mr. Ford calls the dog Chester?"
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From this reading "Do you know why Mr. Ford calls the dog Chester?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you know why Mr. Ford calls the dog Chester?"
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From this reading "Do you know why Mr. Ford calls the dog Chester?"
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading ON THE RANGE STATION For some time the boy and the man rode in silence, each occupied with his own thoughts.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ON THE RANGE STATION For some time the boy and the man rode in silence, each occupied with his own thoughts.
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From this reading "Do you know why Mr. Ford calls the dog Chester?"
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From this reading "He had to give him some name, I suppose."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "He had to give him some name, I suppose."
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From this reading "But it's such a queer name, Hal.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He had to give him some name, I suppose."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He had to give him some name, I suppose."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ON THE RANGE STATION For some time the boy and the man rode in silence, each occupied with his own thoughts.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "He had to give him some name, I suppose."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ON THE RANGE STATION For some time the boy and the man rode in silence, each occupied with his own thoughts.
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From this reading "But it's such a queer name, Hal.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you know why Mr. Ford calls the dog Chester?"
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From this reading ON THE RANGE STATION For some time the boy and the man rode in silence, each occupied with his own thoughts.
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From this reading "Do you know why Mr. Ford calls the dog Chester?"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "He had to give him some name, I suppose."
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From this reading ON THE RANGE STATION For some time the boy and the man rode in silence, each occupied with his own thoughts.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE RANGE STATION For some time the boy and the man rode in silence, each occupied with his own thoughts.
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From this reading ON THE RANGE STATION For some time the boy and the man rode in silence, each occupied with his own thoughts.
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From this reading "But it's such a queer name, Hal.
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From this reading ON THE RANGE STATION For some time the boy and the man rode in silence, each occupied with his own thoughts.
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From this reading ON THE RANGE STATION For some time the boy and the man rode in silence, each occupied with his own thoughts.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading ON THE RANGE STATION For some time the boy and the man rode in silence, each occupied with his own thoughts.
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From this reading ON THE RANGE STATION For some time the boy and the man rode in silence, each occupied with his own thoughts.
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From this reading ON THE RANGE STATION For some time the boy and the man rode in silence, each occupied with his own thoughts.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "But it's such a queer name, Hal.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Bob suddenly asked.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "He had to give him some name, I suppose."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE RANGE STATION For some time the boy and the man rode in silence, each occupied with his own thoughts.
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From this reading ON THE RANGE STATION For some time the boy and the man rode in silence, each occupied with his own thoughts.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ON THE RANGE STATION For some time the boy and the man rode in silence, each occupied with his own thoughts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He had to give him some name, I suppose."
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From this reading "Do you know why Mr. Ford calls the dog Chester?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading ON THE RANGE STATION For some time the boy and the man rode in silence, each occupied with his own thoughts.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you know why Mr. Ford calls the dog Chester?"
