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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He had come up through the valley--the pass that, like the neck of a bag tied about the middle with a string, connected two great lands--Mexico and the United States.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had come up through the valley--the pass that, like the neck of a bag tied about the middle with a string, connected two great lands--Mexico and the United States.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading For a time the stranger rode on at the fast pace Yellin' Kid had at first observed, and the atmosphere was so clear that his progress was easily noticed without glasses, though Bud brought out a pair after a moment or two.
ALARM
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From this reading THE ALARM Gathered in front of their "fort," as it laughingly had been christened, the boy ranchers and their cow puncher comrades watched the approach of the lone horseman.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ALARM Gathered in front of their "fort," as it laughingly had been christened, the boy ranchers and their cow puncher comrades watched the approach of the lone horseman.
approach
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From this reading THE ALARM Gathered in front of their "fort," as it laughingly had been christened, the boy ranchers and their cow puncher comrades watched the approach of the lone horseman.
approaching
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From this reading Then, suddenly, the approaching horseman seemed to become aware, for the first time, of the new structure at Spur Creek--the "fort" of Diamond X.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE ALARM Gathered in front of their "fort," as it laughingly had been christened, the boy ranchers and their cow puncher comrades watched the approach of the lone horseman.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For a time the stranger rode on at the fast pace Yellin' Kid had at first observed, and the atmosphere was so clear that his progress was easily noticed without glasses, though Bud brought out a pair after a moment or two.
atmosphere
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From this reading For a time the stranger rode on at the fast pace Yellin' Kid had at first observed, and the atmosphere was so clear that his progress was easily noticed without glasses, though Bud brought out a pair after a moment or two.
aware
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From this reading Then, suddenly, the approaching horseman seemed to become aware, for the first time, of the new structure at Spur Creek--the "fort" of Diamond X.
bag
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From this reading He had come up through the valley--the pass that, like the neck of a bag tied about the middle with a string, connected two great lands--Mexico and the United States.
become
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From this reading Then, suddenly, the approaching horseman seemed to become aware, for the first time, of the new structure at Spur Creek--the "fort" of Diamond X.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE ALARM Gathered in front of their "fort," as it laughingly had been christened, the boy ranchers and their cow puncher comrades watched the approach of the lone horseman.
boy
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From this reading THE ALARM Gathered in front of their "fort," as it laughingly had been christened, the boy ranchers and their cow puncher comrades watched the approach of the lone horseman.
brought
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From this reading For a time the stranger rode on at the fast pace Yellin' Kid had at first observed, and the atmosphere was so clear that his progress was easily noticed without glasses, though Bud brought out a pair after a moment or two.
Bud
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From this reading For a time the stranger rode on at the fast pace Yellin' Kid had at first observed, and the atmosphere was so clear that his progress was easily noticed without glasses, though Bud brought out a pair after a moment or two.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But one land represented law and order to a degree, while the other was woefully lacking in these essentials to progress.
christenedverbUS /ˈkrɪsənd/
to give a baby a name during a Christian baptism
From this reading THE ALARM Gathered in front of their "fort," as it laughingly had been christened, the boy ranchers and their cow puncher comrades watched the approach of the lone horseman.
clear
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From this reading For a time the stranger rode on at the fast pace Yellin' Kid had at first observed, and the atmosphere was so clear that his progress was easily noticed without glasses, though Bud brought out a pair after a moment or two.
come
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From this reading He had come up through the valley--the pass that, like the neck of a bag tied about the middle with a string, connected two great lands--Mexico and the United States.
comradesnounUS /ˈkɑːmrædz/
people who share difficult work or danger, especially soldiers
From this reading THE ALARM Gathered in front of their "fort," as it laughingly had been christened, the boy ranchers and their cow puncher comrades watched the approach of the lone horseman.
connected
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From this reading He had come up through the valley--the pass that, like the neck of a bag tied about the middle with a string, connected two great lands--Mexico and the United States.
cow
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From this reading THE ALARM Gathered in front of their "fort," as it laughingly had been christened, the boy ranchers and their cow puncher comrades watched the approach of the lone horseman.
Creek
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From this reading Then, suddenly, the approaching horseman seemed to become aware, for the first time, of the new structure at Spur Creek--the "fort" of Diamond X.
degree
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From this reading But one land represented law and order to a degree, while the other was woefully lacking in these essentials to progress.
Diamond
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From this reading Then, suddenly, the approaching horseman seemed to become aware, for the first time, of the new structure at Spur Creek--the "fort" of Diamond X.
easily
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From this reading For a time the stranger rode on at the fast pace Yellin' Kid had at first observed, and the atmosphere was so clear that his progress was easily noticed without glasses, though Bud brought out a pair after a moment or two.
essentials
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From this reading But one land represented law and order to a degree, while the other was woefully lacking in these essentials to progress.
fast
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From this reading For a time the stranger rode on at the fast pace Yellin' Kid had at first observed, and the atmosphere was so clear that his progress was easily noticed without glasses, though Bud brought out a pair after a moment or two.
first
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From this reading For a time the stranger rode on at the fast pace Yellin' Kid had at first observed, and the atmosphere was so clear that his progress was easily noticed without glasses, though Bud brought out a pair after a moment or two.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a time the stranger rode on at the fast pace Yellin' Kid had at first observed, and the atmosphere was so clear that his progress was easily noticed without glasses, though Bud brought out a pair after a moment or two.
fort
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From this reading THE ALARM Gathered in front of their "fort," as it laughingly had been christened, the boy ranchers and their cow puncher comrades watched the approach of the lone horseman.
front
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From this reading THE ALARM Gathered in front of their "fort," as it laughingly had been christened, the boy ranchers and their cow puncher comrades watched the approach of the lone horseman.
Gathered
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From this reading THE ALARM Gathered in front of their "fort," as it laughingly had been christened, the boy ranchers and their cow puncher comrades watched the approach of the lone horseman.
glasses
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From this reading For a time the stranger rode on at the fast pace Yellin' Kid had at first observed, and the atmosphere was so clear that his progress was easily noticed without glasses, though Bud brought out a pair after a moment or two.
great
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From this reading He had come up through the valley--the pass that, like the neck of a bag tied about the middle with a string, connected two great lands--Mexico and the United States.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE ALARM Gathered in front of their "fort," as it laughingly had been christened, the boy ranchers and their cow puncher comrades watched the approach of the lone horseman.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had come up through the valley--the pass that, like the neck of a bag tied about the middle with a string, connected two great lands--Mexico and the United States.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For a time the stranger rode on at the fast pace Yellin' Kid had at first observed, and the atmosphere was so clear that his progress was easily noticed without glasses, though Bud brought out a pair after a moment or two.
horseman
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From this reading THE ALARM Gathered in front of their "fort," as it laughingly had been christened, the boy ranchers and their cow puncher comrades watched the approach of the lone horseman.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ALARM Gathered in front of their "fort," as it laughingly had been christened, the boy ranchers and their cow puncher comrades watched the approach of the lone horseman.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE ALARM Gathered in front of their "fort," as it laughingly had been christened, the boy ranchers and their cow puncher comrades watched the approach of the lone horseman.
Kid
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From this reading For a time the stranger rode on at the fast pace Yellin' Kid had at first observed, and the atmosphere was so clear that his progress was easily noticed without glasses, though Bud brought out a pair after a moment or two.
lacking
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From this reading But one land represented law and order to a degree, while the other was woefully lacking in these essentials to progress.
land
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From this reading But one land represented law and order to a degree, while the other was woefully lacking in these essentials to progress.
lands
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From this reading He had come up through the valley--the pass that, like the neck of a bag tied about the middle with a string, connected two great lands--Mexico and the United States.
laughingly
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From this reading THE ALARM Gathered in front of their "fort," as it laughingly had been christened, the boy ranchers and their cow puncher comrades watched the approach of the lone horseman.
law
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From this reading But one land represented law and order to a degree, while the other was woefully lacking in these essentials to progress.
like
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From this reading He had come up through the valley--the pass that, like the neck of a bag tied about the middle with a string, connected two great lands--Mexico and the United States.
lone
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From this reading THE ALARM Gathered in front of their "fort," as it laughingly had been christened, the boy ranchers and their cow puncher comrades watched the approach of the lone horseman.
Mexico
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From this reading He had come up through the valley--the pass that, like the neck of a bag tied about the middle with a string, connected two great lands--Mexico and the United States.
middle
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From this reading He had come up through the valley--the pass that, like the neck of a bag tied about the middle with a string, connected two great lands--Mexico and the United States.
moment
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From this reading For a time the stranger rode on at the fast pace Yellin' Kid had at first observed, and the atmosphere was so clear that his progress was easily noticed without glasses, though Bud brought out a pair after a moment or two.
neck
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From this reading He had come up through the valley--the pass that, like the neck of a bag tied about the middle with a string, connected two great lands--Mexico and the United States.
new
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From this reading Then, suddenly, the approaching horseman seemed to become aware, for the first time, of the new structure at Spur Creek--the "fort" of Diamond X.
noticed
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From this reading For a time the stranger rode on at the fast pace Yellin' Kid had at first observed, and the atmosphere was so clear that his progress was easily noticed without glasses, though Bud brought out a pair after a moment or two.
observed
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From this reading For a time the stranger rode on at the fast pace Yellin' Kid had at first observed, and the atmosphere was so clear that his progress was easily noticed without glasses, though Bud brought out a pair after a moment or two.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ALARM Gathered in front of their "fort," as it laughingly had been christened, the boy ranchers and their cow puncher comrades watched the approach of the lone horseman.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading For a time the stranger rode on at the fast pace Yellin' Kid had at first observed, and the atmosphere was so clear that his progress was easily noticed without glasses, though Bud brought out a pair after a moment or two.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But one land represented law and order to a degree, while the other was woefully lacking in these essentials to progress.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For a time the stranger rode on at the fast pace Yellin' Kid had at first observed, and the atmosphere was so clear that his progress was easily noticed without glasses, though Bud brought out a pair after a moment or two.
order
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From this reading But one land represented law and order to a degree, while the other was woefully lacking in these essentials to progress.
other
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From this reading But one land represented law and order to a degree, while the other was woefully lacking in these essentials to progress.
out
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From this reading For a time the stranger rode on at the fast pace Yellin' Kid had at first observed, and the atmosphere was so clear that his progress was easily noticed without glasses, though Bud brought out a pair after a moment or two.
pace
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From this reading For a time the stranger rode on at the fast pace Yellin' Kid had at first observed, and the atmosphere was so clear that his progress was easily noticed without glasses, though Bud brought out a pair after a moment or two.
pair
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From this reading For a time the stranger rode on at the fast pace Yellin' Kid had at first observed, and the atmosphere was so clear that his progress was easily noticed without glasses, though Bud brought out a pair after a moment or two.
pass
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From this reading He had come up through the valley--the pass that, like the neck of a bag tied about the middle with a string, connected two great lands--Mexico and the United States.
progress
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From this reading But one land represented law and order to a degree, while the other was woefully lacking in these essentials to progress.
puncher
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From this reading THE ALARM Gathered in front of their "fort," as it laughingly had been christened, the boy ranchers and their cow puncher comrades watched the approach of the lone horseman.
ranchers
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From this reading THE ALARM Gathered in front of their "fort," as it laughingly had been christened, the boy ranchers and their cow puncher comrades watched the approach of the lone horseman.
represented
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From this reading But one land represented law and order to a degree, while the other was woefully lacking in these essentials to progress.
rode
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From this reading For a time the stranger rode on at the fast pace Yellin' Kid had at first observed, and the atmosphere was so clear that his progress was easily noticed without glasses, though Bud brought out a pair after a moment or two.
seemed
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From this reading Then, suddenly, the approaching horseman seemed to become aware, for the first time, of the new structure at Spur Creek--the "fort" of Diamond X.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For a time the stranger rode on at the fast pace Yellin' Kid had at first observed, and the atmosphere was so clear that his progress was easily noticed without glasses, though Bud brought out a pair after a moment or two.
Spur
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From this reading Then, suddenly, the approaching horseman seemed to become aware, for the first time, of the new structure at Spur Creek--the "fort" of Diamond X.
States
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From this reading He had come up through the valley--the pass that, like the neck of a bag tied about the middle with a string, connected two great lands--Mexico and the United States.
stranger
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From this reading For a time the stranger rode on at the fast pace Yellin' Kid had at first observed, and the atmosphere was so clear that his progress was easily noticed without glasses, though Bud brought out a pair after a moment or two.
string
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From this reading He had come up through the valley--the pass that, like the neck of a bag tied about the middle with a string, connected two great lands--Mexico and the United States.
structure
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From this reading Then, suddenly, the approaching horseman seemed to become aware, for the first time, of the new structure at Spur Creek--the "fort" of Diamond X.
suddenly
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From this reading Then, suddenly, the approaching horseman seemed to become aware, for the first time, of the new structure at Spur Creek--the "fort" of Diamond X.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had come up through the valley--the pass that, like the neck of a bag tied about the middle with a string, connected two great lands--Mexico and the United States.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ALARM Gathered in front of their "fort," as it laughingly had been christened, the boy ranchers and their cow puncher comrades watched the approach of the lone horseman.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE ALARM Gathered in front of their "fort," as it laughingly had been christened, the boy ranchers and their cow puncher comrades watched the approach of the lone horseman.
Then
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From this reading Then, suddenly, the approaching horseman seemed to become aware, for the first time, of the new structure at Spur Creek--the "fort" of Diamond X.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But one land represented law and order to a degree, while the other was woefully lacking in these essentials to progress.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For a time the stranger rode on at the fast pace Yellin' Kid had at first observed, and the atmosphere was so clear that his progress was easily noticed without glasses, though Bud brought out a pair after a moment or two.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He had come up through the valley--the pass that, like the neck of a bag tied about the middle with a string, connected two great lands--Mexico and the United States.
tied
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From this reading He had come up through the valley--the pass that, like the neck of a bag tied about the middle with a string, connected two great lands--Mexico and the United States.
time
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From this reading For a time the stranger rode on at the fast pace Yellin' Kid had at first observed, and the atmosphere was so clear that his progress was easily noticed without glasses, though Bud brought out a pair after a moment or two.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But one land represented law and order to a degree, while the other was woefully lacking in these essentials to progress.
two
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From this reading He had come up through the valley--the pass that, like the neck of a bag tied about the middle with a string, connected two great lands--Mexico and the United States.
United
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From this reading He had come up through the valley--the pass that, like the neck of a bag tied about the middle with a string, connected two great lands--Mexico and the United States.
up
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From this reading He had come up through the valley--the pass that, like the neck of a bag tied about the middle with a string, connected two great lands--Mexico and the United States.
valley
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From this reading He had come up through the valley--the pass that, like the neck of a bag tied about the middle with a string, connected two great lands--Mexico and the United States.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But one land represented law and order to a degree, while the other was woefully lacking in these essentials to progress.
watched
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From this reading THE ALARM Gathered in front of their "fort," as it laughingly had been christened, the boy ranchers and their cow puncher comrades watched the approach of the lone horseman.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But one land represented law and order to a degree, while the other was woefully lacking in these essentials to progress.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had come up through the valley--the pass that, like the neck of a bag tied about the middle with a string, connected two great lands--Mexico and the United States.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading For a time the stranger rode on at the fast pace Yellin' Kid had at first observed, and the atmosphere was so clear that his progress was easily noticed without glasses, though Bud brought out a pair after a moment or two.
woefully
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From this reading But one land represented law and order to a degree, while the other was woefully lacking in these essentials to progress.
X
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From this reading Then, suddenly, the approaching horseman seemed to become aware, for the first time, of the new structure at Spur Creek--the "fort" of Diamond X.
Yellin
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From this reading For a time the stranger rode on at the fast pace Yellin' Kid had at first observed, and the atmosphere was so clear that his progress was easily noticed without glasses, though Bud brought out a pair after a moment or two.
