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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 THE YALE CUP With the passing of the Hillbury meet, Archer’s career as a school athlete was at an end.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He shared as a helpless onlooker in the disaster of the annual ball game, when Noyes’s nine after a hard fight took the Seatonians into camp.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE YALE CUP With the passing of the Hillbury meet, Archer’s career as a school athlete was at an end.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He played tennis and scrub ball, but this was play, not work.
annual
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From this reading He shared as a helpless onlooker in the disaster of the annual ball game, when Noyes’s nine after a hard fight took the Seatonians into camp.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading His training now was for quite another kind of contest--the final wrestling match with the college examinations.
Archer's
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From this reading THE YALE CUP With the passing of the Hillbury meet, Archer’s career as a school athlete was at an end.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE YALE CUP With the passing of the Hillbury meet, Archer’s career as a school athlete was at an end.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE YALE CUP With the passing of the Hillbury meet, Archer’s career as a school athlete was at an end.
athlete
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From this reading THE YALE CUP With the passing of the Hillbury meet, Archer’s career as a school athlete was at an end.
ball
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From this reading He played tennis and scrub ball, but this was play, not work.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He played tennis and scrub ball, but this was play, not work.
camp
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From this reading He shared as a helpless onlooker in the disaster of the annual ball game, when Noyes’s nine after a hard fight took the Seatonians into camp.
career
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From this reading THE YALE CUP With the passing of the Hillbury meet, Archer’s career as a school athlete was at an end.
college
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From this reading His training now was for quite another kind of contest--the final wrestling match with the college examinations.
contest
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From this reading His training now was for quite another kind of contest--the final wrestling match with the college examinations.
CUP
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From this reading THE YALE CUP With the passing of the Hillbury meet, Archer’s career as a school athlete was at an end.
disaster
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From this reading He shared as a helpless onlooker in the disaster of the annual ball game, when Noyes’s nine after a hard fight took the Seatonians into camp.
dividednounUS /ˈdivided/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The football men were the only victors of the year, since even in tennis honors were divided.
end
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From this reading THE YALE CUP With the passing of the Hillbury meet, Archer’s career as a school athlete was at an end.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The football men were the only victors of the year, since even in tennis honors were divided.
examinations
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From this reading His training now was for quite another kind of contest--the final wrestling match with the college examinations.
fight
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From this reading He shared as a helpless onlooker in the disaster of the annual ball game, when Noyes’s nine after a hard fight took the Seatonians into camp.
final
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From this reading His training now was for quite another kind of contest--the final wrestling match with the college examinations.
football
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From this reading The football men were the only victors of the year, since even in tennis honors were divided.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His training now was for quite another kind of contest--the final wrestling match with the college examinations.
game
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From this reading He shared as a helpless onlooker in the disaster of the annual ball game, when Noyes’s nine after a hard fight took the Seatonians into camp.
hard
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From this reading He shared as a helpless onlooker in the disaster of the annual ball game, when Noyes’s nine after a hard fight took the Seatonians into camp.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He played tennis and scrub ball, but this was play, not work.
helpless
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From this reading He shared as a helpless onlooker in the disaster of the annual ball game, when Noyes’s nine after a hard fight took the Seatonians into camp.
Hillbury
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From this reading THE YALE CUP With the passing of the Hillbury meet, Archer’s career as a school athlete was at an end.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His training now was for quite another kind of contest--the final wrestling match with the college examinations.
honors
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From this reading The football men were the only victors of the year, since even in tennis honors were divided.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He shared as a helpless onlooker in the disaster of the annual ball game, when Noyes’s nine after a hard fight took the Seatonians into camp.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He shared as a helpless onlooker in the disaster of the annual ball game, when Noyes’s nine after a hard fight took the Seatonians into camp.
kind
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From this reading His training now was for quite another kind of contest--the final wrestling match with the college examinations.
match
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From this reading His training now was for quite another kind of contest--the final wrestling match with the college examinations.
meet
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From this reading THE YALE CUP With the passing of the Hillbury meet, Archer’s career as a school athlete was at an end.
men
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From this reading The football men were the only victors of the year, since even in tennis honors were divided.
nine
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From this reading He shared as a helpless onlooker in the disaster of the annual ball game, when Noyes’s nine after a hard fight took the Seatonians into camp.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He played tennis and scrub ball, but this was play, not work.
now
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From this reading His training now was for quite another kind of contest--the final wrestling match with the college examinations.
Noyes's
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From this reading He shared as a helpless onlooker in the disaster of the annual ball game, when Noyes’s nine after a hard fight took the Seatonians into camp.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE YALE CUP With the passing of the Hillbury meet, Archer’s career as a school athlete was at an end.
onlooker
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From this reading He shared as a helpless onlooker in the disaster of the annual ball game, when Noyes’s nine after a hard fight took the Seatonians into camp.
only
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From this reading The football men were the only victors of the year, since even in tennis honors were divided.
passing
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From this reading THE YALE CUP With the passing of the Hillbury meet, Archer’s career as a school athlete was at an end.
play
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From this reading He played tennis and scrub ball, but this was play, not work.
played
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From this reading He played tennis and scrub ball, but this was play, not work.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His training now was for quite another kind of contest--the final wrestling match with the college examinations.
school
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From this reading THE YALE CUP With the passing of the Hillbury meet, Archer’s career as a school athlete was at an end.
scrub
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From this reading He played tennis and scrub ball, but this was play, not work.
Seatonians
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From this reading He shared as a helpless onlooker in the disaster of the annual ball game, when Noyes’s nine after a hard fight took the Seatonians into camp.
shared
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From this reading He shared as a helpless onlooker in the disaster of the annual ball game, when Noyes’s nine after a hard fight took the Seatonians into camp.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The football men were the only victors of the year, since even in tennis honors were divided.
tennis
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From this reading He played tennis and scrub ball, but this was play, not work.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE YALE CUP With the passing of the Hillbury meet, Archer’s career as a school athlete was at an end.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He played tennis and scrub ball, but this was play, not work.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He shared as a helpless onlooker in the disaster of the annual ball game, when Noyes’s nine after a hard fight took the Seatonians into camp.
training
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From this reading His training now was for quite another kind of contest--the final wrestling match with the college examinations.
victors
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From this reading The football men were the only victors of the year, since even in tennis honors were divided.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE YALE CUP With the passing of the Hillbury meet, Archer’s career as a school athlete was at an end.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The football men were the only victors of the year, since even in tennis honors were divided.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He shared as a helpless onlooker in the disaster of the annual ball game, when Noyes’s nine after a hard fight took the Seatonians into camp.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE YALE CUP With the passing of the Hillbury meet, Archer’s career as a school athlete was at an end.
work
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From this reading He played tennis and scrub ball, but this was play, not work.
wrestling
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From this reading His training now was for quite another kind of contest--the final wrestling match with the college examinations.
YALE
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From this reading THE YALE CUP With the passing of the Hillbury meet, Archer’s career as a school athlete was at an end.
year
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From this reading The football men were the only victors of the year, since even in tennis honors were divided.
