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Chapter IV
FOUR IN THE AIR Dan looked from Morgan to Silent and back again for understanding. He felt that something was wrong, but what it was he had not the slightest idea. For many years old Joe Cumberland had patiently taught him that the last offence against God and man was to fight. The old cattleman had instilled in him the belief that if he did not cross the path of another, no one would cross his way. The code was perfect and satisfying.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FOUR IN THE AIR Dan looked from Morgan to Silent and back again for understanding.”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “For many years old Joe Cumberland had patiently taught him that the last offence against God and man was to fight.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The old cattleman had instilled in him the belief that if he did not cross the path of another, no one would cross his way.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “For many years old Joe Cumberland had patiently taught him that the last offence against God and man was to fight.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “FOUR IN THE AIR Dan looked from Morgan to Silent and back again for understanding.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The old cattleman had instilled in him the belief that if he did not cross the path of another, no one would cross his way.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “He felt that something was wrong, but what it was he had not the slightest idea.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The old cattleman had instilled in him the belief that if he did not cross the path of another, no one would cross his way.”
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FOUR IN THE AIR Dan looked from Morgan to Silent and back again for understanding.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading For many years old Joe Cumberland had patiently taught him that the last offence against God and man was to fight.
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From this reading FOUR IN THE AIR Dan looked from Morgan to Silent and back again for understanding.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FOUR IN THE AIR Dan looked from Morgan to Silent and back again for understanding.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The old cattleman had instilled in him the belief that if he did not cross the path of another, no one would cross his way.
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From this reading FOUR IN THE AIR Dan looked from Morgan to Silent and back again for understanding.
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From this reading The old cattleman had instilled in him the belief that if he did not cross the path of another, no one would cross his way.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He felt that something was wrong, but what it was he had not the slightest idea.
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From this reading The old cattleman had instilled in him the belief that if he did not cross the path of another, no one would cross his way.
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From this reading The code was perfect and satisfying.
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From this reading The old cattleman had instilled in him the belief that if he did not cross the path of another, no one would cross his way.
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From this reading For many years old Joe Cumberland had patiently taught him that the last offence against God and man was to fight.
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From this reading FOUR IN THE AIR Dan looked from Morgan to Silent and back again for understanding.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The old cattleman had instilled in him the belief that if he did not cross the path of another, no one would cross his way.
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From this reading He felt that something was wrong, but what it was he had not the slightest idea.
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From this reading For many years old Joe Cumberland had patiently taught him that the last offence against God and man was to fight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOUR IN THE AIR Dan looked from Morgan to Silent and back again for understanding.
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From this reading FOUR IN THE AIR Dan looked from Morgan to Silent and back again for understanding.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FOUR IN THE AIR Dan looked from Morgan to Silent and back again for understanding.
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From this reading For many years old Joe Cumberland had patiently taught him that the last offence against God and man was to fight.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He felt that something was wrong, but what it was he had not the slightest idea.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt that something was wrong, but what it was he had not the slightest idea.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For many years old Joe Cumberland had patiently taught him that the last offence against God and man was to fight.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The old cattleman had instilled in him the belief that if he did not cross the path of another, no one would cross his way.
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From this reading He felt that something was wrong, but what it was he had not the slightest idea.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The old cattleman had instilled in him the belief that if he did not cross the path of another, no one would cross his way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FOUR IN THE AIR Dan looked from Morgan to Silent and back again for understanding.
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From this reading The old cattleman had instilled in him the belief that if he did not cross the path of another, no one would cross his way.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He felt that something was wrong, but what it was he had not the slightest idea.
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From this reading For many years old Joe Cumberland had patiently taught him that the last offence against God and man was to fight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For many years old Joe Cumberland had patiently taught him that the last offence against God and man was to fight.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading FOUR IN THE AIR Dan looked from Morgan to Silent and back again for understanding.
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From this reading For many years old Joe Cumberland had patiently taught him that the last offence against God and man was to fight.
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From this reading For many years old Joe Cumberland had patiently taught him that the last offence against God and man was to fight.
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From this reading FOUR IN THE AIR Dan looked from Morgan to Silent and back again for understanding.
not any; not one
From this reading The old cattleman had instilled in him the belief that if he did not cross the path of another, no one would cross his way.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He felt that something was wrong, but what it was he had not the slightest idea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The old cattleman had instilled in him the belief that if he did not cross the path of another, no one would cross his way.
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From this reading For many years old Joe Cumberland had patiently taught him that the last offence against God and man was to fight.
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From this reading For many years old Joe Cumberland had patiently taught him that the last offence against God and man was to fight.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The old cattleman had instilled in him the belief that if he did not cross the path of another, no one would cross his way.
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From this reading The old cattleman had instilled in him the belief that if he did not cross the path of another, no one would cross his way.
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From this reading For many years old Joe Cumberland had patiently taught him that the last offence against God and man was to fight.
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From this reading The code was perfect and satisfying.
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From this reading The code was perfect and satisfying.
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From this reading FOUR IN THE AIR Dan looked from Morgan to Silent and back again for understanding.
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From this reading He felt that something was wrong, but what it was he had not the slightest idea.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He felt that something was wrong, but what it was he had not the slightest idea.
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From this reading For many years old Joe Cumberland had patiently taught him that the last offence against God and man was to fight.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He felt that something was wrong, but what it was he had not the slightest idea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FOUR IN THE AIR Dan looked from Morgan to Silent and back again for understanding.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FOUR IN THE AIR Dan looked from Morgan to Silent and back again for understanding.
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From this reading FOUR IN THE AIR Dan looked from Morgan to Silent and back again for understanding.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He felt that something was wrong, but what it was he had not the slightest idea.
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From this reading The old cattleman had instilled in him the belief that if he did not cross the path of another, no one would cross his way.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He felt that something was wrong, but what it was he had not the slightest idea.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The old cattleman had instilled in him the belief that if he did not cross the path of another, no one would cross his way.
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From this reading He felt that something was wrong, but what it was he had not the slightest idea.
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From this reading For many years old Joe Cumberland had patiently taught him that the last offence against God and man was to fight.
