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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 With a sigh of relief, Jacob handed his driver to the caddy and watched the career of a truly hit ball down the smooth fairway.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Pretty certain where your name will come on the handicap list, Mr. Pratt," his opponent observed, after his own somewhat inferior effort.
ambitions
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From this reading "If I can qualify for scratch," Jacob replied, as they marched off together, first of twenty-three couples of prize-competing Cropstone Woodites, "one of the ambitions of my life will be gratified."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With a sigh of relief, Jacob handed his driver to the caddy and watched the career of a truly hit ball down the smooth fairway.
applause
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From this reading There was a little murmur of applause from a hundred or so of onlookers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "If I can qualify for scratch," Jacob replied, as they marched off together, first of twenty-three couples of prize-competing Cropstone Woodites, "one of the ambitions of my life will be gratified."
ball
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From this reading With a sigh of relief, Jacob handed his driver to the caddy and watched the career of a truly hit ball down the smooth fairway.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If I can qualify for scratch," Jacob replied, as they marched off together, first of twenty-three couples of prize-competing Cropstone Woodites, "one of the ambitions of my life will be gratified."
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By that stroke, Jacob had opened the Cropstone Wood Golf Links.
caddy
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From this reading With a sigh of relief, Jacob handed his driver to the caddy and watched the career of a truly hit ball down the smooth fairway.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "If I can qualify for scratch," Jacob replied, as they marched off together, first of twenty-three couples of prize-competing Cropstone Woodites, "one of the ambitions of my life will be gratified."
career
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From this reading With a sigh of relief, Jacob handed his driver to the caddy and watched the career of a truly hit ball down the smooth fairway.
certain
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From this reading "Pretty certain where your name will come on the handicap list, Mr. Pratt," his opponent observed, after his own somewhat inferior effort.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Pretty certain where your name will come on the handicap list, Mr. Pratt," his opponent observed, after his own somewhat inferior effort.
couples
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From this reading "If I can qualify for scratch," Jacob replied, as they marched off together, first of twenty-three couples of prize-competing Cropstone Woodites, "one of the ambitions of my life will be gratified."
Cropstone
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From this reading By that stroke, Jacob had opened the Cropstone Wood Golf Links.
down
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From this reading With a sigh of relief, Jacob handed his driver to the caddy and watched the career of a truly hit ball down the smooth fairway.
driver
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From this reading With a sigh of relief, Jacob handed his driver to the caddy and watched the career of a truly hit ball down the smooth fairway.
effort
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From this reading "Pretty certain where your name will come on the handicap list, Mr. Pratt," his opponent observed, after his own somewhat inferior effort.
fairwaynounUS /ˈfɛrweɪ/
a navigable part of a river, harbor, or sea route
From this reading With a sigh of relief, Jacob handed his driver to the caddy and watched the career of a truly hit ball down the smooth fairway.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If I can qualify for scratch," Jacob replied, as they marched off together, first of twenty-three couples of prize-competing Cropstone Woodites, "one of the ambitions of my life will be gratified."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "If I can qualify for scratch," Jacob replied, as they marched off together, first of twenty-three couples of prize-competing Cropstone Woodites, "one of the ambitions of my life will be gratified."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was a little murmur of applause from a hundred or so of onlookers.
Golf
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From this reading By that stroke, Jacob had opened the Cropstone Wood Golf Links.
gratified
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From this reading "If I can qualify for scratch," Jacob replied, as they marched off together, first of twenty-three couples of prize-competing Cropstone Woodites, "one of the ambitions of my life will be gratified."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By that stroke, Jacob had opened the Cropstone Wood Golf Links.
handed
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From this reading With a sigh of relief, Jacob handed his driver to the caddy and watched the career of a truly hit ball down the smooth fairway.
handicap
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From this reading "Pretty certain where your name will come on the handicap list, Mr. Pratt," his opponent observed, after his own somewhat inferior effort.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With a sigh of relief, Jacob handed his driver to the caddy and watched the career of a truly hit ball down the smooth fairway.
hit
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From this reading With a sigh of relief, Jacob handed his driver to the caddy and watched the career of a truly hit ball down the smooth fairway.
hundred
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From this reading There was a little murmur of applause from a hundred or so of onlookers.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If I can qualify for scratch," Jacob replied, as they marched off together, first of twenty-three couples of prize-competing Cropstone Woodites, "one of the ambitions of my life will be gratified."
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I can qualify for scratch," Jacob replied, as they marched off together, first of twenty-three couples of prize-competing Cropstone Woodites, "one of the ambitions of my life will be gratified."
inferior
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From this reading "Pretty certain where your name will come on the handicap list, Mr. Pratt," his opponent observed, after his own somewhat inferior effort.
Jacob
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From this reading With a sigh of relief, Jacob handed his driver to the caddy and watched the career of a truly hit ball down the smooth fairway.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If I can qualify for scratch," Jacob replied, as they marched off together, first of twenty-three couples of prize-competing Cropstone Woodites, "one of the ambitions of my life will be gratified."
Links
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From this reading By that stroke, Jacob had opened the Cropstone Wood Golf Links.
list
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From this reading "Pretty certain where your name will come on the handicap list, Mr. Pratt," his opponent observed, after his own somewhat inferior effort.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a little murmur of applause from a hundred or so of onlookers.
marched
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From this reading "If I can qualify for scratch," Jacob replied, as they marched off together, first of twenty-three couples of prize-competing Cropstone Woodites, "one of the ambitions of my life will be gratified."
Mr
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From this reading "Pretty certain where your name will come on the handicap list, Mr. Pratt," his opponent observed, after his own somewhat inferior effort.
murmur
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From this reading There was a little murmur of applause from a hundred or so of onlookers.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "If I can qualify for scratch," Jacob replied, as they marched off together, first of twenty-three couples of prize-competing Cropstone Woodites, "one of the ambitions of my life will be gratified."
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Pretty certain where your name will come on the handicap list, Mr. Pratt," his opponent observed, after his own somewhat inferior effort.
observed
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From this reading "Pretty certain where your name will come on the handicap list, Mr. Pratt," his opponent observed, after his own somewhat inferior effort.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a sigh of relief, Jacob handed his driver to the caddy and watched the career of a truly hit ball down the smooth fairway.
off
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From this reading "If I can qualify for scratch," Jacob replied, as they marched off together, first of twenty-three couples of prize-competing Cropstone Woodites, "one of the ambitions of my life will be gratified."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Pretty certain where your name will come on the handicap list, Mr. Pratt," his opponent observed, after his own somewhat inferior effort.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "If I can qualify for scratch," Jacob replied, as they marched off together, first of twenty-three couples of prize-competing Cropstone Woodites, "one of the ambitions of my life will be gratified."
onlookers
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From this reading There was a little murmur of applause from a hundred or so of onlookers.
opened
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From this reading By that stroke, Jacob had opened the Cropstone Wood Golf Links.
opponent
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From this reading "Pretty certain where your name will come on the handicap list, Mr. Pratt," his opponent observed, after his own somewhat inferior effort.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was a little murmur of applause from a hundred or so of onlookers.
own
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From this reading "Pretty certain where your name will come on the handicap list, Mr. Pratt," his opponent observed, after his own somewhat inferior effort.
Pratt
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From this reading "Pretty certain where your name will come on the handicap list, Mr. Pratt," his opponent observed, after his own somewhat inferior effort.
Pretty
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From this reading "Pretty certain where your name will come on the handicap list, Mr. Pratt," his opponent observed, after his own somewhat inferior effort.
prize-competing
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From this reading "If I can qualify for scratch," Jacob replied, as they marched off together, first of twenty-three couples of prize-competing Cropstone Woodites, "one of the ambitions of my life will be gratified."
qualify
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From this reading "If I can qualify for scratch," Jacob replied, as they marched off together, first of twenty-three couples of prize-competing Cropstone Woodites, "one of the ambitions of my life will be gratified."
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading With a sigh of relief, Jacob handed his driver to the caddy and watched the career of a truly hit ball down the smooth fairway.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If I can qualify for scratch," Jacob replied, as they marched off together, first of twenty-three couples of prize-competing Cropstone Woodites, "one of the ambitions of my life will be gratified."
scratch
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From this reading "If I can qualify for scratch," Jacob replied, as they marched off together, first of twenty-three couples of prize-competing Cropstone Woodites, "one of the ambitions of my life will be gratified."
sigh
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From this reading With a sigh of relief, Jacob handed his driver to the caddy and watched the career of a truly hit ball down the smooth fairway.
smooth
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From this reading With a sigh of relief, Jacob handed his driver to the caddy and watched the career of a truly hit ball down the smooth fairway.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There was a little murmur of applause from a hundred or so of onlookers.
somewhat
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From this reading "Pretty certain where your name will come on the handicap list, Mr. Pratt," his opponent observed, after his own somewhat inferior effort.
stroke
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From this reading By that stroke, Jacob had opened the Cropstone Wood Golf Links.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading By that stroke, Jacob had opened the Cropstone Wood Golf Links.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With a sigh of relief, Jacob handed his driver to the caddy and watched the career of a truly hit ball down the smooth fairway.
There
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From this reading There was a little murmur of applause from a hundred or so of onlookers.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If I can qualify for scratch," Jacob replied, as they marched off together, first of twenty-three couples of prize-competing Cropstone Woodites, "one of the ambitions of my life will be gratified."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a sigh of relief, Jacob handed his driver to the caddy and watched the career of a truly hit ball down the smooth fairway.
together
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From this reading "If I can qualify for scratch," Jacob replied, as they marched off together, first of twenty-three couples of prize-competing Cropstone Woodites, "one of the ambitions of my life will be gratified."
truly
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From this reading With a sigh of relief, Jacob handed his driver to the caddy and watched the career of a truly hit ball down the smooth fairway.
twenty-three
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From this reading "If I can qualify for scratch," Jacob replied, as they marched off together, first of twenty-three couples of prize-competing Cropstone Woodites, "one of the ambitions of my life will be gratified."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a little murmur of applause from a hundred or so of onlookers.
watched
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From this reading With a sigh of relief, Jacob handed his driver to the caddy and watched the career of a truly hit ball down the smooth fairway.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "Pretty certain where your name will come on the handicap list, Mr. Pratt," his opponent observed, after his own somewhat inferior effort.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Pretty certain where your name will come on the handicap list, Mr. Pratt," his opponent observed, after his own somewhat inferior effort.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a sigh of relief, Jacob handed his driver to the caddy and watched the career of a truly hit ball down the smooth fairway.
Wood
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From this reading By that stroke, Jacob had opened the Cropstone Wood Golf Links.
Woodites
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From this reading "If I can qualify for scratch," Jacob replied, as they marched off together, first of twenty-three couples of prize-competing Cropstone Woodites, "one of the ambitions of my life will be gratified."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Pretty certain where your name will come on the handicap list, Mr. Pratt," his opponent observed, after his own somewhat inferior effort.
