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186
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From this reading Note 55, page 186: The Elks by this time had lost their pack-saddles and panniers, which had been cached with other stuff after the two burros were stolen by the renegades.
55
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From this reading Note 55, page 186: The Elks by this time had lost their pack-saddles and panniers, which had been cached with other stuff after the two burros were stolen by the renegades.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They had lost also their lash ropes with the cinchas; so that it was necessary to throw some pack-hitch that did not require a cincha and hook.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Note 55, page 186: The Elks by this time had lost their pack-saddles and panniers, which had been cached with other stuff after the two burros were stolen by the renegades.
also
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From this reading They had lost also their lash ropes with the cinchas; so that it was necessary to throw some pack-hitch that did not require a cincha and hook.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Note 55, page 186: The Elks by this time had lost their pack-saddles and panniers, which had been cached with other stuff after the two burros were stolen by the renegades.
Apache's
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From this reading The tarps were spread out and the camp stuff was folded in so that the result was a large, soft pad, with nothing to hurt Apache's back.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then the hitch was thrown with one of the ropes, as follows:
back
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From this reading The tarps were spread out and the camp stuff was folded in so that the result was a large, soft pad, with nothing to hurt Apache's back.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Note 55, page 186: The Elks by this time had lost their pack-saddles and panniers, which had been cached with other stuff after the two burros were stolen by the renegades.
burros
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From this reading Note 55, page 186: The Elks by this time had lost their pack-saddles and panniers, which had been cached with other stuff after the two burros were stolen by the renegades.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Note 55, page 186: The Elks by this time had lost their pack-saddles and panniers, which had been cached with other stuff after the two burros were stolen by the renegades.
cached
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From this reading Note 55, page 186: The Elks by this time had lost their pack-saddles and panniers, which had been cached with other stuff after the two burros were stolen by the renegades.
camp
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From this reading The tarps were spread out and the camp stuff was folded in so that the result was a large, soft pad, with nothing to hurt Apache's back.
cincha
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From this reading They had lost also their lash ropes with the cinchas; so that it was necessary to throw some pack-hitch that did not require a cincha and hook.
cinchas
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From this reading They had lost also their lash ropes with the cinchas; so that it was necessary to throw some pack-hitch that did not require a cincha and hook.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They had lost also their lash ropes with the cinchas; so that it was necessary to throw some pack-hitch that did not require a cincha and hook.
easiest
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From this reading One of the easiest of such hitches is the squaw-hitch.
Elks
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From this reading Note 55, page 186: The Elks by this time had lost their pack-saddles and panniers, which had been cached with other stuff after the two burros were stolen by the renegades.
folded
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From this reading The tarps were spread out and the camp stuff was folded in so that the result was a large, soft pad, with nothing to hurt Apache's back.
follows
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From this reading Then the hitch was thrown with one of the ropes, as follows:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Note 55, page 186: The Elks by this time had lost their pack-saddles and panniers, which had been cached with other stuff after the two burros were stolen by the renegades.
hitch
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From this reading Then the hitch was thrown with one of the ropes, as follows:
hitches
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From this reading One of the easiest of such hitches is the squaw-hitch.
hook
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From this reading They had lost also their lash ropes with the cinchas; so that it was necessary to throw some pack-hitch that did not require a cincha and hook.
hurt
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From this reading The tarps were spread out and the camp stuff was folded in so that the result was a large, soft pad, with nothing to hurt Apache's back.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The tarps were spread out and the camp stuff was folded in so that the result was a large, soft pad, with nothing to hurt Apache's back.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of the easiest of such hitches is the squaw-hitch.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They had lost also their lash ropes with the cinchas; so that it was necessary to throw some pack-hitch that did not require a cincha and hook.
large
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From this reading The tarps were spread out and the camp stuff was folded in so that the result was a large, soft pad, with nothing to hurt Apache's back.
lash
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From this reading They had lost also their lash ropes with the cinchas; so that it was necessary to throw some pack-hitch that did not require a cincha and hook.
lost
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From this reading Note 55, page 186: The Elks by this time had lost their pack-saddles and panniers, which had been cached with other stuff after the two burros were stolen by the renegades.
necessary
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From this reading They had lost also their lash ropes with the cinchas; so that it was necessary to throw some pack-hitch that did not require a cincha and hook.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had lost also their lash ropes with the cinchas; so that it was necessary to throw some pack-hitch that did not require a cincha and hook.
Note
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From this reading Note 55, page 186: The Elks by this time had lost their pack-saddles and panniers, which had been cached with other stuff after the two burros were stolen by the renegades.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The tarps were spread out and the camp stuff was folded in so that the result was a large, soft pad, with nothing to hurt Apache's back.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the easiest of such hitches is the squaw-hitch.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the easiest of such hitches is the squaw-hitch.
other
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From this reading Note 55, page 186: The Elks by this time had lost their pack-saddles and panniers, which had been cached with other stuff after the two burros were stolen by the renegades.
out
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From this reading The tarps were spread out and the camp stuff was folded in so that the result was a large, soft pad, with nothing to hurt Apache's back.
pack-hitch
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From this reading They had lost also their lash ropes with the cinchas; so that it was necessary to throw some pack-hitch that did not require a cincha and hook.
pack-saddles
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From this reading Note 55, page 186: The Elks by this time had lost their pack-saddles and panniers, which had been cached with other stuff after the two burros were stolen by the renegades.
pad
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From this reading The tarps were spread out and the camp stuff was folded in so that the result was a large, soft pad, with nothing to hurt Apache's back.
page
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From this reading Note 55, page 186: The Elks by this time had lost their pack-saddles and panniers, which had been cached with other stuff after the two burros were stolen by the renegades.
panniers
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From this reading Note 55, page 186: The Elks by this time had lost their pack-saddles and panniers, which had been cached with other stuff after the two burros were stolen by the renegades.
renegades
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From this reading Note 55, page 186: The Elks by this time had lost their pack-saddles and panniers, which had been cached with other stuff after the two burros were stolen by the renegades.
require
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From this reading They had lost also their lash ropes with the cinchas; so that it was necessary to throw some pack-hitch that did not require a cincha and hook.
result
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From this reading The tarps were spread out and the camp stuff was folded in so that the result was a large, soft pad, with nothing to hurt Apache's back.
ropes
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From this reading They had lost also their lash ropes with the cinchas; so that it was necessary to throw some pack-hitch that did not require a cincha and hook.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They had lost also their lash ropes with the cinchas; so that it was necessary to throw some pack-hitch that did not require a cincha and hook.
soft
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From this reading The tarps were spread out and the camp stuff was folded in so that the result was a large, soft pad, with nothing to hurt Apache's back.
some
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From this reading They had lost also their lash ropes with the cinchas; so that it was necessary to throw some pack-hitch that did not require a cincha and hook.
spread
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From this reading The tarps were spread out and the camp stuff was folded in so that the result was a large, soft pad, with nothing to hurt Apache's back.
squaw-hitch
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From this reading One of the easiest of such hitches is the squaw-hitch.
stolen
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From this reading Note 55, page 186: The Elks by this time had lost their pack-saddles and panniers, which had been cached with other stuff after the two burros were stolen by the renegades.
stuff
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From this reading Note 55, page 186: The Elks by this time had lost their pack-saddles and panniers, which had been cached with other stuff after the two burros were stolen by the renegades.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading One of the easiest of such hitches is the squaw-hitch.
tarps
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From this reading The tarps were spread out and the camp stuff was folded in so that the result was a large, soft pad, with nothing to hurt Apache's back.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had lost also their lash ropes with the cinchas; so that it was necessary to throw some pack-hitch that did not require a cincha and hook.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Note 55, page 186: The Elks by this time had lost their pack-saddles and panniers, which had been cached with other stuff after the two burros were stolen by the renegades.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Note 55, page 186: The Elks by this time had lost their pack-saddles and panniers, which had been cached with other stuff after the two burros were stolen by the renegades.
Then
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From this reading Then the hitch was thrown with one of the ropes, as follows:
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had lost also their lash ropes with the cinchas; so that it was necessary to throw some pack-hitch that did not require a cincha and hook.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Note 55, page 186: The Elks by this time had lost their pack-saddles and panniers, which had been cached with other stuff after the two burros were stolen by the renegades.
throw
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From this reading They had lost also their lash ropes with the cinchas; so that it was necessary to throw some pack-hitch that did not require a cincha and hook.
thrown
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From this reading Then the hitch was thrown with one of the ropes, as follows:
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Note 55, page 186: The Elks by this time had lost their pack-saddles and panniers, which had been cached with other stuff after the two burros were stolen by the renegades.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had lost also their lash ropes with the cinchas; so that it was necessary to throw some pack-hitch that did not require a cincha and hook.
two
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From this reading Note 55, page 186: The Elks by this time had lost their pack-saddles and panniers, which had been cached with other stuff after the two burros were stolen by the renegades.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had lost also their lash ropes with the cinchas; so that it was necessary to throw some pack-hitch that did not require a cincha and hook.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Note 55, page 186: The Elks by this time had lost their pack-saddles and panniers, which had been cached with other stuff after the two burros were stolen by the renegades.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Note 55, page 186: The Elks by this time had lost their pack-saddles and panniers, which had been cached with other stuff after the two burros were stolen by the renegades.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Note 55, page 186: The Elks by this time had lost their pack-saddles and panniers, which had been cached with other stuff after the two burros were stolen by the renegades.
