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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 Shortly after his purchase of “Scatter Brains,” Mr. Holroyd appeared at a popular meet of the Harriers, got up in unimpeachable boots and breeches, but somewhat spoiling the effect, by carrying the prescribed ashplant.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Shortly after his purchase of “Scatter Brains,” Mr. Holroyd appeared at a popular meet of the Harriers, got up in unimpeachable boots and breeches, but somewhat spoiling the effect, by carrying the prescribed ashplant.
All
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From this reading All at once, a shrill gossoon exclaimed, as if announcing a most portentous discovery:
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He and his mount were critically scanned by the sporting community--who sat ranged along the top of a low wall, bordering the road, and subsequently pursued on foot.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The grey horse was unanimously approved of, “passed,” and pronounced to be a grand one and a goer, and invidious comparisons were audibly drawn between him and an old “Stageen,” on which another gentleman was mounted.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Shortly after his purchase of “Scatter Brains,” Mr. Holroyd appeared at a popular meet of the Harriers, got up in unimpeachable boots and breeches, but somewhat spoiling the effect, by carrying the prescribed ashplant.
announcing
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From this reading All at once, a shrill gossoon exclaimed, as if announcing a most portentous discovery:
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The grey horse was unanimously approved of, “passed,” and pronounced to be a grand one and a goer, and invidious comparisons were audibly drawn between him and an old “Stageen,” on which another gentleman was mounted.
appeared
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From this reading Shortly after his purchase of “Scatter Brains,” Mr. Holroyd appeared at a popular meet of the Harriers, got up in unimpeachable boots and breeches, but somewhat spoiling the effect, by carrying the prescribed ashplant.
approved
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From this reading The grey horse was unanimously approved of, “passed,” and pronounced to be a grand one and a goer, and invidious comparisons were audibly drawn between him and an old “Stageen,” on which another gentleman was mounted.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All at once, a shrill gossoon exclaimed, as if announcing a most portentous discovery:
ashplant
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From this reading Shortly after his purchase of “Scatter Brains,” Mr. Holroyd appeared at a popular meet of the Harriers, got up in unimpeachable boots and breeches, but somewhat spoiling the effect, by carrying the prescribed ashplant.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Shortly after his purchase of “Scatter Brains,” Mr. Holroyd appeared at a popular meet of the Harriers, got up in unimpeachable boots and breeches, but somewhat spoiling the effect, by carrying the prescribed ashplant.
audibly
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From this reading The grey horse was unanimously approved of, “passed,” and pronounced to be a grand one and a goer, and invidious comparisons were audibly drawn between him and an old “Stageen,” on which another gentleman was mounted.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The grey horse was unanimously approved of, “passed,” and pronounced to be a grand one and a goer, and invidious comparisons were audibly drawn between him and an old “Stageen,” on which another gentleman was mounted.
BETTY
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From this reading BETTY MAKES TWO CONQUESTS.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The grey horse was unanimously approved of, “passed,” and pronounced to be a grand one and a goer, and invidious comparisons were audibly drawn between him and an old “Stageen,” on which another gentleman was mounted.
boots
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From this reading Shortly after his purchase of “Scatter Brains,” Mr. Holroyd appeared at a popular meet of the Harriers, got up in unimpeachable boots and breeches, but somewhat spoiling the effect, by carrying the prescribed ashplant.
bordering
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From this reading He and his mount were critically scanned by the sporting community--who sat ranged along the top of a low wall, bordering the road, and subsequently pursued on foot.
Brains
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From this reading Shortly after his purchase of “Scatter Brains,” Mr. Holroyd appeared at a popular meet of the Harriers, got up in unimpeachable boots and breeches, but somewhat spoiling the effect, by carrying the prescribed ashplant.
breeches
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From this reading Shortly after his purchase of “Scatter Brains,” Mr. Holroyd appeared at a popular meet of the Harriers, got up in unimpeachable boots and breeches, but somewhat spoiling the effect, by carrying the prescribed ashplant.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Shortly after his purchase of “Scatter Brains,” Mr. Holroyd appeared at a popular meet of the Harriers, got up in unimpeachable boots and breeches, but somewhat spoiling the effect, by carrying the prescribed ashplant.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Shortly after his purchase of “Scatter Brains,” Mr. Holroyd appeared at a popular meet of the Harriers, got up in unimpeachable boots and breeches, but somewhat spoiling the effect, by carrying the prescribed ashplant.
carrying
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From this reading Shortly after his purchase of “Scatter Brains,” Mr. Holroyd appeared at a popular meet of the Harriers, got up in unimpeachable boots and breeches, but somewhat spoiling the effect, by carrying the prescribed ashplant.
community
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From this reading He and his mount were critically scanned by the sporting community--who sat ranged along the top of a low wall, bordering the road, and subsequently pursued on foot.
comparisons
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From this reading The grey horse was unanimously approved of, “passed,” and pronounced to be a grand one and a goer, and invidious comparisons were audibly drawn between him and an old “Stageen,” on which another gentleman was mounted.
CONQUESTS
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From this reading BETTY MAKES TWO CONQUESTS.
critically
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From this reading He and his mount were critically scanned by the sporting community--who sat ranged along the top of a low wall, bordering the road, and subsequently pursued on foot.
discovery
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From this reading All at once, a shrill gossoon exclaimed, as if announcing a most portentous discovery:
drawn
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From this reading The grey horse was unanimously approved of, “passed,” and pronounced to be a grand one and a goer, and invidious comparisons were audibly drawn between him and an old “Stageen,” on which another gentleman was mounted.
effect
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From this reading Shortly after his purchase of “Scatter Brains,” Mr. Holroyd appeared at a popular meet of the Harriers, got up in unimpeachable boots and breeches, but somewhat spoiling the effect, by carrying the prescribed ashplant.
exclaimed
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From this reading All at once, a shrill gossoon exclaimed, as if announcing a most portentous discovery:
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He and his mount were critically scanned by the sporting community--who sat ranged along the top of a low wall, bordering the road, and subsequently pursued on foot.
gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The grey horse was unanimously approved of, “passed,” and pronounced to be a grand one and a goer, and invidious comparisons were audibly drawn between him and an old “Stageen,” on which another gentleman was mounted.
goer
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From this reading The grey horse was unanimously approved of, “passed,” and pronounced to be a grand one and a goer, and invidious comparisons were audibly drawn between him and an old “Stageen,” on which another gentleman was mounted.
gossoon
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From this reading All at once, a shrill gossoon exclaimed, as if announcing a most portentous discovery:
got
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From this reading Shortly after his purchase of “Scatter Brains,” Mr. Holroyd appeared at a popular meet of the Harriers, got up in unimpeachable boots and breeches, but somewhat spoiling the effect, by carrying the prescribed ashplant.
grand
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From this reading The grey horse was unanimously approved of, “passed,” and pronounced to be a grand one and a goer, and invidious comparisons were audibly drawn between him and an old “Stageen,” on which another gentleman was mounted.
grey
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From this reading The grey horse was unanimously approved of, “passed,” and pronounced to be a grand one and a goer, and invidious comparisons were audibly drawn between him and an old “Stageen,” on which another gentleman was mounted.
Harriers
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From this reading Shortly after his purchase of “Scatter Brains,” Mr. Holroyd appeared at a popular meet of the Harriers, got up in unimpeachable boots and breeches, but somewhat spoiling the effect, by carrying the prescribed ashplant.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He and his mount were critically scanned by the sporting community--who sat ranged along the top of a low wall, bordering the road, and subsequently pursued on foot.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The grey horse was unanimously approved of, “passed,” and pronounced to be a grand one and a goer, and invidious comparisons were audibly drawn between him and an old “Stageen,” on which another gentleman was mounted.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Shortly after his purchase of “Scatter Brains,” Mr. Holroyd appeared at a popular meet of the Harriers, got up in unimpeachable boots and breeches, but somewhat spoiling the effect, by carrying the prescribed ashplant.
Holroyd
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From this reading Shortly after his purchase of “Scatter Brains,” Mr. Holroyd appeared at a popular meet of the Harriers, got up in unimpeachable boots and breeches, but somewhat spoiling the effect, by carrying the prescribed ashplant.
horse
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From this reading The grey horse was unanimously approved of, “passed,” and pronounced to be a grand one and a goer, and invidious comparisons were audibly drawn between him and an old “Stageen,” on which another gentleman was mounted.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading All at once, a shrill gossoon exclaimed, as if announcing a most portentous discovery:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Shortly after his purchase of “Scatter Brains,” Mr. Holroyd appeared at a popular meet of the Harriers, got up in unimpeachable boots and breeches, but somewhat spoiling the effect, by carrying the prescribed ashplant.
invidious
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From this reading The grey horse was unanimously approved of, “passed,” and pronounced to be a grand one and a goer, and invidious comparisons were audibly drawn between him and an old “Stageen,” on which another gentleman was mounted.
low
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From this reading He and his mount were critically scanned by the sporting community--who sat ranged along the top of a low wall, bordering the road, and subsequently pursued on foot.
MAKES
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From this reading BETTY MAKES TWO CONQUESTS.
meet
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From this reading Shortly after his purchase of “Scatter Brains,” Mr. Holroyd appeared at a popular meet of the Harriers, got up in unimpeachable boots and breeches, but somewhat spoiling the effect, by carrying the prescribed ashplant.
most
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From this reading All at once, a shrill gossoon exclaimed, as if announcing a most portentous discovery:
mount
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From this reading He and his mount were critically scanned by the sporting community--who sat ranged along the top of a low wall, bordering the road, and subsequently pursued on foot.
mounted
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From this reading The grey horse was unanimously approved of, “passed,” and pronounced to be a grand one and a goer, and invidious comparisons were audibly drawn between him and an old “Stageen,” on which another gentleman was mounted.
Mr
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From this reading Shortly after his purchase of “Scatter Brains,” Mr. Holroyd appeared at a popular meet of the Harriers, got up in unimpeachable boots and breeches, but somewhat spoiling the effect, by carrying the prescribed ashplant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Shortly after his purchase of “Scatter Brains,” Mr. Holroyd appeared at a popular meet of the Harriers, got up in unimpeachable boots and breeches, but somewhat spoiling the effect, by carrying the prescribed ashplant.
old
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From this reading The grey horse was unanimously approved of, “passed,” and pronounced to be a grand one and a goer, and invidious comparisons were audibly drawn between him and an old “Stageen,” on which another gentleman was mounted.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He and his mount were critically scanned by the sporting community--who sat ranged along the top of a low wall, bordering the road, and subsequently pursued on foot.
once
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From this reading All at once, a shrill gossoon exclaimed, as if announcing a most portentous discovery:
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The grey horse was unanimously approved of, “passed,” and pronounced to be a grand one and a goer, and invidious comparisons were audibly drawn between him and an old “Stageen,” on which another gentleman was mounted.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The grey horse was unanimously approved of, “passed,” and pronounced to be a grand one and a goer, and invidious comparisons were audibly drawn between him and an old “Stageen,” on which another gentleman was mounted.
popular
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From this reading Shortly after his purchase of “Scatter Brains,” Mr. Holroyd appeared at a popular meet of the Harriers, got up in unimpeachable boots and breeches, but somewhat spoiling the effect, by carrying the prescribed ashplant.
portentous
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From this reading All at once, a shrill gossoon exclaimed, as if announcing a most portentous discovery:
prescribed
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From this reading Shortly after his purchase of “Scatter Brains,” Mr. Holroyd appeared at a popular meet of the Harriers, got up in unimpeachable boots and breeches, but somewhat spoiling the effect, by carrying the prescribed ashplant.
pronounced
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From this reading The grey horse was unanimously approved of, “passed,” and pronounced to be a grand one and a goer, and invidious comparisons were audibly drawn between him and an old “Stageen,” on which another gentleman was mounted.
purchase
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From this reading Shortly after his purchase of “Scatter Brains,” Mr. Holroyd appeared at a popular meet of the Harriers, got up in unimpeachable boots and breeches, but somewhat spoiling the effect, by carrying the prescribed ashplant.
pursued
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From this reading He and his mount were critically scanned by the sporting community--who sat ranged along the top of a low wall, bordering the road, and subsequently pursued on foot.
ranged
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From this reading He and his mount were critically scanned by the sporting community--who sat ranged along the top of a low wall, bordering the road, and subsequently pursued on foot.
road
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From this reading He and his mount were critically scanned by the sporting community--who sat ranged along the top of a low wall, bordering the road, and subsequently pursued on foot.
sat
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From this reading He and his mount were critically scanned by the sporting community--who sat ranged along the top of a low wall, bordering the road, and subsequently pursued on foot.
scanned
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From this reading He and his mount were critically scanned by the sporting community--who sat ranged along the top of a low wall, bordering the road, and subsequently pursued on foot.
Scatter
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From this reading Shortly after his purchase of “Scatter Brains,” Mr. Holroyd appeared at a popular meet of the Harriers, got up in unimpeachable boots and breeches, but somewhat spoiling the effect, by carrying the prescribed ashplant.
Shortly
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From this reading Shortly after his purchase of “Scatter Brains,” Mr. Holroyd appeared at a popular meet of the Harriers, got up in unimpeachable boots and breeches, but somewhat spoiling the effect, by carrying the prescribed ashplant.
shrill
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From this reading All at once, a shrill gossoon exclaimed, as if announcing a most portentous discovery:
somewhat
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From this reading Shortly after his purchase of “Scatter Brains,” Mr. Holroyd appeared at a popular meet of the Harriers, got up in unimpeachable boots and breeches, but somewhat spoiling the effect, by carrying the prescribed ashplant.
spoiling
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From this reading Shortly after his purchase of “Scatter Brains,” Mr. Holroyd appeared at a popular meet of the Harriers, got up in unimpeachable boots and breeches, but somewhat spoiling the effect, by carrying the prescribed ashplant.
sporting
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From this reading He and his mount were critically scanned by the sporting community--who sat ranged along the top of a low wall, bordering the road, and subsequently pursued on foot.
Stageen
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From this reading The grey horse was unanimously approved of, “passed,” and pronounced to be a grand one and a goer, and invidious comparisons were audibly drawn between him and an old “Stageen,” on which another gentleman was mounted.
subsequently
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From this reading He and his mount were critically scanned by the sporting community--who sat ranged along the top of a low wall, bordering the road, and subsequently pursued on foot.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Shortly after his purchase of “Scatter Brains,” Mr. Holroyd appeared at a popular meet of the Harriers, got up in unimpeachable boots and breeches, but somewhat spoiling the effect, by carrying the prescribed ashplant.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The grey horse was unanimously approved of, “passed,” and pronounced to be a grand one and a goer, and invidious comparisons were audibly drawn between him and an old “Stageen,” on which another gentleman was mounted.
top
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From this reading He and his mount were critically scanned by the sporting community--who sat ranged along the top of a low wall, bordering the road, and subsequently pursued on foot.
TWO
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From this reading BETTY MAKES TWO CONQUESTS.
unanimously
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From this reading The grey horse was unanimously approved of, “passed,” and pronounced to be a grand one and a goer, and invidious comparisons were audibly drawn between him and an old “Stageen,” on which another gentleman was mounted.
unimpeachable
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From this reading Shortly after his purchase of “Scatter Brains,” Mr. Holroyd appeared at a popular meet of the Harriers, got up in unimpeachable boots and breeches, but somewhat spoiling the effect, by carrying the prescribed ashplant.
up
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From this reading Shortly after his purchase of “Scatter Brains,” Mr. Holroyd appeared at a popular meet of the Harriers, got up in unimpeachable boots and breeches, but somewhat spoiling the effect, by carrying the prescribed ashplant.
wall
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From this reading He and his mount were critically scanned by the sporting community--who sat ranged along the top of a low wall, bordering the road, and subsequently pursued on foot.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The grey horse was unanimously approved of, “passed,” and pronounced to be a grand one and a goer, and invidious comparisons were audibly drawn between him and an old “Stageen,” on which another gentleman was mounted.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He and his mount were critically scanned by the sporting community--who sat ranged along the top of a low wall, bordering the road, and subsequently pursued on foot.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The grey horse was unanimously approved of, “passed,” and pronounced to be a grand one and a goer, and invidious comparisons were audibly drawn between him and an old “Stageen,” on which another gentleman was mounted.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He and his mount were critically scanned by the sporting community--who sat ranged along the top of a low wall, bordering the road, and subsequently pursued on foot.
