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BRAND BLOTTING The tenderfoot, slithering down a hillside of shale, caught at a greasewood bush and waited. The sound of a rifle shot had drifted across the ridge to him. Friend or foe, it made no difference to him now. He had reached the end of his tether, must get to water soon or give up the fight. No second shot broke the stillness.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The sound of a rifle shot had drifted across the ridge to him.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He had reached the end of his tether, must get to water soon or give up the fight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No second shot broke the stillness.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He had reached the end of his tether, must get to water soon or give up the fight.”
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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 BRAND BLOTTING The tenderfoot, slithering down a hillside of shale, caught at a greasewood bush and waited.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The sound of a rifle shot had drifted across the ridge to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BRAND BLOTTING The tenderfoot, slithering down a hillside of shale, caught at a greasewood bush and waited.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BRAND BLOTTING The tenderfoot, slithering down a hillside of shale, caught at a greasewood bush and waited.
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From this reading BRAND BLOTTING The tenderfoot, slithering down a hillside of shale, caught at a greasewood bush and waited.
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From this reading BRAND BLOTTING The tenderfoot, slithering down a hillside of shale, caught at a greasewood bush and waited.
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From this reading No second shot broke the stillness.
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From this reading BRAND BLOTTING The tenderfoot, slithering down a hillside of shale, caught at a greasewood bush and waited.
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From this reading BRAND BLOTTING The tenderfoot, slithering down a hillside of shale, caught at a greasewood bush and waited.
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From this reading Friend or foe, it made no difference to him now.
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From this reading BRAND BLOTTING The tenderfoot, slithering down a hillside of shale, caught at a greasewood bush and waited.
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From this reading The sound of a rifle shot had drifted across the ridge to him.
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From this reading He had reached the end of his tether, must get to water soon or give up the fight.
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From this reading He had reached the end of his tether, must get to water soon or give up the fight.
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From this reading Friend or foe, it made no difference to him now.
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From this reading Friend or foe, it made no difference to him now.
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From this reading He had reached the end of his tether, must get to water soon or give up the fight.
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From this reading He had reached the end of his tether, must get to water soon or give up the fight.
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From this reading BRAND BLOTTING The tenderfoot, slithering down a hillside of shale, caught at a greasewood bush and waited.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The sound of a rifle shot had drifted across the ridge to him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had reached the end of his tether, must get to water soon or give up the fight.
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From this reading BRAND BLOTTING The tenderfoot, slithering down a hillside of shale, caught at a greasewood bush and waited.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sound of a rifle shot had drifted across the ridge to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had reached the end of his tether, must get to water soon or give up the fight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Friend or foe, it made no difference to him now.
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From this reading Friend or foe, it made no difference to him now.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He had reached the end of his tether, must get to water soon or give up the fight.
not any; not one
From this reading Friend or foe, it made no difference to him now.
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From this reading Friend or foe, it made no difference to him now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BRAND BLOTTING The tenderfoot, slithering down a hillside of shale, caught at a greasewood bush and waited.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Friend or foe, it made no difference to him now.
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From this reading He had reached the end of his tether, must get to water soon or give up the fight.
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From this reading The sound of a rifle shot had drifted across the ridge to him.
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From this reading The sound of a rifle shot had drifted across the ridge to him.
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From this reading No second shot broke the stillness.
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From this reading BRAND BLOTTING The tenderfoot, slithering down a hillside of shale, caught at a greasewood bush and waited.
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From this reading The sound of a rifle shot had drifted across the ridge to him.
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From this reading BRAND BLOTTING The tenderfoot, slithering down a hillside of shale, caught at a greasewood bush and waited.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had reached the end of his tether, must get to water soon or give up the fight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sound of a rifle shot had drifted across the ridge to him.
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From this reading No second shot broke the stillness.
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From this reading BRAND BLOTTING The tenderfoot, slithering down a hillside of shale, caught at a greasewood bush and waited.
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From this reading He had reached the end of his tether, must get to water soon or give up the fight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BRAND BLOTTING The tenderfoot, slithering down a hillside of shale, caught at a greasewood bush and waited.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sound of a rifle shot had drifted across the ridge to him.
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From this reading He had reached the end of his tether, must get to water soon or give up the fight.
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From this reading BRAND BLOTTING The tenderfoot, slithering down a hillside of shale, caught at a greasewood bush and waited.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had reached the end of his tether, must get to water soon or give up the fight.
