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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 "I don't think we have a Chinaman's chance of making the team our first year in high," he replied.
able
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From this reading Made in the United States of America "Wonder if we'll be able to make the football eleven when we go to Lenox High."
America
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From this reading Made in the United States of America "Wonder if we'll be able to make the football eleven when we go to Lenox High."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rooster Long stopped drawing pictures in the dust with the toe of his shoe and looked up at his companion inquiringly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Rooster Long stopped drawing pictures in the dust with the toe of his shoe and looked up at his companion inquiringly.
AUTHOR
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From this reading The Champions of the Football League AUTHOR OF "GARRY GRAYSON'S HILL STREET ELEVEN," "GARRY GRAYSON SHOWING HIS SPEED," ETC.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Wonder if we'll be able to make the football eleven when we go to Lenox High."
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Garry Grayson, former captain and quarterback of the Hill Street eleven, shook his head doubtfully.
Champions
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From this reading The Champions of the Football League AUTHOR OF "GARRY GRAYSON'S HILL STREET ELEVEN," "GARRY GRAYSON SHOWING HIS SPEED," ETC.
chance
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From this reading "I don't think we have a Chinaman's chance of making the team our first year in high," he replied.
Chinaman's
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From this reading "I don't think we have a Chinaman's chance of making the team our first year in high," he replied.
companion
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From this reading Rooster Long stopped drawing pictures in the dust with the toe of his shoe and looked up at his companion inquiringly.
don't
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From this reading "I don't think we have a Chinaman's chance of making the team our first year in high," he replied.
doubtfully
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From this reading Garry Grayson, former captain and quarterback of the Hill Street eleven, shook his head doubtfully.
drawing
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From this reading Rooster Long stopped drawing pictures in the dust with the toe of his shoe and looked up at his companion inquiringly.
dust
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From this reading Rooster Long stopped drawing pictures in the dust with the toe of his shoe and looked up at his companion inquiringly.
ELEVEN
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From this reading The Champions of the Football League AUTHOR OF "GARRY GRAYSON'S HILL STREET ELEVEN," "GARRY GRAYSON SHOWING HIS SPEED," ETC.
ETC
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From this reading The Champions of the Football League AUTHOR OF "GARRY GRAYSON'S HILL STREET ELEVEN," "GARRY GRAYSON SHOWING HIS SPEED," ETC.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't think we have a Chinaman's chance of making the team our first year in high," he replied.
Football
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From this reading The Champions of the Football League AUTHOR OF "GARRY GRAYSON'S HILL STREET ELEVEN," "GARRY GRAYSON SHOWING HIS SPEED," ETC.
former
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From this reading Garry Grayson, former captain and quarterback of the Hill Street eleven, shook his head doubtfully.
GARRY
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From this reading The Champions of the Football League AUTHOR OF "GARRY GRAYSON'S HILL STREET ELEVEN," "GARRY GRAYSON SHOWING HIS SPEED," ETC.
go
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From this reading Made in the United States of America "Wonder if we'll be able to make the football eleven when we go to Lenox High."
GRAYSON
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From this reading The Champions of the Football League AUTHOR OF "GARRY GRAYSON'S HILL STREET ELEVEN," "GARRY GRAYSON SHOWING HIS SPEED," ETC.
GRAYSON'S
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From this reading The Champions of the Football League AUTHOR OF "GARRY GRAYSON'S HILL STREET ELEVEN," "GARRY GRAYSON SHOWING HIS SPEED," ETC.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I don't think we have a Chinaman's chance of making the team our first year in high," he replied.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I don't think we have a Chinaman's chance of making the team our first year in high," he replied.
head
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From this reading Garry Grayson, former captain and quarterback of the Hill Street eleven, shook his head doubtfully.
High
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From this reading Made in the United States of America "Wonder if we'll be able to make the football eleven when we go to Lenox High."
HILL
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From this reading The Champions of the Football League AUTHOR OF "GARRY GRAYSON'S HILL STREET ELEVEN," "GARRY GRAYSON SHOWING HIS SPEED," ETC.
HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Champions of the Football League AUTHOR OF "GARRY GRAYSON'S HILL STREET ELEVEN," "GARRY GRAYSON SHOWING HIS SPEED," ETC.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't think we have a Chinaman's chance of making the team our first year in high," he replied.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Wonder if we'll be able to make the football eleven when we go to Lenox High."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Wonder if we'll be able to make the football eleven when we go to Lenox High."
inquiringly
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From this reading Rooster Long stopped drawing pictures in the dust with the toe of his shoe and looked up at his companion inquiringly.
League
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From this reading The Champions of the Football League AUTHOR OF "GARRY GRAYSON'S HILL STREET ELEVEN," "GARRY GRAYSON SHOWING HIS SPEED," ETC.
Lenox
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From this reading Made in the United States of America "Wonder if we'll be able to make the football eleven when we go to Lenox High."
LongnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rooster Long stopped drawing pictures in the dust with the toe of his shoe and looked up at his companion inquiringly.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rooster Long stopped drawing pictures in the dust with the toe of his shoe and looked up at his companion inquiringly.
Made
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From this reading Made in the United States of America "Wonder if we'll be able to make the football eleven when we go to Lenox High."
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Wonder if we'll be able to make the football eleven when we go to Lenox High."
making
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From this reading "I don't think we have a Chinaman's chance of making the team our first year in high," he replied.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Champions of the Football League AUTHOR OF "GARRY GRAYSON'S HILL STREET ELEVEN," "GARRY GRAYSON SHOWING HIS SPEED," ETC.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I don't think we have a Chinaman's chance of making the team our first year in high," he replied.
pictures
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From this reading Rooster Long stopped drawing pictures in the dust with the toe of his shoe and looked up at his companion inquiringly.
quarterback
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From this reading Garry Grayson, former captain and quarterback of the Hill Street eleven, shook his head doubtfully.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't think we have a Chinaman's chance of making the team our first year in high," he replied.
Rooster
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From this reading Rooster Long stopped drawing pictures in the dust with the toe of his shoe and looked up at his companion inquiringly.
shoe
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From this reading Rooster Long stopped drawing pictures in the dust with the toe of his shoe and looked up at his companion inquiringly.
shook
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From this reading Garry Grayson, former captain and quarterback of the Hill Street eleven, shook his head doubtfully.
SHOWING
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From this reading The Champions of the Football League AUTHOR OF "GARRY GRAYSON'S HILL STREET ELEVEN," "GARRY GRAYSON SHOWING HIS SPEED," ETC.
SPEED
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From this reading The Champions of the Football League AUTHOR OF "GARRY GRAYSON'S HILL STREET ELEVEN," "GARRY GRAYSON SHOWING HIS SPEED," ETC.
States
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From this reading Made in the United States of America "Wonder if we'll be able to make the football eleven when we go to Lenox High."
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Rooster Long stopped drawing pictures in the dust with the toe of his shoe and looked up at his companion inquiringly.
STREET
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From this reading The Champions of the Football League AUTHOR OF "GARRY GRAYSON'S HILL STREET ELEVEN," "GARRY GRAYSON SHOWING HIS SPEED," ETC.
team
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From this reading "I don't think we have a Chinaman's chance of making the team our first year in high," he replied.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Champions of the Football League AUTHOR OF "GARRY GRAYSON'S HILL STREET ELEVEN," "GARRY GRAYSON SHOWING HIS SPEED," ETC.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I don't think we have a Chinaman's chance of making the team our first year in high," he replied.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Wonder if we'll be able to make the football eleven when we go to Lenox High."
toe
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From this reading Rooster Long stopped drawing pictures in the dust with the toe of his shoe and looked up at his companion inquiringly.
United
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From this reading Made in the United States of America "Wonder if we'll be able to make the football eleven when we go to Lenox High."
up
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From this reading Rooster Long stopped drawing pictures in the dust with the toe of his shoe and looked up at his companion inquiringly.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Wonder if we'll be able to make the football eleven when we go to Lenox High."
we'll
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From this reading Made in the United States of America "Wonder if we'll be able to make the football eleven when we go to Lenox High."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Made in the United States of America "Wonder if we'll be able to make the football eleven when we go to Lenox High."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rooster Long stopped drawing pictures in the dust with the toe of his shoe and looked up at his companion inquiringly.
Wonder
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From this reading Made in the United States of America "Wonder if we'll be able to make the football eleven when we go to Lenox High."
year
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From this reading "I don't think we have a Chinaman's chance of making the team our first year in high," he replied.
