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From this reading "The score's still 10 to 9 in our favor!
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From this reading "The score's still 10 to 9 in our favor!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dittler plunged through between right end and tackle for four yards.
ball
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From this reading Wynn took the ball-- And just then the referee's whistle blew!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading IN THE LAST PERIOD With victory so near, the regulars declined to be held.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Dittler plunged through between right end and tackle for four yards.
blew
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From this reading Wynn took the ball-- And just then the referee's whistle blew!
declined
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From this reading IN THE LAST PERIOD With victory so near, the regulars declined to be held.
Dittler
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From this reading Dittler plunged through between right end and tackle for four yards.
end
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From this reading Dittler plunged through between right end and tackle for four yards.
ended
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From this reading The period had ended!
favor
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From this reading "The score's still 10 to 9 in our favor!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dittler plunged through between right end and tackle for four yards.
four
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From this reading Dittler plunged through between right end and tackle for four yards.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The period had ended!
held
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From this reading IN THE LAST PERIOD With victory so near, the regulars declined to be held.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE LAST PERIOD With victory so near, the regulars declined to be held.
just
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From this reading Wynn took the ball-- And just then the referee's whistle blew!
LASTnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE LAST PERIOD With victory so near, the regulars declined to be held.
near
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From this reading IN THE LAST PERIOD With victory so near, the regulars declined to be held.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "The score's still 10 to 9 in our favor!
PERIOD
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From this reading IN THE LAST PERIOD With victory so near, the regulars declined to be held.
plunged
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From this reading Dittler plunged through between right end and tackle for four yards.
referee's
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From this reading Wynn took the ball-- And just then the referee's whistle blew!
regulars
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From this reading IN THE LAST PERIOD With victory so near, the regulars declined to be held.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dittler plunged through between right end and tackle for four yards.
score's
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From this reading "The score's still 10 to 9 in our favor!
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading IN THE LAST PERIOD With victory so near, the regulars declined to be held.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The score's still 10 to 9 in our favor!
tackle
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From this reading Dittler plunged through between right end and tackle for four yards.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE LAST PERIOD With victory so near, the regulars declined to be held.
then
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From this reading Wynn took the ball-- And just then the referee's whistle blew!
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Dittler plunged through between right end and tackle for four yards.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN THE LAST PERIOD With victory so near, the regulars declined to be held.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wynn took the ball-- And just then the referee's whistle blew!
victory
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From this reading IN THE LAST PERIOD With victory so near, the regulars declined to be held.
whistlenounUS /ˈwhistle/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Wynn took the ball-- And just then the referee's whistle blew!
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN THE LAST PERIOD With victory so near, the regulars declined to be held.
Wynn
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From this reading Wynn took the ball-- And just then the referee's whistle blew!
yards
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From this reading Dittler plunged through between right end and tackle for four yards.