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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 Peebles was not considered strong, yet Wyndham had made but six scattered hits during the contest and had failed to score a run.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And Peebles had tallied thrice in the early innings, off Moore, and had fairly walloped Jeff Ogden in the eighth and added four more runs.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had lost to Greenville, won from Cupples and then, last Saturday, had been again defeated, at Clear Lake, by Peebles School.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading INSIDE STUFF The first hadn’t been getting along very well of late.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It had lost to Greenville, won from Cupples and then, last Saturday, had been again defeated, at Clear Lake, by Peebles School.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It had lost to Greenville, won from Cupples and then, last Saturday, had been again defeated, at Clear Lake, by Peebles School.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading INSIDE STUFF The first hadn’t been getting along very well of late.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Peebles was not considered strong, yet Wyndham had made but six scattered hits during the contest and had failed to score a run.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It had lost to Greenville, won from Cupples and then, last Saturday, had been again defeated, at Clear Lake, by Peebles School.
Clear
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From this reading It had lost to Greenville, won from Cupples and then, last Saturday, had been again defeated, at Clear Lake, by Peebles School.
considered
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From this reading Peebles was not considered strong, yet Wyndham had made but six scattered hits during the contest and had failed to score a run.
contest
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From this reading Peebles was not considered strong, yet Wyndham had made but six scattered hits during the contest and had failed to score a run.
cracked
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From this reading The Wyndham infield had cracked wide open in that fatal eighth.
Cupples
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From this reading It had lost to Greenville, won from Cupples and then, last Saturday, had been again defeated, at Clear Lake, by Peebles School.
defeated
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From this reading It had lost to Greenville, won from Cupples and then, last Saturday, had been again defeated, at Clear Lake, by Peebles School.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Peebles was not considered strong, yet Wyndham had made but six scattered hits during the contest and had failed to score a run.
early
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From this reading And Peebles had tallied thrice in the early innings, off Moore, and had fairly walloped Jeff Ogden in the eighth and added four more runs.
eighth
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From this reading And Peebles had tallied thrice in the early innings, off Moore, and had fairly walloped Jeff Ogden in the eighth and added four more runs.
failed
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From this reading Peebles was not considered strong, yet Wyndham had made but six scattered hits during the contest and had failed to score a run.
fairly
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From this reading And Peebles had tallied thrice in the early innings, off Moore, and had fairly walloped Jeff Ogden in the eighth and added four more runs.
fatal
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From this reading The Wyndham infield had cracked wide open in that fatal eighth.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading INSIDE STUFF The first hadn’t been getting along very well of late.
four
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From this reading And Peebles had tallied thrice in the early innings, off Moore, and had fairly walloped Jeff Ogden in the eighth and added four more runs.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It had lost to Greenville, won from Cupples and then, last Saturday, had been again defeated, at Clear Lake, by Peebles School.
getting
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From this reading INSIDE STUFF The first hadn’t been getting along very well of late.
Greenville
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From this reading It had lost to Greenville, won from Cupples and then, last Saturday, had been again defeated, at Clear Lake, by Peebles School.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had lost to Greenville, won from Cupples and then, last Saturday, had been again defeated, at Clear Lake, by Peebles School.
hadn't
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From this reading INSIDE STUFF The first hadn’t been getting along very well of late.
hits
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From this reading Peebles was not considered strong, yet Wyndham had made but six scattered hits during the contest and had failed to score a run.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And Peebles had tallied thrice in the early innings, off Moore, and had fairly walloped Jeff Ogden in the eighth and added four more runs.
infield
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From this reading The Wyndham infield had cracked wide open in that fatal eighth.
innings
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From this reading And Peebles had tallied thrice in the early innings, off Moore, and had fairly walloped Jeff Ogden in the eighth and added four more runs.
INSIDE
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From this reading INSIDE STUFF The first hadn’t been getting along very well of late.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had lost to Greenville, won from Cupples and then, last Saturday, had been again defeated, at Clear Lake, by Peebles School.
Jeff
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From this reading And Peebles had tallied thrice in the early innings, off Moore, and had fairly walloped Jeff Ogden in the eighth and added four more runs.
Lake
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From this reading It had lost to Greenville, won from Cupples and then, last Saturday, had been again defeated, at Clear Lake, by Peebles School.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It had lost to Greenville, won from Cupples and then, last Saturday, had been again defeated, at Clear Lake, by Peebles School.
late
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From this reading INSIDE STUFF The first hadn’t been getting along very well of late.
lost
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From this reading It had lost to Greenville, won from Cupples and then, last Saturday, had been again defeated, at Clear Lake, by Peebles School.
made
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From this reading Peebles was not considered strong, yet Wyndham had made but six scattered hits during the contest and had failed to score a run.
Moore
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From this reading And Peebles had tallied thrice in the early innings, off Moore, and had fairly walloped Jeff Ogden in the eighth and added four more runs.
more
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From this reading And Peebles had tallied thrice in the early innings, off Moore, and had fairly walloped Jeff Ogden in the eighth and added four more runs.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Peebles was not considered strong, yet Wyndham had made but six scattered hits during the contest and had failed to score a run.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading INSIDE STUFF The first hadn’t been getting along very well of late.
off
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From this reading And Peebles had tallied thrice in the early innings, off Moore, and had fairly walloped Jeff Ogden in the eighth and added four more runs.
Ogden
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From this reading And Peebles had tallied thrice in the early innings, off Moore, and had fairly walloped Jeff Ogden in the eighth and added four more runs.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The Wyndham infield had cracked wide open in that fatal eighth.
Peebles
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From this reading It had lost to Greenville, won from Cupples and then, last Saturday, had been again defeated, at Clear Lake, by Peebles School.
run
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From this reading Peebles was not considered strong, yet Wyndham had made but six scattered hits during the contest and had failed to score a run.
runs
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From this reading And Peebles had tallied thrice in the early innings, off Moore, and had fairly walloped Jeff Ogden in the eighth and added four more runs.
Saturday
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From this reading It had lost to Greenville, won from Cupples and then, last Saturday, had been again defeated, at Clear Lake, by Peebles School.
scattered
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From this reading Peebles was not considered strong, yet Wyndham had made but six scattered hits during the contest and had failed to score a run.
School
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From this reading It had lost to Greenville, won from Cupples and then, last Saturday, had been again defeated, at Clear Lake, by Peebles School.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Peebles was not considered strong, yet Wyndham had made but six scattered hits during the contest and had failed to score a run.
six
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From this reading Peebles was not considered strong, yet Wyndham had made but six scattered hits during the contest and had failed to score a run.
strong
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From this reading Peebles was not considered strong, yet Wyndham had made but six scattered hits during the contest and had failed to score a run.
STUFF
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From this reading INSIDE STUFF The first hadn’t been getting along very well of late.
tallied
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From this reading And Peebles had tallied thrice in the early innings, off Moore, and had fairly walloped Jeff Ogden in the eighth and added four more runs.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Wyndham infield had cracked wide open in that fatal eighth.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INSIDE STUFF The first hadn’t been getting along very well of late.
then
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From this reading It had lost to Greenville, won from Cupples and then, last Saturday, had been again defeated, at Clear Lake, by Peebles School.
thrice
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From this reading And Peebles had tallied thrice in the early innings, off Moore, and had fairly walloped Jeff Ogden in the eighth and added four more runs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had lost to Greenville, won from Cupples and then, last Saturday, had been again defeated, at Clear Lake, by Peebles School.
very
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From this reading INSIDE STUFF The first hadn’t been getting along very well of late.
walloped
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From this reading And Peebles had tallied thrice in the early innings, off Moore, and had fairly walloped Jeff Ogden in the eighth and added four more runs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Peebles was not considered strong, yet Wyndham had made but six scattered hits during the contest and had failed to score a run.
well
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From this reading INSIDE STUFF The first hadn’t been getting along very well of late.
wide
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From this reading The Wyndham infield had cracked wide open in that fatal eighth.
won
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From this reading It had lost to Greenville, won from Cupples and then, last Saturday, had been again defeated, at Clear Lake, by Peebles School.
Wyndham
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From this reading Peebles was not considered strong, yet Wyndham had made but six scattered hits during the contest and had failed to score a run.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Peebles was not considered strong, yet Wyndham had made but six scattered hits during the contest and had failed to score a run.
