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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 The temporary stable, a wooden shed, had been put up close to the race course, and there his mare was to have been taken the previous day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The temporary stable, a wooden shed, had been put up close to the race course, and there his mare was to have been taken the previous day.
arrived
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From this reading During the last few days he had not ridden her out for exercise himself, but had put her in the charge of the trainer, and so now he positively did not know in what condition his mare had arrived yesterday and was today.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The temporary stable, a wooden shed, had been put up close to the race course, and there his mare was to have been taken the previous day.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading A dry-looking Englishman, in high boots and a short jacket, clean-shaven, except for a tuft below his chin, came to meet him, walking with the uncouth gait of jockey, turning his elbows out and swaying from side to side.
boots
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From this reading A dry-looking Englishman, in high boots and a short jacket, clean-shaven, except for a tuft below his chin, came to meet him, walking with the uncouth gait of jockey, turning his elbows out and swaying from side to side.
boy
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From this reading He had scarcely got out of his carriage when his groom, the so-called “stable boy,” recognizing the carriage some way off, called the trainer.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading During the last few days he had not ridden her out for exercise himself, but had put her in the charge of the trainer, and so now he positively did not know in what condition his mare had arrived yesterday and was today.
called
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From this reading He had scarcely got out of his carriage when his groom, the so-called “stable boy,” recognizing the carriage some way off, called the trainer.
came
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From this reading A dry-looking Englishman, in high boots and a short jacket, clean-shaven, except for a tuft below his chin, came to meet him, walking with the uncouth gait of jockey, turning his elbows out and swaying from side to side.
carriage
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From this reading He had scarcely got out of his carriage when his groom, the so-called “stable boy,” recognizing the carriage some way off, called the trainer.
charge
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From this reading During the last few days he had not ridden her out for exercise himself, but had put her in the charge of the trainer, and so now he positively did not know in what condition his mare had arrived yesterday and was today.
chin
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From this reading A dry-looking Englishman, in high boots and a short jacket, clean-shaven, except for a tuft below his chin, came to meet him, walking with the uncouth gait of jockey, turning his elbows out and swaying from side to side.
clean-shaven
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From this reading A dry-looking Englishman, in high boots and a short jacket, clean-shaven, except for a tuft below his chin, came to meet him, walking with the uncouth gait of jockey, turning his elbows out and swaying from side to side.
close
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From this reading The temporary stable, a wooden shed, had been put up close to the race course, and there his mare was to have been taken the previous day.
condition
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From this reading During the last few days he had not ridden her out for exercise himself, but had put her in the charge of the trainer, and so now he positively did not know in what condition his mare had arrived yesterday and was today.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The temporary stable, a wooden shed, had been put up close to the race course, and there his mare was to have been taken the previous day.
day
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From this reading The temporary stable, a wooden shed, had been put up close to the race course, and there his mare was to have been taken the previous day.
days
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From this reading During the last few days he had not ridden her out for exercise himself, but had put her in the charge of the trainer, and so now he positively did not know in what condition his mare had arrived yesterday and was today.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading During the last few days he had not ridden her out for exercise himself, but had put her in the charge of the trainer, and so now he positively did not know in what condition his mare had arrived yesterday and was today.
dry-looking
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From this reading A dry-looking Englishman, in high boots and a short jacket, clean-shaven, except for a tuft below his chin, came to meet him, walking with the uncouth gait of jockey, turning his elbows out and swaying from side to side.
DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the last few days he had not ridden her out for exercise himself, but had put her in the charge of the trainer, and so now he positively did not know in what condition his mare had arrived yesterday and was today.
elbows
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From this reading A dry-looking Englishman, in high boots and a short jacket, clean-shaven, except for a tuft below his chin, came to meet him, walking with the uncouth gait of jockey, turning his elbows out and swaying from side to side.
Englishman
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From this reading A dry-looking Englishman, in high boots and a short jacket, clean-shaven, except for a tuft below his chin, came to meet him, walking with the uncouth gait of jockey, turning his elbows out and swaying from side to side.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading A dry-looking Englishman, in high boots and a short jacket, clean-shaven, except for a tuft below his chin, came to meet him, walking with the uncouth gait of jockey, turning his elbows out and swaying from side to side.
exercise
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From this reading During the last few days he had not ridden her out for exercise himself, but had put her in the charge of the trainer, and so now he positively did not know in what condition his mare had arrived yesterday and was today.
few
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From this reading During the last few days he had not ridden her out for exercise himself, but had put her in the charge of the trainer, and so now he positively did not know in what condition his mare had arrived yesterday and was today.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading During the last few days he had not ridden her out for exercise himself, but had put her in the charge of the trainer, and so now he positively did not know in what condition his mare had arrived yesterday and was today.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A dry-looking Englishman, in high boots and a short jacket, clean-shaven, except for a tuft below his chin, came to meet him, walking with the uncouth gait of jockey, turning his elbows out and swaying from side to side.
gait
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From this reading A dry-looking Englishman, in high boots and a short jacket, clean-shaven, except for a tuft below his chin, came to meet him, walking with the uncouth gait of jockey, turning his elbows out and swaying from side to side.
got
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From this reading He had scarcely got out of his carriage when his groom, the so-called “stable boy,” recognizing the carriage some way off, called the trainer.
groom
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From this reading He had scarcely got out of his carriage when his groom, the so-called “stable boy,” recognizing the carriage some way off, called the trainer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The temporary stable, a wooden shed, had been put up close to the race course, and there his mare was to have been taken the previous day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The temporary stable, a wooden shed, had been put up close to the race course, and there his mare was to have been taken the previous day.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not yet seen her there.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had not yet seen her there.
high
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From this reading A dry-looking Englishman, in high boots and a short jacket, clean-shaven, except for a tuft below his chin, came to meet him, walking with the uncouth gait of jockey, turning his elbows out and swaying from side to side.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A dry-looking Englishman, in high boots and a short jacket, clean-shaven, except for a tuft below his chin, came to meet him, walking with the uncouth gait of jockey, turning his elbows out and swaying from side to side.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading During the last few days he had not ridden her out for exercise himself, but had put her in the charge of the trainer, and so now he positively did not know in what condition his mare had arrived yesterday and was today.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The temporary stable, a wooden shed, had been put up close to the race course, and there his mare was to have been taken the previous day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading During the last few days he had not ridden her out for exercise himself, but had put her in the charge of the trainer, and so now he positively did not know in what condition his mare had arrived yesterday and was today.
jacket
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From this reading A dry-looking Englishman, in high boots and a short jacket, clean-shaven, except for a tuft below his chin, came to meet him, walking with the uncouth gait of jockey, turning his elbows out and swaying from side to side.
jockey
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From this reading A dry-looking Englishman, in high boots and a short jacket, clean-shaven, except for a tuft below his chin, came to meet him, walking with the uncouth gait of jockey, turning his elbows out and swaying from side to side.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the last few days he had not ridden her out for exercise himself, but had put her in the charge of the trainer, and so now he positively did not know in what condition his mare had arrived yesterday and was today.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading During the last few days he had not ridden her out for exercise himself, but had put her in the charge of the trainer, and so now he positively did not know in what condition his mare had arrived yesterday and was today.
mare
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From this reading The temporary stable, a wooden shed, had been put up close to the race course, and there his mare was to have been taken the previous day.
meet
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From this reading A dry-looking Englishman, in high boots and a short jacket, clean-shaven, except for a tuft below his chin, came to meet him, walking with the uncouth gait of jockey, turning his elbows out and swaying from side to side.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not yet seen her there.
now
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From this reading During the last few days he had not ridden her out for exercise himself, but had put her in the charge of the trainer, and so now he positively did not know in what condition his mare had arrived yesterday and was today.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the last few days he had not ridden her out for exercise himself, but had put her in the charge of the trainer, and so now he positively did not know in what condition his mare had arrived yesterday and was today.
off
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From this reading He had scarcely got out of his carriage when his groom, the so-called “stable boy,” recognizing the carriage some way off, called the trainer.
out
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From this reading During the last few days he had not ridden her out for exercise himself, but had put her in the charge of the trainer, and so now he positively did not know in what condition his mare had arrived yesterday and was today.
positively
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From this reading During the last few days he had not ridden her out for exercise himself, but had put her in the charge of the trainer, and so now he positively did not know in what condition his mare had arrived yesterday and was today.
previous
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From this reading The temporary stable, a wooden shed, had been put up close to the race course, and there his mare was to have been taken the previous day.
put
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From this reading The temporary stable, a wooden shed, had been put up close to the race course, and there his mare was to have been taken the previous day.
race
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From this reading The temporary stable, a wooden shed, had been put up close to the race course, and there his mare was to have been taken the previous day.
recognizing
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From this reading He had scarcely got out of his carriage when his groom, the so-called “stable boy,” recognizing the carriage some way off, called the trainer.
ridden
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From this reading During the last few days he had not ridden her out for exercise himself, but had put her in the charge of the trainer, and so now he positively did not know in what condition his mare had arrived yesterday and was today.
scarcely
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From this reading He had scarcely got out of his carriage when his groom, the so-called “stable boy,” recognizing the carriage some way off, called the trainer.
seen
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From this reading He had not yet seen her there.
shed
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From this reading The temporary stable, a wooden shed, had been put up close to the race course, and there his mare was to have been taken the previous day.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading A dry-looking Englishman, in high boots and a short jacket, clean-shaven, except for a tuft below his chin, came to meet him, walking with the uncouth gait of jockey, turning his elbows out and swaying from side to side.
side
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From this reading A dry-looking Englishman, in high boots and a short jacket, clean-shaven, except for a tuft below his chin, came to meet him, walking with the uncouth gait of jockey, turning his elbows out and swaying from side to side.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading During the last few days he had not ridden her out for exercise himself, but had put her in the charge of the trainer, and so now he positively did not know in what condition his mare had arrived yesterday and was today.
so-called
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From this reading He had scarcely got out of his carriage when his groom, the so-called “stable boy,” recognizing the carriage some way off, called the trainer.
some
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From this reading He had scarcely got out of his carriage when his groom, the so-called “stable boy,” recognizing the carriage some way off, called the trainer.
stable
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From this reading The temporary stable, a wooden shed, had been put up close to the race course, and there his mare was to have been taken the previous day.
swaying
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From this reading A dry-looking Englishman, in high boots and a short jacket, clean-shaven, except for a tuft below his chin, came to meet him, walking with the uncouth gait of jockey, turning his elbows out and swaying from side to side.
taken
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From this reading The temporary stable, a wooden shed, had been put up close to the race course, and there his mare was to have been taken the previous day.
temporary
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From this reading The temporary stable, a wooden shed, had been put up close to the race course, and there his mare was to have been taken the previous day.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The temporary stable, a wooden shed, had been put up close to the race course, and there his mare was to have been taken the previous day.
there
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From this reading The temporary stable, a wooden shed, had been put up close to the race course, and there his mare was to have been taken the previous day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The temporary stable, a wooden shed, had been put up close to the race course, and there his mare was to have been taken the previous day.
today
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From this reading During the last few days he had not ridden her out for exercise himself, but had put her in the charge of the trainer, and so now he positively did not know in what condition his mare had arrived yesterday and was today.
trainer
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From this reading During the last few days he had not ridden her out for exercise himself, but had put her in the charge of the trainer, and so now he positively did not know in what condition his mare had arrived yesterday and was today.
tuft
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From this reading A dry-looking Englishman, in high boots and a short jacket, clean-shaven, except for a tuft below his chin, came to meet him, walking with the uncouth gait of jockey, turning his elbows out and swaying from side to side.
turning
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From this reading A dry-looking Englishman, in high boots and a short jacket, clean-shaven, except for a tuft below his chin, came to meet him, walking with the uncouth gait of jockey, turning his elbows out and swaying from side to side.
uncouth
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From this reading A dry-looking Englishman, in high boots and a short jacket, clean-shaven, except for a tuft below his chin, came to meet him, walking with the uncouth gait of jockey, turning his elbows out and swaying from side to side.
up
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From this reading The temporary stable, a wooden shed, had been put up close to the race course, and there his mare was to have been taken the previous day.
walking
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From this reading A dry-looking Englishman, in high boots and a short jacket, clean-shaven, except for a tuft below his chin, came to meet him, walking with the uncouth gait of jockey, turning his elbows out and swaying from side to side.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The temporary stable, a wooden shed, had been put up close to the race course, and there his mare was to have been taken the previous day.
way
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From this reading He had scarcely got out of his carriage when his groom, the so-called “stable boy,” recognizing the carriage some way off, called the trainer.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading During the last few days he had not ridden her out for exercise himself, but had put her in the charge of the trainer, and so now he positively did not know in what condition his mare had arrived yesterday and was today.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had scarcely got out of his carriage when his groom, the so-called “stable boy,” recognizing the carriage some way off, called the trainer.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A dry-looking Englishman, in high boots and a short jacket, clean-shaven, except for a tuft below his chin, came to meet him, walking with the uncouth gait of jockey, turning his elbows out and swaying from side to side.
wooden
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From this reading The temporary stable, a wooden shed, had been put up close to the race course, and there his mare was to have been taken the previous day.
yesterday
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From this reading During the last few days he had not ridden her out for exercise himself, but had put her in the charge of the trainer, and so now he positively did not know in what condition his mare had arrived yesterday and was today.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He had not yet seen her there.
