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Chapter IX
The first circle the Block S made the next morning covered that portion of the Range between the home ranch and Shadow Butte. Afternoon saw the outfit camped on Little Birch a gunshot above Robin’s homestead. That evening Steele assigned him to “cocktail”, range slang for the short watch on herd between supper and dusk. Then he was slated for middle guard. Even if he had desired to ride down and see Ivy, Robin had no time.
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Afternoon saw the outfit camped on Little Birch a gunshot above Robin’s homestead.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Afternoon saw the outfit camped on Little Birch a gunshot above Robin’s homestead.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “The first circle the Block S made the next morning covered that portion of the Range between the home ranch and Shadow Butte.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even if he had desired to ride down and see Ivy, Robin had no time.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first circle the Block S made the next morning covered that portion of the Range between the home ranch and Shadow Butte.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Afternoon saw the outfit camped on Little Birch a gunshot above Robin’s homestead.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first circle the Block S made the next morning covered that portion of the Range between the home ranch and Shadow Butte.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The first circle the Block S made the next morning covered that portion of the Range between the home ranch and Shadow Butte.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “The first circle the Block S made the next morning covered that portion of the Range between the home ranch and Shadow Butte.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “That evening Steele assigned him to “cocktail”, range slang for the short watch on herd between supper and dusk.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even if he had desired to ride down and see Ivy, Robin had no time.”
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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 Afternoon saw the outfit camped on Little Birch a gunshot above Robin’s homestead.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Afternoon saw the outfit camped on Little Birch a gunshot above Robin’s homestead.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Afternoon saw the outfit camped on Little Birch a gunshot above Robin’s homestead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The first circle the Block S made the next morning covered that portion of the Range between the home ranch and Shadow Butte.
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From this reading That evening Steele assigned him to “cocktail”, range slang for the short watch on herd between supper and dusk.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The first circle the Block S made the next morning covered that portion of the Range between the home ranch and Shadow Butte.
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From this reading Afternoon saw the outfit camped on Little Birch a gunshot above Robin’s homestead.
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From this reading The first circle the Block S made the next morning covered that portion of the Range between the home ranch and Shadow Butte.
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From this reading The first circle the Block S made the next morning covered that portion of the Range between the home ranch and Shadow Butte.
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From this reading Afternoon saw the outfit camped on Little Birch a gunshot above Robin’s homestead.
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From this reading The first circle the Block S made the next morning covered that portion of the Range between the home ranch and Shadow Butte.
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From this reading That evening Steele assigned him to “cocktail”, range slang for the short watch on herd between supper and dusk.
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From this reading The first circle the Block S made the next morning covered that portion of the Range between the home ranch and Shadow Butte.
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From this reading Even if he had desired to ride down and see Ivy, Robin had no time.
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From this reading Even if he had desired to ride down and see Ivy, Robin had no time.
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From this reading That evening Steele assigned him to “cocktail”, range slang for the short watch on herd between supper and dusk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even if he had desired to ride down and see Ivy, Robin had no time.
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From this reading That evening Steele assigned him to “cocktail”, range slang for the short watch on herd between supper and dusk.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first circle the Block S made the next morning covered that portion of the Range between the home ranch and Shadow Butte.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That evening Steele assigned him to “cocktail”, range slang for the short watch on herd between supper and dusk.
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From this reading Then he was slated for middle guard.
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From this reading Afternoon saw the outfit camped on Little Birch a gunshot above Robin’s homestead.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even if he had desired to ride down and see Ivy, Robin had no time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he was slated for middle guard.
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From this reading That evening Steele assigned him to “cocktail”, range slang for the short watch on herd between supper and dusk.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That evening Steele assigned him to “cocktail”, range slang for the short watch on herd between supper and dusk.
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From this reading The first circle the Block S made the next morning covered that portion of the Range between the home ranch and Shadow Butte.
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From this reading Afternoon saw the outfit camped on Little Birch a gunshot above Robin’s homestead.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Even if he had desired to ride down and see Ivy, Robin had no time.
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From this reading Even if he had desired to ride down and see Ivy, Robin had no time.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Afternoon saw the outfit camped on Little Birch a gunshot above Robin’s homestead.
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From this reading The first circle the Block S made the next morning covered that portion of the Range between the home ranch and Shadow Butte.
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From this reading Then he was slated for middle guard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first circle the Block S made the next morning covered that portion of the Range between the home ranch and Shadow Butte.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The first circle the Block S made the next morning covered that portion of the Range between the home ranch and Shadow Butte.
not any; not one
From this reading Even if he had desired to ride down and see Ivy, Robin had no time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The first circle the Block S made the next morning covered that portion of the Range between the home ranch and Shadow Butte.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Afternoon saw the outfit camped on Little Birch a gunshot above Robin’s homestead.
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From this reading Afternoon saw the outfit camped on Little Birch a gunshot above Robin’s homestead.
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From this reading The first circle the Block S made the next morning covered that portion of the Range between the home ranch and Shadow Butte.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first circle the Block S made the next morning covered that portion of the Range between the home ranch and Shadow Butte.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first circle the Block S made the next morning covered that portion of the Range between the home ranch and Shadow Butte.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even if he had desired to ride down and see Ivy, Robin had no time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even if he had desired to ride down and see Ivy, Robin had no time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Afternoon saw the outfit camped on Little Birch a gunshot above Robin’s homestead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The first circle the Block S made the next morning covered that portion of the Range between the home ranch and Shadow Butte.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Afternoon saw the outfit camped on Little Birch a gunshot above Robin’s homestead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even if he had desired to ride down and see Ivy, Robin had no time.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The first circle the Block S made the next morning covered that portion of the Range between the home ranch and Shadow Butte.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading That evening Steele assigned him to “cocktail”, range slang for the short watch on herd between supper and dusk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That evening Steele assigned him to “cocktail”, range slang for the short watch on herd between supper and dusk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he was slated for middle guard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That evening Steele assigned him to “cocktail”, range slang for the short watch on herd between supper and dusk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That evening Steele assigned him to “cocktail”, range slang for the short watch on herd between supper and dusk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The first circle the Block S made the next morning covered that portion of the Range between the home ranch and Shadow Butte.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first circle the Block S made the next morning covered that portion of the Range between the home ranch and Shadow Butte.
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From this reading Then he was slated for middle guard.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even if he had desired to ride down and see Ivy, Robin had no time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That evening Steele assigned him to “cocktail”, range slang for the short watch on herd between supper and dusk.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then he was slated for middle guard.
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From this reading That evening Steele assigned him to “cocktail”, range slang for the short watch on herd between supper and dusk.
