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Garry Grayson at Lenox High
Garry Grayson at Lenox High

Chapter XIII

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IN THE LAST PERIOD With victory so near, the regulars declined to be held.
Dittler plunged through between right end and tackle for four yards.
Wynn took the ball-- And just then the referee's whistle blew!
The period had ended!
"The score's still 10 to 9 in our favor!
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Garry Grayson at Lenox High

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
IN THE LAST PERIOD With victory so near, the regulars declined to be held.
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Dittler plunged through between right end and tackle for four yards.
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Wynn took the ball-- And just then the referee's whistle blew!
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The period had ended!
Line 5
"The score's still 10 to 9 in our favor!

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “Dittler plunged through between right end and tackle for four yards.”

LAST noun US /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.”

Right noun US /right/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Dittler plunged through between right end and tackle for four yards.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"The score's still 10 to 9 in our favor!”

Through noun US /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.”

Took noun US /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!”

Whistle noun US /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!”

All words in this reading · 40

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10

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From this reading "The score's still 10 to 9 in our favor!

9

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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.