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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 Sir Robert was a great racing man, came of a sporting family, had a fine seat about forty miles from Haverton, called Beaumont Hall, where he kept a stud of horses and about thirty or forty racers.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Sir Robert was a great racing man, came of a sporting family, had a fine seat about forty miles from Haverton, called Beaumont Hall, where he kept a stud of horses and about thirty or forty racers.
Admiral
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From this reading He and the Woodridges had been friends for years; he had known the Admiral and admired him.
admired
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From this reading He and the Woodridges had been friends for years; he had known the Admiral and admired him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Robert was a great racing man, came of a sporting family, had a fine seat about forty miles from Haverton, called Beaumont Hall, where he kept a stud of horses and about thirty or forty racers.
arrived
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From this reading LEGER'S IN YOUR POCKET" Tristram arrived at Haverton; Sir Robert Raines came the same day; everything was in readiness for the trial next morning.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was well known as a plunger, and had landed some big stakes; occasionally he was hard hit, but so far the balance had been on the right side.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LEGER'S IN YOUR POCKET" Tristram arrived at Haverton; Sir Robert Raines came the same day; everything was in readiness for the trial next morning.
balance
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From this reading He was well known as a plunger, and had landed some big stakes; occasionally he was hard hit, but so far the balance had been on the right side.
Beaumont
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From this reading Sir Robert was a great racing man, came of a sporting family, had a fine seat about forty miles from Haverton, called Beaumont Hall, where he kept a stud of horses and about thirty or forty racers.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He was well known as a plunger, and had landed some big stakes; occasionally he was hard hit, but so far the balance had been on the right side.
big
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From this reading He was well known as a plunger, and had landed some big stakes; occasionally he was hard hit, but so far the balance had been on the right side.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was well known as a plunger, and had landed some big stakes; occasionally he was hard hit, but so far the balance had been on the right side.
called
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From this reading Sir Robert was a great racing man, came of a sporting family, had a fine seat about forty miles from Haverton, called Beaumont Hall, where he kept a stud of horses and about thirty or forty racers.
came
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From this reading LEGER'S IN YOUR POCKET" Tristram arrived at Haverton; Sir Robert Raines came the same day; everything was in readiness for the trial next morning.
day
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From this reading LEGER'S IN YOUR POCKET" Tristram arrived at Haverton; Sir Robert Raines came the same day; everything was in readiness for the trial next morning.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading LEGER'S IN YOUR POCKET" Tristram arrived at Haverton; Sir Robert Raines came the same day; everything was in readiness for the trial next morning.
family
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From this reading Sir Robert was a great racing man, came of a sporting family, had a fine seat about forty miles from Haverton, called Beaumont Hall, where he kept a stud of horses and about thirty or forty racers.
far
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From this reading He was well known as a plunger, and had landed some big stakes; occasionally he was hard hit, but so far the balance had been on the right side.
fine
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From this reading Sir Robert was a great racing man, came of a sporting family, had a fine seat about forty miles from Haverton, called Beaumont Hall, where he kept a stud of horses and about thirty or forty racers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LEGER'S IN YOUR POCKET" Tristram arrived at Haverton; Sir Robert Raines came the same day; everything was in readiness for the trial next morning.
forty
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From this reading Sir Robert was a great racing man, came of a sporting family, had a fine seat about forty miles from Haverton, called Beaumont Hall, where he kept a stud of horses and about thirty or forty racers.
friends
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From this reading He and the Woodridges had been friends for years; he had known the Admiral and admired him.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sir Robert was a great racing man, came of a sporting family, had a fine seat about forty miles from Haverton, called Beaumont Hall, where he kept a stud of horses and about thirty or forty racers.
great
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From this reading Sir Robert was a great racing man, came of a sporting family, had a fine seat about forty miles from Haverton, called Beaumont Hall, where he kept a stud of horses and about thirty or forty racers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sir Robert was a great racing man, came of a sporting family, had a fine seat about forty miles from Haverton, called Beaumont Hall, where he kept a stud of horses and about thirty or forty racers.
Hall
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From this reading Sir Robert was a great racing man, came of a sporting family, had a fine seat about forty miles from Haverton, called Beaumont Hall, where he kept a stud of horses and about thirty or forty racers.
hard
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From this reading He was well known as a plunger, and had landed some big stakes; occasionally he was hard hit, but so far the balance had been on the right side.
Haverton
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From this reading LEGER'S IN YOUR POCKET" Tristram arrived at Haverton; Sir Robert Raines came the same day; everything was in readiness for the trial next morning.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sir Robert was a great racing man, came of a sporting family, had a fine seat about forty miles from Haverton, called Beaumont Hall, where he kept a stud of horses and about thirty or forty racers.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He and the Woodridges had been friends for years; he had known the Admiral and admired him.
hit
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From this reading He was well known as a plunger, and had landed some big stakes; occasionally he was hard hit, but so far the balance had been on the right side.
horses
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From this reading Sir Robert was a great racing man, came of a sporting family, had a fine seat about forty miles from Haverton, called Beaumont Hall, where he kept a stud of horses and about thirty or forty racers.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LEGER'S IN YOUR POCKET" Tristram arrived at Haverton; Sir Robert Raines came the same day; everything was in readiness for the trial next morning.
kept
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From this reading Sir Robert was a great racing man, came of a sporting family, had a fine seat about forty miles from Haverton, called Beaumont Hall, where he kept a stud of horses and about thirty or forty racers.
known
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From this reading He was well known as a plunger, and had landed some big stakes; occasionally he was hard hit, but so far the balance had been on the right side.
landed
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From this reading He was well known as a plunger, and had landed some big stakes; occasionally he was hard hit, but so far the balance had been on the right side.
LEGER'S
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From this reading LEGER'S IN YOUR POCKET" Tristram arrived at Haverton; Sir Robert Raines came the same day; everything was in readiness for the trial next morning.
man
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From this reading Sir Robert was a great racing man, came of a sporting family, had a fine seat about forty miles from Haverton, called Beaumont Hall, where he kept a stud of horses and about thirty or forty racers.
miles
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From this reading Sir Robert was a great racing man, came of a sporting family, had a fine seat about forty miles from Haverton, called Beaumont Hall, where he kept a stud of horses and about thirty or forty racers.
morning
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From this reading LEGER'S IN YOUR POCKET" Tristram arrived at Haverton; Sir Robert Raines came the same day; everything was in readiness for the trial next morning.
next
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From this reading LEGER'S IN YOUR POCKET" Tristram arrived at Haverton; Sir Robert Raines came the same day; everything was in readiness for the trial next morning.
occasionally
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From this reading He was well known as a plunger, and had landed some big stakes; occasionally he was hard hit, but so far the balance had been on the right side.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sir Robert was a great racing man, came of a sporting family, had a fine seat about forty miles from Haverton, called Beaumont Hall, where he kept a stud of horses and about thirty or forty racers.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was well known as a plunger, and had landed some big stakes; occasionally he was hard hit, but so far the balance had been on the right side.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Sir Robert was a great racing man, came of a sporting family, had a fine seat about forty miles from Haverton, called Beaumont Hall, where he kept a stud of horses and about thirty or forty racers.
plunger
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From this reading He was well known as a plunger, and had landed some big stakes; occasionally he was hard hit, but so far the balance had been on the right side.
POCKET
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From this reading LEGER'S IN YOUR POCKET" Tristram arrived at Haverton; Sir Robert Raines came the same day; everything was in readiness for the trial next morning.
racers
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From this reading Sir Robert was a great racing man, came of a sporting family, had a fine seat about forty miles from Haverton, called Beaumont Hall, where he kept a stud of horses and about thirty or forty racers.
racing
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From this reading Sir Robert was a great racing man, came of a sporting family, had a fine seat about forty miles from Haverton, called Beaumont Hall, where he kept a stud of horses and about thirty or forty racers.
Raines
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From this reading LEGER'S IN YOUR POCKET" Tristram arrived at Haverton; Sir Robert Raines came the same day; everything was in readiness for the trial next morning.
readiness
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From this reading LEGER'S IN YOUR POCKET" Tristram arrived at Haverton; Sir Robert Raines came the same day; everything was in readiness for the trial next morning.
right
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From this reading He was well known as a plunger, and had landed some big stakes; occasionally he was hard hit, but so far the balance had been on the right side.
Robert
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From this reading LEGER'S IN YOUR POCKET" Tristram arrived at Haverton; Sir Robert Raines came the same day; everything was in readiness for the trial next morning.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading LEGER'S IN YOUR POCKET" Tristram arrived at Haverton; Sir Robert Raines came the same day; everything was in readiness for the trial next morning.
seat
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From this reading Sir Robert was a great racing man, came of a sporting family, had a fine seat about forty miles from Haverton, called Beaumont Hall, where he kept a stud of horses and about thirty or forty racers.
side
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From this reading He was well known as a plunger, and had landed some big stakes; occasionally he was hard hit, but so far the balance had been on the right side.
Sir
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From this reading LEGER'S IN YOUR POCKET" Tristram arrived at Haverton; Sir Robert Raines came the same day; everything was in readiness for the trial next morning.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was well known as a plunger, and had landed some big stakes; occasionally he was hard hit, but so far the balance had been on the right side.
some
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From this reading He was well known as a plunger, and had landed some big stakes; occasionally he was hard hit, but so far the balance had been on the right side.
sporting
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From this reading Sir Robert was a great racing man, came of a sporting family, had a fine seat about forty miles from Haverton, called Beaumont Hall, where he kept a stud of horses and about thirty or forty racers.
ST
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From this reading "THE ST.
stakes
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From this reading He was well known as a plunger, and had landed some big stakes; occasionally he was hard hit, but so far the balance had been on the right side.
stud
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From this reading Sir Robert was a great racing man, came of a sporting family, had a fine seat about forty miles from Haverton, called Beaumont Hall, where he kept a stud of horses and about thirty or forty racers.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE ST.
thirty
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From this reading Sir Robert was a great racing man, came of a sporting family, had a fine seat about forty miles from Haverton, called Beaumont Hall, where he kept a stud of horses and about thirty or forty racers.
trial
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From this reading LEGER'S IN YOUR POCKET" Tristram arrived at Haverton; Sir Robert Raines came the same day; everything was in readiness for the trial next morning.
Tristram
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From this reading LEGER'S IN YOUR POCKET" Tristram arrived at Haverton; Sir Robert Raines came the same day; everything was in readiness for the trial next morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LEGER'S IN YOUR POCKET" Tristram arrived at Haverton; Sir Robert Raines came the same day; everything was in readiness for the trial next morning.
well
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From this reading He was well known as a plunger, and had landed some big stakes; occasionally he was hard hit, but so far the balance had been on the right side.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Sir Robert was a great racing man, came of a sporting family, had a fine seat about forty miles from Haverton, called Beaumont Hall, where he kept a stud of horses and about thirty or forty racers.
Woodridges
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From this reading He and the Woodridges had been friends for years; he had known the Admiral and admired him.
years
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From this reading He and the Woodridges had been friends for years; he had known the Admiral and admired him.
YOURdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading LEGER'S IN YOUR POCKET" Tristram arrived at Haverton; Sir Robert Raines came the same day; everything was in readiness for the trial next morning.
