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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 Still he was the owner of Barellan, the sensational horse of the hour, and people wondered if it would be a case of another Assassin, who was reported lame, and won easily.
accumulated
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From this reading Thither Bellshaw went, when he had been to Scott's, and cleansed himself from the grime that accumulated coming from Albury to Melbourne.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading SWEEP MONEY After the Caulfield Cup, Hadwin took the horses to Flemington, where they were boxed at the top of the hill, at the Racecourse Hotel, where many good horses have had their quarters.
Albury
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From this reading Thither Bellshaw went, when he had been to Scott's, and cleansed himself from the grime that accumulated coming from Albury to Melbourne.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thither Bellshaw went, when he had been to Scott's, and cleansed himself from the grime that accumulated coming from Albury to Melbourne.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Still he was the owner of Barellan, the sensational horse of the hour, and people wondered if it would be a case of another Assassin, who was reported lame, and won easily.
Assassin
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From this reading Still he was the owner of Barellan, the sensational horse of the hour, and people wondered if it would be a case of another Assassin, who was reported lame, and won easily.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SWEEP MONEY After the Caulfield Cup, Hadwin took the horses to Flemington, where they were boxed at the top of the hill, at the Racecourse Hotel, where many good horses have had their quarters.
Barellan
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From this reading Still he was the owner of Barellan, the sensational horse of the hour, and people wondered if it would be a case of another Assassin, who was reported lame, and won easily.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Still he was the owner of Barellan, the sensational horse of the hour, and people wondered if it would be a case of another Assassin, who was reported lame, and won easily.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Thither Bellshaw went, when he had been to Scott's, and cleansed himself from the grime that accumulated coming from Albury to Melbourne.
Bellshaw
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From this reading Thither Bellshaw went, when he had been to Scott's, and cleansed himself from the grime that accumulated coming from Albury to Melbourne.
boxed
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From this reading SWEEP MONEY After the Caulfield Cup, Hadwin took the horses to Flemington, where they were boxed at the top of the hill, at the Racecourse Hotel, where many good horses have had their quarters.
case
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From this reading Still he was the owner of Barellan, the sensational horse of the hour, and people wondered if it would be a case of another Assassin, who was reported lame, and won easily.
Caulfield
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From this reading SWEEP MONEY After the Caulfield Cup, Hadwin took the horses to Flemington, where they were boxed at the top of the hill, at the Racecourse Hotel, where many good horses have had their quarters.
cleansed
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From this reading Thither Bellshaw went, when he had been to Scott's, and cleansed himself from the grime that accumulated coming from Albury to Melbourne.
coming
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From this reading Thither Bellshaw went, when he had been to Scott's, and cleansed himself from the grime that accumulated coming from Albury to Melbourne.
Cup
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From this reading SWEEP MONEY After the Caulfield Cup, Hadwin took the horses to Flemington, where they were boxed at the top of the hill, at the Racecourse Hotel, where many good horses have had their quarters.
easily
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From this reading Still he was the owner of Barellan, the sensational horse of the hour, and people wondered if it would be a case of another Assassin, who was reported lame, and won easily.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading His generosity was of the miserly kind, and everybody knew it.
Flemington
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From this reading SWEEP MONEY After the Caulfield Cup, Hadwin took the horses to Flemington, where they were boxed at the top of the hill, at the Racecourse Hotel, where many good horses have had their quarters.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Thither Bellshaw went, when he had been to Scott's, and cleansed himself from the grime that accumulated coming from Albury to Melbourne.
generosity
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From this reading His generosity was of the miserly kind, and everybody knew it.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SWEEP MONEY After the Caulfield Cup, Hadwin took the horses to Flemington, where they were boxed at the top of the hill, at the Racecourse Hotel, where many good horses have had their quarters.
grime
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From this reading Thither Bellshaw went, when he had been to Scott's, and cleansed himself from the grime that accumulated coming from Albury to Melbourne.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SWEEP MONEY After the Caulfield Cup, Hadwin took the horses to Flemington, where they were boxed at the top of the hill, at the Racecourse Hotel, where many good horses have had their quarters.
Hadwin
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From this reading SWEEP MONEY After the Caulfield Cup, Hadwin took the horses to Flemington, where they were boxed at the top of the hill, at the Racecourse Hotel, where many good horses have had their quarters.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading SWEEP MONEY After the Caulfield Cup, Hadwin took the horses to Flemington, where they were boxed at the top of the hill, at the Racecourse Hotel, where many good horses have had their quarters.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thither Bellshaw went, when he had been to Scott's, and cleansed himself from the grime that accumulated coming from Albury to Melbourne.
hill
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From this reading SWEEP MONEY After the Caulfield Cup, Hadwin took the horses to Flemington, where they were boxed at the top of the hill, at the Racecourse Hotel, where many good horses have had their quarters.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Thither Bellshaw went, when he had been to Scott's, and cleansed himself from the grime that accumulated coming from Albury to Melbourne.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His generosity was of the miserly kind, and everybody knew it.
horse
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From this reading Still he was the owner of Barellan, the sensational horse of the hour, and people wondered if it would be a case of another Assassin, who was reported lame, and won easily.
horses
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From this reading SWEEP MONEY After the Caulfield Cup, Hadwin took the horses to Flemington, where they were boxed at the top of the hill, at the Racecourse Hotel, where many good horses have had their quarters.
Hotel
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From this reading SWEEP MONEY After the Caulfield Cup, Hadwin took the horses to Flemington, where they were boxed at the top of the hill, at the Racecourse Hotel, where many good horses have had their quarters.
hour
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From this reading Still he was the owner of Barellan, the sensational horse of the hour, and people wondered if it would be a case of another Assassin, who was reported lame, and won easily.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Still he was the owner of Barellan, the sensational horse of the hour, and people wondered if it would be a case of another Assassin, who was reported lame, and won easily.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His generosity was of the miserly kind, and everybody knew it.
kind
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From this reading His generosity was of the miserly kind, and everybody knew it.
knew
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From this reading His generosity was of the miserly kind, and everybody knew it.
lame
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From this reading Still he was the owner of Barellan, the sensational horse of the hour, and people wondered if it would be a case of another Assassin, who was reported lame, and won easily.
many
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From this reading SWEEP MONEY After the Caulfield Cup, Hadwin took the horses to Flemington, where they were boxed at the top of the hill, at the Racecourse Hotel, where many good horses have had their quarters.
Melbourne
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From this reading Thither Bellshaw went, when he had been to Scott's, and cleansed himself from the grime that accumulated coming from Albury to Melbourne.
miserly
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From this reading His generosity was of the miserly kind, and everybody knew it.
MONEY
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From this reading SWEEP MONEY After the Caulfield Cup, Hadwin took the horses to Flemington, where they were boxed at the top of the hill, at the Racecourse Hotel, where many good horses have had their quarters.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not popular at the hotel.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SWEEP MONEY After the Caulfield Cup, Hadwin took the horses to Flemington, where they were boxed at the top of the hill, at the Racecourse Hotel, where many good horses have had their quarters.
owner
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From this reading Still he was the owner of Barellan, the sensational horse of the hour, and people wondered if it would be a case of another Assassin, who was reported lame, and won easily.
people
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From this reading Still he was the owner of Barellan, the sensational horse of the hour, and people wondered if it would be a case of another Assassin, who was reported lame, and won easily.
popular
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From this reading He was not popular at the hotel.
quarters
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From this reading SWEEP MONEY After the Caulfield Cup, Hadwin took the horses to Flemington, where they were boxed at the top of the hill, at the Racecourse Hotel, where many good horses have had their quarters.
Racecourse
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From this reading SWEEP MONEY After the Caulfield Cup, Hadwin took the horses to Flemington, where they were boxed at the top of the hill, at the Racecourse Hotel, where many good horses have had their quarters.
reported
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From this reading Still he was the owner of Barellan, the sensational horse of the hour, and people wondered if it would be a case of another Assassin, who was reported lame, and won easily.
Scott's
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From this reading Thither Bellshaw went, when he had been to Scott's, and cleansed himself from the grime that accumulated coming from Albury to Melbourne.
sensational
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From this reading Still he was the owner of Barellan, the sensational horse of the hour, and people wondered if it would be a case of another Assassin, who was reported lame, and won easily.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still he was the owner of Barellan, the sensational horse of the hour, and people wondered if it would be a case of another Assassin, who was reported lame, and won easily.
SWEEP
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From this reading SWEEP MONEY After the Caulfield Cup, Hadwin took the horses to Flemington, where they were boxed at the top of the hill, at the Racecourse Hotel, where many good horses have had their quarters.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thither Bellshaw went, when he had been to Scott's, and cleansed himself from the grime that accumulated coming from Albury to Melbourne.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SWEEP MONEY After the Caulfield Cup, Hadwin took the horses to Flemington, where they were boxed at the top of the hill, at the Racecourse Hotel, where many good horses have had their quarters.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading SWEEP MONEY After the Caulfield Cup, Hadwin took the horses to Flemington, where they were boxed at the top of the hill, at the Racecourse Hotel, where many good horses have had their quarters.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SWEEP MONEY After the Caulfield Cup, Hadwin took the horses to Flemington, where they were boxed at the top of the hill, at the Racecourse Hotel, where many good horses have had their quarters.
ThitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading Thither Bellshaw went, when he had been to Scott's, and cleansed himself from the grime that accumulated coming from Albury to Melbourne.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SWEEP MONEY After the Caulfield Cup, Hadwin took the horses to Flemington, where they were boxed at the top of the hill, at the Racecourse Hotel, where many good horses have had their quarters.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SWEEP MONEY After the Caulfield Cup, Hadwin took the horses to Flemington, where they were boxed at the top of the hill, at the Racecourse Hotel, where many good horses have had their quarters.
top
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From this reading SWEEP MONEY After the Caulfield Cup, Hadwin took the horses to Flemington, where they were boxed at the top of the hill, at the Racecourse Hotel, where many good horses have had their quarters.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not popular at the hotel.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thither Bellshaw went, when he had been to Scott's, and cleansed himself from the grime that accumulated coming from Albury to Melbourne.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SWEEP MONEY After the Caulfield Cup, Hadwin took the horses to Flemington, where they were boxed at the top of the hill, at the Racecourse Hotel, where many good horses have had their quarters.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Thither Bellshaw went, when he had been to Scott's, and cleansed himself from the grime that accumulated coming from Albury to Melbourne.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading SWEEP MONEY After the Caulfield Cup, Hadwin took the horses to Flemington, where they were boxed at the top of the hill, at the Racecourse Hotel, where many good horses have had their quarters.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Still he was the owner of Barellan, the sensational horse of the hour, and people wondered if it would be a case of another Assassin, who was reported lame, and won easily.
won
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From this reading Still he was the owner of Barellan, the sensational horse of the hour, and people wondered if it would be a case of another Assassin, who was reported lame, and won easily.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still he was the owner of Barellan, the sensational horse of the hour, and people wondered if it would be a case of another Assassin, who was reported lame, and won easily.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Still he was the owner of Barellan, the sensational horse of the hour, and people wondered if it would be a case of another Assassin, who was reported lame, and won easily.
