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Chapter XIV
SNOWFOOT'S NEW OWNER. Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot! Co' jock! co' jock!" There were two horses feeding in the pasture, not far apart. But only one heeded the call, lifted head, pricked up ears, and answered with a whinny.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “But only one heeded the call, lifted head, pricked up ears, and answered with a whinny.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But only one heeded the call, lifted head, pricked up ears, and answered with a whinny.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!”
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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 Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But only one heeded the call, lifted head, pricked up ears, and answered with a whinny.
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From this reading There were two horses feeding in the pasture, not far apart.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But only one heeded the call, lifted head, pricked up ears, and answered with a whinny.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!
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From this reading But only one heeded the call, lifted head, pricked up ears, and answered with a whinny.
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From this reading Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!
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From this reading Co' jock! co' jock!"
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!
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From this reading But only one heeded the call, lifted head, pricked up ears, and answered with a whinny.
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From this reading Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!
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From this reading There were two horses feeding in the pasture, not far apart.
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From this reading There were two horses feeding in the pasture, not far apart.
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From this reading Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!
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From this reading Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!
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From this reading Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!
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From this reading But only one heeded the call, lifted head, pricked up ears, and answered with a whinny.
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From this reading But only one heeded the call, lifted head, pricked up ears, and answered with a whinny.
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From this reading There were two horses feeding in the pasture, not far apart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were two horses feeding in the pasture, not far apart.
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From this reading Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!
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From this reading Co' jock! co' jock!"
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From this reading Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!
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From this reading But only one heeded the call, lifted head, pricked up ears, and answered with a whinny.
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From this reading SNOWFOOT'S NEW OWNER.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There were two horses feeding in the pasture, not far apart.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But only one heeded the call, lifted head, pricked up ears, and answered with a whinny.
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From this reading But only one heeded the call, lifted head, pricked up ears, and answered with a whinny.
above and across; more than
From this reading Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!
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From this reading SNOWFOOT'S NEW OWNER.
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From this reading There were two horses feeding in the pasture, not far apart.
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From this reading But only one heeded the call, lifted head, pricked up ears, and answered with a whinny.
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From this reading Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!
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From this reading SNOWFOOT'S NEW OWNER.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!
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From this reading There were two horses feeding in the pasture, not far apart.
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From this reading There were two horses feeding in the pasture, not far apart.
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From this reading But only one heeded the call, lifted head, pricked up ears, and answered with a whinny.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were two horses feeding in the pasture, not far apart.
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From this reading But only one heeded the call, lifted head, pricked up ears, and answered with a whinny.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Jack left the gun standing by the fence, leaped over, gave a familiar whistle, and called, "Come, Snowfoot!
in the company of; together with
From this reading But only one heeded the call, lifted head, pricked up ears, and answered with a whinny.
