Fast as the Wind: A Novel

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FAST AS THE WIND A St. Leger long to be remembered.

Three horses abreast fighting a terrific battle a furlong from the winning post; in the center of the course a coal black mare, coming with a beautiful even stride, at a pace men marveled at.

Old hands who had seen Hannah, Marie Stuart, and Apology win, later Dutch Oven, and La Fleche, Throstle, and the peerless Scepter, were astounded at Tearaway's speed.

On came Picton Woodridge's black filly, the saffron jacket showing boldly, Fred Erickson sitting motionless in the saddle.

How still he sat!

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Fast as the Wind: A Novel Nat Gould

Chapter XXV

Chapter 25 of Fast as the Wind: A Novel is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

FAST AS THE WIND A St. Leger long to be remembered. Three horses abreast fighting a terrific battle a furlong from the winning post; in the center of the course a coal black mare, coming with a beautiful even stride, at a pace men marveled at. Old hands who had seen Hannah, Marie Stuart, and Apology win, later Dutch Oven, and La Fleche, Throstle, and the peerless Scepter, were astounded at Tearaway's speed. On came Picton Woodridge's black filly, the saffron jacket showing boldly, Fred Erickson sitting motionless in the saddle. How still he sat!

Fast as the Wind: A Novel

Chapter XXV

Chapter 25 of Fast as the Wind: A Novel is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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FAST AS THE WIND A St. Leger long to be remembered.

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Three horses abreast fighting a terrific battle a furlong from the winning post; in the center of the course a coal black mare, coming with a beautiful even stride, at a pace men marveled at.

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Old hands who had seen Hannah, Marie Stuart, and Apology win, later Dutch Oven, and La Fleche, Throstle, and the peerless Scepter, were astounded at Tearaway's speed.

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On came Picton Woodridge's black filly, the saffron jacket showing boldly, Fred Erickson sitting motionless in the saddle.

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How still he sat!

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Center noun US /ˈsɛn.tər/

The middle point or core of an area.

From this reading “Three horses abreast fighting a terrific battle a furlong from the winning post; in the center of the course a coal black mare, coming with a beautiful even stride, at a pace men marveled at.”

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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 FAST AS THE WIND A St. Leger long to be remembered.

abreast

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From this reading Three horses abreast fighting a terrific battle a furlong from the winning post; in the center of the course a coal black mare, coming with a beautiful even stride, at a pace men marveled at.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Old hands who had seen Hannah, Marie Stuart, and Apology win, later Dutch Oven, and La Fleche, Throstle, and the peerless Scepter, were astounded at Tearaway's speed.

Apology

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From this reading Old hands who had seen Hannah, Marie Stuart, and Apology win, later Dutch Oven, and La Fleche, Throstle, and the peerless Scepter, were astounded at Tearaway's speed.

ASconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading FAST AS THE WIND A St. Leger long to be remembered.

astounded

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From this reading Old hands who had seen Hannah, Marie Stuart, and Apology win, later Dutch Oven, and La Fleche, Throstle, and the peerless Scepter, were astounded at Tearaway's speed.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

battle

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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading FAST AS THE WIND A St. Leger long to be remembered.

beautiful

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black

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boldly

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From this reading On came Picton Woodridge's black filly, the saffron jacket showing boldly, Fred Erickson sitting motionless in the saddle.

came

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From this reading On came Picton Woodridge's black filly, the saffron jacket showing boldly, Fred Erickson sitting motionless in the saddle.

centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/

The middle point or core of an area.

coal

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coming

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course

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Dutch

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From this reading Old hands who had seen Hannah, Marie Stuart, and Apology win, later Dutch Oven, and La Fleche, Throstle, and the peerless Scepter, were astounded at Tearaway's speed.

Erickson

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even

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FAST

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From this reading FAST AS THE WIND A St. Leger long to be remembered.

fighting

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filly

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From this reading On came Picton Woodridge's black filly, the saffron jacket showing boldly, Fred Erickson sitting motionless in the saddle.

Fleche

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From this reading Old hands who had seen Hannah, Marie Stuart, and Apology win, later Dutch Oven, and La Fleche, Throstle, and the peerless Scepter, were astounded at Tearaway's speed.

Fred

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From this reading On came Picton Woodridge's black filly, the saffron jacket showing boldly, Fred Erickson sitting motionless in the saddle.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

furlong

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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Old hands who had seen Hannah, Marie Stuart, and Apology win, later Dutch Oven, and La Fleche, Throstle, and the peerless Scepter, were astounded at Tearaway's speed.

hands

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From this reading Old hands who had seen Hannah, Marie Stuart, and Apology win, later Dutch Oven, and La Fleche, Throstle, and the peerless Scepter, were astounded at Tearaway's speed.

Hannah

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From this reading Old hands who had seen Hannah, Marie Stuart, and Apology win, later Dutch Oven, and La Fleche, Throstle, and the peerless Scepter, were astounded at Tearaway's speed.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading How still he sat!

horses

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How

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From this reading How still he sat!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

jacket

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From this reading On came Picton Woodridge's black filly, the saffron jacket showing boldly, Fred Erickson sitting motionless in the saddle.

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From this reading Old hands who had seen Hannah, Marie Stuart, and Apology win, later Dutch Oven, and La Fleche, Throstle, and the peerless Scepter, were astounded at Tearaway's speed.

later

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From this reading Old hands who had seen Hannah, Marie Stuart, and Apology win, later Dutch Oven, and La Fleche, Throstle, and the peerless Scepter, were astounded at Tearaway's speed.

Leger

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From this reading FAST AS THE WIND A St. Leger long to be remembered.

long

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From this reading FAST AS THE WIND A St. Leger long to be remembered.

mare

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Marie

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From this reading Old hands who had seen Hannah, Marie Stuart, and Apology win, later Dutch Oven, and La Fleche, Throstle, and the peerless Scepter, were astounded at Tearaway's speed.

marveled

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men

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motionless

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From this reading On came Picton Woodridge's black filly, the saffron jacket showing boldly, Fred Erickson sitting motionless in the saddle.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

Old

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From this reading Old hands who had seen Hannah, Marie Stuart, and Apology win, later Dutch Oven, and La Fleche, Throstle, and the peerless Scepter, were astounded at Tearaway's speed.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On came Picton Woodridge's black filly, the saffron jacket showing boldly, Fred Erickson sitting motionless in the saddle.

Oven

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From this reading Old hands who had seen Hannah, Marie Stuart, and Apology win, later Dutch Oven, and La Fleche, Throstle, and the peerless Scepter, were astounded at Tearaway's speed.

pace

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peerless

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From this reading Old hands who had seen Hannah, Marie Stuart, and Apology win, later Dutch Oven, and La Fleche, Throstle, and the peerless Scepter, were astounded at Tearaway's speed.

Picton

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From this reading On came Picton Woodridge's black filly, the saffron jacket showing boldly, Fred Erickson sitting motionless in the saddle.

post

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remembered

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From this reading FAST AS THE WIND A St. Leger long to be remembered.

saddle

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From this reading On came Picton Woodridge's black filly, the saffron jacket showing boldly, Fred Erickson sitting motionless in the saddle.

saffron

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From this reading On came Picton Woodridge's black filly, the saffron jacket showing boldly, Fred Erickson sitting motionless in the saddle.

sat

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From this reading How still he sat!

Scepter

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From this reading Old hands who had seen Hannah, Marie Stuart, and Apology win, later Dutch Oven, and La Fleche, Throstle, and the peerless Scepter, were astounded at Tearaway's speed.

seen

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From this reading Old hands who had seen Hannah, Marie Stuart, and Apology win, later Dutch Oven, and La Fleche, Throstle, and the peerless Scepter, were astounded at Tearaway's speed.

showing

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From this reading On came Picton Woodridge's black filly, the saffron jacket showing boldly, Fred Erickson sitting motionless in the saddle.

sitting

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From this reading On came Picton Woodridge's black filly, the saffron jacket showing boldly, Fred Erickson sitting motionless in the saddle.

speed

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From this reading Old hands who had seen Hannah, Marie Stuart, and Apology win, later Dutch Oven, and La Fleche, Throstle, and the peerless Scepter, were astounded at Tearaway's speed.

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From this reading FAST AS THE WIND A St. Leger long to be remembered.

still

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From this reading How still he sat!

stride

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Stuart

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From this reading Old hands who had seen Hannah, Marie Stuart, and Apology win, later Dutch Oven, and La Fleche, Throstle, and the peerless Scepter, were astounded at Tearaway's speed.

Tearaway's

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From this reading Old hands who had seen Hannah, Marie Stuart, and Apology win, later Dutch Oven, and La Fleche, Throstle, and the peerless Scepter, were astounded at Tearaway's speed.

terrific

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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading FAST AS THE WIND A St. Leger long to be remembered.

Three

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Throstle

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From this reading Old hands who had seen Hannah, Marie Stuart, and Apology win, later Dutch Oven, and La Fleche, Throstle, and the peerless Scepter, were astounded at Tearaway's speed.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading FAST AS THE WIND A St. Leger long to be remembered.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading Old hands who had seen Hannah, Marie Stuart, and Apology win, later Dutch Oven, and La Fleche, Throstle, and the peerless Scepter, were astounded at Tearaway's speed.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Old hands who had seen Hannah, Marie Stuart, and Apology win, later Dutch Oven, and La Fleche, Throstle, and the peerless Scepter, were astounded at Tearaway's speed.

win

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From this reading Old hands who had seen Hannah, Marie Stuart, and Apology win, later Dutch Oven, and La Fleche, Throstle, and the peerless Scepter, were astounded at Tearaway's speed.

WIND

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From this reading FAST AS THE WIND A St. Leger long to be remembered.

winning

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

Woodridge's

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From this reading On came Picton Woodridge's black filly, the saffron jacket showing boldly, Fred Erickson sitting motionless in the saddle.

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