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152
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From this reading 58 Dazed and bewildered, he sat up and tried to make out where he was 152 They were not twins; they were not brothers or even relatives.
18
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From this reading Eight straight times he carried it toward Rockford’s goal _Frontispiece_ The Sophomore front line was buckling for the second time 18 “Will you peel your coat?”
58
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From this reading 58 Dazed and bewildered, he sat up and tried to make out where he was 152 They were not twins; they were not brothers or even relatives.
accounting
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From this reading But, as everybody knows, there is no accounting for college nicknames.
all
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From this reading They are handed you right off the bat, and that’s all there is to it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 58 Dazed and bewildered, he sat up and tried to make out where he was 152 They were not twins; they were not brothers or even relatives.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are handed you right off the bat, and that’s all there is to it.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But, as everybody knows, there is no accounting for college nicknames.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
bat
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From this reading They are handed you right off the bat, and that’s all there is to it.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
bewilderednounUS /bewildered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 58 Dazed and bewildered, he sat up and tried to make out where he was 152 They were not twins; they were not brothers or even relatives.
brothers
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From this reading 58 Dazed and bewildered, he sat up and tried to make out where he was 152 They were not twins; they were not brothers or even relatives.
buckling
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From this reading Eight straight times he carried it toward Rockford’s goal _Frontispiece_ The Sophomore front line was buckling for the second time 18 “Will you peel your coat?”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, as everybody knows, there is no accounting for college nicknames.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
carried
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From this reading Eight straight times he carried it toward Rockford’s goal _Frontispiece_ The Sophomore front line was buckling for the second time 18 “Will you peel your coat?”
clattering
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From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
coat
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From this reading Eight straight times he carried it toward Rockford’s goal _Frontispiece_ The Sophomore front line was buckling for the second time 18 “Will you peel your coat?”
coined
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From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
college
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From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
Dazed
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From this reading 58 Dazed and bewildered, he sat up and tried to make out where he was 152 They were not twins; they were not brothers or even relatives.
Eight
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From this reading Eight straight times he carried it toward Rockford’s goal _Frontispiece_ The Sophomore front line was buckling for the second time 18 “Will you peel your coat?”
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 58 Dazed and bewildered, he sat up and tried to make out where he was 152 They were not twins; they were not brothers or even relatives.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading But, as everybody knows, there is no accounting for college nicknames.
expected
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From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
far-western
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From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
few
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From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Eight straight times he carried it toward Rockford’s goal _Frontispiece_ The Sophomore front line was buckling for the second time 18 “Will you peel your coat?”
four
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From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
front
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From this reading Eight straight times he carried it toward Rockford’s goal _Frontispiece_ The Sophomore front line was buckling for the second time 18 “Will you peel your coat?”
Frontispiece
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From this reading Eight straight times he carried it toward Rockford’s goal _Frontispiece_ The Sophomore front line was buckling for the second time 18 “Will you peel your coat?”
goal
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From this reading Eight straight times he carried it toward Rockford’s goal _Frontispiece_ The Sophomore front line was buckling for the second time 18 “Will you peel your coat?”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
handed
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From this reading They are handed you right off the bat, and that’s all there is to it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Eight straight times he carried it toward Rockford’s goal _Frontispiece_ The Sophomore front line was buckling for the second time 18 “Will you peel your coat?”
home-land
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From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, as everybody knows, there is no accounting for college nicknames.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Eight straight times he carried it toward Rockford’s goal _Frontispiece_ The Sophomore front line was buckling for the second time 18 “Will you peel your coat?”
joint
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From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
known
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From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
knows
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From this reading But, as everybody knows, there is no accounting for college nicknames.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
line
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From this reading Eight straight times he carried it toward Rockford’s goal _Frontispiece_ The Sophomore front line was buckling for the second time 18 “Will you peel your coat?”
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 58 Dazed and bewildered, he sat up and tried to make out where he was 152 They were not twins; they were not brothers or even relatives.
matter
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From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
miles
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From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
moment
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From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
nicknames
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From this reading But, as everybody knows, there is no accounting for college nicknames.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But, as everybody knows, there is no accounting for college nicknames.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 58 Dazed and bewildered, he sat up and tried to make out where he was 152 They were not twins; they were not brothers or even relatives.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
off
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From this reading They are handed you right off the bat, and that’s all there is to it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading 58 Dazed and bewildered, he sat up and tried to make out where he was 152 They were not twins; they were not brothers or even relatives.
out
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From this reading 58 Dazed and bewildered, he sat up and tried to make out where he was 152 They were not twins; they were not brothers or even relatives.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
peel
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From this reading Eight straight times he carried it toward Rockford’s goal _Frontispiece_ The Sophomore front line was buckling for the second time 18 “Will you peel your coat?”
relatives
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From this reading 58 Dazed and bewildered, he sat up and tried to make out where he was 152 They were not twins; they were not brothers or even relatives.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They are handed you right off the bat, and that’s all there is to it.
Rockford's
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From this reading Eight straight times he carried it toward Rockford’s goal _Frontispiece_ The Sophomore front line was buckling for the second time 18 “Will you peel your coat?”
sat
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From this reading 58 Dazed and bewildered, he sat up and tried to make out where he was 152 They were not twins; they were not brothers or even relatives.
second
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From this reading Eight straight times he carried it toward Rockford’s goal _Frontispiece_ The Sophomore front line was buckling for the second time 18 “Will you peel your coat?”
Sophomore
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From this reading Eight straight times he carried it toward Rockford’s goal _Frontispiece_ The Sophomore front line was buckling for the second time 18 “Will you peel your coat?”
spend
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From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
straight
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From this reading Eight straight times he carried it toward Rockford’s goal _Frontispiece_ The Sophomore front line was buckling for the second time 18 “Will you peel your coat?”
take-off
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From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
that's
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From this reading They are handed you right off the bat, and that’s all there is to it.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Eight straight times he carried it toward Rockford’s goal _Frontispiece_ The Sophomore front line was buckling for the second time 18 “Will you peel your coat?”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
there
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From this reading But, as everybody knows, there is no accounting for college nicknames.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 58 Dazed and bewildered, he sat up and tried to make out where he was 152 They were not twins; they were not brothers or even relatives.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Eight straight times he carried it toward Rockford’s goal _Frontispiece_ The Sophomore front line was buckling for the second time 18 “Will you peel your coat?”
times
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From this reading Eight straight times he carried it toward Rockford’s goal _Frontispiece_ The Sophomore front line was buckling for the second time 18 “Will you peel your coat?”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 58 Dazed and bewildered, he sat up and tried to make out where he was 152 They were not twins; they were not brothers or even relatives.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Eight straight times he carried it toward Rockford’s goal _Frontispiece_ The Sophomore front line was buckling for the second time 18 “Will you peel your coat?”
town
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From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
train
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From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
tried
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From this reading 58 Dazed and bewildered, he sat up and tried to make out where he was 152 They were not twins; they were not brothers or even relatives.
twins
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From this reading 58 Dazed and bewildered, he sat up and tried to make out where he was 152 They were not twins; they were not brothers or even relatives.
up
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From this reading 58 Dazed and bewildered, he sat up and tried to make out where he was 152 They were not twins; they were not brothers or even relatives.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Eight straight times he carried it toward Rockford’s goal _Frontispiece_ The Sophomore front line was buckling for the second time 18 “Will you peel your coat?”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 58 Dazed and bewildered, he sat up and tried to make out where he was 152 They were not twins; they were not brothers or even relatives.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading 58 Dazed and bewildered, he sat up and tried to make out where he was 152 They were not twins; they were not brothers or even relatives.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Eight straight times he carried it toward Rockford’s goal _Frontispiece_ The Sophomore front line was buckling for the second time 18 “Will you peel your coat?”
years
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From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading For that matter, at the moment when their train was clattering over the last few miles of the long journey from the far-western home-land to the college town where they expected to spend the next four years, the joint name by which they were to be known at the take-off had not yet been coined.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Eight straight times he carried it toward Rockford’s goal _Frontispiece_ The Sophomore front line was buckling for the second time 18 “Will you peel your coat?”
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Eight straight times he carried it toward Rockford’s goal _Frontispiece_ The Sophomore front line was buckling for the second time 18 “Will you peel your coat?”
