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Nightmare on the nose
Nightmare on the nose

Chapter I

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Incubus won every race but one.
Yet though in this respect she matched Man o' War's record she wasn't actually a horse at all.
_The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.
But we think you'll agree that Miss Smith's filly has something special._ Every time he lost money at the track Phil Watson had a nightmare.
They grew increasingly frequent as his bankroll dwindled and his hopes of getting rich dwindled accordingly.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Nightmare on the nose

Chapter I

Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Incubus won every race but one.
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Yet though in this respect she matched Man o' War's record she wasn't actually a horse at all.
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_The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.
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But we think you'll agree that Miss Smith's filly has something special._ Every time he lost money at the track Phil Watson had a nightmare.
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They grew increasingly frequent as his bankroll dwindled and his hopes of getting rich dwindled accordingly.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Amongst preposition US /əˈmʌŋst/

surrounded by; in the company of

From this reading “_The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “_The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.”

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “Incubus won every race but one.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “But we think you'll agree that Miss Smith's filly has something special._ Every time he lost money at the track Phil Watson had a nightmare.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “_The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.”

Least noun US /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “_The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.”

Nightmare noun US /ˈnaɪt.mɛr/

A terrifying or distressing dream.

From this reading “But we think you'll agree that Miss Smith's filly has something special._ Every time he lost money at the track Phil Watson had a nightmare.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Incubus won every race but one.”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “But we think you'll agree that Miss Smith's filly has something special._ Every time he lost money at the track Phil Watson had a nightmare.”

Think noun US /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But we think you'll agree that Miss Smith's filly has something special._ Every time he lost money at the track Phil Watson had a nightmare.”

Though conjunction US /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “Yet though in this respect she matched Man o' War's record she wasn't actually a horse at all.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But we think you'll agree that Miss Smith's filly has something special._ Every time he lost money at the track Phil Watson had a nightmare.”

Track noun US /træk/

a route or signs showing the way someone went

From this reading “But we think you'll agree that Miss Smith's filly has something special._ Every time he lost money at the track Phil Watson had a nightmare.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “Yet though in this respect she matched Man o' War's record she wasn't actually a horse at all.”

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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 Yet though in this respect she matched Man o' War's record she wasn't actually a horse at all.

accordingly

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From this reading They grew increasingly frequent as his bankroll dwindled and his hopes of getting rich dwindled accordingly.

actually

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From this reading Yet though in this respect she matched Man o' War's record she wasn't actually a horse at all.

agree

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From this reading But we think you'll agree that Miss Smith's filly has something special._ Every time he lost money at the track Phil Watson had a nightmare.

all

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From this reading Yet though in this respect she matched Man o' War's record she wasn't actually a horse at all.

amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/

surrounded by; in the company of

From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading They grew increasingly frequent as his bankroll dwindled and his hopes of getting rich dwindled accordingly.

animals

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From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading They grew increasingly frequent as his bankroll dwindled and his hopes of getting rich dwindled accordingly.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Yet though in this respect she matched Man o' War's record she wasn't actually a horse at all.

back

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From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

bankroll

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From this reading They grew increasingly frequent as his bankroll dwindled and his hopes of getting rich dwindled accordingly.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

belly

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From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Incubus won every race but one.

CARNEY

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From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

certainly

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From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

Dal

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From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

dialogue

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From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

doubts

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From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

dwindled

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From this reading They grew increasingly frequent as his bankroll dwindled and his hopes of getting rich dwindled accordingly.

enclosed

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From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Incubus won every race but one.

filly

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From this reading But we think you'll agree that Miss Smith's filly has something special._ Every time he lost money at the track Phil Watson had a nightmare.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

frequent

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From this reading They grew increasingly frequent as his bankroll dwindled and his hopes of getting rich dwindled accordingly.

getting

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From this reading They grew increasingly frequent as his bankroll dwindled and his hopes of getting rich dwindled accordingly.

gifting

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From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

goes

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From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

Greek

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From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

grew

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From this reading They grew increasingly frequent as his bankroll dwindled and his hopes of getting rich dwindled accordingly.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading But we think you'll agree that Miss Smith's filly has something special._ Every time he lost money at the track Phil Watson had a nightmare.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But we think you'll agree that Miss Smith's filly has something special._ Every time he lost money at the track Phil Watson had a nightmare.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading But we think you'll agree that Miss Smith's filly has something special._ Every time he lost money at the track Phil Watson had a nightmare.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading They grew increasingly frequent as his bankroll dwindled and his hopes of getting rich dwindled accordingly.

hopes

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From this reading They grew increasingly frequent as his bankroll dwindled and his hopes of getting rich dwindled accordingly.

horse

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From this reading Yet though in this respect she matched Man o' War's record she wasn't actually a horse at all.

horse's

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From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

human

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

idea

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Yet though in this respect she matched Man o' War's record she wasn't actually a horse at all.

increasingly

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From this reading They grew increasingly frequent as his bankroll dwindled and his hopes of getting rich dwindled accordingly.

Incubus

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From this reading Incubus won every race but one.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

issue

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From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

JIMMY

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From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

leastnounUS /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

lost

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From this reading But we think you'll agree that Miss Smith's filly has something special._ Every time he lost money at the track Phil Watson had a nightmare.

Man

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From this reading Yet though in this respect she matched Man o' War's record she wasn't actually a horse at all.

matched

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From this reading Yet though in this respect she matched Man o' War's record she wasn't actually a horse at all.

Miss

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From this reading But we think you'll agree that Miss Smith's filly has something special._ Every time he lost money at the track Phil Watson had a nightmare.

money

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From this reading But we think you'll agree that Miss Smith's filly has something special._ Every time he lost money at the track Phil Watson had a nightmare.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

nightmarenounUS /ˈnaɪt.mɛr/

A terrifying or distressing dream.

From this reading But we think you'll agree that Miss Smith's filly has something special._ Every time he lost money at the track Phil Watson had a nightmare.

o

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From this reading Yet though in this respect she matched Man o' War's record she wasn't actually a horse at all.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Incubus won every race but one.

Phil

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From this reading But we think you'll agree that Miss Smith's filly has something special._ Every time he lost money at the track Phil Watson had a nightmare.

race

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From this reading Incubus won every race but one.

record

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From this reading Yet though in this respect she matched Man o' War's record she wasn't actually a horse at all.

respect

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From this reading Yet though in this respect she matched Man o' War's record she wasn't actually a horse at all.

rich

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From this reading They grew increasingly frequent as his bankroll dwindled and his hopes of getting rich dwindled accordingly.

scarcely

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From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

see

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From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Yet though in this respect she matched Man o' War's record she wasn't actually a horse at all.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

siege

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From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

Smith's

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From this reading But we think you'll agree that Miss Smith's filly has something special._ Every time he lost money at the track Phil Watson had a nightmare.

some

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From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading But we think you'll agree that Miss Smith's filly has something special._ Every time he lost money at the track Phil Watson had a nightmare.

special

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From this reading But we think you'll agree that Miss Smith's filly has something special._ Every time he lost money at the track Phil Watson had a nightmare.

speech

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From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

Stivens

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From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

talking

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From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading But we think you'll agree that Miss Smith's filly has something special._ Every time he lost money at the track Phil Watson had a nightmare.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

there

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From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They grew increasingly frequent as his bankroll dwindled and his hopes of getting rich dwindled accordingly.

thinknounUS /think/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But we think you'll agree that Miss Smith's filly has something special._ Every time he lost money at the track Phil Watson had a nightmare.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Yet though in this respect she matched Man o' War's record she wasn't actually a horse at all.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Yet though in this respect she matched Man o' War's record she wasn't actually a horse at all.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading But we think you'll agree that Miss Smith's filly has something special._ Every time he lost money at the track Phil Watson had a nightmare.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

tracknounUS /træk/

a route or signs showing the way someone went

From this reading But we think you'll agree that Miss Smith's filly has something special._ Every time he lost money at the track Phil Watson had a nightmare.

Troy

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From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

UNDOING

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From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

unique

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From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

War's

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From this reading Yet though in this respect she matched Man o' War's record she wasn't actually a horse at all.

warriors

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From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

wasn't

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From this reading Yet though in this respect she matched Man o' War's record she wasn't actually a horse at all.

Watson

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From this reading But we think you'll agree that Miss Smith's filly has something special._ Every time he lost money at the track Phil Watson had a nightmare.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading But we think you'll agree that Miss Smith's filly has something special._ Every time he lost money at the track Phil Watson had a nightmare.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

won

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From this reading Incubus won every race but one.

wooden

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From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

YetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet though in this respect she matched Man o' War's record she wasn't actually a horse at all.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea--see Dal Stivens' THE UNDOING OF CARNEY JIMMY in this issue should you have doubts--the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly.

you'll

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From this reading But we think you'll agree that Miss Smith's filly has something special._ Every time he lost money at the track Phil Watson had a nightmare.