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Chapter XII
The Desert Supreme Considerably to his surprise Howard found absolutely no trace of Courtot in Quigley. He inquired at the pool room, at the restaurant, at the stable. No one had seen the gambler for several months. It struck the cattleman as strange that a man should have ridden out of Las Palmas, taking the Quigley trail, and not have come to Quigley. Where else could a man go?
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It struck the cattleman as strange that a man should have ridden out of Las Palmas, taking the Quigley trail, and not have come to Quigley.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Where else could a man go?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The Desert Supreme Considerably to his surprise Howard found absolutely no trace of Courtot in Quigley.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “It struck the cattleman as strange that a man should have ridden out of Las Palmas, taking the Quigley trail, and not have come to Quigley.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “He inquired at the pool room, at the restaurant, at the stable.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No one had seen the gambler for several months.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “No one had seen the gambler for several months.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It struck the cattleman as strange that a man should have ridden out of Las Palmas, taking the Quigley trail, and not have come to Quigley.”
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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 It struck the cattleman as strange that a man should have ridden out of Las Palmas, taking the Quigley trail, and not have come to Quigley.
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From this reading The Desert Supreme Considerably to his surprise Howard found absolutely no trace of Courtot in Quigley.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It struck the cattleman as strange that a man should have ridden out of Las Palmas, taking the Quigley trail, and not have come to Quigley.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It struck the cattleman as strange that a man should have ridden out of Las Palmas, taking the Quigley trail, and not have come to Quigley.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He inquired at the pool room, at the restaurant, at the stable.
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From this reading It struck the cattleman as strange that a man should have ridden out of Las Palmas, taking the Quigley trail, and not have come to Quigley.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It struck the cattleman as strange that a man should have ridden out of Las Palmas, taking the Quigley trail, and not have come to Quigley.
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From this reading The Desert Supreme Considerably to his surprise Howard found absolutely no trace of Courtot in Quigley.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Where else could a man go?
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From this reading The Desert Supreme Considerably to his surprise Howard found absolutely no trace of Courtot in Quigley.
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From this reading The Desert Supreme Considerably to his surprise Howard found absolutely no trace of Courtot in Quigley.
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From this reading Where else could a man go?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No one had seen the gambler for several months.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Desert Supreme Considerably to his surprise Howard found absolutely no trace of Courtot in Quigley.
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From this reading No one had seen the gambler for several months.
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From this reading Where else could a man go?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No one had seen the gambler for several months.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It struck the cattleman as strange that a man should have ridden out of Las Palmas, taking the Quigley trail, and not have come to Quigley.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He inquired at the pool room, at the restaurant, at the stable.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Desert Supreme Considerably to his surprise Howard found absolutely no trace of Courtot in Quigley.
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From this reading The Desert Supreme Considerably to his surprise Howard found absolutely no trace of Courtot in Quigley.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Desert Supreme Considerably to his surprise Howard found absolutely no trace of Courtot in Quigley.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He inquired at the pool room, at the restaurant, at the stable.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It struck the cattleman as strange that a man should have ridden out of Las Palmas, taking the Quigley trail, and not have come to Quigley.
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From this reading It struck the cattleman as strange that a man should have ridden out of Las Palmas, taking the Quigley trail, and not have come to Quigley.
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From this reading It struck the cattleman as strange that a man should have ridden out of Las Palmas, taking the Quigley trail, and not have come to Quigley.
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From this reading No one had seen the gambler for several months.
not any; not one
From this reading The Desert Supreme Considerably to his surprise Howard found absolutely no trace of Courtot in Quigley.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It struck the cattleman as strange that a man should have ridden out of Las Palmas, taking the Quigley trail, and not have come to Quigley.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Desert Supreme Considerably to his surprise Howard found absolutely no trace of Courtot in Quigley.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one had seen the gambler for several months.
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From this reading It struck the cattleman as strange that a man should have ridden out of Las Palmas, taking the Quigley trail, and not have come to Quigley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It struck the cattleman as strange that a man should have ridden out of Las Palmas, taking the Quigley trail, and not have come to Quigley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He inquired at the pool room, at the restaurant, at the stable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Desert Supreme Considerably to his surprise Howard found absolutely no trace of Courtot in Quigley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He inquired at the pool room, at the restaurant, at the stable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It struck the cattleman as strange that a man should have ridden out of Las Palmas, taking the Quigley trail, and not have come to Quigley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He inquired at the pool room, at the restaurant, at the stable.
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From this reading No one had seen the gambler for several months.
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From this reading No one had seen the gambler for several months.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It struck the cattleman as strange that a man should have ridden out of Las Palmas, taking the Quigley trail, and not have come to Quigley.
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From this reading He inquired at the pool room, at the restaurant, at the stable.
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From this reading It struck the cattleman as strange that a man should have ridden out of Las Palmas, taking the Quigley trail, and not have come to Quigley.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It struck the cattleman as strange that a man should have ridden out of Las Palmas, taking the Quigley trail, and not have come to Quigley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Desert Supreme Considerably to his surprise Howard found absolutely no trace of Courtot in Quigley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Desert Supreme Considerably to his surprise Howard found absolutely no trace of Courtot in Quigley.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It struck the cattleman as strange that a man should have ridden out of Las Palmas, taking the Quigley trail, and not have come to Quigley.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It struck the cattleman as strange that a man should have ridden out of Las Palmas, taking the Quigley trail, and not have come to Quigley.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Desert Supreme Considerably to his surprise Howard found absolutely no trace of Courtot in Quigley.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Desert Supreme Considerably to his surprise Howard found absolutely no trace of Courtot in Quigley.
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From this reading The Desert Supreme Considerably to his surprise Howard found absolutely no trace of Courtot in Quigley.
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From this reading It struck the cattleman as strange that a man should have ridden out of Las Palmas, taking the Quigley trail, and not have come to Quigley.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where else could a man go?
