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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 Incidentally, he made the Freshman team, a very scrub team, that was beaten by every high school and academy it played against.
academynounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading Incidentally, he made the Freshman team, a very scrub team, that was beaten by every high school and academy it played against.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Incidentally, he made the Freshman team, a very scrub team, that was beaten by every high school and academy it played against.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The reason for this was that he did not need the lectures he cut, and he knew it.
any
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From this reading Dick Forrest proved himself no prodigy at the university, save that he cut more lectures the first year than any other student.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dick Forrest proved himself no prodigy at the university, save that he cut more lectures the first year than any other student.
beaten
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From this reading Incidentally, he made the Freshman team, a very scrub team, that was beaten by every high school and academy it played against.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Dick did put in work that nobody saw.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Incidentally, he made the Freshman team, a very scrub team, that was beaten by every high school and academy it played against.
carried
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From this reading His coaches, while preparing him for the entrance examinations, had carried him nearly through the first college year.
coaches
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From this reading His coaches, while preparing him for the entrance examinations, had carried him nearly through the first college year.
college
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From this reading His coaches, while preparing him for the entrance examinations, had carried him nearly through the first college year.
cut
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From this reading Dick Forrest proved himself no prodigy at the university, save that he cut more lectures the first year than any other student.
Dick
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From this reading Dick Forrest proved himself no prodigy at the university, save that he cut more lectures the first year than any other student.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The reason for this was that he did not need the lectures he cut, and he knew it.
entrance
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From this reading His coaches, while preparing him for the entrance examinations, had carried him nearly through the first college year.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Incidentally, he made the Freshman team, a very scrub team, that was beaten by every high school and academy it played against.
examinations
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From this reading His coaches, while preparing him for the entrance examinations, had carried him nearly through the first college year.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dick Forrest proved himself no prodigy at the university, save that he cut more lectures the first year than any other student.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The reason for this was that he did not need the lectures he cut, and he knew it.
Forrest
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From this reading Dick Forrest proved himself no prodigy at the university, save that he cut more lectures the first year than any other student.
Freshman
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From this reading Incidentally, he made the Freshman team, a very scrub team, that was beaten by every high school and academy it played against.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading His coaches, while preparing him for the entrance examinations, had carried him nearly through the first college year.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dick Forrest proved himself no prodigy at the university, save that he cut more lectures the first year than any other student.
high
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From this reading Incidentally, he made the Freshman team, a very scrub team, that was beaten by every high school and academy it played against.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His coaches, while preparing him for the entrance examinations, had carried him nearly through the first college year.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Dick Forrest proved himself no prodigy at the university, save that he cut more lectures the first year than any other student.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His coaches, while preparing him for the entrance examinations, had carried him nearly through the first college year.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Dick did put in work that nobody saw.
Incidentally
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From this reading Incidentally, he made the Freshman team, a very scrub team, that was beaten by every high school and academy it played against.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The reason for this was that he did not need the lectures he cut, and he knew it.
knew
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From this reading The reason for this was that he did not need the lectures he cut, and he knew it.
lectures
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From this reading Dick Forrest proved himself no prodigy at the university, save that he cut more lectures the first year than any other student.
made
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From this reading Incidentally, he made the Freshman team, a very scrub team, that was beaten by every high school and academy it played against.
more
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From this reading Dick Forrest proved himself no prodigy at the university, save that he cut more lectures the first year than any other student.
nearly
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From this reading His coaches, while preparing him for the entrance examinations, had carried him nearly through the first college year.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The reason for this was that he did not need the lectures he cut, and he knew it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Dick Forrest proved himself no prodigy at the university, save that he cut more lectures the first year than any other student.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading But Dick did put in work that nobody saw.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The reason for this was that he did not need the lectures he cut, and he knew it.
other
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From this reading Dick Forrest proved himself no prodigy at the university, save that he cut more lectures the first year than any other student.
played
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From this reading Incidentally, he made the Freshman team, a very scrub team, that was beaten by every high school and academy it played against.
preparing
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From this reading His coaches, while preparing him for the entrance examinations, had carried him nearly through the first college year.
prodigy
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From this reading Dick Forrest proved himself no prodigy at the university, save that he cut more lectures the first year than any other student.
proved
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From this reading Dick Forrest proved himself no prodigy at the university, save that he cut more lectures the first year than any other student.
put
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From this reading But Dick did put in work that nobody saw.
reason
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From this reading The reason for this was that he did not need the lectures he cut, and he knew it.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Dick Forrest proved himself no prodigy at the university, save that he cut more lectures the first year than any other student.
saw
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From this reading But Dick did put in work that nobody saw.
school
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From this reading Incidentally, he made the Freshman team, a very scrub team, that was beaten by every high school and academy it played against.
scrub
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From this reading Incidentally, he made the Freshman team, a very scrub team, that was beaten by every high school and academy it played against.
student
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From this reading Dick Forrest proved himself no prodigy at the university, save that he cut more lectures the first year than any other student.
team
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From this reading Incidentally, he made the Freshman team, a very scrub team, that was beaten by every high school and academy it played against.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Dick Forrest proved himself no prodigy at the university, save that he cut more lectures the first year than any other student.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dick Forrest proved himself no prodigy at the university, save that he cut more lectures the first year than any other student.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dick Forrest proved himself no prodigy at the university, save that he cut more lectures the first year than any other student.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The reason for this was that he did not need the lectures he cut, and he knew it.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His coaches, while preparing him for the entrance examinations, had carried him nearly through the first college year.
university
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From this reading Dick Forrest proved himself no prodigy at the university, save that he cut more lectures the first year than any other student.
very
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From this reading Incidentally, he made the Freshman team, a very scrub team, that was beaten by every high school and academy it played against.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The reason for this was that he did not need the lectures he cut, and he knew it.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading His coaches, while preparing him for the entrance examinations, had carried him nearly through the first college year.
work
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From this reading But Dick did put in work that nobody saw.
year
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From this reading Dick Forrest proved himself no prodigy at the university, save that he cut more lectures the first year than any other student.
