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Chapter IX
JIM BRIDGER ON THE TRAIL I turned, and climbed the hill. It was a long hill, and hot, but I wanted to get up where I could see. The top was grassy and bare, and here I stopped, to find out where things were. Off in one direction (which was southwest, by the sun) rose Pilot Peak, rocky and snowy, with the main range stretching on either side of it. But between Pilot Peak and me there lay a big country of heavy timber.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “But between Pilot Peak and me there lay a big country of heavy timber.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “It was a long hill, and hot, but I wanted to get up where I could see.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “Off in one direction (which was southwest, by the sun) rose Pilot Peak, rocky and snowy, with the main range stretching on either side of it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The top was grassy and bare, and here I stopped, to find out where things were.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was a long hill, and hot, but I wanted to get up where I could see.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Off in one direction (which was southwest, by the sun) rose Pilot Peak, rocky and snowy, with the main range stretching on either side of it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The top was grassy and bare, and here I stopped, to find out where things were.”
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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 It was a long hill, and hot, but I wanted to get up where I could see.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JIM BRIDGER ON THE TRAIL I turned, and climbed the hill.
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From this reading The top was grassy and bare, and here I stopped, to find out where things were.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading But between Pilot Peak and me there lay a big country of heavy timber.
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From this reading But between Pilot Peak and me there lay a big country of heavy timber.
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From this reading JIM BRIDGER ON THE TRAIL I turned, and climbed the hill.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a long hill, and hot, but I wanted to get up where I could see.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Off in one direction (which was southwest, by the sun) rose Pilot Peak, rocky and snowy, with the main range stretching on either side of it.
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From this reading JIM BRIDGER ON THE TRAIL I turned, and climbed the hill.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was a long hill, and hot, but I wanted to get up where I could see.
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From this reading But between Pilot Peak and me there lay a big country of heavy timber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Off in one direction (which was southwest, by the sun) rose Pilot Peak, rocky and snowy, with the main range stretching on either side of it.
one or the other of two
From this reading Off in one direction (which was southwest, by the sun) rose Pilot Peak, rocky and snowy, with the main range stretching on either side of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The top was grassy and bare, and here I stopped, to find out where things were.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a long hill, and hot, but I wanted to get up where I could see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The top was grassy and bare, and here I stopped, to find out where things were.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But between Pilot Peak and me there lay a big country of heavy timber.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The top was grassy and bare, and here I stopped, to find out where things were.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JIM BRIDGER ON THE TRAIL I turned, and climbed the hill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a long hill, and hot, but I wanted to get up where I could see.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading JIM BRIDGER ON THE TRAIL I turned, and climbed the hill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Off in one direction (which was southwest, by the sun) rose Pilot Peak, rocky and snowy, with the main range stretching on either side of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a long hill, and hot, but I wanted to get up where I could see.
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From this reading JIM BRIDGER ON THE TRAIL I turned, and climbed the hill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But between Pilot Peak and me there lay a big country of heavy timber.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a long hill, and hot, but I wanted to get up where I could see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Off in one direction (which was southwest, by the sun) rose Pilot Peak, rocky and snowy, with the main range stretching on either side of it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But between Pilot Peak and me there lay a big country of heavy timber.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Off in one direction (which was southwest, by the sun) rose Pilot Peak, rocky and snowy, with the main range stretching on either side of it.
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From this reading Off in one direction (which was southwest, by the sun) rose Pilot Peak, rocky and snowy, with the main range stretching on either side of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading JIM BRIDGER ON THE TRAIL I turned, and climbed the hill.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Off in one direction (which was southwest, by the sun) rose Pilot Peak, rocky and snowy, with the main range stretching on either side of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The top was grassy and bare, and here I stopped, to find out where things were.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Off in one direction (which was southwest, by the sun) rose Pilot Peak, rocky and snowy, with the main range stretching on either side of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Off in one direction (which was southwest, by the sun) rose Pilot Peak, rocky and snowy, with the main range stretching on either side of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Off in one direction (which was southwest, by the sun) rose Pilot Peak, rocky and snowy, with the main range stretching on either side of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Off in one direction (which was southwest, by the sun) rose Pilot Peak, rocky and snowy, with the main range stretching on either side of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Off in one direction (which was southwest, by the sun) rose Pilot Peak, rocky and snowy, with the main range stretching on either side of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a long hill, and hot, but I wanted to get up where I could see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Off in one direction (which was southwest, by the sun) rose Pilot Peak, rocky and snowy, with the main range stretching on either side of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Off in one direction (which was southwest, by the sun) rose Pilot Peak, rocky and snowy, with the main range stretching on either side of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Off in one direction (which was southwest, by the sun) rose Pilot Peak, rocky and snowy, with the main range stretching on either side of it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The top was grassy and bare, and here I stopped, to find out where things were.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Off in one direction (which was southwest, by the sun) rose Pilot Peak, rocky and snowy, with the main range stretching on either side of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Off in one direction (which was southwest, by the sun) rose Pilot Peak, rocky and snowy, with the main range stretching on either side of it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JIM BRIDGER ON THE TRAIL I turned, and climbed the hill.
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From this reading But between Pilot Peak and me there lay a big country of heavy timber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The top was grassy and bare, and here I stopped, to find out where things were.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But between Pilot Peak and me there lay a big country of heavy timber.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a long hill, and hot, but I wanted to get up where I could see.
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From this reading The top was grassy and bare, and here I stopped, to find out where things were.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JIM BRIDGER ON THE TRAIL I turned, and climbed the hill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JIM BRIDGER ON THE TRAIL I turned, and climbed the hill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a long hill, and hot, but I wanted to get up where I could see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a long hill, and hot, but I wanted to get up where I could see.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a long hill, and hot, but I wanted to get up where I could see.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The top was grassy and bare, and here I stopped, to find out where things were.
in or at the place that
From this reading It was a long hill, and hot, but I wanted to get up where I could see.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Off in one direction (which was southwest, by the sun) rose Pilot Peak, rocky and snowy, with the main range stretching on either side of it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Off in one direction (which was southwest, by the sun) rose Pilot Peak, rocky and snowy, with the main range stretching on either side of it.
