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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 BEFORE THE BATTLE When the boys awoke to find themselves in the western city, the seat of Jefferson College, a great crowd was on hand to meet them.
also
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From this reading Then there was also a fair sprinkling of sweethearts to greet them.
Alumni
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From this reading They were mostly Lowell Alumni who lived in the towns in the West.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Many of them had traveled hundreds of miles to attend the game, and win or lose, cheer for Lowell.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A number of the members of the team were greeted at the station by their fathers and mothers and sisters who had not seen the boys since the holiday vacation.
attend
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From this reading Many of them had traveled hundreds of miles to attend the game, and win or lose, cheer for Lowell.
awoke
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From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE When the boys awoke to find themselves in the western city, the seat of Jefferson College, a great crowd was on hand to meet them.
BATTLE
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From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE When the boys awoke to find themselves in the western city, the seat of Jefferson College, a great crowd was on hand to meet them.
BEFOREprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE When the boys awoke to find themselves in the western city, the seat of Jefferson College, a great crowd was on hand to meet them.
boys
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From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE When the boys awoke to find themselves in the western city, the seat of Jefferson College, a great crowd was on hand to meet them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A number of the members of the team were greeted at the station by their fathers and mothers and sisters who had not seen the boys since the holiday vacation.
cheer
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From this reading Many of them had traveled hundreds of miles to attend the game, and win or lose, cheer for Lowell.
city
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From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE When the boys awoke to find themselves in the western city, the seat of Jefferson College, a great crowd was on hand to meet them.
College
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From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE When the boys awoke to find themselves in the western city, the seat of Jefferson College, a great crowd was on hand to meet them.
crowd
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From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE When the boys awoke to find themselves in the western city, the seat of Jefferson College, a great crowd was on hand to meet them.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then there was also a fair sprinkling of sweethearts to greet them.
fathers
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From this reading A number of the members of the team were greeted at the station by their fathers and mothers and sisters who had not seen the boys since the holiday vacation.
find
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From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE When the boys awoke to find themselves in the western city, the seat of Jefferson College, a great crowd was on hand to meet them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Many of them had traveled hundreds of miles to attend the game, and win or lose, cheer for Lowell.
game
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From this reading Many of them had traveled hundreds of miles to attend the game, and win or lose, cheer for Lowell.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE When the boys awoke to find themselves in the western city, the seat of Jefferson College, a great crowd was on hand to meet them.
greet
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From this reading Then there was also a fair sprinkling of sweethearts to greet them.
greeted
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From this reading A number of the members of the team were greeted at the station by their fathers and mothers and sisters who had not seen the boys since the holiday vacation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Many of them had traveled hundreds of miles to attend the game, and win or lose, cheer for Lowell.
hand
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From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE When the boys awoke to find themselves in the western city, the seat of Jefferson College, a great crowd was on hand to meet them.
holiday
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From this reading A number of the members of the team were greeted at the station by their fathers and mothers and sisters who had not seen the boys since the holiday vacation.
hundreds
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From this reading Many of them had traveled hundreds of miles to attend the game, and win or lose, cheer for Lowell.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE When the boys awoke to find themselves in the western city, the seat of Jefferson College, a great crowd was on hand to meet them.
Jefferson
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From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE When the boys awoke to find themselves in the western city, the seat of Jefferson College, a great crowd was on hand to meet them.
lived
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From this reading They were mostly Lowell Alumni who lived in the towns in the West.
lose
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From this reading Many of them had traveled hundreds of miles to attend the game, and win or lose, cheer for Lowell.
Lowell
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From this reading They were mostly Lowell Alumni who lived in the towns in the West.
Many
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From this reading Many of them had traveled hundreds of miles to attend the game, and win or lose, cheer for Lowell.
meet
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From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE When the boys awoke to find themselves in the western city, the seat of Jefferson College, a great crowd was on hand to meet them.
members
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From this reading A number of the members of the team were greeted at the station by their fathers and mothers and sisters who had not seen the boys since the holiday vacation.
miles
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From this reading Many of them had traveled hundreds of miles to attend the game, and win or lose, cheer for Lowell.
mostly
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From this reading They were mostly Lowell Alumni who lived in the towns in the West.
mothers
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From this reading A number of the members of the team were greeted at the station by their fathers and mothers and sisters who had not seen the boys since the holiday vacation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A number of the members of the team were greeted at the station by their fathers and mothers and sisters who had not seen the boys since the holiday vacation.
number
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From this reading A number of the members of the team were greeted at the station by their fathers and mothers and sisters who had not seen the boys since the holiday vacation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE When the boys awoke to find themselves in the western city, the seat of Jefferson College, a great crowd was on hand to meet them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE When the boys awoke to find themselves in the western city, the seat of Jefferson College, a great crowd was on hand to meet them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Many of them had traveled hundreds of miles to attend the game, and win or lose, cheer for Lowell.
seat
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From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE When the boys awoke to find themselves in the western city, the seat of Jefferson College, a great crowd was on hand to meet them.
seen
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From this reading A number of the members of the team were greeted at the station by their fathers and mothers and sisters who had not seen the boys since the holiday vacation.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading A number of the members of the team were greeted at the station by their fathers and mothers and sisters who had not seen the boys since the holiday vacation.
sisters
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From this reading A number of the members of the team were greeted at the station by their fathers and mothers and sisters who had not seen the boys since the holiday vacation.
sprinkling
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From this reading Then there was also a fair sprinkling of sweethearts to greet them.
station
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From this reading A number of the members of the team were greeted at the station by their fathers and mothers and sisters who had not seen the boys since the holiday vacation.
sweethearts
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From this reading Then there was also a fair sprinkling of sweethearts to greet them.
team
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From this reading A number of the members of the team were greeted at the station by their fathers and mothers and sisters who had not seen the boys since the holiday vacation.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE When the boys awoke to find themselves in the western city, the seat of Jefferson College, a great crowd was on hand to meet them.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A number of the members of the team were greeted at the station by their fathers and mothers and sisters who had not seen the boys since the holiday vacation.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE When the boys awoke to find themselves in the western city, the seat of Jefferson College, a great crowd was on hand to meet them.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE When the boys awoke to find themselves in the western city, the seat of Jefferson College, a great crowd was on hand to meet them.
Then
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From this reading Then there was also a fair sprinkling of sweethearts to greet them.
there
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From this reading Then there was also a fair sprinkling of sweethearts to greet them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were mostly Lowell Alumni who lived in the towns in the West.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE When the boys awoke to find themselves in the western city, the seat of Jefferson College, a great crowd was on hand to meet them.
towns
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From this reading They were mostly Lowell Alumni who lived in the towns in the West.
traveled
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From this reading Many of them had traveled hundreds of miles to attend the game, and win or lose, cheer for Lowell.
vacation
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From this reading A number of the members of the team were greeted at the station by their fathers and mothers and sisters who had not seen the boys since the holiday vacation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE When the boys awoke to find themselves in the western city, the seat of Jefferson College, a great crowd was on hand to meet them.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were mostly Lowell Alumni who lived in the towns in the West.
West
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From this reading They were mostly Lowell Alumni who lived in the towns in the West.
western
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From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE When the boys awoke to find themselves in the western city, the seat of Jefferson College, a great crowd was on hand to meet them.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading BEFORE THE BATTLE When the boys awoke to find themselves in the western city, the seat of Jefferson College, a great crowd was on hand to meet them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They were mostly Lowell Alumni who lived in the towns in the West.
win
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From this reading Many of them had traveled hundreds of miles to attend the game, and win or lose, cheer for Lowell.
