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Chapter VIII
Without incident the Block S trailed its bulky herd across the rolling country between Eagle Creek and Big Sandy. Late September was on the land. The days were still and warm, the air full of a tenuous haze. When the riders went on guard there was a sharp coolness in the night wind, a harbinger of other nights to come when they would grumble and wipe the hoar frost from the seats of their saddles before mounting. But as yet summer held on.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Without incident the Block S trailed its bulky herd across the rolling country between Eagle Creek and Big Sandy.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “When the riders went on guard there was a sharp coolness in the night wind, a harbinger of other nights to come when they would grumble and wipe the hoar frost from the seats of their saddles before mounting.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Without incident the Block S trailed its bulky herd across the rolling country between Eagle Creek and Big Sandy.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the riders went on guard there was a sharp coolness in the night wind, a harbinger of other nights to come when they would grumble and wipe the hoar frost from the seats of their saddles before mounting.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “When the riders went on guard there was a sharp coolness in the night wind, a harbinger of other nights to come when they would grumble and wipe the hoar frost from the seats of their saddles before mounting.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The days were still and warm, the air full of a tenuous haze.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the riders went on guard there was a sharp coolness in the night wind, a harbinger of other nights to come when they would grumble and wipe the hoar frost from the seats of their saddles before mounting.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “When the riders went on guard there was a sharp coolness in the night wind, a harbinger of other nights to come when they would grumble and wipe the hoar frost from the seats of their saddles before mounting.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “Without incident the Block S trailed its bulky herd across the rolling country between Eagle Creek and Big Sandy.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “When the riders went on guard there was a sharp coolness in the night wind, a harbinger of other nights to come when they would grumble and wipe the hoar frost from the seats of their saddles before mounting.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “But as yet summer held on.”
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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 The days were still and warm, the air full of a tenuous haze.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Without incident the Block S trailed its bulky herd across the rolling country between Eagle Creek and Big Sandy.
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From this reading The days were still and warm, the air full of a tenuous haze.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Without incident the Block S trailed its bulky herd across the rolling country between Eagle Creek and Big Sandy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as yet summer held on.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When the riders went on guard there was a sharp coolness in the night wind, a harbinger of other nights to come when they would grumble and wipe the hoar frost from the seats of their saddles before mounting.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Without incident the Block S trailed its bulky herd across the rolling country between Eagle Creek and Big Sandy.
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From this reading Without incident the Block S trailed its bulky herd across the rolling country between Eagle Creek and Big Sandy.
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From this reading Without incident the Block S trailed its bulky herd across the rolling country between Eagle Creek and Big Sandy.
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From this reading Without incident the Block S trailed its bulky herd across the rolling country between Eagle Creek and Big Sandy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as yet summer held on.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the riders went on guard there was a sharp coolness in the night wind, a harbinger of other nights to come when they would grumble and wipe the hoar frost from the seats of their saddles before mounting.
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From this reading When the riders went on guard there was a sharp coolness in the night wind, a harbinger of other nights to come when they would grumble and wipe the hoar frost from the seats of their saddles before mounting.
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From this reading Without incident the Block S trailed its bulky herd across the rolling country between Eagle Creek and Big Sandy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Without incident the Block S trailed its bulky herd across the rolling country between Eagle Creek and Big Sandy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The days were still and warm, the air full of a tenuous haze.
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From this reading Without incident the Block S trailed its bulky herd across the rolling country between Eagle Creek and Big Sandy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the riders went on guard there was a sharp coolness in the night wind, a harbinger of other nights to come when they would grumble and wipe the hoar frost from the seats of their saddles before mounting.
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From this reading When the riders went on guard there was a sharp coolness in the night wind, a harbinger of other nights to come when they would grumble and wipe the hoar frost from the seats of their saddles before mounting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The days were still and warm, the air full of a tenuous haze.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the riders went on guard there was a sharp coolness in the night wind, a harbinger of other nights to come when they would grumble and wipe the hoar frost from the seats of their saddles before mounting.
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From this reading When the riders went on guard there was a sharp coolness in the night wind, a harbinger of other nights to come when they would grumble and wipe the hoar frost from the seats of their saddles before mounting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the riders went on guard there was a sharp coolness in the night wind, a harbinger of other nights to come when they would grumble and wipe the hoar frost from the seats of their saddles before mounting.
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From this reading The days were still and warm, the air full of a tenuous haze.
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From this reading But as yet summer held on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Without incident the Block S trailed its bulky herd across the rolling country between Eagle Creek and Big Sandy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the riders went on guard there was a sharp coolness in the night wind, a harbinger of other nights to come when they would grumble and wipe the hoar frost from the seats of their saddles before mounting.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the riders went on guard there was a sharp coolness in the night wind, a harbinger of other nights to come when they would grumble and wipe the hoar frost from the seats of their saddles before mounting.
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From this reading Without incident the Block S trailed its bulky herd across the rolling country between Eagle Creek and Big Sandy.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Without incident the Block S trailed its bulky herd across the rolling country between Eagle Creek and Big Sandy.
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From this reading Late September was on the land.
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From this reading Late September was on the land.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the riders went on guard there was a sharp coolness in the night wind, a harbinger of other nights to come when they would grumble and wipe the hoar frost from the seats of their saddles before mounting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the riders went on guard there was a sharp coolness in the night wind, a harbinger of other nights to come when they would grumble and wipe the hoar frost from the seats of their saddles before mounting.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading When the riders went on guard there was a sharp coolness in the night wind, a harbinger of other nights to come when they would grumble and wipe the hoar frost from the seats of their saddles before mounting.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The days were still and warm, the air full of a tenuous haze.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Late September was on the land.
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From this reading When the riders went on guard there was a sharp coolness in the night wind, a harbinger of other nights to come when they would grumble and wipe the hoar frost from the seats of their saddles before mounting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the riders went on guard there was a sharp coolness in the night wind, a harbinger of other nights to come when they would grumble and wipe the hoar frost from the seats of their saddles before mounting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Without incident the Block S trailed its bulky herd across the rolling country between Eagle Creek and Big Sandy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Without incident the Block S trailed its bulky herd across the rolling country between Eagle Creek and Big Sandy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the riders went on guard there was a sharp coolness in the night wind, a harbinger of other nights to come when they would grumble and wipe the hoar frost from the seats of their saddles before mounting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Without incident the Block S trailed its bulky herd across the rolling country between Eagle Creek and Big Sandy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the riders went on guard there was a sharp coolness in the night wind, a harbinger of other nights to come when they would grumble and wipe the hoar frost from the seats of their saddles before mounting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Late September was on the land.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the riders went on guard there was a sharp coolness in the night wind, a harbinger of other nights to come when they would grumble and wipe the hoar frost from the seats of their saddles before mounting.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The days were still and warm, the air full of a tenuous haze.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But as yet summer held on.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The days were still and warm, the air full of a tenuous haze.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Without incident the Block S trailed its bulky herd across the rolling country between Eagle Creek and Big Sandy.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When the riders went on guard there was a sharp coolness in the night wind, a harbinger of other nights to come when they would grumble and wipe the hoar frost from the seats of their saddles before mounting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the riders went on guard there was a sharp coolness in the night wind, a harbinger of other nights to come when they would grumble and wipe the hoar frost from the seats of their saddles before mounting.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the riders went on guard there was a sharp coolness in the night wind, a harbinger of other nights to come when they would grumble and wipe the hoar frost from the seats of their saddles before mounting.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the riders went on guard there was a sharp coolness in the night wind, a harbinger of other nights to come when they would grumble and wipe the hoar frost from the seats of their saddles before mounting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Without incident the Block S trailed its bulky herd across the rolling country between Eagle Creek and Big Sandy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The days were still and warm, the air full of a tenuous haze.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Late September was on the land.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the riders went on guard there was a sharp coolness in the night wind, a harbinger of other nights to come when they would grumble and wipe the hoar frost from the seats of their saddles before mounting.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The days were still and warm, the air full of a tenuous haze.
at the time that
From this reading When the riders went on guard there was a sharp coolness in the night wind, a harbinger of other nights to come when they would grumble and wipe the hoar frost from the seats of their saddles before mounting.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When the riders went on guard there was a sharp coolness in the night wind, a harbinger of other nights to come when they would grumble and wipe the hoar frost from the seats of their saddles before mounting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the riders went on guard there was a sharp coolness in the night wind, a harbinger of other nights to come when they would grumble and wipe the hoar frost from the seats of their saddles before mounting.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without incident the Block S trailed its bulky herd across the rolling country between Eagle Creek and Big Sandy.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When the riders went on guard there was a sharp coolness in the night wind, a harbinger of other nights to come when they would grumble and wipe the hoar frost from the seats of their saddles before mounting.
but in spite of that
From this reading But as yet summer held on.
