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Chapter XI
Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside. "Steer him over there, Perse ... bed him down." The Kentuckian’s last scrap of protest leaked away. He hardly knew when a blanket was pulled up over him as he lay in a rock niche, already drifting into deep sleep. Voices awoke him into the gray of early morning.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He hardly knew when a blanket was pulled up over him as he lay in a rock niche, already drifting into deep sleep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Kentuckian’s last scrap of protest leaked away.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Voices awoke him into the gray of early morning.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"Steer him over there, Perse ... bed him down."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.”
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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 Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He hardly knew when a blanket was pulled up over him as he lay in a rock niche, already drifting into deep sleep.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He hardly knew when a blanket was pulled up over him as he lay in a rock niche, already drifting into deep sleep.
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From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
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From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
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From this reading Voices awoke him into the gray of early morning.
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From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
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From this reading "Steer him over there, Perse ... bed him down."
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From this reading He hardly knew when a blanket was pulled up over him as he lay in a rock niche, already drifting into deep sleep.
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From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
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From this reading He hardly knew when a blanket was pulled up over him as he lay in a rock niche, already drifting into deep sleep.
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From this reading "Steer him over there, Perse ... bed him down."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
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From this reading He hardly knew when a blanket was pulled up over him as he lay in a rock niche, already drifting into deep sleep.
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From this reading Voices awoke him into the gray of early morning.
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From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
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From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
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From this reading Voices awoke him into the gray of early morning.
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From this reading He hardly knew when a blanket was pulled up over him as he lay in a rock niche, already drifting into deep sleep.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hardly knew when a blanket was pulled up over him as he lay in a rock niche, already drifting into deep sleep.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Steer him over there, Perse ... bed him down."
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He hardly knew when a blanket was pulled up over him as he lay in a rock niche, already drifting into deep sleep.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He hardly knew when a blanket was pulled up over him as he lay in a rock niche, already drifting into deep sleep.
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From this reading The Kentuckian’s last scrap of protest leaked away.
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From this reading He hardly knew when a blanket was pulled up over him as he lay in a rock niche, already drifting into deep sleep.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Kentuckian’s last scrap of protest leaked away.
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From this reading He hardly knew when a blanket was pulled up over him as he lay in a rock niche, already drifting into deep sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Kentuckian’s last scrap of protest leaked away.
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From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Voices awoke him into the gray of early morning.
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From this reading He hardly knew when a blanket was pulled up over him as he lay in a rock niche, already drifting into deep sleep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
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From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Steer him over there, Perse ... bed him down."
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From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Steer him over there, Perse ... bed him down."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Kentuckian’s last scrap of protest leaked away.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Kentuckian’s last scrap of protest leaked away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hardly knew when a blanket was pulled up over him as he lay in a rock niche, already drifting into deep sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Steer him over there, Perse ... bed him down."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Steer him over there, Perse ... bed him down."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Drew made a painful effort, pulled himself away from the rock to fumble at the cinches of the bay’s saddle, only to be pushed aside.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hardly knew when a blanket was pulled up over him as he lay in a rock niche, already drifting into deep sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Voices awoke him into the gray of early morning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He hardly knew when a blanket was pulled up over him as he lay in a rock niche, already drifting into deep sleep.
at the time that
From this reading He hardly knew when a blanket was pulled up over him as he lay in a rock niche, already drifting into deep sleep.
