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Chapter IX
Two of the horsemen aimed lances, preparing to ride him down. Travis sighted a tree midway between them and pressed the firing button. This time there was a flash, a flicker of light, to mark the disappearance of a living thing. One of the lancers' ponies reared, squealed in fear. The other kept on his course.
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in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Travis sighted a tree midway between them and pressed the firing button.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The other kept on his course.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One of the lancers' ponies reared, squealed in fear.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This time there was a flash, a flicker of light, to mark the disappearance of a living thing.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This time there was a flash, a flicker of light, to mark the disappearance of a living thing.”
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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 Travis sighted a tree midway between them and pressed the firing button.
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From this reading Two of the horsemen aimed lances, preparing to ride him down.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Travis sighted a tree midway between them and pressed the firing button.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Travis sighted a tree midway between them and pressed the firing button.
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From this reading Travis sighted a tree midway between them and pressed the firing button.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The other kept on his course.
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From this reading This time there was a flash, a flicker of light, to mark the disappearance of a living thing.
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From this reading Two of the horsemen aimed lances, preparing to ride him down.
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From this reading One of the lancers' ponies reared, squealed in fear.
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From this reading Travis sighted a tree midway between them and pressed the firing button.
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From this reading This time there was a flash, a flicker of light, to mark the disappearance of a living thing.
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From this reading This time there was a flash, a flicker of light, to mark the disappearance of a living thing.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Two of the horsemen aimed lances, preparing to ride him down.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The other kept on his course.
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From this reading Two of the horsemen aimed lances, preparing to ride him down.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One of the lancers' ponies reared, squealed in fear.
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From this reading The other kept on his course.
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From this reading One of the lancers' ponies reared, squealed in fear.
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From this reading Two of the horsemen aimed lances, preparing to ride him down.
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From this reading This time there was a flash, a flicker of light, to mark the disappearance of a living thing.
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From this reading This time there was a flash, a flicker of light, to mark the disappearance of a living thing.
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From this reading This time there was a flash, a flicker of light, to mark the disappearance of a living thing.
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From this reading Travis sighted a tree midway between them and pressed the firing button.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two of the horsemen aimed lances, preparing to ride him down.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The other kept on his course.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the lancers' ponies reared, squealed in fear.
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From this reading The other kept on his course.
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From this reading One of the lancers' ponies reared, squealed in fear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two of the horsemen aimed lances, preparing to ride him down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Travis sighted a tree midway between them and pressed the firing button.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of the lancers' ponies reared, squealed in fear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two of the horsemen aimed lances, preparing to ride him down.
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From this reading Travis sighted a tree midway between them and pressed the firing button.
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From this reading One of the lancers' ponies reared, squealed in fear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two of the horsemen aimed lances, preparing to ride him down.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Travis sighted a tree midway between them and pressed the firing button.
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From this reading This time there was a flash, a flicker of light, to mark the disappearance of a living thing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time there was a flash, a flicker of light, to mark the disappearance of a living thing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time there was a flash, a flicker of light, to mark the disappearance of a living thing.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This time there was a flash, a flicker of light, to mark the disappearance of a living thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Two of the horsemen aimed lances, preparing to ride him down.
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From this reading Travis sighted a tree midway between them and pressed the firing button.
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From this reading Travis sighted a tree midway between them and pressed the firing button.
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From this reading Two of the horsemen aimed lances, preparing to ride him down.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This time there was a flash, a flicker of light, to mark the disappearance of a living thing.
