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1925
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From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
APPLETON
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From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
audience
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From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
AUTHOR
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From this reading BY RALPH HENRY BARBOUR AUTHOR OF “THE FIGHTING SCRUB,” “INFIELD RIVALS,” ETC.
BARBOUR
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From this reading BY RALPH HENRY BARBOUR AUTHOR OF “THE FIGHTING SCRUB,” “INFIELD RIVALS,” ETC.
BASES
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From this reading BASES FULL!
BooksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading _Books Not In Series_ BASES FULL!
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY RALPH HENRY BARBOUR AUTHOR OF “THE FIGHTING SCRUB,” “INFIELD RIVALS,” ETC.
came
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From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
checked
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From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
chilled
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From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
COMPANY
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From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
Cooper
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From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
D
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From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
defense
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From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
desperately
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From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
down
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From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
eluding
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From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
EM
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From this reading THE FIGHTING SCRUB BASES FULL HOLD ’EM, WYNDHAM!
enemy
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From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
ETC
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From this reading BY RALPH HENRY BARBOUR AUTHOR OF “THE FIGHTING SCRUB,” “INFIELD RIVALS,” ETC.
exultantly
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From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
feet
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From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
FIGHTING
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From this reading THE FIGHTING SCRUB BASES FULL HOLD ’EM, WYNDHAM!
fingers
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From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
forgetting
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From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
forwardsnounUS /ˈforwards/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
FULL
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From this reading BASES FULL!
gently
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From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
HENRY
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From this reading BY RALPH HENRY BARBOUR AUTHOR OF “THE FIGHTING SCRUB,” “INFIELD RIVALS,” ETC.
HOLD
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From this reading THE FIGHTING SCRUB BASES FULL HOLD ’EM, WYNDHAM!
imploringly
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From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Books Not In Series_ BASES FULL!
INFIELD
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From this reading BY RALPH HENRY BARBOUR AUTHOR OF “THE FIGHTING SCRUB,” “INFIELD RIVALS,” ETC.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
LONDON
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From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
moment
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From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
NEW
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From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Books Not In Series_ BASES FULL!
now
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From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
numbed
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From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY RALPH HENRY BARBOUR AUTHOR OF “THE FIGHTING SCRUB,” “INFIELD RIVALS,” ETC.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
puck
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From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
RALPH
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From this reading BY RALPH HENRY BARBOUR AUTHOR OF “THE FIGHTING SCRUB,” “INFIELD RIVALS,” ETC.
rink
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From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
RIVALS
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From this reading BY RALPH HENRY BARBOUR AUTHOR OF “THE FIGHTING SCRUB,” “INFIELD RIVALS,” ETC.
SCRUB
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From this reading THE FIGHTING SCRUB BASES FULL HOLD ’EM, WYNDHAM!
Series
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From this reading _Books Not In Series_ BASES FULL!
shout
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From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
slid
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From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
successfully
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From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
swept
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From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIGHTING SCRUB BASES FULL HOLD ’EM, WYNDHAM!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
Wolcott's
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From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
WYNDHAM
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From this reading THE FIGHTING SCRUB BASES FULL HOLD ’EM, WYNDHAM!
YORK
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From this reading D. APPLETON AND COMPANY NEW YORK :: 1925 :: LONDON The Wyndham forwards had swept down the rink, successfully eluding Wolcott’s defense, and now Captain Cooper slid the puck gently to the left as the enemy point checked desperately, and from the audience, for the moment forgetting chilled feet and numbed fingers, the shout came exultantly, imploringly:
