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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 "He carries weight, he rides a race, 'Tis for a thousand pound."
addressed
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From this reading I looked up and beheld Guy Heavystone bending haughtily over the saddle, as he addressed a beautiful brunette.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There is Flora Billingsgate, the greatest coquette and hardest rider in the country," said my companion, Ralph Mortmain, as we stood upon Dingleby Common before the meet.
any
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From this reading We were near enough to overhear the following conversation, which any high-toned reader will recognize as the common and natural expression of the higher classes.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "There is Flora Billingsgate, the greatest coquette and hardest rider in the country," said my companion, Ralph Mortmain, as we stood upon Dingleby Common before the meet.
beautiful
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From this reading I looked up and beheld Guy Heavystone bending haughtily over the saddle, as he addressed a beautiful brunette.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "There is Flora Billingsgate, the greatest coquette and hardest rider in the country," said my companion, Ralph Mortmain, as we stood upon Dingleby Common before the meet.
beheld
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From this reading I looked up and beheld Guy Heavystone bending haughtily over the saddle, as he addressed a beautiful brunette.
bending
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From this reading I looked up and beheld Guy Heavystone bending haughtily over the saddle, as he addressed a beautiful brunette.
Billingsgate
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From this reading "There is Flora Billingsgate, the greatest coquette and hardest rider in the country," said my companion, Ralph Mortmain, as we stood upon Dingleby Common before the meet.
brunette
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From this reading I looked up and beheld Guy Heavystone bending haughtily over the saddle, as he addressed a beautiful brunette.
carries
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From this reading "He carries weight, he rides a race, 'Tis for a thousand pound."
classes
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From this reading We were near enough to overhear the following conversation, which any high-toned reader will recognize as the common and natural expression of the higher classes.
Common
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From this reading "There is Flora Billingsgate, the greatest coquette and hardest rider in the country," said my companion, Ralph Mortmain, as we stood upon Dingleby Common before the meet.
companion
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From this reading "There is Flora Billingsgate, the greatest coquette and hardest rider in the country," said my companion, Ralph Mortmain, as we stood upon Dingleby Common before the meet.
conversation
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From this reading We were near enough to overhear the following conversation, which any high-toned reader will recognize as the common and natural expression of the higher classes.
coquette
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From this reading "There is Flora Billingsgate, the greatest coquette and hardest rider in the country," said my companion, Ralph Mortmain, as we stood upon Dingleby Common before the meet.
country
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From this reading "There is Flora Billingsgate, the greatest coquette and hardest rider in the country," said my companion, Ralph Mortmain, as we stood upon Dingleby Common before the meet.
Dingleby
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From this reading "There is Flora Billingsgate, the greatest coquette and hardest rider in the country," said my companion, Ralph Mortmain, as we stood upon Dingleby Common before the meet.
enough
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From this reading We were near enough to overhear the following conversation, which any high-toned reader will recognize as the common and natural expression of the higher classes.
expression
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From this reading We were near enough to overhear the following conversation, which any high-toned reader will recognize as the common and natural expression of the higher classes.
Flora
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From this reading "There is Flora Billingsgate, the greatest coquette and hardest rider in the country," said my companion, Ralph Mortmain, as we stood upon Dingleby Common before the meet.
following
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From this reading We were near enough to overhear the following conversation, which any high-toned reader will recognize as the common and natural expression of the higher classes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "He carries weight, he rides a race, 'Tis for a thousand pound."
greatest
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From this reading "There is Flora Billingsgate, the greatest coquette and hardest rider in the country," said my companion, Ralph Mortmain, as we stood upon Dingleby Common before the meet.
groomed
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From this reading She was indeed a splendidly groomed and high-spirited woman.
Guy
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From this reading I looked up and beheld Guy Heavystone bending haughtily over the saddle, as he addressed a beautiful brunette.
hardest
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From this reading "There is Flora Billingsgate, the greatest coquette and hardest rider in the country," said my companion, Ralph Mortmain, as we stood upon Dingleby Common before the meet.
haughtily
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From this reading I looked up and beheld Guy Heavystone bending haughtily over the saddle, as he addressed a beautiful brunette.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He carries weight, he rides a race, 'Tis for a thousand pound."
Heavystone
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From this reading I looked up and beheld Guy Heavystone bending haughtily over the saddle, as he addressed a beautiful brunette.
high-spirited
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From this reading She was indeed a splendidly groomed and high-spirited woman.
high-toned
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From this reading We were near enough to overhear the following conversation, which any high-toned reader will recognize as the common and natural expression of the higher classes.
higher
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From this reading We were near enough to overhear the following conversation, which any high-toned reader will recognize as the common and natural expression of the higher classes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I looked up and beheld Guy Heavystone bending haughtily over the saddle, as he addressed a beautiful brunette.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There is Flora Billingsgate, the greatest coquette and hardest rider in the country," said my companion, Ralph Mortmain, as we stood upon Dingleby Common before the meet.
indeed
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From this reading She was indeed a splendidly groomed and high-spirited woman.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is Flora Billingsgate, the greatest coquette and hardest rider in the country," said my companion, Ralph Mortmain, as we stood upon Dingleby Common before the meet.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I looked up and beheld Guy Heavystone bending haughtily over the saddle, as he addressed a beautiful brunette.
meet
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From this reading "There is Flora Billingsgate, the greatest coquette and hardest rider in the country," said my companion, Ralph Mortmain, as we stood upon Dingleby Common before the meet.
Mortmain
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From this reading "There is Flora Billingsgate, the greatest coquette and hardest rider in the country," said my companion, Ralph Mortmain, as we stood upon Dingleby Common before the meet.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "There is Flora Billingsgate, the greatest coquette and hardest rider in the country," said my companion, Ralph Mortmain, as we stood upon Dingleby Common before the meet.
natural
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From this reading We were near enough to overhear the following conversation, which any high-toned reader will recognize as the common and natural expression of the higher classes.
near
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From this reading We were near enough to overhear the following conversation, which any high-toned reader will recognize as the common and natural expression of the higher classes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We were near enough to overhear the following conversation, which any high-toned reader will recognize as the common and natural expression of the higher classes.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I looked up and beheld Guy Heavystone bending haughtily over the saddle, as he addressed a beautiful brunette.
overhear
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From this reading We were near enough to overhear the following conversation, which any high-toned reader will recognize as the common and natural expression of the higher classes.
pound
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From this reading "He carries weight, he rides a race, 'Tis for a thousand pound."
race
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From this reading "He carries weight, he rides a race, 'Tis for a thousand pound."
Ralph
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From this reading "There is Flora Billingsgate, the greatest coquette and hardest rider in the country," said my companion, Ralph Mortmain, as we stood upon Dingleby Common before the meet.
reader
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From this reading We were near enough to overhear the following conversation, which any high-toned reader will recognize as the common and natural expression of the higher classes.
recognize
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From this reading We were near enough to overhear the following conversation, which any high-toned reader will recognize as the common and natural expression of the higher classes.
rider
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From this reading "There is Flora Billingsgate, the greatest coquette and hardest rider in the country," said my companion, Ralph Mortmain, as we stood upon Dingleby Common before the meet.
rides
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From this reading "He carries weight, he rides a race, 'Tis for a thousand pound."
saddle
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From this reading I looked up and beheld Guy Heavystone bending haughtily over the saddle, as he addressed a beautiful brunette.
said
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From this reading "There is Flora Billingsgate, the greatest coquette and hardest rider in the country," said my companion, Ralph Mortmain, as we stood upon Dingleby Common before the meet.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was indeed a splendidly groomed and high-spirited woman.
splendidly
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From this reading She was indeed a splendidly groomed and high-spirited woman.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There is Flora Billingsgate, the greatest coquette and hardest rider in the country," said my companion, Ralph Mortmain, as we stood upon Dingleby Common before the meet.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There is Flora Billingsgate, the greatest coquette and hardest rider in the country," said my companion, Ralph Mortmain, as we stood upon Dingleby Common before the meet.
There
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From this reading "There is Flora Billingsgate, the greatest coquette and hardest rider in the country," said my companion, Ralph Mortmain, as we stood upon Dingleby Common before the meet.
thousand
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From this reading "He carries weight, he rides a race, 'Tis for a thousand pound."
Tis
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From this reading "He carries weight, he rides a race, 'Tis for a thousand pound."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were near enough to overhear the following conversation, which any high-toned reader will recognize as the common and natural expression of the higher classes.
up
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From this reading I looked up and beheld Guy Heavystone bending haughtily over the saddle, as he addressed a beautiful brunette.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "There is Flora Billingsgate, the greatest coquette and hardest rider in the country," said my companion, Ralph Mortmain, as we stood upon Dingleby Common before the meet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was indeed a splendidly groomed and high-spirited woman.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "There is Flora Billingsgate, the greatest coquette and hardest rider in the country," said my companion, Ralph Mortmain, as we stood upon Dingleby Common before the meet.
weight
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From this reading "He carries weight, he rides a race, 'Tis for a thousand pound."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were near enough to overhear the following conversation, which any high-toned reader will recognize as the common and natural expression of the higher classes.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We were near enough to overhear the following conversation, which any high-toned reader will recognize as the common and natural expression of the higher classes.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We were near enough to overhear the following conversation, which any high-toned reader will recognize as the common and natural expression of the higher classes.
woman
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From this reading She was indeed a splendidly groomed and high-spirited woman.
