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Chapter XIV
There was no general resistance. We tumbled pell mell through the breach into the courtyard, encountering only terror-stricken wretches who cowered still dazed by the unexpectedness and force of the explosion. In the excitement order and command were temporarily lost. The men swarmed through the ranch buildings like locusts. Senor Buck Johnson and the other old timers let them go; but I noticed they themselves scattered here and there keeping a restraining eye on activities.
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an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading “We tumbled pell mell through the breach into the courtyard, encountering only terror-stricken wretches who cowered still dazed by the unexpectedness and force of the explosion.”
a sudden violent burst of sound or force
From this reading “We tumbled pell mell through the breach into the courtyard, encountering only terror-stricken wretches who cowered still dazed by the unexpectedness and force of the explosion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Senor Buck Johnson and the other old timers let them go; but I noticed they themselves scattered here and there keeping a restraining eye on activities.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Senor Buck Johnson and the other old timers let them go; but I noticed they themselves scattered here and there keeping a restraining eye on activities.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In the excitement order and command were temporarily lost.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We tumbled pell mell through the breach into the courtyard, encountering only terror-stricken wretches who cowered still dazed by the unexpectedness and force of the explosion.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “Senor Buck Johnson and the other old timers let them go; but I noticed they themselves scattered here and there keeping a restraining eye on activities.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “We tumbled pell mell through the breach into the courtyard, encountering only terror-stricken wretches who cowered still dazed by the unexpectedness and force of the explosion.”
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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 Senor Buck Johnson and the other old timers let them go; but I noticed they themselves scattered here and there keeping a restraining eye on activities.
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From this reading Senor Buck Johnson and the other old timers let them go; but I noticed they themselves scattered here and there keeping a restraining eye on activities.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We tumbled pell mell through the breach into the courtyard, encountering only terror-stricken wretches who cowered still dazed by the unexpectedness and force of the explosion.
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From this reading We tumbled pell mell through the breach into the courtyard, encountering only terror-stricken wretches who cowered still dazed by the unexpectedness and force of the explosion.
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From this reading Senor Buck Johnson and the other old timers let them go; but I noticed they themselves scattered here and there keeping a restraining eye on activities.
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From this reading The men swarmed through the ranch buildings like locusts.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Senor Buck Johnson and the other old timers let them go; but I noticed they themselves scattered here and there keeping a restraining eye on activities.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We tumbled pell mell through the breach into the courtyard, encountering only terror-stricken wretches who cowered still dazed by the unexpectedness and force of the explosion.
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From this reading In the excitement order and command were temporarily lost.
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading We tumbled pell mell through the breach into the courtyard, encountering only terror-stricken wretches who cowered still dazed by the unexpectedness and force of the explosion.
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From this reading We tumbled pell mell through the breach into the courtyard, encountering only terror-stricken wretches who cowered still dazed by the unexpectedness and force of the explosion.
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From this reading We tumbled pell mell through the breach into the courtyard, encountering only terror-stricken wretches who cowered still dazed by the unexpectedness and force of the explosion.
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From this reading We tumbled pell mell through the breach into the courtyard, encountering only terror-stricken wretches who cowered still dazed by the unexpectedness and force of the explosion.
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From this reading In the excitement order and command were temporarily lost.
a sudden violent burst of sound or force
From this reading We tumbled pell mell through the breach into the courtyard, encountering only terror-stricken wretches who cowered still dazed by the unexpectedness and force of the explosion.
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From this reading Senor Buck Johnson and the other old timers let them go; but I noticed they themselves scattered here and there keeping a restraining eye on activities.
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From this reading We tumbled pell mell through the breach into the courtyard, encountering only terror-stricken wretches who cowered still dazed by the unexpectedness and force of the explosion.
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From this reading There was no general resistance.
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From this reading Senor Buck Johnson and the other old timers let them go; but I noticed they themselves scattered here and there keeping a restraining eye on activities.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Senor Buck Johnson and the other old timers let them go; but I noticed they themselves scattered here and there keeping a restraining eye on activities.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Senor Buck Johnson and the other old timers let them go; but I noticed they themselves scattered here and there keeping a restraining eye on activities.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the excitement order and command were temporarily lost.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We tumbled pell mell through the breach into the courtyard, encountering only terror-stricken wretches who cowered still dazed by the unexpectedness and force of the explosion.
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From this reading Senor Buck Johnson and the other old timers let them go; but I noticed they themselves scattered here and there keeping a restraining eye on activities.
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From this reading Senor Buck Johnson and the other old timers let them go; but I noticed they themselves scattered here and there keeping a restraining eye on activities.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Senor Buck Johnson and the other old timers let them go; but I noticed they themselves scattered here and there keeping a restraining eye on activities.
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From this reading The men swarmed through the ranch buildings like locusts.
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From this reading The men swarmed through the ranch buildings like locusts.
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From this reading In the excitement order and command were temporarily lost.
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From this reading We tumbled pell mell through the breach into the courtyard, encountering only terror-stricken wretches who cowered still dazed by the unexpectedness and force of the explosion.
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From this reading The men swarmed through the ranch buildings like locusts.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no general resistance.
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From this reading Senor Buck Johnson and the other old timers let them go; but I noticed they themselves scattered here and there keeping a restraining eye on activities.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We tumbled pell mell through the breach into the courtyard, encountering only terror-stricken wretches who cowered still dazed by the unexpectedness and force of the explosion.
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From this reading Senor Buck Johnson and the other old timers let them go; but I noticed they themselves scattered here and there keeping a restraining eye on activities.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Senor Buck Johnson and the other old timers let them go; but I noticed they themselves scattered here and there keeping a restraining eye on activities.
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From this reading We tumbled pell mell through the breach into the courtyard, encountering only terror-stricken wretches who cowered still dazed by the unexpectedness and force of the explosion.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the excitement order and command were temporarily lost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Senor Buck Johnson and the other old timers let them go; but I noticed they themselves scattered here and there keeping a restraining eye on activities.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We tumbled pell mell through the breach into the courtyard, encountering only terror-stricken wretches who cowered still dazed by the unexpectedness and force of the explosion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men swarmed through the ranch buildings like locusts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no general resistance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Senor Buck Johnson and the other old timers let them go; but I noticed they themselves scattered here and there keeping a restraining eye on activities.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Senor Buck Johnson and the other old timers let them go; but I noticed they themselves scattered here and there keeping a restraining eye on activities.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Senor Buck Johnson and the other old timers let them go; but I noticed they themselves scattered here and there keeping a restraining eye on activities.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We tumbled pell mell through the breach into the courtyard, encountering only terror-stricken wretches who cowered still dazed by the unexpectedness and force of the explosion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The men swarmed through the ranch buildings like locusts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the excitement order and command were temporarily lost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We tumbled pell mell through the breach into the courtyard, encountering only terror-stricken wretches who cowered still dazed by the unexpectedness and force of the explosion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We tumbled pell mell through the breach into the courtyard, encountering only terror-stricken wretches who cowered still dazed by the unexpectedness and force of the explosion.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Senor Buck Johnson and the other old timers let them go; but I noticed they themselves scattered here and there keeping a restraining eye on activities.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Senor Buck Johnson and the other old timers let them go; but I noticed they themselves scattered here and there keeping a restraining eye on activities.
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From this reading There was no general resistance.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Senor Buck Johnson and the other old timers let them go; but I noticed they themselves scattered here and there keeping a restraining eye on activities.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We tumbled pell mell through the breach into the courtyard, encountering only terror-stricken wretches who cowered still dazed by the unexpectedness and force of the explosion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Senor Buck Johnson and the other old timers let them go; but I noticed they themselves scattered here and there keeping a restraining eye on activities.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We tumbled pell mell through the breach into the courtyard, encountering only terror-stricken wretches who cowered still dazed by the unexpectedness and force of the explosion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We tumbled pell mell through the breach into the courtyard, encountering only terror-stricken wretches who cowered still dazed by the unexpectedness and force of the explosion.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no general resistance.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We tumbled pell mell through the breach into the courtyard, encountering only terror-stricken wretches who cowered still dazed by the unexpectedness and force of the explosion.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the excitement order and command were temporarily lost.
which person or people
From this reading We tumbled pell mell through the breach into the courtyard, encountering only terror-stricken wretches who cowered still dazed by the unexpectedness and force of the explosion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We tumbled pell mell through the breach into the courtyard, encountering only terror-stricken wretches who cowered still dazed by the unexpectedness and force of the explosion.
