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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 JOCKEY IN TROUBLE.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He was satisfied that some scheme was on foot which had nothing to do with the plot engineered by Johnson, who had staked forty thousand dollars against twenty thousand of James Wheeler’s money that Denver Bay would not win the race.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The carriage containing the dude and the man Morris whom he had picked up at the saloon stopped at a roadhouse a short distance from the stables.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The carriage containing the dude and the man Morris whom he had picked up at the saloon stopped at a roadhouse a short distance from the stables.
Bay
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From this reading He was satisfied that some scheme was on foot which had nothing to do with the plot engineered by Johnson, who had staked forty thousand dollars against twenty thousand of James Wheeler’s money that Denver Bay would not win the race.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Johnson wanted the horse to run and be beaten.
beaten
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From this reading Johnson wanted the horse to run and be beaten.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Nick was not yet posted regarding the conference at the saloon between Morris and the man Brower, who had summoned him there.
Brower
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From this reading Nick was not yet posted regarding the conference at the saloon between Morris and the man Brower, who had summoned him there.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was satisfied that some scheme was on foot which had nothing to do with the plot engineered by Johnson, who had staked forty thousand dollars against twenty thousand of James Wheeler’s money that Denver Bay would not win the race.
carriage
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From this reading The carriage containing the dude and the man Morris whom he had picked up at the saloon stopped at a roadhouse a short distance from the stables.
conference
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From this reading Nick was not yet posted regarding the conference at the saloon between Morris and the man Brower, who had summoned him there.
containing
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From this reading The carriage containing the dude and the man Morris whom he had picked up at the saloon stopped at a roadhouse a short distance from the stables.
Denver
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From this reading He was satisfied that some scheme was on foot which had nothing to do with the plot engineered by Johnson, who had staked forty thousand dollars against twenty thousand of James Wheeler’s money that Denver Bay would not win the race.
distance
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From this reading The carriage containing the dude and the man Morris whom he had picked up at the saloon stopped at a roadhouse a short distance from the stables.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He was satisfied that some scheme was on foot which had nothing to do with the plot engineered by Johnson, who had staked forty thousand dollars against twenty thousand of James Wheeler’s money that Denver Bay would not win the race.
dollars
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From this reading He was satisfied that some scheme was on foot which had nothing to do with the plot engineered by Johnson, who had staked forty thousand dollars against twenty thousand of James Wheeler’s money that Denver Bay would not win the race.
dude
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From this reading The carriage containing the dude and the man Morris whom he had picked up at the saloon stopped at a roadhouse a short distance from the stables.
engineered
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From this reading He was satisfied that some scheme was on foot which had nothing to do with the plot engineered by Johnson, who had staked forty thousand dollars against twenty thousand of James Wheeler’s money that Denver Bay would not win the race.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was satisfied that some scheme was on foot which had nothing to do with the plot engineered by Johnson, who had staked forty thousand dollars against twenty thousand of James Wheeler’s money that Denver Bay would not win the race.
forty
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From this reading He was satisfied that some scheme was on foot which had nothing to do with the plot engineered by Johnson, who had staked forty thousand dollars against twenty thousand of James Wheeler’s money that Denver Bay would not win the race.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The carriage containing the dude and the man Morris whom he had picked up at the saloon stopped at a roadhouse a short distance from the stables.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The carriage containing the dude and the man Morris whom he had picked up at the saloon stopped at a roadhouse a short distance from the stables.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The carriage containing the dude and the man Morris whom he had picked up at the saloon stopped at a roadhouse a short distance from the stables.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nick was not yet posted regarding the conference at the saloon between Morris and the man Brower, who had summoned him there.
horse
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From this reading Johnson wanted the horse to run and be beaten.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A JOCKEY IN TROUBLE.
James
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From this reading He was satisfied that some scheme was on foot which had nothing to do with the plot engineered by Johnson, who had staked forty thousand dollars against twenty thousand of James Wheeler’s money that Denver Bay would not win the race.
JOCKEY
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From this reading A JOCKEY IN TROUBLE.
Johnson
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From this reading He was satisfied that some scheme was on foot which had nothing to do with the plot engineered by Johnson, who had staked forty thousand dollars against twenty thousand of James Wheeler’s money that Denver Bay would not win the race.
man
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From this reading The carriage containing the dude and the man Morris whom he had picked up at the saloon stopped at a roadhouse a short distance from the stables.
money
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From this reading He was satisfied that some scheme was on foot which had nothing to do with the plot engineered by Johnson, who had staked forty thousand dollars against twenty thousand of James Wheeler’s money that Denver Bay would not win the race.
Morris
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From this reading The carriage containing the dude and the man Morris whom he had picked up at the saloon stopped at a roadhouse a short distance from the stables.
Nick
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From this reading Nick was not yet posted regarding the conference at the saloon between Morris and the man Brower, who had summoned him there.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nick was not yet posted regarding the conference at the saloon between Morris and the man Brower, who had summoned him there.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He was satisfied that some scheme was on foot which had nothing to do with the plot engineered by Johnson, who had staked forty thousand dollars against twenty thousand of James Wheeler’s money that Denver Bay would not win the race.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was satisfied that some scheme was on foot which had nothing to do with the plot engineered by Johnson, who had staked forty thousand dollars against twenty thousand of James Wheeler’s money that Denver Bay would not win the race.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He was satisfied that some scheme was on foot which had nothing to do with the plot engineered by Johnson, who had staked forty thousand dollars against twenty thousand of James Wheeler’s money that Denver Bay would not win the race.
picked
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From this reading The carriage containing the dude and the man Morris whom he had picked up at the saloon stopped at a roadhouse a short distance from the stables.
plot
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From this reading He was satisfied that some scheme was on foot which had nothing to do with the plot engineered by Johnson, who had staked forty thousand dollars against twenty thousand of James Wheeler’s money that Denver Bay would not win the race.
posted
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From this reading Nick was not yet posted regarding the conference at the saloon between Morris and the man Brower, who had summoned him there.
race
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From this reading He was satisfied that some scheme was on foot which had nothing to do with the plot engineered by Johnson, who had staked forty thousand dollars against twenty thousand of James Wheeler’s money that Denver Bay would not win the race.
regarding
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From this reading Nick was not yet posted regarding the conference at the saloon between Morris and the man Brower, who had summoned him there.
roadhouse
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From this reading The carriage containing the dude and the man Morris whom he had picked up at the saloon stopped at a roadhouse a short distance from the stables.
run
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From this reading Johnson wanted the horse to run and be beaten.
saloon
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From this reading The carriage containing the dude and the man Morris whom he had picked up at the saloon stopped at a roadhouse a short distance from the stables.
satisfied
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From this reading He was satisfied that some scheme was on foot which had nothing to do with the plot engineered by Johnson, who had staked forty thousand dollars against twenty thousand of James Wheeler’s money that Denver Bay would not win the race.
scheme
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From this reading He was satisfied that some scheme was on foot which had nothing to do with the plot engineered by Johnson, who had staked forty thousand dollars against twenty thousand of James Wheeler’s money that Denver Bay would not win the race.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading The carriage containing the dude and the man Morris whom he had picked up at the saloon stopped at a roadhouse a short distance from the stables.
some
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From this reading He was satisfied that some scheme was on foot which had nothing to do with the plot engineered by Johnson, who had staked forty thousand dollars against twenty thousand of James Wheeler’s money that Denver Bay would not win the race.
stables
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From this reading The carriage containing the dude and the man Morris whom he had picked up at the saloon stopped at a roadhouse a short distance from the stables.
staked
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From this reading He was satisfied that some scheme was on foot which had nothing to do with the plot engineered by Johnson, who had staked forty thousand dollars against twenty thousand of James Wheeler’s money that Denver Bay would not win the race.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The carriage containing the dude and the man Morris whom he had picked up at the saloon stopped at a roadhouse a short distance from the stables.
summoned
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From this reading Nick was not yet posted regarding the conference at the saloon between Morris and the man Brower, who had summoned him there.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was satisfied that some scheme was on foot which had nothing to do with the plot engineered by Johnson, who had staked forty thousand dollars against twenty thousand of James Wheeler’s money that Denver Bay would not win the race.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The carriage containing the dude and the man Morris whom he had picked up at the saloon stopped at a roadhouse a short distance from the stables.
there
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From this reading Nick was not yet posted regarding the conference at the saloon between Morris and the man Brower, who had summoned him there.
thousand
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From this reading He was satisfied that some scheme was on foot which had nothing to do with the plot engineered by Johnson, who had staked forty thousand dollars against twenty thousand of James Wheeler’s money that Denver Bay would not win the race.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was satisfied that some scheme was on foot which had nothing to do with the plot engineered by Johnson, who had staked forty thousand dollars against twenty thousand of James Wheeler’s money that Denver Bay would not win the race.
TROUBLE
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From this reading A JOCKEY IN TROUBLE.
twenty
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From this reading He was satisfied that some scheme was on foot which had nothing to do with the plot engineered by Johnson, who had staked forty thousand dollars against twenty thousand of James Wheeler’s money that Denver Bay would not win the race.
up
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From this reading The carriage containing the dude and the man Morris whom he had picked up at the saloon stopped at a roadhouse a short distance from the stables.
wanted
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From this reading Johnson wanted the horse to run and be beaten.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nick was not yet posted regarding the conference at the saloon between Morris and the man Brower, who had summoned him there.
Wheeler's
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From this reading He was satisfied that some scheme was on foot which had nothing to do with the plot engineered by Johnson, who had staked forty thousand dollars against twenty thousand of James Wheeler’s money that Denver Bay would not win the race.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He was satisfied that some scheme was on foot which had nothing to do with the plot engineered by Johnson, who had staked forty thousand dollars against twenty thousand of James Wheeler’s money that Denver Bay would not win the race.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Nick was not yet posted regarding the conference at the saloon between Morris and the man Brower, who had summoned him there.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The carriage containing the dude and the man Morris whom he had picked up at the saloon stopped at a roadhouse a short distance from the stables.
win
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From this reading He was satisfied that some scheme was on foot which had nothing to do with the plot engineered by Johnson, who had staked forty thousand dollars against twenty thousand of James Wheeler’s money that Denver Bay would not win the race.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was satisfied that some scheme was on foot which had nothing to do with the plot engineered by Johnson, who had staked forty thousand dollars against twenty thousand of James Wheeler’s money that Denver Bay would not win the race.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was satisfied that some scheme was on foot which had nothing to do with the plot engineered by Johnson, who had staked forty thousand dollars against twenty thousand of James Wheeler’s money that Denver Bay would not win the race.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Nick was not yet posted regarding the conference at the saloon between Morris and the man Brower, who had summoned him there.
