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A Fool in Spots
A Fool in Spots

Chapter XIII

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THE PICTURESQUE SPORT.
“Resounds the glad hollo, The pack scents the prey; Man and horse follow, Away, hark away!
Away, never fearing, Ne’er slacken your pace-- What music so cheering As that of the chase.”
It is dawn.
The cool black darkness pales to tender gray.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Fool in Spots

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE PICTURESQUE SPORT.
Line 2
“Resounds the glad hollo, The pack scents the prey; Man and horse follow, Away, hark away!
Line 3
Away, never fearing, Ne’er slacken your pace-- What music so cheering As that of the chase.”
Line 4
It is dawn.
Line 5
The cool black darkness pales to tender gray.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Away, never fearing, Ne’er slacken your pace-- What music so cheering As that of the chase.””

Slacken verb US /ˈslækən/

to become less tight or less strong

From this reading “Away, never fearing, Ne’er slacken your pace-- What music so cheering As that of the chase.””

All words in this reading · 39

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “Resounds the glad hollo, The pack scents the prey; Man and horse follow, Away, hark away!

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Away, never fearing, Ne’er slacken your pace-- What music so cheering As that of the chase.”

Away

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From this reading “Resounds the glad hollo, The pack scents the prey; Man and horse follow, Away, hark away!

black

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From this reading The cool black darkness pales to tender gray.

chase

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From this reading Away, never fearing, Ne’er slacken your pace-- What music so cheering As that of the chase.”

cheering

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From this reading Away, never fearing, Ne’er slacken your pace-- What music so cheering As that of the chase.”

cool

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From this reading The cool black darkness pales to tender gray.

darkness

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From this reading The cool black darkness pales to tender gray.

dawn

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From this reading It is dawn.

fearing

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From this reading Away, never fearing, Ne’er slacken your pace-- What music so cheering As that of the chase.”

follow

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From this reading “Resounds the glad hollo, The pack scents the prey; Man and horse follow, Away, hark away!

glad

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From this reading “Resounds the glad hollo, The pack scents the prey; Man and horse follow, Away, hark away!

gray

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From this reading The cool black darkness pales to tender gray.

hark

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From this reading “Resounds the glad hollo, The pack scents the prey; Man and horse follow, Away, hark away!

hollo

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From this reading “Resounds the glad hollo, The pack scents the prey; Man and horse follow, Away, hark away!

horse

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From this reading “Resounds the glad hollo, The pack scents the prey; Man and horse follow, Away, hark away!

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It is dawn.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is dawn.

Man

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From this reading “Resounds the glad hollo, The pack scents the prey; Man and horse follow, Away, hark away!

music

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From this reading Away, never fearing, Ne’er slacken your pace-- What music so cheering As that of the chase.”

Ne'er

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From this reading Away, never fearing, Ne’er slacken your pace-- What music so cheering As that of the chase.”

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Away, never fearing, Ne’er slacken your pace-- What music so cheering As that of the chase.”

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Away, never fearing, Ne’er slacken your pace-- What music so cheering As that of the chase.”

pace

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From this reading Away, never fearing, Ne’er slacken your pace-- What music so cheering As that of the chase.”

pack

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From this reading “Resounds the glad hollo, The pack scents the prey; Man and horse follow, Away, hark away!

pales

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From this reading The cool black darkness pales to tender gray.

PICTURESQUE

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From this reading THE PICTURESQUE SPORT.

prey

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From this reading “Resounds the glad hollo, The pack scents the prey; Man and horse follow, Away, hark away!

Resounds

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From this reading “Resounds the glad hollo, The pack scents the prey; Man and horse follow, Away, hark away!

scents

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From this reading “Resounds the glad hollo, The pack scents the prey; Man and horse follow, Away, hark away!

slackenverbUS /ˈslækən/

to become less tight or less strong

From this reading Away, never fearing, Ne’er slacken your pace-- What music so cheering As that of the chase.”

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Away, never fearing, Ne’er slacken your pace-- What music so cheering As that of the chase.”

SPORT

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From this reading THE PICTURESQUE SPORT.

tender

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From this reading The cool black darkness pales to tender gray.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Away, never fearing, Ne’er slacken your pace-- What music so cheering As that of the chase.”

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE PICTURESQUE SPORT.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The cool black darkness pales to tender gray.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Away, never fearing, Ne’er slacken your pace-- What music so cheering As that of the chase.”

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Away, never fearing, Ne’er slacken your pace-- What music so cheering As that of the chase.”