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Chapter VIII

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GREAT-UNCLE RICK WALKS THE HALL Sam had produced a horse complete with saddle and a reputed skittishness.
That horse was the pride of Sam's big heart.
It had once won a small purse at some country fair or something of the sort, and since then it had been kept only to wear the saddle at rare intervals.
Not that Sam ever rode.
He drove a spring-board behind a thin, sorrowful mule called "Suggah."
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter VIII

Reading 1/57 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
GREAT-UNCLE RICK WALKS THE HALL Sam had produced a horse complete with saddle and a reputed skittishness.
Line 2
That horse was the pride of Sam's big heart.
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It had once won a small purse at some country fair or something of the sort, and since then it had been kept only to wear the saddle at rare intervals.
Line 4
Not that Sam ever rode.
Line 5
He drove a spring-board behind a thin, sorrowful mule called "Suggah."

Learner Dictionary

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

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “It had once won a small purse at some country fair or something of the sort, and since then it had been kept only to wear the saddle at rare intervals.”

Behind preposition US /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading “He drove a spring-board behind a thin, sorrowful mule called "Suggah."”

Complete noun US /complete/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “GREAT-UNCLE RICK WALKS THE HALL Sam had produced a horse complete with saddle and a reputed skittishness.”

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Not that Sam ever rode.”

Fair noun US /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It had once won a small purse at some country fair or something of the sort, and since then it had been kept only to wear the saddle at rare intervals.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “It had once won a small purse at some country fair or something of the sort, and since then it had been kept only to wear the saddle at rare intervals.”

Since preposition US /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “It had once won a small purse at some country fair or something of the sort, and since then it had been kept only to wear the saddle at rare intervals.”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “It had once won a small purse at some country fair or something of the sort, and since then it had been kept only to wear the saddle at rare intervals.”

Thin adjective US /θɪn/

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading “He drove a spring-board behind a thin, sorrowful mule called "Suggah."”

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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 GREAT-UNCLE RICK WALKS THE HALL Sam had produced a horse complete with saddle and a reputed skittishness.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading GREAT-UNCLE RICK WALKS THE HALL Sam had produced a horse complete with saddle and a reputed skittishness.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It had once won a small purse at some country fair or something of the sort, and since then it had been kept only to wear the saddle at rare intervals.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading It had once won a small purse at some country fair or something of the sort, and since then it had been kept only to wear the saddle at rare intervals.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading He drove a spring-board behind a thin, sorrowful mule called "Suggah."

big

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From this reading That horse was the pride of Sam's big heart.

called

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From this reading He drove a spring-board behind a thin, sorrowful mule called "Suggah."

completenounUS /complete/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading GREAT-UNCLE RICK WALKS THE HALL Sam had produced a horse complete with saddle and a reputed skittishness.

country

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From this reading It had once won a small purse at some country fair or something of the sort, and since then it had been kept only to wear the saddle at rare intervals.

drove

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From this reading He drove a spring-board behind a thin, sorrowful mule called "Suggah."

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Not that Sam ever rode.

fairnounUS /fair/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading It had once won a small purse at some country fair or something of the sort, and since then it had been kept only to wear the saddle at rare intervals.

GREAT-UNCLE

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From this reading GREAT-UNCLE RICK WALKS THE HALL Sam had produced a horse complete with saddle and a reputed skittishness.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading GREAT-UNCLE RICK WALKS THE HALL Sam had produced a horse complete with saddle and a reputed skittishness.

HALL

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From this reading GREAT-UNCLE RICK WALKS THE HALL Sam had produced a horse complete with saddle and a reputed skittishness.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He drove a spring-board behind a thin, sorrowful mule called "Suggah."

heart

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From this reading That horse was the pride of Sam's big heart.

horse

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From this reading GREAT-UNCLE RICK WALKS THE HALL Sam had produced a horse complete with saddle and a reputed skittishness.

intervals

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From this reading It had once won a small purse at some country fair or something of the sort, and since then it had been kept only to wear the saddle at rare intervals.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It had once won a small purse at some country fair or something of the sort, and since then it had been kept only to wear the saddle at rare intervals.

kept

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From this reading It had once won a small purse at some country fair or something of the sort, and since then it had been kept only to wear the saddle at rare intervals.

mule

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From this reading He drove a spring-board behind a thin, sorrowful mule called "Suggah."

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not that Sam ever rode.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading That horse was the pride of Sam's big heart.

once

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From this reading It had once won a small purse at some country fair or something of the sort, and since then it had been kept only to wear the saddle at rare intervals.

only

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From this reading It had once won a small purse at some country fair or something of the sort, and since then it had been kept only to wear the saddle at rare intervals.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It had once won a small purse at some country fair or something of the sort, and since then it had been kept only to wear the saddle at rare intervals.

pride

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From this reading That horse was the pride of Sam's big heart.

produced

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From this reading GREAT-UNCLE RICK WALKS THE HALL Sam had produced a horse complete with saddle and a reputed skittishness.

purse

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From this reading It had once won a small purse at some country fair or something of the sort, and since then it had been kept only to wear the saddle at rare intervals.

rare

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From this reading It had once won a small purse at some country fair or something of the sort, and since then it had been kept only to wear the saddle at rare intervals.

reputed

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From this reading GREAT-UNCLE RICK WALKS THE HALL Sam had produced a horse complete with saddle and a reputed skittishness.

RICK

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From this reading GREAT-UNCLE RICK WALKS THE HALL Sam had produced a horse complete with saddle and a reputed skittishness.

rode

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From this reading Not that Sam ever rode.

saddle

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From this reading GREAT-UNCLE RICK WALKS THE HALL Sam had produced a horse complete with saddle and a reputed skittishness.

Sam

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From this reading GREAT-UNCLE RICK WALKS THE HALL Sam had produced a horse complete with saddle and a reputed skittishness.

Sam's

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From this reading That horse was the pride of Sam's big heart.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading It had once won a small purse at some country fair or something of the sort, and since then it had been kept only to wear the saddle at rare intervals.

skittishness

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From this reading GREAT-UNCLE RICK WALKS THE HALL Sam had produced a horse complete with saddle and a reputed skittishness.

small

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From this reading It had once won a small purse at some country fair or something of the sort, and since then it had been kept only to wear the saddle at rare intervals.

some

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From this reading It had once won a small purse at some country fair or something of the sort, and since then it had been kept only to wear the saddle at rare intervals.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading It had once won a small purse at some country fair or something of the sort, and since then it had been kept only to wear the saddle at rare intervals.

sorrowful

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From this reading He drove a spring-board behind a thin, sorrowful mule called "Suggah."

sort

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From this reading It had once won a small purse at some country fair or something of the sort, and since then it had been kept only to wear the saddle at rare intervals.

spring-board

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From this reading He drove a spring-board behind a thin, sorrowful mule called "Suggah."

Suggah

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From this reading He drove a spring-board behind a thin, sorrowful mule called "Suggah."

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That horse was the pride of Sam's big heart.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading GREAT-UNCLE RICK WALKS THE HALL Sam had produced a horse complete with saddle and a reputed skittishness.

then

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From this reading It had once won a small purse at some country fair or something of the sort, and since then it had been kept only to wear the saddle at rare intervals.

thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading He drove a spring-board behind a thin, sorrowful mule called "Suggah."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading It had once won a small purse at some country fair or something of the sort, and since then it had been kept only to wear the saddle at rare intervals.

WALKS

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From this reading GREAT-UNCLE RICK WALKS THE HALL Sam had produced a horse complete with saddle and a reputed skittishness.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading That horse was the pride of Sam's big heart.

wear

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From this reading It had once won a small purse at some country fair or something of the sort, and since then it had been kept only to wear the saddle at rare intervals.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading GREAT-UNCLE RICK WALKS THE HALL Sam had produced a horse complete with saddle and a reputed skittishness.

won

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From this reading It had once won a small purse at some country fair or something of the sort, and since then it had been kept only to wear the saddle at rare intervals.