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GERALD MAPS A CAMPAIGN Two afternoons later Kendall ran across Charles Cotton on the football field. Cotton was still struggling along with the awkward squad, and when Kendall, chasing a pigskin that had gone over his head, encountered him he was on his way to the bench. “Sorry I wasn’t at home Sunday when you called,” said Kendall. “I hope you’ll try again.” “Oh, it didn’t matter,” Cotton replied.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “GERALD MAPS A CAMPAIGN Two afternoons later Kendall ran across Charles Cotton on the football field.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““I hope you’ll try again.””
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Cotton was still struggling along with the awkward squad, and when Kendall, chasing a pigskin that had gone over his head, encountered him he was on his way to the bench.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Cotton was still struggling along with the awkward squad, and when Kendall, chasing a pigskin that had gone over his head, encountered him he was on his way to the bench.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Oh, it didn’t matter,” Cotton replied.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Cotton was still struggling along with the awkward squad, and when Kendall, chasing a pigskin that had gone over his head, encountered him he was on his way to the bench.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading GERALD MAPS A CAMPAIGN Two afternoons later Kendall ran across Charles Cotton on the football field.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading GERALD MAPS A CAMPAIGN Two afternoons later Kendall ran across Charles Cotton on the football field.
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From this reading GERALD MAPS A CAMPAIGN Two afternoons later Kendall ran across Charles Cotton on the football field.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I hope you’ll try again.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Cotton was still struggling along with the awkward squad, and when Kendall, chasing a pigskin that had gone over his head, encountered him he was on his way to the bench.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cotton was still struggling along with the awkward squad, and when Kendall, chasing a pigskin that had gone over his head, encountered him he was on his way to the bench.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Sorry I wasn’t at home Sunday when you called,” said Kendall.
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From this reading Cotton was still struggling along with the awkward squad, and when Kendall, chasing a pigskin that had gone over his head, encountered him he was on his way to the bench.
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From this reading Cotton was still struggling along with the awkward squad, and when Kendall, chasing a pigskin that had gone over his head, encountered him he was on his way to the bench.
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From this reading “Sorry I wasn’t at home Sunday when you called,” said Kendall.
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From this reading GERALD MAPS A CAMPAIGN Two afternoons later Kendall ran across Charles Cotton on the football field.
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From this reading GERALD MAPS A CAMPAIGN Two afternoons later Kendall ran across Charles Cotton on the football field.
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From this reading Cotton was still struggling along with the awkward squad, and when Kendall, chasing a pigskin that had gone over his head, encountered him he was on his way to the bench.
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From this reading GERALD MAPS A CAMPAIGN Two afternoons later Kendall ran across Charles Cotton on the football field.
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From this reading “Oh, it didn’t matter,” Cotton replied.
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From this reading Cotton was still struggling along with the awkward squad, and when Kendall, chasing a pigskin that had gone over his head, encountered him he was on his way to the bench.
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From this reading GERALD MAPS A CAMPAIGN Two afternoons later Kendall ran across Charles Cotton on the football field.
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From this reading GERALD MAPS A CAMPAIGN Two afternoons later Kendall ran across Charles Cotton on the football field.
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From this reading GERALD MAPS A CAMPAIGN Two afternoons later Kendall ran across Charles Cotton on the football field.
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From this reading Cotton was still struggling along with the awkward squad, and when Kendall, chasing a pigskin that had gone over his head, encountered him he was on his way to the bench.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Cotton was still struggling along with the awkward squad, and when Kendall, chasing a pigskin that had gone over his head, encountered him he was on his way to the bench.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cotton was still struggling along with the awkward squad, and when Kendall, chasing a pigskin that had gone over his head, encountered him he was on his way to the bench.
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From this reading Cotton was still struggling along with the awkward squad, and when Kendall, chasing a pigskin that had gone over his head, encountered him he was on his way to the bench.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Cotton was still struggling along with the awkward squad, and when Kendall, chasing a pigskin that had gone over his head, encountered him he was on his way to the bench.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Cotton was still struggling along with the awkward squad, and when Kendall, chasing a pigskin that had gone over his head, encountered him he was on his way to the bench.
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From this reading “Sorry I wasn’t at home Sunday when you called,” said Kendall.
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From this reading “I hope you’ll try again.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Sorry I wasn’t at home Sunday when you called,” said Kendall.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, it didn’t matter,” Cotton replied.
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From this reading GERALD MAPS A CAMPAIGN Two afternoons later Kendall ran across Charles Cotton on the football field.
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From this reading GERALD MAPS A CAMPAIGN Two afternoons later Kendall ran across Charles Cotton on the football field.
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From this reading GERALD MAPS A CAMPAIGN Two afternoons later Kendall ran across Charles Cotton on the football field.
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From this reading “Oh, it didn’t matter,” Cotton replied.
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From this reading “Oh, it didn’t matter,” Cotton replied.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading GERALD MAPS A CAMPAIGN Two afternoons later Kendall ran across Charles Cotton on the football field.
above and across; more than
From this reading Cotton was still struggling along with the awkward squad, and when Kendall, chasing a pigskin that had gone over his head, encountered him he was on his way to the bench.
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From this reading Cotton was still struggling along with the awkward squad, and when Kendall, chasing a pigskin that had gone over his head, encountered him he was on his way to the bench.
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From this reading GERALD MAPS A CAMPAIGN Two afternoons later Kendall ran across Charles Cotton on the football field.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh, it didn’t matter,” Cotton replied.
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From this reading “Sorry I wasn’t at home Sunday when you called,” said Kendall.
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From this reading “Sorry I wasn’t at home Sunday when you called,” said Kendall.
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From this reading Cotton was still struggling along with the awkward squad, and when Kendall, chasing a pigskin that had gone over his head, encountered him he was on his way to the bench.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Cotton was still struggling along with the awkward squad, and when Kendall, chasing a pigskin that had gone over his head, encountered him he was on his way to the bench.
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From this reading Cotton was still struggling along with the awkward squad, and when Kendall, chasing a pigskin that had gone over his head, encountered him he was on his way to the bench.
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From this reading “Sorry I wasn’t at home Sunday when you called,” said Kendall.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Cotton was still struggling along with the awkward squad, and when Kendall, chasing a pigskin that had gone over his head, encountered him he was on his way to the bench.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GERALD MAPS A CAMPAIGN Two afternoons later Kendall ran across Charles Cotton on the football field.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cotton was still struggling along with the awkward squad, and when Kendall, chasing a pigskin that had gone over his head, encountered him he was on his way to the bench.
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From this reading “I hope you’ll try again.”
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From this reading GERALD MAPS A CAMPAIGN Two afternoons later Kendall ran across Charles Cotton on the football field.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cotton was still struggling along with the awkward squad, and when Kendall, chasing a pigskin that had gone over his head, encountered him he was on his way to the bench.
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From this reading “Sorry I wasn’t at home Sunday when you called,” said Kendall.
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From this reading Cotton was still struggling along with the awkward squad, and when Kendall, chasing a pigskin that had gone over his head, encountered him he was on his way to the bench.
at the time that
From this reading Cotton was still struggling along with the awkward squad, and when Kendall, chasing a pigskin that had gone over his head, encountered him he was on his way to the bench.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Cotton was still struggling along with the awkward squad, and when Kendall, chasing a pigskin that had gone over his head, encountered him he was on his way to the bench.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Sorry I wasn’t at home Sunday when you called,” said Kendall.
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From this reading “I hope you’ll try again.”
