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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE BATTLING FLIVVER Tom roomed with Billy Desmond, a second class fellow.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The baseball team played away from home on Saturday, meeting Peebles School at Clear Lake, and after what had happened last week neither Tom nor Clif was enthusiastic about going along.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The baseball team played away from home on Saturday, meeting Peebles School at Clear Lake, and after what had happened last week neither Tom nor Clif was enthusiastic about going along.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading First and second eights were to do battle over the short course against similar crews from Highland School, and, since Billy was to row in the first boat, Tom proposed attending the races rather than the baseball game.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The baseball team played away from home on Saturday, meeting Peebles School at Clear Lake, and after what had happened last week neither Tom nor Clif was enthusiastic about going along.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Still, they probably would have gone if the crews hadn’t offered an attraction nearer home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Billy was both a football and crew man, this spring rowing at four on the School eight.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Billy was both a football and crew man, this spring rowing at four on the School eight.
attending
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From this reading First and second eights were to do battle over the short course against similar crews from Highland School, and, since Billy was to row in the first boat, Tom proposed attending the races rather than the baseball game.
attraction
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From this reading Still, they probably would have gone if the crews hadn’t offered an attraction nearer home.
away
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From this reading The baseball team played away from home on Saturday, meeting Peebles School at Clear Lake, and after what had happened last week neither Tom nor Clif was enthusiastic about going along.
baseball
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From this reading The baseball team played away from home on Saturday, meeting Peebles School at Clear Lake, and after what had happened last week neither Tom nor Clif was enthusiastic about going along.
battle
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From this reading First and second eights were to do battle over the short course against similar crews from Highland School, and, since Billy was to row in the first boat, Tom proposed attending the races rather than the baseball game.
BATTLING
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From this reading THE BATTLING FLIVVER Tom roomed with Billy Desmond, a second class fellow.
Billy
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From this reading THE BATTLING FLIVVER Tom roomed with Billy Desmond, a second class fellow.
boat
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From this reading First and second eights were to do battle over the short course against similar crews from Highland School, and, since Billy was to row in the first boat, Tom proposed attending the races rather than the baseball game.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Billy was both a football and crew man, this spring rowing at four on the School eight.
class
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From this reading THE BATTLING FLIVVER Tom roomed with Billy Desmond, a second class fellow.
Clear
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From this reading The baseball team played away from home on Saturday, meeting Peebles School at Clear Lake, and after what had happened last week neither Tom nor Clif was enthusiastic about going along.
Clif
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From this reading The baseball team played away from home on Saturday, meeting Peebles School at Clear Lake, and after what had happened last week neither Tom nor Clif was enthusiastic about going along.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First and second eights were to do battle over the short course against similar crews from Highland School, and, since Billy was to row in the first boat, Tom proposed attending the races rather than the baseball game.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Billy was both a football and crew man, this spring rowing at four on the School eight.
crews
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From this reading Still, they probably would have gone if the crews hadn’t offered an attraction nearer home.
Desmond
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From this reading THE BATTLING FLIVVER Tom roomed with Billy Desmond, a second class fellow.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading First and second eights were to do battle over the short course against similar crews from Highland School, and, since Billy was to row in the first boat, Tom proposed attending the races rather than the baseball game.
eight
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From this reading Billy was both a football and crew man, this spring rowing at four on the School eight.
eights
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From this reading First and second eights were to do battle over the short course against similar crews from Highland School, and, since Billy was to row in the first boat, Tom proposed attending the races rather than the baseball game.
enthusiastic
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From this reading The baseball team played away from home on Saturday, meeting Peebles School at Clear Lake, and after what had happened last week neither Tom nor Clif was enthusiastic about going along.
fellow
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From this reading THE BATTLING FLIVVER Tom roomed with Billy Desmond, a second class fellow.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading First and second eights were to do battle over the short course against similar crews from Highland School, and, since Billy was to row in the first boat, Tom proposed attending the races rather than the baseball game.
FLIVVER
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From this reading THE BATTLING FLIVVER Tom roomed with Billy Desmond, a second class fellow.
football
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From this reading Billy was both a football and crew man, this spring rowing at four on the School eight.
four
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From this reading Billy was both a football and crew man, this spring rowing at four on the School eight.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The baseball team played away from home on Saturday, meeting Peebles School at Clear Lake, and after what had happened last week neither Tom nor Clif was enthusiastic about going along.
game
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From this reading First and second eights were to do battle over the short course against similar crews from Highland School, and, since Billy was to row in the first boat, Tom proposed attending the races rather than the baseball game.
going
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From this reading The baseball team played away from home on Saturday, meeting Peebles School at Clear Lake, and after what had happened last week neither Tom nor Clif was enthusiastic about going along.
gone
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From this reading Still, they probably would have gone if the crews hadn’t offered an attraction nearer home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The baseball team played away from home on Saturday, meeting Peebles School at Clear Lake, and after what had happened last week neither Tom nor Clif was enthusiastic about going along.
hadn't
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From this reading Still, they probably would have gone if the crews hadn’t offered an attraction nearer home.
happened
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From this reading The baseball team played away from home on Saturday, meeting Peebles School at Clear Lake, and after what had happened last week neither Tom nor Clif was enthusiastic about going along.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Still, they probably would have gone if the crews hadn’t offered an attraction nearer home.
Highland
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From this reading First and second eights were to do battle over the short course against similar crews from Highland School, and, since Billy was to row in the first boat, Tom proposed attending the races rather than the baseball game.
home
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From this reading The baseball team played away from home on Saturday, meeting Peebles School at Clear Lake, and after what had happened last week neither Tom nor Clif was enthusiastic about going along.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Still, they probably would have gone if the crews hadn’t offered an attraction nearer home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading First and second eights were to do battle over the short course against similar crews from Highland School, and, since Billy was to row in the first boat, Tom proposed attending the races rather than the baseball game.
Lake
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From this reading The baseball team played away from home on Saturday, meeting Peebles School at Clear Lake, and after what had happened last week neither Tom nor Clif was enthusiastic about going along.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The baseball team played away from home on Saturday, meeting Peebles School at Clear Lake, and after what had happened last week neither Tom nor Clif was enthusiastic about going along.
man
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From this reading Billy was both a football and crew man, this spring rowing at four on the School eight.
meeting
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From this reading The baseball team played away from home on Saturday, meeting Peebles School at Clear Lake, and after what had happened last week neither Tom nor Clif was enthusiastic about going along.
nearer
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From this reading Still, they probably would have gone if the crews hadn’t offered an attraction nearer home.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The baseball team played away from home on Saturday, meeting Peebles School at Clear Lake, and after what had happened last week neither Tom nor Clif was enthusiastic about going along.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The baseball team played away from home on Saturday, meeting Peebles School at Clear Lake, and after what had happened last week neither Tom nor Clif was enthusiastic about going along.
offered
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From this reading Still, they probably would have gone if the crews hadn’t offered an attraction nearer home.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Billy was both a football and crew man, this spring rowing at four on the School eight.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading First and second eights were to do battle over the short course against similar crews from Highland School, and, since Billy was to row in the first boat, Tom proposed attending the races rather than the baseball game.
Peebles
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From this reading The baseball team played away from home on Saturday, meeting Peebles School at Clear Lake, and after what had happened last week neither Tom nor Clif was enthusiastic about going along.
played
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From this reading The baseball team played away from home on Saturday, meeting Peebles School at Clear Lake, and after what had happened last week neither Tom nor Clif was enthusiastic about going along.
probably
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From this reading Still, they probably would have gone if the crews hadn’t offered an attraction nearer home.
proposed
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From this reading First and second eights were to do battle over the short course against similar crews from Highland School, and, since Billy was to row in the first boat, Tom proposed attending the races rather than the baseball game.
races
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From this reading First and second eights were to do battle over the short course against similar crews from Highland School, and, since Billy was to row in the first boat, Tom proposed attending the races rather than the baseball game.
rather
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From this reading First and second eights were to do battle over the short course against similar crews from Highland School, and, since Billy was to row in the first boat, Tom proposed attending the races rather than the baseball game.
roomed
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From this reading THE BATTLING FLIVVER Tom roomed with Billy Desmond, a second class fellow.
row
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From this reading First and second eights were to do battle over the short course against similar crews from Highland School, and, since Billy was to row in the first boat, Tom proposed attending the races rather than the baseball game.
rowing
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From this reading Billy was both a football and crew man, this spring rowing at four on the School eight.
Saturday
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From this reading The baseball team played away from home on Saturday, meeting Peebles School at Clear Lake, and after what had happened last week neither Tom nor Clif was enthusiastic about going along.
School
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From this reading Billy was both a football and crew man, this spring rowing at four on the School eight.
second
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From this reading THE BATTLING FLIVVER Tom roomed with Billy Desmond, a second class fellow.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading First and second eights were to do battle over the short course against similar crews from Highland School, and, since Billy was to row in the first boat, Tom proposed attending the races rather than the baseball game.
similar
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From this reading First and second eights were to do battle over the short course against similar crews from Highland School, and, since Billy was to row in the first boat, Tom proposed attending the races rather than the baseball game.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading First and second eights were to do battle over the short course against similar crews from Highland School, and, since Billy was to row in the first boat, Tom proposed attending the races rather than the baseball game.
spring
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From this reading Billy was both a football and crew man, this spring rowing at four on the School eight.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still, they probably would have gone if the crews hadn’t offered an attraction nearer home.
team
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From this reading The baseball team played away from home on Saturday, meeting Peebles School at Clear Lake, and after what had happened last week neither Tom nor Clif was enthusiastic about going along.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading First and second eights were to do battle over the short course against similar crews from Highland School, and, since Billy was to row in the first boat, Tom proposed attending the races rather than the baseball game.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BATTLING FLIVVER Tom roomed with Billy Desmond, a second class fellow.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Still, they probably would have gone if the crews hadn’t offered an attraction nearer home.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Billy was both a football and crew man, this spring rowing at four on the School eight.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading First and second eights were to do battle over the short course against similar crews from Highland School, and, since Billy was to row in the first boat, Tom proposed attending the races rather than the baseball game.
Tom
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From this reading THE BATTLING FLIVVER Tom roomed with Billy Desmond, a second class fellow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Billy was both a football and crew man, this spring rowing at four on the School eight.
week
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From this reading The baseball team played away from home on Saturday, meeting Peebles School at Clear Lake, and after what had happened last week neither Tom nor Clif was enthusiastic about going along.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading First and second eights were to do battle over the short course against similar crews from Highland School, and, since Billy was to row in the first boat, Tom proposed attending the races rather than the baseball game.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The baseball team played away from home on Saturday, meeting Peebles School at Clear Lake, and after what had happened last week neither Tom nor Clif was enthusiastic about going along.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE BATTLING FLIVVER Tom roomed with Billy Desmond, a second class fellow.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Still, they probably would have gone if the crews hadn’t offered an attraction nearer home.
