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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Each one of these three hundred young men was looked at and questioned as to previous football experience, and about forty of them were advised to come out for practice.
ACADEMYnounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading ACADEMY LIFE BEGINS The next morning the returned football squad were all out on the athletic field, and everybody was busy with preliminary practice in passing, kicking, tackling the dummy and running with the ball.
advised
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From this reading Each one of these three hundred young men was looked at and questioned as to previous football experience, and about forty of them were advised to come out for practice.
all
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From this reading ACADEMY LIFE BEGINS The next morning the returned football squad were all out on the athletic field, and everybody was busy with preliminary practice in passing, kicking, tackling the dummy and running with the ball.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ACADEMY LIFE BEGINS The next morning the returned football squad were all out on the athletic field, and everybody was busy with preliminary practice in passing, kicking, tackling the dummy and running with the ball.
appeared
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From this reading Of these forty, ten appeared to be likely candidates and were told to find football uniforms, and to practice for the time being with the squad.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Each one of these three hundred young men was looked at and questioned as to previous football experience, and about forty of them were advised to come out for practice.
assembled
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From this reading At eleven o'clock the entire fourth class were assembled on the field.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At eleven o'clock the entire fourth class were assembled on the field.
athletic
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From this reading ACADEMY LIFE BEGINS The next morning the returned football squad were all out on the athletic field, and everybody was busy with preliminary practice in passing, kicking, tackling the dummy and running with the ball.
ball
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From this reading ACADEMY LIFE BEGINS The next morning the returned football squad were all out on the athletic field, and everybody was busy with preliminary practice in passing, kicking, tackling the dummy and running with the ball.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Of these forty, ten appeared to be likely candidates and were told to find football uniforms, and to practice for the time being with the squad.
BEGINS
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From this reading ACADEMY LIFE BEGINS The next morning the returned football squad were all out on the athletic field, and everybody was busy with preliminary practice in passing, kicking, tackling the dummy and running with the ball.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Of these forty, ten appeared to be likely candidates and were told to find football uniforms, and to practice for the time being with the squad.
Bligh
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From this reading The most promising of these ten was Bligh, and this promise did not suffer from excessive modesty on the part of Mr. Bligh.
busy
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From this reading ACADEMY LIFE BEGINS The next morning the returned football squad were all out on the athletic field, and everybody was busy with preliminary practice in passing, kicking, tackling the dummy and running with the ball.
candidates
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From this reading Of these forty, ten appeared to be likely candidates and were told to find football uniforms, and to practice for the time being with the squad.
class
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From this reading At eleven o'clock the entire fourth class were assembled on the field.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each one of these three hundred young men was looked at and questioned as to previous football experience, and about forty of them were advised to come out for practice.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The most promising of these ten was Bligh, and this promise did not suffer from excessive modesty on the part of Mr. Bligh.
dummy
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From this reading ACADEMY LIFE BEGINS The next morning the returned football squad were all out on the athletic field, and everybody was busy with preliminary practice in passing, kicking, tackling the dummy and running with the ball.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each one of these three hundred young men was looked at and questioned as to previous football experience, and about forty of them were advised to come out for practice.
eleven
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From this reading At eleven o'clock the entire fourth class were assembled on the field.
entire
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From this reading At eleven o'clock the entire fourth class were assembled on the field.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading ACADEMY LIFE BEGINS The next morning the returned football squad were all out on the athletic field, and everybody was busy with preliminary practice in passing, kicking, tackling the dummy and running with the ball.
excessive
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From this reading The most promising of these ten was Bligh, and this promise did not suffer from excessive modesty on the part of Mr. Bligh.
experience
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From this reading Each one of these three hundred young men was looked at and questioned as to previous football experience, and about forty of them were advised to come out for practice.
field
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From this reading ACADEMY LIFE BEGINS The next morning the returned football squad were all out on the athletic field, and everybody was busy with preliminary practice in passing, kicking, tackling the dummy and running with the ball.
find
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From this reading Of these forty, ten appeared to be likely candidates and were told to find football uniforms, and to practice for the time being with the squad.
football
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From this reading ACADEMY LIFE BEGINS The next morning the returned football squad were all out on the athletic field, and everybody was busy with preliminary practice in passing, kicking, tackling the dummy and running with the ball.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Each one of these three hundred young men was looked at and questioned as to previous football experience, and about forty of them were advised to come out for practice.
forty
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From this reading Each one of these three hundred young men was looked at and questioned as to previous football experience, and about forty of them were advised to come out for practice.
fourthnounUS /fourth/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At eleven o'clock the entire fourth class were assembled on the field.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The most promising of these ten was Bligh, and this promise did not suffer from excessive modesty on the part of Mr. Bligh.
hundred
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From this reading Each one of these three hundred young men was looked at and questioned as to previous football experience, and about forty of them were advised to come out for practice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ACADEMY LIFE BEGINS The next morning the returned football squad were all out on the athletic field, and everybody was busy with preliminary practice in passing, kicking, tackling the dummy and running with the ball.
kicking
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From this reading ACADEMY LIFE BEGINS The next morning the returned football squad were all out on the athletic field, and everybody was busy with preliminary practice in passing, kicking, tackling the dummy and running with the ball.
LIFEnounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ACADEMY LIFE BEGINS The next morning the returned football squad were all out on the athletic field, and everybody was busy with preliminary practice in passing, kicking, tackling the dummy and running with the ball.
likely
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From this reading Of these forty, ten appeared to be likely candidates and were told to find football uniforms, and to practice for the time being with the squad.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each one of these three hundred young men was looked at and questioned as to previous football experience, and about forty of them were advised to come out for practice.
men
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From this reading Each one of these three hundred young men was looked at and questioned as to previous football experience, and about forty of them were advised to come out for practice.
modesty
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From this reading The most promising of these ten was Bligh, and this promise did not suffer from excessive modesty on the part of Mr. Bligh.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ACADEMY LIFE BEGINS The next morning the returned football squad were all out on the athletic field, and everybody was busy with preliminary practice in passing, kicking, tackling the dummy and running with the ball.
most
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From this reading The most promising of these ten was Bligh, and this promise did not suffer from excessive modesty on the part of Mr. Bligh.
Mr
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From this reading The most promising of these ten was Bligh, and this promise did not suffer from excessive modesty on the part of Mr. Bligh.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ACADEMY LIFE BEGINS The next morning the returned football squad were all out on the athletic field, and everybody was busy with preliminary practice in passing, kicking, tackling the dummy and running with the ball.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The most promising of these ten was Bligh, and this promise did not suffer from excessive modesty on the part of Mr. Bligh.
o'clock
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From this reading At eleven o'clock the entire fourth class were assembled on the field.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Each one of these three hundred young men was looked at and questioned as to previous football experience, and about forty of them were advised to come out for practice.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ACADEMY LIFE BEGINS The next morning the returned football squad were all out on the athletic field, and everybody was busy with preliminary practice in passing, kicking, tackling the dummy and running with the ball.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Each one of these three hundred young men was looked at and questioned as to previous football experience, and about forty of them were advised to come out for practice.
out
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From this reading ACADEMY LIFE BEGINS The next morning the returned football squad were all out on the athletic field, and everybody was busy with preliminary practice in passing, kicking, tackling the dummy and running with the ball.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The most promising of these ten was Bligh, and this promise did not suffer from excessive modesty on the part of Mr. Bligh.
passing
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From this reading ACADEMY LIFE BEGINS The next morning the returned football squad were all out on the athletic field, and everybody was busy with preliminary practice in passing, kicking, tackling the dummy and running with the ball.
practice
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From this reading ACADEMY LIFE BEGINS The next morning the returned football squad were all out on the athletic field, and everybody was busy with preliminary practice in passing, kicking, tackling the dummy and running with the ball.
preliminary
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From this reading ACADEMY LIFE BEGINS The next morning the returned football squad were all out on the athletic field, and everybody was busy with preliminary practice in passing, kicking, tackling the dummy and running with the ball.
previous
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From this reading Each one of these three hundred young men was looked at and questioned as to previous football experience, and about forty of them were advised to come out for practice.
promise
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From this reading The most promising of these ten was Bligh, and this promise did not suffer from excessive modesty on the part of Mr. Bligh.
promising
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From this reading The most promising of these ten was Bligh, and this promise did not suffer from excessive modesty on the part of Mr. Bligh.
questioned
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From this reading Each one of these three hundred young men was looked at and questioned as to previous football experience, and about forty of them were advised to come out for practice.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ACADEMY LIFE BEGINS The next morning the returned football squad were all out on the athletic field, and everybody was busy with preliminary practice in passing, kicking, tackling the dummy and running with the ball.
runningnounUS /ˈrunning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ACADEMY LIFE BEGINS The next morning the returned football squad were all out on the athletic field, and everybody was busy with preliminary practice in passing, kicking, tackling the dummy and running with the ball.
squad
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From this reading ACADEMY LIFE BEGINS The next morning the returned football squad were all out on the athletic field, and everybody was busy with preliminary practice in passing, kicking, tackling the dummy and running with the ball.
suffer
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From this reading The most promising of these ten was Bligh, and this promise did not suffer from excessive modesty on the part of Mr. Bligh.
tackling
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From this reading ACADEMY LIFE BEGINS The next morning the returned football squad were all out on the athletic field, and everybody was busy with preliminary practice in passing, kicking, tackling the dummy and running with the ball.
ten
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From this reading Of these forty, ten appeared to be likely candidates and were told to find football uniforms, and to practice for the time being with the squad.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ACADEMY LIFE BEGINS The next morning the returned football squad were all out on the athletic field, and everybody was busy with preliminary practice in passing, kicking, tackling the dummy and running with the ball.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Each one of these three hundred young men was looked at and questioned as to previous football experience, and about forty of them were advised to come out for practice.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Each one of these three hundred young men was looked at and questioned as to previous football experience, and about forty of them were advised to come out for practice.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The most promising of these ten was Bligh, and this promise did not suffer from excessive modesty on the part of Mr. Bligh.
three
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From this reading Each one of these three hundred young men was looked at and questioned as to previous football experience, and about forty of them were advised to come out for practice.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of these forty, ten appeared to be likely candidates and were told to find football uniforms, and to practice for the time being with the squad.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Each one of these three hundred young men was looked at and questioned as to previous football experience, and about forty of them were advised to come out for practice.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of these forty, ten appeared to be likely candidates and were told to find football uniforms, and to practice for the time being with the squad.
uniforms
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From this reading Of these forty, ten appeared to be likely candidates and were told to find football uniforms, and to practice for the time being with the squad.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ACADEMY LIFE BEGINS The next morning the returned football squad were all out on the athletic field, and everybody was busy with preliminary practice in passing, kicking, tackling the dummy and running with the ball.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ACADEMY LIFE BEGINS The next morning the returned football squad were all out on the athletic field, and everybody was busy with preliminary practice in passing, kicking, tackling the dummy and running with the ball.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ACADEMY LIFE BEGINS The next morning the returned football squad were all out on the athletic field, and everybody was busy with preliminary practice in passing, kicking, tackling the dummy and running with the ball.
young
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From this reading Each one of these three hundred young men was looked at and questioned as to previous football experience, and about forty of them were advised to come out for practice.
