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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 I Never had the Olympia seen such a crowd as was gathered to watch the fight between Charley Burns of England and Joe Jefferson of America, Never in its career of hybrid ugliness had it witnessed such excitement.
addition
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From this reading He had sprained ankles, wrung withers, been overtrained, had contracted every known disease in addition to manifesting a yellow streak.
America
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From this reading I Never had the Olympia seen such a crowd as was gathered to watch the fight between Charley Burns of England and Joe Jefferson of America, Never in its career of hybrid ugliness had it witnessed such excitement.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had broken a leg, an arm, a finger, and had torn more tendons than he possessed.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I Never had the Olympia seen such a crowd as was gathered to watch the fight between Charley Burns of England and Joe Jefferson of America, Never in its career of hybrid ugliness had it witnessed such excitement.
ankles
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From this reading He had sprained ankles, wrung withers, been overtrained, had contracted every known disease in addition to manifesting a yellow streak.
arm
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From this reading He had broken a leg, an arm, a finger, and had torn more tendons than he possessed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I Never had the Olympia seen such a crowd as was gathered to watch the fight between Charley Burns of England and Joe Jefferson of America, Never in its career of hybrid ugliness had it witnessed such excitement.
away
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From this reading Charley Burns had broken down, run away, committed suicide, and refused to fight.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For thirty-six hours the wildest rumours had been current.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I Never had the Olympia seen such a crowd as was gathered to watch the fight between Charley Burns of England and Joe Jefferson of America, Never in its career of hybrid ugliness had it witnessed such excitement.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Charley Burns had broken down, run away, committed suicide, and refused to fight.
Burns
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From this reading I Never had the Olympia seen such a crowd as was gathered to watch the fight between Charley Burns of England and Joe Jefferson of America, Never in its career of hybrid ugliness had it witnessed such excitement.
career
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From this reading I Never had the Olympia seen such a crowd as was gathered to watch the fight between Charley Burns of England and Joe Jefferson of America, Never in its career of hybrid ugliness had it witnessed such excitement.
Charley
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From this reading I Never had the Olympia seen such a crowd as was gathered to watch the fight between Charley Burns of England and Joe Jefferson of America, Never in its career of hybrid ugliness had it witnessed such excitement.
committed
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From this reading Charley Burns had broken down, run away, committed suicide, and refused to fight.
contracted
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From this reading He had sprained ankles, wrung withers, been overtrained, had contracted every known disease in addition to manifesting a yellow streak.
crowd
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From this reading I Never had the Olympia seen such a crowd as was gathered to watch the fight between Charley Burns of England and Joe Jefferson of America, Never in its career of hybrid ugliness had it witnessed such excitement.
currentnounUS /ˈcurrent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For thirty-six hours the wildest rumours had been current.
disease
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From this reading He had sprained ankles, wrung withers, been overtrained, had contracted every known disease in addition to manifesting a yellow streak.
down
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From this reading Charley Burns had broken down, run away, committed suicide, and refused to fight.
England
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From this reading I Never had the Olympia seen such a crowd as was gathered to watch the fight between Charley Burns of England and Joe Jefferson of America, Never in its career of hybrid ugliness had it witnessed such excitement.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading He had sprained ankles, wrung withers, been overtrained, had contracted every known disease in addition to manifesting a yellow streak.
excitement
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From this reading I Never had the Olympia seen such a crowd as was gathered to watch the fight between Charley Burns of England and Joe Jefferson of America, Never in its career of hybrid ugliness had it witnessed such excitement.
fight
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From this reading I Never had the Olympia seen such a crowd as was gathered to watch the fight between Charley Burns of England and Joe Jefferson of America, Never in its career of hybrid ugliness had it witnessed such excitement.
finger
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From this reading He had broken a leg, an arm, a finger, and had torn more tendons than he possessed.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For thirty-six hours the wildest rumours had been current.
gathered
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From this reading I Never had the Olympia seen such a crowd as was gathered to watch the fight between Charley Burns of England and Joe Jefferson of America, Never in its career of hybrid ugliness had it witnessed such excitement.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I Never had the Olympia seen such a crowd as was gathered to watch the fight between Charley Burns of England and Joe Jefferson of America, Never in its career of hybrid ugliness had it witnessed such excitement.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had broken a leg, an arm, a finger, and had torn more tendons than he possessed.
hours
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From this reading For thirty-six hours the wildest rumours had been current.
hybrid
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From this reading I Never had the Olympia seen such a crowd as was gathered to watch the fight between Charley Burns of England and Joe Jefferson of America, Never in its career of hybrid ugliness had it witnessed such excitement.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I Never had the Olympia seen such a crowd as was gathered to watch the fight between Charley Burns of England and Joe Jefferson of America, Never in its career of hybrid ugliness had it witnessed such excitement.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I Never had the Olympia seen such a crowd as was gathered to watch the fight between Charley Burns of England and Joe Jefferson of America, Never in its career of hybrid ugliness had it witnessed such excitement.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I Never had the Olympia seen such a crowd as was gathered to watch the fight between Charley Burns of England and Joe Jefferson of America, Never in its career of hybrid ugliness had it witnessed such excitement.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I Never had the Olympia seen such a crowd as was gathered to watch the fight between Charley Burns of England and Joe Jefferson of America, Never in its career of hybrid ugliness had it witnessed such excitement.
Jefferson
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From this reading I Never had the Olympia seen such a crowd as was gathered to watch the fight between Charley Burns of England and Joe Jefferson of America, Never in its career of hybrid ugliness had it witnessed such excitement.
Joe
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From this reading I Never had the Olympia seen such a crowd as was gathered to watch the fight between Charley Burns of England and Joe Jefferson of America, Never in its career of hybrid ugliness had it witnessed such excitement.
known
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From this reading He had sprained ankles, wrung withers, been overtrained, had contracted every known disease in addition to manifesting a yellow streak.
leg
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From this reading He had broken a leg, an arm, a finger, and had torn more tendons than he possessed.
manifesting
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From this reading He had sprained ankles, wrung withers, been overtrained, had contracted every known disease in addition to manifesting a yellow streak.
more
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From this reading He had broken a leg, an arm, a finger, and had torn more tendons than he possessed.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I Never had the Olympia seen such a crowd as was gathered to watch the fight between Charley Burns of England and Joe Jefferson of America, Never in its career of hybrid ugliness had it witnessed such excitement.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I Never had the Olympia seen such a crowd as was gathered to watch the fight between Charley Burns of England and Joe Jefferson of America, Never in its career of hybrid ugliness had it witnessed such excitement.
Olympia
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From this reading I Never had the Olympia seen such a crowd as was gathered to watch the fight between Charley Burns of England and Joe Jefferson of America, Never in its career of hybrid ugliness had it witnessed such excitement.
overtrained
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From this reading He had sprained ankles, wrung withers, been overtrained, had contracted every known disease in addition to manifesting a yellow streak.
possessed
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From this reading He had broken a leg, an arm, a finger, and had torn more tendons than he possessed.
refused
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From this reading Charley Burns had broken down, run away, committed suicide, and refused to fight.
rumours
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From this reading For thirty-six hours the wildest rumours had been current.
run
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From this reading Charley Burns had broken down, run away, committed suicide, and refused to fight.
seen
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From this reading I Never had the Olympia seen such a crowd as was gathered to watch the fight between Charley Burns of England and Joe Jefferson of America, Never in its career of hybrid ugliness had it witnessed such excitement.
sprained
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From this reading He had sprained ankles, wrung withers, been overtrained, had contracted every known disease in addition to manifesting a yellow streak.
streak
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From this reading He had sprained ankles, wrung withers, been overtrained, had contracted every known disease in addition to manifesting a yellow streak.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I Never had the Olympia seen such a crowd as was gathered to watch the fight between Charley Burns of England and Joe Jefferson of America, Never in its career of hybrid ugliness had it witnessed such excitement.
suicide
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From this reading Charley Burns had broken down, run away, committed suicide, and refused to fight.
tendons
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From this reading He had broken a leg, an arm, a finger, and had torn more tendons than he possessed.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had broken a leg, an arm, a finger, and had torn more tendons than he possessed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I Never had the Olympia seen such a crowd as was gathered to watch the fight between Charley Burns of England and Joe Jefferson of America, Never in its career of hybrid ugliness had it witnessed such excitement.
thirty-six
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From this reading For thirty-six hours the wildest rumours had been current.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I Never had the Olympia seen such a crowd as was gathered to watch the fight between Charley Burns of England and Joe Jefferson of America, Never in its career of hybrid ugliness had it witnessed such excitement.
torn
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From this reading He had broken a leg, an arm, a finger, and had torn more tendons than he possessed.
ugliness
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From this reading I Never had the Olympia seen such a crowd as was gathered to watch the fight between Charley Burns of England and Joe Jefferson of America, Never in its career of hybrid ugliness had it witnessed such excitement.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I Never had the Olympia seen such a crowd as was gathered to watch the fight between Charley Burns of England and Joe Jefferson of America, Never in its career of hybrid ugliness had it witnessed such excitement.
watch
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From this reading I Never had the Olympia seen such a crowd as was gathered to watch the fight between Charley Burns of England and Joe Jefferson of America, Never in its career of hybrid ugliness had it witnessed such excitement.
wildest
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From this reading For thirty-six hours the wildest rumours had been current.
withers
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From this reading He had sprained ankles, wrung withers, been overtrained, had contracted every known disease in addition to manifesting a yellow streak.
witnessed
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From this reading I Never had the Olympia seen such a crowd as was gathered to watch the fight between Charley Burns of England and Joe Jefferson of America, Never in its career of hybrid ugliness had it witnessed such excitement.
wrung
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From this reading He had sprained ankles, wrung withers, been overtrained, had contracted every known disease in addition to manifesting a yellow streak.
yellow
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From this reading He had sprained ankles, wrung withers, been overtrained, had contracted every known disease in addition to manifesting a yellow streak.
