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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 A good many fellows took the stand that Toby deserved a gold medal instead of probation, even while deploring the fact that he had employed questionable means to wreak vengeance.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Of course Toby was lost to football for the rest of the season, although, as he was, at most, but a third-choice quarter, the loss was not considered serious.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By evening it was known everywhere that Toby Tucker was on probation for waylaying Roy Frick and beating him up.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading TUBB ON THE TRAIL It didn’t take long for the news to get around the school.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Of course Toby was lost to football for the rest of the season, although, as he was, at most, but a third-choice quarter, the loss was not considered serious.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Of course Toby was lost to football for the rest of the season, although, as he was, at most, but a third-choice quarter, the loss was not considered serious.
beating
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From this reading By evening it was known everywhere that Toby Tucker was on probation for waylaying Roy Frick and beating him up.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Of course Toby was lost to football for the rest of the season, although, as he was, at most, but a third-choice quarter, the loss was not considered serious.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By evening it was known everywhere that Toby Tucker was on probation for waylaying Roy Frick and beating him up.
considered
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From this reading Of course Toby was lost to football for the rest of the season, although, as he was, at most, but a third-choice quarter, the loss was not considered serious.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course Toby was lost to football for the rest of the season, although, as he was, at most, but a third-choice quarter, the loss was not considered serious.
deploring
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From this reading A good many fellows took the stand that Toby deserved a gold medal instead of probation, even while deploring the fact that he had employed questionable means to wreak vengeance.
deserved
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From this reading A good many fellows took the stand that Toby deserved a gold medal instead of probation, even while deploring the fact that he had employed questionable means to wreak vengeance.
didn't
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From this reading TUBB ON THE TRAIL It didn’t take long for the news to get around the school.
employed
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From this reading A good many fellows took the stand that Toby deserved a gold medal instead of probation, even while deploring the fact that he had employed questionable means to wreak vengeance.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A good many fellows took the stand that Toby deserved a gold medal instead of probation, even while deploring the fact that he had employed questionable means to wreak vengeance.
evening
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From this reading By evening it was known everywhere that Toby Tucker was on probation for waylaying Roy Frick and beating him up.
everywhere
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From this reading By evening it was known everywhere that Toby Tucker was on probation for waylaying Roy Frick and beating him up.
fact
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From this reading A good many fellows took the stand that Toby deserved a gold medal instead of probation, even while deploring the fact that he had employed questionable means to wreak vengeance.
fellows
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From this reading A good many fellows took the stand that Toby deserved a gold medal instead of probation, even while deploring the fact that he had employed questionable means to wreak vengeance.
football
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From this reading Of course Toby was lost to football for the rest of the season, although, as he was, at most, but a third-choice quarter, the loss was not considered serious.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading TUBB ON THE TRAIL It didn’t take long for the news to get around the school.
Frick
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From this reading By evening it was known everywhere that Toby Tucker was on probation for waylaying Roy Frick and beating him up.
get
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From this reading TUBB ON THE TRAIL It didn’t take long for the news to get around the school.
gold
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From this reading A good many fellows took the stand that Toby deserved a gold medal instead of probation, even while deploring the fact that he had employed questionable means to wreak vengeance.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A good many fellows took the stand that Toby deserved a gold medal instead of probation, even while deploring the fact that he had employed questionable means to wreak vengeance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A good many fellows took the stand that Toby deserved a gold medal instead of probation, even while deploring the fact that he had employed questionable means to wreak vengeance.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having some one hold Frick while he punched him was not quite sportsmanlike.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A good many fellows took the stand that Toby deserved a gold medal instead of probation, even while deploring the fact that he had employed questionable means to wreak vengeance.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By evening it was known everywhere that Toby Tucker was on probation for waylaying Roy Frick and beating him up.
hold
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From this reading Having some one hold Frick while he punched him was not quite sportsmanlike.
instead
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From this reading A good many fellows took the stand that Toby deserved a gold medal instead of probation, even while deploring the fact that he had employed questionable means to wreak vengeance.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TUBB ON THE TRAIL It didn’t take long for the news to get around the school.
known
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From this reading By evening it was known everywhere that Toby Tucker was on probation for waylaying Roy Frick and beating him up.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TUBB ON THE TRAIL It didn’t take long for the news to get around the school.
loss
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From this reading Of course Toby was lost to football for the rest of the season, although, as he was, at most, but a third-choice quarter, the loss was not considered serious.
lost
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From this reading Of course Toby was lost to football for the rest of the season, although, as he was, at most, but a third-choice quarter, the loss was not considered serious.
many
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From this reading A good many fellows took the stand that Toby deserved a gold medal instead of probation, even while deploring the fact that he had employed questionable means to wreak vengeance.
means
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From this reading A good many fellows took the stand that Toby deserved a gold medal instead of probation, even while deploring the fact that he had employed questionable means to wreak vengeance.
medal
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From this reading A good many fellows took the stand that Toby deserved a gold medal instead of probation, even while deploring the fact that he had employed questionable means to wreak vengeance.
most
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From this reading Of course Toby was lost to football for the rest of the season, although, as he was, at most, but a third-choice quarter, the loss was not considered serious.
news
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From this reading TUBB ON THE TRAIL It didn’t take long for the news to get around the school.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Having some one hold Frick while he punched him was not quite sportsmanlike.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A good many fellows took the stand that Toby deserved a gold medal instead of probation, even while deploring the fact that he had employed questionable means to wreak vengeance.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TUBB ON THE TRAIL It didn’t take long for the news to get around the school.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Having some one hold Frick while he punched him was not quite sportsmanlike.
probation
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From this reading By evening it was known everywhere that Toby Tucker was on probation for waylaying Roy Frick and beating him up.
punched
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From this reading Having some one hold Frick while he punched him was not quite sportsmanlike.
quarter
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From this reading Of course Toby was lost to football for the rest of the season, although, as he was, at most, but a third-choice quarter, the loss was not considered serious.
questionable
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From this reading A good many fellows took the stand that Toby deserved a gold medal instead of probation, even while deploring the fact that he had employed questionable means to wreak vengeance.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Having some one hold Frick while he punched him was not quite sportsmanlike.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course Toby was lost to football for the rest of the season, although, as he was, at most, but a third-choice quarter, the loss was not considered serious.
Roy
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From this reading By evening it was known everywhere that Toby Tucker was on probation for waylaying Roy Frick and beating him up.
school
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From this reading TUBB ON THE TRAIL It didn’t take long for the news to get around the school.
season
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From this reading Of course Toby was lost to football for the rest of the season, although, as he was, at most, but a third-choice quarter, the loss was not considered serious.
serious
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From this reading Of course Toby was lost to football for the rest of the season, although, as he was, at most, but a third-choice quarter, the loss was not considered serious.
some
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From this reading Having some one hold Frick while he punched him was not quite sportsmanlike.
sportsmanlike
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From this reading Having some one hold Frick while he punched him was not quite sportsmanlike.
stand
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From this reading A good many fellows took the stand that Toby deserved a gold medal instead of probation, even while deploring the fact that he had employed questionable means to wreak vengeance.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading TUBB ON THE TRAIL It didn’t take long for the news to get around the school.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By evening it was known everywhere that Toby Tucker was on probation for waylaying Roy Frick and beating him up.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TUBB ON THE TRAIL It didn’t take long for the news to get around the school.
third-choice
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From this reading Of course Toby was lost to football for the rest of the season, although, as he was, at most, but a third-choice quarter, the loss was not considered serious.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TUBB ON THE TRAIL It didn’t take long for the news to get around the school.
Toby
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From this reading By evening it was known everywhere that Toby Tucker was on probation for waylaying Roy Frick and beating him up.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A good many fellows took the stand that Toby deserved a gold medal instead of probation, even while deploring the fact that he had employed questionable means to wreak vengeance.
TRAIL
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From this reading TUBB ON THE TRAIL It didn’t take long for the news to get around the school.
TUBB
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From this reading TUBB ON THE TRAIL It didn’t take long for the news to get around the school.
Tucker
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From this reading By evening it was known everywhere that Toby Tucker was on probation for waylaying Roy Frick and beating him up.
up
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From this reading By evening it was known everywhere that Toby Tucker was on probation for waylaying Roy Frick and beating him up.
vengeance
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From this reading A good many fellows took the stand that Toby deserved a gold medal instead of probation, even while deploring the fact that he had employed questionable means to wreak vengeance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By evening it was known everywhere that Toby Tucker was on probation for waylaying Roy Frick and beating him up.
waylaying
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From this reading By evening it was known everywhere that Toby Tucker was on probation for waylaying Roy Frick and beating him up.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A good many fellows took the stand that Toby deserved a gold medal instead of probation, even while deploring the fact that he had employed questionable means to wreak vengeance.
wreak
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From this reading A good many fellows took the stand that Toby deserved a gold medal instead of probation, even while deploring the fact that he had employed questionable means to wreak vengeance.
