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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 Bert was well over seventeen and would be a senior next year, as would Hal, a year younger.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About three hundred other youths also started for home, but none of them lived in Central City, and so, beyond the Junction, Joe and Hal and Bert went on westward alone.
age
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From this reading Joe, who was Hal’s age within a few months, was returning to Holman’s in the fall as a junior.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About three hundred other youths also started for home, but none of them lived in Central City, and so, beyond the Junction, Joe and Hal and Bert went on westward alone.
also
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From this reading About three hundred other youths also started for home, but none of them lived in Central City, and so, beyond the Junction, Joe and Hal and Bert went on westward alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FRIENDS AT OUTS Hal won the captaincy, and two days later he and Joe and Bert Madden started for home.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Bert was well over seventeen and would be a senior next year, as would Hal, a year younger.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FRIENDS AT OUTS Hal won the captaincy, and two days later he and Joe and Bert Madden started for home.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Bert was well over seventeen and would be a senior next year, as would Hal, a year younger.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He and Hal had been friendly at high school, and when Hal had decided to go to Holman’s for the last two years Joe had decided to go also.
Bert
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From this reading FRIENDS AT OUTS Hal won the captaincy, and two days later he and Joe and Bert Madden started for home.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading About three hundred other youths also started for home, but none of them lived in Central City, and so, beyond the Junction, Joe and Hal and Bert went on westward alone.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading About three hundred other youths also started for home, but none of them lived in Central City, and so, beyond the Junction, Joe and Hal and Bert went on westward alone.
captaincy
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From this reading FRIENDS AT OUTS Hal won the captaincy, and two days later he and Joe and Bert Madden started for home.
Central
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From this reading About three hundred other youths also started for home, but none of them lived in Central City, and so, beyond the Junction, Joe and Hal and Bert went on westward alone.
City
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From this reading About three hundred other youths also started for home, but none of them lived in Central City, and so, beyond the Junction, Joe and Hal and Bert went on westward alone.
days
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From this reading FRIENDS AT OUTS Hal won the captaincy, and two days later he and Joe and Bert Madden started for home.
decided
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From this reading He and Hal had been friendly at high school, and when Hal had decided to go to Holman’s for the last two years Joe had decided to go also.
fall
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From this reading Joe, who was Hal’s age within a few months, was returning to Holman’s in the fall as a junior.
few
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From this reading Joe, who was Hal’s age within a few months, was returning to Holman’s in the fall as a junior.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FRIENDS AT OUTS Hal won the captaincy, and two days later he and Joe and Bert Madden started for home.
friendly
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From this reading He and Hal had been friendly at high school, and when Hal had decided to go to Holman’s for the last two years Joe had decided to go also.
FRIENDS
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From this reading FRIENDS AT OUTS Hal won the captaincy, and two days later he and Joe and Bert Madden started for home.
go
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From this reading He and Hal had been friendly at high school, and when Hal had decided to go to Holman’s for the last two years Joe had decided to go also.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He and Hal had been friendly at high school, and when Hal had decided to go to Holman’s for the last two years Joe had decided to go also.
Hal
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From this reading FRIENDS AT OUTS Hal won the captaincy, and two days later he and Joe and Bert Madden started for home.
Hal's
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From this reading Joe, who was Hal’s age within a few months, was returning to Holman’s in the fall as a junior.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FRIENDS AT OUTS Hal won the captaincy, and two days later he and Joe and Bert Madden started for home.
high
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From this reading He and Hal had been friendly at high school, and when Hal had decided to go to Holman’s for the last two years Joe had decided to go also.
Holman's
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From this reading Joe, who was Hal’s age within a few months, was returning to Holman’s in the fall as a junior.
home
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From this reading FRIENDS AT OUTS Hal won the captaincy, and two days later he and Joe and Bert Madden started for home.
hundred
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From this reading About three hundred other youths also started for home, but none of them lived in Central City, and so, beyond the Junction, Joe and Hal and Bert went on westward alone.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading About three hundred other youths also started for home, but none of them lived in Central City, and so, beyond the Junction, Joe and Hal and Bert went on westward alone.
Joe
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From this reading FRIENDS AT OUTS Hal won the captaincy, and two days later he and Joe and Bert Madden started for home.
Junction
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From this reading About three hundred other youths also started for home, but none of them lived in Central City, and so, beyond the Junction, Joe and Hal and Bert went on westward alone.
junior
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From this reading Joe, who was Hal’s age within a few months, was returning to Holman’s in the fall as a junior.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He and Hal had been friendly at high school, and when Hal had decided to go to Holman’s for the last two years Joe had decided to go also.
later
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From this reading FRIENDS AT OUTS Hal won the captaincy, and two days later he and Joe and Bert Madden started for home.
lived
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From this reading About three hundred other youths also started for home, but none of them lived in Central City, and so, beyond the Junction, Joe and Hal and Bert went on westward alone.
Madden
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From this reading FRIENDS AT OUTS Hal won the captaincy, and two days later he and Joe and Bert Madden started for home.
months
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From this reading Joe, who was Hal’s age within a few months, was returning to Holman’s in the fall as a junior.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bert was well over seventeen and would be a senior next year, as would Hal, a year younger.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading About three hundred other youths also started for home, but none of them lived in Central City, and so, beyond the Junction, Joe and Hal and Bert went on westward alone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading About three hundred other youths also started for home, but none of them lived in Central City, and so, beyond the Junction, Joe and Hal and Bert went on westward alone.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading About three hundred other youths also started for home, but none of them lived in Central City, and so, beyond the Junction, Joe and Hal and Bert went on westward alone.
other
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From this reading About three hundred other youths also started for home, but none of them lived in Central City, and so, beyond the Junction, Joe and Hal and Bert went on westward alone.
OUTS
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From this reading FRIENDS AT OUTS Hal won the captaincy, and two days later he and Joe and Bert Madden started for home.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Bert was well over seventeen and would be a senior next year, as would Hal, a year younger.
returning
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From this reading Joe, who was Hal’s age within a few months, was returning to Holman’s in the fall as a junior.
school
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From this reading He and Hal had been friendly at high school, and when Hal had decided to go to Holman’s for the last two years Joe had decided to go also.
senior
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From this reading Bert was well over seventeen and would be a senior next year, as would Hal, a year younger.
seventeen
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From this reading Bert was well over seventeen and would be a senior next year, as would Hal, a year younger.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading About three hundred other youths also started for home, but none of them lived in Central City, and so, beyond the Junction, Joe and Hal and Bert went on westward alone.
started
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From this reading FRIENDS AT OUTS Hal won the captaincy, and two days later he and Joe and Bert Madden started for home.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FRIENDS AT OUTS Hal won the captaincy, and two days later he and Joe and Bert Madden started for home.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading About three hundred other youths also started for home, but none of them lived in Central City, and so, beyond the Junction, Joe and Hal and Bert went on westward alone.
three
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From this reading About three hundred other youths also started for home, but none of them lived in Central City, and so, beyond the Junction, Joe and Hal and Bert went on westward alone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Joe, who was Hal’s age within a few months, was returning to Holman’s in the fall as a junior.
two
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From this reading FRIENDS AT OUTS Hal won the captaincy, and two days later he and Joe and Bert Madden started for home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bert was well over seventeen and would be a senior next year, as would Hal, a year younger.
well
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From this reading Bert was well over seventeen and would be a senior next year, as would Hal, a year younger.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading About three hundred other youths also started for home, but none of them lived in Central City, and so, beyond the Junction, Joe and Hal and Bert went on westward alone.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwɛstwərd/
toward the west
From this reading About three hundred other youths also started for home, but none of them lived in Central City, and so, beyond the Junction, Joe and Hal and Bert went on westward alone.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He and Hal had been friendly at high school, and when Hal had decided to go to Holman’s for the last two years Joe had decided to go also.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Joe, who was Hal’s age within a few months, was returning to Holman’s in the fall as a junior.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Joe, who was Hal’s age within a few months, was returning to Holman’s in the fall as a junior.
won
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From this reading FRIENDS AT OUTS Hal won the captaincy, and two days later he and Joe and Bert Madden started for home.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Bert was well over seventeen and would be a senior next year, as would Hal, a year younger.
year
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From this reading Bert was well over seventeen and would be a senior next year, as would Hal, a year younger.
years
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From this reading He and Hal had been friendly at high school, and when Hal had decided to go to Holman’s for the last two years Joe had decided to go also.
younger
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From this reading Bert was well over seventeen and would be a senior next year, as would Hal, a year younger.
youths
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From this reading About three hundred other youths also started for home, but none of them lived in Central City, and so, beyond the Junction, Joe and Hal and Bert went on westward alone.
