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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 KENDALL MAKES A SPEECH Yardley was in the final throes of excitement, an excitement that approached the border of hysteria as Saturday drew nearer and nearer.
able
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From this reading Furniss, Broadwood’s clever left-end, who, it was generally agreed, would cause more trouble to Yardley’s end-running game than any other member of the rival team, was down with mumps and wouldn’t be able to play.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Broadwood had gone all to pieces after the Forest Hill game; had played too hard and was in the middle of an awful slump.
agreed
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From this reading Furniss, Broadwood’s clever left-end, who, it was generally agreed, would cause more trouble to Yardley’s end-running game than any other member of the rival team, was down with mumps and wouldn’t be able to play.
air
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From this reading Rumors of all kinds filled the air.
all
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From this reading Rumors of all kinds filled the air.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading KENDALL MAKES A SPEECH Yardley was in the final throes of excitement, an excitement that approached the border of hysteria as Saturday drew nearer and nearer.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading KENDALL MAKES A SPEECH Yardley was in the final throes of excitement, an excitement that approached the border of hysteria as Saturday drew nearer and nearer.
any
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From this reading Furniss, Broadwood’s clever left-end, who, it was generally agreed, would cause more trouble to Yardley’s end-running game than any other member of the rival team, was down with mumps and wouldn’t be able to play.
approached
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From this reading KENDALL MAKES A SPEECH Yardley was in the final throes of excitement, an excitement that approached the border of hysteria as Saturday drew nearer and nearer.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading KENDALL MAKES A SPEECH Yardley was in the final throes of excitement, an excitement that approached the border of hysteria as Saturday drew nearer and nearer.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Furniss was not down with mumps; at least, not that Furniss; it was a younger brother in the Junior Class who was ill.
awful
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From this reading Broadwood had gone all to pieces after the Forest Hill game; had played too hard and was in the middle of an awful slump.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Furniss, Broadwood’s clever left-end, who, it was generally agreed, would cause more trouble to Yardley’s end-running game than any other member of the rival team, was down with mumps and wouldn’t be able to play.
border
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From this reading KENDALL MAKES A SPEECH Yardley was in the final throes of excitement, an excitement that approached the border of hysteria as Saturday drew nearer and nearer.
Broadwood
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From this reading Broadwood had gone all to pieces after the Forest Hill game; had played too hard and was in the middle of an awful slump.
Broadwood's
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From this reading Furniss, Broadwood’s clever left-end, who, it was generally agreed, would cause more trouble to Yardley’s end-running game than any other member of the rival team, was down with mumps and wouldn’t be able to play.
brother
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From this reading Furniss was not down with mumps; at least, not that Furniss; it was a younger brother in the Junior Class who was ill.
cause
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From this reading Furniss, Broadwood’s clever left-end, who, it was generally agreed, would cause more trouble to Yardley’s end-running game than any other member of the rival team, was down with mumps and wouldn’t be able to play.
Class
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From this reading Furniss was not down with mumps; at least, not that Furniss; it was a younger brother in the Junior Class who was ill.
clever
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From this reading Furniss, Broadwood’s clever left-end, who, it was generally agreed, would cause more trouble to Yardley’s end-running game than any other member of the rival team, was down with mumps and wouldn’t be able to play.
down
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From this reading Furniss, Broadwood’s clever left-end, who, it was generally agreed, would cause more trouble to Yardley’s end-running game than any other member of the rival team, was down with mumps and wouldn’t be able to play.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading KENDALL MAKES A SPEECH Yardley was in the final throes of excitement, an excitement that approached the border of hysteria as Saturday drew nearer and nearer.
end-running
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From this reading Furniss, Broadwood’s clever left-end, who, it was generally agreed, would cause more trouble to Yardley’s end-running game than any other member of the rival team, was down with mumps and wouldn’t be able to play.
excitement
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From this reading KENDALL MAKES A SPEECH Yardley was in the final throes of excitement, an excitement that approached the border of hysteria as Saturday drew nearer and nearer.
filled
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From this reading Rumors of all kinds filled the air.
final
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From this reading KENDALL MAKES A SPEECH Yardley was in the final throes of excitement, an excitement that approached the border of hysteria as Saturday drew nearer and nearer.
Forest
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From this reading Broadwood had gone all to pieces after the Forest Hill game; had played too hard and was in the middle of an awful slump.
Furniss
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From this reading Furniss, Broadwood’s clever left-end, who, it was generally agreed, would cause more trouble to Yardley’s end-running game than any other member of the rival team, was down with mumps and wouldn’t be able to play.
game
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From this reading Furniss, Broadwood’s clever left-end, who, it was generally agreed, would cause more trouble to Yardley’s end-running game than any other member of the rival team, was down with mumps and wouldn’t be able to play.
generally
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From this reading Furniss, Broadwood’s clever left-end, who, it was generally agreed, would cause more trouble to Yardley’s end-running game than any other member of the rival team, was down with mumps and wouldn’t be able to play.
gone
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From this reading Broadwood had gone all to pieces after the Forest Hill game; had played too hard and was in the middle of an awful slump.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Broadwood had gone all to pieces after the Forest Hill game; had played too hard and was in the middle of an awful slump.
hard
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From this reading Broadwood had gone all to pieces after the Forest Hill game; had played too hard and was in the middle of an awful slump.
Hill
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From this reading Broadwood had gone all to pieces after the Forest Hill game; had played too hard and was in the middle of an awful slump.
hysteria
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From this reading KENDALL MAKES A SPEECH Yardley was in the final throes of excitement, an excitement that approached the border of hysteria as Saturday drew nearer and nearer.
ill
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From this reading Furniss was not down with mumps; at least, not that Furniss; it was a younger brother in the Junior Class who was ill.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading KENDALL MAKES A SPEECH Yardley was in the final throes of excitement, an excitement that approached the border of hysteria as Saturday drew nearer and nearer.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Furniss, Broadwood’s clever left-end, who, it was generally agreed, would cause more trouble to Yardley’s end-running game than any other member of the rival team, was down with mumps and wouldn’t be able to play.
Junior
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From this reading Furniss was not down with mumps; at least, not that Furniss; it was a younger brother in the Junior Class who was ill.
KENDALL
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From this reading KENDALL MAKES A SPEECH Yardley was in the final throes of excitement, an excitement that approached the border of hysteria as Saturday drew nearer and nearer.
kinds
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From this reading Rumors of all kinds filled the air.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Furniss was not down with mumps; at least, not that Furniss; it was a younger brother in the Junior Class who was ill.
left-end
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From this reading Furniss, Broadwood’s clever left-end, who, it was generally agreed, would cause more trouble to Yardley’s end-running game than any other member of the rival team, was down with mumps and wouldn’t be able to play.
MAKES
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From this reading KENDALL MAKES A SPEECH Yardley was in the final throes of excitement, an excitement that approached the border of hysteria as Saturday drew nearer and nearer.
member
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From this reading Furniss, Broadwood’s clever left-end, who, it was generally agreed, would cause more trouble to Yardley’s end-running game than any other member of the rival team, was down with mumps and wouldn’t be able to play.
middle
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From this reading Broadwood had gone all to pieces after the Forest Hill game; had played too hard and was in the middle of an awful slump.
more
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From this reading Furniss, Broadwood’s clever left-end, who, it was generally agreed, would cause more trouble to Yardley’s end-running game than any other member of the rival team, was down with mumps and wouldn’t be able to play.
mumps
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From this reading Furniss, Broadwood’s clever left-end, who, it was generally agreed, would cause more trouble to Yardley’s end-running game than any other member of the rival team, was down with mumps and wouldn’t be able to play.
nearer
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From this reading KENDALL MAKES A SPEECH Yardley was in the final throes of excitement, an excitement that approached the border of hysteria as Saturday drew nearer and nearer.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Furniss was not down with mumps; at least, not that Furniss; it was a younger brother in the Junior Class who was ill.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading KENDALL MAKES A SPEECH Yardley was in the final throes of excitement, an excitement that approached the border of hysteria as Saturday drew nearer and nearer.
other
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From this reading Furniss, Broadwood’s clever left-end, who, it was generally agreed, would cause more trouble to Yardley’s end-running game than any other member of the rival team, was down with mumps and wouldn’t be able to play.
pieces
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From this reading Broadwood had gone all to pieces after the Forest Hill game; had played too hard and was in the middle of an awful slump.
play
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From this reading Furniss, Broadwood’s clever left-end, who, it was generally agreed, would cause more trouble to Yardley’s end-running game than any other member of the rival team, was down with mumps and wouldn’t be able to play.
played
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From this reading Broadwood had gone all to pieces after the Forest Hill game; had played too hard and was in the middle of an awful slump.
rival
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From this reading Furniss, Broadwood’s clever left-end, who, it was generally agreed, would cause more trouble to Yardley’s end-running game than any other member of the rival team, was down with mumps and wouldn’t be able to play.
Rumors
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From this reading Rumors of all kinds filled the air.
Saturday
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From this reading KENDALL MAKES A SPEECH Yardley was in the final throes of excitement, an excitement that approached the border of hysteria as Saturday drew nearer and nearer.
slump
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From this reading Broadwood had gone all to pieces after the Forest Hill game; had played too hard and was in the middle of an awful slump.
SPEECH
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From this reading KENDALL MAKES A SPEECH Yardley was in the final throes of excitement, an excitement that approached the border of hysteria as Saturday drew nearer and nearer.
team
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From this reading Furniss, Broadwood’s clever left-end, who, it was generally agreed, would cause more trouble to Yardley’s end-running game than any other member of the rival team, was down with mumps and wouldn’t be able to play.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Furniss, Broadwood’s clever left-end, who, it was generally agreed, would cause more trouble to Yardley’s end-running game than any other member of the rival team, was down with mumps and wouldn’t be able to play.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading KENDALL MAKES A SPEECH Yardley was in the final throes of excitement, an excitement that approached the border of hysteria as Saturday drew nearer and nearer.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KENDALL MAKES A SPEECH Yardley was in the final throes of excitement, an excitement that approached the border of hysteria as Saturday drew nearer and nearer.
throes
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From this reading KENDALL MAKES A SPEECH Yardley was in the final throes of excitement, an excitement that approached the border of hysteria as Saturday drew nearer and nearer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Furniss, Broadwood’s clever left-end, who, it was generally agreed, would cause more trouble to Yardley’s end-running game than any other member of the rival team, was down with mumps and wouldn’t be able to play.
too
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From this reading Broadwood had gone all to pieces after the Forest Hill game; had played too hard and was in the middle of an awful slump.
trouble
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From this reading Furniss, Broadwood’s clever left-end, who, it was generally agreed, would cause more trouble to Yardley’s end-running game than any other member of the rival team, was down with mumps and wouldn’t be able to play.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading KENDALL MAKES A SPEECH Yardley was in the final throes of excitement, an excitement that approached the border of hysteria as Saturday drew nearer and nearer.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Furniss, Broadwood’s clever left-end, who, it was generally agreed, would cause more trouble to Yardley’s end-running game than any other member of the rival team, was down with mumps and wouldn’t be able to play.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Furniss, Broadwood’s clever left-end, who, it was generally agreed, would cause more trouble to Yardley’s end-running game than any other member of the rival team, was down with mumps and wouldn’t be able to play.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Furniss, Broadwood’s clever left-end, who, it was generally agreed, would cause more trouble to Yardley’s end-running game than any other member of the rival team, was down with mumps and wouldn’t be able to play.
wouldn't
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From this reading Furniss, Broadwood’s clever left-end, who, it was generally agreed, would cause more trouble to Yardley’s end-running game than any other member of the rival team, was down with mumps and wouldn’t be able to play.
Yardley
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From this reading KENDALL MAKES A SPEECH Yardley was in the final throes of excitement, an excitement that approached the border of hysteria as Saturday drew nearer and nearer.
Yardley's
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From this reading Furniss, Broadwood’s clever left-end, who, it was generally agreed, would cause more trouble to Yardley’s end-running game than any other member of the rival team, was down with mumps and wouldn’t be able to play.
younger
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From this reading Furniss was not down with mumps; at least, not that Furniss; it was a younger brother in the Junior Class who was ill.
