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Chapter IX
THE REDSKIN ROVERS. Unable to sleep, for thoughts of the mysteries surrounding him, Buffalo Bill was wide awake and fully dressed when the redskins made their attack on the house. The attack came shortly before morning, in the darkest part of the night. There came first the clattering sound of the hoofs of mustangs. This was followed by wild and startling Indian yells, accompanied by the discharge of firearms, and the patter of bullets and arrows against the walls.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “This was followed by wild and startling Indian yells, accompanied by the discharge of firearms, and the patter of bullets and arrows against the walls.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “The attack came shortly before morning, in the darkest part of the night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There came first the clattering sound of the hoofs of mustangs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The attack came shortly before morning, in the darkest part of the night.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The attack came shortly before morning, in the darkest part of the night.”
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From this reading This was followed by wild and startling Indian yells, accompanied by the discharge of firearms, and the patter of bullets and arrows against the walls.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading This was followed by wild and startling Indian yells, accompanied by the discharge of firearms, and the patter of bullets and arrows against the walls.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Unable to sleep, for thoughts of the mysteries surrounding him, Buffalo Bill was wide awake and fully dressed when the redskins made their attack on the house.
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From this reading This was followed by wild and startling Indian yells, accompanied by the discharge of firearms, and the patter of bullets and arrows against the walls.
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From this reading Unable to sleep, for thoughts of the mysteries surrounding him, Buffalo Bill was wide awake and fully dressed when the redskins made their attack on the house.
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From this reading Unable to sleep, for thoughts of the mysteries surrounding him, Buffalo Bill was wide awake and fully dressed when the redskins made their attack on the house.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The attack came shortly before morning, in the darkest part of the night.
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From this reading Unable to sleep, for thoughts of the mysteries surrounding him, Buffalo Bill was wide awake and fully dressed when the redskins made their attack on the house.
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From this reading Unable to sleep, for thoughts of the mysteries surrounding him, Buffalo Bill was wide awake and fully dressed when the redskins made their attack on the house.
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From this reading This was followed by wild and startling Indian yells, accompanied by the discharge of firearms, and the patter of bullets and arrows against the walls.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This was followed by wild and startling Indian yells, accompanied by the discharge of firearms, and the patter of bullets and arrows against the walls.
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From this reading The attack came shortly before morning, in the darkest part of the night.
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From this reading There came first the clattering sound of the hoofs of mustangs.
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From this reading The attack came shortly before morning, in the darkest part of the night.
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From this reading This was followed by wild and startling Indian yells, accompanied by the discharge of firearms, and the patter of bullets and arrows against the walls.
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From this reading Unable to sleep, for thoughts of the mysteries surrounding him, Buffalo Bill was wide awake and fully dressed when the redskins made their attack on the house.
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From this reading This was followed by wild and startling Indian yells, accompanied by the discharge of firearms, and the patter of bullets and arrows against the walls.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There came first the clattering sound of the hoofs of mustangs.
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From this reading This was followed by wild and startling Indian yells, accompanied by the discharge of firearms, and the patter of bullets and arrows against the walls.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Unable to sleep, for thoughts of the mysteries surrounding him, Buffalo Bill was wide awake and fully dressed when the redskins made their attack on the house.
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From this reading Unable to sleep, for thoughts of the mysteries surrounding him, Buffalo Bill was wide awake and fully dressed when the redskins made their attack on the house.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Unable to sleep, for thoughts of the mysteries surrounding him, Buffalo Bill was wide awake and fully dressed when the redskins made their attack on the house.
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From this reading There came first the clattering sound of the hoofs of mustangs.
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From this reading Unable to sleep, for thoughts of the mysteries surrounding him, Buffalo Bill was wide awake and fully dressed when the redskins made their attack on the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The attack came shortly before morning, in the darkest part of the night.
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From this reading This was followed by wild and startling Indian yells, accompanied by the discharge of firearms, and the patter of bullets and arrows against the walls.
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From this reading Unable to sleep, for thoughts of the mysteries surrounding him, Buffalo Bill was wide awake and fully dressed when the redskins made their attack on the house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The attack came shortly before morning, in the darkest part of the night.
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From this reading There came first the clattering sound of the hoofs of mustangs.
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From this reading Unable to sleep, for thoughts of the mysteries surrounding him, Buffalo Bill was wide awake and fully dressed when the redskins made their attack on the house.
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From this reading The attack came shortly before morning, in the darkest part of the night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Unable to sleep, for thoughts of the mysteries surrounding him, Buffalo Bill was wide awake and fully dressed when the redskins made their attack on the house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Unable to sleep, for thoughts of the mysteries surrounding him, Buffalo Bill was wide awake and fully dressed when the redskins made their attack on the house.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The attack came shortly before morning, in the darkest part of the night.
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From this reading This was followed by wild and startling Indian yells, accompanied by the discharge of firearms, and the patter of bullets and arrows against the walls.
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From this reading THE REDSKIN ROVERS.
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From this reading Unable to sleep, for thoughts of the mysteries surrounding him, Buffalo Bill was wide awake and fully dressed when the redskins made their attack on the house.
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From this reading THE REDSKIN ROVERS.
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From this reading The attack came shortly before morning, in the darkest part of the night.
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From this reading Unable to sleep, for thoughts of the mysteries surrounding him, Buffalo Bill was wide awake and fully dressed when the redskins made their attack on the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There came first the clattering sound of the hoofs of mustangs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was followed by wild and startling Indian yells, accompanied by the discharge of firearms, and the patter of bullets and arrows against the walls.
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From this reading Unable to sleep, for thoughts of the mysteries surrounding him, Buffalo Bill was wide awake and fully dressed when the redskins made their attack on the house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REDSKIN ROVERS.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Unable to sleep, for thoughts of the mysteries surrounding him, Buffalo Bill was wide awake and fully dressed when the redskins made their attack on the house.
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From this reading There came first the clattering sound of the hoofs of mustangs.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was followed by wild and startling Indian yells, accompanied by the discharge of firearms, and the patter of bullets and arrows against the walls.
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From this reading Unable to sleep, for thoughts of the mysteries surrounding him, Buffalo Bill was wide awake and fully dressed when the redskins made their attack on the house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Unable to sleep, for thoughts of the mysteries surrounding him, Buffalo Bill was wide awake and fully dressed when the redskins made their attack on the house.
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From this reading Unable to sleep, for thoughts of the mysteries surrounding him, Buffalo Bill was wide awake and fully dressed when the redskins made their attack on the house.
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From this reading This was followed by wild and startling Indian yells, accompanied by the discharge of firearms, and the patter of bullets and arrows against the walls.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Unable to sleep, for thoughts of the mysteries surrounding him, Buffalo Bill was wide awake and fully dressed when the redskins made their attack on the house.
at the time that
From this reading Unable to sleep, for thoughts of the mysteries surrounding him, Buffalo Bill was wide awake and fully dressed when the redskins made their attack on the house.
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From this reading Unable to sleep, for thoughts of the mysteries surrounding him, Buffalo Bill was wide awake and fully dressed when the redskins made their attack on the house.
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From this reading This was followed by wild and startling Indian yells, accompanied by the discharge of firearms, and the patter of bullets and arrows against the walls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was followed by wild and startling Indian yells, accompanied by the discharge of firearms, and the patter of bullets and arrows against the walls.
