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Dirk, he decided, had given him one good tip which he would follow at once. Dirk had said that no man ever got into trouble by keeping his mouth shut. Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence. “Where does that trail go, that climbs up over the mountains back of that peak?” he asked. “Seems to be a stock trail.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Where does that trail go, that climbs up over the mountains back of that peak?” he asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dirk had said that no man ever got into trouble by keeping his mouth shut.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dirk, he decided, had given him one good tip which he would follow at once.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Dirk, he decided, had given him one good tip which he would follow at once.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Dirk, he decided, had given him one good tip which he would follow at once.”
above and across; more than
From this reading ““Where does that trail go, that climbs up over the mountains back of that peak?” he asked.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Dirk, he decided, had given him one good tip which he would follow at once.”
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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 Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence.
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From this reading Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence.
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From this reading Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Where does that trail go, that climbs up over the mountains back of that peak?” he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dirk, he decided, had given him one good tip which he would follow at once.
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From this reading “Where does that trail go, that climbs up over the mountains back of that peak?” he asked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Seems to be a stock trail.
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From this reading Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Dirk had said that no man ever got into trouble by keeping his mouth shut.
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From this reading “Where does that trail go, that climbs up over the mountains back of that peak?” he asked.
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From this reading Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence.
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From this reading Dirk, he decided, had given him one good tip which he would follow at once.
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From this reading Dirk, he decided, had given him one good tip which he would follow at once.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Where does that trail go, that climbs up over the mountains back of that peak?” he asked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dirk had said that no man ever got into trouble by keeping his mouth shut.
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From this reading Dirk, he decided, had given him one good tip which he would follow at once.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence.
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From this reading Dirk, he decided, had given him one good tip which he would follow at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Where does that trail go, that climbs up over the mountains back of that peak?” he asked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dirk, he decided, had given him one good tip which he would follow at once.
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From this reading Dirk had said that no man ever got into trouble by keeping his mouth shut.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dirk, he decided, had given him one good tip which he would follow at once.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dirk, he decided, had given him one good tip which he would follow at once.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dirk, he decided, had given him one good tip which he would follow at once.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dirk had said that no man ever got into trouble by keeping his mouth shut.
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From this reading Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Dirk had said that no man ever got into trouble by keeping his mouth shut.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence.
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From this reading Dirk had said that no man ever got into trouble by keeping his mouth shut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dirk had said that no man ever got into trouble by keeping his mouth shut.
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From this reading “Where does that trail go, that climbs up over the mountains back of that peak?” he asked.
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From this reading Dirk had said that no man ever got into trouble by keeping his mouth shut.
not any; not one
From this reading Dirk had said that no man ever got into trouble by keeping his mouth shut.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Where does that trail go, that climbs up over the mountains back of that peak?” he asked.
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From this reading Dirk, he decided, had given him one good tip which he would follow at once.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Dirk, he decided, had given him one good tip which he would follow at once.
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From this reading Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Where does that trail go, that climbs up over the mountains back of that peak?” he asked.
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From this reading “Where does that trail go, that climbs up over the mountains back of that peak?” he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dirk had said that no man ever got into trouble by keeping his mouth shut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Seems to be a stock trail.
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From this reading Dirk had said that no man ever got into trouble by keeping his mouth shut.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence.
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From this reading “Seems to be a stock trail.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dirk had said that no man ever got into trouble by keeping his mouth shut.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence.
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From this reading Dirk, he decided, had given him one good tip which he would follow at once.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Seems to be a stock trail.
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From this reading “Where does that trail go, that climbs up over the mountains back of that peak?” he asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dirk had said that no man ever got into trouble by keeping his mouth shut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Where does that trail go, that climbs up over the mountains back of that peak?” he asked.
at the time that
From this reading Bud closed his for a good half hour, and when he opened it again he undid all the good he had accomplished by his silence.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where does that trail go, that climbs up over the mountains back of that peak?” he asked.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Dirk, he decided, had given him one good tip which he would follow at once.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Dirk, he decided, had given him one good tip which he would follow at once.
