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Chapter XXI
"TRAPPED!" Black MacQueen rolled a cigarette and sauntered toward the other outlaw. "I reckon you better saddle up and take a look over the Flattops, Dunc. The way I figure it Lee's posse must be somewhere over there. Swing around toward the Elkhorns and get back to report by to-morrow evening, say."
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “Swing around toward the Elkhorns and get back to report by to-morrow evening, say."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I reckon you better saddle up and take a look over the Flattops, Dunc.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “The way I figure it Lee's posse must be somewhere over there.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"I reckon you better saddle up and take a look over the Flattops, Dunc.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I reckon you better saddle up and take a look over the Flattops, Dunc.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Black MacQueen rolled a cigarette and sauntered toward the other outlaw.”
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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 Black MacQueen rolled a cigarette and sauntered toward the other outlaw.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Black MacQueen rolled a cigarette and sauntered toward the other outlaw.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Swing around toward the Elkhorns and get back to report by to-morrow evening, say."
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From this reading Swing around toward the Elkhorns and get back to report by to-morrow evening, say."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The way I figure it Lee's posse must be somewhere over there.
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From this reading "I reckon you better saddle up and take a look over the Flattops, Dunc.
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From this reading Black MacQueen rolled a cigarette and sauntered toward the other outlaw.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Swing around toward the Elkhorns and get back to report by to-morrow evening, say."
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From this reading Black MacQueen rolled a cigarette and sauntered toward the other outlaw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I reckon you better saddle up and take a look over the Flattops, Dunc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Swing around toward the Elkhorns and get back to report by to-morrow evening, say."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Swing around toward the Elkhorns and get back to report by to-morrow evening, say."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The way I figure it Lee's posse must be somewhere over there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I reckon you better saddle up and take a look over the Flattops, Dunc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Swing around toward the Elkhorns and get back to report by to-morrow evening, say."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I reckon you better saddle up and take a look over the Flattops, Dunc.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The way I figure it Lee's posse must be somewhere over there.
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From this reading The way I figure it Lee's posse must be somewhere over there.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I reckon you better saddle up and take a look over the Flattops, Dunc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Black MacQueen rolled a cigarette and sauntered toward the other outlaw.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The way I figure it Lee's posse must be somewhere over there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Black MacQueen rolled a cigarette and sauntered toward the other outlaw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Black MacQueen rolled a cigarette and sauntered toward the other outlaw.
above and across; more than
From this reading "I reckon you better saddle up and take a look over the Flattops, Dunc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The way I figure it Lee's posse must be somewhere over there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I reckon you better saddle up and take a look over the Flattops, Dunc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Swing around toward the Elkhorns and get back to report by to-morrow evening, say."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Black MacQueen rolled a cigarette and sauntered toward the other outlaw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I reckon you better saddle up and take a look over the Flattops, Dunc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Black MacQueen rolled a cigarette and sauntered toward the other outlaw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Swing around toward the Elkhorns and get back to report by to-morrow evening, say."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The way I figure it Lee's posse must be somewhere over there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Swing around toward the Elkhorns and get back to report by to-morrow evening, say."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I reckon you better saddle up and take a look over the Flattops, Dunc.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Black MacQueen rolled a cigarette and sauntered toward the other outlaw.
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From this reading The way I figure it Lee's posse must be somewhere over there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Swing around toward the Elkhorns and get back to report by to-morrow evening, say."
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From this reading Swing around toward the Elkhorns and get back to report by to-morrow evening, say."
in the direction of
From this reading Black MacQueen rolled a cigarette and sauntered toward the other outlaw.
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From this reading "TRAPPED!"
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From this reading "I reckon you better saddle up and take a look over the Flattops, Dunc.
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From this reading The way I figure it Lee's posse must be somewhere over there.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I reckon you better saddle up and take a look over the Flattops, Dunc.
