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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 In the old days the Second was made up, perhaps a fortnight after the school year had started, of players who were not needed on the First and those who, for one reason or another, were ineligible for it.
adversary
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From this reading As a result, the Second as an adversary for the First, or School, Team, never amounted to much until the season was half gone.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In the old days the Second was made up, perhaps a fortnight after the school year had started, of players who were not needed on the First and those who, for one reason or another, were ineligible for it.
amounted
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From this reading As a result, the Second as an adversary for the First, or School, Team, never amounted to much until the season was half gone.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As a result, the Second as an adversary for the First, or School, Team, never amounted to much until the season was half gone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WITH THE SECOND Of recent years the custom of having separate organizations for the First and Second Teams from the very outset of the season had obtained at Yardley.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the old days the Second was made up, perhaps a fortnight after the school year had started, of players who were not needed on the First and those who, for one reason or another, were ineligible for it.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a result, the Second as an adversary for the First, or School, Team, never amounted to much until the season was half gone.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WITH THE SECOND Of recent years the custom of having separate organizations for the First and Second Teams from the very outset of the season had obtained at Yardley.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Under the new system the Second came into being two or three days after the start of the fall term, with a coaching staff, small but sufficient, of its own, a captain elected the preceding year and a general organization similar to that of the First save as to size.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Under the new system the Second came into being two or three days after the start of the fall term, with a coaching staff, small but sufficient, of its own, a captain elected the preceding year and a general organization similar to that of the First save as to size.
came
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From this reading Under the new system the Second came into being two or three days after the start of the fall term, with a coaching staff, small but sufficient, of its own, a captain elected the preceding year and a general organization similar to that of the First save as to size.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Under the new system the Second came into being two or three days after the start of the fall term, with a coaching staff, small but sufficient, of its own, a captain elected the preceding year and a general organization similar to that of the First save as to size.
coach
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From this reading The coach was inevitably some enthusiastic and patriotic fellow who had recently graduated and who gave his services free.
coaching
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From this reading Under the new system the Second came into being two or three days after the start of the fall term, with a coaching staff, small but sufficient, of its own, a captain elected the preceding year and a general organization similar to that of the First save as to size.
custom
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From this reading WITH THE SECOND Of recent years the custom of having separate organizations for the First and Second Teams from the very outset of the season had obtained at Yardley.
days
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From this reading In the old days the Second was made up, perhaps a fortnight after the school year had started, of players who were not needed on the First and those who, for one reason or another, were ineligible for it.
elected
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From this reading Under the new system the Second came into being two or three days after the start of the fall term, with a coaching staff, small but sufficient, of its own, a captain elected the preceding year and a general organization similar to that of the First save as to size.
enthusiastic
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From this reading The coach was inevitably some enthusiastic and patriotic fellow who had recently graduated and who gave his services free.
fall
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From this reading Under the new system the Second came into being two or three days after the start of the fall term, with a coaching staff, small but sufficient, of its own, a captain elected the preceding year and a general organization similar to that of the First save as to size.
fellow
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From this reading The coach was inevitably some enthusiastic and patriotic fellow who had recently graduated and who gave his services free.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WITH THE SECOND Of recent years the custom of having separate organizations for the First and Second Teams from the very outset of the season had obtained at Yardley.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WITH THE SECOND Of recent years the custom of having separate organizations for the First and Second Teams from the very outset of the season had obtained at Yardley.
fortnight
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From this reading In the old days the Second was made up, perhaps a fortnight after the school year had started, of players who were not needed on the First and those who, for one reason or another, were ineligible for it.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading The coach was inevitably some enthusiastic and patriotic fellow who had recently graduated and who gave his services free.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WITH THE SECOND Of recent years the custom of having separate organizations for the First and Second Teams from the very outset of the season had obtained at Yardley.
gave
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From this reading The coach was inevitably some enthusiastic and patriotic fellow who had recently graduated and who gave his services free.
general
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From this reading Under the new system the Second came into being two or three days after the start of the fall term, with a coaching staff, small but sufficient, of its own, a captain elected the preceding year and a general organization similar to that of the First save as to size.
gone
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From this reading As a result, the Second as an adversary for the First, or School, Team, never amounted to much until the season was half gone.
graduated
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From this reading The coach was inevitably some enthusiastic and patriotic fellow who had recently graduated and who gave his services free.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WITH THE SECOND Of recent years the custom of having separate organizations for the First and Second Teams from the very outset of the season had obtained at Yardley.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a result, the Second as an adversary for the First, or School, Team, never amounted to much until the season was half gone.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading WITH THE SECOND Of recent years the custom of having separate organizations for the First and Second Teams from the very outset of the season had obtained at Yardley.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The coach was inevitably some enthusiastic and patriotic fellow who had recently graduated and who gave his services free.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the old days the Second was made up, perhaps a fortnight after the school year had started, of players who were not needed on the First and those who, for one reason or another, were ineligible for it.
ineligible
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From this reading In the old days the Second was made up, perhaps a fortnight after the school year had started, of players who were not needed on the First and those who, for one reason or another, were ineligible for it.
inevitably
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From this reading The coach was inevitably some enthusiastic and patriotic fellow who had recently graduated and who gave his services free.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Under the new system the Second came into being two or three days after the start of the fall term, with a coaching staff, small but sufficient, of its own, a captain elected the preceding year and a general organization similar to that of the First save as to size.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the old days the Second was made up, perhaps a fortnight after the school year had started, of players who were not needed on the First and those who, for one reason or another, were ineligible for it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Under the new system the Second came into being two or three days after the start of the fall term, with a coaching staff, small but sufficient, of its own, a captain elected the preceding year and a general organization similar to that of the First save as to size.
made
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From this reading In the old days the Second was made up, perhaps a fortnight after the school year had started, of players who were not needed on the First and those who, for one reason or another, were ineligible for it.
much
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From this reading As a result, the Second as an adversary for the First, or School, Team, never amounted to much until the season was half gone.
needed
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From this reading In the old days the Second was made up, perhaps a fortnight after the school year had started, of players who were not needed on the First and those who, for one reason or another, were ineligible for it.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a result, the Second as an adversary for the First, or School, Team, never amounted to much until the season was half gone.
new
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From this reading Under the new system the Second came into being two or three days after the start of the fall term, with a coaching staff, small but sufficient, of its own, a captain elected the preceding year and a general organization similar to that of the First save as to size.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the old days the Second was made up, perhaps a fortnight after the school year had started, of players who were not needed on the First and those who, for one reason or another, were ineligible for it.
obtained
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From this reading WITH THE SECOND Of recent years the custom of having separate organizations for the First and Second Teams from the very outset of the season had obtained at Yardley.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WITH THE SECOND Of recent years the custom of having separate organizations for the First and Second Teams from the very outset of the season had obtained at Yardley.
old
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From this reading In the old days the Second was made up, perhaps a fortnight after the school year had started, of players who were not needed on the First and those who, for one reason or another, were ineligible for it.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the old days the Second was made up, perhaps a fortnight after the school year had started, of players who were not needed on the First and those who, for one reason or another, were ineligible for it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the old days the Second was made up, perhaps a fortnight after the school year had started, of players who were not needed on the First and those who, for one reason or another, were ineligible for it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the old days the Second was made up, perhaps a fortnight after the school year had started, of players who were not needed on the First and those who, for one reason or another, were ineligible for it.
organization
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From this reading Under the new system the Second came into being two or three days after the start of the fall term, with a coaching staff, small but sufficient, of its own, a captain elected the preceding year and a general organization similar to that of the First save as to size.
organizations
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From this reading WITH THE SECOND Of recent years the custom of having separate organizations for the First and Second Teams from the very outset of the season had obtained at Yardley.
outset
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From this reading WITH THE SECOND Of recent years the custom of having separate organizations for the First and Second Teams from the very outset of the season had obtained at Yardley.
own
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From this reading Under the new system the Second came into being two or three days after the start of the fall term, with a coaching staff, small but sufficient, of its own, a captain elected the preceding year and a general organization similar to that of the First save as to size.
patriotic
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From this reading The coach was inevitably some enthusiastic and patriotic fellow who had recently graduated and who gave his services free.
perhaps
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From this reading In the old days the Second was made up, perhaps a fortnight after the school year had started, of players who were not needed on the First and those who, for one reason or another, were ineligible for it.
players
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From this reading In the old days the Second was made up, perhaps a fortnight after the school year had started, of players who were not needed on the First and those who, for one reason or another, were ineligible for it.
preceding
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From this reading Under the new system the Second came into being two or three days after the start of the fall term, with a coaching staff, small but sufficient, of its own, a captain elected the preceding year and a general organization similar to that of the First save as to size.
reason
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From this reading In the old days the Second was made up, perhaps a fortnight after the school year had started, of players who were not needed on the First and those who, for one reason or another, were ineligible for it.
recent
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From this reading WITH THE SECOND Of recent years the custom of having separate organizations for the First and Second Teams from the very outset of the season had obtained at Yardley.
recently
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From this reading The coach was inevitably some enthusiastic and patriotic fellow who had recently graduated and who gave his services free.
result
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From this reading As a result, the Second as an adversary for the First, or School, Team, never amounted to much until the season was half gone.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Under the new system the Second came into being two or three days after the start of the fall term, with a coaching staff, small but sufficient, of its own, a captain elected the preceding year and a general organization similar to that of the First save as to size.
school
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From this reading In the old days the Second was made up, perhaps a fortnight after the school year had started, of players who were not needed on the First and those who, for one reason or another, were ineligible for it.
season
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From this reading WITH THE SECOND Of recent years the custom of having separate organizations for the First and Second Teams from the very outset of the season had obtained at Yardley.
SECOND
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From this reading WITH THE SECOND Of recent years the custom of having separate organizations for the First and Second Teams from the very outset of the season had obtained at Yardley.
separate
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From this reading WITH THE SECOND Of recent years the custom of having separate organizations for the First and Second Teams from the very outset of the season had obtained at Yardley.
services
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From this reading The coach was inevitably some enthusiastic and patriotic fellow who had recently graduated and who gave his services free.
similar
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From this reading Under the new system the Second came into being two or three days after the start of the fall term, with a coaching staff, small but sufficient, of its own, a captain elected the preceding year and a general organization similar to that of the First save as to size.
size
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From this reading Under the new system the Second came into being two or three days after the start of the fall term, with a coaching staff, small but sufficient, of its own, a captain elected the preceding year and a general organization similar to that of the First save as to size.
small
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From this reading Under the new system the Second came into being two or three days after the start of the fall term, with a coaching staff, small but sufficient, of its own, a captain elected the preceding year and a general organization similar to that of the First save as to size.
some
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From this reading The coach was inevitably some enthusiastic and patriotic fellow who had recently graduated and who gave his services free.
staff
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From this reading Under the new system the Second came into being two or three days after the start of the fall term, with a coaching staff, small but sufficient, of its own, a captain elected the preceding year and a general organization similar to that of the First save as to size.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Under the new system the Second came into being two or three days after the start of the fall term, with a coaching staff, small but sufficient, of its own, a captain elected the preceding year and a general organization similar to that of the First save as to size.
started
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From this reading In the old days the Second was made up, perhaps a fortnight after the school year had started, of players who were not needed on the First and those who, for one reason or another, were ineligible for it.
sufficient
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From this reading Under the new system the Second came into being two or three days after the start of the fall term, with a coaching staff, small but sufficient, of its own, a captain elected the preceding year and a general organization similar to that of the First save as to size.
system
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From this reading Under the new system the Second came into being two or three days after the start of the fall term, with a coaching staff, small but sufficient, of its own, a captain elected the preceding year and a general organization similar to that of the First save as to size.
Team
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From this reading As a result, the Second as an adversary for the First, or School, Team, never amounted to much until the season was half gone.
Teams
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From this reading WITH THE SECOND Of recent years the custom of having separate organizations for the First and Second Teams from the very outset of the season had obtained at Yardley.
term
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From this reading Under the new system the Second came into being two or three days after the start of the fall term, with a coaching staff, small but sufficient, of its own, a captain elected the preceding year and a general organization similar to that of the First save as to size.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Under the new system the Second came into being two or three days after the start of the fall term, with a coaching staff, small but sufficient, of its own, a captain elected the preceding year and a general organization similar to that of the First save as to size.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WITH THE SECOND Of recent years the custom of having separate organizations for the First and Second Teams from the very outset of the season had obtained at Yardley.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In the old days the Second was made up, perhaps a fortnight after the school year had started, of players who were not needed on the First and those who, for one reason or another, were ineligible for it.
three
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From this reading Under the new system the Second came into being two or three days after the start of the fall term, with a coaching staff, small but sufficient, of its own, a captain elected the preceding year and a general organization similar to that of the First save as to size.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As a result, the Second as an adversary for the First, or School, Team, never amounted to much until the season was half gone.
two
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From this reading Under the new system the Second came into being two or three days after the start of the fall term, with a coaching staff, small but sufficient, of its own, a captain elected the preceding year and a general organization similar to that of the First save as to size.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under the new system the Second came into being two or three days after the start of the fall term, with a coaching staff, small but sufficient, of its own, a captain elected the preceding year and a general organization similar to that of the First save as to size.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading As a result, the Second as an adversary for the First, or School, Team, never amounted to much until the season was half gone.
up
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From this reading In the old days the Second was made up, perhaps a fortnight after the school year had started, of players who were not needed on the First and those who, for one reason or another, were ineligible for it.
very
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From this reading WITH THE SECOND Of recent years the custom of having separate organizations for the First and Second Teams from the very outset of the season had obtained at Yardley.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the old days the Second was made up, perhaps a fortnight after the school year had started, of players who were not needed on the First and those who, for one reason or another, were ineligible for it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the old days the Second was made up, perhaps a fortnight after the school year had started, of players who were not needed on the First and those who, for one reason or another, were ineligible for it.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In the old days the Second was made up, perhaps a fortnight after the school year had started, of players who were not needed on the First and those who, for one reason or another, were ineligible for it.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WITH THE SECOND Of recent years the custom of having separate organizations for the First and Second Teams from the very outset of the season had obtained at Yardley.
Yardley
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From this reading WITH THE SECOND Of recent years the custom of having separate organizations for the First and Second Teams from the very outset of the season had obtained at Yardley.
year
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From this reading In the old days the Second was made up, perhaps a fortnight after the school year had started, of players who were not needed on the First and those who, for one reason or another, were ineligible for it.
years
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From this reading WITH THE SECOND Of recent years the custom of having separate organizations for the First and Second Teams from the very outset of the season had obtained at Yardley.
