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Chapter XI
Seeking Alan Howard got a lantern from the wagon and said briefly to Sandy Weaver: 'Show me the place.' For he knew that for once Weaver was not lying. When together they came to the hollow where the dead calf lay he dismounted, made a light and verified all that had been told him. He saw dimly the track of the bare human foot where Sandy had left it undisturbed; he passed from that to the other tracks. As his cowboy had said, they resembled a wolf's but were unusually large.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “When together they came to the hollow where the dead calf lay he dismounted, made a light and verified all that had been told him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When together they came to the hollow where the dead calf lay he dismounted, made a light and verified all that had been told him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He saw dimly the track of the bare human foot where Sandy had left it undisturbed; he passed from that to the other tracks.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He saw dimly the track of the bare human foot where Sandy had left it undisturbed; he passed from that to the other tracks.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For he knew that for once Weaver was not lying.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He saw dimly the track of the bare human foot where Sandy had left it undisturbed; he passed from that to the other tracks.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When together they came to the hollow where the dead calf lay he dismounted, made a light and verified all that had been told him.”
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading “He saw dimly the track of the bare human foot where Sandy had left it undisturbed; he passed from that to the other tracks.”
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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 Seeking Alan Howard got a lantern from the wagon and said briefly to Sandy Weaver: 'Show me the place.'
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From this reading Seeking Alan Howard got a lantern from the wagon and said briefly to Sandy Weaver: 'Show me the place.'
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From this reading When together they came to the hollow where the dead calf lay he dismounted, made a light and verified all that had been told him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Seeking Alan Howard got a lantern from the wagon and said briefly to Sandy Weaver: 'Show me the place.'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As his cowboy had said, they resembled a wolf's but were unusually large.
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From this reading He saw dimly the track of the bare human foot where Sandy had left it undisturbed; he passed from that to the other tracks.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When together they came to the hollow where the dead calf lay he dismounted, made a light and verified all that had been told him.
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From this reading Seeking Alan Howard got a lantern from the wagon and said briefly to Sandy Weaver: 'Show me the place.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As his cowboy had said, they resembled a wolf's but were unusually large.
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From this reading When together they came to the hollow where the dead calf lay he dismounted, made a light and verified all that had been told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When together they came to the hollow where the dead calf lay he dismounted, made a light and verified all that had been told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As his cowboy had said, they resembled a wolf's but were unusually large.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When together they came to the hollow where the dead calf lay he dismounted, made a light and verified all that had been told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw dimly the track of the bare human foot where Sandy had left it undisturbed; he passed from that to the other tracks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When together they came to the hollow where the dead calf lay he dismounted, made a light and verified all that had been told him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw dimly the track of the bare human foot where Sandy had left it undisturbed; he passed from that to the other tracks.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For he knew that for once Weaver was not lying.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Seeking Alan Howard got a lantern from the wagon and said briefly to Sandy Weaver: 'Show me the place.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seeking Alan Howard got a lantern from the wagon and said briefly to Sandy Weaver: 'Show me the place.'
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When together they came to the hollow where the dead calf lay he dismounted, made a light and verified all that had been told him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For he knew that for once Weaver was not lying.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When together they came to the hollow where the dead calf lay he dismounted, made a light and verified all that had been told him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As his cowboy had said, they resembled a wolf's but were unusually large.
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From this reading When together they came to the hollow where the dead calf lay he dismounted, made a light and verified all that had been told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seeking Alan Howard got a lantern from the wagon and said briefly to Sandy Weaver: 'Show me the place.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw dimly the track of the bare human foot where Sandy had left it undisturbed; he passed from that to the other tracks.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He saw dimly the track of the bare human foot where Sandy had left it undisturbed; he passed from that to the other tracks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For he knew that for once Weaver was not lying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seeking Alan Howard got a lantern from the wagon and said briefly to Sandy Weaver: 'Show me the place.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As his cowboy had said, they resembled a wolf's but were unusually large.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When together they came to the hollow where the dead calf lay he dismounted, made a light and verified all that had been told him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw dimly the track of the bare human foot where Sandy had left it undisturbed; he passed from that to the other tracks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When together they came to the hollow where the dead calf lay he dismounted, made a light and verified all that had been told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For he knew that for once Weaver was not lying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When together they came to the hollow where the dead calf lay he dismounted, made a light and verified all that had been told him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Seeking Alan Howard got a lantern from the wagon and said briefly to Sandy Weaver: 'Show me the place.'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For he knew that for once Weaver was not lying.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He saw dimly the track of the bare human foot where Sandy had left it undisturbed; he passed from that to the other tracks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For he knew that for once Weaver was not lying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw dimly the track of the bare human foot where Sandy had left it undisturbed; he passed from that to the other tracks.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He saw dimly the track of the bare human foot where Sandy had left it undisturbed; he passed from that to the other tracks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seeking Alan Howard got a lantern from the wagon and said briefly to Sandy Weaver: 'Show me the place.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As his cowboy had said, they resembled a wolf's but were unusually large.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seeking Alan Howard got a lantern from the wagon and said briefly to Sandy Weaver: 'Show me the place.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seeking Alan Howard got a lantern from the wagon and said briefly to Sandy Weaver: 'Show me the place.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw dimly the track of the bare human foot where Sandy had left it undisturbed; he passed from that to the other tracks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seeking Alan Howard got a lantern from the wagon and said briefly to Sandy Weaver: 'Show me the place.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seeking Alan Howard got a lantern from the wagon and said briefly to Sandy Weaver: 'Show me the place.'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For he knew that for once Weaver was not lying.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Seeking Alan Howard got a lantern from the wagon and said briefly to Sandy Weaver: 'Show me the place.'
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When together they came to the hollow where the dead calf lay he dismounted, made a light and verified all that had been told him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Seeking Alan Howard got a lantern from the wagon and said briefly to Sandy Weaver: 'Show me the place.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When together they came to the hollow where the dead calf lay he dismounted, made a light and verified all that had been told him.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When together they came to the hollow where the dead calf lay he dismounted, made a light and verified all that had been told him.
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading He saw dimly the track of the bare human foot where Sandy had left it undisturbed; he passed from that to the other tracks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw dimly the track of the bare human foot where Sandy had left it undisturbed; he passed from that to the other tracks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw dimly the track of the bare human foot where Sandy had left it undisturbed; he passed from that to the other tracks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As his cowboy had said, they resembled a wolf's but were unusually large.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When together they came to the hollow where the dead calf lay he dismounted, made a light and verified all that had been told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seeking Alan Howard got a lantern from the wagon and said briefly to Sandy Weaver: 'Show me the place.'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For he knew that for once Weaver was not lying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Seeking Alan Howard got a lantern from the wagon and said briefly to Sandy Weaver: 'Show me the place.'
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As his cowboy had said, they resembled a wolf's but were unusually large.
at the time that
From this reading When together they came to the hollow where the dead calf lay he dismounted, made a light and verified all that had been told him.
in or at the place that
From this reading When together they came to the hollow where the dead calf lay he dismounted, made a light and verified all that had been told him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As his cowboy had said, they resembled a wolf's but were unusually large.
