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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 Unfortunately they had no field near the school, and they were obliged to go two miles by tram to a pitch which they rented in the suburbs.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The journey, however, made a pleasant Wednesday afternoon's excursion, and really added to the excitement of the practice.
Adventure
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From this reading An Adventure Please do not think, because the girls of Kingfield High School resented being obliged to play rounders during eleven o'clock break, that they therefore were not enthusiastic on the subject of games.
afternoon's
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From this reading The journey, however, made a pleasant Wednesday afternoon's excursion, and really added to the excitement of the practice.
agility
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From this reading Miss Ormerod often went herself to watch, and on one occasion played in a match "School versus Mistresses", and astonished everybody by her agility.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Adventure Please do not think, because the girls of Kingfield High School resented being obliged to play rounders during eleven o'clock break, that they therefore were not enthusiastic on the subject of games.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were keen on hockey, and their team had won three matches during the season.
astonishedadjectiveUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃt/
very surprised
From this reading Miss Ormerod often went herself to watch, and on one occasion played in a match "School versus Mistresses", and astonished everybody by her agility.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading An Adventure Please do not think, because the girls of Kingfield High School resented being obliged to play rounders during eleven o'clock break, that they therefore were not enthusiastic on the subject of games.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading An Adventure Please do not think, because the girls of Kingfield High School resented being obliged to play rounders during eleven o'clock break, that they therefore were not enthusiastic on the subject of games.
break
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From this reading An Adventure Please do not think, because the girls of Kingfield High School resented being obliged to play rounders during eleven o'clock break, that they therefore were not enthusiastic on the subject of games.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Unfortunately they had no field near the school, and they were obliged to go two miles by tram to a pitch which they rented in the suburbs.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading An Adventure Please do not think, because the girls of Kingfield High School resented being obliged to play rounders during eleven o'clock break, that they therefore were not enthusiastic on the subject of games.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading An Adventure Please do not think, because the girls of Kingfield High School resented being obliged to play rounders during eleven o'clock break, that they therefore were not enthusiastic on the subject of games.
eleven
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From this reading An Adventure Please do not think, because the girls of Kingfield High School resented being obliged to play rounders during eleven o'clock break, that they therefore were not enthusiastic on the subject of games.
enthusiastic
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From this reading An Adventure Please do not think, because the girls of Kingfield High School resented being obliged to play rounders during eleven o'clock break, that they therefore were not enthusiastic on the subject of games.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Miss Ormerod often went herself to watch, and on one occasion played in a match "School versus Mistresses", and astonished everybody by her agility.
excitement
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From this reading The journey, however, made a pleasant Wednesday afternoon's excursion, and really added to the excitement of the practice.
excursion
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From this reading The journey, however, made a pleasant Wednesday afternoon's excursion, and really added to the excitement of the practice.
field
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From this reading Unfortunately they had no field near the school, and they were obliged to go two miles by tram to a pitch which they rented in the suburbs.
games
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From this reading An Adventure Please do not think, because the girls of Kingfield High School resented being obliged to play rounders during eleven o'clock break, that they therefore were not enthusiastic on the subject of games.
girls
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From this reading An Adventure Please do not think, because the girls of Kingfield High School resented being obliged to play rounders during eleven o'clock break, that they therefore were not enthusiastic on the subject of games.
go
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From this reading Unfortunately they had no field near the school, and they were obliged to go two miles by tram to a pitch which they rented in the suburbs.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were keen on hockey, and their team had won three matches during the season.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Ormerod often went herself to watch, and on one occasion played in a match "School versus Mistresses", and astonished everybody by her agility.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Miss Ormerod often went herself to watch, and on one occasion played in a match "School versus Mistresses", and astonished everybody by her agility.
High
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From this reading An Adventure Please do not think, because the girls of Kingfield High School resented being obliged to play rounders during eleven o'clock break, that they therefore were not enthusiastic on the subject of games.
hockey
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From this reading They were keen on hockey, and their team had won three matches during the season.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The journey, however, made a pleasant Wednesday afternoon's excursion, and really added to the excitement of the practice.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Unfortunately they had no field near the school, and they were obliged to go two miles by tram to a pitch which they rented in the suburbs.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The journey, however, made a pleasant Wednesday afternoon's excursion, and really added to the excitement of the practice.
keen
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From this reading They were keen on hockey, and their team had won three matches during the season.
Kingfield
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From this reading An Adventure Please do not think, because the girls of Kingfield High School resented being obliged to play rounders during eleven o'clock break, that they therefore were not enthusiastic on the subject of games.
made
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From this reading The journey, however, made a pleasant Wednesday afternoon's excursion, and really added to the excitement of the practice.
match
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From this reading Miss Ormerod often went herself to watch, and on one occasion played in a match "School versus Mistresses", and astonished everybody by her agility.
matches
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From this reading They were keen on hockey, and their team had won three matches during the season.
miles
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From this reading Unfortunately they had no field near the school, and they were obliged to go two miles by tram to a pitch which they rented in the suburbs.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Ormerod often went herself to watch, and on one occasion played in a match "School versus Mistresses", and astonished everybody by her agility.
Mistresses
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From this reading Miss Ormerod often went herself to watch, and on one occasion played in a match "School versus Mistresses", and astonished everybody by her agility.
near
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From this reading Unfortunately they had no field near the school, and they were obliged to go two miles by tram to a pitch which they rented in the suburbs.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Unfortunately they had no field near the school, and they were obliged to go two miles by tram to a pitch which they rented in the suburbs.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading An Adventure Please do not think, because the girls of Kingfield High School resented being obliged to play rounders during eleven o'clock break, that they therefore were not enthusiastic on the subject of games.
o'clock
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From this reading An Adventure Please do not think, because the girls of Kingfield High School resented being obliged to play rounders during eleven o'clock break, that they therefore were not enthusiastic on the subject of games.
obliged
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From this reading An Adventure Please do not think, because the girls of Kingfield High School resented being obliged to play rounders during eleven o'clock break, that they therefore were not enthusiastic on the subject of games.
occasion
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From this reading Miss Ormerod often went herself to watch, and on one occasion played in a match "School versus Mistresses", and astonished everybody by her agility.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An Adventure Please do not think, because the girls of Kingfield High School resented being obliged to play rounders during eleven o'clock break, that they therefore were not enthusiastic on the subject of games.
often
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From this reading Miss Ormerod often went herself to watch, and on one occasion played in a match "School versus Mistresses", and astonished everybody by her agility.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading An Adventure Please do not think, because the girls of Kingfield High School resented being obliged to play rounders during eleven o'clock break, that they therefore were not enthusiastic on the subject of games.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Miss Ormerod often went herself to watch, and on one occasion played in a match "School versus Mistresses", and astonished everybody by her agility.
Ormerod
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From this reading Miss Ormerod often went herself to watch, and on one occasion played in a match "School versus Mistresses", and astonished everybody by her agility.
pitch
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From this reading Unfortunately they had no field near the school, and they were obliged to go two miles by tram to a pitch which they rented in the suburbs.
play
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From this reading An Adventure Please do not think, because the girls of Kingfield High School resented being obliged to play rounders during eleven o'clock break, that they therefore were not enthusiastic on the subject of games.
played
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From this reading Miss Ormerod often went herself to watch, and on one occasion played in a match "School versus Mistresses", and astonished everybody by her agility.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The journey, however, made a pleasant Wednesday afternoon's excursion, and really added to the excitement of the practice.
Please
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From this reading An Adventure Please do not think, because the girls of Kingfield High School resented being obliged to play rounders during eleven o'clock break, that they therefore were not enthusiastic on the subject of games.
practice
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From this reading The journey, however, made a pleasant Wednesday afternoon's excursion, and really added to the excitement of the practice.
really
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From this reading The journey, however, made a pleasant Wednesday afternoon's excursion, and really added to the excitement of the practice.
rented
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From this reading Unfortunately they had no field near the school, and they were obliged to go two miles by tram to a pitch which they rented in the suburbs.
resented
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From this reading An Adventure Please do not think, because the girls of Kingfield High School resented being obliged to play rounders during eleven o'clock break, that they therefore were not enthusiastic on the subject of games.
rounders
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From this reading An Adventure Please do not think, because the girls of Kingfield High School resented being obliged to play rounders during eleven o'clock break, that they therefore were not enthusiastic on the subject of games.
School
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From this reading An Adventure Please do not think, because the girls of Kingfield High School resented being obliged to play rounders during eleven o'clock break, that they therefore were not enthusiastic on the subject of games.
season
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From this reading They were keen on hockey, and their team had won three matches during the season.
subject
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From this reading An Adventure Please do not think, because the girls of Kingfield High School resented being obliged to play rounders during eleven o'clock break, that they therefore were not enthusiastic on the subject of games.
suburbs
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From this reading Unfortunately they had no field near the school, and they were obliged to go two miles by tram to a pitch which they rented in the suburbs.
team
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From this reading They were keen on hockey, and their team had won three matches during the season.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading An Adventure Please do not think, because the girls of Kingfield High School resented being obliged to play rounders during eleven o'clock break, that they therefore were not enthusiastic on the subject of games.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An Adventure Please do not think, because the girls of Kingfield High School resented being obliged to play rounders during eleven o'clock break, that they therefore were not enthusiastic on the subject of games.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were keen on hockey, and their team had won three matches during the season.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading An Adventure Please do not think, because the girls of Kingfield High School resented being obliged to play rounders during eleven o'clock break, that they therefore were not enthusiastic on the subject of games.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading An Adventure Please do not think, because the girls of Kingfield High School resented being obliged to play rounders during eleven o'clock break, that they therefore were not enthusiastic on the subject of games.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An Adventure Please do not think, because the girls of Kingfield High School resented being obliged to play rounders during eleven o'clock break, that they therefore were not enthusiastic on the subject of games.
three
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From this reading They were keen on hockey, and their team had won three matches during the season.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An Adventure Please do not think, because the girls of Kingfield High School resented being obliged to play rounders during eleven o'clock break, that they therefore were not enthusiastic on the subject of games.
tram
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From this reading Unfortunately they had no field near the school, and they were obliged to go two miles by tram to a pitch which they rented in the suburbs.
two
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From this reading Unfortunately they had no field near the school, and they were obliged to go two miles by tram to a pitch which they rented in the suburbs.
Unfortunately
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From this reading Unfortunately they had no field near the school, and they were obliged to go two miles by tram to a pitch which they rented in the suburbs.
versus
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From this reading Miss Ormerod often went herself to watch, and on one occasion played in a match "School versus Mistresses", and astonished everybody by her agility.
watch
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From this reading Miss Ormerod often went herself to watch, and on one occasion played in a match "School versus Mistresses", and astonished everybody by her agility.
Wednesday
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From this reading The journey, however, made a pleasant Wednesday afternoon's excursion, and really added to the excitement of the practice.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Ormerod often went herself to watch, and on one occasion played in a match "School versus Mistresses", and astonished everybody by her agility.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading An Adventure Please do not think, because the girls of Kingfield High School resented being obliged to play rounders during eleven o'clock break, that they therefore were not enthusiastic on the subject of games.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Unfortunately they had no field near the school, and they were obliged to go two miles by tram to a pitch which they rented in the suburbs.
won
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From this reading They were keen on hockey, and their team had won three matches during the season.
