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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 The work today was easy, consisting principally of signal drill in preparation for the game with Day and Robins's School on the morrow, and Ira was put in Basker's squad and trotted around the gridiron for a good half-hour.
ahead
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From this reading Ira had still a session of passing ahead of him.
all
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From this reading The others went off to the gymnasium, all save a few kickers and Ira.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The work today was easy, consisting principally of signal drill in preparation for the game with Day and Robins's School on the morrow, and Ira was put in Basker's squad and trotted around the gridiron for a good half-hour.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The work today was easy, consisting principally of signal drill in preparation for the game with Day and Robins's School on the morrow, and Ira was put in Basker's squad and trotted around the gridiron for a good half-hour.
Basker's
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From this reading The work today was easy, consisting principally of signal drill in preparation for the game with Day and Robins's School on the morrow, and Ira was put in Basker's squad and trotted around the gridiron for a good half-hour.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading CALLERS Ira had just time to get to the field before practice began.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CALLERS Ira had just time to get to the field before practice began.
called
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From this reading Coach Driscoll had given them four new plays to learn and they were still far from perfect in them when time was called.
CALLERS
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From this reading CALLERS Ira had just time to get to the field before practice began.
Coach
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From this reading Coach Driscoll had given them four new plays to learn and they were still far from perfect in them when time was called.
consisting
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From this reading The work today was easy, consisting principally of signal drill in preparation for the game with Day and Robins's School on the morrow, and Ira was put in Basker's squad and trotted around the gridiron for a good half-hour.
Day
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From this reading The work today was easy, consisting principally of signal drill in preparation for the game with Day and Robins's School on the morrow, and Ira was put in Basker's squad and trotted around the gridiron for a good half-hour.
drill
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From this reading The work today was easy, consisting principally of signal drill in preparation for the game with Day and Robins's School on the morrow, and Ira was put in Basker's squad and trotted around the gridiron for a good half-hour.
Driscoll
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From this reading Coach Driscoll had given them four new plays to learn and they were still far from perfect in them when time was called.
easy
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From this reading The work today was easy, consisting principally of signal drill in preparation for the game with Day and Robins's School on the morrow, and Ira was put in Basker's squad and trotted around the gridiron for a good half-hour.
far
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From this reading Coach Driscoll had given them four new plays to learn and they were still far from perfect in them when time was called.
few
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From this reading The others went off to the gymnasium, all save a few kickers and Ira.
field
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From this reading CALLERS Ira had just time to get to the field before practice began.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The work today was easy, consisting principally of signal drill in preparation for the game with Day and Robins's School on the morrow, and Ira was put in Basker's squad and trotted around the gridiron for a good half-hour.
four
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From this reading Coach Driscoll had given them four new plays to learn and they were still far from perfect in them when time was called.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Coach Driscoll had given them four new plays to learn and they were still far from perfect in them when time was called.
game
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From this reading The work today was easy, consisting principally of signal drill in preparation for the game with Day and Robins's School on the morrow, and Ira was put in Basker's squad and trotted around the gridiron for a good half-hour.
get
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From this reading CALLERS Ira had just time to get to the field before practice began.
given
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From this reading Coach Driscoll had given them four new plays to learn and they were still far from perfect in them when time was called.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The work today was easy, consisting principally of signal drill in preparation for the game with Day and Robins's School on the morrow, and Ira was put in Basker's squad and trotted around the gridiron for a good half-hour.
gridiron
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From this reading The work today was easy, consisting principally of signal drill in preparation for the game with Day and Robins's School on the morrow, and Ira was put in Basker's squad and trotted around the gridiron for a good half-hour.
gymnasium
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From this reading The others went off to the gymnasium, all save a few kickers and Ira.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CALLERS Ira had just time to get to the field before practice began.
half-hour
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From this reading The work today was easy, consisting principally of signal drill in preparation for the game with Day and Robins's School on the morrow, and Ira was put in Basker's squad and trotted around the gridiron for a good half-hour.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ira had still a session of passing ahead of him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The work today was easy, consisting principally of signal drill in preparation for the game with Day and Robins's School on the morrow, and Ira was put in Basker's squad and trotted around the gridiron for a good half-hour.
Ira
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From this reading CALLERS Ira had just time to get to the field before practice began.
just
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From this reading CALLERS Ira had just time to get to the field before practice began.
kickers
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From this reading The others went off to the gymnasium, all save a few kickers and Ira.
learn
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From this reading Coach Driscoll had given them four new plays to learn and they were still far from perfect in them when time was called.
morrow
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From this reading The work today was easy, consisting principally of signal drill in preparation for the game with Day and Robins's School on the morrow, and Ira was put in Basker's squad and trotted around the gridiron for a good half-hour.
new
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From this reading Coach Driscoll had given them four new plays to learn and they were still far from perfect in them when time was called.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The work today was easy, consisting principally of signal drill in preparation for the game with Day and Robins's School on the morrow, and Ira was put in Basker's squad and trotted around the gridiron for a good half-hour.
off
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From this reading The others went off to the gymnasium, all save a few kickers and Ira.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The work today was easy, consisting principally of signal drill in preparation for the game with Day and Robins's School on the morrow, and Ira was put in Basker's squad and trotted around the gridiron for a good half-hour.
others
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From this reading The others went off to the gymnasium, all save a few kickers and Ira.
passing
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From this reading Ira had still a session of passing ahead of him.
perfect
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From this reading Coach Driscoll had given them four new plays to learn and they were still far from perfect in them when time was called.
plays
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From this reading Coach Driscoll had given them four new plays to learn and they were still far from perfect in them when time was called.
practice
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From this reading CALLERS Ira had just time to get to the field before practice began.
preparation
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From this reading The work today was easy, consisting principally of signal drill in preparation for the game with Day and Robins's School on the morrow, and Ira was put in Basker's squad and trotted around the gridiron for a good half-hour.
principally
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From this reading The work today was easy, consisting principally of signal drill in preparation for the game with Day and Robins's School on the morrow, and Ira was put in Basker's squad and trotted around the gridiron for a good half-hour.
put
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From this reading The work today was easy, consisting principally of signal drill in preparation for the game with Day and Robins's School on the morrow, and Ira was put in Basker's squad and trotted around the gridiron for a good half-hour.
Robins's
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From this reading The work today was easy, consisting principally of signal drill in preparation for the game with Day and Robins's School on the morrow, and Ira was put in Basker's squad and trotted around the gridiron for a good half-hour.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading The others went off to the gymnasium, all save a few kickers and Ira.
School
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From this reading The work today was easy, consisting principally of signal drill in preparation for the game with Day and Robins's School on the morrow, and Ira was put in Basker's squad and trotted around the gridiron for a good half-hour.
session
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From this reading Ira had still a session of passing ahead of him.
signal
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From this reading The work today was easy, consisting principally of signal drill in preparation for the game with Day and Robins's School on the morrow, and Ira was put in Basker's squad and trotted around the gridiron for a good half-hour.
squad
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From this reading The work today was easy, consisting principally of signal drill in preparation for the game with Day and Robins's School on the morrow, and Ira was put in Basker's squad and trotted around the gridiron for a good half-hour.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Coach Driscoll had given them four new plays to learn and they were still far from perfect in them when time was called.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CALLERS Ira had just time to get to the field before practice began.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Coach Driscoll had given them four new plays to learn and they were still far from perfect in them when time was called.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Coach Driscoll had given them four new plays to learn and they were still far from perfect in them when time was called.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CALLERS Ira had just time to get to the field before practice began.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CALLERS Ira had just time to get to the field before practice began.
today
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From this reading The work today was easy, consisting principally of signal drill in preparation for the game with Day and Robins's School on the morrow, and Ira was put in Basker's squad and trotted around the gridiron for a good half-hour.
trotted
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From this reading The work today was easy, consisting principally of signal drill in preparation for the game with Day and Robins's School on the morrow, and Ira was put in Basker's squad and trotted around the gridiron for a good half-hour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The work today was easy, consisting principally of signal drill in preparation for the game with Day and Robins's School on the morrow, and Ira was put in Basker's squad and trotted around the gridiron for a good half-hour.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The others went off to the gymnasium, all save a few kickers and Ira.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Coach Driscoll had given them four new plays to learn and they were still far from perfect in them when time was called.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Coach Driscoll had given them four new plays to learn and they were still far from perfect in them when time was called.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The work today was easy, consisting principally of signal drill in preparation for the game with Day and Robins's School on the morrow, and Ira was put in Basker's squad and trotted around the gridiron for a good half-hour.
work
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From this reading The work today was easy, consisting principally of signal drill in preparation for the game with Day and Robins's School on the morrow, and Ira was put in Basker's squad and trotted around the gridiron for a good half-hour.
