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Chapter XXI
AN ELEMENTAL ALLY. But they did not come. One of them must have seen Lessard fall, for at the crack of MacRae's gun men and horses, already half-hidden by the thickening smoke, vanished into the brush. Piegan fired one ineffectual shot as they flicked out of sight. So far we had seen nothing of Lyn.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “One of them must have seen Lessard fall, for at the crack of MacRae's gun men and horses, already half-hidden by the thickening smoke, vanished into the brush.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But they did not come.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “One of them must have seen Lessard fall, for at the crack of MacRae's gun men and horses, already half-hidden by the thickening smoke, vanished into the brush.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “One of them must have seen Lessard fall, for at the crack of MacRae's gun men and horses, already half-hidden by the thickening smoke, vanished into the brush.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “So far we had seen nothing of Lyn.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One of them must have seen Lessard fall, for at the crack of MacRae's gun men and horses, already half-hidden by the thickening smoke, vanished into the brush.”
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From this reading AN ELEMENTAL ALLY.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of them must have seen Lessard fall, for at the crack of MacRae's gun men and horses, already half-hidden by the thickening smoke, vanished into the brush.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ELEMENTAL ALLY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of them must have seen Lessard fall, for at the crack of MacRae's gun men and horses, already half-hidden by the thickening smoke, vanished into the brush.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Piegan fired one ineffectual shot as they flicked out of sight.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One of them must have seen Lessard fall, for at the crack of MacRae's gun men and horses, already half-hidden by the thickening smoke, vanished into the brush.
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From this reading One of them must have seen Lessard fall, for at the crack of MacRae's gun men and horses, already half-hidden by the thickening smoke, vanished into the brush.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they did not come.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One of them must have seen Lessard fall, for at the crack of MacRae's gun men and horses, already half-hidden by the thickening smoke, vanished into the brush.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But they did not come.
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From this reading One of them must have seen Lessard fall, for at the crack of MacRae's gun men and horses, already half-hidden by the thickening smoke, vanished into the brush.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But they did not come.
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From this reading AN ELEMENTAL ALLY.
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From this reading One of them must have seen Lessard fall, for at the crack of MacRae's gun men and horses, already half-hidden by the thickening smoke, vanished into the brush.
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From this reading So far we had seen nothing of Lyn.
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From this reading Piegan fired one ineffectual shot as they flicked out of sight.
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From this reading Piegan fired one ineffectual shot as they flicked out of sight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One of them must have seen Lessard fall, for at the crack of MacRae's gun men and horses, already half-hidden by the thickening smoke, vanished into the brush.
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From this reading One of them must have seen Lessard fall, for at the crack of MacRae's gun men and horses, already half-hidden by the thickening smoke, vanished into the brush.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So far we had seen nothing of Lyn.
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From this reading One of them must have seen Lessard fall, for at the crack of MacRae's gun men and horses, already half-hidden by the thickening smoke, vanished into the brush.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One of them must have seen Lessard fall, for at the crack of MacRae's gun men and horses, already half-hidden by the thickening smoke, vanished into the brush.
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From this reading One of them must have seen Lessard fall, for at the crack of MacRae's gun men and horses, already half-hidden by the thickening smoke, vanished into the brush.
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From this reading Piegan fired one ineffectual shot as they flicked out of sight.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One of them must have seen Lessard fall, for at the crack of MacRae's gun men and horses, already half-hidden by the thickening smoke, vanished into the brush.
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From this reading One of them must have seen Lessard fall, for at the crack of MacRae's gun men and horses, already half-hidden by the thickening smoke, vanished into the brush.
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From this reading So far we had seen nothing of Lyn.
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From this reading One of them must have seen Lessard fall, for at the crack of MacRae's gun men and horses, already half-hidden by the thickening smoke, vanished into the brush.
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From this reading One of them must have seen Lessard fall, for at the crack of MacRae's gun men and horses, already half-hidden by the thickening smoke, vanished into the brush.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading One of them must have seen Lessard fall, for at the crack of MacRae's gun men and horses, already half-hidden by the thickening smoke, vanished into the brush.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But they did not come.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading So far we had seen nothing of Lyn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of them must have seen Lessard fall, for at the crack of MacRae's gun men and horses, already half-hidden by the thickening smoke, vanished into the brush.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of them must have seen Lessard fall, for at the crack of MacRae's gun men and horses, already half-hidden by the thickening smoke, vanished into the brush.
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From this reading Piegan fired one ineffectual shot as they flicked out of sight.
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From this reading Piegan fired one ineffectual shot as they flicked out of sight.
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From this reading One of them must have seen Lessard fall, for at the crack of MacRae's gun men and horses, already half-hidden by the thickening smoke, vanished into the brush.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Piegan fired one ineffectual shot as they flicked out of sight.
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From this reading Piegan fired one ineffectual shot as they flicked out of sight.
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From this reading One of them must have seen Lessard fall, for at the crack of MacRae's gun men and horses, already half-hidden by the thickening smoke, vanished into the brush.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So far we had seen nothing of Lyn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One of them must have seen Lessard fall, for at the crack of MacRae's gun men and horses, already half-hidden by the thickening smoke, vanished into the brush.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of them must have seen Lessard fall, for at the crack of MacRae's gun men and horses, already half-hidden by the thickening smoke, vanished into the brush.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they did not come.
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From this reading One of them must have seen Lessard fall, for at the crack of MacRae's gun men and horses, already half-hidden by the thickening smoke, vanished into the brush.
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From this reading One of them must have seen Lessard fall, for at the crack of MacRae's gun men and horses, already half-hidden by the thickening smoke, vanished into the brush.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So far we had seen nothing of Lyn.
