1953
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From this reading The Rabbit's Foot and the Horn The second Palio of 1953 was bloodless, but again it fell short of Giorgio's dreams.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then on a cold-blooded horse he raced for the Panthers.
anew
From this reading The Rabbit's Foot and the Horn The second Palio of 1953 was bloodless, but again it fell short of Giorgio's dreams.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Rabbit's Foot and the Horn The second Palio of 1953 was bloodless, but again it fell short of Giorgio's dreams.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Not until the last moment did any contrada ask him to ride.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Not until the last moment did any contrada ask him to ride.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading A flashy bay won for the Forest, but of course Farfalla was not there.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Things might have been different, he thought, if he had had the right mount.
bloodlessadjectiveUS /ˈblʌdləs/
destitute of blood or apparently so
From this reading The Rabbit's Foot and the Horn The second Palio of 1953 was bloodless, but again it fell short of Giorgio's dreams.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Rabbit's Foot and the Horn The second Palio of 1953 was bloodless, but again it fell short of Giorgio's dreams.
cold-bloodedadjectiveUS /ˈkoʊldˈblʌdəd/
without compunction or human feeling
From this reading Then on a cold-blooded horse he raced for the Panthers.
contrada
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From this reading Not until the last moment did any contrada ask him to ride.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading A flashy bay won for the Forest, but of course Farfalla was not there.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Not until the last moment did any contrada ask him to ride.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Things might have been different, he thought, if he had had the right mount.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading The Rabbit's Foot and the Horn The second Palio of 1953 was bloodless, but again it fell short of Giorgio's dreams.
Farfalla
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From this reading A flashy bay won for the Forest, but of course Farfalla was not there.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The Rabbit's Foot and the Horn The second Palio of 1953 was bloodless, but again it fell short of Giorgio's dreams.
flashyadjectiveUS /ˈflæʃi/
tastelessly showy
From this reading A flashy bay won for the Forest, but of course Farfalla was not there.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The Rabbit's Foot and the Horn The second Palio of 1953 was bloodless, but again it fell short of Giorgio's dreams.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then on a cold-blooded horse he raced for the Panthers.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading A flashy bay won for the Forest, but of course Farfalla was not there.
Giorgio's
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From this reading The Rabbit's Foot and the Horn The second Palio of 1953 was bloodless, but again it fell short of Giorgio's dreams.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Things might have been different, he thought, if he had had the right mount.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Things might have been different, he thought, if he had had the right mount.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then on a cold-blooded horse he raced for the Panthers.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Not until the last moment did any contrada ask him to ride.
HornnounUS /hɔːrn/
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading The Rabbit's Foot and the Horn The second Palio of 1953 was bloodless, but again it fell short of Giorgio's dreams.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Then on a cold-blooded horse he raced for the Panthers.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Things might have been different, he thought, if he had had the right mount.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Rabbit's Foot and the Horn The second Palio of 1953 was bloodless, but again it fell short of Giorgio's dreams.
immediately past
From this reading Not until the last moment did any contrada ask him to ride.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Things might have been different, he thought, if he had had the right mount.
a particular point in time
From this reading Not until the last moment did any contrada ask him to ride.
attach to a support
From this reading Things might have been different, he thought, if he had had the right mount.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not until the last moment did any contrada ask him to ride.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Rabbit's Foot and the Horn The second Palio of 1953 was bloodless, but again it fell short of Giorgio's dreams.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then on a cold-blooded horse he raced for the Panthers.
Palio
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From this reading The Rabbit's Foot and the Horn The second Palio of 1953 was bloodless, but again it fell short of Giorgio's dreams.
PanthersnounUS /ˈpænθərz/
plural of “panther” — a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
From this reading Then on a cold-blooded horse he raced for the Panthers.
Rabbit's
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From this reading The Rabbit's Foot and the Horn The second Palio of 1953 was bloodless, but again it fell short of Giorgio's dreams.
racedverbUS /reɪst/
past form of “race” — move hurridly
From this reading Then on a cold-blooded horse he raced for the Panthers.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Not until the last moment did any contrada ask him to ride.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Things might have been different, he thought, if he had had the right mount.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading The Rabbit's Foot and the Horn The second Palio of 1953 was bloodless, but again it fell short of Giorgio's dreams.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The Rabbit's Foot and the Horn The second Palio of 1953 was bloodless, but again it fell short of Giorgio's dreams.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Rabbit's Foot and the Horn The second Palio of 1953 was bloodless, but again it fell short of Giorgio's dreams.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then on a cold-blooded horse he raced for the Panthers.
in or at that place or location
From this reading A flashy bay won for the Forest, but of course Farfalla was not there.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Things might have been different, he thought, if he had had the right mount.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Things might have been different, he thought, if he had had the right mount.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not until the last moment did any contrada ask him to ride.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Not until the last moment did any contrada ask him to ride.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Rabbit's Foot and the Horn The second Palio of 1953 was bloodless, but again it fell short of Giorgio's dreams.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading A flashy bay won for the Forest, but of course Farfalla was not there.
