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Chapter XVII
The sheriff was on his feet, whining with eagerness and with the rest of his men he sent a shower of lead splashing vainly into the deeper night beside the mountain, where the path wound down. “It's done! Hold up, lads!” called Pete Glass. “He's beat us!” The firing ceased, and they heard the rush of the hoofs along the graveled slope and the clanging on rocks.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “The firing ceased, and they heard the rush of the hoofs along the graveled slope and the clanging on rocks.”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “The sheriff was on his feet, whining with eagerness and with the rest of his men he sent a shower of lead splashing vainly into the deeper night beside the mountain, where the path wound down.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““It's done!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sheriff was on his feet, whining with eagerness and with the rest of his men he sent a shower of lead splashing vainly into the deeper night beside the mountain, where the path wound down.”
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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 sheriff was on his feet, whining with eagerness and with the rest of his men he sent a shower of lead splashing vainly into the deeper night beside the mountain, where the path wound down.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The firing ceased, and they heard the rush of the hoofs along the graveled slope and the clanging on rocks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sheriff was on his feet, whining with eagerness and with the rest of his men he sent a shower of lead splashing vainly into the deeper night beside the mountain, where the path wound down.
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From this reading “He's beat us!”
next to; at the side of
From this reading The sheriff was on his feet, whining with eagerness and with the rest of his men he sent a shower of lead splashing vainly into the deeper night beside the mountain, where the path wound down.
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From this reading Hold up, lads!” called Pete Glass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The firing ceased, and they heard the rush of the hoofs along the graveled slope and the clanging on rocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The firing ceased, and they heard the rush of the hoofs along the graveled slope and the clanging on rocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sheriff was on his feet, whining with eagerness and with the rest of his men he sent a shower of lead splashing vainly into the deeper night beside the mountain, where the path wound down.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It's done!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sheriff was on his feet, whining with eagerness and with the rest of his men he sent a shower of lead splashing vainly into the deeper night beside the mountain, where the path wound down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sheriff was on his feet, whining with eagerness and with the rest of his men he sent a shower of lead splashing vainly into the deeper night beside the mountain, where the path wound down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sheriff was on his feet, whining with eagerness and with the rest of his men he sent a shower of lead splashing vainly into the deeper night beside the mountain, where the path wound down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The firing ceased, and they heard the rush of the hoofs along the graveled slope and the clanging on rocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hold up, lads!” called Pete Glass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The firing ceased, and they heard the rush of the hoofs along the graveled slope and the clanging on rocks.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sheriff was on his feet, whining with eagerness and with the rest of his men he sent a shower of lead splashing vainly into the deeper night beside the mountain, where the path wound down.
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From this reading “He's beat us!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The firing ceased, and they heard the rush of the hoofs along the graveled slope and the clanging on rocks.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sheriff was on his feet, whining with eagerness and with the rest of his men he sent a shower of lead splashing vainly into the deeper night beside the mountain, where the path wound down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hold up, lads!” called Pete Glass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The firing ceased, and they heard the rush of the hoofs along the graveled slope and the clanging on rocks.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The sheriff was on his feet, whining with eagerness and with the rest of his men he sent a shower of lead splashing vainly into the deeper night beside the mountain, where the path wound down.
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From this reading “It's done!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hold up, lads!” called Pete Glass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sheriff was on his feet, whining with eagerness and with the rest of his men he sent a shower of lead splashing vainly into the deeper night beside the mountain, where the path wound down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sheriff was on his feet, whining with eagerness and with the rest of his men he sent a shower of lead splashing vainly into the deeper night beside the mountain, where the path wound down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sheriff was on his feet, whining with eagerness and with the rest of his men he sent a shower of lead splashing vainly into the deeper night beside the mountain, where the path wound down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sheriff was on his feet, whining with eagerness and with the rest of his men he sent a shower of lead splashing vainly into the deeper night beside the mountain, where the path wound down.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sheriff was on his feet, whining with eagerness and with the rest of his men he sent a shower of lead splashing vainly into the deeper night beside the mountain, where the path wound down.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The sheriff was on his feet, whining with eagerness and with the rest of his men he sent a shower of lead splashing vainly into the deeper night beside the mountain, where the path wound down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sheriff was on his feet, whining with eagerness and with the rest of his men he sent a shower of lead splashing vainly into the deeper night beside the mountain, where the path wound down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hold up, lads!” called Pete Glass.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sheriff was on his feet, whining with eagerness and with the rest of his men he sent a shower of lead splashing vainly into the deeper night beside the mountain, where the path wound down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The firing ceased, and they heard the rush of the hoofs along the graveled slope and the clanging on rocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The firing ceased, and they heard the rush of the hoofs along the graveled slope and the clanging on rocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sheriff was on his feet, whining with eagerness and with the rest of his men he sent a shower of lead splashing vainly into the deeper night beside the mountain, where the path wound down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sheriff was on his feet, whining with eagerness and with the rest of his men he sent a shower of lead splashing vainly into the deeper night beside the mountain, where the path wound down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sheriff was on his feet, whining with eagerness and with the rest of his men he sent a shower of lead splashing vainly into the deeper night beside the mountain, where the path wound down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The firing ceased, and they heard the rush of the hoofs along the graveled slope and the clanging on rocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sheriff was on his feet, whining with eagerness and with the rest of his men he sent a shower of lead splashing vainly into the deeper night beside the mountain, where the path wound down.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sheriff was on his feet, whining with eagerness and with the rest of his men he sent a shower of lead splashing vainly into the deeper night beside the mountain, where the path wound down.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The firing ceased, and they heard the rush of the hoofs along the graveled slope and the clanging on rocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hold up, lads!” called Pete Glass.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “He's beat us!”
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From this reading The sheriff was on his feet, whining with eagerness and with the rest of his men he sent a shower of lead splashing vainly into the deeper night beside the mountain, where the path wound down.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sheriff was on his feet, whining with eagerness and with the rest of his men he sent a shower of lead splashing vainly into the deeper night beside the mountain, where the path wound down.
in or at the place that
From this reading The sheriff was on his feet, whining with eagerness and with the rest of his men he sent a shower of lead splashing vainly into the deeper night beside the mountain, where the path wound down.
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From this reading The sheriff was on his feet, whining with eagerness and with the rest of his men he sent a shower of lead splashing vainly into the deeper night beside the mountain, where the path wound down.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sheriff was on his feet, whining with eagerness and with the rest of his men he sent a shower of lead splashing vainly into the deeper night beside the mountain, where the path wound down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sheriff was on his feet, whining with eagerness and with the rest of his men he sent a shower of lead splashing vainly into the deeper night beside the mountain, where the path wound down.
