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Sentence 1

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Over his shoulder he could see Max's loose grin and the Burnsides' glowering faces .

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Over his shoulder he could see Max's loose grin and the Burnsides' glowering faces .

Sentence 2

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`` Honey '' , he whispered .

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`` Honey '' , he whispered .

Sentence 3

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`` Soon as we send them on their way and make camp , let's you and me go for a walk down by the Snake -- all by ourselves '' .

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`` Soon as we send them on their way and make camp , let's you and me go for a walk down by the Snake -- all by ourselves '' .

Sentence 4

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`` Sally '' , admonished her mother , `` you've got all evening to visit with Dan .

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`` Sally '' , admonished her mother , `` you've got all evening to visit with Dan .

Sentence 5

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His wounds need dressing now '' .

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His wounds need dressing now '' .

Sentence 6

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Mrs. Jackson's words recalled Dan to his lack of fitness for courting .

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Mrs. Jackson's words recalled Dan to his lack of fitness for courting .

Sentence 7

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What a spectacle he was , caked with dirt and sweat and blood , filthy as a pig and naked as an Indian , kissing the finest , the sweetest , the bravest , and absolutely the prettiest girl in this whole wonderful world .

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What a spectacle he was , caked with dirt and sweat and blood , filthy as a pig and naked as an Indian , kissing the finest , the sweetest , the bravest , and absolutely the prettiest girl in this whole wonderful world .

Sentence 8

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He released her reluctantly for her enthusiastic reunion with Old Hap .

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He released her reluctantly for her enthusiastic reunion with Old Hap .

Sentence 9

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`` Got a lot to tend to , but I'll get back quick as I can '' , he assured her .

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`` Got a lot to tend to , but I'll get back quick as I can '' , he assured her .

Sentence 10

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Dan could hear Clayton Burnside and Eben Jackson summing up their final reckoning for rental on the oxen .

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Dan could hear Clayton Burnside and Eben Jackson summing up their final reckoning for rental on the oxen .

Sentence 11

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Jackson was doing most of the talking .

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Jackson was doing most of the talking .

Sentence 12

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So long as Sally's pa was coming out best on the haggle , Dan didn't feel the need of putting in his two-bits' worth .

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So long as Sally's pa was coming out best on the haggle , Dan didn't feel the need of putting in his two-bits' worth .

Sentence 13

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Soon as the Burnsides moved on , he'd lead Rex down by the river ; ;

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Soon as the Burnsides moved on , he'd lead Rex down by the river ; ;

Sentence 14

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there he could shave and scrub himself up for the evening .

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there he could shave and scrub himself up for the evening .

Sentence 15

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Damn it , he thought bitterly , picking up his shirt and staring at the fresh bullet hole in the sleeve .

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Damn it , he thought bitterly , picking up his shirt and staring at the fresh bullet hole in the sleeve .

Sentence 16

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If I hadn't got Nate stopped when I did , my duds'd all be shot plumb to hell ! !

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If I hadn't got Nate stopped when I did , my duds'd all be shot plumb to hell ! !

Sentence 17

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He stooped , picked up his ruined hat , and pursed his lips thoughtfully .

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He stooped , picked up his ruined hat , and pursed his lips thoughtfully .

Sentence 18

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From the way the wound in his head was itching , Dan knew that it would heal .

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From the way the wound in his head was itching , Dan knew that it would heal .

Sentence 19

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But his only hat was something else again .

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But his only hat was something else again .

Sentence 20

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`` Nate ! !

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`` Nate ! !

Sentence 21

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Nate '' ! !

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Nate '' ! !

Sentence 22

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He shouted .

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He shouted .

Sentence 23

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The Burnsides , now ready to roll , were purposefully deaf to his cry .

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The Burnsides , now ready to roll , were purposefully deaf to his cry .

Sentence 24

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`` Nate '' ! !

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`` Nate '' ! !

Sentence 25

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He bellowed to the retreating back directly in front of him .

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He bellowed to the retreating back directly in front of him .

Sentence 26

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`` I ain't going to fight you no more '' .

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`` I ain't going to fight you no more '' .

Sentence 27

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Nate turned his head , attempting to speak in a soothing voice .

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Nate turned his head , attempting to speak in a soothing voice .

Sentence 28

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`` I know you ain't '' ! !

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`` I know you ain't '' ! !

Sentence 29

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Dan affirmed , feeling ten feet tall .

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Dan affirmed , feeling ten feet tall .

Sentence 30

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He moved in close , jerked the handsome , broad-brimmed beaver hat from Nate's head and clamped it on his own .

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He moved in close , jerked the handsome , broad-brimmed beaver hat from Nate's head and clamped it on his own .

Sentence 31

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`` Here's a present for you '' , he said , shoving his bullet-riddled hat down over Nate's purpling forehead .

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`` Here's a present for you '' , he said , shoving his bullet-riddled hat down over Nate's purpling forehead .

Sentence 32

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`` Me and you's trading hats so's you'll have something permanent to remember me by '' ! !

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`` Me and you's trading hats so's you'll have something permanent to remember me by '' ! !

Sentence 33

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Sally left her choring to stand beside Dan .

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Sally left her choring to stand beside Dan .

Sentence 34

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Slipping her hand in his , they silently watched the Burnsides make the bend in the road and disappear from sight .

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Slipping her hand in his , they silently watched the Burnsides make the bend in the road and disappear from sight .

Sentence 35

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Much as they had to look forward to , they didn't begrudge a moment of the time they spent seeing them go .

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Much as they had to look forward to , they didn't begrudge a moment of the time they spent seeing them go .

Sentence 36

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At first Matilda could not believe her own eyes .

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At first Matilda could not believe her own eyes .

Sentence 37

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She had spent too many hours looking ahead , hoping and longing to catch even a glimpse of Dan and finding nothing but emptiness .

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She had spent too many hours looking ahead , hoping and longing to catch even a glimpse of Dan and finding nothing but emptiness .

Sentence 38

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And now she could see him , looking uncommon handsome , standing there beside Sally Jackson and her folks in front of their trail-worn wagon .

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And now she could see him , looking uncommon handsome , standing there beside Sally Jackson and her folks in front of their trail-worn wagon .

Sentence 39

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Seeing them waiting there at the foot of Emigrant Rock was so overwhelming that , for a good minute after they rounded the bend and started down the grade leading toward them , Matilda could not speak at all .

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Seeing them waiting there at the foot of Emigrant Rock was so overwhelming that , for a good minute after they rounded the bend and started down the grade leading toward them , Matilda could not speak at all .

Sentence 40

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Then , with a glory that almost wiped out the deep , downward sags in her careworn face , Matilda leaned over the wheel and shouted to Hez , who was stumbling along in the heat and the dust on the opposite side of the wagon `` Pa ! !

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Then , with a glory that almost wiped out the deep , downward sags in her careworn face , Matilda leaned over the wheel and shouted to Hez , who was stumbling along in the heat and the dust on the opposite side of the wagon `` Pa ! !

Sentence 41

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Pa ! !

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Pa ! !

Sentence 42

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I can see Dan .

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I can see Dan .

Sentence 43

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And he's with the Jacksons '' ! !

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And he's with the Jacksons '' ! !

Sentence 44

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`` What about Burnsides '' ? ?

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`` What about Burnsides '' ? ?

Sentence 45

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Hez asked , who still believed they'd have them to lick .

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Hez asked , who still believed they'd have them to lick .

Sentence 46

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`` They ain't even in sight '' ! !

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`` They ain't even in sight '' ! !

Sentence 47

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She replied .

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She replied .

Sentence 48

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By then Hez could see for himself , and so could the others .

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By then Hez could see for himself , and so could the others .

Sentence 49

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Soon they were all shouting greetings , exchanging smiles , and rejoicing to think that they were all back together again .

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Soon they were all shouting greetings , exchanging smiles , and rejoicing to think that they were all back together again .

Sentence 50

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But even a reunion as joyous as this one did not make a break in the routines of the day .

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But even a reunion as joyous as this one did not make a break in the routines of the day .

Sentence 51

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Nor could they stop and find out about all that had happened until they made circle , tended the cattle , tethered the horses , gathered fuel , carried water , and started their cooking fires .

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Nor could they stop and find out about all that had happened until they made circle , tended the cattle , tethered the horses , gathered fuel , carried water , and started their cooking fires .

Sentence 52

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Then , and only then , with the Jacksons and Dan as their true guests of honor , did the Harrows take time to catch up on the news .

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Then , and only then , with the Jacksons and Dan as their true guests of honor , did the Harrows take time to catch up on the news .

Sentence 53

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No sooner did they hear of Dan's injury than both Gran and Matilda went into immediate action .

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No sooner did they hear of Dan's injury than both Gran and Matilda went into immediate action .

Sentence 54

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The wound in his scalp was examined , pronounced healing , and well doctored with simples , before they dished up the victuals .

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The wound in his scalp was examined , pronounced healing , and well doctored with simples , before they dished up the victuals .

Sentence 55

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From then on , in keeping with the traditions they had followed since childhood , the whole group settled down to relish their food .

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From then on , in keeping with the traditions they had followed since childhood , the whole group settled down to relish their food .

Sentence 56

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Even Sally , in spite of her gaiety and obvious welcome , followed the old taboo of `` quitting the gab when wearing the nosebag '' .

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Even Sally , in spite of her gaiety and obvious welcome , followed the old taboo of `` quitting the gab when wearing the nosebag '' .

Sentence 57

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After their supper , the evening turned into a regular `` Hoe-Down '' .

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After their supper , the evening turned into a regular `` Hoe-Down '' .

Sentence 58

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Only , they carefully substituted old country folk dances for the Virginia Reels and square dances that were so popular among more worldly trains in the great westward migration .

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Only , they carefully substituted old country folk dances for the Virginia Reels and square dances that were so popular among more worldly trains in the great westward migration .

Sentence 59

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But with Bill O'Connor on the fiddle , and Gran Harrow exuberantly shouting `` Glory Be '' and `` Hallelujah '' above their united chant of the lilting old ballads , they played their quaint folk games with all the fervor and abandon of a real celebration .

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But with Bill O'Connor on the fiddle , and Gran Harrow exuberantly shouting `` Glory Be '' and `` Hallelujah '' above their united chant of the lilting old ballads , they played their quaint folk games with all the fervor and abandon of a real celebration .

Sentence 60

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`` Golly '' , Rod exclaimed to Harmony as he dutifully stood by her side among the ringed spectators , `` don't that fiddle make you wish the Bible didn't say us Baptists can't dance '' ? ?

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`` Golly '' , Rod exclaimed to Harmony as he dutifully stood by her side among the ringed spectators , `` don't that fiddle make you wish the Bible didn't say us Baptists can't dance '' ? ?

Sentence 61

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`` Nor Methodists , neither '' , she replied .

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`` Nor Methodists , neither '' , she replied .

Sentence 62

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`` Not that it matters to me , being this far along '' .

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`` Not that it matters to me , being this far along '' .

Sentence 63

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Rod gave her a warm pat on the shoulder before he replied .

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Rod gave her a warm pat on the shoulder before he replied .

Sentence 64

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`` Come spring , you'll be kicking up your heels and feeling coltish again too , gal '' .

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`` Come spring , you'll be kicking up your heels and feeling coltish again too , gal '' .

Sentence 65

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At these words of sympathy and understanding , Harmony said generously , `` I don't mind setting here along with Gran while you go out and join in the games '' .

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At these words of sympathy and understanding , Harmony said generously , `` I don't mind setting here along with Gran while you go out and join in the games '' .

Sentence 66

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Rod shifted his eager eyes from the milling group out in the circle long enough to reply , `` I ain't much of a hand for Dare-Base and Farmer-in-the-Dell , but I'd sure like to get in on the handhold and wrestles '' .

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Rod shifted his eager eyes from the milling group out in the circle long enough to reply , `` I ain't much of a hand for Dare-Base and Farmer-in-the-Dell , but I'd sure like to get in on the handhold and wrestles '' .

Sentence 67

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He looked down at his big hands and slowly flexed his long fingers .

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He looked down at his big hands and slowly flexed his long fingers .

Sentence 68

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`` Don't reckon there's nobody out there , 'cept maybe Dan , who can outgrip me , Harmony '' .

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`` Don't reckon there's nobody out there , 'cept maybe Dan , who can outgrip me , Harmony '' .

Sentence 69

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With Rod on his way and Matilda visiting with Mrs. Jackson while they searched out familiar names on the face of the cliff , Harmony settled on the edge of the grub box , to ease the pressure of her swollen body on her bone-weary legs , and worried about all that might have happened to Sally .

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With Rod on his way and Matilda visiting with Mrs. Jackson while they searched out familiar names on the face of the cliff , Harmony settled on the edge of the grub box , to ease the pressure of her swollen body on her bone-weary legs , and worried about all that might have happened to Sally .

Sentence 70

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And she was deeply thankful that she could see her now , out there in the midst of a gay , youthful circle , skipping and singing , `` Farmer in the dell , Farmer in the dell , Heigh-ho the dairy-oh , the farmer in the dell '' .

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And she was deeply thankful that she could see her now , out there in the midst of a gay , youthful circle , skipping and singing , `` Farmer in the dell , Farmer in the dell , Heigh-ho the dairy-oh , the farmer in the dell '' .

Sentence 71

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At the sight of Sally's happy face and carefree expression , Harmony's dark , brooding eyes quickly brightened with unshed tears .

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At the sight of Sally's happy face and carefree expression , Harmony's dark , brooding eyes quickly brightened with unshed tears .

Sentence 72

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She was glad , completely and unselfishly glad , to see that things were working out the right way for both Sally and Dan .

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She was glad , completely and unselfishly glad , to see that things were working out the right way for both Sally and Dan .

Sentence 73

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And she really tried to go a step further and say she hoped they'd be just as right as they now were for her and for Rod .

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And she really tried to go a step further and say she hoped they'd be just as right as they now were for her and for Rod .

Sentence 74

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But she couldn't , not yet .

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But she couldn't , not yet .

Sentence 75

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Not with the memory of her folks and the lost Conestoga still holding her close .

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Not with the memory of her folks and the lost Conestoga still holding her close .

Sentence 76

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Out in the center of the circle the farmer , who was Dan , wasted no time when they came to the line , `` The farmer choose his wife '' .

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Out in the center of the circle the farmer , who was Dan , wasted no time when they came to the line , `` The farmer choose his wife '' .

Sentence 77

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With a swift swoop of his big arms , he grabbed Sally out of the circle surrounding him , and then kissed her soundly before setting her down so she could stand by his side while they jointly chose the rest of their `` outfit '' .

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With a swift swoop of his big arms , he grabbed Sally out of the circle surrounding him , and then kissed her soundly before setting her down so she could stand by his side while they jointly chose the rest of their `` outfit '' .

Sentence 78

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Soon the child , the dog , the cat and even the cheese , all joined them out there in the circle .

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Soon the child , the dog , the cat and even the cheese , all joined them out there in the circle .

Sentence 79

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By now Harmony could see that most of the adults in the train were winded and resting , or else siphoned off from the games by the challenging lure of the great cliff towering above them .

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By now Harmony could see that most of the adults in the train were winded and resting , or else siphoned off from the games by the challenging lure of the great cliff towering above them .

Sentence 80

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No matter how many registry rocks they came to on this journey , each one exerted its own appeal .

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No matter how many registry rocks they came to on this journey , each one exerted its own appeal .

Sentence 81

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Even strange names seemed to make them feel closer to some kind of civilization when stumbled across out here in this wilderness .

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Even strange names seemed to make them feel closer to some kind of civilization when stumbled across out here in this wilderness .

Sentence 82

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Already a few hardy folk from their own train were zealously chipping away at the register rocks , leaving their own records along with those made by the earlier trains .

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Already a few hardy folk from their own train were zealously chipping away at the register rocks , leaving their own records along with those made by the earlier trains .

Sentence 83

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Soon she saw Rod and Hez moving over to join them .

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Soon she saw Rod and Hez moving over to join them .

Sentence 84

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No sooner were they through and the guards posted , than the whole camp turned in for a night of sound sleep .

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No sooner were they through and the guards posted , than the whole camp turned in for a night of sound sleep .

Sentence 85

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For Matilda , it was the first she had known in many a night .

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For Matilda , it was the first she had known in many a night .

Sentence 86

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Even the knowledge that she was losing another boy , as a mother always does when a marriage is made , did not prevent her from having the first carefree , dreamless sleep that she had known since they dropped down the canyon and into Bear Valley , way , way back there when they were crossing those other mountains .

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Even the knowledge that she was losing another boy , as a mother always does when a marriage is made , did not prevent her from having the first carefree , dreamless sleep that she had known since they dropped down the canyon and into Bear Valley , way , way back there when they were crossing those other mountains .

Sentence 87

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Next morning , they moved on again .

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Next morning , they moved on again .

Sentence 88

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`` My souls' a-gracious '' ! !

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`` My souls' a-gracious '' ! !

Sentence 89

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Gran Harrow exclaimed , watching their rippling muscles as Rod and Dan swung her up into the load .

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Gran Harrow exclaimed , watching their rippling muscles as Rod and Dan swung her up into the load .

Sentence 90

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`` A body would swear I floated right up here on a cloud '' ! !

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`` A body would swear I floated right up here on a cloud '' ! !

Sentence 91

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Rod and Dan released their holds on the arms of her hickory rocker and exchanged embarrassed grins .

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Rod and Dan released their holds on the arms of her hickory rocker and exchanged embarrassed grins .

Sentence 92

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`` Shucks , Gran '' , they said almost in unison .

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`` Shucks , Gran '' , they said almost in unison .

Sentence 93

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`` That wasn't nothing at all '' ! !

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`` That wasn't nothing at all '' ! !

Sentence 94

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Leaning forward in her chair , Gran nearsightedly scrutinized Dan's face .

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Leaning forward in her chair , Gran nearsightedly scrutinized Dan's face .

Sentence 95

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`` How's Sally like rubbin' agin that thar little ticklebrush ye're a-raising '' ? ?

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`` How's Sally like rubbin' agin that thar little ticklebrush ye're a-raising '' ? ?

Sentence 96

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`` Quit ragging him , Gran '' , Rod protested .

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`` Quit ragging him , Gran '' , Rod protested .

Sentence 97

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`` I ain't ragging him '' ! !

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`` I ain't ragging him '' ! !

Sentence 98

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Gran peered again at the week-old blond mustache shadowing Dan's upper lip .

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Gran peered again at the week-old blond mustache shadowing Dan's upper lip .

Sentence 99

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`` But honest-to-Betsy , I've seed more hair than that on a piece o' bacon '' .

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`` But honest-to-Betsy , I've seed more hair than that on a piece o' bacon '' .

Sentence 100

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The two tall brothers waited silently while their mother handed Gran her cold snack and water jug , placed the chamber pot beside her feet , and returned to her place at the front of the wagon with Alice .

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The two tall brothers waited silently while their mother handed Gran her cold snack and water jug , placed the chamber pot beside her feet , and returned to her place at the front of the wagon with Alice .

Sentence 101

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`` Rheumatics worse , Pa '' ? ?

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`` Rheumatics worse , Pa '' ? ?

Sentence 102

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Dan asked Hez , who had limped back from his team to hold the notched-stick chair braces in place while his boys swung up the tailgate and tied it tight at the ends .

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Dan asked Hez , who had limped back from his team to hold the notched-stick chair braces in place while his boys swung up the tailgate and tied it tight at the ends .

Sentence 103

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`` My right leg's stiff as a board this morning '' , he replied .

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`` My right leg's stiff as a board this morning '' , he replied .

Sentence 104

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`` But the sun'll fry it out'n me onct we git to rolling '' .

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`` But the sun'll fry it out'n me onct we git to rolling '' .

Sentence 105

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The three men stepped out to the side to wait for Captain Clemens' signal .

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The three men stepped out to the side to wait for Captain Clemens' signal .

Sentence 106

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Hez looked up at the high face of Emigrant Rock , official signboard for the Raft River turnoff , and gloated , `` Seems funny that them Burnsides never took time to leave their John-Henry up thar '' .

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Hez looked up at the high face of Emigrant Rock , official signboard for the Raft River turnoff , and gloated , `` Seems funny that them Burnsides never took time to leave their John-Henry up thar '' .

Sentence 107

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`` Wonder what made them hurry so '' , Rod drawled , giving Dan a sly wink .

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`` Wonder what made them hurry so '' , Rod drawled , giving Dan a sly wink .

Sentence 108

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Dan grinned , and changed the subject .

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Dan grinned , and changed the subject .

Sentence 109

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`` From now on , Sally and me and her folks aim to give you our turn when it comes up and fall in behind you and Rod's outfit '' .

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`` From now on , Sally and me and her folks aim to give you our turn when it comes up and fall in behind you and Rod's outfit '' .

Sentence 110

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`` Ain't no sense you eating our dust '' , Rod protested .

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`` Ain't no sense you eating our dust '' , Rod protested .

Sentence 111

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`` Sally and her ma want to trade off on account of Harmony being so far along '' , Dan explained .

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`` Sally and her ma want to trade off on account of Harmony being so far along '' , Dan explained .

Sentence 112

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`` Jackson recruited his critters , and him and me fixed up his wagon while we was waiting for you to catch up .

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`` Jackson recruited his critters , and him and me fixed up his wagon while we was waiting for you to catch up .

Sentence 113

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He's got the tightest running gear in the train now .

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He's got the tightest running gear in the train now .

Sentence 114

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Besides , 'tain't no more'n right for me to follow with my black oxen , so's I can unhook and pull up fast if either of you get in a pinch '' .

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Besides , 'tain't no more'n right for me to follow with my black oxen , so's I can unhook and pull up fast if either of you get in a pinch '' .

Sentence 115

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Captain Clemens' signal shot sent the men hurrying to their waiting teams .

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Captain Clemens' signal shot sent the men hurrying to their waiting teams .

Sentence 116

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`` Reckon ye're right , Dan '' , Hez called back over his shoulder .

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`` Reckon ye're right , Dan '' , Hez called back over his shoulder .

Sentence 117

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`` I'll shore be needing ye both on the pull out o' the canyon '' .

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`` I'll shore be needing ye both on the pull out o' the canyon '' .

Sentence 118

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Rod looked apprehensively ahead at the narrowing , precipice-walled gorge .

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Rod looked apprehensively ahead at the narrowing , precipice-walled gorge .

Sentence 119

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`` We'll double teams zigzagging up the mountain , Harmony '' , he spoke reassuringly , concerned by the pinched look around her mouth .

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`` We'll double teams zigzagging up the mountain , Harmony '' , he spoke reassuringly , concerned by the pinched look around her mouth .

Sentence 120

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`` Like enough we'll all be up on top by sundown '' .

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`` Like enough we'll all be up on top by sundown '' .

Sentence 121

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Out of the corner of his eye , he could see his father's wheels beginning to turn .

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Out of the corner of his eye , he could see his father's wheels beginning to turn .

Sentence 122

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Before Harmony had a chance to reply , Rod cracked his long whip over his thin oxen's backs .

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Before Harmony had a chance to reply , Rod cracked his long whip over his thin oxen's backs .