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Chapter XIII
TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters. The men of the wagon corral, except the sentries, were asleep, but Colonel Seymour had stayed up. He and the major shook hands with the two couriers. “Good luck to you. We’ll depend on your sending that escort and opening the line again.”
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later than; following
From this reading “TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We’ll depend on your sending that escort and opening the line again.””
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “The men of the wagon corral, except the sentries, were asleep, but Colonel Seymour had stayed up.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Good luck to you.”
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “He and the major shook hands with the two couriers.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.”
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later than; following
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We’ll depend on your sending that escort and opening the line again.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He and the major shook hands with the two couriers.
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From this reading The men of the wagon corral, except the sentries, were asleep, but Colonel Seymour had stayed up.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The men of the wagon corral, except the sentries, were asleep, but Colonel Seymour had stayed up.
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From this reading The men of the wagon corral, except the sentries, were asleep, but Colonel Seymour had stayed up.
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From this reading The men of the wagon corral, except the sentries, were asleep, but Colonel Seymour had stayed up.
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From this reading He and the major shook hands with the two couriers.
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From this reading We’ll depend on your sending that escort and opening the line again.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ll depend on your sending that escort and opening the line again.”
apart from; not including
From this reading The men of the wagon corral, except the sentries, were asleep, but Colonel Seymour had stayed up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good luck to you.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The men of the wagon corral, except the sentries, were asleep, but Colonel Seymour had stayed up.
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading He and the major shook hands with the two couriers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He and the major shook hands with the two couriers.
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From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ll depend on your sending that escort and opening the line again.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good luck to you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men of the wagon corral, except the sentries, were asleep, but Colonel Seymour had stayed up.
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From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The men of the wagon corral, except the sentries, were asleep, but Colonel Seymour had stayed up.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ll depend on your sending that escort and opening the line again.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ll depend on your sending that escort and opening the line again.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men of the wagon corral, except the sentries, were asleep, but Colonel Seymour had stayed up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men of the wagon corral, except the sentries, were asleep, but Colonel Seymour had stayed up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He and the major shook hands with the two couriers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men of the wagon corral, except the sentries, were asleep, but Colonel Seymour had stayed up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We’ll depend on your sending that escort and opening the line again.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Good luck to you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men of the wagon corral, except the sentries, were asleep, but Colonel Seymour had stayed up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men of the wagon corral, except the sentries, were asleep, but Colonel Seymour had stayed up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ll depend on your sending that escort and opening the line again.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The men of the wagon corral, except the sentries, were asleep, but Colonel Seymour had stayed up.
in the company of; together with
From this reading TWO ON THE SCOUT TRAIL THEY left shortly after midnight, with Major Hurd’s dispatch tucked inside Terry’s shirt along with the General Dodge letters.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Good luck to you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We’ll depend on your sending that escort and opening the line again.”
