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Chapter XXXVI
DEATH Before noon of the next day Buck joined the crowd which had been growing for hours around Tully's saloon. Men gave way before him, whispering. He was a marked man--the friend of Whistling Dan Barry. Cowpunchers who had known him all his life now avoided his eyes, but caught him with side glances. He smiled grimly to himself, reading their minds.
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surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “DEATH Before noon of the next day Buck joined the crowd which had been growing for hours around Tully's saloon.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “DEATH Before noon of the next day Buck joined the crowd which had been growing for hours around Tully's saloon.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “DEATH Before noon of the next day Buck joined the crowd which had been growing for hours around Tully's saloon.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He smiled grimly to himself, reading their minds.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cowpunchers who had known him all his life now avoided his eyes, but caught him with side glances.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “DEATH Before noon of the next day Buck joined the crowd which had been growing for hours around Tully's saloon.”
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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 He was a marked man--the friend of Whistling Dan Barry.
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From this reading Cowpunchers who had known him all his life now avoided his eyes, but caught him with side glances.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading DEATH Before noon of the next day Buck joined the crowd which had been growing for hours around Tully's saloon.
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From this reading Cowpunchers who had known him all his life now avoided his eyes, but caught him with side glances.
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From this reading He was a marked man--the friend of Whistling Dan Barry.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading DEATH Before noon of the next day Buck joined the crowd which had been growing for hours around Tully's saloon.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading DEATH Before noon of the next day Buck joined the crowd which had been growing for hours around Tully's saloon.
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From this reading DEATH Before noon of the next day Buck joined the crowd which had been growing for hours around Tully's saloon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Cowpunchers who had known him all his life now avoided his eyes, but caught him with side glances.
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From this reading Cowpunchers who had known him all his life now avoided his eyes, but caught him with side glances.
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From this reading Cowpunchers who had known him all his life now avoided his eyes, but caught him with side glances.
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From this reading DEATH Before noon of the next day Buck joined the crowd which had been growing for hours around Tully's saloon.
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From this reading He was a marked man--the friend of Whistling Dan Barry.
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From this reading DEATH Before noon of the next day Buck joined the crowd which had been growing for hours around Tully's saloon.
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From this reading DEATH Before noon of the next day Buck joined the crowd which had been growing for hours around Tully's saloon.
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From this reading Cowpunchers who had known him all his life now avoided his eyes, but caught him with side glances.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DEATH Before noon of the next day Buck joined the crowd which had been growing for hours around Tully's saloon.
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From this reading He was a marked man--the friend of Whistling Dan Barry.
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From this reading Men gave way before him, whispering.
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From this reading Cowpunchers who had known him all his life now avoided his eyes, but caught him with side glances.
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From this reading He smiled grimly to himself, reading their minds.
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From this reading DEATH Before noon of the next day Buck joined the crowd which had been growing for hours around Tully's saloon.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DEATH Before noon of the next day Buck joined the crowd which had been growing for hours around Tully's saloon.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a marked man--the friend of Whistling Dan Barry.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Men gave way before him, whispering.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He smiled grimly to himself, reading their minds.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Cowpunchers who had known him all his life now avoided his eyes, but caught him with side glances.
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From this reading DEATH Before noon of the next day Buck joined the crowd which had been growing for hours around Tully's saloon.
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From this reading DEATH Before noon of the next day Buck joined the crowd which had been growing for hours around Tully's saloon.
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From this reading Cowpunchers who had known him all his life now avoided his eyes, but caught him with side glances.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cowpunchers who had known him all his life now avoided his eyes, but caught him with side glances.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a marked man--the friend of Whistling Dan Barry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was a marked man--the friend of Whistling Dan Barry.
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From this reading Men gave way before him, whispering.
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From this reading He smiled grimly to himself, reading their minds.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DEATH Before noon of the next day Buck joined the crowd which had been growing for hours around Tully's saloon.
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From this reading DEATH Before noon of the next day Buck joined the crowd which had been growing for hours around Tully's saloon.
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From this reading Cowpunchers who had known him all his life now avoided his eyes, but caught him with side glances.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DEATH Before noon of the next day Buck joined the crowd which had been growing for hours around Tully's saloon.
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From this reading He smiled grimly to himself, reading their minds.
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From this reading DEATH Before noon of the next day Buck joined the crowd which had been growing for hours around Tully's saloon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cowpunchers who had known him all his life now avoided his eyes, but caught him with side glances.
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From this reading He smiled grimly to himself, reading their minds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEATH Before noon of the next day Buck joined the crowd which had been growing for hours around Tully's saloon.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He smiled grimly to himself, reading their minds.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He smiled grimly to himself, reading their minds.
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From this reading DEATH Before noon of the next day Buck joined the crowd which had been growing for hours around Tully's saloon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was a marked man--the friend of Whistling Dan Barry.
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From this reading Men gave way before him, whispering.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading DEATH Before noon of the next day Buck joined the crowd which had been growing for hours around Tully's saloon.
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From this reading Men gave way before him, whispering.
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From this reading He was a marked man--the friend of Whistling Dan Barry.
which person or people
From this reading Cowpunchers who had known him all his life now avoided his eyes, but caught him with side glances.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Cowpunchers who had known him all his life now avoided his eyes, but caught him with side glances.
