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Chapter XIV
GOOD AND BAD NEWS. When George awoke it was just daylight. The ranchemen were already stirring, and one was folding the blankets, while the other was punching up the fire to obtain a light for his pipe. “Good-morning, my lad,” said the latter, cheerfully. “We thought, seeing we had no breakfast to eat, that we would solace ourselves with a smoke.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The ranchemen were already stirring, and one was folding the blankets, while the other was punching up the fire to obtain a light for his pipe.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “GOOD AND BAD NEWS.”
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading “The ranchemen were already stirring, and one was folding the blankets, while the other was punching up the fire to obtain a light for his pipe.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The ranchemen were already stirring, and one was folding the blankets, while the other was punching up the fire to obtain a light for his pipe.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading ““We thought, seeing we had no breakfast to eat, that we would solace ourselves with a smoke.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The ranchemen were already stirring, and one was folding the blankets, while the other was punching up the fire to obtain a light for his pipe.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We thought, seeing we had no breakfast to eat, that we would solace ourselves with a smoke.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““We thought, seeing we had no breakfast to eat, that we would solace ourselves with a smoke.”
during the time that
From this reading “The ranchemen were already stirring, and one was folding the blankets, while the other was punching up the fire to obtain a light for his pipe.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ““We thought, seeing we had no breakfast to eat, that we would solace ourselves with a smoke.”
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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 ranchemen were already stirring, and one was folding the blankets, while the other was punching up the fire to obtain a light for his pipe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ranchemen were already stirring, and one was folding the blankets, while the other was punching up the fire to obtain a light for his pipe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GOOD AND BAD NEWS.
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From this reading When George awoke it was just daylight.
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From this reading GOOD AND BAD NEWS.
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From this reading The ranchemen were already stirring, and one was folding the blankets, while the other was punching up the fire to obtain a light for his pipe.
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From this reading “We thought, seeing we had no breakfast to eat, that we would solace ourselves with a smoke.
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From this reading “Good-morning, my lad,” said the latter, cheerfully.
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From this reading When George awoke it was just daylight.
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From this reading “We thought, seeing we had no breakfast to eat, that we would solace ourselves with a smoke.
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From this reading The ranchemen were already stirring, and one was folding the blankets, while the other was punching up the fire to obtain a light for his pipe.
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From this reading The ranchemen were already stirring, and one was folding the blankets, while the other was punching up the fire to obtain a light for his pipe.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The ranchemen were already stirring, and one was folding the blankets, while the other was punching up the fire to obtain a light for his pipe.
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From this reading When George awoke it was just daylight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GOOD AND BAD NEWS.
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From this reading “Good-morning, my lad,” said the latter, cheerfully.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “We thought, seeing we had no breakfast to eat, that we would solace ourselves with a smoke.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The ranchemen were already stirring, and one was folding the blankets, while the other was punching up the fire to obtain a light for his pipe.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When George awoke it was just daylight.
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From this reading When George awoke it was just daylight.
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From this reading “Good-morning, my lad,” said the latter, cheerfully.
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From this reading “Good-morning, my lad,” said the latter, cheerfully.
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From this reading The ranchemen were already stirring, and one was folding the blankets, while the other was punching up the fire to obtain a light for his pipe.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Good-morning, my lad,” said the latter, cheerfully.
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From this reading GOOD AND BAD NEWS.
not any; not one
From this reading “We thought, seeing we had no breakfast to eat, that we would solace ourselves with a smoke.
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading The ranchemen were already stirring, and one was folding the blankets, while the other was punching up the fire to obtain a light for his pipe.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The ranchemen were already stirring, and one was folding the blankets, while the other was punching up the fire to obtain a light for his pipe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ranchemen were already stirring, and one was folding the blankets, while the other was punching up the fire to obtain a light for his pipe.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “We thought, seeing we had no breakfast to eat, that we would solace ourselves with a smoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ranchemen were already stirring, and one was folding the blankets, while the other was punching up the fire to obtain a light for his pipe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ranchemen were already stirring, and one was folding the blankets, while the other was punching up the fire to obtain a light for his pipe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ranchemen were already stirring, and one was folding the blankets, while the other was punching up the fire to obtain a light for his pipe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good-morning, my lad,” said the latter, cheerfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We thought, seeing we had no breakfast to eat, that we would solace ourselves with a smoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We thought, seeing we had no breakfast to eat, that we would solace ourselves with a smoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We thought, seeing we had no breakfast to eat, that we would solace ourselves with a smoke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ranchemen were already stirring, and one was folding the blankets, while the other was punching up the fire to obtain a light for his pipe.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “We thought, seeing we had no breakfast to eat, that we would solace ourselves with a smoke.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The ranchemen were already stirring, and one was folding the blankets, while the other was punching up the fire to obtain a light for his pipe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We thought, seeing we had no breakfast to eat, that we would solace ourselves with a smoke.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The ranchemen were already stirring, and one was folding the blankets, while the other was punching up the fire to obtain a light for his pipe.
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From this reading The ranchemen were already stirring, and one was folding the blankets, while the other was punching up the fire to obtain a light for his pipe.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When George awoke it was just daylight.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We thought, seeing we had no breakfast to eat, that we would solace ourselves with a smoke.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The ranchemen were already stirring, and one was folding the blankets, while the other was punching up the fire to obtain a light for his pipe.
at the time that
From this reading When George awoke it was just daylight.
during the time that
From this reading The ranchemen were already stirring, and one was folding the blankets, while the other was punching up the fire to obtain a light for his pipe.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “We thought, seeing we had no breakfast to eat, that we would solace ourselves with a smoke.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “We thought, seeing we had no breakfast to eat, that we would solace ourselves with a smoke.
