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Chapter III
"Father Bourassa and me--no others," he answered. "I knew Meydon thirty years ago." There was a moment's hesitation, then Varley said hoarsely, "Tell me-- tell me all." When all was told, he turned his horse towards the wide waste of the prairie, and galloped away. Finden watched him till he was lost to view beyond the bluff.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"Father Bourassa and me--no others," he answered.”
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “Finden watched him till he was lost to view beyond the bluff.”
direct and plain-spoken in manner, sometimes seeming rough
From this reading “Finden watched him till he was lost to view beyond the bluff.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There was a moment's hesitation, then Varley said hoarsely, "Tell me-- tell me all."”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Finden watched him till he was lost to view beyond the bluff.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When all was told, he turned his horse towards the wide waste of the prairie, and galloped away.”
in the direction of
From this reading “When all was told, he turned his horse towards the wide waste of the prairie, and galloped away.”
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading “When all was told, he turned his horse towards the wide waste of the prairie, and galloped away.”
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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 There was a moment's hesitation, then Varley said hoarsely, "Tell me-- tell me all."
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From this reading "I knew Meydon thirty years ago."
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From this reading There was a moment's hesitation, then Varley said hoarsely, "Tell me-- tell me all."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Father Bourassa and me--no others," he answered.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "Father Bourassa and me--no others," he answered.
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From this reading When all was told, he turned his horse towards the wide waste of the prairie, and galloped away.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Finden watched him till he was lost to view beyond the bluff.
direct and plain-spoken in manner, sometimes seeming rough
From this reading Finden watched him till he was lost to view beyond the bluff.
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From this reading "Father Bourassa and me--no others," he answered.
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From this reading "Father Bourassa and me--no others," he answered.
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From this reading Finden watched him till he was lost to view beyond the bluff.
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From this reading When all was told, he turned his horse towards the wide waste of the prairie, and galloped away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Father Bourassa and me--no others," he answered.
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From this reading There was a moment's hesitation, then Varley said hoarsely, "Tell me-- tell me all."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Finden watched him till he was lost to view beyond the bluff.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When all was told, he turned his horse towards the wide waste of the prairie, and galloped away.
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From this reading There was a moment's hesitation, then Varley said hoarsely, "Tell me-- tell me all."
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From this reading When all was told, he turned his horse towards the wide waste of the prairie, and galloped away.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I knew Meydon thirty years ago."
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From this reading "I knew Meydon thirty years ago."
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From this reading Finden watched him till he was lost to view beyond the bluff.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Father Bourassa and me--no others," he answered.
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From this reading "I knew Meydon thirty years ago."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a moment's hesitation, then Varley said hoarsely, "Tell me-- tell me all."
not any; not one
From this reading "Father Bourassa and me--no others," he answered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When all was told, he turned his horse towards the wide waste of the prairie, and galloped away.
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From this reading "Father Bourassa and me--no others," he answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When all was told, he turned his horse towards the wide waste of the prairie, and galloped away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a moment's hesitation, then Varley said hoarsely, "Tell me-- tell me all."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a moment's hesitation, then Varley said hoarsely, "Tell me-- tell me all."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When all was told, he turned his horse towards the wide waste of the prairie, and galloped away.
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From this reading There was a moment's hesitation, then Varley said hoarsely, "Tell me-- tell me all."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a moment's hesitation, then Varley said hoarsely, "Tell me-- tell me all."
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From this reading "I knew Meydon thirty years ago."
up to a particular time
From this reading Finden watched him till he was lost to view beyond the bluff.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Finden watched him till he was lost to view beyond the bluff.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When all was told, he turned his horse towards the wide waste of the prairie, and galloped away.
in the direction of
From this reading When all was told, he turned his horse towards the wide waste of the prairie, and galloped away.
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From this reading When all was told, he turned his horse towards the wide waste of the prairie, and galloped away.
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From this reading There was a moment's hesitation, then Varley said hoarsely, "Tell me-- tell me all."
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From this reading Finden watched him till he was lost to view beyond the bluff.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a moment's hesitation, then Varley said hoarsely, "Tell me-- tell me all."
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading When all was told, he turned his horse towards the wide waste of the prairie, and galloped away.
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From this reading Finden watched him till he was lost to view beyond the bluff.
at the time that
From this reading When all was told, he turned his horse towards the wide waste of the prairie, and galloped away.
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From this reading When all was told, he turned his horse towards the wide waste of the prairie, and galloped away.
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From this reading "I knew Meydon thirty years ago."
