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Chapter XII
THE LONE RIDERS ENTERTAIN When Lee Haines rode into Silent's camp that evening no questions were asked. Questions were not popular among the long riders. He did not know more than the names of half the men who sat around the smoky fire. They were eager to forget the past, and the only allusions to former times came in chance phrases which they let fall at rare intervals. When they told an anecdote they erased all names by instinct.
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “Questions were not popular among the long riders.”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “He did not know more than the names of half the men who sat around the smoky fire.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LONE RIDERS ENTERTAIN When Lee Haines rode into Silent's camp that evening no questions were asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE LONE RIDERS ENTERTAIN When Lee Haines rode into Silent's camp that evening no questions were asked.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He did not know more than the names of half the men who sat around the smoky fire.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He did not know more than the names of half the men who sat around the smoky fire.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “They were eager to forget the past, and the only allusions to former times came in chance phrases which they let fall at rare intervals.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Questions were not popular among the long riders.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When they told an anecdote they erased all names by instinct.”
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From this reading They were eager to forget the past, and the only allusions to former times came in chance phrases which they let fall at rare intervals.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Questions were not popular among the long riders.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When they told an anecdote they erased all names by instinct.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were eager to forget the past, and the only allusions to former times came in chance phrases which they let fall at rare intervals.
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From this reading When they told an anecdote they erased all names by instinct.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He did not know more than the names of half the men who sat around the smoky fire.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LONE RIDERS ENTERTAIN When Lee Haines rode into Silent's camp that evening no questions were asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were eager to forget the past, and the only allusions to former times came in chance phrases which they let fall at rare intervals.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When they told an anecdote they erased all names by instinct.
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From this reading They were eager to forget the past, and the only allusions to former times came in chance phrases which they let fall at rare intervals.
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From this reading THE LONE RIDERS ENTERTAIN When Lee Haines rode into Silent's camp that evening no questions were asked.
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From this reading They were eager to forget the past, and the only allusions to former times came in chance phrases which they let fall at rare intervals.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not know more than the names of half the men who sat around the smoky fire.
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From this reading They were eager to forget the past, and the only allusions to former times came in chance phrases which they let fall at rare intervals.
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From this reading THE LONE RIDERS ENTERTAIN When Lee Haines rode into Silent's camp that evening no questions were asked.
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From this reading When they told an anecdote they erased all names by instinct.
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From this reading THE LONE RIDERS ENTERTAIN When Lee Haines rode into Silent's camp that evening no questions were asked.
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From this reading They were eager to forget the past, and the only allusions to former times came in chance phrases which they let fall at rare intervals.
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From this reading He did not know more than the names of half the men who sat around the smoky fire.
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From this reading They were eager to forget the past, and the only allusions to former times came in chance phrases which they let fall at rare intervals.
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From this reading They were eager to forget the past, and the only allusions to former times came in chance phrases which they let fall at rare intervals.
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From this reading THE LONE RIDERS ENTERTAIN When Lee Haines rode into Silent's camp that evening no questions were asked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not know more than the names of half the men who sat around the smoky fire.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not know more than the names of half the men who sat around the smoky fire.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were eager to forget the past, and the only allusions to former times came in chance phrases which they let fall at rare intervals.
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From this reading When they told an anecdote they erased all names by instinct.
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From this reading They were eager to forget the past, and the only allusions to former times came in chance phrases which they let fall at rare intervals.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE LONE RIDERS ENTERTAIN When Lee Haines rode into Silent's camp that evening no questions were asked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He did not know more than the names of half the men who sat around the smoky fire.
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From this reading THE LONE RIDERS ENTERTAIN When Lee Haines rode into Silent's camp that evening no questions were asked.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading They were eager to forget the past, and the only allusions to former times came in chance phrases which they let fall at rare intervals.
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From this reading THE LONE RIDERS ENTERTAIN When Lee Haines rode into Silent's camp that evening no questions were asked.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Questions were not popular among the long riders.
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From this reading He did not know more than the names of half the men who sat around the smoky fire.
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From this reading He did not know more than the names of half the men who sat around the smoky fire.
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From this reading He did not know more than the names of half the men who sat around the smoky fire.
not any; not one
From this reading THE LONE RIDERS ENTERTAIN When Lee Haines rode into Silent's camp that evening no questions were asked.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Questions were not popular among the long riders.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He did not know more than the names of half the men who sat around the smoky fire.
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From this reading They were eager to forget the past, and the only allusions to former times came in chance phrases which they let fall at rare intervals.
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From this reading They were eager to forget the past, and the only allusions to former times came in chance phrases which they let fall at rare intervals.
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From this reading They were eager to forget the past, and the only allusions to former times came in chance phrases which they let fall at rare intervals.
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From this reading Questions were not popular among the long riders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LONE RIDERS ENTERTAIN When Lee Haines rode into Silent's camp that evening no questions were asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They were eager to forget the past, and the only allusions to former times came in chance phrases which they let fall at rare intervals.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LONE RIDERS ENTERTAIN When Lee Haines rode into Silent's camp that evening no questions were asked.
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From this reading THE LONE RIDERS ENTERTAIN When Lee Haines rode into Silent's camp that evening no questions were asked.
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From this reading He did not know more than the names of half the men who sat around the smoky fire.
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From this reading THE LONE RIDERS ENTERTAIN When Lee Haines rode into Silent's camp that evening no questions were asked.
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From this reading He did not know more than the names of half the men who sat around the smoky fire.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He did not know more than the names of half the men who sat around the smoky fire.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE LONE RIDERS ENTERTAIN When Lee Haines rode into Silent's camp that evening no questions were asked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LONE RIDERS ENTERTAIN When Lee Haines rode into Silent's camp that evening no questions were asked.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were eager to forget the past, and the only allusions to former times came in chance phrases which they let fall at rare intervals.
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From this reading They were eager to forget the past, and the only allusions to former times came in chance phrases which they let fall at rare intervals.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were eager to forget the past, and the only allusions to former times came in chance phrases which they let fall at rare intervals.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they told an anecdote they erased all names by instinct.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE LONE RIDERS ENTERTAIN When Lee Haines rode into Silent's camp that evening no questions were asked.
at the time that
From this reading THE LONE RIDERS ENTERTAIN When Lee Haines rode into Silent's camp that evening no questions were asked.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were eager to forget the past, and the only allusions to former times came in chance phrases which they let fall at rare intervals.
which person or people
From this reading He did not know more than the names of half the men who sat around the smoky fire.
