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From this reading Two hundred and nineteen husky lads aging along from 18 up to chin whiskers answered the clarion call of free education.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "They marched up and down the streets waving flags with the World's University colors--ultra-marine and blue--and they certainly made a lively place of Floresville.
advertised
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From this reading We had advertised the University in all the state papers, and it did us good to see how quick the country responded.
aging
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From this reading Two hundred and nineteen husky lads aging along from 18 up to chin whiskers answered the clarion call of free education.
all
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From this reading We had advertised the University in all the state papers, and it did us good to see how quick the country responded.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Two hundred and nineteen husky lads aging along from 18 up to chin whiskers answered the clarion call of free education.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had advertised the University in all the state papers, and it did us good to see how quick the country responded.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Two hundred and nineteen husky lads aging along from 18 up to chin whiskers answered the clarion call of free education.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They ripped open that town, sponged the seams, turned it, lined it with new mohair; and you couldn't have told it from Harvard or Goldfields at the March term of court.
blue
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From this reading "They marched up and down the streets waving flags with the World's University colors--ultra-marine and blue--and they certainly made a lively place of Floresville.
bunches
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From this reading "They came in bunches.
call
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From this reading Two hundred and nineteen husky lads aging along from 18 up to chin whiskers answered the clarion call of free education.
came
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From this reading "They came in bunches.
certainly
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From this reading "They marched up and down the streets waving flags with the World's University colors--ultra-marine and blue--and they certainly made a lively place of Floresville.
chin
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From this reading Two hundred and nineteen husky lads aging along from 18 up to chin whiskers answered the clarion call of free education.
clarion
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From this reading Two hundred and nineteen husky lads aging along from 18 up to chin whiskers answered the clarion call of free education.
colors
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From this reading "They marched up and down the streets waving flags with the World's University colors--ultra-marine and blue--and they certainly made a lively place of Floresville.
couldn't
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From this reading They ripped open that town, sponged the seams, turned it, lined it with new mohair; and you couldn't have told it from Harvard or Goldfields at the March term of court.
country
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From this reading We had advertised the University in all the state papers, and it did us good to see how quick the country responded.
court
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From this reading They ripped open that town, sponged the seams, turned it, lined it with new mohair; and you couldn't have told it from Harvard or Goldfields at the March term of court.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We had advertised the University in all the state papers, and it did us good to see how quick the country responded.
down
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From this reading "They marched up and down the streets waving flags with the World's University colors--ultra-marine and blue--and they certainly made a lively place of Floresville.
education
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From this reading Two hundred and nineteen husky lads aging along from 18 up to chin whiskers answered the clarion call of free education.
flags
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From this reading "They marched up and down the streets waving flags with the World's University colors--ultra-marine and blue--and they certainly made a lively place of Floresville.
Floresville
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From this reading "They marched up and down the streets waving flags with the World's University colors--ultra-marine and blue--and they certainly made a lively place of Floresville.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading Two hundred and nineteen husky lads aging along from 18 up to chin whiskers answered the clarion call of free education.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Two hundred and nineteen husky lads aging along from 18 up to chin whiskers answered the clarion call of free education.
Goldfields
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From this reading They ripped open that town, sponged the seams, turned it, lined it with new mohair; and you couldn't have told it from Harvard or Goldfields at the March term of court.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had advertised the University in all the state papers, and it did us good to see how quick the country responded.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had advertised the University in all the state papers, and it did us good to see how quick the country responded.
Harvard
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From this reading They ripped open that town, sponged the seams, turned it, lined it with new mohair; and you couldn't have told it from Harvard or Goldfields at the March term of court.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They ripped open that town, sponged the seams, turned it, lined it with new mohair; and you couldn't have told it from Harvard or Goldfields at the March term of court.
how
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From this reading We had advertised the University in all the state papers, and it did us good to see how quick the country responded.
hundred
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From this reading Two hundred and nineteen husky lads aging along from 18 up to chin whiskers answered the clarion call of free education.
husky
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From this reading Two hundred and nineteen husky lads aging along from 18 up to chin whiskers answered the clarion call of free education.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "They came in bunches.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We had advertised the University in all the state papers, and it did us good to see how quick the country responded.
lads
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From this reading Two hundred and nineteen husky lads aging along from 18 up to chin whiskers answered the clarion call of free education.
lined
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From this reading They ripped open that town, sponged the seams, turned it, lined it with new mohair; and you couldn't have told it from Harvard or Goldfields at the March term of court.
lively
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From this reading "They marched up and down the streets waving flags with the World's University colors--ultra-marine and blue--and they certainly made a lively place of Floresville.
made
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From this reading "They marched up and down the streets waving flags with the World's University colors--ultra-marine and blue--and they certainly made a lively place of Floresville.
March
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From this reading They ripped open that town, sponged the seams, turned it, lined it with new mohair; and you couldn't have told it from Harvard or Goldfields at the March term of court.
marched
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From this reading "They marched up and down the streets waving flags with the World's University colors--ultra-marine and blue--and they certainly made a lively place of Floresville.
mohair
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From this reading They ripped open that town, sponged the seams, turned it, lined it with new mohair; and you couldn't have told it from Harvard or Goldfields at the March term of court.
new
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From this reading They ripped open that town, sponged the seams, turned it, lined it with new mohair; and you couldn't have told it from Harvard or Goldfields at the March term of court.
nineteennounUS /ˈnineteen/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Two hundred and nineteen husky lads aging along from 18 up to chin whiskers answered the clarion call of free education.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two hundred and nineteen husky lads aging along from 18 up to chin whiskers answered the clarion call of free education.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading They ripped open that town, sponged the seams, turned it, lined it with new mohair; and you couldn't have told it from Harvard or Goldfields at the March term of court.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They ripped open that town, sponged the seams, turned it, lined it with new mohair; and you couldn't have told it from Harvard or Goldfields at the March term of court.
papers
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From this reading We had advertised the University in all the state papers, and it did us good to see how quick the country responded.
place
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From this reading "They marched up and down the streets waving flags with the World's University colors--ultra-marine and blue--and they certainly made a lively place of Floresville.
quick
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From this reading We had advertised the University in all the state papers, and it did us good to see how quick the country responded.
responded
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From this reading We had advertised the University in all the state papers, and it did us good to see how quick the country responded.
ripped
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From this reading They ripped open that town, sponged the seams, turned it, lined it with new mohair; and you couldn't have told it from Harvard or Goldfields at the March term of court.
seams
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From this reading They ripped open that town, sponged the seams, turned it, lined it with new mohair; and you couldn't have told it from Harvard or Goldfields at the March term of court.
see
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From this reading We had advertised the University in all the state papers, and it did us good to see how quick the country responded.
sponged
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From this reading They ripped open that town, sponged the seams, turned it, lined it with new mohair; and you couldn't have told it from Harvard or Goldfields at the March term of court.
state
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From this reading We had advertised the University in all the state papers, and it did us good to see how quick the country responded.
streets
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From this reading "They marched up and down the streets waving flags with the World's University colors--ultra-marine and blue--and they certainly made a lively place of Floresville.
term
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From this reading They ripped open that town, sponged the seams, turned it, lined it with new mohair; and you couldn't have told it from Harvard or Goldfields at the March term of court.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They ripped open that town, sponged the seams, turned it, lined it with new mohair; and you couldn't have told it from Harvard or Goldfields at the March term of court.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We had advertised the University in all the state papers, and it did us good to see how quick the country responded.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They came in bunches.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had advertised the University in all the state papers, and it did us good to see how quick the country responded.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They ripped open that town, sponged the seams, turned it, lined it with new mohair; and you couldn't have told it from Harvard or Goldfields at the March term of court.
town
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From this reading They ripped open that town, sponged the seams, turned it, lined it with new mohair; and you couldn't have told it from Harvard or Goldfields at the March term of court.
turned
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From this reading They ripped open that town, sponged the seams, turned it, lined it with new mohair; and you couldn't have told it from Harvard or Goldfields at the March term of court.
Two
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From this reading Two hundred and nineteen husky lads aging along from 18 up to chin whiskers answered the clarion call of free education.
ultra-marine
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From this reading "They marched up and down the streets waving flags with the World's University colors--ultra-marine and blue--and they certainly made a lively place of Floresville.
University
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From this reading We had advertised the University in all the state papers, and it did us good to see how quick the country responded.
up
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From this reading Two hundred and nineteen husky lads aging along from 18 up to chin whiskers answered the clarion call of free education.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We had advertised the University in all the state papers, and it did us good to see how quick the country responded.
waving
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From this reading "They marched up and down the streets waving flags with the World's University colors--ultra-marine and blue--and they certainly made a lively place of Floresville.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had advertised the University in all the state papers, and it did us good to see how quick the country responded.
whiskers
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From this reading Two hundred and nineteen husky lads aging along from 18 up to chin whiskers answered the clarion call of free education.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They ripped open that town, sponged the seams, turned it, lined it with new mohair; and you couldn't have told it from Harvard or Goldfields at the March term of court.
World's
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From this reading "They marched up and down the streets waving flags with the World's University colors--ultra-marine and blue--and they certainly made a lively place of Floresville.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They ripped open that town, sponged the seams, turned it, lined it with new mohair; and you couldn't have told it from Harvard or Goldfields at the March term of court.
