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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 He had a good chum in Hagner, whose more extended experience with the hard knocks of the world had made him wise for his age, and he was a good adviser for Hal.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME AND FLIGHT Hal, in fact, was feeling very good about this time.
adviser
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From this reading He had a good chum in Hagner, whose more extended experience with the hard knocks of the world had made him wise for his age, and he was a good adviser for Hal.
age
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From this reading He had a good chum in Hagner, whose more extended experience with the hard knocks of the world had made him wise for his age, and he was a good adviser for Hal.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading He was making friends among the students, his prospects of getting into some of the big games were very good--he was happy.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME AND FLIGHT Hal, in fact, was feeling very good about this time.
BAD
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From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME AND FLIGHT Hal, in fact, was feeling very good about this time.
balmy
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From this reading The grass was green, the trees were in leaf, the sun was just right--not too warm--like his own balmy California.
big
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From this reading He was making friends among the students, his prospects of getting into some of the big games were very good--he was happy.
California
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From this reading The grass was green, the trees were in leaf, the sun was just right--not too warm--like his own balmy California.
chum
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From this reading He had a good chum in Hagner, whose more extended experience with the hard knocks of the world had made him wise for his age, and he was a good adviser for Hal.
cold
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From this reading The winter’s cold had given way to the rare warmth of the Eastern spring.
Eastern
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From this reading The winter’s cold had given way to the rare warmth of the Eastern spring.
experience
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From this reading He had a good chum in Hagner, whose more extended experience with the hard knocks of the world had made him wise for his age, and he was a good adviser for Hal.
extended
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From this reading He had a good chum in Hagner, whose more extended experience with the hard knocks of the world had made him wise for his age, and he was a good adviser for Hal.
fact
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From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME AND FLIGHT Hal, in fact, was feeling very good about this time.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME AND FLIGHT Hal, in fact, was feeling very good about this time.
FLIGHT
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From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME AND FLIGHT Hal, in fact, was feeling very good about this time.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had a good chum in Hagner, whose more extended experience with the hard knocks of the world had made him wise for his age, and he was a good adviser for Hal.
friends
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From this reading He was making friends among the students, his prospects of getting into some of the big games were very good--he was happy.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME AND FLIGHT Hal, in fact, was feeling very good about this time.
games
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From this reading He was making friends among the students, his prospects of getting into some of the big games were very good--he was happy.
getting
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From this reading He was making friends among the students, his prospects of getting into some of the big games were very good--he was happy.
given
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From this reading The winter’s cold had given way to the rare warmth of the Eastern spring.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME AND FLIGHT Hal, in fact, was feeling very good about this time.
grass
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From this reading The grass was green, the trees were in leaf, the sun was just right--not too warm--like his own balmy California.
green
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From this reading The grass was green, the trees were in leaf, the sun was just right--not too warm--like his own balmy California.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The winter’s cold had given way to the rare warmth of the Eastern spring.
Hagner
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From this reading He had a good chum in Hagner, whose more extended experience with the hard knocks of the world had made him wise for his age, and he was a good adviser for Hal.
Hal
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From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME AND FLIGHT Hal, in fact, was feeling very good about this time.
happy
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From this reading He was making friends among the students, his prospects of getting into some of the big games were very good--he was happy.
hard
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From this reading He had a good chum in Hagner, whose more extended experience with the hard knocks of the world had made him wise for his age, and he was a good adviser for Hal.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was making friends among the students, his prospects of getting into some of the big games were very good--he was happy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had a good chum in Hagner, whose more extended experience with the hard knocks of the world had made him wise for his age, and he was a good adviser for Hal.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The grass was green, the trees were in leaf, the sun was just right--not too warm--like his own balmy California.
HOME
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From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME AND FLIGHT Hal, in fact, was feeling very good about this time.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME AND FLIGHT Hal, in fact, was feeling very good about this time.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was making friends among the students, his prospects of getting into some of the big games were very good--he was happy.
just
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From this reading The grass was green, the trees were in leaf, the sun was just right--not too warm--like his own balmy California.
knocks
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From this reading He had a good chum in Hagner, whose more extended experience with the hard knocks of the world had made him wise for his age, and he was a good adviser for Hal.
leaf
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From this reading The grass was green, the trees were in leaf, the sun was just right--not too warm--like his own balmy California.
like
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From this reading The grass was green, the trees were in leaf, the sun was just right--not too warm--like his own balmy California.
made
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From this reading He had a good chum in Hagner, whose more extended experience with the hard knocks of the world had made him wise for his age, and he was a good adviser for Hal.
making
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From this reading He was making friends among the students, his prospects of getting into some of the big games were very good--he was happy.
more
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From this reading He had a good chum in Hagner, whose more extended experience with the hard knocks of the world had made him wise for his age, and he was a good adviser for Hal.
NEWS
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From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME AND FLIGHT Hal, in fact, was feeling very good about this time.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The grass was green, the trees were in leaf, the sun was just right--not too warm--like his own balmy California.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The winter’s cold had given way to the rare warmth of the Eastern spring.
own
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From this reading The grass was green, the trees were in leaf, the sun was just right--not too warm--like his own balmy California.
prospects
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From this reading He was making friends among the students, his prospects of getting into some of the big games were very good--he was happy.
rare
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From this reading The winter’s cold had given way to the rare warmth of the Eastern spring.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The grass was green, the trees were in leaf, the sun was just right--not too warm--like his own balmy California.
some
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From this reading He was making friends among the students, his prospects of getting into some of the big games were very good--he was happy.
spring
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From this reading The winter’s cold had given way to the rare warmth of the Eastern spring.
students
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From this reading He was making friends among the students, his prospects of getting into some of the big games were very good--he was happy.
sun
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From this reading The grass was green, the trees were in leaf, the sun was just right--not too warm--like his own balmy California.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The winter’s cold had given way to the rare warmth of the Eastern spring.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME AND FLIGHT Hal, in fact, was feeling very good about this time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME AND FLIGHT Hal, in fact, was feeling very good about this time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The winter’s cold had given way to the rare warmth of the Eastern spring.
too
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From this reading The grass was green, the trees were in leaf, the sun was just right--not too warm--like his own balmy California.
trees
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From this reading The grass was green, the trees were in leaf, the sun was just right--not too warm--like his own balmy California.
very
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From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME AND FLIGHT Hal, in fact, was feeling very good about this time.
warm
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From this reading The grass was green, the trees were in leaf, the sun was just right--not too warm--like his own balmy California.
warmth
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From this reading The winter’s cold had given way to the rare warmth of the Eastern spring.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BAD NEWS FROM HOME AND FLIGHT Hal, in fact, was feeling very good about this time.
way
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From this reading The winter’s cold had given way to the rare warmth of the Eastern spring.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The grass was green, the trees were in leaf, the sun was just right--not too warm--like his own balmy California.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He had a good chum in Hagner, whose more extended experience with the hard knocks of the world had made him wise for his age, and he was a good adviser for Hal.
winter's
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From this reading The winter’s cold had given way to the rare warmth of the Eastern spring.
wise
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From this reading He had a good chum in Hagner, whose more extended experience with the hard knocks of the world had made him wise for his age, and he was a good adviser for Hal.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had a good chum in Hagner, whose more extended experience with the hard knocks of the world had made him wise for his age, and he was a good adviser for Hal.
world
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From this reading He had a good chum in Hagner, whose more extended experience with the hard knocks of the world had made him wise for his age, and he was a good adviser for Hal.
