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1908
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 It was the afternoon before the closing day of the spring meeting of the old Jockey Club that so many people know.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The next day was to be the greatest ever known on that course; the Spring Meeting was to go out in a blaze of glory.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As to this everybody in sight this spring afternoon was agreed; and the motley crowd that a little before sunset stood clustered within the big white-painted gate of the grounds about the Jockey Club race-stables rarely agreed as to anything.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 It was the afternoon before the closing day of the spring meeting of the old Jockey Club that so many people know.
agreed
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From this reading As to this everybody in sight this spring afternoon was agreed; and the motley crowd that a little before sunset stood clustered within the big white-painted gate of the grounds about the Jockey Club race-stables rarely agreed as to anything.
all
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From this reading On this one subject they all agreed, always.
always
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From this reading On this one subject they all agreed, always.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As to this everybody in sight this spring afternoon was agreed; and the motley crowd that a little before sunset stood clustered within the big white-painted gate of the grounds about the Jockey Club race-stables rarely agreed as to anything.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading As to this everybody in sight this spring afternoon was agreed; and the motley crowd that a little before sunset stood clustered within the big white-painted gate of the grounds about the Jockey Club race-stables rarely agreed as to anything.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As to this everybody in sight this spring afternoon was agreed; and the motley crowd that a little before sunset stood clustered within the big white-painted gate of the grounds about the Jockey Club race-stables rarely agreed as to anything.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The next day was to be the greatest ever known on that course; the Spring Meeting was to go out in a blaze of glory.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 It was the afternoon before the closing day of the spring meeting of the old Jockey Club that so many people know.
big
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From this reading As to this everybody in sight this spring afternoon was agreed; and the motley crowd that a little before sunset stood clustered within the big white-painted gate of the grounds about the Jockey Club race-stables rarely agreed as to anything.
blaze
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From this reading The next day was to be the greatest ever known on that course; the Spring Meeting was to go out in a blaze of glory.
blister
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From this reading From the existence of the Deity to the effect of a blister on a windgall, through the whole range of stable-thought and horse-talk, there was no subject, speaking generally, on which that mongrel population agreed, except, of course, on one thing--the universal desirability of whiskey.
Charles
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 It was the afternoon before the closing day of the spring meeting of the old Jockey Club that so many people know.
closing
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 It was the afternoon before the closing day of the spring meeting of the old Jockey Club that so many people know.
Club
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 It was the afternoon before the closing day of the spring meeting of the old Jockey Club that so many people know.
clustered
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From this reading As to this everybody in sight this spring afternoon was agreed; and the motley crowd that a little before sunset stood clustered within the big white-painted gate of the grounds about the Jockey Club race-stables rarely agreed as to anything.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day was to be the greatest ever known on that course; the Spring Meeting was to go out in a blaze of glory.
crowd
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From this reading As to this everybody in sight this spring afternoon was agreed; and the motley crowd that a little before sunset stood clustered within the big white-painted gate of the grounds about the Jockey Club race-stables rarely agreed as to anything.
day
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 It was the afternoon before the closing day of the spring meeting of the old Jockey Club that so many people know.
Deity
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From this reading From the existence of the Deity to the effect of a blister on a windgall, through the whole range of stable-thought and horse-talk, there was no subject, speaking generally, on which that mongrel population agreed, except, of course, on one thing--the universal desirability of whiskey.
desirability
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From this reading From the existence of the Deity to the effect of a blister on a windgall, through the whole range of stable-thought and horse-talk, there was no subject, speaking generally, on which that mongrel population agreed, except, of course, on one thing--the universal desirability of whiskey.
effect
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From this reading From the existence of the Deity to the effect of a blister on a windgall, through the whole range of stable-thought and horse-talk, there was no subject, speaking generally, on which that mongrel population agreed, except, of course, on one thing--the universal desirability of whiskey.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day was to be the greatest ever known on that course; the Spring Meeting was to go out in a blaze of glory.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading As to this everybody in sight this spring afternoon was agreed; and the motley crowd that a little before sunset stood clustered within the big white-painted gate of the grounds about the Jockey Club race-stables rarely agreed as to anything.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading From the existence of the Deity to the effect of a blister on a windgall, through the whole range of stable-thought and horse-talk, there was no subject, speaking generally, on which that mongrel population agreed, except, of course, on one thing--the universal desirability of whiskey.
existence
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From this reading From the existence of the Deity to the effect of a blister on a windgall, through the whole range of stable-thought and horse-talk, there was no subject, speaking generally, on which that mongrel population agreed, except, of course, on one thing--the universal desirability of whiskey.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the existence of the Deity to the effect of a blister on a windgall, through the whole range of stable-thought and horse-talk, there was no subject, speaking generally, on which that mongrel population agreed, except, of course, on one thing--the universal desirability of whiskey.
gate
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From this reading As to this everybody in sight this spring afternoon was agreed; and the motley crowd that a little before sunset stood clustered within the big white-painted gate of the grounds about the Jockey Club race-stables rarely agreed as to anything.
generally
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From this reading From the existence of the Deity to the effect of a blister on a windgall, through the whole range of stable-thought and horse-talk, there was no subject, speaking generally, on which that mongrel population agreed, except, of course, on one thing--the universal desirability of whiskey.
glory
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From this reading The next day was to be the greatest ever known on that course; the Spring Meeting was to go out in a blaze of glory.
go
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From this reading The next day was to be the greatest ever known on that course; the Spring Meeting was to go out in a blaze of glory.
greatest
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From this reading The next day was to be the greatest ever known on that course; the Spring Meeting was to go out in a blaze of glory.
grounds
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From this reading As to this everybody in sight this spring afternoon was agreed; and the motley crowd that a little before sunset stood clustered within the big white-painted gate of the grounds about the Jockey Club race-stables rarely agreed as to anything.
horse-talk
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From this reading From the existence of the Deity to the effect of a blister on a windgall, through the whole range of stable-thought and horse-talk, there was no subject, speaking generally, on which that mongrel population agreed, except, of course, on one thing--the universal desirability of whiskey.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next day was to be the greatest ever known on that course; the Spring Meeting was to go out in a blaze of glory.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 It was the afternoon before the closing day of the spring meeting of the old Jockey Club that so many people know.
Jockey
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 It was the afternoon before the closing day of the spring meeting of the old Jockey Club that so many people know.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 It was the afternoon before the closing day of the spring meeting of the old Jockey Club that so many people know.
known
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From this reading The next day was to be the greatest ever known on that course; the Spring Meeting was to go out in a blaze of glory.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to this everybody in sight this spring afternoon was agreed; and the motley crowd that a little before sunset stood clustered within the big white-painted gate of the grounds about the Jockey Club race-stables rarely agreed as to anything.
many
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 It was the afternoon before the closing day of the spring meeting of the old Jockey Club that so many people know.
meeting
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 It was the afternoon before the closing day of the spring meeting of the old Jockey Club that so many people know.
mongrel
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From this reading From the existence of the Deity to the effect of a blister on a windgall, through the whole range of stable-thought and horse-talk, there was no subject, speaking generally, on which that mongrel population agreed, except, of course, on one thing--the universal desirability of whiskey.
motley
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From this reading As to this everybody in sight this spring afternoon was agreed; and the motley crowd that a little before sunset stood clustered within the big white-painted gate of the grounds about the Jockey Club race-stables rarely agreed as to anything.
New
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 It was the afternoon before the closing day of the spring meeting of the old Jockey Club that so many people know.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day was to be the greatest ever known on that course; the Spring Meeting was to go out in a blaze of glory.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading From the existence of the Deity to the effect of a blister on a windgall, through the whole range of stable-thought and horse-talk, there was no subject, speaking generally, on which that mongrel population agreed, except, of course, on one thing--the universal desirability of whiskey.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 It was the afternoon before the closing day of the spring meeting of the old Jockey Club that so many people know.
old
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 It was the afternoon before the closing day of the spring meeting of the old Jockey Club that so many people know.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The next day was to be the greatest ever known on that course; the Spring Meeting was to go out in a blaze of glory.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From the existence of the Deity to the effect of a blister on a windgall, through the whole range of stable-thought and horse-talk, there was no subject, speaking generally, on which that mongrel population agreed, except, of course, on one thing--the universal desirability of whiskey.
out
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From this reading The next day was to be the greatest ever known on that course; the Spring Meeting was to go out in a blaze of glory.
people
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 It was the afternoon before the closing day of the spring meeting of the old Jockey Club that so many people know.
population
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From this reading From the existence of the Deity to the effect of a blister on a windgall, through the whole range of stable-thought and horse-talk, there was no subject, speaking generally, on which that mongrel population agreed, except, of course, on one thing--the universal desirability of whiskey.
race-stables
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From this reading As to this everybody in sight this spring afternoon was agreed; and the motley crowd that a little before sunset stood clustered within the big white-painted gate of the grounds about the Jockey Club race-stables rarely agreed as to anything.
range
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From this reading From the existence of the Deity to the effect of a blister on a windgall, through the whole range of stable-thought and horse-talk, there was no subject, speaking generally, on which that mongrel population agreed, except, of course, on one thing--the universal desirability of whiskey.
rarely
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From this reading As to this everybody in sight this spring afternoon was agreed; and the motley crowd that a little before sunset stood clustered within the big white-painted gate of the grounds about the Jockey Club race-stables rarely agreed as to anything.
Scribner's
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 It was the afternoon before the closing day of the spring meeting of the old Jockey Club that so many people know.
sight
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From this reading As to this everybody in sight this spring afternoon was agreed; and the motley crowd that a little before sunset stood clustered within the big white-painted gate of the grounds about the Jockey Club race-stables rarely agreed as to anything.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 It was the afternoon before the closing day of the spring meeting of the old Jockey Club that so many people know.
Sons
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 It was the afternoon before the closing day of the spring meeting of the old Jockey Club that so many people know.
speaking
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From this reading From the existence of the Deity to the effect of a blister on a windgall, through the whole range of stable-thought and horse-talk, there was no subject, speaking generally, on which that mongrel population agreed, except, of course, on one thing--the universal desirability of whiskey.
spring
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 It was the afternoon before the closing day of the spring meeting of the old Jockey Club that so many people know.
stable-thought
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From this reading From the existence of the Deity to the effect of a blister on a windgall, through the whole range of stable-thought and horse-talk, there was no subject, speaking generally, on which that mongrel population agreed, except, of course, on one thing--the universal desirability of whiskey.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to this everybody in sight this spring afternoon was agreed; and the motley crowd that a little before sunset stood clustered within the big white-painted gate of the grounds about the Jockey Club race-stables rarely agreed as to anything.
subject
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From this reading From the existence of the Deity to the effect of a blister on a windgall, through the whole range of stable-thought and horse-talk, there was no subject, speaking generally, on which that mongrel population agreed, except, of course, on one thing--the universal desirability of whiskey.
sunset
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From this reading As to this everybody in sight this spring afternoon was agreed; and the motley crowd that a little before sunset stood clustered within the big white-painted gate of the grounds about the Jockey Club race-stables rarely agreed as to anything.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 It was the afternoon before the closing day of the spring meeting of the old Jockey Club that so many people know.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 It was the afternoon before the closing day of the spring meeting of the old Jockey Club that so many people know.
there
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From this reading From the existence of the Deity to the effect of a blister on a windgall, through the whole range of stable-thought and horse-talk, there was no subject, speaking generally, on which that mongrel population agreed, except, of course, on one thing--the universal desirability of whiskey.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On this one subject they all agreed, always.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From the existence of the Deity to the effect of a blister on a windgall, through the whole range of stable-thought and horse-talk, there was no subject, speaking generally, on which that mongrel population agreed, except, of course, on one thing--the universal desirability of whiskey.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As to this everybody in sight this spring afternoon was agreed; and the motley crowd that a little before sunset stood clustered within the big white-painted gate of the grounds about the Jockey Club race-stables rarely agreed as to anything.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading From the existence of the Deity to the effect of a blister on a windgall, through the whole range of stable-thought and horse-talk, there was no subject, speaking generally, on which that mongrel population agreed, except, of course, on one thing--the universal desirability of whiskey.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day was to be the greatest ever known on that course; the Spring Meeting was to go out in a blaze of glory.
universal
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From this reading From the existence of the Deity to the effect of a blister on a windgall, through the whole range of stable-thought and horse-talk, there was no subject, speaking generally, on which that mongrel population agreed, except, of course, on one thing--the universal desirability of whiskey.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 It was the afternoon before the closing day of the spring meeting of the old Jockey Club that so many people know.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading From the existence of the Deity to the effect of a blister on a windgall, through the whole range of stable-thought and horse-talk, there was no subject, speaking generally, on which that mongrel population agreed, except, of course, on one thing--the universal desirability of whiskey.
whiskey
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From this reading From the existence of the Deity to the effect of a blister on a windgall, through the whole range of stable-thought and horse-talk, there was no subject, speaking generally, on which that mongrel population agreed, except, of course, on one thing--the universal desirability of whiskey.
white-painted
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From this reading As to this everybody in sight this spring afternoon was agreed; and the motley crowd that a little before sunset stood clustered within the big white-painted gate of the grounds about the Jockey Club race-stables rarely agreed as to anything.
whole
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From this reading From the existence of the Deity to the effect of a blister on a windgall, through the whole range of stable-thought and horse-talk, there was no subject, speaking generally, on which that mongrel population agreed, except, of course, on one thing--the universal desirability of whiskey.
windgall
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From this reading From the existence of the Deity to the effect of a blister on a windgall, through the whole range of stable-thought and horse-talk, there was no subject, speaking generally, on which that mongrel population agreed, except, of course, on one thing--the universal desirability of whiskey.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading As to this everybody in sight this spring afternoon was agreed; and the motley crowd that a little before sunset stood clustered within the big white-painted gate of the grounds about the Jockey Club race-stables rarely agreed as to anything.
York
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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York, 1908 It was the afternoon before the closing day of the spring meeting of the old Jockey Club that so many people know.
