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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 morning was warm, but there was a fresh breeze from the southwest that stirred the maples along the village streets.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The exercises were held out of doors on the lawn, the platform set against a background of trees, the settees ranged in semicircles before it.
all
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From this reading THE FINAL GAME Graduation Day was all that it should have been as regarded weather.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The morning was warm, but there was a fresh breeze from the southwest that stirred the maples along the village streets.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Long before the exercises commenced the vicinity of the school was thick with cars, the Inn overflowed with visitors, and the little town had assumed the festal look that it wore once each year in June.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE FINAL GAME Graduation Day was all that it should have been as regarded weather.
assumed
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From this reading Long before the exercises commenced the vicinity of the school was thick with cars, the Inn overflowed with visitors, and the little town had assumed the festal look that it wore once each year in June.
background
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From this reading The exercises were held out of doors on the lawn, the platform set against a background of trees, the settees ranged in semicircles before it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE FINAL GAME Graduation Day was all that it should have been as regarded weather.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Long before the exercises commenced the vicinity of the school was thick with cars, the Inn overflowed with visitors, and the little town had assumed the festal look that it wore once each year in June.
belonged
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From this reading The day belonged, of course, to the first class fellows, and they were much in evidence, some thirty-two in all, looking usually a bit self-conscious, sometimes rather self-important.
bit
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From this reading The day belonged, of course, to the first class fellows, and they were much in evidence, some thirty-two in all, looking usually a bit self-conscious, sometimes rather self-important.
breeze
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From this reading The morning was warm, but there was a fresh breeze from the southwest that stirred the maples along the village streets.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The morning was warm, but there was a fresh breeze from the southwest that stirred the maples along the village streets.
cars
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From this reading Long before the exercises commenced the vicinity of the school was thick with cars, the Inn overflowed with visitors, and the little town had assumed the festal look that it wore once each year in June.
class
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From this reading The day belonged, of course, to the first class fellows, and they were much in evidence, some thirty-two in all, looking usually a bit self-conscious, sometimes rather self-important.
commenced
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From this reading Long before the exercises commenced the vicinity of the school was thick with cars, the Inn overflowed with visitors, and the little town had assumed the festal look that it wore once each year in June.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day belonged, of course, to the first class fellows, and they were much in evidence, some thirty-two in all, looking usually a bit self-conscious, sometimes rather self-important.
Day
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From this reading THE FINAL GAME Graduation Day was all that it should have been as regarded weather.
doors
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From this reading The exercises were held out of doors on the lawn, the platform set against a background of trees, the settees ranged in semicircles before it.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Long before the exercises commenced the vicinity of the school was thick with cars, the Inn overflowed with visitors, and the little town had assumed the festal look that it wore once each year in June.
evidence
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From this reading The day belonged, of course, to the first class fellows, and they were much in evidence, some thirty-two in all, looking usually a bit self-conscious, sometimes rather self-important.
exercises
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From this reading Long before the exercises commenced the vicinity of the school was thick with cars, the Inn overflowed with visitors, and the little town had assumed the festal look that it wore once each year in June.
fellows
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From this reading The day belonged, of course, to the first class fellows, and they were much in evidence, some thirty-two in all, looking usually a bit self-conscious, sometimes rather self-important.
festal
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From this reading Long before the exercises commenced the vicinity of the school was thick with cars, the Inn overflowed with visitors, and the little town had assumed the festal look that it wore once each year in June.
FINAL
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From this reading THE FINAL GAME Graduation Day was all that it should have been as regarded weather.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The day belonged, of course, to the first class fellows, and they were much in evidence, some thirty-two in all, looking usually a bit self-conscious, sometimes rather self-important.
fresh
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From this reading The morning was warm, but there was a fresh breeze from the southwest that stirred the maples along the village streets.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The morning was warm, but there was a fresh breeze from the southwest that stirred the maples along the village streets.
GAME
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From this reading THE FINAL GAME Graduation Day was all that it should have been as regarded weather.
Graduation
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From this reading THE FINAL GAME Graduation Day was all that it should have been as regarded weather.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Long before the exercises commenced the vicinity of the school was thick with cars, the Inn overflowed with visitors, and the little town had assumed the festal look that it wore once each year in June.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE FINAL GAME Graduation Day was all that it should have been as regarded weather.
held
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From this reading The exercises were held out of doors on the lawn, the platform set against a background of trees, the settees ranged in semicircles before it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Long before the exercises commenced the vicinity of the school was thick with cars, the Inn overflowed with visitors, and the little town had assumed the festal look that it wore once each year in June.
Inn
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From this reading Long before the exercises commenced the vicinity of the school was thick with cars, the Inn overflowed with visitors, and the little town had assumed the festal look that it wore once each year in June.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE FINAL GAME Graduation Day was all that it should have been as regarded weather.
June
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From this reading Long before the exercises commenced the vicinity of the school was thick with cars, the Inn overflowed with visitors, and the little town had assumed the festal look that it wore once each year in June.
lawn
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From this reading The exercises were held out of doors on the lawn, the platform set against a background of trees, the settees ranged in semicircles before it.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long before the exercises commenced the vicinity of the school was thick with cars, the Inn overflowed with visitors, and the little town had assumed the festal look that it wore once each year in June.
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long before the exercises commenced the vicinity of the school was thick with cars, the Inn overflowed with visitors, and the little town had assumed the festal look that it wore once each year in June.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long before the exercises commenced the vicinity of the school was thick with cars, the Inn overflowed with visitors, and the little town had assumed the festal look that it wore once each year in June.
looking
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From this reading The day belonged, of course, to the first class fellows, and they were much in evidence, some thirty-two in all, looking usually a bit self-conscious, sometimes rather self-important.
maples
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From this reading The morning was warm, but there was a fresh breeze from the southwest that stirred the maples along the village streets.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning was warm, but there was a fresh breeze from the southwest that stirred the maples along the village streets.
much
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From this reading The day belonged, of course, to the first class fellows, and they were much in evidence, some thirty-two in all, looking usually a bit self-conscious, sometimes rather self-important.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Long before the exercises commenced the vicinity of the school was thick with cars, the Inn overflowed with visitors, and the little town had assumed the festal look that it wore once each year in June.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The exercises were held out of doors on the lawn, the platform set against a background of trees, the settees ranged in semicircles before it.
once
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From this reading Long before the exercises commenced the vicinity of the school was thick with cars, the Inn overflowed with visitors, and the little town had assumed the festal look that it wore once each year in June.
out
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From this reading The exercises were held out of doors on the lawn, the platform set against a background of trees, the settees ranged in semicircles before it.
overflowed
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From this reading Long before the exercises commenced the vicinity of the school was thick with cars, the Inn overflowed with visitors, and the little town had assumed the festal look that it wore once each year in June.
platform
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From this reading The exercises were held out of doors on the lawn, the platform set against a background of trees, the settees ranged in semicircles before it.
ranged
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From this reading The exercises were held out of doors on the lawn, the platform set against a background of trees, the settees ranged in semicircles before it.
rather
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From this reading The day belonged, of course, to the first class fellows, and they were much in evidence, some thirty-two in all, looking usually a bit self-conscious, sometimes rather self-important.
regarded
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From this reading THE FINAL GAME Graduation Day was all that it should have been as regarded weather.
school
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From this reading Long before the exercises commenced the vicinity of the school was thick with cars, the Inn overflowed with visitors, and the little town had assumed the festal look that it wore once each year in June.
self-conscious
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From this reading The day belonged, of course, to the first class fellows, and they were much in evidence, some thirty-two in all, looking usually a bit self-conscious, sometimes rather self-important.
self-important
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From this reading The day belonged, of course, to the first class fellows, and they were much in evidence, some thirty-two in all, looking usually a bit self-conscious, sometimes rather self-important.
semicircles
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From this reading The exercises were held out of doors on the lawn, the platform set against a background of trees, the settees ranged in semicircles before it.
set
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From this reading The exercises were held out of doors on the lawn, the platform set against a background of trees, the settees ranged in semicircles before it.
settees
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From this reading The exercises were held out of doors on the lawn, the platform set against a background of trees, the settees ranged in semicircles before it.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading THE FINAL GAME Graduation Day was all that it should have been as regarded weather.
some
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From this reading The day belonged, of course, to the first class fellows, and they were much in evidence, some thirty-two in all, looking usually a bit self-conscious, sometimes rather self-important.
sometimes
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From this reading The day belonged, of course, to the first class fellows, and they were much in evidence, some thirty-two in all, looking usually a bit self-conscious, sometimes rather self-important.
southwest
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From this reading The morning was warm, but there was a fresh breeze from the southwest that stirred the maples along the village streets.
stirred
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From this reading The morning was warm, but there was a fresh breeze from the southwest that stirred the maples along the village streets.
streets
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From this reading The morning was warm, but there was a fresh breeze from the southwest that stirred the maples along the village streets.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE FINAL GAME Graduation Day was all that it should have been as regarded weather.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FINAL GAME Graduation Day was all that it should have been as regarded weather.
there
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From this reading The morning was warm, but there was a fresh breeze from the southwest that stirred the maples along the village streets.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The day belonged, of course, to the first class fellows, and they were much in evidence, some thirty-two in all, looking usually a bit self-conscious, sometimes rather self-important.
thick
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From this reading Long before the exercises commenced the vicinity of the school was thick with cars, the Inn overflowed with visitors, and the little town had assumed the festal look that it wore once each year in June.
thirty-two
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From this reading The day belonged, of course, to the first class fellows, and they were much in evidence, some thirty-two in all, looking usually a bit self-conscious, sometimes rather self-important.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day belonged, of course, to the first class fellows, and they were much in evidence, some thirty-two in all, looking usually a bit self-conscious, sometimes rather self-important.
town
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From this reading Long before the exercises commenced the vicinity of the school was thick with cars, the Inn overflowed with visitors, and the little town had assumed the festal look that it wore once each year in June.
trees
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From this reading The exercises were held out of doors on the lawn, the platform set against a background of trees, the settees ranged in semicircles before it.
usually
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From this reading The day belonged, of course, to the first class fellows, and they were much in evidence, some thirty-two in all, looking usually a bit self-conscious, sometimes rather self-important.
vicinity
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From this reading Long before the exercises commenced the vicinity of the school was thick with cars, the Inn overflowed with visitors, and the little town had assumed the festal look that it wore once each year in June.
village
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From this reading The morning was warm, but there was a fresh breeze from the southwest that stirred the maples along the village streets.
visitors
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From this reading Long before the exercises commenced the vicinity of the school was thick with cars, the Inn overflowed with visitors, and the little town had assumed the festal look that it wore once each year in June.
warm
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From this reading The morning was warm, but there was a fresh breeze from the southwest that stirred the maples along the village streets.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FINAL GAME Graduation Day was all that it should have been as regarded weather.
weather
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From this reading THE FINAL GAME Graduation Day was all that it should have been as regarded weather.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The day belonged, of course, to the first class fellows, and they were much in evidence, some thirty-two in all, looking usually a bit self-conscious, sometimes rather self-important.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Long before the exercises commenced the vicinity of the school was thick with cars, the Inn overflowed with visitors, and the little town had assumed the festal look that it wore once each year in June.
wore
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From this reading Long before the exercises commenced the vicinity of the school was thick with cars, the Inn overflowed with visitors, and the little town had assumed the festal look that it wore once each year in June.
year
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From this reading Long before the exercises commenced the vicinity of the school was thick with cars, the Inn overflowed with visitors, and the little town had assumed the festal look that it wore once each year in June.
