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Chapter XVIII
A COUNTERPLOT Luke Asgill rode slowly from the gates, not without a backward glance that raked the house. The McMurrough walked by his stirrup, talking rapidly--he, too, with furtive backward glances. In five minutes he had explained the situation and the Colonel's vantage ground. At the end of those minutes, and when they were at some distance from the house, "I see," Asgill said thoughtfully. "Easy to put him under the sod!
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a loop or frame hanging from a saddle that supports a rider’s foot
From this reading “The McMurrough walked by his stirrup, talking rapidly--he, too, with furtive backward glances.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “At the end of those minutes, and when they were at some distance from the house, "I see," Asgill said thoughtfully.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “"Easy to put him under the sod!”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “A COUNTERPLOT Luke Asgill rode slowly from the gates, not without a backward glance that raked the house.”
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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 A COUNTERPLOT Luke Asgill rode slowly from the gates, not without a backward glance that raked the house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In five minutes he had explained the situation and the Colonel's vantage ground.
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From this reading A COUNTERPLOT Luke Asgill rode slowly from the gates, not without a backward glance that raked the house.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end of those minutes, and when they were at some distance from the house, "I see," Asgill said thoughtfully.
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From this reading A COUNTERPLOT Luke Asgill rode slowly from the gates, not without a backward glance that raked the house.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The McMurrough walked by his stirrup, talking rapidly--he, too, with furtive backward glances.
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From this reading In five minutes he had explained the situation and the Colonel's vantage ground.
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From this reading A COUNTERPLOT Luke Asgill rode slowly from the gates, not without a backward glance that raked the house.
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From this reading At the end of those minutes, and when they were at some distance from the house, "I see," Asgill said thoughtfully.
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From this reading "Easy to put him under the sod!
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From this reading At the end of those minutes, and when they were at some distance from the house, "I see," Asgill said thoughtfully.
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From this reading In five minutes he had explained the situation and the Colonel's vantage ground.
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From this reading In five minutes he had explained the situation and the Colonel's vantage ground.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A COUNTERPLOT Luke Asgill rode slowly from the gates, not without a backward glance that raked the house.
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From this reading The McMurrough walked by his stirrup, talking rapidly--he, too, with furtive backward glances.
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From this reading A COUNTERPLOT Luke Asgill rode slowly from the gates, not without a backward glance that raked the house.
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From this reading A COUNTERPLOT Luke Asgill rode slowly from the gates, not without a backward glance that raked the house.
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From this reading The McMurrough walked by his stirrup, talking rapidly--he, too, with furtive backward glances.
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From this reading In five minutes he had explained the situation and the Colonel's vantage ground.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In five minutes he had explained the situation and the Colonel's vantage ground.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The McMurrough walked by his stirrup, talking rapidly--he, too, with furtive backward glances.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Easy to put him under the sod!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The McMurrough walked by his stirrup, talking rapidly--he, too, with furtive backward glances.
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From this reading A COUNTERPLOT Luke Asgill rode slowly from the gates, not without a backward glance that raked the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At the end of those minutes, and when they were at some distance from the house, "I see," Asgill said thoughtfully.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In five minutes he had explained the situation and the Colonel's vantage ground.
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From this reading A COUNTERPLOT Luke Asgill rode slowly from the gates, not without a backward glance that raked the house.
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From this reading The McMurrough walked by his stirrup, talking rapidly--he, too, with furtive backward glances.
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From this reading In five minutes he had explained the situation and the Colonel's vantage ground.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A COUNTERPLOT Luke Asgill rode slowly from the gates, not without a backward glance that raked the house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the end of those minutes, and when they were at some distance from the house, "I see," Asgill said thoughtfully.
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From this reading "Easy to put him under the sod!
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From this reading A COUNTERPLOT Luke Asgill rode slowly from the gates, not without a backward glance that raked the house.
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From this reading The McMurrough walked by his stirrup, talking rapidly--he, too, with furtive backward glances.
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From this reading A COUNTERPLOT Luke Asgill rode slowly from the gates, not without a backward glance that raked the house.
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From this reading At the end of those minutes, and when they were at some distance from the house, "I see," Asgill said thoughtfully.
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From this reading At the end of those minutes, and when they were at some distance from the house, "I see," Asgill said thoughtfully.
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From this reading In five minutes he had explained the situation and the Colonel's vantage ground.
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From this reading A COUNTERPLOT Luke Asgill rode slowly from the gates, not without a backward glance that raked the house.
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From this reading "Easy to put him under the sod!
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From this reading At the end of those minutes, and when they were at some distance from the house, "I see," Asgill said thoughtfully.
a loop or frame hanging from a saddle that supports a rider’s foot
From this reading The McMurrough walked by his stirrup, talking rapidly--he, too, with furtive backward glances.
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From this reading The McMurrough walked by his stirrup, talking rapidly--he, too, with furtive backward glances.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A COUNTERPLOT Luke Asgill rode slowly from the gates, not without a backward glance that raked the house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A COUNTERPLOT Luke Asgill rode slowly from the gates, not without a backward glance that raked the house.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the end of those minutes, and when they were at some distance from the house, "I see," Asgill said thoughtfully.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading At the end of those minutes, and when they were at some distance from the house, "I see," Asgill said thoughtfully.
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From this reading At the end of those minutes, and when they were at some distance from the house, "I see," Asgill said thoughtfully.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Easy to put him under the sod!
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From this reading The McMurrough walked by his stirrup, talking rapidly--he, too, with furtive backward glances.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Easy to put him under the sod!
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From this reading In five minutes he had explained the situation and the Colonel's vantage ground.
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From this reading The McMurrough walked by his stirrup, talking rapidly--he, too, with furtive backward glances.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At the end of those minutes, and when they were at some distance from the house, "I see," Asgill said thoughtfully.
at the time that
From this reading At the end of those minutes, and when they were at some distance from the house, "I see," Asgill said thoughtfully.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The McMurrough walked by his stirrup, talking rapidly--he, too, with furtive backward glances.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading A COUNTERPLOT Luke Asgill rode slowly from the gates, not without a backward glance that raked the house.
