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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 There were one or two mocking offers of a hundred dollars a head for the lot.
advertised
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From this reading RETRIBUTION Coles had advertised the auction sale of the mares to take place immediately after the race and though he would gladly have postponed it he had to live up to his advertisement.
advertisement
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From this reading RETRIBUTION Coles had advertised the auction sale of the mares to take place immediately after the race and though he would gladly have postponed it he had to live up to his advertisement.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading RETRIBUTION Coles had advertised the auction sale of the mares to take place immediately after the race and though he would gladly have postponed it he had to live up to his advertisement.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The ranchers had seen the ragged Alcatraz win against the imported horses and they felt they could only show their local patriotism by failing to bid.
Alcatraz
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From this reading The ranchers had seen the ragged Alcatraz win against the imported horses and they felt they could only show their local patriotism by failing to bid.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RETRIBUTION Coles had advertised the auction sale of the mares to take place immediately after the race and though he would gladly have postponed it he had to live up to his advertisement.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Something pretty for my girl to ride," as one of the ranchers phrased it, laughing.
auction
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From this reading RETRIBUTION Coles had advertised the auction sale of the mares to take place immediately after the race and though he would gladly have postponed it he had to live up to his advertisement.
bid
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From this reading The ranchers had seen the ragged Alcatraz win against the imported horses and they felt they could only show their local patriotism by failing to bid.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The ranchers had seen the ragged Alcatraz win against the imported horses and they felt they could only show their local patriotism by failing to bid.
Coles
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From this reading RETRIBUTION Coles had advertised the auction sale of the mares to take place immediately after the race and though he would gladly have postponed it he had to live up to his advertisement.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The ranchers had seen the ragged Alcatraz win against the imported horses and they felt they could only show their local patriotism by failing to bid.
disastrous
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From this reading Naturally the result was disastrous.
dollars
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From this reading There were one or two mocking offers of a hundred dollars a head for the lot.
failing
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From this reading The ranchers had seen the ragged Alcatraz win against the imported horses and they felt they could only show their local patriotism by failing to bid.
felt
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From this reading The ranchers had seen the ragged Alcatraz win against the imported horses and they felt they could only show their local patriotism by failing to bid.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were one or two mocking offers of a hundred dollars a head for the lot.
girl
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From this reading "Something pretty for my girl to ride," as one of the ranchers phrased it, laughing.
gladly
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From this reading RETRIBUTION Coles had advertised the auction sale of the mares to take place immediately after the race and though he would gladly have postponed it he had to live up to his advertisement.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading RETRIBUTION Coles had advertised the auction sale of the mares to take place immediately after the race and though he would gladly have postponed it he had to live up to his advertisement.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading RETRIBUTION Coles had advertised the auction sale of the mares to take place immediately after the race and though he would gladly have postponed it he had to live up to his advertisement.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading RETRIBUTION Coles had advertised the auction sale of the mares to take place immediately after the race and though he would gladly have postponed it he had to live up to his advertisement.
head
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From this reading There were one or two mocking offers of a hundred dollars a head for the lot.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading RETRIBUTION Coles had advertised the auction sale of the mares to take place immediately after the race and though he would gladly have postponed it he had to live up to his advertisement.
horses
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From this reading The ranchers had seen the ragged Alcatraz win against the imported horses and they felt they could only show their local patriotism by failing to bid.
hundred
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From this reading There were one or two mocking offers of a hundred dollars a head for the lot.
immediately
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From this reading RETRIBUTION Coles had advertised the auction sale of the mares to take place immediately after the race and though he would gladly have postponed it he had to live up to his advertisement.
imported
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From this reading The ranchers had seen the ragged Alcatraz win against the imported horses and they felt they could only show their local patriotism by failing to bid.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading RETRIBUTION Coles had advertised the auction sale of the mares to take place immediately after the race and though he would gladly have postponed it he had to live up to his advertisement.
laughing
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From this reading "Something pretty for my girl to ride," as one of the ranchers phrased it, laughing.
live
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From this reading RETRIBUTION Coles had advertised the auction sale of the mares to take place immediately after the race and though he would gladly have postponed it he had to live up to his advertisement.
local
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From this reading The ranchers had seen the ragged Alcatraz win against the imported horses and they felt they could only show their local patriotism by failing to bid.
lot
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From this reading There were one or two mocking offers of a hundred dollars a head for the lot.
mares
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From this reading RETRIBUTION Coles had advertised the auction sale of the mares to take place immediately after the race and though he would gladly have postponed it he had to live up to his advertisement.
mocking
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From this reading There were one or two mocking offers of a hundred dollars a head for the lot.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Something pretty for my girl to ride," as one of the ranchers phrased it, laughing.
Naturally
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From this reading Naturally the result was disastrous.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RETRIBUTION Coles had advertised the auction sale of the mares to take place immediately after the race and though he would gladly have postponed it he had to live up to his advertisement.
offers
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From this reading There were one or two mocking offers of a hundred dollars a head for the lot.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There were one or two mocking offers of a hundred dollars a head for the lot.
only
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From this reading The ranchers had seen the ragged Alcatraz win against the imported horses and they felt they could only show their local patriotism by failing to bid.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There were one or two mocking offers of a hundred dollars a head for the lot.
patriotism
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From this reading The ranchers had seen the ragged Alcatraz win against the imported horses and they felt they could only show their local patriotism by failing to bid.
phrased
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From this reading "Something pretty for my girl to ride," as one of the ranchers phrased it, laughing.
place
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From this reading RETRIBUTION Coles had advertised the auction sale of the mares to take place immediately after the race and though he would gladly have postponed it he had to live up to his advertisement.
postponed
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From this reading RETRIBUTION Coles had advertised the auction sale of the mares to take place immediately after the race and though he would gladly have postponed it he had to live up to his advertisement.
pretty
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From this reading "Something pretty for my girl to ride," as one of the ranchers phrased it, laughing.
race
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From this reading RETRIBUTION Coles had advertised the auction sale of the mares to take place immediately after the race and though he would gladly have postponed it he had to live up to his advertisement.
ragged
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From this reading The ranchers had seen the ragged Alcatraz win against the imported horses and they felt they could only show their local patriotism by failing to bid.
ranchers
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From this reading The ranchers had seen the ragged Alcatraz win against the imported horses and they felt they could only show their local patriotism by failing to bid.
result
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From this reading Naturally the result was disastrous.
RETRIBUTIONnounUS /ˌret.rəˈbjuː.ʃən/
Punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong act. (Sự trừng phạt, quả báo thích đáng.)
From this reading RETRIBUTION Coles had advertised the auction sale of the mares to take place immediately after the race and though he would gladly have postponed it he had to live up to his advertisement.
ride
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From this reading "Something pretty for my girl to ride," as one of the ranchers phrased it, laughing.
sale
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From this reading RETRIBUTION Coles had advertised the auction sale of the mares to take place immediately after the race and though he would gladly have postponed it he had to live up to his advertisement.
seen
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From this reading The ranchers had seen the ragged Alcatraz win against the imported horses and they felt they could only show their local patriotism by failing to bid.
show
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From this reading The ranchers had seen the ragged Alcatraz win against the imported horses and they felt they could only show their local patriotism by failing to bid.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Something pretty for my girl to ride," as one of the ranchers phrased it, laughing.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading RETRIBUTION Coles had advertised the auction sale of the mares to take place immediately after the race and though he would gladly have postponed it he had to live up to his advertisement.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RETRIBUTION Coles had advertised the auction sale of the mares to take place immediately after the race and though he would gladly have postponed it he had to live up to his advertisement.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The ranchers had seen the ragged Alcatraz win against the imported horses and they felt they could only show their local patriotism by failing to bid.
There
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From this reading There were one or two mocking offers of a hundred dollars a head for the lot.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The ranchers had seen the ragged Alcatraz win against the imported horses and they felt they could only show their local patriotism by failing to bid.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading RETRIBUTION Coles had advertised the auction sale of the mares to take place immediately after the race and though he would gladly have postponed it he had to live up to his advertisement.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RETRIBUTION Coles had advertised the auction sale of the mares to take place immediately after the race and though he would gladly have postponed it he had to live up to his advertisement.
two
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From this reading There were one or two mocking offers of a hundred dollars a head for the lot.
up
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From this reading RETRIBUTION Coles had advertised the auction sale of the mares to take place immediately after the race and though he would gladly have postponed it he had to live up to his advertisement.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Naturally the result was disastrous.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were one or two mocking offers of a hundred dollars a head for the lot.
win
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From this reading The ranchers had seen the ragged Alcatraz win against the imported horses and they felt they could only show their local patriotism by failing to bid.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading RETRIBUTION Coles had advertised the auction sale of the mares to take place immediately after the race and though he would gladly have postponed it he had to live up to his advertisement.
