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1874
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From this reading For--think of it!--it was my first match since the Gentlemen _v._ Players at Prince's in 1874 when the Gentlemen won by 61 runs.
61
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From this reading For--think of it!--it was my first match since the Gentlemen _v._ Players at Prince's in 1874 when the Gentlemen won by 61 runs.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading RECALLS OLD STRUGGLES IN THE EARLY DAYS OF GRACE AND INTRODUCES A TYRANT FROM LUDLOW On Easter Monday I went with Alderley and Naomi to see Lionel play for a mixed team against Surrey.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the first match of the year and bitterly cold, but to watch real cricket again was an inducement that would have led me to brave any temperature.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading RECALLS OLD STRUGGLES IN THE EARLY DAYS OF GRACE AND INTRODUCES A TYRANT FROM LUDLOW On Easter Monday I went with Alderley and Naomi to see Lionel play for a mixed team against Surrey.
ago
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From this reading Thirty-four years ago!
Alderley
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From this reading RECALLS OLD STRUGGLES IN THE EARLY DAYS OF GRACE AND INTRODUCES A TYRANT FROM LUDLOW On Easter Monday I went with Alderley and Naomi to see Lionel play for a mixed team against Surrey.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was the first match of the year and bitterly cold, but to watch real cricket again was an inducement that would have led me to brave any temperature.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RECALLS OLD STRUGGLES IN THE EARLY DAYS OF GRACE AND INTRODUCES A TYRANT FROM LUDLOW On Easter Monday I went with Alderley and Naomi to see Lionel play for a mixed team against Surrey.
any
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From this reading It was the first match of the year and bitterly cold, but to watch real cricket again was an inducement that would have led me to brave any temperature.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For--think of it!--it was my first match since the Gentlemen _v._ Players at Prince's in 1874 when the Gentlemen won by 61 runs.
ball
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From this reading I was then twenty-four, and I went with my brother Tom and saw every ball bowled.
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading It was the first match of the year and bitterly cold, but to watch real cricket again was an inducement that would have led me to brave any temperature.
bowled
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From this reading I was then twenty-four, and I went with my brother Tom and saw every ball bowled.
brave
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From this reading It was the first match of the year and bitterly cold, but to watch real cricket again was an inducement that would have led me to brave any temperature.
brother
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From this reading I was then twenty-four, and I went with my brother Tom and saw every ball bowled.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was the first match of the year and bitterly cold, but to watch real cricket again was an inducement that would have led me to brave any temperature.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For--think of it!--it was my first match since the Gentlemen _v._ Players at Prince's in 1874 when the Gentlemen won by 61 runs.
cold
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From this reading It was the first match of the year and bitterly cold, but to watch real cricket again was an inducement that would have led me to brave any temperature.
cricket
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From this reading It was the first match of the year and bitterly cold, but to watch real cricket again was an inducement that would have led me to brave any temperature.
DAYS
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From this reading RECALLS OLD STRUGGLES IN THE EARLY DAYS OF GRACE AND INTRODUCES A TYRANT FROM LUDLOW On Easter Monday I went with Alderley and Naomi to see Lionel play for a mixed team against Surrey.
EARLY
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From this reading RECALLS OLD STRUGGLES IN THE EARLY DAYS OF GRACE AND INTRODUCES A TYRANT FROM LUDLOW On Easter Monday I went with Alderley and Naomi to see Lionel play for a mixed team against Surrey.
Easter
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From this reading RECALLS OLD STRUGGLES IN THE EARLY DAYS OF GRACE AND INTRODUCES A TYRANT FROM LUDLOW On Easter Monday I went with Alderley and Naomi to see Lionel play for a mixed team against Surrey.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I was then twenty-four, and I went with my brother Tom and saw every ball bowled.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the first match of the year and bitterly cold, but to watch real cricket again was an inducement that would have led me to brave any temperature.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading RECALLS OLD STRUGGLES IN THE EARLY DAYS OF GRACE AND INTRODUCES A TYRANT FROM LUDLOW On Easter Monday I went with Alderley and Naomi to see Lionel play for a mixed team against Surrey.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading RECALLS OLD STRUGGLES IN THE EARLY DAYS OF GRACE AND INTRODUCES A TYRANT FROM LUDLOW On Easter Monday I went with Alderley and Naomi to see Lionel play for a mixed team against Surrey.
GentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For--think of it!--it was my first match since the Gentlemen _v._ Players at Prince's in 1874 when the Gentlemen won by 61 runs.
GRACE
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From this reading RECALLS OLD STRUGGLES IN THE EARLY DAYS OF GRACE AND INTRODUCES A TYRANT FROM LUDLOW On Easter Monday I went with Alderley and Naomi to see Lionel play for a mixed team against Surrey.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was the first match of the year and bitterly cold, but to watch real cricket again was an inducement that would have led me to brave any temperature.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading RECALLS OLD STRUGGLES IN THE EARLY DAYS OF GRACE AND INTRODUCES A TYRANT FROM LUDLOW On Easter Monday I went with Alderley and Naomi to see Lionel play for a mixed team against Surrey.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RECALLS OLD STRUGGLES IN THE EARLY DAYS OF GRACE AND INTRODUCES A TYRANT FROM LUDLOW On Easter Monday I went with Alderley and Naomi to see Lionel play for a mixed team against Surrey.
inducement
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From this reading It was the first match of the year and bitterly cold, but to watch real cricket again was an inducement that would have led me to brave any temperature.
INTRODUCES
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From this reading RECALLS OLD STRUGGLES IN THE EARLY DAYS OF GRACE AND INTRODUCES A TYRANT FROM LUDLOW On Easter Monday I went with Alderley and Naomi to see Lionel play for a mixed team against Surrey.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the first match of the year and bitterly cold, but to watch real cricket again was an inducement that would have led me to brave any temperature.
led
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From this reading It was the first match of the year and bitterly cold, but to watch real cricket again was an inducement that would have led me to brave any temperature.
Lionel
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From this reading RECALLS OLD STRUGGLES IN THE EARLY DAYS OF GRACE AND INTRODUCES A TYRANT FROM LUDLOW On Easter Monday I went with Alderley and Naomi to see Lionel play for a mixed team against Surrey.
LUDLOW
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From this reading RECALLS OLD STRUGGLES IN THE EARLY DAYS OF GRACE AND INTRODUCES A TYRANT FROM LUDLOW On Easter Monday I went with Alderley and Naomi to see Lionel play for a mixed team against Surrey.
match
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From this reading It was the first match of the year and bitterly cold, but to watch real cricket again was an inducement that would have led me to brave any temperature.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was the first match of the year and bitterly cold, but to watch real cricket again was an inducement that would have led me to brave any temperature.
mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading RECALLS OLD STRUGGLES IN THE EARLY DAYS OF GRACE AND INTRODUCES A TYRANT FROM LUDLOW On Easter Monday I went with Alderley and Naomi to see Lionel play for a mixed team against Surrey.
Monday
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From this reading RECALLS OLD STRUGGLES IN THE EARLY DAYS OF GRACE AND INTRODUCES A TYRANT FROM LUDLOW On Easter Monday I went with Alderley and Naomi to see Lionel play for a mixed team against Surrey.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For--think of it!--it was my first match since the Gentlemen _v._ Players at Prince's in 1874 when the Gentlemen won by 61 runs.
Naomi
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From this reading RECALLS OLD STRUGGLES IN THE EARLY DAYS OF GRACE AND INTRODUCES A TYRANT FROM LUDLOW On Easter Monday I went with Alderley and Naomi to see Lionel play for a mixed team against Surrey.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RECALLS OLD STRUGGLES IN THE EARLY DAYS OF GRACE AND INTRODUCES A TYRANT FROM LUDLOW On Easter Monday I went with Alderley and Naomi to see Lionel play for a mixed team against Surrey.
OLD
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From this reading RECALLS OLD STRUGGLES IN THE EARLY DAYS OF GRACE AND INTRODUCES A TYRANT FROM LUDLOW On Easter Monday I went with Alderley and Naomi to see Lionel play for a mixed team against Surrey.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading RECALLS OLD STRUGGLES IN THE EARLY DAYS OF GRACE AND INTRODUCES A TYRANT FROM LUDLOW On Easter Monday I went with Alderley and Naomi to see Lionel play for a mixed team against Surrey.
play
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From this reading RECALLS OLD STRUGGLES IN THE EARLY DAYS OF GRACE AND INTRODUCES A TYRANT FROM LUDLOW On Easter Monday I went with Alderley and Naomi to see Lionel play for a mixed team against Surrey.
Players
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From this reading For--think of it!--it was my first match since the Gentlemen _v._ Players at Prince's in 1874 when the Gentlemen won by 61 runs.
Prince's
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From this reading For--think of it!--it was my first match since the Gentlemen _v._ Players at Prince's in 1874 when the Gentlemen won by 61 runs.
real
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From this reading It was the first match of the year and bitterly cold, but to watch real cricket again was an inducement that would have led me to brave any temperature.
RECALLS
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From this reading RECALLS OLD STRUGGLES IN THE EARLY DAYS OF GRACE AND INTRODUCES A TYRANT FROM LUDLOW On Easter Monday I went with Alderley and Naomi to see Lionel play for a mixed team against Surrey.
runs
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From this reading For--think of it!--it was my first match since the Gentlemen _v._ Players at Prince's in 1874 when the Gentlemen won by 61 runs.
saw
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From this reading I was then twenty-four, and I went with my brother Tom and saw every ball bowled.
see
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From this reading RECALLS OLD STRUGGLES IN THE EARLY DAYS OF GRACE AND INTRODUCES A TYRANT FROM LUDLOW On Easter Monday I went with Alderley and Naomi to see Lionel play for a mixed team against Surrey.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading For--think of it!--it was my first match since the Gentlemen _v._ Players at Prince's in 1874 when the Gentlemen won by 61 runs.
STRUGGLES
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From this reading RECALLS OLD STRUGGLES IN THE EARLY DAYS OF GRACE AND INTRODUCES A TYRANT FROM LUDLOW On Easter Monday I went with Alderley and Naomi to see Lionel play for a mixed team against Surrey.
Surrey
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From this reading RECALLS OLD STRUGGLES IN THE EARLY DAYS OF GRACE AND INTRODUCES A TYRANT FROM LUDLOW On Easter Monday I went with Alderley and Naomi to see Lionel play for a mixed team against Surrey.
team
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From this reading RECALLS OLD STRUGGLES IN THE EARLY DAYS OF GRACE AND INTRODUCES A TYRANT FROM LUDLOW On Easter Monday I went with Alderley and Naomi to see Lionel play for a mixed team against Surrey.
temperature
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From this reading It was the first match of the year and bitterly cold, but to watch real cricket again was an inducement that would have led me to brave any temperature.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was the first match of the year and bitterly cold, but to watch real cricket again was an inducement that would have led me to brave any temperature.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RECALLS OLD STRUGGLES IN THE EARLY DAYS OF GRACE AND INTRODUCES A TYRANT FROM LUDLOW On Easter Monday I went with Alderley and Naomi to see Lionel play for a mixed team against Surrey.
then
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From this reading I was then twenty-four, and I went with my brother Tom and saw every ball bowled.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For--think of it!--it was my first match since the Gentlemen _v._ Players at Prince's in 1874 when the Gentlemen won by 61 runs.
Thirty-four
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From this reading Thirty-four years ago!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RECALLS OLD STRUGGLES IN THE EARLY DAYS OF GRACE AND INTRODUCES A TYRANT FROM LUDLOW On Easter Monday I went with Alderley and Naomi to see Lionel play for a mixed team against Surrey.
Tom
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From this reading I was then twenty-four, and I went with my brother Tom and saw every ball bowled.
twenty-four
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From this reading I was then twenty-four, and I went with my brother Tom and saw every ball bowled.
TYRANT
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From this reading RECALLS OLD STRUGGLES IN THE EARLY DAYS OF GRACE AND INTRODUCES A TYRANT FROM LUDLOW On Easter Monday I went with Alderley and Naomi to see Lionel play for a mixed team against Surrey.
v
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From this reading For--think of it!--it was my first match since the Gentlemen _v._ Players at Prince's in 1874 when the Gentlemen won by 61 runs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the first match of the year and bitterly cold, but to watch real cricket again was an inducement that would have led me to brave any temperature.
watch
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From this reading It was the first match of the year and bitterly cold, but to watch real cricket again was an inducement that would have led me to brave any temperature.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading RECALLS OLD STRUGGLES IN THE EARLY DAYS OF GRACE AND INTRODUCES A TYRANT FROM LUDLOW On Easter Monday I went with Alderley and Naomi to see Lionel play for a mixed team against Surrey.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading For--think of it!--it was my first match since the Gentlemen _v._ Players at Prince's in 1874 when the Gentlemen won by 61 runs.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading RECALLS OLD STRUGGLES IN THE EARLY DAYS OF GRACE AND INTRODUCES A TYRANT FROM LUDLOW On Easter Monday I went with Alderley and Naomi to see Lionel play for a mixed team against Surrey.
won
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From this reading For--think of it!--it was my first match since the Gentlemen _v._ Players at Prince's in 1874 when the Gentlemen won by 61 runs.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was the first match of the year and bitterly cold, but to watch real cricket again was an inducement that would have led me to brave any temperature.
year
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From this reading It was the first match of the year and bitterly cold, but to watch real cricket again was an inducement that would have led me to brave any temperature.
years
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From this reading Thirty-four years ago!
