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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They were like a line ball at billiards which cannot be played at, and there was nothing "to go out for" by any of the players in this double match.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sometimes a steeple-chase, "five-sovereigns stakes, with fifty or a hundred added," forms a speculation for the rich; with a farmer's class-race for twenty pounds, without any stakes, for horses _bona fide_ the property, etc.
all
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From this reading But occasionally something "comes off," in even the most remote locality, which creates some previous excitement, and forms the subject of conversation in all ranks.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were like a line ball at billiards which cannot be played at, and there was nothing "to go out for" by any of the players in this double match.
any
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From this reading They were like a line ball at billiards which cannot be played at, and there was nothing "to go out for" by any of the players in this double match.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They were like a line ball at billiards which cannot be played at, and there was nothing "to go out for" by any of the players in this double match.
ball
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From this reading They were like a line ball at billiards which cannot be played at, and there was nothing "to go out for" by any of the players in this double match.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They were like a line ball at billiards which cannot be played at, and there was nothing "to go out for" by any of the players in this double match.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading A great cricket-match once "came off" not very far from the locality of our story, when Major W--n lived at Mount Campbell, between the officers of the garrison at Boyle and a local club.
billiards
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From this reading They were like a line ball at billiards which cannot be played at, and there was nothing "to go out for" by any of the players in this double match.
bona
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From this reading Sometimes a steeple-chase, "five-sovereigns stakes, with fifty or a hundred added," forms a speculation for the rich; with a farmer's class-race for twenty pounds, without any stakes, for horses _bona fide_ the property, etc.
Boyle
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From this reading A great cricket-match once "came off" not very far from the locality of our story, when Major W--n lived at Mount Campbell, between the officers of the garrison at Boyle and a local club.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But occasionally something "comes off," in even the most remote locality, which creates some previous excitement, and forms the subject of conversation in all ranks.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were like a line ball at billiards which cannot be played at, and there was nothing "to go out for" by any of the players in this double match.
came
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From this reading A great cricket-match once "came off" not very far from the locality of our story, when Major W--n lived at Mount Campbell, between the officers of the garrison at Boyle and a local club.
Campbell
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From this reading A great cricket-match once "came off" not very far from the locality of our story, when Major W--n lived at Mount Campbell, between the officers of the garrison at Boyle and a local club.
cannot
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From this reading They were like a line ball at billiards which cannot be played at, and there was nothing "to go out for" by any of the players in this double match.
class-race
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From this reading Sometimes a steeple-chase, "five-sovereigns stakes, with fifty or a hundred added," forms a speculation for the rich; with a farmer's class-race for twenty pounds, without any stakes, for horses _bona fide_ the property, etc.
club
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From this reading A great cricket-match once "came off" not very far from the locality of our story, when Major W--n lived at Mount Campbell, between the officers of the garrison at Boyle and a local club.
comes
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From this reading But occasionally something "comes off," in even the most remote locality, which creates some previous excitement, and forms the subject of conversation in all ranks.
conversation
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From this reading But occasionally something "comes off," in even the most remote locality, which creates some previous excitement, and forms the subject of conversation in all ranks.
creates
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From this reading But occasionally something "comes off," in even the most remote locality, which creates some previous excitement, and forms the subject of conversation in all ranks.
cricket-match
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From this reading A great cricket-match once "came off" not very far from the locality of our story, when Major W--n lived at Mount Campbell, between the officers of the garrison at Boyle and a local club.
double
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From this reading They were like a line ball at billiards which cannot be played at, and there was nothing "to go out for" by any of the players in this double match.
etc
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From this reading Sometimes a steeple-chase, "five-sovereigns stakes, with fifty or a hundred added," forms a speculation for the rich; with a farmer's class-race for twenty pounds, without any stakes, for horses _bona fide_ the property, etc.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But occasionally something "comes off," in even the most remote locality, which creates some previous excitement, and forms the subject of conversation in all ranks.
excitement
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From this reading But occasionally something "comes off," in even the most remote locality, which creates some previous excitement, and forms the subject of conversation in all ranks.
far
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From this reading A great cricket-match once "came off" not very far from the locality of our story, when Major W--n lived at Mount Campbell, between the officers of the garrison at Boyle and a local club.
farmer's
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From this reading Sometimes a steeple-chase, "five-sovereigns stakes, with fifty or a hundred added," forms a speculation for the rich; with a farmer's class-race for twenty pounds, without any stakes, for horses _bona fide_ the property, etc.
fide
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From this reading Sometimes a steeple-chase, "five-sovereigns stakes, with fifty or a hundred added," forms a speculation for the rich; with a farmer's class-race for twenty pounds, without any stakes, for horses _bona fide_ the property, etc.
fifty
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From this reading Sometimes a steeple-chase, "five-sovereigns stakes, with fifty or a hundred added," forms a speculation for the rich; with a farmer's class-race for twenty pounds, without any stakes, for horses _bona fide_ the property, etc.
five-sovereigns
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From this reading Sometimes a steeple-chase, "five-sovereigns stakes, with fifty or a hundred added," forms a speculation for the rich; with a farmer's class-race for twenty pounds, without any stakes, for horses _bona fide_ the property, etc.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were like a line ball at billiards which cannot be played at, and there was nothing "to go out for" by any of the players in this double match.
forms
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From this reading But occasionally something "comes off," in even the most remote locality, which creates some previous excitement, and forms the subject of conversation in all ranks.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A great cricket-match once "came off" not very far from the locality of our story, when Major W--n lived at Mount Campbell, between the officers of the garrison at Boyle and a local club.
garrisonnounUS /ˈɡærəsən/
a group stationed to defend a place
From this reading A great cricket-match once "came off" not very far from the locality of our story, when Major W--n lived at Mount Campbell, between the officers of the garrison at Boyle and a local club.
go
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From this reading They were like a line ball at billiards which cannot be played at, and there was nothing "to go out for" by any of the players in this double match.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A great cricket-match once "came off" not very far from the locality of our story, when Major W--n lived at Mount Campbell, between the officers of the garrison at Boyle and a local club.
horses
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From this reading Sometimes a steeple-chase, "five-sovereigns stakes, with fifty or a hundred added," forms a speculation for the rich; with a farmer's class-race for twenty pounds, without any stakes, for horses _bona fide_ the property, etc.
hundred
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From this reading Sometimes a steeple-chase, "five-sovereigns stakes, with fifty or a hundred added," forms a speculation for the rich; with a farmer's class-race for twenty pounds, without any stakes, for horses _bona fide_ the property, etc.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were like a line ball at billiards which cannot be played at, and there was nothing "to go out for" by any of the players in this double match.
like
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From this reading They were like a line ball at billiards which cannot be played at, and there was nothing "to go out for" by any of the players in this double match.
line
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From this reading They were like a line ball at billiards which cannot be played at, and there was nothing "to go out for" by any of the players in this double match.
lived
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From this reading A great cricket-match once "came off" not very far from the locality of our story, when Major W--n lived at Mount Campbell, between the officers of the garrison at Boyle and a local club.
local
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From this reading A great cricket-match once "came off" not very far from the locality of our story, when Major W--n lived at Mount Campbell, between the officers of the garrison at Boyle and a local club.
locality
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From this reading But occasionally something "comes off," in even the most remote locality, which creates some previous excitement, and forms the subject of conversation in all ranks.
lying
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From this reading Matters were now lying quiet.
Major
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From this reading A great cricket-match once "came off" not very far from the locality of our story, when Major W--n lived at Mount Campbell, between the officers of the garrison at Boyle and a local club.
match
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From this reading They were like a line ball at billiards which cannot be played at, and there was nothing "to go out for" by any of the players in this double match.
Matters
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From this reading Matters were now lying quiet.
most
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From this reading But occasionally something "comes off," in even the most remote locality, which creates some previous excitement, and forms the subject of conversation in all ranks.
Mount
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From this reading A great cricket-match once "came off" not very far from the locality of our story, when Major W--n lived at Mount Campbell, between the officers of the garrison at Boyle and a local club.
n
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From this reading A great cricket-match once "came off" not very far from the locality of our story, when Major W--n lived at Mount Campbell, between the officers of the garrison at Boyle and a local club.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A great cricket-match once "came off" not very far from the locality of our story, when Major W--n lived at Mount Campbell, between the officers of the garrison at Boyle and a local club.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading They were like a line ball at billiards which cannot be played at, and there was nothing "to go out for" by any of the players in this double match.
now
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From this reading Matters were now lying quiet.
occasionally
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From this reading But occasionally something "comes off," in even the most remote locality, which creates some previous excitement, and forms the subject of conversation in all ranks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They were like a line ball at billiards which cannot be played at, and there was nothing "to go out for" by any of the players in this double match.
off
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From this reading But occasionally something "comes off," in even the most remote locality, which creates some previous excitement, and forms the subject of conversation in all ranks.
officers
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From this reading A great cricket-match once "came off" not very far from the locality of our story, when Major W--n lived at Mount Campbell, between the officers of the garrison at Boyle and a local club.
once
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From this reading A great cricket-match once "came off" not very far from the locality of our story, when Major W--n lived at Mount Campbell, between the officers of the garrison at Boyle and a local club.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Sometimes a steeple-chase, "five-sovereigns stakes, with fifty or a hundred added," forms a speculation for the rich; with a farmer's class-race for twenty pounds, without any stakes, for horses _bona fide_ the property, etc.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A great cricket-match once "came off" not very far from the locality of our story, when Major W--n lived at Mount Campbell, between the officers of the garrison at Boyle and a local club.
out
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From this reading They were like a line ball at billiards which cannot be played at, and there was nothing "to go out for" by any of the players in this double match.
played
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From this reading They were like a line ball at billiards which cannot be played at, and there was nothing "to go out for" by any of the players in this double match.
players
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From this reading They were like a line ball at billiards which cannot be played at, and there was nothing "to go out for" by any of the players in this double match.
pounds
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From this reading Sometimes a steeple-chase, "five-sovereigns stakes, with fifty or a hundred added," forms a speculation for the rich; with a farmer's class-race for twenty pounds, without any stakes, for horses _bona fide_ the property, etc.
previous
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From this reading But occasionally something "comes off," in even the most remote locality, which creates some previous excitement, and forms the subject of conversation in all ranks.
property
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From this reading Sometimes a steeple-chase, "five-sovereigns stakes, with fifty or a hundred added," forms a speculation for the rich; with a farmer's class-race for twenty pounds, without any stakes, for horses _bona fide_ the property, etc.
quiet
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From this reading Matters were now lying quiet.
ranks
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From this reading But occasionally something "comes off," in even the most remote locality, which creates some previous excitement, and forms the subject of conversation in all ranks.
remote
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From this reading But occasionally something "comes off," in even the most remote locality, which creates some previous excitement, and forms the subject of conversation in all ranks.
rich
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From this reading Sometimes a steeple-chase, "five-sovereigns stakes, with fifty or a hundred added," forms a speculation for the rich; with a farmer's class-race for twenty pounds, without any stakes, for horses _bona fide_ the property, etc.
some
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From this reading But occasionally something "comes off," in even the most remote locality, which creates some previous excitement, and forms the subject of conversation in all ranks.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But occasionally something "comes off," in even the most remote locality, which creates some previous excitement, and forms the subject of conversation in all ranks.
Sometimes
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From this reading Sometimes a steeple-chase, "five-sovereigns stakes, with fifty or a hundred added," forms a speculation for the rich; with a farmer's class-race for twenty pounds, without any stakes, for horses _bona fide_ the property, etc.
speculation
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From this reading Sometimes a steeple-chase, "five-sovereigns stakes, with fifty or a hundred added," forms a speculation for the rich; with a farmer's class-race for twenty pounds, without any stakes, for horses _bona fide_ the property, etc.
stakes
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From this reading Sometimes a steeple-chase, "five-sovereigns stakes, with fifty or a hundred added," forms a speculation for the rich; with a farmer's class-race for twenty pounds, without any stakes, for horses _bona fide_ the property, etc.
steeple-chase
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From this reading Sometimes a steeple-chase, "five-sovereigns stakes, with fifty or a hundred added," forms a speculation for the rich; with a farmer's class-race for twenty pounds, without any stakes, for horses _bona fide_ the property, etc.
story
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From this reading A great cricket-match once "came off" not very far from the locality of our story, when Major W--n lived at Mount Campbell, between the officers of the garrison at Boyle and a local club.
subject
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From this reading But occasionally something "comes off," in even the most remote locality, which creates some previous excitement, and forms the subject of conversation in all ranks.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were like a line ball at billiards which cannot be played at, and there was nothing "to go out for" by any of the players in this double match.
there
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From this reading They were like a line ball at billiards which cannot be played at, and there was nothing "to go out for" by any of the players in this double match.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were like a line ball at billiards which cannot be played at, and there was nothing "to go out for" by any of the players in this double match.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading They were like a line ball at billiards which cannot be played at, and there was nothing "to go out for" by any of the players in this double match.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were like a line ball at billiards which cannot be played at, and there was nothing "to go out for" by any of the players in this double match.
twenty
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From this reading Sometimes a steeple-chase, "five-sovereigns stakes, with fifty or a hundred added," forms a speculation for the rich; with a farmer's class-race for twenty pounds, without any stakes, for horses _bona fide_ the property, etc.
very
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From this reading A great cricket-match once "came off" not very far from the locality of our story, when Major W--n lived at Mount Campbell, between the officers of the garrison at Boyle and a local club.
W
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From this reading A great cricket-match once "came off" not very far from the locality of our story, when Major W--n lived at Mount Campbell, between the officers of the garrison at Boyle and a local club.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They were like a line ball at billiards which cannot be played at, and there was nothing "to go out for" by any of the players in this double match.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Matters were now lying quiet.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A great cricket-match once "came off" not very far from the locality of our story, when Major W--n lived at Mount Campbell, between the officers of the garrison at Boyle and a local club.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They were like a line ball at billiards which cannot be played at, and there was nothing "to go out for" by any of the players in this double match.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sometimes a steeple-chase, "five-sovereigns stakes, with fifty or a hundred added," forms a speculation for the rich; with a farmer's class-race for twenty pounds, without any stakes, for horses _bona fide_ the property, etc.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Sometimes a steeple-chase, "five-sovereigns stakes, with fifty or a hundred added," forms a speculation for the rich; with a farmer's class-race for twenty pounds, without any stakes, for horses _bona fide_ the property, etc.
