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Chapter VII
"That is the horse," and Owen pointed to a big chestnut. "The third horse--orange and white sleeves, black cap ... they are going now for the preliminary canter. We shall have just time to back him. There is a Pari Mutuel a little way down the course; or shall we back the horse in the ring? No, it is too late to get across the course.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “No, it is too late to get across the course.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is a Pari Mutuel a little way down the course; or shall we back the horse in the ring?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We shall have just time to back him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “There is a Pari Mutuel a little way down the course; or shall we back the horse in the ring?”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “We shall have just time to back him.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"The third horse--orange and white sleeves, black cap ... they are going now for the preliminary canter.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We shall have just time to back him.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "That is the horse," and Owen pointed to a big chestnut.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading No, it is too late to get across the course.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "That is the horse," and Owen pointed to a big chestnut.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The third horse--orange and white sleeves, black cap ... they are going now for the preliminary canter.
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From this reading We shall have just time to back him.
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From this reading "That is the horse," and Owen pointed to a big chestnut.
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From this reading "The third horse--orange and white sleeves, black cap ... they are going now for the preliminary canter.
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From this reading "The third horse--orange and white sleeves, black cap ... they are going now for the preliminary canter.
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From this reading "The third horse--orange and white sleeves, black cap ... they are going now for the preliminary canter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That is the horse," and Owen pointed to a big chestnut.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is a Pari Mutuel a little way down the course; or shall we back the horse in the ring?
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From this reading There is a Pari Mutuel a little way down the course; or shall we back the horse in the ring?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The third horse--orange and white sleeves, black cap ... they are going now for the preliminary canter.
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From this reading No, it is too late to get across the course.
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From this reading "The third horse--orange and white sleeves, black cap ... they are going now for the preliminary canter.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We shall have just time to back him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We shall have just time to back him.
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From this reading "That is the horse," and Owen pointed to a big chestnut.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is a Pari Mutuel a little way down the course; or shall we back the horse in the ring?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is the horse," and Owen pointed to a big chestnut.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No, it is too late to get across the course.
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From this reading We shall have just time to back him.
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From this reading No, it is too late to get across the course.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is a Pari Mutuel a little way down the course; or shall we back the horse in the ring?
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From this reading There is a Pari Mutuel a little way down the course; or shall we back the horse in the ring?
not any; not one
From this reading No, it is too late to get across the course.
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From this reading "The third horse--orange and white sleeves, black cap ... they are going now for the preliminary canter.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There is a Pari Mutuel a little way down the course; or shall we back the horse in the ring?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The third horse--orange and white sleeves, black cap ... they are going now for the preliminary canter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That is the horse," and Owen pointed to a big chestnut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a Pari Mutuel a little way down the course; or shall we back the horse in the ring?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That is the horse," and Owen pointed to a big chestnut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The third horse--orange and white sleeves, black cap ... they are going now for the preliminary canter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a Pari Mutuel a little way down the course; or shall we back the horse in the ring?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall have just time to back him.
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From this reading "The third horse--orange and white sleeves, black cap ... they are going now for the preliminary canter.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is the horse," and Owen pointed to a big chestnut.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That is the horse," and Owen pointed to a big chestnut.
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From this reading There is a Pari Mutuel a little way down the course; or shall we back the horse in the ring?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The third horse--orange and white sleeves, black cap ... they are going now for the preliminary canter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The third horse--orange and white sleeves, black cap ... they are going now for the preliminary canter.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We shall have just time to back him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That is the horse," and Owen pointed to a big chestnut.
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From this reading No, it is too late to get across the course.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is a Pari Mutuel a little way down the course; or shall we back the horse in the ring?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall have just time to back him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The third horse--orange and white sleeves, black cap ... they are going now for the preliminary canter.
