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too much of a needle, nervous; vexed; disquieted, too excited, too much on an edge.
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“Sentinel,” the name of the local newspaper.
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“uns,” ones. The old uns are his parents.
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jogged, moved slowly, leisuredly, or monotonously.
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“Sixpence Entrance,” entrance for spectators who pay sixpence for a seat in the arena.
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“This stand a shilling,” entrance for those who pay a shilling for a seat. The seats or bleachers are known as the stand.
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changing room, room where the athletes change into their uniforms.
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spiked shoes, shoes with spikes, pointed irons, or nails of special design, set with the points downward fastened to the sole of a runner’s shoe to prevent slipping.
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three laps to the mile instead of the four . The size of the ordinary track field is so laid out that a runner going four times around the track covers distance equivalent to a mile. A three laps to the mile course is, therefore, a trifle larger track field than the ordinary one, so that three laps make the mile.
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start, the starting point of the race.
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sprints, short runs at top speed.
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back straight, the section of a race track between the last turn and the winning post.
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jostling, crowding or bumping together.
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massaged, treated by means of rubbing, stroking, kneading or tapping with the hand or an instrument.
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rub, massage.
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bags, loose-fitting garments; especially, in England, ordinary loose trousers.
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pommeled, beat with the fists; beat soundly.
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buttocks, the part at the back of the hip, which in man forms one of the protuberances on which he sits.
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gingered, enlivened; animated; inspirited.
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international, a runner who has participated in international track competitions.
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next event due, time for the next race to start.
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programs, usually, printed or written lists of the features composing a performance, with the names of the performers.
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hovered, hung about.
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eclipsed, caused the obscuration of; hidden.
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brushed, touched or rubbed in passing.
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