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Chapter VII
BOUND FOR THE BORDER. The warning-shot fired from the roof of the ranch by Major Vic Evans had been a great surprise to the Apaches. It had informed them that they could not surprise Santa Lucia, and that they were known as enemies. At the same time, they had not been supplied with field-glasses for the better inspection of the marksman. Kah-go-mish knew something about the army of the United States.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Kah-go-mish knew something about the army of the United States.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “The warning-shot fired from the roof of the ranch by Major Vic Evans had been a great surprise to the Apaches.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “It had informed them that they could not surprise Santa Lucia, and that they were known as enemies.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The warning-shot fired from the roof of the ranch by Major Vic Evans had been a great surprise to the Apaches.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the same time, they had not been supplied with field-glasses for the better inspection of the marksman.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Kah-go-mish knew something about the army of the United States.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “At the same time, they had not been supplied with field-glasses for the better inspection of the marksman.”
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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 The warning-shot fired from the roof of the ranch by Major Vic Evans had been a great surprise to the Apaches.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Kah-go-mish knew something about the army of the United States.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had informed them that they could not surprise Santa Lucia, and that they were known as enemies.
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From this reading The warning-shot fired from the roof of the ranch by Major Vic Evans had been a great surprise to the Apaches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kah-go-mish knew something about the army of the United States.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It had informed them that they could not surprise Santa Lucia, and that they were known as enemies.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the same time, they had not been supplied with field-glasses for the better inspection of the marksman.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The warning-shot fired from the roof of the ranch by Major Vic Evans had been a great surprise to the Apaches.
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From this reading At the same time, they had not been supplied with field-glasses for the better inspection of the marksman.
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From this reading BOUND FOR THE BORDER.
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From this reading BOUND FOR THE BORDER.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The warning-shot fired from the roof of the ranch by Major Vic Evans had been a great surprise to the Apaches.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It had informed them that they could not surprise Santa Lucia, and that they were known as enemies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had informed them that they could not surprise Santa Lucia, and that they were known as enemies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The warning-shot fired from the roof of the ranch by Major Vic Evans had been a great surprise to the Apaches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the same time, they had not been supplied with field-glasses for the better inspection of the marksman.
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From this reading The warning-shot fired from the roof of the ranch by Major Vic Evans had been a great surprise to the Apaches.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading BOUND FOR THE BORDER.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The warning-shot fired from the roof of the ranch by Major Vic Evans had been a great surprise to the Apaches.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The warning-shot fired from the roof of the ranch by Major Vic Evans had been a great surprise to the Apaches.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The warning-shot fired from the roof of the ranch by Major Vic Evans had been a great surprise to the Apaches.
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From this reading It had informed them that they could not surprise Santa Lucia, and that they were known as enemies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the same time, they had not been supplied with field-glasses for the better inspection of the marksman.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had informed them that they could not surprise Santa Lucia, and that they were known as enemies.
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From this reading Kah-go-mish knew something about the army of the United States.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kah-go-mish knew something about the army of the United States.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had informed them that they could not surprise Santa Lucia, and that they were known as enemies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had informed them that they could not surprise Santa Lucia, and that they were known as enemies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The warning-shot fired from the roof of the ranch by Major Vic Evans had been a great surprise to the Apaches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the same time, they had not been supplied with field-glasses for the better inspection of the marksman.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It had informed them that they could not surprise Santa Lucia, and that they were known as enemies.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The warning-shot fired from the roof of the ranch by Major Vic Evans had been a great surprise to the Apaches.
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From this reading The warning-shot fired from the roof of the ranch by Major Vic Evans had been a great surprise to the Apaches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The warning-shot fired from the roof of the ranch by Major Vic Evans had been a great surprise to the Apaches.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time, they had not been supplied with field-glasses for the better inspection of the marksman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had informed them that they could not surprise Santa Lucia, and that they were known as enemies.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Kah-go-mish knew something about the army of the United States.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kah-go-mish knew something about the army of the United States.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the same time, they had not been supplied with field-glasses for the better inspection of the marksman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The warning-shot fired from the roof of the ranch by Major Vic Evans had been a great surprise to the Apaches.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had informed them that they could not surprise Santa Lucia, and that they were known as enemies.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BOUND FOR THE BORDER.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It had informed them that they could not surprise Santa Lucia, and that they were known as enemies.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had informed them that they could not surprise Santa Lucia, and that they were known as enemies.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the same time, they had not been supplied with field-glasses for the better inspection of the marksman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The warning-shot fired from the roof of the ranch by Major Vic Evans had been a great surprise to the Apaches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kah-go-mish knew something about the army of the United States.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The warning-shot fired from the roof of the ranch by Major Vic Evans had been a great surprise to the Apaches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The warning-shot fired from the roof of the ranch by Major Vic Evans had been a great surprise to the Apaches.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It had informed them that they could not surprise Santa Lucia, and that they were known as enemies.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the same time, they had not been supplied with field-glasses for the better inspection of the marksman.
