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Chapter XVIII
THE REAL BUCKY AND THE FALSE Number seven was churning its way furiously through brown Arizona. The day had been hot, with a palpitating heat which shimmered over the desert waste. Defiantly the sun had gone down beyond the horizon, a great ball of fire, leaving behind a brilliant splash of bold colors. Now this, too, had disappeared. Velvet night had transformed the land.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The day had been hot, with a palpitating heat which shimmered over the desert waste.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Defiantly the sun had gone down beyond the horizon, a great ball of fire, leaving behind a brilliant splash of bold colors.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “Defiantly the sun had gone down beyond the horizon, a great ball of fire, leaving behind a brilliant splash of bold colors.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Now this, too, had disappeared.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Defiantly the sun had gone down beyond the horizon, a great ball of fire, leaving behind a brilliant splash of bold colors.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The day had been hot, with a palpitating heat which shimmered over the desert waste.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “THE REAL BUCKY AND THE FALSE Number seven was churning its way furiously through brown Arizona.”
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading “The day had been hot, with a palpitating heat which shimmered over the desert waste.”
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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 The day had been hot, with a palpitating heat which shimmered over the desert waste.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE REAL BUCKY AND THE FALSE Number seven was churning its way furiously through brown Arizona.
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From this reading THE REAL BUCKY AND THE FALSE Number seven was churning its way furiously through brown Arizona.
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From this reading Defiantly the sun had gone down beyond the horizon, a great ball of fire, leaving behind a brilliant splash of bold colors.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The day had been hot, with a palpitating heat which shimmered over the desert waste.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Defiantly the sun had gone down beyond the horizon, a great ball of fire, leaving behind a brilliant splash of bold colors.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Defiantly the sun had gone down beyond the horizon, a great ball of fire, leaving behind a brilliant splash of bold colors.
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From this reading Defiantly the sun had gone down beyond the horizon, a great ball of fire, leaving behind a brilliant splash of bold colors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Defiantly the sun had gone down beyond the horizon, a great ball of fire, leaving behind a brilliant splash of bold colors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE REAL BUCKY AND THE FALSE Number seven was churning its way furiously through brown Arizona.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE REAL BUCKY AND THE FALSE Number seven was churning its way furiously through brown Arizona.
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From this reading THE REAL BUCKY AND THE FALSE Number seven was churning its way furiously through brown Arizona.
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From this reading Defiantly the sun had gone down beyond the horizon, a great ball of fire, leaving behind a brilliant splash of bold colors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The day had been hot, with a palpitating heat which shimmered over the desert waste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Defiantly the sun had gone down beyond the horizon, a great ball of fire, leaving behind a brilliant splash of bold colors.
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From this reading The day had been hot, with a palpitating heat which shimmered over the desert waste.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Now this, too, had disappeared.
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From this reading Defiantly the sun had gone down beyond the horizon, a great ball of fire, leaving behind a brilliant splash of bold colors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE REAL BUCKY AND THE FALSE Number seven was churning its way furiously through brown Arizona.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Defiantly the sun had gone down beyond the horizon, a great ball of fire, leaving behind a brilliant splash of bold colors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE REAL BUCKY AND THE FALSE Number seven was churning its way furiously through brown Arizona.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Defiantly the sun had gone down beyond the horizon, a great ball of fire, leaving behind a brilliant splash of bold colors.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Defiantly the sun had gone down beyond the horizon, a great ball of fire, leaving behind a brilliant splash of bold colors.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day had been hot, with a palpitating heat which shimmered over the desert waste.
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From this reading The day had been hot, with a palpitating heat which shimmered over the desert waste.
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From this reading Defiantly the sun had gone down beyond the horizon, a great ball of fire, leaving behind a brilliant splash of bold colors.
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From this reading The day had been hot, with a palpitating heat which shimmered over the desert waste.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE REAL BUCKY AND THE FALSE Number seven was churning its way furiously through brown Arizona.
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From this reading Velvet night had transformed the land.
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From this reading Defiantly the sun had gone down beyond the horizon, a great ball of fire, leaving behind a brilliant splash of bold colors.
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From this reading Velvet night had transformed the land.
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From this reading Now this, too, had disappeared.
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From this reading THE REAL BUCKY AND THE FALSE Number seven was churning its way furiously through brown Arizona.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Defiantly the sun had gone down beyond the horizon, a great ball of fire, leaving behind a brilliant splash of bold colors.
above and across; more than
From this reading The day had been hot, with a palpitating heat which shimmered over the desert waste.
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From this reading The day had been hot, with a palpitating heat which shimmered over the desert waste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE REAL BUCKY AND THE FALSE Number seven was churning its way furiously through brown Arizona.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE REAL BUCKY AND THE FALSE Number seven was churning its way furiously through brown Arizona.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The day had been hot, with a palpitating heat which shimmered over the desert waste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Defiantly the sun had gone down beyond the horizon, a great ball of fire, leaving behind a brilliant splash of bold colors.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Defiantly the sun had gone down beyond the horizon, a great ball of fire, leaving behind a brilliant splash of bold colors.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REAL BUCKY AND THE FALSE Number seven was churning its way furiously through brown Arizona.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now this, too, had disappeared.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE REAL BUCKY AND THE FALSE Number seven was churning its way furiously through brown Arizona.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now this, too, had disappeared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Velvet night had transformed the land.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Velvet night had transformed the land.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE REAL BUCKY AND THE FALSE Number seven was churning its way furiously through brown Arizona.
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading The day had been hot, with a palpitating heat which shimmered over the desert waste.
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From this reading THE REAL BUCKY AND THE FALSE Number seven was churning its way furiously through brown Arizona.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The day had been hot, with a palpitating heat which shimmered over the desert waste.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The day had been hot, with a palpitating heat which shimmered over the desert waste.
