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6
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From this reading 9-6 Nordham had made three changes, one in her line and two in her back-field.
9
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From this reading 9-6 Nordham had made three changes, one in her line and two in her back-field.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With only twelve minutes left to play she was hoping to stave off a Yardley score and when, on the second play, Brinspool dropped the ball and she recovered it on her forty-yard line, she kicked on first down and sent the pigskin twenty yards into the Blue’s territory.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Undismayed, Yardley took up the journey again.
all
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From this reading Nordham put all her skill into defensive playing, and twice Yardley made her distance on the third down only by inches.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 9-6 Nordham had made three changes, one in her line and two in her back-field.
back-field
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From this reading 9-6 Nordham had made three changes, one in her line and two in her back-field.
ball
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From this reading With only twelve minutes left to play she was hoping to stave off a Yardley score and when, on the second play, Brinspool dropped the ball and she recovered it on her forty-yard line, she kicked on first down and sent the pigskin twenty yards into the Blue’s territory.
Blue's
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From this reading With only twelve minutes left to play she was hoping to stave off a Yardley score and when, on the second play, Brinspool dropped the ball and she recovered it on her forty-yard line, she kicked on first down and sent the pigskin twenty yards into the Blue’s territory.
Brinspool
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From this reading With only twelve minutes left to play she was hoping to stave off a Yardley score and when, on the second play, Brinspool dropped the ball and she recovered it on her forty-yard line, she kicked on first down and sent the pigskin twenty yards into the Blue’s territory.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Nordham put all her skill into defensive playing, and twice Yardley made her distance on the third down only by inches.
changes
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From this reading 9-6 Nordham had made three changes, one in her line and two in her back-field.
crossed
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From this reading Then the middle line was crossed.
defensive
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From this reading Nordham put all her skill into defensive playing, and twice Yardley made her distance on the third down only by inches.
distance
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From this reading Nordham put all her skill into defensive playing, and twice Yardley made her distance on the third down only by inches.
down
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From this reading With only twelve minutes left to play she was hoping to stave off a Yardley score and when, on the second play, Brinspool dropped the ball and she recovered it on her forty-yard line, she kicked on first down and sent the pigskin twenty yards into the Blue’s territory.
dropped
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From this reading With only twelve minutes left to play she was hoping to stave off a Yardley score and when, on the second play, Brinspool dropped the ball and she recovered it on her forty-yard line, she kicked on first down and sent the pigskin twenty yards into the Blue’s territory.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With only twelve minutes left to play she was hoping to stave off a Yardley score and when, on the second play, Brinspool dropped the ball and she recovered it on her forty-yard line, she kicked on first down and sent the pigskin twenty yards into the Blue’s territory.
forty-yard
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From this reading With only twelve minutes left to play she was hoping to stave off a Yardley score and when, on the second play, Brinspool dropped the ball and she recovered it on her forty-yard line, she kicked on first down and sent the pigskin twenty yards into the Blue’s territory.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 9-6 Nordham had made three changes, one in her line and two in her back-field.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 9-6 Nordham had made three changes, one in her line and two in her back-field.
hoping
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From this reading With only twelve minutes left to play she was hoping to stave off a Yardley score and when, on the second play, Brinspool dropped the ball and she recovered it on her forty-yard line, she kicked on first down and sent the pigskin twenty yards into the Blue’s territory.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 9-6 Nordham had made three changes, one in her line and two in her back-field.
inches
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From this reading Nordham put all her skill into defensive playing, and twice Yardley made her distance on the third down only by inches.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With only twelve minutes left to play she was hoping to stave off a Yardley score and when, on the second play, Brinspool dropped the ball and she recovered it on her forty-yard line, she kicked on first down and sent the pigskin twenty yards into the Blue’s territory.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With only twelve minutes left to play she was hoping to stave off a Yardley score and when, on the second play, Brinspool dropped the ball and she recovered it on her forty-yard line, she kicked on first down and sent the pigskin twenty yards into the Blue’s territory.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Undismayed, Yardley took up the journey again.
kicked
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From this reading With only twelve minutes left to play she was hoping to stave off a Yardley score and when, on the second play, Brinspool dropped the ball and she recovered it on her forty-yard line, she kicked on first down and sent the pigskin twenty yards into the Blue’s territory.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With only twelve minutes left to play she was hoping to stave off a Yardley score and when, on the second play, Brinspool dropped the ball and she recovered it on her forty-yard line, she kicked on first down and sent the pigskin twenty yards into the Blue’s territory.
line
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From this reading 9-6 Nordham had made three changes, one in her line and two in her back-field.
made
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From this reading 9-6 Nordham had made three changes, one in her line and two in her back-field.
middle
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From this reading Then the middle line was crossed.
minutes
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From this reading With only twelve minutes left to play she was hoping to stave off a Yardley score and when, on the second play, Brinspool dropped the ball and she recovered it on her forty-yard line, she kicked on first down and sent the pigskin twenty yards into the Blue’s territory.
Nordham
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From this reading 9-6 Nordham had made three changes, one in her line and two in her back-field.
off
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From this reading With only twelve minutes left to play she was hoping to stave off a Yardley score and when, on the second play, Brinspool dropped the ball and she recovered it on her forty-yard line, she kicked on first down and sent the pigskin twenty yards into the Blue’s territory.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With only twelve minutes left to play she was hoping to stave off a Yardley score and when, on the second play, Brinspool dropped the ball and she recovered it on her forty-yard line, she kicked on first down and sent the pigskin twenty yards into the Blue’s territory.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 9-6 Nordham had made three changes, one in her line and two in her back-field.
only
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From this reading With only twelve minutes left to play she was hoping to stave off a Yardley score and when, on the second play, Brinspool dropped the ball and she recovered it on her forty-yard line, she kicked on first down and sent the pigskin twenty yards into the Blue’s territory.
pigskin
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From this reading With only twelve minutes left to play she was hoping to stave off a Yardley score and when, on the second play, Brinspool dropped the ball and she recovered it on her forty-yard line, she kicked on first down and sent the pigskin twenty yards into the Blue’s territory.
play
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From this reading With only twelve minutes left to play she was hoping to stave off a Yardley score and when, on the second play, Brinspool dropped the ball and she recovered it on her forty-yard line, she kicked on first down and sent the pigskin twenty yards into the Blue’s territory.
playing
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From this reading Nordham put all her skill into defensive playing, and twice Yardley made her distance on the third down only by inches.
put
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From this reading Nordham put all her skill into defensive playing, and twice Yardley made her distance on the third down only by inches.
recovered
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From this reading With only twelve minutes left to play she was hoping to stave off a Yardley score and when, on the second play, Brinspool dropped the ball and she recovered it on her forty-yard line, she kicked on first down and sent the pigskin twenty yards into the Blue’s territory.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With only twelve minutes left to play she was hoping to stave off a Yardley score and when, on the second play, Brinspool dropped the ball and she recovered it on her forty-yard line, she kicked on first down and sent the pigskin twenty yards into the Blue’s territory.
second
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From this reading With only twelve minutes left to play she was hoping to stave off a Yardley score and when, on the second play, Brinspool dropped the ball and she recovered it on her forty-yard line, she kicked on first down and sent the pigskin twenty yards into the Blue’s territory.
sent
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From this reading With only twelve minutes left to play she was hoping to stave off a Yardley score and when, on the second play, Brinspool dropped the ball and she recovered it on her forty-yard line, she kicked on first down and sent the pigskin twenty yards into the Blue’s territory.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With only twelve minutes left to play she was hoping to stave off a Yardley score and when, on the second play, Brinspool dropped the ball and she recovered it on her forty-yard line, she kicked on first down and sent the pigskin twenty yards into the Blue’s territory.
skill
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From this reading Nordham put all her skill into defensive playing, and twice Yardley made her distance on the third down only by inches.
stave
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From this reading With only twelve minutes left to play she was hoping to stave off a Yardley score and when, on the second play, Brinspool dropped the ball and she recovered it on her forty-yard line, she kicked on first down and sent the pigskin twenty yards into the Blue’s territory.
territory
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From this reading With only twelve minutes left to play she was hoping to stave off a Yardley score and when, on the second play, Brinspool dropped the ball and she recovered it on her forty-yard line, she kicked on first down and sent the pigskin twenty yards into the Blue’s territory.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With only twelve minutes left to play she was hoping to stave off a Yardley score and when, on the second play, Brinspool dropped the ball and she recovered it on her forty-yard line, she kicked on first down and sent the pigskin twenty yards into the Blue’s territory.
Then
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From this reading Then the middle line was crossed.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nordham put all her skill into defensive playing, and twice Yardley made her distance on the third down only by inches.
three
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From this reading 9-6 Nordham had made three changes, one in her line and two in her back-field.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With only twelve minutes left to play she was hoping to stave off a Yardley score and when, on the second play, Brinspool dropped the ball and she recovered it on her forty-yard line, she kicked on first down and sent the pigskin twenty yards into the Blue’s territory.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Undismayed, Yardley took up the journey again.
twelve
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From this reading With only twelve minutes left to play she was hoping to stave off a Yardley score and when, on the second play, Brinspool dropped the ball and she recovered it on her forty-yard line, she kicked on first down and sent the pigskin twenty yards into the Blue’s territory.
twenty
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From this reading With only twelve minutes left to play she was hoping to stave off a Yardley score and when, on the second play, Brinspool dropped the ball and she recovered it on her forty-yard line, she kicked on first down and sent the pigskin twenty yards into the Blue’s territory.
twice
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From this reading Nordham put all her skill into defensive playing, and twice Yardley made her distance on the third down only by inches.
two
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From this reading 9-6 Nordham had made three changes, one in her line and two in her back-field.
Undismayed
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From this reading Undismayed, Yardley took up the journey again.
up
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From this reading Undismayed, Yardley took up the journey again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With only twelve minutes left to play she was hoping to stave off a Yardley score and when, on the second play, Brinspool dropped the ball and she recovered it on her forty-yard line, she kicked on first down and sent the pigskin twenty yards into the Blue’s territory.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading With only twelve minutes left to play she was hoping to stave off a Yardley score and when, on the second play, Brinspool dropped the ball and she recovered it on her forty-yard line, she kicked on first down and sent the pigskin twenty yards into the Blue’s territory.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With only twelve minutes left to play she was hoping to stave off a Yardley score and when, on the second play, Brinspool dropped the ball and she recovered it on her forty-yard line, she kicked on first down and sent the pigskin twenty yards into the Blue’s territory.
Yardley
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From this reading With only twelve minutes left to play she was hoping to stave off a Yardley score and when, on the second play, Brinspool dropped the ball and she recovered it on her forty-yard line, she kicked on first down and sent the pigskin twenty yards into the Blue’s territory.
yards
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From this reading With only twelve minutes left to play she was hoping to stave off a Yardley score and when, on the second play, Brinspool dropped the ball and she recovered it on her forty-yard line, she kicked on first down and sent the pigskin twenty yards into the Blue’s territory.
