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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 Ira played a round twenty minutes at centre in the Day and Robins' game and proved himself steady and dependable.
afterwards
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From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ira played a round twenty minutes at centre in the Day and Robins' game and proved himself steady and dependable.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ira played a round twenty minutes at centre in the Day and Robins' game and proved himself steady and dependable.
attack
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From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
BEFOREprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading BEFORE THE GAME Events rushed headlong past.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
centre
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From this reading Ira played a round twenty minutes at centre in the Day and Robins' game and proved himself steady and dependable.
certainly
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From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
Coach
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From this reading On the whole, he put up a satisfactory game, and Coach Driscoll and the rest were secretly very pleased even if they didn't say so.
Day
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From this reading Ira played a round twenty minutes at centre in the Day and Robins' game and proved himself steady and dependable.
dependable
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From this reading Ira played a round twenty minutes at centre in the Day and Robins' game and proved himself steady and dependable.
didn't
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From this reading On the whole, he put up a satisfactory game, and Coach Driscoll and the rest were secretly very pleased even if they didn't say so.
Driscoll
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From this reading On the whole, he put up a satisfactory game, and Coach Driscoll and the rest were secretly very pleased even if they didn't say so.
due
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From this reading His sins were those of omission and were due to inexperience.
enemy
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From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the whole, he put up a satisfactory game, and Coach Driscoll and the rest were secretly very pleased even if they didn't say so.
Events
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From this reading BEFORE THE GAME Events rushed headlong past.
GAME
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From this reading BEFORE THE GAME Events rushed headlong past.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
headlong
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From this reading BEFORE THE GAME Events rushed headlong past.
held
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From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Ira played a round twenty minutes at centre in the Day and Robins' game and proved himself steady and dependable.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading On the whole, he put up a satisfactory game, and Coach Driscoll and the rest were secretly very pleased even if they didn't say so.
impregnable
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From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ira played a round twenty minutes at centre in the Day and Robins' game and proved himself steady and dependable.
inexperience
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From this reading His sins were those of omission and were due to inexperience.
Ira
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From this reading Ira played a round twenty minutes at centre in the Day and Robins' game and proved himself steady and dependable.
liked
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From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
made
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From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
messed
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From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
minutes
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From this reading Ira played a round twenty minutes at centre in the Day and Robins' game and proved himself steady and dependable.
mistakes
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From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
more
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From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
omission
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From this reading His sins were those of omission and were due to inexperience.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the whole, he put up a satisfactory game, and Coach Driscoll and the rest were secretly very pleased even if they didn't say so.
pass
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From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
past
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From this reading BEFORE THE GAME Events rushed headlong past.
played
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From this reading Ira played a round twenty minutes at centre in the Day and Robins' game and proved himself steady and dependable.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the whole, he put up a satisfactory game, and Coach Driscoll and the rest were secretly very pleased even if they didn't say so.
position
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From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
proved
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From this reading Ira played a round twenty minutes at centre in the Day and Robins' game and proved himself steady and dependable.
put
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From this reading On the whole, he put up a satisfactory game, and Coach Driscoll and the rest were secretly very pleased even if they didn't say so.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the whole, he put up a satisfactory game, and Coach Driscoll and the rest were secretly very pleased even if they didn't say so.
Robins
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From this reading Ira played a round twenty minutes at centre in the Day and Robins' game and proved himself steady and dependable.
round
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From this reading Ira played a round twenty minutes at centre in the Day and Robins' game and proved himself steady and dependable.
rushed
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From this reading BEFORE THE GAME Events rushed headlong past.
satisfactory
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From this reading On the whole, he put up a satisfactory game, and Coach Driscoll and the rest were secretly very pleased even if they didn't say so.
say
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From this reading On the whole, he put up a satisfactory game, and Coach Driscoll and the rest were secretly very pleased even if they didn't say so.
secretly
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From this reading On the whole, he put up a satisfactory game, and Coach Driscoll and the rest were secretly very pleased even if they didn't say so.
sins
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From this reading His sins were those of omission and were due to inexperience.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading On the whole, he put up a satisfactory game, and Coach Driscoll and the rest were secretly very pleased even if they didn't say so.
steady
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From this reading Ira played a round twenty minutes at centre in the Day and Robins' game and proved himself steady and dependable.
strong
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From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEFORE THE GAME Events rushed headlong past.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the whole, he put up a satisfactory game, and Coach Driscoll and the rest were secretly very pleased even if they didn't say so.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading His sins were those of omission and were due to inexperience.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
twenty
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From this reading Ira played a round twenty minutes at centre in the Day and Robins' game and proved himself steady and dependable.
up
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From this reading On the whole, he put up a satisfactory game, and Coach Driscoll and the rest were secretly very pleased even if they didn't say so.
very
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From this reading He made mistakes, certainly, more than he liked to remember afterwards, but he never messed a pass and he held his position impregnable against the attack of a not very strong enemy.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His sins were those of omission and were due to inexperience.
whole
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From this reading On the whole, he put up a satisfactory game, and Coach Driscoll and the rest were secretly very pleased even if they didn't say so.
