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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 The Victoria Club was thronged, a stream of people constantly passing up and down the stairs on to Bourke Street.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading On the pavement the crowd was dense, and it was difficult to push along.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Victoria Club was thronged, a stream of people constantly passing up and down the stairs on to Bourke Street.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT FLEMINGTON There was tremendous excitement in Melbourne on the eve of the Cup.
book
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From this reading Nick Gerard was busy at the Club; he had a heavy book on the race, and had laid the favourite, Roland, the winner of the Caulfield Cup, heavily.
bookmakers
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From this reading Many of the tobacconists' shops were tenanted by bookmakers and heavy wagers were recorded in them.
Bourke
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From this reading The Victoria Club was thronged, a stream of people constantly passing up and down the stairs on to Bourke Street.
busy
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From this reading Nick Gerard was busy at the Club; he had a heavy book on the race, and had laid the favourite, Roland, the winner of the Caulfield Cup, heavily.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Many of the tobacconists' shops were tenanted by bookmakers and heavy wagers were recorded in them.
Caulfield
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From this reading Nick Gerard was busy at the Club; he had a heavy book on the race, and had laid the favourite, Roland, the winner of the Caulfield Cup, heavily.
Club
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From this reading The Victoria Club was thronged, a stream of people constantly passing up and down the stairs on to Bourke Street.
constantly
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From this reading The Victoria Club was thronged, a stream of people constantly passing up and down the stairs on to Bourke Street.
crowd
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From this reading On the pavement the crowd was dense, and it was difficult to push along.
Cup
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From this reading AT FLEMINGTON There was tremendous excitement in Melbourne on the eve of the Cup.
dense
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From this reading On the pavement the crowd was dense, and it was difficult to push along.
difficult
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From this reading On the pavement the crowd was dense, and it was difficult to push along.
down
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From this reading The Victoria Club was thronged, a stream of people constantly passing up and down the stairs on to Bourke Street.
eve
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From this reading AT FLEMINGTON There was tremendous excitement in Melbourne on the eve of the Cup.
excitement
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From this reading AT FLEMINGTON There was tremendous excitement in Melbourne on the eve of the Cup.
favourite
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From this reading Nick Gerard was busy at the Club; he had a heavy book on the race, and had laid the favourite, Roland, the winner of the Caulfield Cup, heavily.
FLEMINGTON
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From this reading AT FLEMINGTON There was tremendous excitement in Melbourne on the eve of the Cup.
Gerard
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From this reading Nick Gerard was busy at the Club; he had a heavy book on the race, and had laid the favourite, Roland, the winner of the Caulfield Cup, heavily.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nick Gerard was busy at the Club; he had a heavy book on the race, and had laid the favourite, Roland, the winner of the Caulfield Cup, heavily.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nick Gerard was busy at the Club; he had a heavy book on the race, and had laid the favourite, Roland, the winner of the Caulfield Cup, heavily.
heavily
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From this reading Nick Gerard was busy at the Club; he had a heavy book on the race, and had laid the favourite, Roland, the winner of the Caulfield Cup, heavily.
heavy
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From this reading Many of the tobacconists' shops were tenanted by bookmakers and heavy wagers were recorded in them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AT FLEMINGTON There was tremendous excitement in Melbourne on the eve of the Cup.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the pavement the crowd was dense, and it was difficult to push along.
laid
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From this reading Nick Gerard was busy at the Club; he had a heavy book on the race, and had laid the favourite, Roland, the winner of the Caulfield Cup, heavily.
Many
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From this reading Many of the tobacconists' shops were tenanted by bookmakers and heavy wagers were recorded in them.
Melbourne
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From this reading AT FLEMINGTON There was tremendous excitement in Melbourne on the eve of the Cup.
Nick
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From this reading Nick Gerard was busy at the Club; he had a heavy book on the race, and had laid the favourite, Roland, the winner of the Caulfield Cup, heavily.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT FLEMINGTON There was tremendous excitement in Melbourne on the eve of the Cup.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AT FLEMINGTON There was tremendous excitement in Melbourne on the eve of the Cup.
passing
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From this reading The Victoria Club was thronged, a stream of people constantly passing up and down the stairs on to Bourke Street.
pavement
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From this reading On the pavement the crowd was dense, and it was difficult to push along.
people
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From this reading The Victoria Club was thronged, a stream of people constantly passing up and down the stairs on to Bourke Street.
push
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From this reading On the pavement the crowd was dense, and it was difficult to push along.
race
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From this reading Nick Gerard was busy at the Club; he had a heavy book on the race, and had laid the favourite, Roland, the winner of the Caulfield Cup, heavily.
recorded
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From this reading Many of the tobacconists' shops were tenanted by bookmakers and heavy wagers were recorded in them.
Roland
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From this reading Nick Gerard was busy at the Club; he had a heavy book on the race, and had laid the favourite, Roland, the winner of the Caulfield Cup, heavily.
shops
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From this reading Many of the tobacconists' shops were tenanted by bookmakers and heavy wagers were recorded in them.
stairs
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From this reading The Victoria Club was thronged, a stream of people constantly passing up and down the stairs on to Bourke Street.
stream
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From this reading The Victoria Club was thronged, a stream of people constantly passing up and down the stairs on to Bourke Street.
Street
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From this reading The Victoria Club was thronged, a stream of people constantly passing up and down the stairs on to Bourke Street.
tenanted
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From this reading Many of the tobacconists' shops were tenanted by bookmakers and heavy wagers were recorded in them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT FLEMINGTON There was tremendous excitement in Melbourne on the eve of the Cup.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Many of the tobacconists' shops were tenanted by bookmakers and heavy wagers were recorded in them.
There
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From this reading AT FLEMINGTON There was tremendous excitement in Melbourne on the eve of the Cup.
thronged
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From this reading The Victoria Club was thronged, a stream of people constantly passing up and down the stairs on to Bourke Street.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Victoria Club was thronged, a stream of people constantly passing up and down the stairs on to Bourke Street.
tobacconists
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From this reading Many of the tobacconists' shops were tenanted by bookmakers and heavy wagers were recorded in them.
tremendous
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From this reading AT FLEMINGTON There was tremendous excitement in Melbourne on the eve of the Cup.
up
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From this reading The Victoria Club was thronged, a stream of people constantly passing up and down the stairs on to Bourke Street.
Victoria
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From this reading The Victoria Club was thronged, a stream of people constantly passing up and down the stairs on to Bourke Street.
wagers
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From this reading Many of the tobacconists' shops were tenanted by bookmakers and heavy wagers were recorded in them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT FLEMINGTON There was tremendous excitement in Melbourne on the eve of the Cup.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Many of the tobacconists' shops were tenanted by bookmakers and heavy wagers were recorded in them.
winner
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From this reading Nick Gerard was busy at the Club; he had a heavy book on the race, and had laid the favourite, Roland, the winner of the Caulfield Cup, heavily.
