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Black Jack

Chapter XXIV

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Looking back, he could understand everything easily.
The horse was the main objective of Pollard.
He had won the money so as to tempt Terry to gamble with the value of the blood-bay.
But by fair means or foul he intended to have El Sangre.
And now, the moment his men were in place, a change came over Pollard.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Black Jack

Chapter XXIV

Reading 1/45 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Looking back, he could understand everything easily.
Line 2
The horse was the main objective of Pollard.
Line 3
He had won the money so as to tempt Terry to gamble with the value of the blood-bay.
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But by fair means or foul he intended to have El Sangre.
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And now, the moment his men were in place, a change came over Pollard.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “Looking back, he could understand everything easily.”

Everything pronoun US /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “Looking back, he could understand everything easily.”

Fair noun US /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But by fair means or foul he intended to have El Sangre.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “But by fair means or foul he intended to have El Sangre.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “And now, the moment his men were in place, a change came over Pollard.”

Understand noun US /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Looking back, he could understand everything easily.”

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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 And now, the moment his men were in place, a change came over Pollard.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading And now, the moment his men were in place, a change came over Pollard.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He had won the money so as to tempt Terry to gamble with the value of the blood-bay.

back

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From this reading Looking back, he could understand everything easily.

blood-bay

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From this reading He had won the money so as to tempt Terry to gamble with the value of the blood-bay.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But by fair means or foul he intended to have El Sangre.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading But by fair means or foul he intended to have El Sangre.

came

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From this reading And now, the moment his men were in place, a change came over Pollard.

change

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From this reading And now, the moment his men were in place, a change came over Pollard.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Looking back, he could understand everything easily.

easily

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From this reading Looking back, he could understand everything easily.

El

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From this reading But by fair means or foul he intended to have El Sangre.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading Looking back, he could understand everything easily.

fairnounUS /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But by fair means or foul he intended to have El Sangre.

foul

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From this reading But by fair means or foul he intended to have El Sangre.

gamble

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From this reading He had won the money so as to tempt Terry to gamble with the value of the blood-bay.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He had won the money so as to tempt Terry to gamble with the value of the blood-bay.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading But by fair means or foul he intended to have El Sangre.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Looking back, he could understand everything easily.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading And now, the moment his men were in place, a change came over Pollard.

horse

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From this reading The horse was the main objective of Pollard.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading And now, the moment his men were in place, a change came over Pollard.

intended

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From this reading But by fair means or foul he intended to have El Sangre.

Looking

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From this reading Looking back, he could understand everything easily.

main

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From this reading The horse was the main objective of Pollard.

means

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From this reading But by fair means or foul he intended to have El Sangre.

men

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From this reading And now, the moment his men were in place, a change came over Pollard.

moment

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From this reading And now, the moment his men were in place, a change came over Pollard.

money

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From this reading He had won the money so as to tempt Terry to gamble with the value of the blood-bay.

now

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From this reading And now, the moment his men were in place, a change came over Pollard.

objective

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From this reading The horse was the main objective of Pollard.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The horse was the main objective of Pollard.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading But by fair means or foul he intended to have El Sangre.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading And now, the moment his men were in place, a change came over Pollard.

place

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From this reading And now, the moment his men were in place, a change came over Pollard.

Pollard

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From this reading The horse was the main objective of Pollard.

Sangre

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From this reading But by fair means or foul he intended to have El Sangre.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He had won the money so as to tempt Terry to gamble with the value of the blood-bay.

tempt

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From this reading He had won the money so as to tempt Terry to gamble with the value of the blood-bay.

Terry

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From this reading He had won the money so as to tempt Terry to gamble with the value of the blood-bay.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The horse was the main objective of Pollard.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading He had won the money so as to tempt Terry to gamble with the value of the blood-bay.

understandnounUS /understand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Looking back, he could understand everything easily.

value

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From this reading He had won the money so as to tempt Terry to gamble with the value of the blood-bay.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The horse was the main objective of Pollard.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading And now, the moment his men were in place, a change came over Pollard.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading He had won the money so as to tempt Terry to gamble with the value of the blood-bay.

won

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From this reading He had won the money so as to tempt Terry to gamble with the value of the blood-bay.