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Chapter IX
"I heard dad talking. Oh, I wish I could help hunt them, but I'm in an awful mess, Skyrider! Bill Hayden knew I'd taken Jake, because my saddle was gone, and none of the other horses were. I never _saw_ any one so mean and suspicious! And he knows Jake got away from me, too, because I was trying to catch him when Bill rode up, just perfectly furious over the horses stampeding.
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for the reason that
From this reading “Bill Hayden knew I'd taken Jake, because my saddle was gone, and none of the other horses were.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Oh, I wish I could help hunt them, but I'm in an awful mess, Skyrider!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, I wish I could help hunt them, but I'm in an awful mess, Skyrider!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I never _saw_ any one so mean and suspicious!”
not one, and not any
From this reading “Bill Hayden knew I'd taken Jake, because my saddle was gone, and none of the other horses were.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I never _saw_ any one so mean and suspicious!”
above and across; more than
From this reading “And he knows Jake got away from me, too, because I was trying to catch him when Bill rode up, just perfectly furious over the horses stampeding.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Oh, I wish I could help hunt them, but I'm in an awful mess, Skyrider!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bill Hayden knew I'd taken Jake, because my saddle was gone, and none of the other horses were.
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From this reading I never _saw_ any one so mean and suspicious!
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From this reading And he knows Jake got away from me, too, because I was trying to catch him when Bill rode up, just perfectly furious over the horses stampeding.
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From this reading Oh, I wish I could help hunt them, but I'm in an awful mess, Skyrider!
for the reason that
From this reading Bill Hayden knew I'd taken Jake, because my saddle was gone, and none of the other horses were.
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From this reading Bill Hayden knew I'd taken Jake, because my saddle was gone, and none of the other horses were.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Oh, I wish I could help hunt them, but I'm in an awful mess, Skyrider!
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From this reading And he knows Jake got away from me, too, because I was trying to catch him when Bill rode up, just perfectly furious over the horses stampeding.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Oh, I wish I could help hunt them, but I'm in an awful mess, Skyrider!
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From this reading "I heard dad talking.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And he knows Jake got away from me, too, because I was trying to catch him when Bill rode up, just perfectly furious over the horses stampeding.
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From this reading And he knows Jake got away from me, too, because I was trying to catch him when Bill rode up, just perfectly furious over the horses stampeding.
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From this reading Bill Hayden knew I'd taken Jake, because my saddle was gone, and none of the other horses were.
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From this reading And he knows Jake got away from me, too, because I was trying to catch him when Bill rode up, just perfectly furious over the horses stampeding.
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From this reading Bill Hayden knew I'd taken Jake, because my saddle was gone, and none of the other horses were.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he knows Jake got away from me, too, because I was trying to catch him when Bill rode up, just perfectly furious over the horses stampeding.
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From this reading "I heard dad talking.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Oh, I wish I could help hunt them, but I'm in an awful mess, Skyrider!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And he knows Jake got away from me, too, because I was trying to catch him when Bill rode up, just perfectly furious over the horses stampeding.
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From this reading Bill Hayden knew I'd taken Jake, because my saddle was gone, and none of the other horses were.
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From this reading Oh, I wish I could help hunt them, but I'm in an awful mess, Skyrider!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I heard dad talking.
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From this reading Bill Hayden knew I'd taken Jake, because my saddle was gone, and none of the other horses were.
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From this reading Oh, I wish I could help hunt them, but I'm in an awful mess, Skyrider!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Oh, I wish I could help hunt them, but I'm in an awful mess, Skyrider!
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From this reading Bill Hayden knew I'd taken Jake, because my saddle was gone, and none of the other horses were.
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From this reading And he knows Jake got away from me, too, because I was trying to catch him when Bill rode up, just perfectly furious over the horses stampeding.
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From this reading Bill Hayden knew I'd taken Jake, because my saddle was gone, and none of the other horses were.
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From this reading And he knows Jake got away from me, too, because I was trying to catch him when Bill rode up, just perfectly furious over the horses stampeding.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And he knows Jake got away from me, too, because I was trying to catch him when Bill rode up, just perfectly furious over the horses stampeding.
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From this reading I never _saw_ any one so mean and suspicious!
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From this reading Oh, I wish I could help hunt them, but I'm in an awful mess, Skyrider!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Bill Hayden knew I'd taken Jake, because my saddle was gone, and none of the other horses were.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I never _saw_ any one so mean and suspicious!
not one, and not any
From this reading Bill Hayden knew I'd taken Jake, because my saddle was gone, and none of the other horses were.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Bill Hayden knew I'd taken Jake, because my saddle was gone, and none of the other horses were.
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From this reading Oh, I wish I could help hunt them, but I'm in an awful mess, Skyrider!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I never _saw_ any one so mean and suspicious!
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From this reading Bill Hayden knew I'd taken Jake, because my saddle was gone, and none of the other horses were.
above and across; more than
From this reading And he knows Jake got away from me, too, because I was trying to catch him when Bill rode up, just perfectly furious over the horses stampeding.
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From this reading And he knows Jake got away from me, too, because I was trying to catch him when Bill rode up, just perfectly furious over the horses stampeding.
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From this reading And he knows Jake got away from me, too, because I was trying to catch him when Bill rode up, just perfectly furious over the horses stampeding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bill Hayden knew I'd taken Jake, because my saddle was gone, and none of the other horses were.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I never _saw_ any one so mean and suspicious!
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From this reading Oh, I wish I could help hunt them, but I'm in an awful mess, Skyrider!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I never _saw_ any one so mean and suspicious!
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From this reading And he knows Jake got away from me, too, because I was trying to catch him when Bill rode up, just perfectly furious over the horses stampeding.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I never _saw_ any one so mean and suspicious!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bill Hayden knew I'd taken Jake, because my saddle was gone, and none of the other horses were.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I heard dad talking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bill Hayden knew I'd taken Jake, because my saddle was gone, and none of the other horses were.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Oh, I wish I could help hunt them, but I'm in an awful mess, Skyrider!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And he knows Jake got away from me, too, because I was trying to catch him when Bill rode up, just perfectly furious over the horses stampeding.
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From this reading And he knows Jake got away from me, too, because I was trying to catch him when Bill rode up, just perfectly furious over the horses stampeding.
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From this reading And he knows Jake got away from me, too, because I was trying to catch him when Bill rode up, just perfectly furious over the horses stampeding.
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From this reading And he knows Jake got away from me, too, because I was trying to catch him when Bill rode up, just perfectly furious over the horses stampeding.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bill Hayden knew I'd taken Jake, because my saddle was gone, and none of the other horses were.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Bill Hayden knew I'd taken Jake, because my saddle was gone, and none of the other horses were.
at the time that
From this reading And he knows Jake got away from me, too, because I was trying to catch him when Bill rode up, just perfectly furious over the horses stampeding.
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From this reading Oh, I wish I could help hunt them, but I'm in an awful mess, Skyrider!
