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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 It was a hot race, with every contestant hoping to cross the line first, the man in front driving himself that his advantage might not be wrested from him, the pursuers confident of superiority and struggling to secure the positions which belonged to them.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The handicapper thought one yard about the right allowance for the long-legged upper middler; Somers got two and Foote three.
advantage
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From this reading It was a hot race, with every contestant hoping to cross the line first, the man in front driving himself that his advantage might not be wrested from him, the pursuers confident of superiority and struggling to secure the positions which belonged to them.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading HE TRIES AGAIN On the Saturday after the Faculty Shield day, Sam ran in the forty-five-yard hurdles again, in the handicap meet which regularly follows the scratch contests.
AGAINnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HE TRIES AGAIN On the Saturday after the Faculty Shield day, Sam ran in the forty-five-yard hurdles again, in the handicap meet which regularly follows the scratch contests.
ahead
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From this reading Sam felt the presence of Somers and Foote ahead pulling him forward as the magnet attracts steel; his legs followed each other faster than they had ever gone before; the three hurdles were but three exhilarating bounds in his course.
allowance
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From this reading The handicapper thought one yard about the right allowance for the long-legged upper middler; Somers got two and Foote three.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The handicapper thought one yard about the right allowance for the long-legged upper middler; Somers got two and Foote three.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sam felt the presence of Somers and Foote ahead pulling him forward as the magnet attracts steel; his legs followed each other faster than they had ever gone before; the three hurdles were but three exhilarating bounds in his course.
attracts
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From this reading Sam felt the presence of Somers and Foote ahead pulling him forward as the magnet attracts steel; his legs followed each other faster than they had ever gone before; the three hurdles were but three exhilarating bounds in his course.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was a hot race, with every contestant hoping to cross the line first, the man in front driving himself that his advantage might not be wrested from him, the pursuers confident of superiority and struggling to secure the positions which belonged to them.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Sam felt the presence of Somers and Foote ahead pulling him forward as the magnet attracts steel; his legs followed each other faster than they had ever gone before; the three hurdles were but three exhilarating bounds in his course.
belonged
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From this reading It was a hot race, with every contestant hoping to cross the line first, the man in front driving himself that his advantage might not be wrested from him, the pursuers confident of superiority and struggling to secure the positions which belonged to them.
bounds
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From this reading Sam felt the presence of Somers and Foote ahead pulling him forward as the magnet attracts steel; his legs followed each other faster than they had ever gone before; the three hurdles were but three exhilarating bounds in his course.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sam felt the presence of Somers and Foote ahead pulling him forward as the magnet attracts steel; his legs followed each other faster than they had ever gone before; the three hurdles were but three exhilarating bounds in his course.
confident
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From this reading It was a hot race, with every contestant hoping to cross the line first, the man in front driving himself that his advantage might not be wrested from him, the pursuers confident of superiority and struggling to secure the positions which belonged to them.
contestant
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From this reading It was a hot race, with every contestant hoping to cross the line first, the man in front driving himself that his advantage might not be wrested from him, the pursuers confident of superiority and struggling to secure the positions which belonged to them.
contests
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From this reading HE TRIES AGAIN On the Saturday after the Faculty Shield day, Sam ran in the forty-five-yard hurdles again, in the handicap meet which regularly follows the scratch contests.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sam felt the presence of Somers and Foote ahead pulling him forward as the magnet attracts steel; his legs followed each other faster than they had ever gone before; the three hurdles were but three exhilarating bounds in his course.
cross
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From this reading It was a hot race, with every contestant hoping to cross the line first, the man in front driving himself that his advantage might not be wrested from him, the pursuers confident of superiority and struggling to secure the positions which belonged to them.
day
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From this reading HE TRIES AGAIN On the Saturday after the Faculty Shield day, Sam ran in the forty-five-yard hurdles again, in the handicap meet which regularly follows the scratch contests.
driving
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From this reading It was a hot race, with every contestant hoping to cross the line first, the man in front driving himself that his advantage might not be wrested from him, the pursuers confident of superiority and struggling to secure the positions which belonged to them.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Sam felt the presence of Somers and Foote ahead pulling him forward as the magnet attracts steel; his legs followed each other faster than they had ever gone before; the three hurdles were but three exhilarating bounds in his course.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sam felt the presence of Somers and Foote ahead pulling him forward as the magnet attracts steel; his legs followed each other faster than they had ever gone before; the three hurdles were but three exhilarating bounds in his course.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It was a hot race, with every contestant hoping to cross the line first, the man in front driving himself that his advantage might not be wrested from him, the pursuers confident of superiority and struggling to secure the positions which belonged to them.
exhilarating
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From this reading Sam felt the presence of Somers and Foote ahead pulling him forward as the magnet attracts steel; his legs followed each other faster than they had ever gone before; the three hurdles were but three exhilarating bounds in his course.
Faculty
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From this reading HE TRIES AGAIN On the Saturday after the Faculty Shield day, Sam ran in the forty-five-yard hurdles again, in the handicap meet which regularly follows the scratch contests.
Fairmount
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From this reading Fairmount ran from scratch.
faster
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From this reading Sam felt the presence of Somers and Foote ahead pulling him forward as the magnet attracts steel; his legs followed each other faster than they had ever gone before; the three hurdles were but three exhilarating bounds in his course.
felt
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From this reading Sam felt the presence of Somers and Foote ahead pulling him forward as the magnet attracts steel; his legs followed each other faster than they had ever gone before; the three hurdles were but three exhilarating bounds in his course.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a hot race, with every contestant hoping to cross the line first, the man in front driving himself that his advantage might not be wrested from him, the pursuers confident of superiority and struggling to secure the positions which belonged to them.
followed
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From this reading Sam felt the presence of Somers and Foote ahead pulling him forward as the magnet attracts steel; his legs followed each other faster than they had ever gone before; the three hurdles were but three exhilarating bounds in his course.
follows
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From this reading HE TRIES AGAIN On the Saturday after the Faculty Shield day, Sam ran in the forty-five-yard hurdles again, in the handicap meet which regularly follows the scratch contests.
Foote
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From this reading The handicapper thought one yard about the right allowance for the long-legged upper middler; Somers got two and Foote three.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The handicapper thought one yard about the right allowance for the long-legged upper middler; Somers got two and Foote three.
forty-five-yard
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From this reading HE TRIES AGAIN On the Saturday after the Faculty Shield day, Sam ran in the forty-five-yard hurdles again, in the handicap meet which regularly follows the scratch contests.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sam felt the presence of Somers and Foote ahead pulling him forward as the magnet attracts steel; his legs followed each other faster than they had ever gone before; the three hurdles were but three exhilarating bounds in his course.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Fairmount ran from scratch.
front
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From this reading It was a hot race, with every contestant hoping to cross the line first, the man in front driving himself that his advantage might not be wrested from him, the pursuers confident of superiority and struggling to secure the positions which belonged to them.
gone
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From this reading Sam felt the presence of Somers and Foote ahead pulling him forward as the magnet attracts steel; his legs followed each other faster than they had ever gone before; the three hurdles were but three exhilarating bounds in his course.
got
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From this reading The handicapper thought one yard about the right allowance for the long-legged upper middler; Somers got two and Foote three.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sam felt the presence of Somers and Foote ahead pulling him forward as the magnet attracts steel; his legs followed each other faster than they had ever gone before; the three hurdles were but three exhilarating bounds in his course.
handicap
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From this reading HE TRIES AGAIN On the Saturday after the Faculty Shield day, Sam ran in the forty-five-yard hurdles again, in the handicap meet which regularly follows the scratch contests.
handicapper
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From this reading The handicapper thought one yard about the right allowance for the long-legged upper middler; Somers got two and Foote three.
HEpronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE TRIES AGAIN On the Saturday after the Faculty Shield day, Sam ran in the forty-five-yard hurdles again, in the handicap meet which regularly follows the scratch contests.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a hot race, with every contestant hoping to cross the line first, the man in front driving himself that his advantage might not be wrested from him, the pursuers confident of superiority and struggling to secure the positions which belonged to them.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was a hot race, with every contestant hoping to cross the line first, the man in front driving himself that his advantage might not be wrested from him, the pursuers confident of superiority and struggling to secure the positions which belonged to them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was a hot race, with every contestant hoping to cross the line first, the man in front driving himself that his advantage might not be wrested from him, the pursuers confident of superiority and struggling to secure the positions which belonged to them.
hoping
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From this reading It was a hot race, with every contestant hoping to cross the line first, the man in front driving himself that his advantage might not be wrested from him, the pursuers confident of superiority and struggling to secure the positions which belonged to them.
hot
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From this reading It was a hot race, with every contestant hoping to cross the line first, the man in front driving himself that his advantage might not be wrested from him, the pursuers confident of superiority and struggling to secure the positions which belonged to them.
hurdles
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From this reading HE TRIES AGAIN On the Saturday after the Faculty Shield day, Sam ran in the forty-five-yard hurdles again, in the handicap meet which regularly follows the scratch contests.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HE TRIES AGAIN On the Saturday after the Faculty Shield day, Sam ran in the forty-five-yard hurdles again, in the handicap meet which regularly follows the scratch contests.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a hot race, with every contestant hoping to cross the line first, the man in front driving himself that his advantage might not be wrested from him, the pursuers confident of superiority and struggling to secure the positions which belonged to them.
legs
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From this reading Sam felt the presence of Somers and Foote ahead pulling him forward as the magnet attracts steel; his legs followed each other faster than they had ever gone before; the three hurdles were but three exhilarating bounds in his course.
line
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From this reading It was a hot race, with every contestant hoping to cross the line first, the man in front driving himself that his advantage might not be wrested from him, the pursuers confident of superiority and struggling to secure the positions which belonged to them.
long-legged
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From this reading The handicapper thought one yard about the right allowance for the long-legged upper middler; Somers got two and Foote three.
magnet
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From this reading Sam felt the presence of Somers and Foote ahead pulling him forward as the magnet attracts steel; his legs followed each other faster than they had ever gone before; the three hurdles were but three exhilarating bounds in his course.
man
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From this reading It was a hot race, with every contestant hoping to cross the line first, the man in front driving himself that his advantage might not be wrested from him, the pursuers confident of superiority and struggling to secure the positions which belonged to them.
meet
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From this reading HE TRIES AGAIN On the Saturday after the Faculty Shield day, Sam ran in the forty-five-yard hurdles again, in the handicap meet which regularly follows the scratch contests.
middler
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From this reading The handicapper thought one yard about the right allowance for the long-legged upper middler; Somers got two and Foote three.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was a hot race, with every contestant hoping to cross the line first, the man in front driving himself that his advantage might not be wrested from him, the pursuers confident of superiority and struggling to secure the positions which belonged to them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a hot race, with every contestant hoping to cross the line first, the man in front driving himself that his advantage might not be wrested from him, the pursuers confident of superiority and struggling to secure the positions which belonged to them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a hot race, with every contestant hoping to cross the line first, the man in front driving himself that his advantage might not be wrested from him, the pursuers confident of superiority and struggling to secure the positions which belonged to them.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HE TRIES AGAIN On the Saturday after the Faculty Shield day, Sam ran in the forty-five-yard hurdles again, in the handicap meet which regularly follows the scratch contests.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The handicapper thought one yard about the right allowance for the long-legged upper middler; Somers got two and Foote three.
other
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From this reading Sam felt the presence of Somers and Foote ahead pulling him forward as the magnet attracts steel; his legs followed each other faster than they had ever gone before; the three hurdles were but three exhilarating bounds in his course.
positions
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From this reading It was a hot race, with every contestant hoping to cross the line first, the man in front driving himself that his advantage might not be wrested from him, the pursuers confident of superiority and struggling to secure the positions which belonged to them.
presence
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From this reading Sam felt the presence of Somers and Foote ahead pulling him forward as the magnet attracts steel; his legs followed each other faster than they had ever gone before; the three hurdles were but three exhilarating bounds in his course.
pulling
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From this reading Sam felt the presence of Somers and Foote ahead pulling him forward as the magnet attracts steel; his legs followed each other faster than they had ever gone before; the three hurdles were but three exhilarating bounds in his course.
pursuers
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From this reading It was a hot race, with every contestant hoping to cross the line first, the man in front driving himself that his advantage might not be wrested from him, the pursuers confident of superiority and struggling to secure the positions which belonged to them.
race
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From this reading It was a hot race, with every contestant hoping to cross the line first, the man in front driving himself that his advantage might not be wrested from him, the pursuers confident of superiority and struggling to secure the positions which belonged to them.
ran
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From this reading HE TRIES AGAIN On the Saturday after the Faculty Shield day, Sam ran in the forty-five-yard hurdles again, in the handicap meet which regularly follows the scratch contests.
regularly
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From this reading HE TRIES AGAIN On the Saturday after the Faculty Shield day, Sam ran in the forty-five-yard hurdles again, in the handicap meet which regularly follows the scratch contests.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The handicapper thought one yard about the right allowance for the long-legged upper middler; Somers got two and Foote three.
Sam
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From this reading HE TRIES AGAIN On the Saturday after the Faculty Shield day, Sam ran in the forty-five-yard hurdles again, in the handicap meet which regularly follows the scratch contests.
Saturday
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From this reading HE TRIES AGAIN On the Saturday after the Faculty Shield day, Sam ran in the forty-five-yard hurdles again, in the handicap meet which regularly follows the scratch contests.
scratch
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From this reading HE TRIES AGAIN On the Saturday after the Faculty Shield day, Sam ran in the forty-five-yard hurdles again, in the handicap meet which regularly follows the scratch contests.
secure
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From this reading It was a hot race, with every contestant hoping to cross the line first, the man in front driving himself that his advantage might not be wrested from him, the pursuers confident of superiority and struggling to secure the positions which belonged to them.
Shield
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From this reading HE TRIES AGAIN On the Saturday after the Faculty Shield day, Sam ran in the forty-five-yard hurdles again, in the handicap meet which regularly follows the scratch contests.
Somers
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From this reading The handicapper thought one yard about the right allowance for the long-legged upper middler; Somers got two and Foote three.
steel
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From this reading Sam felt the presence of Somers and Foote ahead pulling him forward as the magnet attracts steel; his legs followed each other faster than they had ever gone before; the three hurdles were but three exhilarating bounds in his course.
struggling
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From this reading It was a hot race, with every contestant hoping to cross the line first, the man in front driving himself that his advantage might not be wrested from him, the pursuers confident of superiority and struggling to secure the positions which belonged to them.
superiority
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From this reading It was a hot race, with every contestant hoping to cross the line first, the man in front driving himself that his advantage might not be wrested from him, the pursuers confident of superiority and struggling to secure the positions which belonged to them.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Sam felt the presence of Somers and Foote ahead pulling him forward as the magnet attracts steel; his legs followed each other faster than they had ever gone before; the three hurdles were but three exhilarating bounds in his course.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a hot race, with every contestant hoping to cross the line first, the man in front driving himself that his advantage might not be wrested from him, the pursuers confident of superiority and struggling to secure the positions which belonged to them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HE TRIES AGAIN On the Saturday after the Faculty Shield day, Sam ran in the forty-five-yard hurdles again, in the handicap meet which regularly follows the scratch contests.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was a hot race, with every contestant hoping to cross the line first, the man in front driving himself that his advantage might not be wrested from him, the pursuers confident of superiority and struggling to secure the positions which belonged to them.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sam felt the presence of Somers and Foote ahead pulling him forward as the magnet attracts steel; his legs followed each other faster than they had ever gone before; the three hurdles were but three exhilarating bounds in his course.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The handicapper thought one yard about the right allowance for the long-legged upper middler; Somers got two and Foote three.
three
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From this reading The handicapper thought one yard about the right allowance for the long-legged upper middler; Somers got two and Foote three.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a hot race, with every contestant hoping to cross the line first, the man in front driving himself that his advantage might not be wrested from him, the pursuers confident of superiority and struggling to secure the positions which belonged to them.
TRIES
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From this reading HE TRIES AGAIN On the Saturday after the Faculty Shield day, Sam ran in the forty-five-yard hurdles again, in the handicap meet which regularly follows the scratch contests.
two
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From this reading The handicapper thought one yard about the right allowance for the long-legged upper middler; Somers got two and Foote three.
upper
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From this reading The handicapper thought one yard about the right allowance for the long-legged upper middler; Somers got two and Foote three.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a hot race, with every contestant hoping to cross the line first, the man in front driving himself that his advantage might not be wrested from him, the pursuers confident of superiority and struggling to secure the positions which belonged to them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sam felt the presence of Somers and Foote ahead pulling him forward as the magnet attracts steel; his legs followed each other faster than they had ever gone before; the three hurdles were but three exhilarating bounds in his course.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading HE TRIES AGAIN On the Saturday after the Faculty Shield day, Sam ran in the forty-five-yard hurdles again, in the handicap meet which regularly follows the scratch contests.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a hot race, with every contestant hoping to cross the line first, the man in front driving himself that his advantage might not be wrested from him, the pursuers confident of superiority and struggling to secure the positions which belonged to them.
wrested
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From this reading It was a hot race, with every contestant hoping to cross the line first, the man in front driving himself that his advantage might not be wrested from him, the pursuers confident of superiority and struggling to secure the positions which belonged to them.
yard
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From this reading The handicapper thought one yard about the right allowance for the long-legged upper middler; Somers got two and Foote three.
