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1876
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From this reading THE JERRY HARRIMAN SCHOLARSHIP PRIZES When Lowell University won the college baseball Championship in 1876 the victory was to a large extent due to the wonderful all-round work of Jerry Harriman.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE JERRY HARRIMAN SCHOLARSHIP PRIZES When Lowell University won the college baseball Championship in 1876 the victory was to a large extent due to the wonderful all-round work of Jerry Harriman.
all-round
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From this reading THE JERRY HARRIMAN SCHOLARSHIP PRIZES When Lowell University won the college baseball Championship in 1876 the victory was to a large extent due to the wonderful all-round work of Jerry Harriman.
almost
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From this reading As a pitcher he had never up to that time had an equal, and he could play almost any other position on the team well.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading As a pitcher he had never up to that time had an equal, and he could play almost any other position on the team well.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As a pitcher he had never up to that time had an equal, and he could play almost any other position on the team well.
any
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From this reading As a pitcher he had never up to that time had an equal, and he could play almost any other position on the team well.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a pitcher he had never up to that time had an equal, and he could play almost any other position on the team well.
baseball
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From this reading THE JERRY HARRIMAN SCHOLARSHIP PRIZES When Lowell University won the college baseball Championship in 1876 the victory was to a large extent due to the wonderful all-round work of Jerry Harriman.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In those days a club would have only one pitcher and he was expected to pitch almost every game of the season, which often meant pitching every day in the week but Sunday.
Championship
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From this reading THE JERRY HARRIMAN SCHOLARSHIP PRIZES When Lowell University won the college baseball Championship in 1876 the victory was to a large extent due to the wonderful all-round work of Jerry Harriman.
club
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From this reading In those days a club would have only one pitcher and he was expected to pitch almost every game of the season, which often meant pitching every day in the week but Sunday.
college
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From this reading THE JERRY HARRIMAN SCHOLARSHIP PRIZES When Lowell University won the college baseball Championship in 1876 the victory was to a large extent due to the wonderful all-round work of Jerry Harriman.
colleges
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From this reading This is a whole lot different than the way the game is conducted in the colleges to-day.
conducted
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From this reading This is a whole lot different than the way the game is conducted in the colleges to-day.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As a pitcher he had never up to that time had an equal, and he could play almost any other position on the team well.
day
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From this reading In those days a club would have only one pitcher and he was expected to pitch almost every game of the season, which often meant pitching every day in the week but Sunday.
days
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From this reading In those days a club would have only one pitcher and he was expected to pitch almost every game of the season, which often meant pitching every day in the week but Sunday.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This is a whole lot different than the way the game is conducted in the colleges to-day.
due
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From this reading THE JERRY HARRIMAN SCHOLARSHIP PRIZES When Lowell University won the college baseball Championship in 1876 the victory was to a large extent due to the wonderful all-round work of Jerry Harriman.
equal
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From this reading As a pitcher he had never up to that time had an equal, and he could play almost any other position on the team well.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In those days a club would have only one pitcher and he was expected to pitch almost every game of the season, which often meant pitching every day in the week but Sunday.
expected
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From this reading In those days a club would have only one pitcher and he was expected to pitch almost every game of the season, which often meant pitching every day in the week but Sunday.
extent
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From this reading THE JERRY HARRIMAN SCHOLARSHIP PRIZES When Lowell University won the college baseball Championship in 1876 the victory was to a large extent due to the wonderful all-round work of Jerry Harriman.
game
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From this reading In those days a club would have only one pitcher and he was expected to pitch almost every game of the season, which often meant pitching every day in the week but Sunday.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As a pitcher he had never up to that time had an equal, and he could play almost any other position on the team well.
HARRIMAN
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From this reading THE JERRY HARRIMAN SCHOLARSHIP PRIZES When Lowell University won the college baseball Championship in 1876 the victory was to a large extent due to the wonderful all-round work of Jerry Harriman.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In those days a club would have only one pitcher and he was expected to pitch almost every game of the season, which often meant pitching every day in the week but Sunday.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As a pitcher he had never up to that time had an equal, and he could play almost any other position on the team well.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE JERRY HARRIMAN SCHOLARSHIP PRIZES When Lowell University won the college baseball Championship in 1876 the victory was to a large extent due to the wonderful all-round work of Jerry Harriman.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is a whole lot different than the way the game is conducted in the colleges to-day.
JERRY
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From this reading THE JERRY HARRIMAN SCHOLARSHIP PRIZES When Lowell University won the college baseball Championship in 1876 the victory was to a large extent due to the wonderful all-round work of Jerry Harriman.
large
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From this reading THE JERRY HARRIMAN SCHOLARSHIP PRIZES When Lowell University won the college baseball Championship in 1876 the victory was to a large extent due to the wonderful all-round work of Jerry Harriman.
lot
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From this reading This is a whole lot different than the way the game is conducted in the colleges to-day.
Lowell
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From this reading THE JERRY HARRIMAN SCHOLARSHIP PRIZES When Lowell University won the college baseball Championship in 1876 the victory was to a large extent due to the wonderful all-round work of Jerry Harriman.
meant
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From this reading In those days a club would have only one pitcher and he was expected to pitch almost every game of the season, which often meant pitching every day in the week but Sunday.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a pitcher he had never up to that time had an equal, and he could play almost any other position on the team well.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When not pitching he played an outfield position.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE JERRY HARRIMAN SCHOLARSHIP PRIZES When Lowell University won the college baseball Championship in 1876 the victory was to a large extent due to the wonderful all-round work of Jerry Harriman.
often
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From this reading In those days a club would have only one pitcher and he was expected to pitch almost every game of the season, which often meant pitching every day in the week but Sunday.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As a pitcher he had never up to that time had an equal, and he could play almost any other position on the team well.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In those days a club would have only one pitcher and he was expected to pitch almost every game of the season, which often meant pitching every day in the week but Sunday.
only
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From this reading In those days a club would have only one pitcher and he was expected to pitch almost every game of the season, which often meant pitching every day in the week but Sunday.
other
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From this reading As a pitcher he had never up to that time had an equal, and he could play almost any other position on the team well.
outfield
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From this reading When not pitching he played an outfield position.
pitch
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From this reading In those days a club would have only one pitcher and he was expected to pitch almost every game of the season, which often meant pitching every day in the week but Sunday.
pitchernounUS /ˈpɪtʃər/
a container with a handle and a lip, used for holding and pouring liquids
From this reading As a pitcher he had never up to that time had an equal, and he could play almost any other position on the team well.
pitching
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From this reading In those days a club would have only one pitcher and he was expected to pitch almost every game of the season, which often meant pitching every day in the week but Sunday.
play
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From this reading As a pitcher he had never up to that time had an equal, and he could play almost any other position on the team well.
played
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From this reading When not pitching he played an outfield position.
position
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From this reading As a pitcher he had never up to that time had an equal, and he could play almost any other position on the team well.
PRIZES
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From this reading THE JERRY HARRIMAN SCHOLARSHIP PRIZES When Lowell University won the college baseball Championship in 1876 the victory was to a large extent due to the wonderful all-round work of Jerry Harriman.
SCHOLARSHIP
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From this reading THE JERRY HARRIMAN SCHOLARSHIP PRIZES When Lowell University won the college baseball Championship in 1876 the victory was to a large extent due to the wonderful all-round work of Jerry Harriman.
season
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From this reading In those days a club would have only one pitcher and he was expected to pitch almost every game of the season, which often meant pitching every day in the week but Sunday.
Sunday
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From this reading In those days a club would have only one pitcher and he was expected to pitch almost every game of the season, which often meant pitching every day in the week but Sunday.
team
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From this reading As a pitcher he had never up to that time had an equal, and he could play almost any other position on the team well.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This is a whole lot different than the way the game is conducted in the colleges to-day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As a pitcher he had never up to that time had an equal, and he could play almost any other position on the team well.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JERRY HARRIMAN SCHOLARSHIP PRIZES When Lowell University won the college baseball Championship in 1876 the victory was to a large extent due to the wonderful all-round work of Jerry Harriman.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is a whole lot different than the way the game is conducted in the colleges to-day.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In those days a club would have only one pitcher and he was expected to pitch almost every game of the season, which often meant pitching every day in the week but Sunday.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As a pitcher he had never up to that time had an equal, and he could play almost any other position on the team well.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE JERRY HARRIMAN SCHOLARSHIP PRIZES When Lowell University won the college baseball Championship in 1876 the victory was to a large extent due to the wonderful all-round work of Jerry Harriman.
to-day
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From this reading This is a whole lot different than the way the game is conducted in the colleges to-day.
University
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From this reading THE JERRY HARRIMAN SCHOLARSHIP PRIZES When Lowell University won the college baseball Championship in 1876 the victory was to a large extent due to the wonderful all-round work of Jerry Harriman.
up
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From this reading As a pitcher he had never up to that time had an equal, and he could play almost any other position on the team well.
victory
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From this reading THE JERRY HARRIMAN SCHOLARSHIP PRIZES When Lowell University won the college baseball Championship in 1876 the victory was to a large extent due to the wonderful all-round work of Jerry Harriman.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE JERRY HARRIMAN SCHOLARSHIP PRIZES When Lowell University won the college baseball Championship in 1876 the victory was to a large extent due to the wonderful all-round work of Jerry Harriman.
way
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From this reading This is a whole lot different than the way the game is conducted in the colleges to-day.
week
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From this reading In those days a club would have only one pitcher and he was expected to pitch almost every game of the season, which often meant pitching every day in the week but Sunday.
well
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From this reading As a pitcher he had never up to that time had an equal, and he could play almost any other position on the team well.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE JERRY HARRIMAN SCHOLARSHIP PRIZES When Lowell University won the college baseball Championship in 1876 the victory was to a large extent due to the wonderful all-round work of Jerry Harriman.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In those days a club would have only one pitcher and he was expected to pitch almost every game of the season, which often meant pitching every day in the week but Sunday.
whole
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From this reading This is a whole lot different than the way the game is conducted in the colleges to-day.
won
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From this reading THE JERRY HARRIMAN SCHOLARSHIP PRIZES When Lowell University won the college baseball Championship in 1876 the victory was to a large extent due to the wonderful all-round work of Jerry Harriman.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE JERRY HARRIMAN SCHOLARSHIP PRIZES When Lowell University won the college baseball Championship in 1876 the victory was to a large extent due to the wonderful all-round work of Jerry Harriman.
work
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From this reading THE JERRY HARRIMAN SCHOLARSHIP PRIZES When Lowell University won the college baseball Championship in 1876 the victory was to a large extent due to the wonderful all-round work of Jerry Harriman.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In those days a club would have only one pitcher and he was expected to pitch almost every game of the season, which often meant pitching every day in the week but Sunday.
