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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 A DISPUTE “Tell him to get off the field,” said Walter in a low voice as he saw the stout harness-maker approaching.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “That doesn’t look like it,” responded Dan quietly as the Rodman batter hit a little fly to the short-stop, who turned quickly and caught one of the runners.
applause
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From this reading It was the first occasion for a shout from the followers of the Benson nine and the applause was as noisy as it was prolonged.
approaching
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From this reading A DISPUTE “Tell him to get off the field,” said Walter in a low voice as he saw the stout harness-maker approaching.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Our boys are jest knockin’ th’ cover right off th’ ball.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A DISPUTE “Tell him to get off the field,” said Walter in a low voice as he saw the stout harness-maker approaching.
ball
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From this reading Our boys are jest knockin’ th’ cover right off th’ ball.”
batter
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From this reading “That doesn’t look like it,” responded Dan quietly as the Rodman batter hit a little fly to the short-stop, who turned quickly and caught one of the runners.
Benson
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From this reading “Tell ye what, Dan,” roared Silas, “ye’re jest givin’ Benson somethin’ t’ think on.
boys
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From this reading Our boys are jest knockin’ th’ cover right off th’ ball.”
caught
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From this reading “That doesn’t look like it,” responded Dan quietly as the Rodman batter hit a little fly to the short-stop, who turned quickly and caught one of the runners.
cover
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From this reading Our boys are jest knockin’ th’ cover right off th’ ball.”
Dan
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From this reading “Tell ye what, Dan,” roared Silas, “ye’re jest givin’ Benson somethin’ t’ think on.
DISPUTE
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From this reading A DISPUTE “Tell him to get off the field,” said Walter in a low voice as he saw the stout harness-maker approaching.
doesn't
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From this reading “That doesn’t look like it,” responded Dan quietly as the Rodman batter hit a little fly to the short-stop, who turned quickly and caught one of the runners.
field
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From this reading A DISPUTE “Tell him to get off the field,” said Walter in a low voice as he saw the stout harness-maker approaching.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was the first occasion for a shout from the followers of the Benson nine and the applause was as noisy as it was prolonged.
fly
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From this reading “That doesn’t look like it,” responded Dan quietly as the Rodman batter hit a little fly to the short-stop, who turned quickly and caught one of the runners.
followers
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From this reading It was the first occasion for a shout from the followers of the Benson nine and the applause was as noisy as it was prolonged.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was the first occasion for a shout from the followers of the Benson nine and the applause was as noisy as it was prolonged.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was the first occasion for a shout from the followers of the Benson nine and the applause was as noisy as it was prolonged.
get
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From this reading A DISPUTE “Tell him to get off the field,” said Walter in a low voice as he saw the stout harness-maker approaching.
givin
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From this reading “Tell ye what, Dan,” roared Silas, “ye’re jest givin’ Benson somethin’ t’ think on.
harness-maker
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From this reading A DISPUTE “Tell him to get off the field,” said Walter in a low voice as he saw the stout harness-maker approaching.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A DISPUTE “Tell him to get off the field,” said Walter in a low voice as he saw the stout harness-maker approaching.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A DISPUTE “Tell him to get off the field,” said Walter in a low voice as he saw the stout harness-maker approaching.
hit
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From this reading “That doesn’t look like it,” responded Dan quietly as the Rodman batter hit a little fly to the short-stop, who turned quickly and caught one of the runners.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A DISPUTE “Tell him to get off the field,” said Walter in a low voice as he saw the stout harness-maker approaching.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “That doesn’t look like it,” responded Dan quietly as the Rodman batter hit a little fly to the short-stop, who turned quickly and caught one of the runners.
jest
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From this reading “Tell ye what, Dan,” roared Silas, “ye’re jest givin’ Benson somethin’ t’ think on.
knockin
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From this reading Our boys are jest knockin’ th’ cover right off th’ ball.”
like
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From this reading “That doesn’t look like it,” responded Dan quietly as the Rodman batter hit a little fly to the short-stop, who turned quickly and caught one of the runners.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That doesn’t look like it,” responded Dan quietly as the Rodman batter hit a little fly to the short-stop, who turned quickly and caught one of the runners.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That doesn’t look like it,” responded Dan quietly as the Rodman batter hit a little fly to the short-stop, who turned quickly and caught one of the runners.
low
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From this reading A DISPUTE “Tell him to get off the field,” said Walter in a low voice as he saw the stout harness-maker approaching.
nine
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From this reading It was the first occasion for a shout from the followers of the Benson nine and the applause was as noisy as it was prolonged.
noisy
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From this reading It was the first occasion for a shout from the followers of the Benson nine and the applause was as noisy as it was prolonged.
occasion
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From this reading It was the first occasion for a shout from the followers of the Benson nine and the applause was as noisy as it was prolonged.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “That doesn’t look like it,” responded Dan quietly as the Rodman batter hit a little fly to the short-stop, who turned quickly and caught one of the runners.
off
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From this reading A DISPUTE “Tell him to get off the field,” said Walter in a low voice as he saw the stout harness-maker approaching.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Tell ye what, Dan,” roared Silas, “ye’re jest givin’ Benson somethin’ t’ think on.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “That doesn’t look like it,” responded Dan quietly as the Rodman batter hit a little fly to the short-stop, who turned quickly and caught one of the runners.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our boys are jest knockin’ th’ cover right off th’ ball.”
prolonged
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From this reading It was the first occasion for a shout from the followers of the Benson nine and the applause was as noisy as it was prolonged.
quickly
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From this reading “That doesn’t look like it,” responded Dan quietly as the Rodman batter hit a little fly to the short-stop, who turned quickly and caught one of the runners.
quietly
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From this reading “That doesn’t look like it,” responded Dan quietly as the Rodman batter hit a little fly to the short-stop, who turned quickly and caught one of the runners.
responded
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From this reading “That doesn’t look like it,” responded Dan quietly as the Rodman batter hit a little fly to the short-stop, who turned quickly and caught one of the runners.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Our boys are jest knockin’ th’ cover right off th’ ball.”
roarednounUS /roared/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell ye what, Dan,” roared Silas, “ye’re jest givin’ Benson somethin’ t’ think on.
Rodman
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From this reading “That doesn’t look like it,” responded Dan quietly as the Rodman batter hit a little fly to the short-stop, who turned quickly and caught one of the runners.
runners
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From this reading “That doesn’t look like it,” responded Dan quietly as the Rodman batter hit a little fly to the short-stop, who turned quickly and caught one of the runners.
said
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From this reading A DISPUTE “Tell him to get off the field,” said Walter in a low voice as he saw the stout harness-maker approaching.
saw
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From this reading A DISPUTE “Tell him to get off the field,” said Walter in a low voice as he saw the stout harness-maker approaching.
short-stop
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From this reading “That doesn’t look like it,” responded Dan quietly as the Rodman batter hit a little fly to the short-stop, who turned quickly and caught one of the runners.
shout
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From this reading It was the first occasion for a shout from the followers of the Benson nine and the applause was as noisy as it was prolonged.
Silas
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From this reading “Tell ye what, Dan,” roared Silas, “ye’re jest givin’ Benson somethin’ t’ think on.
somethin
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From this reading “Tell ye what, Dan,” roared Silas, “ye’re jest givin’ Benson somethin’ t’ think on.
stout
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From this reading A DISPUTE “Tell him to get off the field,” said Walter in a low voice as he saw the stout harness-maker approaching.
t
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From this reading “Tell ye what, Dan,” roared Silas, “ye’re jest givin’ Benson somethin’ t’ think on.
TellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A DISPUTE “Tell him to get off the field,” said Walter in a low voice as he saw the stout harness-maker approaching.
th
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From this reading Our boys are jest knockin’ th’ cover right off th’ ball.”
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That doesn’t look like it,” responded Dan quietly as the Rodman batter hit a little fly to the short-stop, who turned quickly and caught one of the runners.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A DISPUTE “Tell him to get off the field,” said Walter in a low voice as he saw the stout harness-maker approaching.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Tell ye what, Dan,” roared Silas, “ye’re jest givin’ Benson somethin’ t’ think on.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A DISPUTE “Tell him to get off the field,” said Walter in a low voice as he saw the stout harness-maker approaching.
turned
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From this reading “That doesn’t look like it,” responded Dan quietly as the Rodman batter hit a little fly to the short-stop, who turned quickly and caught one of the runners.
voice
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From this reading A DISPUTE “Tell him to get off the field,” said Walter in a low voice as he saw the stout harness-maker approaching.
Walter
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From this reading A DISPUTE “Tell him to get off the field,” said Walter in a low voice as he saw the stout harness-maker approaching.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the first occasion for a shout from the followers of the Benson nine and the applause was as noisy as it was prolonged.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Tell ye what, Dan,” roared Silas, “ye’re jest givin’ Benson somethin’ t’ think on.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “That doesn’t look like it,” responded Dan quietly as the Rodman batter hit a little fly to the short-stop, who turned quickly and caught one of the runners.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Tell ye what, Dan,” roared Silas, “ye’re jest givin’ Benson somethin’ t’ think on.
ye're
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From this reading “Tell ye what, Dan,” roared Silas, “ye’re jest givin’ Benson somethin’ t’ think on.
