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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 To his immense surprise Razzoo won by two lengths, and with a contented chuckle he went around to the various books and collected his winnings, handing to each bookmaker derogatory remarks calculated to destroy the previous _entente cordiale_.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading WHEREIN THE BROADWAY QUARTET EVENS UP AN OLD SCORE At his hotel the next day, about noon, J. Rufus got the promised wire.
all
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From this reading Alone, J. Rufus went out to the track, and on the race in which Razzoo was entered at average odds of ten to one, he got down six hundred dollars, reluctantly holding back, for his hotel bill, three hundred dollars--all he had in the world.
AlonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alone, J. Rufus went out to the track, and on the race in which Razzoo was entered at average odds of ten to one, he got down six hundred dollars, reluctantly holding back, for his hotel bill, three hundred dollars--all he had in the world.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading WHEREIN THE BROADWAY QUARTET EVENS UP AN OLD SCORE At his hotel the next day, about noon, J. Rufus got the promised wire.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Alone, J. Rufus went out to the track, and on the race in which Razzoo was entered at average odds of ten to one, he got down six hundred dollars, reluctantly holding back, for his hotel bill, three hundred dollars--all he had in the world.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading To his immense surprise Razzoo won by two lengths, and with a contented chuckle he went around to the various books and collected his winnings, handing to each bookmaker derogatory remarks calculated to destroy the previous _entente cordiale_.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WHEREIN THE BROADWAY QUARTET EVENS UP AN OLD SCORE At his hotel the next day, about noon, J. Rufus got the promised wire.
average
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From this reading Alone, J. Rufus went out to the track, and on the race in which Razzoo was entered at average odds of ten to one, he got down six hundred dollars, reluctantly holding back, for his hotel bill, three hundred dollars--all he had in the world.
back
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From this reading Alone, J. Rufus went out to the track, and on the race in which Razzoo was entered at average odds of ten to one, he got down six hundred dollars, reluctantly holding back, for his hotel bill, three hundred dollars--all he had in the world.
bill
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From this reading Alone, J. Rufus went out to the track, and on the race in which Razzoo was entered at average odds of ten to one, he got down six hundred dollars, reluctantly holding back, for his hotel bill, three hundred dollars--all he had in the world.
bookmaker
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From this reading To his immense surprise Razzoo won by two lengths, and with a contented chuckle he went around to the various books and collected his winnings, handing to each bookmaker derogatory remarks calculated to destroy the previous _entente cordiale_.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading To his immense surprise Razzoo won by two lengths, and with a contented chuckle he went around to the various books and collected his winnings, handing to each bookmaker derogatory remarks calculated to destroy the previous _entente cordiale_.
BROADWAY
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From this reading WHEREIN THE BROADWAY QUARTET EVENS UP AN OLD SCORE At his hotel the next day, about noon, J. Rufus got the promised wire.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then he shut his eyes, and with large self-contempt waited for Razzoo to finish by lamplight.
calculated
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From this reading To his immense surprise Razzoo won by two lengths, and with a contented chuckle he went around to the various books and collected his winnings, handing to each bookmaker derogatory remarks calculated to destroy the previous _entente cordiale_.
chuckle
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From this reading To his immense surprise Razzoo won by two lengths, and with a contented chuckle he went around to the various books and collected his winnings, handing to each bookmaker derogatory remarks calculated to destroy the previous _entente cordiale_.
collected
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From this reading To his immense surprise Razzoo won by two lengths, and with a contented chuckle he went around to the various books and collected his winnings, handing to each bookmaker derogatory remarks calculated to destroy the previous _entente cordiale_.
consisted
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From this reading It consisted of only one word: "Razzoo."
contented
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From this reading To his immense surprise Razzoo won by two lengths, and with a contented chuckle he went around to the various books and collected his winnings, handing to each bookmaker derogatory remarks calculated to destroy the previous _entente cordiale_.
cordiale
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From this reading To his immense surprise Razzoo won by two lengths, and with a contented chuckle he went around to the various books and collected his winnings, handing to each bookmaker derogatory remarks calculated to destroy the previous _entente cordiale_.
day
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From this reading WHEREIN THE BROADWAY QUARTET EVENS UP AN OLD SCORE At his hotel the next day, about noon, J. Rufus got the promised wire.
derogatory
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From this reading To his immense surprise Razzoo won by two lengths, and with a contented chuckle he went around to the various books and collected his winnings, handing to each bookmaker derogatory remarks calculated to destroy the previous _entente cordiale_.
destroy
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From this reading To his immense surprise Razzoo won by two lengths, and with a contented chuckle he went around to the various books and collected his winnings, handing to each bookmaker derogatory remarks calculated to destroy the previous _entente cordiale_.
dollars
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From this reading Alone, J. Rufus went out to the track, and on the race in which Razzoo was entered at average odds of ten to one, he got down six hundred dollars, reluctantly holding back, for his hotel bill, three hundred dollars--all he had in the world.
down
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From this reading Alone, J. Rufus went out to the track, and on the race in which Razzoo was entered at average odds of ten to one, he got down six hundred dollars, reluctantly holding back, for his hotel bill, three hundred dollars--all he had in the world.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading To his immense surprise Razzoo won by two lengths, and with a contented chuckle he went around to the various books and collected his winnings, handing to each bookmaker derogatory remarks calculated to destroy the previous _entente cordiale_.
entente
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From this reading To his immense surprise Razzoo won by two lengths, and with a contented chuckle he went around to the various books and collected his winnings, handing to each bookmaker derogatory remarks calculated to destroy the previous _entente cordiale_.
entered
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From this reading Alone, J. Rufus went out to the track, and on the race in which Razzoo was entered at average odds of ten to one, he got down six hundred dollars, reluctantly holding back, for his hotel bill, three hundred dollars--all he had in the world.
EVENS
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From this reading WHEREIN THE BROADWAY QUARTET EVENS UP AN OLD SCORE At his hotel the next day, about noon, J. Rufus got the promised wire.
eyes
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From this reading Then he shut his eyes, and with large self-contempt waited for Razzoo to finish by lamplight.
finish
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From this reading Then he shut his eyes, and with large self-contempt waited for Razzoo to finish by lamplight.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Alone, J. Rufus went out to the track, and on the race in which Razzoo was entered at average odds of ten to one, he got down six hundred dollars, reluctantly holding back, for his hotel bill, three hundred dollars--all he had in the world.
got
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From this reading WHEREIN THE BROADWAY QUARTET EVENS UP AN OLD SCORE At his hotel the next day, about noon, J. Rufus got the promised wire.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Alone, J. Rufus went out to the track, and on the race in which Razzoo was entered at average odds of ten to one, he got down six hundred dollars, reluctantly holding back, for his hotel bill, three hundred dollars--all he had in the world.
handing
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From this reading To his immense surprise Razzoo won by two lengths, and with a contented chuckle he went around to the various books and collected his winnings, handing to each bookmaker derogatory remarks calculated to destroy the previous _entente cordiale_.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Alone, J. Rufus went out to the track, and on the race in which Razzoo was entered at average odds of ten to one, he got down six hundred dollars, reluctantly holding back, for his hotel bill, three hundred dollars--all he had in the world.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHEREIN THE BROADWAY QUARTET EVENS UP AN OLD SCORE At his hotel the next day, about noon, J. Rufus got the promised wire.
holding
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From this reading Alone, J. Rufus went out to the track, and on the race in which Razzoo was entered at average odds of ten to one, he got down six hundred dollars, reluctantly holding back, for his hotel bill, three hundred dollars--all he had in the world.
hotel
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From this reading WHEREIN THE BROADWAY QUARTET EVENS UP AN OLD SCORE At his hotel the next day, about noon, J. Rufus got the promised wire.
hundred
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From this reading Alone, J. Rufus went out to the track, and on the race in which Razzoo was entered at average odds of ten to one, he got down six hundred dollars, reluctantly holding back, for his hotel bill, three hundred dollars--all he had in the world.
immense
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From this reading To his immense surprise Razzoo won by two lengths, and with a contented chuckle he went around to the various books and collected his winnings, handing to each bookmaker derogatory remarks calculated to destroy the previous _entente cordiale_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Alone, J. Rufus went out to the track, and on the race in which Razzoo was entered at average odds of ten to one, he got down six hundred dollars, reluctantly holding back, for his hotel bill, three hundred dollars--all he had in the world.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It consisted of only one word: "Razzoo."
J
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From this reading WHEREIN THE BROADWAY QUARTET EVENS UP AN OLD SCORE At his hotel the next day, about noon, J. Rufus got the promised wire.
lamplight
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From this reading Then he shut his eyes, and with large self-contempt waited for Razzoo to finish by lamplight.
large
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From this reading Then he shut his eyes, and with large self-contempt waited for Razzoo to finish by lamplight.
lengths
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From this reading To his immense surprise Razzoo won by two lengths, and with a contented chuckle he went around to the various books and collected his winnings, handing to each bookmaker derogatory remarks calculated to destroy the previous _entente cordiale_.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEREIN THE BROADWAY QUARTET EVENS UP AN OLD SCORE At his hotel the next day, about noon, J. Rufus got the promised wire.
noon
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From this reading WHEREIN THE BROADWAY QUARTET EVENS UP AN OLD SCORE At his hotel the next day, about noon, J. Rufus got the promised wire.
odds
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From this reading Alone, J. Rufus went out to the track, and on the race in which Razzoo was entered at average odds of ten to one, he got down six hundred dollars, reluctantly holding back, for his hotel bill, three hundred dollars--all he had in the world.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It consisted of only one word: "Razzoo."
OLD
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From this reading WHEREIN THE BROADWAY QUARTET EVENS UP AN OLD SCORE At his hotel the next day, about noon, J. Rufus got the promised wire.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Alone, J. Rufus went out to the track, and on the race in which Razzoo was entered at average odds of ten to one, he got down six hundred dollars, reluctantly holding back, for his hotel bill, three hundred dollars--all he had in the world.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It consisted of only one word: "Razzoo."
only
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From this reading It consisted of only one word: "Razzoo."
out
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From this reading Alone, J. Rufus went out to the track, and on the race in which Razzoo was entered at average odds of ten to one, he got down six hundred dollars, reluctantly holding back, for his hotel bill, three hundred dollars--all he had in the world.
previous
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From this reading To his immense surprise Razzoo won by two lengths, and with a contented chuckle he went around to the various books and collected his winnings, handing to each bookmaker derogatory remarks calculated to destroy the previous _entente cordiale_.
promised
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From this reading WHEREIN THE BROADWAY QUARTET EVENS UP AN OLD SCORE At his hotel the next day, about noon, J. Rufus got the promised wire.
QUARTET
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From this reading WHEREIN THE BROADWAY QUARTET EVENS UP AN OLD SCORE At his hotel the next day, about noon, J. Rufus got the promised wire.
race
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From this reading Alone, J. Rufus went out to the track, and on the race in which Razzoo was entered at average odds of ten to one, he got down six hundred dollars, reluctantly holding back, for his hotel bill, three hundred dollars--all he had in the world.
Razzoo
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From this reading It consisted of only one word: "Razzoo."
reluctantly
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From this reading Alone, J. Rufus went out to the track, and on the race in which Razzoo was entered at average odds of ten to one, he got down six hundred dollars, reluctantly holding back, for his hotel bill, three hundred dollars--all he had in the world.
remarks
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From this reading To his immense surprise Razzoo won by two lengths, and with a contented chuckle he went around to the various books and collected his winnings, handing to each bookmaker derogatory remarks calculated to destroy the previous _entente cordiale_.
Rufus
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From this reading WHEREIN THE BROADWAY QUARTET EVENS UP AN OLD SCORE At his hotel the next day, about noon, J. Rufus got the promised wire.
SCOREnounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WHEREIN THE BROADWAY QUARTET EVENS UP AN OLD SCORE At his hotel the next day, about noon, J. Rufus got the promised wire.
self-contempt
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From this reading Then he shut his eyes, and with large self-contempt waited for Razzoo to finish by lamplight.
shut
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From this reading Then he shut his eyes, and with large self-contempt waited for Razzoo to finish by lamplight.
six
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From this reading Alone, J. Rufus went out to the track, and on the race in which Razzoo was entered at average odds of ten to one, he got down six hundred dollars, reluctantly holding back, for his hotel bill, three hundred dollars--all he had in the world.
surprise
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From this reading To his immense surprise Razzoo won by two lengths, and with a contented chuckle he went around to the various books and collected his winnings, handing to each bookmaker derogatory remarks calculated to destroy the previous _entente cordiale_.
ten
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From this reading Alone, J. Rufus went out to the track, and on the race in which Razzoo was entered at average odds of ten to one, he got down six hundred dollars, reluctantly holding back, for his hotel bill, three hundred dollars--all he had in the world.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEREIN THE BROADWAY QUARTET EVENS UP AN OLD SCORE At his hotel the next day, about noon, J. Rufus got the promised wire.
Then
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From this reading Then he shut his eyes, and with large self-contempt waited for Razzoo to finish by lamplight.
three
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From this reading Alone, J. Rufus went out to the track, and on the race in which Razzoo was entered at average odds of ten to one, he got down six hundred dollars, reluctantly holding back, for his hotel bill, three hundred dollars--all he had in the world.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alone, J. Rufus went out to the track, and on the race in which Razzoo was entered at average odds of ten to one, he got down six hundred dollars, reluctantly holding back, for his hotel bill, three hundred dollars--all he had in the world.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading Alone, J. Rufus went out to the track, and on the race in which Razzoo was entered at average odds of ten to one, he got down six hundred dollars, reluctantly holding back, for his hotel bill, three hundred dollars--all he had in the world.
two
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From this reading To his immense surprise Razzoo won by two lengths, and with a contented chuckle he went around to the various books and collected his winnings, handing to each bookmaker derogatory remarks calculated to destroy the previous _entente cordiale_.
UP
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From this reading WHEREIN THE BROADWAY QUARTET EVENS UP AN OLD SCORE At his hotel the next day, about noon, J. Rufus got the promised wire.
various
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From this reading To his immense surprise Razzoo won by two lengths, and with a contented chuckle he went around to the various books and collected his winnings, handing to each bookmaker derogatory remarks calculated to destroy the previous _entente cordiale_.
waited
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From this reading Then he shut his eyes, and with large self-contempt waited for Razzoo to finish by lamplight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alone, J. Rufus went out to the track, and on the race in which Razzoo was entered at average odds of ten to one, he got down six hundred dollars, reluctantly holding back, for his hotel bill, three hundred dollars--all he had in the world.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Alone, J. Rufus went out to the track, and on the race in which Razzoo was entered at average odds of ten to one, he got down six hundred dollars, reluctantly holding back, for his hotel bill, three hundred dollars--all he had in the world.
WHEREIN
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From this reading WHEREIN THE BROADWAY QUARTET EVENS UP AN OLD SCORE At his hotel the next day, about noon, J. Rufus got the promised wire.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Alone, J. Rufus went out to the track, and on the race in which Razzoo was entered at average odds of ten to one, he got down six hundred dollars, reluctantly holding back, for his hotel bill, three hundred dollars--all he had in the world.
winnings
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From this reading To his immense surprise Razzoo won by two lengths, and with a contented chuckle he went around to the various books and collected his winnings, handing to each bookmaker derogatory remarks calculated to destroy the previous _entente cordiale_.
wire
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From this reading WHEREIN THE BROADWAY QUARTET EVENS UP AN OLD SCORE At his hotel the next day, about noon, J. Rufus got the promised wire.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then he shut his eyes, and with large self-contempt waited for Razzoo to finish by lamplight.
won
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From this reading To his immense surprise Razzoo won by two lengths, and with a contented chuckle he went around to the various books and collected his winnings, handing to each bookmaker derogatory remarks calculated to destroy the previous _entente cordiale_.
word
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From this reading It consisted of only one word: "Razzoo."
world
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From this reading Alone, J. Rufus went out to the track, and on the race in which Razzoo was entered at average odds of ten to one, he got down six hundred dollars, reluctantly holding back, for his hotel bill, three hundred dollars--all he had in the world.
