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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 A gentleman's stud is something very different, there only horses of one breed and colouring are to be found.
all
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From this reading From the corral in the centre, all round to the wide circle of horizon, nothing can be seen but horses grazing.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Horses of all colours, which only the richness of the Hungarian language can find names for: bay, grey, black, white-faced, piebald, dappled, chestnut, flea-bitten, strawberry, skewbald, roan, cream-coloured, and, what is rarest among foals, milk-white.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Horses of all colours, which only the richness of the Hungarian language can find names for: bay, grey, black, white-faced, piebald, dappled, chestnut, flea-bitten, strawberry, skewbald, roan, cream-coloured, and, what is rarest among foals, milk-white.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A gentleman's stud is something very different, there only horses of one breed and colouring are to be found.
bay
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From this reading Horses of all colours, which only the richness of the Hungarian language can find names for: bay, grey, black, white-faced, piebald, dappled, chestnut, flea-bitten, strawberry, skewbald, roan, cream-coloured, and, what is rarest among foals, milk-white.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading From the corral in the centre, all round to the wide circle of horizon, nothing can be seen but horses grazing.
black
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From this reading Horses of all colours, which only the richness of the Hungarian language can find names for: bay, grey, black, white-faced, piebald, dappled, chestnut, flea-bitten, strawberry, skewbald, roan, cream-coloured, and, what is rarest among foals, milk-white.
breed
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From this reading A gentleman's stud is something very different, there only horses of one breed and colouring are to be found.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading From the corral in the centre, all round to the wide circle of horizon, nothing can be seen but horses grazing.
called
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From this reading Well does this variety of shade and colour deserve to be called the "mixed" herd.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading From the corral in the centre, all round to the wide circle of horizon, nothing can be seen but horses grazing.
centre
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From this reading From the corral in the centre, all round to the wide circle of horizon, nothing can be seen but horses grazing.
chestnut
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From this reading Horses of all colours, which only the richness of the Hungarian language can find names for: bay, grey, black, white-faced, piebald, dappled, chestnut, flea-bitten, strawberry, skewbald, roan, cream-coloured, and, what is rarest among foals, milk-white.
circle
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From this reading From the corral in the centre, all round to the wide circle of horizon, nothing can be seen but horses grazing.
colour
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From this reading Well does this variety of shade and colour deserve to be called the "mixed" herd.
colouring
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From this reading A gentleman's stud is something very different, there only horses of one breed and colouring are to be found.
coloursnounUS /ˈcolours/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Horses of all colours, which only the richness of the Hungarian language can find names for: bay, grey, black, white-faced, piebald, dappled, chestnut, flea-bitten, strawberry, skewbald, roan, cream-coloured, and, what is rarest among foals, milk-white.
corral
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From this reading From the corral in the centre, all round to the wide circle of horizon, nothing can be seen but horses grazing.
cream-coloured
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From this reading Horses of all colours, which only the richness of the Hungarian language can find names for: bay, grey, black, white-faced, piebald, dappled, chestnut, flea-bitten, strawberry, skewbald, roan, cream-coloured, and, what is rarest among foals, milk-white.
dappled
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From this reading Horses of all colours, which only the richness of the Hungarian language can find names for: bay, grey, black, white-faced, piebald, dappled, chestnut, flea-bitten, strawberry, skewbald, roan, cream-coloured, and, what is rarest among foals, milk-white.
deserve
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From this reading Well does this variety of shade and colour deserve to be called the "mixed" herd.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A gentleman's stud is something very different, there only horses of one breed and colouring are to be found.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Well does this variety of shade and colour deserve to be called the "mixed" herd.
find
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From this reading Horses of all colours, which only the richness of the Hungarian language can find names for: bay, grey, black, white-faced, piebald, dappled, chestnut, flea-bitten, strawberry, skewbald, roan, cream-coloured, and, what is rarest among foals, milk-white.
flea-bitten
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From this reading Horses of all colours, which only the richness of the Hungarian language can find names for: bay, grey, black, white-faced, piebald, dappled, chestnut, flea-bitten, strawberry, skewbald, roan, cream-coloured, and, what is rarest among foals, milk-white.
foals
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From this reading Horses of all colours, which only the richness of the Hungarian language can find names for: bay, grey, black, white-faced, piebald, dappled, chestnut, flea-bitten, strawberry, skewbald, roan, cream-coloured, and, what is rarest among foals, milk-white.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Horses of all colours, which only the richness of the Hungarian language can find names for: bay, grey, black, white-faced, piebald, dappled, chestnut, flea-bitten, strawberry, skewbald, roan, cream-coloured, and, what is rarest among foals, milk-white.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A gentleman's stud is something very different, there only horses of one breed and colouring are to be found.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the corral in the centre, all round to the wide circle of horizon, nothing can be seen but horses grazing.
gentleman's
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From this reading A gentleman's stud is something very different, there only horses of one breed and colouring are to be found.
grazing
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From this reading From the corral in the centre, all round to the wide circle of horizon, nothing can be seen but horses grazing.
grey
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From this reading Horses of all colours, which only the richness of the Hungarian language can find names for: bay, grey, black, white-faced, piebald, dappled, chestnut, flea-bitten, strawberry, skewbald, roan, cream-coloured, and, what is rarest among foals, milk-white.
ground
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From this reading The Ohat puszta is the pasture ground of the "mixed" stud.
herd
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From this reading Well does this variety of shade and colour deserve to be called the "mixed" herd.
horizon
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From this reading From the corral in the centre, all round to the wide circle of horizon, nothing can be seen but horses grazing.
horses
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From this reading From the corral in the centre, all round to the wide circle of horizon, nothing can be seen but horses grazing.
Hungarian
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From this reading Horses of all colours, which only the richness of the Hungarian language can find names for: bay, grey, black, white-faced, piebald, dappled, chestnut, flea-bitten, strawberry, skewbald, roan, cream-coloured, and, what is rarest among foals, milk-white.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading From the corral in the centre, all round to the wide circle of horizon, nothing can be seen but horses grazing.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Ohat puszta is the pasture ground of the "mixed" stud.
language
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From this reading Horses of all colours, which only the richness of the Hungarian language can find names for: bay, grey, black, white-faced, piebald, dappled, chestnut, flea-bitten, strawberry, skewbald, roan, cream-coloured, and, what is rarest among foals, milk-white.
milk-white
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From this reading Horses of all colours, which only the richness of the Hungarian language can find names for: bay, grey, black, white-faced, piebald, dappled, chestnut, flea-bitten, strawberry, skewbald, roan, cream-coloured, and, what is rarest among foals, milk-white.
mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading The Ohat puszta is the pasture ground of the "mixed" stud.
names
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From this reading Horses of all colours, which only the richness of the Hungarian language can find names for: bay, grey, black, white-faced, piebald, dappled, chestnut, flea-bitten, strawberry, skewbald, roan, cream-coloured, and, what is rarest among foals, milk-white.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading From the corral in the centre, all round to the wide circle of horizon, nothing can be seen but horses grazing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Ohat puszta is the pasture ground of the "mixed" stud.
Ohat
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From this reading The Ohat puszta is the pasture ground of the "mixed" stud.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A gentleman's stud is something very different, there only horses of one breed and colouring are to be found.
only
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From this reading Horses of all colours, which only the richness of the Hungarian language can find names for: bay, grey, black, white-faced, piebald, dappled, chestnut, flea-bitten, strawberry, skewbald, roan, cream-coloured, and, what is rarest among foals, milk-white.
pasture
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From this reading The Ohat puszta is the pasture ground of the "mixed" stud.
piebald
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From this reading Horses of all colours, which only the richness of the Hungarian language can find names for: bay, grey, black, white-faced, piebald, dappled, chestnut, flea-bitten, strawberry, skewbald, roan, cream-coloured, and, what is rarest among foals, milk-white.
puszta
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From this reading The Ohat puszta is the pasture ground of the "mixed" stud.
rarest
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From this reading Horses of all colours, which only the richness of the Hungarian language can find names for: bay, grey, black, white-faced, piebald, dappled, chestnut, flea-bitten, strawberry, skewbald, roan, cream-coloured, and, what is rarest among foals, milk-white.
richness
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From this reading Horses of all colours, which only the richness of the Hungarian language can find names for: bay, grey, black, white-faced, piebald, dappled, chestnut, flea-bitten, strawberry, skewbald, roan, cream-coloured, and, what is rarest among foals, milk-white.
roan
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From this reading Horses of all colours, which only the richness of the Hungarian language can find names for: bay, grey, black, white-faced, piebald, dappled, chestnut, flea-bitten, strawberry, skewbald, roan, cream-coloured, and, what is rarest among foals, milk-white.
round
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From this reading From the corral in the centre, all round to the wide circle of horizon, nothing can be seen but horses grazing.
seen
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From this reading From the corral in the centre, all round to the wide circle of horizon, nothing can be seen but horses grazing.
shade
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From this reading Well does this variety of shade and colour deserve to be called the "mixed" herd.
skewbald
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From this reading Horses of all colours, which only the richness of the Hungarian language can find names for: bay, grey, black, white-faced, piebald, dappled, chestnut, flea-bitten, strawberry, skewbald, roan, cream-coloured, and, what is rarest among foals, milk-white.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading A gentleman's stud is something very different, there only horses of one breed and colouring are to be found.
strawberry
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From this reading Horses of all colours, which only the richness of the Hungarian language can find names for: bay, grey, black, white-faced, piebald, dappled, chestnut, flea-bitten, strawberry, skewbald, roan, cream-coloured, and, what is rarest among foals, milk-white.
stud
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From this reading The Ohat puszta is the pasture ground of the "mixed" stud.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Ohat puszta is the pasture ground of the "mixed" stud.
there
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From this reading A gentleman's stud is something very different, there only horses of one breed and colouring are to be found.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Well does this variety of shade and colour deserve to be called the "mixed" herd.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From the corral in the centre, all round to the wide circle of horizon, nothing can be seen but horses grazing.
variety
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From this reading Well does this variety of shade and colour deserve to be called the "mixed" herd.
very
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From this reading A gentleman's stud is something very different, there only horses of one breed and colouring are to be found.
Well
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From this reading Well does this variety of shade and colour deserve to be called the "mixed" herd.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Horses of all colours, which only the richness of the Hungarian language can find names for: bay, grey, black, white-faced, piebald, dappled, chestnut, flea-bitten, strawberry, skewbald, roan, cream-coloured, and, what is rarest among foals, milk-white.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Horses of all colours, which only the richness of the Hungarian language can find names for: bay, grey, black, white-faced, piebald, dappled, chestnut, flea-bitten, strawberry, skewbald, roan, cream-coloured, and, what is rarest among foals, milk-white.
white-faced
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From this reading Horses of all colours, which only the richness of the Hungarian language can find names for: bay, grey, black, white-faced, piebald, dappled, chestnut, flea-bitten, strawberry, skewbald, roan, cream-coloured, and, what is rarest among foals, milk-white.
wide
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From this reading From the corral in the centre, all round to the wide circle of horizon, nothing can be seen but horses grazing.
