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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 SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
admission
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From this reading The Spanish fighting-bull is bred to fight, and the keen experience of centuries is brought to bear on the selection of the fittest--that, moreover, not only as regards the bulls, for the cows also are tested both for pluck and stamina before admission to the herd-register.
African
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From this reading The result, in effect, assures that an animal as fierce and formidable as the wildest African buffalo shall finally face the matador.
also
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From this reading The Spanish fighting-bull is bred to fight, and the keen experience of centuries is brought to bear on the selection of the fittest--that, moreover, not only as regards the bulls, for the cows also are tested both for pluck and stamina before admission to the herd-register.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The result, in effect, assures that an animal as fierce and formidable as the wildest African buffalo shall finally face the matador.
analogy
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From this reading Between such and the Spanish _Toro de Plaza_ there exists no sort of analogy.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
animal
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From this reading The result, in effect, assures that an animal as fierce and formidable as the wildest African buffalo shall finally face the matador.
animals
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From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Spanish fighting-bull is bred to fight, and the keen experience of centuries is brought to bear on the selection of the fittest--that, moreover, not only as regards the bulls, for the cows also are tested both for pluck and stamina before admission to the herd-register.
assures
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From this reading The result, in effect, assures that an animal as fierce and formidable as the wildest African buffalo shall finally face the matador.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
bear
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From this reading The Spanish fighting-bull is bred to fight, and the keen experience of centuries is brought to bear on the selection of the fittest--that, moreover, not only as regards the bulls, for the cows also are tested both for pluck and stamina before admission to the herd-register.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The Spanish fighting-bull is bred to fight, and the keen experience of centuries is brought to bear on the selection of the fittest--that, moreover, not only as regards the bulls, for the cows also are tested both for pluck and stamina before admission to the herd-register.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between such and the Spanish _Toro de Plaza_ there exists no sort of analogy.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The Spanish fighting-bull is bred to fight, and the keen experience of centuries is brought to bear on the selection of the fittest--that, moreover, not only as regards the bulls, for the cows also are tested both for pluck and stamina before admission to the herd-register.
bred
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From this reading The Spanish fighting-bull is bred to fight, and the keen experience of centuries is brought to bear on the selection of the fittest--that, moreover, not only as regards the bulls, for the cows also are tested both for pluck and stamina before admission to the herd-register.
BREEDING
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From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
British
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From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Spanish fighting-bull is bred to fight, and the keen experience of centuries is brought to bear on the selection of the fittest--that, moreover, not only as regards the bulls, for the cows also are tested both for pluck and stamina before admission to the herd-register.
buffalo
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From this reading The result, in effect, assures that an animal as fierce and formidable as the wildest African buffalo shall finally face the matador.
bull
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From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
bulls
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From this reading The Spanish fighting-bull is bred to fight, and the keen experience of centuries is brought to bear on the selection of the fittest--that, moreover, not only as regards the bulls, for the cows also are tested both for pluck and stamina before admission to the herd-register.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
centuries
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From this reading The Spanish fighting-bull is bred to fight, and the keen experience of centuries is brought to bear on the selection of the fittest--that, moreover, not only as regards the bulls, for the cows also are tested both for pluck and stamina before admission to the herd-register.
colour
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From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
competitive
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From this reading The breeding of the fighting-bull forms in Spain a rural industry as deeply studied and as keenly competitive as that of prize-cattle or Derby winners in England.
cows
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From this reading The Spanish fighting-bull is bred to fight, and the keen experience of centuries is brought to bear on the selection of the fittest--that, moreover, not only as regards the bulls, for the cows also are tested both for pluck and stamina before admission to the herd-register.
de
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From this reading Between such and the Spanish _Toro de Plaza_ there exists no sort of analogy.
death
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From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
deeply
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From this reading The breeding of the fighting-bull forms in Spain a rural industry as deeply studied and as keenly competitive as that of prize-cattle or Derby winners in England.
Derby
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From this reading The breeding of the fighting-bull forms in Spain a rural industry as deeply studied and as keenly competitive as that of prize-cattle or Derby winners in England.
derives
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From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
effect
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From this reading The result, in effect, assures that an animal as fierce and formidable as the wildest African buffalo shall finally face the matador.
England
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From this reading The breeding of the fighting-bull forms in Spain a rural industry as deeply studied and as keenly competitive as that of prize-cattle or Derby winners in England.
evince
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From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
exists
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From this reading Between such and the Spanish _Toro de Plaza_ there exists no sort of analogy.
experience
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From this reading The Spanish fighting-bull is bred to fight, and the keen experience of centuries is brought to bear on the selection of the fittest--that, moreover, not only as regards the bulls, for the cows also are tested both for pluck and stamina before admission to the herd-register.
face
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From this reading The result, in effect, assures that an animal as fierce and formidable as the wildest African buffalo shall finally face the matador.
ferocity
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From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
fierce
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From this reading The result, in effect, assures that an animal as fierce and formidable as the wildest African buffalo shall finally face the matador.
fight
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From this reading The Spanish fighting-bull is bred to fight, and the keen experience of centuries is brought to bear on the selection of the fittest--that, moreover, not only as regards the bulls, for the cows also are tested both for pluck and stamina before admission to the herd-register.
FIGHTING-BULL
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From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
finally
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From this reading The result, in effect, assures that an animal as fierce and formidable as the wildest African buffalo shall finally face the matador.
fittest
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From this reading The Spanish fighting-bull is bred to fight, and the keen experience of centuries is brought to bear on the selection of the fittest--that, moreover, not only as regards the bulls, for the cows also are tested both for pluck and stamina before admission to the herd-register.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
formidableadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrmɪdəbəl/
very difficult to deal with or overcome
From this reading The result, in effect, assures that an animal as fierce and formidable as the wildest African buffalo shall finally face the matador.
forms
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From this reading The breeding of the fighting-bull forms in Spain a rural industry as deeply studied and as keenly competitive as that of prize-cattle or Derby winners in England.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
goring
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From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
hapless
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From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
herd-register
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From this reading The Spanish fighting-bull is bred to fight, and the keen experience of centuries is brought to bear on the selection of the fittest--that, moreover, not only as regards the bulls, for the cows also are tested both for pluck and stamina before admission to the herd-register.
herdsman
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From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
home
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From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
idea
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From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The result, in effect, assures that an animal as fierce and formidable as the wildest African buffalo shall finally face the matador.
industry
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From this reading The breeding of the fighting-bull forms in Spain a rural industry as deeply studied and as keenly competitive as that of prize-cattle or Derby winners in England.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Spanish fighting-bull is bred to fight, and the keen experience of centuries is brought to bear on the selection of the fittest--that, moreover, not only as regards the bulls, for the cows also are tested both for pluck and stamina before admission to the herd-register.
keen
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From this reading The Spanish fighting-bull is bred to fight, and the keen experience of centuries is brought to bear on the selection of the fittest--that, moreover, not only as regards the bulls, for the cows also are tested both for pluck and stamina before admission to the herd-register.
keenlyadverbUS /ˈkiːnli/
with sharp attention or strong interest
From this reading The breeding of the fighting-bull forms in Spain a rural industry as deeply studied and as keenly competitive as that of prize-cattle or Derby winners in England.
kept
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From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
latent
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From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
matador
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From this reading The result, in effect, assures that an animal as fierce and formidable as the wildest African buffalo shall finally face the matador.
moreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading The Spanish fighting-bull is bred to fight, and the keen experience of centuries is brought to bear on the selection of the fittest--that, moreover, not only as regards the bulls, for the cows also are tested both for pluck and stamina before admission to the herd-register.
naturally
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From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Between such and the Spanish _Toro de Plaza_ there exists no sort of analogy.
normal
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From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
nose
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From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Spanish fighting-bull is bred to fight, and the keen experience of centuries is brought to bear on the selection of the fittest--that, moreover, not only as regards the bulls, for the cows also are tested both for pluck and stamina before admission to the herd-register.
occasionally
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From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Spanish fighting-bull is bred to fight, and the keen experience of centuries is brought to bear on the selection of the fittest--that, moreover, not only as regards the bulls, for the cows also are tested both for pluck and stamina before admission to the herd-register.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
only
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From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The breeding of the fighting-bull forms in Spain a rural industry as deeply studied and as keenly competitive as that of prize-cattle or Derby winners in England.
Plaza
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From this reading Between such and the Spanish _Toro de Plaza_ there exists no sort of analogy.
pluck
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From this reading The Spanish fighting-bull is bred to fight, and the keen experience of centuries is brought to bear on the selection of the fittest--that, moreover, not only as regards the bulls, for the cows also are tested both for pluck and stamina before admission to the herd-register.
prize-cattle
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From this reading The breeding of the fighting-bull forms in Spain a rural industry as deeply studied and as keenly competitive as that of prize-cattle or Derby winners in England.
purposes
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From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
regards
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From this reading The Spanish fighting-bull is bred to fight, and the keen experience of centuries is brought to bear on the selection of the fittest--that, moreover, not only as regards the bulls, for the cows also are tested both for pluck and stamina before admission to the herd-register.
result
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From this reading The result, in effect, assures that an animal as fierce and formidable as the wildest African buffalo shall finally face the matador.
ring
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From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
rural
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From this reading The breeding of the fighting-bull forms in Spain a rural industry as deeply studied and as keenly competitive as that of prize-cattle or Derby winners in England.
sees
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From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
selection
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From this reading The Spanish fighting-bull is bred to fight, and the keen experience of centuries is brought to bear on the selection of the fittest--that, moreover, not only as regards the bulls, for the cows also are tested both for pluck and stamina before admission to the herd-register.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The result, in effect, assures that an animal as fierce and formidable as the wildest African buffalo shall finally face the matador.
some
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From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
sort
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From this reading Between such and the Spanish _Toro de Plaza_ there exists no sort of analogy.
Spain
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From this reading The breeding of the fighting-bull forms in Spain a rural industry as deeply studied and as keenly competitive as that of prize-cattle or Derby winners in England.
SPANISH
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From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
stamina
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From this reading The Spanish fighting-bull is bred to fight, and the keen experience of centuries is brought to bear on the selection of the fittest--that, moreover, not only as regards the bulls, for the cows also are tested both for pluck and stamina before admission to the herd-register.
stolid
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From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
stud
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From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
studied
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From this reading The breeding of the fighting-bull forms in Spain a rural industry as deeply studied and as keenly competitive as that of prize-cattle or Derby winners in England.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Between such and the Spanish _Toro de Plaza_ there exists no sort of analogy.
tested
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From this reading The Spanish fighting-bull is bred to fight, and the keen experience of centuries is brought to bear on the selection of the fittest--that, moreover, not only as regards the bulls, for the cows also are tested both for pluck and stamina before admission to the herd-register.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Spanish fighting-bull is bred to fight, and the keen experience of centuries is brought to bear on the selection of the fittest--that, moreover, not only as regards the bulls, for the cows also are tested both for pluck and stamina before admission to the herd-register.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
there
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From this reading Between such and the Spanish _Toro de Plaza_ there exists no sort of analogy.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
Toro
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From this reading Between such and the Spanish _Toro de Plaza_ there exists no sort of analogy.
TRAINING
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From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
wildest
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From this reading The result, in effect, assures that an animal as fierce and formidable as the wildest African buffalo shall finally face the matador.
winners
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From this reading The breeding of the fighting-bull forms in Spain a rural industry as deeply studied and as keenly competitive as that of prize-cattle or Derby winners in England.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE SPANISH FIGHTING-BULL HIS BREEDING AND TRAINING The normal British idea of a bull naturally derives colour from those stolid animals one sees at home, some with a ring through the nose, and which are only kept for stud purposes, but occasionally evince a latent ferocity by goring to death some hapless herdsman.
