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Chapter XXIV
“Take a good look at the mules, mi amo,” he grumbled. “You shall never see them again!” CHAPTER FOUR Charles Gould turned towards the town. Before him the jagged peaks of the Sierra came out all black in the clear dawn. Here and there a muffled lepero whisked round the corner of a grass-grown street before the ringing hoofs of his horse.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You shall never see them again!””
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Before him the jagged peaks of the Sierra came out all black in the clear dawn.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Take a good look at the mules, mi amo,” he grumbled.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here and there a muffled lepero whisked round the corner of a grass-grown street before the ringing hoofs of his horse.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Take a good look at the mules, mi amo,” he grumbled.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““You shall never see them again!””
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““You shall never see them again!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Take a good look at the mules, mi amo,” he grumbled.”
in the direction of
From this reading “CHAPTER FOUR Charles Gould turned towards the town.”
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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 “Take a good look at the mules, mi amo,” he grumbled.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You shall never see them again!”
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From this reading Before him the jagged peaks of the Sierra came out all black in the clear dawn.
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From this reading “Take a good look at the mules, mi amo,” he grumbled.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here and there a muffled lepero whisked round the corner of a grass-grown street before the ringing hoofs of his horse.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Take a good look at the mules, mi amo,” he grumbled.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before him the jagged peaks of the Sierra came out all black in the clear dawn.
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From this reading Before him the jagged peaks of the Sierra came out all black in the clear dawn.
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From this reading Before him the jagged peaks of the Sierra came out all black in the clear dawn.
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From this reading CHAPTER FOUR Charles Gould turned towards the town.
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From this reading CHAPTER FOUR Charles Gould turned towards the town.
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From this reading Before him the jagged peaks of the Sierra came out all black in the clear dawn.
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From this reading Here and there a muffled lepero whisked round the corner of a grass-grown street before the ringing hoofs of his horse.
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From this reading Before him the jagged peaks of the Sierra came out all black in the clear dawn.
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From this reading CHAPTER FOUR Charles Gould turned towards the town.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Take a good look at the mules, mi amo,” he grumbled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHAPTER FOUR Charles Gould turned towards the town.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here and there a muffled lepero whisked round the corner of a grass-grown street before the ringing hoofs of his horse.
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From this reading “Take a good look at the mules, mi amo,” he grumbled.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Take a good look at the mules, mi amo,” he grumbled.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here and there a muffled lepero whisked round the corner of a grass-grown street before the ringing hoofs of his horse.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Before him the jagged peaks of the Sierra came out all black in the clear dawn.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Here and there a muffled lepero whisked round the corner of a grass-grown street before the ringing hoofs of his horse.
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From this reading Here and there a muffled lepero whisked round the corner of a grass-grown street before the ringing hoofs of his horse.
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From this reading Here and there a muffled lepero whisked round the corner of a grass-grown street before the ringing hoofs of his horse.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Before him the jagged peaks of the Sierra came out all black in the clear dawn.
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From this reading Before him the jagged peaks of the Sierra came out all black in the clear dawn.
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From this reading Here and there a muffled lepero whisked round the corner of a grass-grown street before the ringing hoofs of his horse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Take a good look at the mules, mi amo,” he grumbled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Take a good look at the mules, mi amo,” he grumbled.
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From this reading Here and there a muffled lepero whisked round the corner of a grass-grown street before the ringing hoofs of his horse.
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From this reading “Take a good look at the mules, mi amo,” he grumbled.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You shall never see them again!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Before him the jagged peaks of the Sierra came out all black in the clear dawn.
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From this reading Before him the jagged peaks of the Sierra came out all black in the clear dawn.
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From this reading Before him the jagged peaks of the Sierra came out all black in the clear dawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here and there a muffled lepero whisked round the corner of a grass-grown street before the ringing hoofs of his horse.
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From this reading Here and there a muffled lepero whisked round the corner of a grass-grown street before the ringing hoofs of his horse.
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From this reading “You shall never see them again!”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “You shall never see them again!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before him the jagged peaks of the Sierra came out all black in the clear dawn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here and there a muffled lepero whisked round the corner of a grass-grown street before the ringing hoofs of his horse.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Take a good look at the mules, mi amo,” he grumbled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Take a good look at the mules, mi amo,” he grumbled.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “You shall never see them again!”
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From this reading Here and there a muffled lepero whisked round the corner of a grass-grown street before the ringing hoofs of his horse.
in the direction of
From this reading CHAPTER FOUR Charles Gould turned towards the town.
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From this reading CHAPTER FOUR Charles Gould turned towards the town.
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From this reading CHAPTER FOUR Charles Gould turned towards the town.
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From this reading Here and there a muffled lepero whisked round the corner of a grass-grown street before the ringing hoofs of his horse.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You shall never see them again!”
