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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The relief party was sent out in response to a telephone message from a farmhouse in Thunder Cloud Glen, and transmitted from the farmer’s line to a long-distance wire.
affairs
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From this reading SHERIFF AMBUSHED REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF MULDOON AND PARTY IN THUNDER CLOUD GLEN An extraordinary state of affairs was discovered by the relief party of constables, city and county detectives and state constabulary sent to the relief of Sheriff Muldoon and his posse, who have been on the track of the C.
AMBUSHED
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From this reading SHERIFF AMBUSHED REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF MULDOON AND PARTY IN THUNDER CLOUD GLEN An extraordinary state of affairs was discovered by the relief party of constables, city and county detectives and state constabulary sent to the relief of Sheriff Muldoon and his posse, who have been on the track of the C.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading SHERIFF AMBUSHED REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF MULDOON AND PARTY IN THUNDER CLOUD GLEN An extraordinary state of affairs was discovered by the relief party of constables, city and county detectives and state constabulary sent to the relief of Sheriff Muldoon and his posse, who have been on the track of the C.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SHERIFF AMBUSHED REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF MULDOON AND PARTY IN THUNDER CLOUD GLEN An extraordinary state of affairs was discovered by the relief party of constables, city and county detectives and state constabulary sent to the relief of Sheriff Muldoon and his posse, who have been on the track of the C.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This message was to the effect that the sheriff and his posse, shut in a cave, were being held prisoners by the outlaws, being shot at steadily, and that so far every attempt at escape had been thwarted by the terrific fire of the bandits.
attempt
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From this reading This message was to the effect that the sheriff and his posse, shut in a cave, were being held prisoners by the outlaws, being shot at steadily, and that so far every attempt at escape had been thwarted by the terrific fire of the bandits.
bandits
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From this reading & L. train bandits since last Monday.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading SHERIFF AMBUSHED REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF MULDOON AND PARTY IN THUNDER CLOUD GLEN An extraordinary state of affairs was discovered by the relief party of constables, city and county detectives and state constabulary sent to the relief of Sheriff Muldoon and his posse, who have been on the track of the C.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading This message was to the effect that the sheriff and his posse, shut in a cave, were being held prisoners by the outlaws, being shot at steadily, and that so far every attempt at escape had been thwarted by the terrific fire of the bandits.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading SHERIFF AMBUSHED REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF MULDOON AND PARTY IN THUNDER CLOUD GLEN An extraordinary state of affairs was discovered by the relief party of constables, city and county detectives and state constabulary sent to the relief of Sheriff Muldoon and his posse, who have been on the track of the C.
C
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From this reading SHERIFF AMBUSHED REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF MULDOON AND PARTY IN THUNDER CLOUD GLEN An extraordinary state of affairs was discovered by the relief party of constables, city and county detectives and state constabulary sent to the relief of Sheriff Muldoon and his posse, who have been on the track of the C.
cave
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From this reading This message was to the effect that the sheriff and his posse, shut in a cave, were being held prisoners by the outlaws, being shot at steadily, and that so far every attempt at escape had been thwarted by the terrific fire of the bandits.
city
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From this reading SHERIFF AMBUSHED REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF MULDOON AND PARTY IN THUNDER CLOUD GLEN An extraordinary state of affairs was discovered by the relief party of constables, city and county detectives and state constabulary sent to the relief of Sheriff Muldoon and his posse, who have been on the track of the C.
Clipping
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From this reading VI Clipping from the _Morning News_ of May the seventh:
CLOUD
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From this reading SHERIFF AMBUSHED REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF MULDOON AND PARTY IN THUNDER CLOUD GLEN An extraordinary state of affairs was discovered by the relief party of constables, city and county detectives and state constabulary sent to the relief of Sheriff Muldoon and his posse, who have been on the track of the C.
constables
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From this reading SHERIFF AMBUSHED REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF MULDOON AND PARTY IN THUNDER CLOUD GLEN An extraordinary state of affairs was discovered by the relief party of constables, city and county detectives and state constabulary sent to the relief of Sheriff Muldoon and his posse, who have been on the track of the C.
constabulary
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From this reading SHERIFF AMBUSHED REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF MULDOON AND PARTY IN THUNDER CLOUD GLEN An extraordinary state of affairs was discovered by the relief party of constables, city and county detectives and state constabulary sent to the relief of Sheriff Muldoon and his posse, who have been on the track of the C.
county
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From this reading SHERIFF AMBUSHED REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF MULDOON AND PARTY IN THUNDER CLOUD GLEN An extraordinary state of affairs was discovered by the relief party of constables, city and county detectives and state constabulary sent to the relief of Sheriff Muldoon and his posse, who have been on the track of the C.
detectives
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From this reading SHERIFF AMBUSHED REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF MULDOON AND PARTY IN THUNDER CLOUD GLEN An extraordinary state of affairs was discovered by the relief party of constables, city and county detectives and state constabulary sent to the relief of Sheriff Muldoon and his posse, who have been on the track of the C.
discovered
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From this reading SHERIFF AMBUSHED REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF MULDOON AND PARTY IN THUNDER CLOUD GLEN An extraordinary state of affairs was discovered by the relief party of constables, city and county detectives and state constabulary sent to the relief of Sheriff Muldoon and his posse, who have been on the track of the C.
effect
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From this reading This message was to the effect that the sheriff and his posse, shut in a cave, were being held prisoners by the outlaws, being shot at steadily, and that so far every attempt at escape had been thwarted by the terrific fire of the bandits.
escape
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From this reading This message was to the effect that the sheriff and his posse, shut in a cave, were being held prisoners by the outlaws, being shot at steadily, and that so far every attempt at escape had been thwarted by the terrific fire of the bandits.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading This message was to the effect that the sheriff and his posse, shut in a cave, were being held prisoners by the outlaws, being shot at steadily, and that so far every attempt at escape had been thwarted by the terrific fire of the bandits.
EXPERIENCE
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From this reading SHERIFF AMBUSHED REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF MULDOON AND PARTY IN THUNDER CLOUD GLEN An extraordinary state of affairs was discovered by the relief party of constables, city and county detectives and state constabulary sent to the relief of Sheriff Muldoon and his posse, who have been on the track of the C.
extraordinary
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From this reading SHERIFF AMBUSHED REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF MULDOON AND PARTY IN THUNDER CLOUD GLEN An extraordinary state of affairs was discovered by the relief party of constables, city and county detectives and state constabulary sent to the relief of Sheriff Muldoon and his posse, who have been on the track of the C.
far
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From this reading This message was to the effect that the sheriff and his posse, shut in a cave, were being held prisoners by the outlaws, being shot at steadily, and that so far every attempt at escape had been thwarted by the terrific fire of the bandits.
farmer's
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From this reading The relief party was sent out in response to a telephone message from a farmhouse in Thunder Cloud Glen, and transmitted from the farmer’s line to a long-distance wire.
farmhouse
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From this reading The relief party was sent out in response to a telephone message from a farmhouse in Thunder Cloud Glen, and transmitted from the farmer’s line to a long-distance wire.
fire
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From this reading This message was to the effect that the sheriff and his posse, shut in a cave, were being held prisoners by the outlaws, being shot at steadily, and that so far every attempt at escape had been thwarted by the terrific fire of the bandits.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading VI Clipping from the _Morning News_ of May the seventh:
GLEN
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From this reading SHERIFF AMBUSHED REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF MULDOON AND PARTY IN THUNDER CLOUD GLEN An extraordinary state of affairs was discovered by the relief party of constables, city and county detectives and state constabulary sent to the relief of Sheriff Muldoon and his posse, who have been on the track of the C.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This message was to the effect that the sheriff and his posse, shut in a cave, were being held prisoners by the outlaws, being shot at steadily, and that so far every attempt at escape had been thwarted by the terrific fire of the bandits.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading SHERIFF AMBUSHED REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF MULDOON AND PARTY IN THUNDER CLOUD GLEN An extraordinary state of affairs was discovered by the relief party of constables, city and county detectives and state constabulary sent to the relief of Sheriff Muldoon and his posse, who have been on the track of the C.
held
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From this reading This message was to the effect that the sheriff and his posse, shut in a cave, were being held prisoners by the outlaws, being shot at steadily, and that so far every attempt at escape had been thwarted by the terrific fire of the bandits.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SHERIFF AMBUSHED REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF MULDOON AND PARTY IN THUNDER CLOUD GLEN An extraordinary state of affairs was discovered by the relief party of constables, city and county detectives and state constabulary sent to the relief of Sheriff Muldoon and his posse, who have been on the track of the C.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SHERIFF AMBUSHED REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF MULDOON AND PARTY IN THUNDER CLOUD GLEN An extraordinary state of affairs was discovered by the relief party of constables, city and county detectives and state constabulary sent to the relief of Sheriff Muldoon and his posse, who have been on the track of the C.
L
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From this reading & L. train bandits since last Monday.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading & L. train bandits since last Monday.
line
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From this reading The relief party was sent out in response to a telephone message from a farmhouse in Thunder Cloud Glen, and transmitted from the farmer’s line to a long-distance wire.
long-distance
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From this reading The relief party was sent out in response to a telephone message from a farmhouse in Thunder Cloud Glen, and transmitted from the farmer’s line to a long-distance wire.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading VI Clipping from the _Morning News_ of May the seventh:
message
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From this reading The relief party was sent out in response to a telephone message from a farmhouse in Thunder Cloud Glen, and transmitted from the farmer’s line to a long-distance wire.
Monday
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From this reading & L. train bandits since last Monday.
MorningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VI Clipping from the _Morning News_ of May the seventh:
MULDOON
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From this reading SHERIFF AMBUSHED REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF MULDOON AND PARTY IN THUNDER CLOUD GLEN An extraordinary state of affairs was discovered by the relief party of constables, city and county detectives and state constabulary sent to the relief of Sheriff Muldoon and his posse, who have been on the track of the C.
News
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From this reading VI Clipping from the _Morning News_ of May the seventh:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading VI Clipping from the _Morning News_ of May the seventh:
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SHERIFF AMBUSHED REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF MULDOON AND PARTY IN THUNDER CLOUD GLEN An extraordinary state of affairs was discovered by the relief party of constables, city and county detectives and state constabulary sent to the relief of Sheriff Muldoon and his posse, who have been on the track of the C.
out
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From this reading The relief party was sent out in response to a telephone message from a farmhouse in Thunder Cloud Glen, and transmitted from the farmer’s line to a long-distance wire.
outlaws
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From this reading This message was to the effect that the sheriff and his posse, shut in a cave, were being held prisoners by the outlaws, being shot at steadily, and that so far every attempt at escape had been thwarted by the terrific fire of the bandits.
PARTYnounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SHERIFF AMBUSHED REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF MULDOON AND PARTY IN THUNDER CLOUD GLEN An extraordinary state of affairs was discovered by the relief party of constables, city and county detectives and state constabulary sent to the relief of Sheriff Muldoon and his posse, who have been on the track of the C.
posse
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From this reading SHERIFF AMBUSHED REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF MULDOON AND PARTY IN THUNDER CLOUD GLEN An extraordinary state of affairs was discovered by the relief party of constables, city and county detectives and state constabulary sent to the relief of Sheriff Muldoon and his posse, who have been on the track of the C.
prisoners
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From this reading This message was to the effect that the sheriff and his posse, shut in a cave, were being held prisoners by the outlaws, being shot at steadily, and that so far every attempt at escape had been thwarted by the terrific fire of the bandits.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading SHERIFF AMBUSHED REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF MULDOON AND PARTY IN THUNDER CLOUD GLEN An extraordinary state of affairs was discovered by the relief party of constables, city and county detectives and state constabulary sent to the relief of Sheriff Muldoon and his posse, who have been on the track of the C.
REMARKABLEnounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SHERIFF AMBUSHED REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF MULDOON AND PARTY IN THUNDER CLOUD GLEN An extraordinary state of affairs was discovered by the relief party of constables, city and county detectives and state constabulary sent to the relief of Sheriff Muldoon and his posse, who have been on the track of the C.
response
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From this reading The relief party was sent out in response to a telephone message from a farmhouse in Thunder Cloud Glen, and transmitted from the farmer’s line to a long-distance wire.
sent
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From this reading SHERIFF AMBUSHED REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF MULDOON AND PARTY IN THUNDER CLOUD GLEN An extraordinary state of affairs was discovered by the relief party of constables, city and county detectives and state constabulary sent to the relief of Sheriff Muldoon and his posse, who have been on the track of the C.
seventh
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From this reading VI Clipping from the _Morning News_ of May the seventh:
SHERIFF
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From this reading SHERIFF AMBUSHED REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF MULDOON AND PARTY IN THUNDER CLOUD GLEN An extraordinary state of affairs was discovered by the relief party of constables, city and county detectives and state constabulary sent to the relief of Sheriff Muldoon and his posse, who have been on the track of the C.
shot
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From this reading This message was to the effect that the sheriff and his posse, shut in a cave, were being held prisoners by the outlaws, being shot at steadily, and that so far every attempt at escape had been thwarted by the terrific fire of the bandits.
shut
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From this reading This message was to the effect that the sheriff and his posse, shut in a cave, were being held prisoners by the outlaws, being shot at steadily, and that so far every attempt at escape had been thwarted by the terrific fire of the bandits.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading & L. train bandits since last Monday.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This message was to the effect that the sheriff and his posse, shut in a cave, were being held prisoners by the outlaws, being shot at steadily, and that so far every attempt at escape had been thwarted by the terrific fire of the bandits.
state
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From this reading SHERIFF AMBUSHED REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF MULDOON AND PARTY IN THUNDER CLOUD GLEN An extraordinary state of affairs was discovered by the relief party of constables, city and county detectives and state constabulary sent to the relief of Sheriff Muldoon and his posse, who have been on the track of the C.
steadily
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From this reading This message was to the effect that the sheriff and his posse, shut in a cave, were being held prisoners by the outlaws, being shot at steadily, and that so far every attempt at escape had been thwarted by the terrific fire of the bandits.
telephone
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From this reading The relief party was sent out in response to a telephone message from a farmhouse in Thunder Cloud Glen, and transmitted from the farmer’s line to a long-distance wire.
terrific
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From this reading This message was to the effect that the sheriff and his posse, shut in a cave, were being held prisoners by the outlaws, being shot at steadily, and that so far every attempt at escape had been thwarted by the terrific fire of the bandits.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This message was to the effect that the sheriff and his posse, shut in a cave, were being held prisoners by the outlaws, being shot at steadily, and that so far every attempt at escape had been thwarted by the terrific fire of the bandits.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VI Clipping from the _Morning News_ of May the seventh:
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This message was to the effect that the sheriff and his posse, shut in a cave, were being held prisoners by the outlaws, being shot at steadily, and that so far every attempt at escape had been thwarted by the terrific fire of the bandits.
THUNDERnounUS /ˈthunder/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading SHERIFF AMBUSHED REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF MULDOON AND PARTY IN THUNDER CLOUD GLEN An extraordinary state of affairs was discovered by the relief party of constables, city and county detectives and state constabulary sent to the relief of Sheriff Muldoon and his posse, who have been on the track of the C.
thwarted
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From this reading This message was to the effect that the sheriff and his posse, shut in a cave, were being held prisoners by the outlaws, being shot at steadily, and that so far every attempt at escape had been thwarted by the terrific fire of the bandits.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SHERIFF AMBUSHED REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF MULDOON AND PARTY IN THUNDER CLOUD GLEN An extraordinary state of affairs was discovered by the relief party of constables, city and county detectives and state constabulary sent to the relief of Sheriff Muldoon and his posse, who have been on the track of the C.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading SHERIFF AMBUSHED REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF MULDOON AND PARTY IN THUNDER CLOUD GLEN An extraordinary state of affairs was discovered by the relief party of constables, city and county detectives and state constabulary sent to the relief of Sheriff Muldoon and his posse, who have been on the track of the C.
train
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From this reading & L. train bandits since last Monday.
transmitted
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From this reading The relief party was sent out in response to a telephone message from a farmhouse in Thunder Cloud Glen, and transmitted from the farmer’s line to a long-distance wire.
VI
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From this reading VI Clipping from the _Morning News_ of May the seventh:
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SHERIFF AMBUSHED REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF MULDOON AND PARTY IN THUNDER CLOUD GLEN An extraordinary state of affairs was discovered by the relief party of constables, city and county detectives and state constabulary sent to the relief of Sheriff Muldoon and his posse, who have been on the track of the C.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This message was to the effect that the sheriff and his posse, shut in a cave, were being held prisoners by the outlaws, being shot at steadily, and that so far every attempt at escape had been thwarted by the terrific fire of the bandits.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading SHERIFF AMBUSHED REMARKABLE EXPERIENCE OF MULDOON AND PARTY IN THUNDER CLOUD GLEN An extraordinary state of affairs was discovered by the relief party of constables, city and county detectives and state constabulary sent to the relief of Sheriff Muldoon and his posse, who have been on the track of the C.
wire
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From this reading The relief party was sent out in response to a telephone message from a farmhouse in Thunder Cloud Glen, and transmitted from the farmer’s line to a long-distance wire.
