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Chapter XI
PARTNERS Dust powdered his hat and clothes as Tex Calder trotted his horse north across the hills. His face was a sickly grey, and his black hair might have been an eighteenth century wig, so thoroughly was it disguised. It had been a long ride. Many a long mile wound back behind him, and still the cattle pony, with hanging head, stuck to its task. Now he was drawing out on a highland, and below him stretched the light yellow-green of the willows of the bottom land.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “PARTNERS Dust powdered his hat and clothes as Tex Calder trotted his horse north across the hills.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “His face was a sickly grey, and his black hair might have been an eighteenth century wig, so thoroughly was it disguised.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “Many a long mile wound back behind him, and still the cattle pony, with hanging head, stuck to its task.”
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “Now he was drawing out on a highland, and below him stretched the light yellow-green of the willows of the bottom land.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “His face was a sickly grey, and his black hair might have been an eighteenth century wig, so thoroughly was it disguised.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It had been a long ride.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “His face was a sickly grey, and his black hair might have been an eighteenth century wig, so thoroughly was it disguised.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Many a long mile wound back behind him, and still the cattle pony, with hanging head, stuck to its task.”
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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 His face was a sickly grey, and his black hair might have been an eighteenth century wig, so thoroughly was it disguised.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading PARTNERS Dust powdered his hat and clothes as Tex Calder trotted his horse north across the hills.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading His face was a sickly grey, and his black hair might have been an eighteenth century wig, so thoroughly was it disguised.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PARTNERS Dust powdered his hat and clothes as Tex Calder trotted his horse north across the hills.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading PARTNERS Dust powdered his hat and clothes as Tex Calder trotted his horse north across the hills.
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From this reading Many a long mile wound back behind him, and still the cattle pony, with hanging head, stuck to its task.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading His face was a sickly grey, and his black hair might have been an eighteenth century wig, so thoroughly was it disguised.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Many a long mile wound back behind him, and still the cattle pony, with hanging head, stuck to its task.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Now he was drawing out on a highland, and below him stretched the light yellow-green of the willows of the bottom land.
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From this reading His face was a sickly grey, and his black hair might have been an eighteenth century wig, so thoroughly was it disguised.
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From this reading Now he was drawing out on a highland, and below him stretched the light yellow-green of the willows of the bottom land.
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From this reading PARTNERS Dust powdered his hat and clothes as Tex Calder trotted his horse north across the hills.
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From this reading Many a long mile wound back behind him, and still the cattle pony, with hanging head, stuck to its task.
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From this reading His face was a sickly grey, and his black hair might have been an eighteenth century wig, so thoroughly was it disguised.
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From this reading PARTNERS Dust powdered his hat and clothes as Tex Calder trotted his horse north across the hills.
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From this reading His face was a sickly grey, and his black hair might have been an eighteenth century wig, so thoroughly was it disguised.
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From this reading Now he was drawing out on a highland, and below him stretched the light yellow-green of the willows of the bottom land.
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From this reading PARTNERS Dust powdered his hat and clothes as Tex Calder trotted his horse north across the hills.
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From this reading His face was a sickly grey, and his black hair might have been an eighteenth century wig, so thoroughly was it disguised.
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From this reading His face was a sickly grey, and his black hair might have been an eighteenth century wig, so thoroughly was it disguised.
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From this reading His face was a sickly grey, and his black hair might have been an eighteenth century wig, so thoroughly was it disguised.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been a long ride.
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From this reading His face was a sickly grey, and his black hair might have been an eighteenth century wig, so thoroughly was it disguised.
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From this reading Many a long mile wound back behind him, and still the cattle pony, with hanging head, stuck to its task.
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From this reading PARTNERS Dust powdered his hat and clothes as Tex Calder trotted his horse north across the hills.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His face was a sickly grey, and his black hair might have been an eighteenth century wig, so thoroughly was it disguised.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now he was drawing out on a highland, and below him stretched the light yellow-green of the willows of the bottom land.
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From this reading Many a long mile wound back behind him, and still the cattle pony, with hanging head, stuck to its task.
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From this reading Now he was drawing out on a highland, and below him stretched the light yellow-green of the willows of the bottom land.
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From this reading PARTNERS Dust powdered his hat and clothes as Tex Calder trotted his horse north across the hills.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Many a long mile wound back behind him, and still the cattle pony, with hanging head, stuck to its task.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PARTNERS Dust powdered his hat and clothes as Tex Calder trotted his horse north across the hills.
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From this reading PARTNERS Dust powdered his hat and clothes as Tex Calder trotted his horse north across the hills.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His face was a sickly grey, and his black hair might have been an eighteenth century wig, so thoroughly was it disguised.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Many a long mile wound back behind him, and still the cattle pony, with hanging head, stuck to its task.
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From this reading Now he was drawing out on a highland, and below him stretched the light yellow-green of the willows of the bottom land.
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From this reading Now he was drawing out on a highland, and below him stretched the light yellow-green of the willows of the bottom land.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had been a long ride.
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From this reading Many a long mile wound back behind him, and still the cattle pony, with hanging head, stuck to its task.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading His face was a sickly grey, and his black hair might have been an eighteenth century wig, so thoroughly was it disguised.
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From this reading Many a long mile wound back behind him, and still the cattle pony, with hanging head, stuck to its task.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PARTNERS Dust powdered his hat and clothes as Tex Calder trotted his horse north across the hills.
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From this reading Now he was drawing out on a highland, and below him stretched the light yellow-green of the willows of the bottom land.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now he was drawing out on a highland, and below him stretched the light yellow-green of the willows of the bottom land.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now he was drawing out on a highland, and below him stretched the light yellow-green of the willows of the bottom land.
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From this reading Now he was drawing out on a highland, and below him stretched the light yellow-green of the willows of the bottom land.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PARTNERS Dust powdered his hat and clothes as Tex Calder trotted his horse north across the hills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Many a long mile wound back behind him, and still the cattle pony, with hanging head, stuck to its task.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PARTNERS Dust powdered his hat and clothes as Tex Calder trotted his horse north across the hills.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had been a long ride.
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From this reading His face was a sickly grey, and his black hair might have been an eighteenth century wig, so thoroughly was it disguised.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His face was a sickly grey, and his black hair might have been an eighteenth century wig, so thoroughly was it disguised.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Many a long mile wound back behind him, and still the cattle pony, with hanging head, stuck to its task.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now he was drawing out on a highland, and below him stretched the light yellow-green of the willows of the bottom land.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Many a long mile wound back behind him, and still the cattle pony, with hanging head, stuck to its task.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Many a long mile wound back behind him, and still the cattle pony, with hanging head, stuck to its task.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PARTNERS Dust powdered his hat and clothes as Tex Calder trotted his horse north across the hills.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PARTNERS Dust powdered his hat and clothes as Tex Calder trotted his horse north across the hills.
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From this reading His face was a sickly grey, and his black hair might have been an eighteenth century wig, so thoroughly was it disguised.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Many a long mile wound back behind him, and still the cattle pony, with hanging head, stuck to its task.
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From this reading PARTNERS Dust powdered his hat and clothes as Tex Calder trotted his horse north across the hills.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His face was a sickly grey, and his black hair might have been an eighteenth century wig, so thoroughly was it disguised.
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From this reading His face was a sickly grey, and his black hair might have been an eighteenth century wig, so thoroughly was it disguised.
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From this reading Now he was drawing out on a highland, and below him stretched the light yellow-green of the willows of the bottom land.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Many a long mile wound back behind him, and still the cattle pony, with hanging head, stuck to its task.
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From this reading Many a long mile wound back behind him, and still the cattle pony, with hanging head, stuck to its task.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now he was drawing out on a highland, and below him stretched the light yellow-green of the willows of the bottom land.
