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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 You see, toward the end of the show a lot of the cowboys rode in.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ANTHONY IS LEFT IN THE DARK "It will explain why I changed my clothes after I came home.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "As they worked the brute down the arena, it caught sight of my white shirt, I suppose, for it made a dive at me, reared up, and smashed its forehoofs against the barrier.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The ringmaster was announcing that they could ride anything that walked on four feet and wore a skin, when up jumped an oldish fellow in a box opposite mine and shouted that he had a horse which none of them could mount.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The ringmaster was announcing that they could ride anything that walked on four feet and wore a skin, when up jumped an oldish fellow in a box opposite mine and shouted that he had a horse which none of them could mount.
announcing
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From this reading The ringmaster was announcing that they could ride anything that walked on four feet and wore a skin, when up jumped an oldish fellow in a box opposite mine and shouted that he had a horse which none of them could mount.
ANTHONY
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From this reading ANTHONY IS LEFT IN THE DARK "It will explain why I changed my clothes after I came home.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading The ringmaster was announcing that they could ride anything that walked on four feet and wore a skin, when up jumped an oldish fellow in a box opposite mine and shouted that he had a horse which none of them could mount.
arena
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From this reading "As they worked the brute down the arena, it caught sight of my white shirt, I suppose, for it made a dive at me, reared up, and smashed its forehoofs against the barrier.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As they worked the brute down the arena, it caught sight of my white shirt, I suppose, for it made a dive at me, reared up, and smashed its forehoofs against the barrier.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "As they worked the brute down the arena, it caught sight of my white shirt, I suppose, for it made a dive at me, reared up, and smashed its forehoofs against the barrier.
back
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From this reading He offered five hundred dollars to the man who could back him; and made it good by going out of the building and coming back inside of five minutes with two men leading a great stallion, the ugliest piece of horseflesh I've ever seen.
barrier
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From this reading "As they worked the brute down the arena, it caught sight of my white shirt, I suppose, for it made a dive at me, reared up, and smashed its forehoofs against the barrier.
box
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From this reading The ringmaster was announcing that they could ride anything that walked on four feet and wore a skin, when up jumped an oldish fellow in a box opposite mine and shouted that he had a horse which none of them could mount.
brute
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From this reading "As they worked the brute down the arena, it caught sight of my white shirt, I suppose, for it made a dive at me, reared up, and smashed its forehoofs against the barrier.
building
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From this reading He offered five hundred dollars to the man who could back him; and made it good by going out of the building and coming back inside of five minutes with two men leading a great stallion, the ugliest piece of horseflesh I've ever seen.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He offered five hundred dollars to the man who could back him; and made it good by going out of the building and coming back inside of five minutes with two men leading a great stallion, the ugliest piece of horseflesh I've ever seen.
came
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From this reading ANTHONY IS LEFT IN THE DARK "It will explain why I changed my clothes after I came home.
caught
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From this reading "As they worked the brute down the arena, it caught sight of my white shirt, I suppose, for it made a dive at me, reared up, and smashed its forehoofs against the barrier.
changed
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From this reading ANTHONY IS LEFT IN THE DARK "It will explain why I changed my clothes after I came home.
clothes
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From this reading ANTHONY IS LEFT IN THE DARK "It will explain why I changed my clothes after I came home.
coming
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From this reading He offered five hundred dollars to the man who could back him; and made it good by going out of the building and coming back inside of five minutes with two men leading a great stallion, the ugliest piece of horseflesh I've ever seen.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The ringmaster was announcing that they could ride anything that walked on four feet and wore a skin, when up jumped an oldish fellow in a box opposite mine and shouted that he had a horse which none of them could mount.
cowboys
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From this reading You see, toward the end of the show a lot of the cowboys rode in.
DARK
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From this reading ANTHONY IS LEFT IN THE DARK "It will explain why I changed my clothes after I came home.
dive
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From this reading "As they worked the brute down the arena, it caught sight of my white shirt, I suppose, for it made a dive at me, reared up, and smashed its forehoofs against the barrier.
dollars
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From this reading He offered five hundred dollars to the man who could back him; and made it good by going out of the building and coming back inside of five minutes with two men leading a great stallion, the ugliest piece of horseflesh I've ever seen.
down
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From this reading "As they worked the brute down the arena, it caught sight of my white shirt, I suppose, for it made a dive at me, reared up, and smashed its forehoofs against the barrier.
end
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From this reading You see, toward the end of the show a lot of the cowboys rode in.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He offered five hundred dollars to the man who could back him; and made it good by going out of the building and coming back inside of five minutes with two men leading a great stallion, the ugliest piece of horseflesh I've ever seen.
explain
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From this reading ANTHONY IS LEFT IN THE DARK "It will explain why I changed my clothes after I came home.
feet
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From this reading The ringmaster was announcing that they could ride anything that walked on four feet and wore a skin, when up jumped an oldish fellow in a box opposite mine and shouted that he had a horse which none of them could mount.
fellow
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From this reading The ringmaster was announcing that they could ride anything that walked on four feet and wore a skin, when up jumped an oldish fellow in a box opposite mine and shouted that he had a horse which none of them could mount.
five
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From this reading He offered five hundred dollars to the man who could back him; and made it good by going out of the building and coming back inside of five minutes with two men leading a great stallion, the ugliest piece of horseflesh I've ever seen.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "As they worked the brute down the arena, it caught sight of my white shirt, I suppose, for it made a dive at me, reared up, and smashed its forehoofs against the barrier.
forehoofs
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From this reading "As they worked the brute down the arena, it caught sight of my white shirt, I suppose, for it made a dive at me, reared up, and smashed its forehoofs against the barrier.
four
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From this reading The ringmaster was announcing that they could ride anything that walked on four feet and wore a skin, when up jumped an oldish fellow in a box opposite mine and shouted that he had a horse which none of them could mount.
going
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From this reading He offered five hundred dollars to the man who could back him; and made it good by going out of the building and coming back inside of five minutes with two men leading a great stallion, the ugliest piece of horseflesh I've ever seen.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He offered five hundred dollars to the man who could back him; and made it good by going out of the building and coming back inside of five minutes with two men leading a great stallion, the ugliest piece of horseflesh I've ever seen.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He offered five hundred dollars to the man who could back him; and made it good by going out of the building and coming back inside of five minutes with two men leading a great stallion, the ugliest piece of horseflesh I've ever seen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The ringmaster was announcing that they could ride anything that walked on four feet and wore a skin, when up jumped an oldish fellow in a box opposite mine and shouted that he had a horse which none of them could mount.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The ringmaster was announcing that they could ride anything that walked on four feet and wore a skin, when up jumped an oldish fellow in a box opposite mine and shouted that he had a horse which none of them could mount.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He offered five hundred dollars to the man who could back him; and made it good by going out of the building and coming back inside of five minutes with two men leading a great stallion, the ugliest piece of horseflesh I've ever seen.
home
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From this reading ANTHONY IS LEFT IN THE DARK "It will explain why I changed my clothes after I came home.
horse
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From this reading The ringmaster was announcing that they could ride anything that walked on four feet and wore a skin, when up jumped an oldish fellow in a box opposite mine and shouted that he had a horse which none of them could mount.
horseflesh
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From this reading He offered five hundred dollars to the man who could back him; and made it good by going out of the building and coming back inside of five minutes with two men leading a great stallion, the ugliest piece of horseflesh I've ever seen.
hundred
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From this reading He offered five hundred dollars to the man who could back him; and made it good by going out of the building and coming back inside of five minutes with two men leading a great stallion, the ugliest piece of horseflesh I've ever seen.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ANTHONY IS LEFT IN THE DARK "It will explain why I changed my clothes after I came home.
I've
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From this reading He offered five hundred dollars to the man who could back him; and made it good by going out of the building and coming back inside of five minutes with two men leading a great stallion, the ugliest piece of horseflesh I've ever seen.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ANTHONY IS LEFT IN THE DARK "It will explain why I changed my clothes after I came home.
inside
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From this reading He offered five hundred dollars to the man who could back him; and made it good by going out of the building and coming back inside of five minutes with two men leading a great stallion, the ugliest piece of horseflesh I've ever seen.
ISauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ANTHONY IS LEFT IN THE DARK "It will explain why I changed my clothes after I came home.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ANTHONY IS LEFT IN THE DARK "It will explain why I changed my clothes after I came home.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "As they worked the brute down the arena, it caught sight of my white shirt, I suppose, for it made a dive at me, reared up, and smashed its forehoofs against the barrier.
jumped
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From this reading The ringmaster was announcing that they could ride anything that walked on four feet and wore a skin, when up jumped an oldish fellow in a box opposite mine and shouted that he had a horse which none of them could mount.
leading
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From this reading He offered five hundred dollars to the man who could back him; and made it good by going out of the building and coming back inside of five minutes with two men leading a great stallion, the ugliest piece of horseflesh I've ever seen.
LEFTnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ANTHONY IS LEFT IN THE DARK "It will explain why I changed my clothes after I came home.
lot
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From this reading You see, toward the end of the show a lot of the cowboys rode in.
made
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From this reading He offered five hundred dollars to the man who could back him; and made it good by going out of the building and coming back inside of five minutes with two men leading a great stallion, the ugliest piece of horseflesh I've ever seen.
man
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From this reading He offered five hundred dollars to the man who could back him; and made it good by going out of the building and coming back inside of five minutes with two men leading a great stallion, the ugliest piece of horseflesh I've ever seen.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "As they worked the brute down the arena, it caught sight of my white shirt, I suppose, for it made a dive at me, reared up, and smashed its forehoofs against the barrier.
men
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From this reading He offered five hundred dollars to the man who could back him; and made it good by going out of the building and coming back inside of five minutes with two men leading a great stallion, the ugliest piece of horseflesh I've ever seen.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The ringmaster was announcing that they could ride anything that walked on four feet and wore a skin, when up jumped an oldish fellow in a box opposite mine and shouted that he had a horse which none of them could mount.
minutes
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From this reading He offered five hundred dollars to the man who could back him; and made it good by going out of the building and coming back inside of five minutes with two men leading a great stallion, the ugliest piece of horseflesh I've ever seen.
mount
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From this reading The ringmaster was announcing that they could ride anything that walked on four feet and wore a skin, when up jumped an oldish fellow in a box opposite mine and shouted that he had a horse which none of them could mount.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ANTHONY IS LEFT IN THE DARK "It will explain why I changed my clothes after I came home.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading The ringmaster was announcing that they could ride anything that walked on four feet and wore a skin, when up jumped an oldish fellow in a box opposite mine and shouted that he had a horse which none of them could mount.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You see, toward the end of the show a lot of the cowboys rode in.
offered
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From this reading He offered five hundred dollars to the man who could back him; and made it good by going out of the building and coming back inside of five minutes with two men leading a great stallion, the ugliest piece of horseflesh I've ever seen.
oldish
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From this reading The ringmaster was announcing that they could ride anything that walked on four feet and wore a skin, when up jumped an oldish fellow in a box opposite mine and shouted that he had a horse which none of them could mount.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The ringmaster was announcing that they could ride anything that walked on four feet and wore a skin, when up jumped an oldish fellow in a box opposite mine and shouted that he had a horse which none of them could mount.
opposite
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From this reading The ringmaster was announcing that they could ride anything that walked on four feet and wore a skin, when up jumped an oldish fellow in a box opposite mine and shouted that he had a horse which none of them could mount.
out
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From this reading He offered five hundred dollars to the man who could back him; and made it good by going out of the building and coming back inside of five minutes with two men leading a great stallion, the ugliest piece of horseflesh I've ever seen.
piece
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From this reading He offered five hundred dollars to the man who could back him; and made it good by going out of the building and coming back inside of five minutes with two men leading a great stallion, the ugliest piece of horseflesh I've ever seen.
reared
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From this reading "As they worked the brute down the arena, it caught sight of my white shirt, I suppose, for it made a dive at me, reared up, and smashed its forehoofs against the barrier.
ride
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From this reading The ringmaster was announcing that they could ride anything that walked on four feet and wore a skin, when up jumped an oldish fellow in a box opposite mine and shouted that he had a horse which none of them could mount.
ringmaster
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From this reading The ringmaster was announcing that they could ride anything that walked on four feet and wore a skin, when up jumped an oldish fellow in a box opposite mine and shouted that he had a horse which none of them could mount.
rode
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From this reading You see, toward the end of the show a lot of the cowboys rode in.
see
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From this reading You see, toward the end of the show a lot of the cowboys rode in.
seen
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From this reading He offered five hundred dollars to the man who could back him; and made it good by going out of the building and coming back inside of five minutes with two men leading a great stallion, the ugliest piece of horseflesh I've ever seen.
shirt
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From this reading "As they worked the brute down the arena, it caught sight of my white shirt, I suppose, for it made a dive at me, reared up, and smashed its forehoofs against the barrier.
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ringmaster was announcing that they could ride anything that walked on four feet and wore a skin, when up jumped an oldish fellow in a box opposite mine and shouted that he had a horse which none of them could mount.
show
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From this reading You see, toward the end of the show a lot of the cowboys rode in.
sight
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From this reading "As they worked the brute down the arena, it caught sight of my white shirt, I suppose, for it made a dive at me, reared up, and smashed its forehoofs against the barrier.
skin
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From this reading The ringmaster was announcing that they could ride anything that walked on four feet and wore a skin, when up jumped an oldish fellow in a box opposite mine and shouted that he had a horse which none of them could mount.
smashed
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From this reading "As they worked the brute down the arena, it caught sight of my white shirt, I suppose, for it made a dive at me, reared up, and smashed its forehoofs against the barrier.
stallion
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From this reading He offered five hundred dollars to the man who could back him; and made it good by going out of the building and coming back inside of five minutes with two men leading a great stallion, the ugliest piece of horseflesh I've ever seen.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "As they worked the brute down the arena, it caught sight of my white shirt, I suppose, for it made a dive at me, reared up, and smashed its forehoofs against the barrier.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The ringmaster was announcing that they could ride anything that walked on four feet and wore a skin, when up jumped an oldish fellow in a box opposite mine and shouted that he had a horse which none of them could mount.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANTHONY IS LEFT IN THE DARK "It will explain why I changed my clothes after I came home.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The ringmaster was announcing that they could ride anything that walked on four feet and wore a skin, when up jumped an oldish fellow in a box opposite mine and shouted that he had a horse which none of them could mount.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The ringmaster was announcing that they could ride anything that walked on four feet and wore a skin, when up jumped an oldish fellow in a box opposite mine and shouted that he had a horse which none of them could mount.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He offered five hundred dollars to the man who could back him; and made it good by going out of the building and coming back inside of five minutes with two men leading a great stallion, the ugliest piece of horseflesh I've ever seen.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading You see, toward the end of the show a lot of the cowboys rode in.
two
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From this reading He offered five hundred dollars to the man who could back him; and made it good by going out of the building and coming back inside of five minutes with two men leading a great stallion, the ugliest piece of horseflesh I've ever seen.
ugliest
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From this reading He offered five hundred dollars to the man who could back him; and made it good by going out of the building and coming back inside of five minutes with two men leading a great stallion, the ugliest piece of horseflesh I've ever seen.
up
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From this reading The ringmaster was announcing that they could ride anything that walked on four feet and wore a skin, when up jumped an oldish fellow in a box opposite mine and shouted that he had a horse which none of them could mount.
walked
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From this reading The ringmaster was announcing that they could ride anything that walked on four feet and wore a skin, when up jumped an oldish fellow in a box opposite mine and shouted that he had a horse which none of them could mount.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ringmaster was announcing that they could ride anything that walked on four feet and wore a skin, when up jumped an oldish fellow in a box opposite mine and shouted that he had a horse which none of them could mount.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The ringmaster was announcing that they could ride anything that walked on four feet and wore a skin, when up jumped an oldish fellow in a box opposite mine and shouted that he had a horse which none of them could mount.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The ringmaster was announcing that they could ride anything that walked on four feet and wore a skin, when up jumped an oldish fellow in a box opposite mine and shouted that he had a horse which none of them could mount.
white
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From this reading "As they worked the brute down the arena, it caught sight of my white shirt, I suppose, for it made a dive at me, reared up, and smashed its forehoofs against the barrier.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He offered five hundred dollars to the man who could back him; and made it good by going out of the building and coming back inside of five minutes with two men leading a great stallion, the ugliest piece of horseflesh I've ever seen.
why
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From this reading ANTHONY IS LEFT IN THE DARK "It will explain why I changed my clothes after I came home.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ANTHONY IS LEFT IN THE DARK "It will explain why I changed my clothes after I came home.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He offered five hundred dollars to the man who could back him; and made it good by going out of the building and coming back inside of five minutes with two men leading a great stallion, the ugliest piece of horseflesh I've ever seen.
wore
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From this reading The ringmaster was announcing that they could ride anything that walked on four feet and wore a skin, when up jumped an oldish fellow in a box opposite mine and shouted that he had a horse which none of them could mount.
worked
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From this reading "As they worked the brute down the arena, it caught sight of my white shirt, I suppose, for it made a dive at me, reared up, and smashed its forehoofs against the barrier.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You see, toward the end of the show a lot of the cowboys rode in.
