used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He was from Lexington, and had a true Kentuckian's love for horseflesh.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading T. Jefferson Bender allowed himself but one relaxation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was from Lexington, and had a true Kentuckian's love for horseflesh.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And then it was he suffered those vicissitudes which are chronicled colloquially under the phrase of “getting it in the neck.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Here, casting off professional dignity as he might a garment, T. Jefferson Bender whooped and howled and hurled his hat on high, as race following race swept in.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Thus it was that he patronised the races, and was often seen at Morris Park, where he prevailed from a seat in the grand-stand.
BendernounUS /ˈbendər/
a tool for bending
From this reading T. Jefferson Bender allowed himself but one relaxation.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading T. Jefferson Bender allowed himself but one relaxation.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading At intervals T. Jefferson Bender was carried to such heights of madness as “playing the horses.”
castingnounUS /ˈkæstɪŋ/
object formed by a mold
From this reading Here, casting off professional dignity as he might a garment, T. Jefferson Bender whooped and howled and hurled his hat on high, as race following race swept in.
chronicledverbUS /ˈkrɑːnɪkəld/
past form of “chronicle” — record in chronological order; make a historical record
From this reading And then it was he suffered those vicissitudes which are chronicled colloquially under the phrase of “getting it in the neck.”
colloquiallyadverb
with the use of colloquial expressions
From this reading And then it was he suffered those vicissitudes which are chronicled colloquially under the phrase of “getting it in the neck.”
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading Here, casting off professional dignity as he might a garment, T. Jefferson Bender whooped and howled and hurled his hat on high, as race following race swept in.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Here, casting off professional dignity as he might a garment, T. Jefferson Bender whooped and howled and hurled his hat on high, as race following race swept in.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He was from Lexington, and had a true Kentuckian's love for horseflesh.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was from Lexington, and had a true Kentuckian's love for horseflesh.
garmentnounUS /ˈɡɑːrmənt/
an article of clothing
From this reading Here, casting off professional dignity as he might a garment, T. Jefferson Bender whooped and howled and hurled his hat on high, as race following race swept in.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading And then it was he suffered those vicissitudes which are chronicled colloquially under the phrase of “getting it in the neck.”
grand-stand
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From this reading Thus it was that he patronised the races, and was often seen at Morris Park, where he prevailed from a seat in the grand-stand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was from Lexington, and had a true Kentuckian's love for horseflesh.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Here, casting off professional dignity as he might a garment, T. Jefferson Bender whooped and howled and hurled his hat on high, as race following race swept in.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was from Lexington, and had a true Kentuckian's love for horseflesh.
heightsnounUS /haɪts/
a high place
From this reading At intervals T. Jefferson Bender was carried to such heights of madness as “playing the horses.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here, casting off professional dignity as he might a garment, T. Jefferson Bender whooped and howled and hurled his hat on high, as race following race swept in.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Here, casting off professional dignity as he might a garment, T. Jefferson Bender whooped and howled and hurled his hat on high, as race following race swept in.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading T. Jefferson Bender allowed himself but one relaxation.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Here, casting off professional dignity as he might a garment, T. Jefferson Bender whooped and howled and hurled his hat on high, as race following race swept in.
horsefleshnounUS /ˈhɔːrsfleʃ/
the flesh of horses as food
From this reading He was from Lexington, and had a true Kentuckian's love for horseflesh.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading At intervals T. Jefferson Bender was carried to such heights of madness as “playing the horses.”
howledverbUS /haʊld/
past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries
From this reading Here, casting off professional dignity as he might a garment, T. Jefferson Bender whooped and howled and hurled his hat on high, as race following race swept in.
hurledverbUS /hɜːrld/
past form of “hurl” — throw forcefully
From this reading Here, casting off professional dignity as he might a garment, T. Jefferson Bender whooped and howled and hurled his hat on high, as race following race swept in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thus it was that he patronised the races, and was often seen at Morris Park, where he prevailed from a seat in the grand-stand.
intervalsnounUS /ˈɪntərvəlz/
plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading At intervals T. Jefferson Bender was carried to such heights of madness as “playing the horses.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thus it was that he patronised the races, and was often seen at Morris Park, where he prevailed from a seat in the grand-stand.
JeffersonnounUS /ˈdʒefərsən/
3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)
From this reading T. Jefferson Bender allowed himself but one relaxation.
Kentuckian's
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From this reading He was from Lexington, and had a true Kentuckian's love for horseflesh.
LexingtonnounUS /ˈleksɪŋtən/
town in eastern Massachusetts near Boston where the first battle of the American Revolution was fought
From this reading He was from Lexington, and had a true Kentuckian's love for horseflesh.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading He was from Lexington, and had a true Kentuckian's love for horseflesh.
madnessnounUS /ˈmædnəs/
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading At intervals T. Jefferson Bender was carried to such heights of madness as “playing the horses.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Here, casting off professional dignity as he might a garment, T. Jefferson Bender whooped and howled and hurled his hat on high, as race following race swept in.
MorrisnounUS /ˈmɔːrəs/
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading Thus it was that he patronised the races, and was often seen at Morris Park, where he prevailed from a seat in the grand-stand.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading And then it was he suffered those vicissitudes which are chronicled colloquially under the phrase of “getting it in the neck.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At intervals T. Jefferson Bender was carried to such heights of madness as “playing the horses.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Here, casting off professional dignity as he might a garment, T. Jefferson Bender whooped and howled and hurled his hat on high, as race following race swept in.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Thus it was that he patronised the races, and was often seen at Morris Park, where he prevailed from a seat in the grand-stand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Here, casting off professional dignity as he might a garment, T. Jefferson Bender whooped and howled and hurled his hat on high, as race following race swept in.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading T. Jefferson Bender allowed himself but one relaxation.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading Thus it was that he patronised the races, and was often seen at Morris Park, where he prevailed from a seat in the grand-stand.
patronisedadjective
having patronage or clients
From this reading Thus it was that he patronised the races, and was often seen at Morris Park, where he prevailed from a seat in the grand-stand.
phrasenounUS /freɪz/
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading And then it was he suffered those vicissitudes which are chronicled colloquially under the phrase of “getting it in the neck.”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading At intervals T. Jefferson Bender was carried to such heights of madness as “playing the horses.”
prevailedverbUS /prɪˈveɪld/
past form of “prevail” — be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
From this reading Thus it was that he patronised the races, and was often seen at Morris Park, where he prevailed from a seat in the grand-stand.
professionaladjectiveUS /prəˈfeʃənəl/
engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
From this reading Here, casting off professional dignity as he might a garment, T. Jefferson Bender whooped and howled and hurled his hat on high, as race following race swept in.
any competition
From this reading Here, casting off professional dignity as he might a garment, T. Jefferson Bender whooped and howled and hurled his hat on high, as race following race swept in.
racesnounUS /ˈreɪsəz/
plural of “race” — any competition
From this reading Thus it was that he patronised the races, and was often seen at Morris Park, where he prevailed from a seat in the grand-stand.
relaxationnounUS /ˌriːlækˈseɪʃən/
(physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers
From this reading T. Jefferson Bender allowed himself but one relaxation.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Thus it was that he patronised the races, and was often seen at Morris Park, where he prevailed from a seat in the grand-stand.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Thus it was that he patronised the races, and was often seen at Morris Park, where he prevailed from a seat in the grand-stand.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading At intervals T. Jefferson Bender was carried to such heights of madness as “playing the horses.”
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading And then it was he suffered those vicissitudes which are chronicled colloquially under the phrase of “getting it in the neck.”
possessing sweep
From this reading Here, casting off professional dignity as he might a garment, T. Jefferson Bender whooped and howled and hurled his hat on high, as race following race swept in.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading T. Jefferson Bender allowed himself but one relaxation.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thus it was that he patronised the races, and was often seen at Morris Park, where he prevailed from a seat in the grand-stand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus it was that he patronised the races, and was often seen at Morris Park, where he prevailed from a seat in the grand-stand.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then it was he suffered those vicissitudes which are chronicled colloquially under the phrase of “getting it in the neck.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading And then it was he suffered those vicissitudes which are chronicled colloquially under the phrase of “getting it in the neck.”
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus it was that he patronised the races, and was often seen at Morris Park, where he prevailed from a seat in the grand-stand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At intervals T. Jefferson Bender was carried to such heights of madness as “playing the horses.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading He was from Lexington, and had a true Kentuckian's love for horseflesh.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading And then it was he suffered those vicissitudes which are chronicled colloquially under the phrase of “getting it in the neck.”
vicissitudesnounUS /vɪˈsɪsɪtuːdz/
plural of “vicissitude” — a variation in circumstances or fortune at different times in your life or in the development of something
From this reading And then it was he suffered those vicissitudes which are chronicled colloquially under the phrase of “getting it in the neck.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was from Lexington, and had a true Kentuckian's love for horseflesh.
in or at the place that
From this reading Thus it was that he patronised the races, and was often seen at Morris Park, where he prevailed from a seat in the grand-stand.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And then it was he suffered those vicissitudes which are chronicled colloquially under the phrase of “getting it in the neck.”
whoopedverbUS /wuːpt/
past form of “whoop” — shout, as if with joy or enthusiasm
From this reading Here, casting off professional dignity as he might a garment, T. Jefferson Bender whooped and howled and hurled his hat on high, as race following race swept in.
