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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 Practice was held in a field on the edge of town leased by the Association.
able
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From this reading Captain Taylor never knew until the last moment which of his team members would be able to play and in consequence he tried to have two good players for every position.
all
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From this reading THE CHENANGO CLUB The club had already played several games by that time, but, as all the members were either attending high school or employed at work, one day’s line-up was seldom like another’s.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CHENANGO CLUB The club had already played several games by that time, but, as all the members were either attending high school or employed at work, one day’s line-up was seldom like another’s.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Captain Taylor never knew until the last moment which of his team members would be able to play and in consequence he tried to have two good players for every position.
another's
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From this reading THE CHENANGO CLUB The club had already played several games by that time, but, as all the members were either attending high school or employed at work, one day’s line-up was seldom like another’s.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It had a board fence around it, contained a small grand stand, a shed which answered the purpose of dressing-room, a cinder track, one-eighth mile in circumference, and jumping pits.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading It had a board fence around it, contained a small grand stand, a shed which answered the purpose of dressing-room, a cinder track, one-eighth mile in circumference, and jumping pits.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE CHENANGO CLUB The club had already played several games by that time, but, as all the members were either attending high school or employed at work, one day’s line-up was seldom like another’s.
Association
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From this reading Practice was held in a field on the edge of town leased by the Association.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE CHENANGO CLUB The club had already played several games by that time, but, as all the members were either attending high school or employed at work, one day’s line-up was seldom like another’s.
attending
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From this reading THE CHENANGO CLUB The club had already played several games by that time, but, as all the members were either attending high school or employed at work, one day’s line-up was seldom like another’s.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Captain Taylor never knew until the last moment which of his team members would be able to play and in consequence he tried to have two good players for every position.
board
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From this reading It had a board fence around it, contained a small grand stand, a shed which answered the purpose of dressing-room, a cinder track, one-eighth mile in circumference, and jumping pits.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE CHENANGO CLUB The club had already played several games by that time, but, as all the members were either attending high school or employed at work, one day’s line-up was seldom like another’s.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE CHENANGO CLUB The club had already played several games by that time, but, as all the members were either attending high school or employed at work, one day’s line-up was seldom like another’s.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Taylor never knew until the last moment which of his team members would be able to play and in consequence he tried to have two good players for every position.
CHENANGO
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From this reading THE CHENANGO CLUB The club had already played several games by that time, but, as all the members were either attending high school or employed at work, one day’s line-up was seldom like another’s.
cinder
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From this reading It had a board fence around it, contained a small grand stand, a shed which answered the purpose of dressing-room, a cinder track, one-eighth mile in circumference, and jumping pits.
circumference
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From this reading It had a board fence around it, contained a small grand stand, a shed which answered the purpose of dressing-room, a cinder track, one-eighth mile in circumference, and jumping pits.
CLUB
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From this reading THE CHENANGO CLUB The club had already played several games by that time, but, as all the members were either attending high school or employed at work, one day’s line-up was seldom like another’s.
consequence
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From this reading Captain Taylor never knew until the last moment which of his team members would be able to play and in consequence he tried to have two good players for every position.
contained
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From this reading It had a board fence around it, contained a small grand stand, a shed which answered the purpose of dressing-room, a cinder track, one-eighth mile in circumference, and jumping pits.
day's
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From this reading THE CHENANGO CLUB The club had already played several games by that time, but, as all the members were either attending high school or employed at work, one day’s line-up was seldom like another’s.
dressing-room
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From this reading It had a board fence around it, contained a small grand stand, a shed which answered the purpose of dressing-room, a cinder track, one-eighth mile in circumference, and jumping pits.
edge
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From this reading Practice was held in a field on the edge of town leased by the Association.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading THE CHENANGO CLUB The club had already played several games by that time, but, as all the members were either attending high school or employed at work, one day’s line-up was seldom like another’s.
employed
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From this reading THE CHENANGO CLUB The club had already played several games by that time, but, as all the members were either attending high school or employed at work, one day’s line-up was seldom like another’s.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Captain Taylor never knew until the last moment which of his team members would be able to play and in consequence he tried to have two good players for every position.
fence
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From this reading It had a board fence around it, contained a small grand stand, a shed which answered the purpose of dressing-room, a cinder track, one-eighth mile in circumference, and jumping pits.
field
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From this reading Practice was held in a field on the edge of town leased by the Association.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Captain Taylor never knew until the last moment which of his team members would be able to play and in consequence he tried to have two good players for every position.
games
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From this reading THE CHENANGO CLUB The club had already played several games by that time, but, as all the members were either attending high school or employed at work, one day’s line-up was seldom like another’s.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Taylor never knew until the last moment which of his team members would be able to play and in consequence he tried to have two good players for every position.
grand
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From this reading It had a board fence around it, contained a small grand stand, a shed which answered the purpose of dressing-room, a cinder track, one-eighth mile in circumference, and jumping pits.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CHENANGO CLUB The club had already played several games by that time, but, as all the members were either attending high school or employed at work, one day’s line-up was seldom like another’s.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Captain Taylor never knew until the last moment which of his team members would be able to play and in consequence he tried to have two good players for every position.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Captain Taylor never knew until the last moment which of his team members would be able to play and in consequence he tried to have two good players for every position.
held
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From this reading Practice was held in a field on the edge of town leased by the Association.
high
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From this reading THE CHENANGO CLUB The club had already played several games by that time, but, as all the members were either attending high school or employed at work, one day’s line-up was seldom like another’s.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Captain Taylor never knew until the last moment which of his team members would be able to play and in consequence he tried to have two good players for every position.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Captain Taylor never knew until the last moment which of his team members would be able to play and in consequence he tried to have two good players for every position.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It wasn’t either very level or very spacious, but it sufficed.
jumping
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From this reading It had a board fence around it, contained a small grand stand, a shed which answered the purpose of dressing-room, a cinder track, one-eighth mile in circumference, and jumping pits.
knew
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From this reading Captain Taylor never knew until the last moment which of his team members would be able to play and in consequence he tried to have two good players for every position.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Taylor never knew until the last moment which of his team members would be able to play and in consequence he tried to have two good players for every position.
leased
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From this reading Practice was held in a field on the edge of town leased by the Association.
level
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From this reading It wasn’t either very level or very spacious, but it sufficed.
like
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From this reading THE CHENANGO CLUB The club had already played several games by that time, but, as all the members were either attending high school or employed at work, one day’s line-up was seldom like another’s.
line-up
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From this reading THE CHENANGO CLUB The club had already played several games by that time, but, as all the members were either attending high school or employed at work, one day’s line-up was seldom like another’s.
members
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From this reading THE CHENANGO CLUB The club had already played several games by that time, but, as all the members were either attending high school or employed at work, one day’s line-up was seldom like another’s.
mile
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From this reading It had a board fence around it, contained a small grand stand, a shed which answered the purpose of dressing-room, a cinder track, one-eighth mile in circumference, and jumping pits.
moment
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From this reading Captain Taylor never knew until the last moment which of his team members would be able to play and in consequence he tried to have two good players for every position.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Taylor never knew until the last moment which of his team members would be able to play and in consequence he tried to have two good players for every position.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Captain Taylor never knew until the last moment which of his team members would be able to play and in consequence he tried to have two good players for every position.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Practice was held in a field on the edge of town leased by the Association.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE CHENANGO CLUB The club had already played several games by that time, but, as all the members were either attending high school or employed at work, one day’s line-up was seldom like another’s.
one-eighth
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From this reading It had a board fence around it, contained a small grand stand, a shed which answered the purpose of dressing-room, a cinder track, one-eighth mile in circumference, and jumping pits.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE CHENANGO CLUB The club had already played several games by that time, but, as all the members were either attending high school or employed at work, one day’s line-up was seldom like another’s.
pits
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From this reading It had a board fence around it, contained a small grand stand, a shed which answered the purpose of dressing-room, a cinder track, one-eighth mile in circumference, and jumping pits.
play
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From this reading Captain Taylor never knew until the last moment which of his team members would be able to play and in consequence he tried to have two good players for every position.
played
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From this reading THE CHENANGO CLUB The club had already played several games by that time, but, as all the members were either attending high school or employed at work, one day’s line-up was seldom like another’s.
players
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From this reading Captain Taylor never knew until the last moment which of his team members would be able to play and in consequence he tried to have two good players for every position.
position
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From this reading Captain Taylor never knew until the last moment which of his team members would be able to play and in consequence he tried to have two good players for every position.
Practice
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From this reading Practice was held in a field on the edge of town leased by the Association.
purpose
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From this reading It had a board fence around it, contained a small grand stand, a shed which answered the purpose of dressing-room, a cinder track, one-eighth mile in circumference, and jumping pits.
school
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From this reading THE CHENANGO CLUB The club had already played several games by that time, but, as all the members were either attending high school or employed at work, one day’s line-up was seldom like another’s.
seldom
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From this reading THE CHENANGO CLUB The club had already played several games by that time, but, as all the members were either attending high school or employed at work, one day’s line-up was seldom like another’s.
several
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From this reading THE CHENANGO CLUB The club had already played several games by that time, but, as all the members were either attending high school or employed at work, one day’s line-up was seldom like another’s.
shed
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From this reading It had a board fence around it, contained a small grand stand, a shed which answered the purpose of dressing-room, a cinder track, one-eighth mile in circumference, and jumping pits.
small
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From this reading It had a board fence around it, contained a small grand stand, a shed which answered the purpose of dressing-room, a cinder track, one-eighth mile in circumference, and jumping pits.
spacious
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From this reading It wasn’t either very level or very spacious, but it sufficed.
stand
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From this reading It had a board fence around it, contained a small grand stand, a shed which answered the purpose of dressing-room, a cinder track, one-eighth mile in circumference, and jumping pits.
sufficed
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From this reading It wasn’t either very level or very spacious, but it sufficed.
Taylor
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From this reading Captain Taylor never knew until the last moment which of his team members would be able to play and in consequence he tried to have two good players for every position.
team
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From this reading Captain Taylor never knew until the last moment which of his team members would be able to play and in consequence he tried to have two good players for every position.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE CHENANGO CLUB The club had already played several games by that time, but, as all the members were either attending high school or employed at work, one day’s line-up was seldom like another’s.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHENANGO CLUB The club had already played several games by that time, but, as all the members were either attending high school or employed at work, one day’s line-up was seldom like another’s.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CHENANGO CLUB The club had already played several games by that time, but, as all the members were either attending high school or employed at work, one day’s line-up was seldom like another’s.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Captain Taylor never knew until the last moment which of his team members would be able to play and in consequence he tried to have two good players for every position.
town
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From this reading Practice was held in a field on the edge of town leased by the Association.
tracknounUS /træk/
a route or signs showing the way someone went
From this reading It had a board fence around it, contained a small grand stand, a shed which answered the purpose of dressing-room, a cinder track, one-eighth mile in circumference, and jumping pits.
tried
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From this reading Captain Taylor never knew until the last moment which of his team members would be able to play and in consequence he tried to have two good players for every position.
two
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From this reading Captain Taylor never knew until the last moment which of his team members would be able to play and in consequence he tried to have two good players for every position.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Captain Taylor never knew until the last moment which of his team members would be able to play and in consequence he tried to have two good players for every position.
very
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From this reading It wasn’t either very level or very spacious, but it sufficed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CHENANGO CLUB The club had already played several games by that time, but, as all the members were either attending high school or employed at work, one day’s line-up was seldom like another’s.
wasn't
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From this reading It wasn’t either very level or very spacious, but it sufficed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE CHENANGO CLUB The club had already played several games by that time, but, as all the members were either attending high school or employed at work, one day’s line-up was seldom like another’s.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Captain Taylor never knew until the last moment which of his team members would be able to play and in consequence he tried to have two good players for every position.
work
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From this reading THE CHENANGO CLUB The club had already played several games by that time, but, as all the members were either attending high school or employed at work, one day’s line-up was seldom like another’s.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Captain Taylor never knew until the last moment which of his team members would be able to play and in consequence he tried to have two good players for every position.
