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Kid Boyd was unusually silent, Rankin watchful, a few paces apart. | was | {
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Barton finished his dressing and extended his hand to Powers. | finished | {
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Barton finished his dressing and extended his hand to Powers. | extended | {
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`` I won n't even try to thank you ''. | try | {
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`` I won n't even try to thank you ''. | thank | {
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The ex-prison guard was embarrassed. | was | {
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He said in a studied voice, `` I did n't do it for you. | said | {
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He said in a studied voice, `` I did n't do it for you. | do | {
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I did it for the valley. | did | {
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You 're the only man the Night Riders will follow. | 're | {
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You 're the only man the Night Riders will follow. | follow | {
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We 've been starving and I do n't like to starve ''. | starving | {
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We 've been starving and I do n't like to starve ''. | like | {
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We 've been starving and I do n't like to starve ''. | starve | {
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Barton turned away, his eyes falling upon Rankin beside his horse. | turned away | {
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Barton turned away, his eyes falling upon Rankin beside his horse. | falling | {
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The murderer lifted his head. | lifted | {
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`` Meaning you want me to ride out ''? | Meaning | {
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`` Meaning you want me to ride out ''? | want | {
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`` Meaning you want me to ride out ''? | ride | {
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`` You are n't one of us. | are | {
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`` I got no place to go ''. | go | {
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Barton hesitated. | hesitated | {
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He did not trust Rankin, his violent temper, his killer instinct. | trust | {
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But ten years in prison had taught him realities. | taught | {
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They were in a fight, outweighed in both numbers and money. | were | {
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They were in a fight, outweighed in both numbers and money. | outweighed | {
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It was all right to put a bunch of ranchers onto horses, to call them Night Riders, to set out to attack the largest mining combination the country had ever seen if all they wanted was adventure. | was | {
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It was all right to put a bunch of ranchers onto horses, to call them Night Riders, to set out to attack the largest mining combination the country had ever seen if all they wanted was adventure. | put | {
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It was all right to put a bunch of ranchers onto horses, to call them Night Riders, to set out to attack the largest mining combination the country had ever seen if all they wanted was adventure. | call | {
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It was all right to put a bunch of ranchers onto horses, to call them Night Riders, to set out to attack the largest mining combination the country had ever seen if all they wanted was adventure. | set out | {
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It was all right to put a bunch of ranchers onto horses, to call them Night Riders, to set out to attack the largest mining combination the country had ever seen if all they wanted was adventure. | attack | {
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It was all right to put a bunch of ranchers onto horses, to call them Night Riders, to set out to attack the largest mining combination the country had ever seen if all they wanted was adventure. | seen | {
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It was all right to put a bunch of ranchers onto horses, to call them Night Riders, to set out to attack the largest mining combination the country had ever seen if all they wanted was adventure. | wanted | {
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It was all right to put a bunch of ranchers onto horses, to call them Night Riders, to set out to attack the largest mining combination the country had ever seen if all they wanted was adventure. | was | {
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But if they really hoped to succeed they needed professionals, men who knew how to use a gun against men, who would match the killers on the other side. | hoped | {
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But if they really hoped to succeed they needed professionals, men who knew how to use a gun against men, who would match the killers on the other side. | succeed | {
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But if they really hoped to succeed they needed professionals, men who knew how to use a gun against men, who would match the killers on the other side. | needed | {
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But if they really hoped to succeed they needed professionals, men who knew how to use a gun against men, who would match the killers on the other side. | knew | {
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But if they really hoped to succeed they needed professionals, men who knew how to use a gun against men, who would match the killers on the other side. | use | {
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But if they really hoped to succeed they needed professionals, men who knew how to use a gun against men, who would match the killers on the other side. | match | {
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`` Your choice '', he said briefly, and turned to Kid Boyd. | said | {
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`` Your choice '', he said briefly, and turned to Kid Boyd. | turned to | {
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`` Bury those uniforms so they won n't be found ''. | Bury | {
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`` Bury those uniforms so they won n't be found ''. | found | {
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Then Barton touched Carl Dill 's arm and moved off, up the river bank. | touched | {
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Then Barton touched Carl Dill 's arm and moved off, up the river bank. | moved | {
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He wanted a careful, uninterrupted report from Dill on the conditions in the valley. | wanted | {
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They squatted on their heels in the deep mud and Dill found a cigar in his breast pocket, passing it over silently. | squatted | {
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They squatted on their heels in the deep mud and Dill found a cigar in his breast pocket, passing it over silently. | found | {
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They squatted on their heels in the deep mud and Dill found a cigar in his breast pocket, passing it over silently. | passing | {
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He too knew the agony of going for weeks, sometimes months without the solace of tobacco. | knew | {
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He too knew the agony of going for weeks, sometimes months without the solace of tobacco. | going | {
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Mitchell Barton drew in the fragrance deeply, letting the smoke lie warm and soothing in his throat for a moment before he exhaled. | letting | {
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Mitchell Barton drew in the fragrance deeply, letting the smoke lie warm and soothing in his throat for a moment before he exhaled. | lie | {
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Mitchell Barton drew in the fragrance deeply, letting the smoke lie warm and soothing in his throat for a moment before he exhaled. | exhaled | {
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Through the gloom he could not see the man beside him clearly but he knew him thoroughly. | see | {
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Through the gloom he could not see the man beside him clearly but he knew him thoroughly. | knew | {
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For his first five years in prison, they had shared a cell. | shared | {
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Carl Dill was neither a rancher nor a valley man. | was | {
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He had been the auditor for the mining syndicate, and he had stolen fifty thousand dollars of the syndicate 's money. | been | {
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He had been the auditor for the mining syndicate, and he had stolen fifty thousand dollars of the syndicate 's money. | stolen | {
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He had done time for the theft. | done | {
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The one thing they had in common was their hatred. | had | {
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The one thing they had in common was their hatred. | was | {
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Both hated Donald Kruger. | hated | {
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It had drawn them together, and since his release from prison Dill had worked tirelessly to effect this night 's escape. | drawn | {
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"bring together in a common cause or emotion"
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It had drawn them together, and since his release from prison Dill had worked tirelessly to effect this night 's escape. | worked | {
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It had drawn them together, and since his release from prison Dill had worked tirelessly to effect this night 's escape. | effect | {
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He said now, `` I 've got the perfect headquarters set up. | said | {
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He said now, `` I 've got the perfect headquarters set up. | 've | {
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Mitch Barton knew the place. | knew | {
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Twenty years before a group of Easterners had bought out the Haskell claims in the rocky hills south of Grass Valley. | bought out | {
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They had spent a million dollars, carving in a road, putting up buildings, drilling their haulage tunnel. | spent | {
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They had spent a million dollars, carving in a road, putting up buildings, drilling their haulage tunnel. | carving | {
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They had spent a million dollars, carving in a road, putting up buildings, drilling their haulage tunnel. | putting up | {
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They had spent a million dollars, carving in a road, putting up buildings, drilling their haulage tunnel. | drilling | {
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Then the vein had petered out and the whole project had been abandoned. | petered out | {
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Then the vein had petered out and the whole project had been abandoned. | abandoned | {
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`` The road 's washed badly '', said Dill, `` but there 's a trail you can get over with a horse. | 's | {
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`` The road 's washed badly '', said Dill, `` but there 's a trail you can get over with a horse. | said | {
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`` The road 's washed badly '', said Dill, `` but there 's a trail you can get over with a horse. | get over | {
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A company of cavalry could n't come in there if two men were guarding that trail ''. | come in | {
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A company of cavalry could n't come in there if two men were guarding that trail ''. | guarding | {
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"the person who plays the position of gua... | [
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Barton nodded. | nodded | {
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"nod%2:32:01::"
] |
`` How do the valley people feel ''? | feel | {
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"the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people",
"a property perceived by touch",
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"undergo an emotional sensation or be... | [
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But Kruger 's men keep them off balance, and they do n't trust me. | keep | {
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] | [
"keep%2:42:00::"
] |
But Kruger 's men keep them off balance, and they do n't trust me. | trust | {
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"something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)",
"certainty based on past experience",
"the trait of believing in the honesty and reliability of others",
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] |
I 'm an outsider. | 'm | {
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When they learn you 're in the hills though, they 'll rally, do n't worry about that ''. | learn | {
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"gain knowledge or skills",
"get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally",
"commit to memory; learn by heart",
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"learn%2:31:01::"
] |
When they learn you 're in the hills though, they 'll rally, do n't worry about that ''. | 're | {
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] |
When they learn you 're in the hills though, they 'll rally, do n't worry about that ''. | rally | {
"name": "rally",
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"a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm",
"the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort",
"a marked recovery of strength or spirits during an illness",
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"(sports) an unbroken seque... | [
"call to arms; of military personnel"
] | [
"rally%2:33:00::"
] |
When they learn you 're in the hills though, they 'll rally, do n't worry about that ''. | worry | {
"name": "worry",
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"something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness",
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"be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy",
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"be concerned with"
] | [
"worry%2:37:12::"
] |
Barton waited for a long moment, then asked the question which lay always uppermost in his mind. | waited | {
"name": "wait",
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"time during which some action is awaited",
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"stay in one place and anticipate or expect something",
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... | [
"wait before acting"
] | [
"wait%2:42:01::"
] |
Barton waited for a long moment, then asked the question which lay always uppermost in his mind. | asked | {
"name": "ask",
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"inquire about",
"make a request or demand for something to somebody",
"direct or put; seek an answer to",
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"req... | [
"inquire about"
] | [
"ask%2:32:00::"
] |
Barton waited for a long moment, then asked the question which lay always uppermost in his mind. | lay | {
"name": "lie",
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"position or manner in which something is situated",
"be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain po... | [
"be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position"
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] |
Did you find him ''? | find | {
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"a productive insight",
"the act of discovering something",
"come upon, as if by accident; meet with",
"discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of",
"come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost",
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"come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost"
] | [
"find%2:40:00::"
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Dill was silent as if he hated to answer, and Barton had a cold, sick feeling of apprehension. | was | {
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"be%2:42:03::"
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Dill was silent as if he hated to answer, and Barton had a cold, sick feeling of apprehension. | hated | {
"name": "hate",
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"the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action",
"dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards"
]
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"hate%2:37:00::"
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Dill was silent as if he hated to answer, and Barton had a cold, sick feeling of apprehension. | answer | {
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"the principal ple... | [
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"answer%2:32:00::"
] |
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