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Chapter XVII
The news fled like a prairie fire. From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane. Here the news was received with consternation and amazement. P. D.’s name was a household word. His cattle, his grain, so ran the legend, had made this part of the country famous throughout the civilized world.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here the news was received with consternation and amazement.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “P. D.’s name was a household word.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “His cattle, his grain, so ran the legend, had made this part of the country famous throughout the civilized world.”
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “His cattle, his grain, so ran the legend, had made this part of the country famous throughout the civilized world.”
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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 news fled like a prairie fire.
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From this reading Here the news was received with consternation and amazement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
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From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
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From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
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From this reading His cattle, his grain, so ran the legend, had made this part of the country famous throughout the civilized world.
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From this reading His cattle, his grain, so ran the legend, had made this part of the country famous throughout the civilized world.
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From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
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From this reading Here the news was received with consternation and amazement.
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From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
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From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
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From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
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From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
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From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
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From this reading His cattle, his grain, so ran the legend, had made this part of the country famous throughout the civilized world.
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From this reading The news fled like a prairie fire.
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From this reading The news fled like a prairie fire.
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From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
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From this reading His cattle, his grain, so ran the legend, had made this part of the country famous throughout the civilized world.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His cattle, his grain, so ran the legend, had made this part of the country famous throughout the civilized world.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here the news was received with consternation and amazement.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His cattle, his grain, so ran the legend, had made this part of the country famous throughout the civilized world.
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From this reading P. D.’s name was a household word.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
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From this reading His cattle, his grain, so ran the legend, had made this part of the country famous throughout the civilized world.
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From this reading The news fled like a prairie fire.
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From this reading His cattle, his grain, so ran the legend, had made this part of the country famous throughout the civilized world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading P. D.’s name was a household word.
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From this reading The news fled like a prairie fire.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
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From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His cattle, his grain, so ran the legend, had made this part of the country famous throughout the civilized world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The news fled like a prairie fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His cattle, his grain, so ran the legend, had made this part of the country famous throughout the civilized world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here the news was received with consternation and amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His cattle, his grain, so ran the legend, had made this part of the country famous throughout the civilized world.
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From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The news fled like a prairie fire.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading His cattle, his grain, so ran the legend, had made this part of the country famous throughout the civilized world.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading His cattle, his grain, so ran the legend, had made this part of the country famous throughout the civilized world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here the news was received with consternation and amazement.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
in or at the place that
From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
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From this reading From ranch to ranch, from the trading stores that dotted the foothill country, up to Banff, where P. D.’s packhorses were carrying the tourists into the supposed wilds of the Rocky Mountains and down to the cowtown of Cochrane.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here the news was received with consternation and amazement.
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From this reading P. D.’s name was a household word.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His cattle, his grain, so ran the legend, had made this part of the country famous throughout the civilized world.
