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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 Lowell, however, was not located in so large a city, and therefore the people who had come to the game were more noticeable.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Special trains from Boston, New York, and other points began pouring their loads of Lowell and Jefferson rooters into the old station before nine o’clock in the morning, and the steady stream of arrivals continued until game time, which was again two o’clock.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DISTINGUISHED FANS The day of the second of the big games broke clear and warm.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The same excitement was to be noticed around the old college town as on the day of the first game at Jefferson.
arrivals
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From this reading Special trains from Boston, New York, and other points began pouring their loads of Lowell and Jefferson rooters into the old station before nine o’clock in the morning, and the steady stream of arrivals continued until game time, which was again two o’clock.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The same excitement was to be noticed around the old college town as on the day of the first game at Jefferson.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The same excitement was to be noticed around the old college town as on the day of the first game at Jefferson.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The same excitement was to be noticed around the old college town as on the day of the first game at Jefferson.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Special trains from Boston, New York, and other points began pouring their loads of Lowell and Jefferson rooters into the old station before nine o’clock in the morning, and the steady stream of arrivals continued until game time, which was again two o’clock.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Special trains from Boston, New York, and other points began pouring their loads of Lowell and Jefferson rooters into the old station before nine o’clock in the morning, and the steady stream of arrivals continued until game time, which was again two o’clock.
big
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From this reading DISTINGUISHED FANS The day of the second of the big games broke clear and warm.
Boston
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From this reading Special trains from Boston, New York, and other points began pouring their loads of Lowell and Jefferson rooters into the old station before nine o’clock in the morning, and the steady stream of arrivals continued until game time, which was again two o’clock.
broke
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From this reading DISTINGUISHED FANS The day of the second of the big games broke clear and warm.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For the early arrivals time might have hung heavy on their hands had they not found a chance to let off some of their steam, by parading the streets, and singing the old college songs.
chance
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From this reading For the early arrivals time might have hung heavy on their hands had they not found a chance to let off some of their steam, by parading the streets, and singing the old college songs.
city
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From this reading Lowell, however, was not located in so large a city, and therefore the people who had come to the game were more noticeable.
clear
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From this reading DISTINGUISHED FANS The day of the second of the big games broke clear and warm.
college
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From this reading The same excitement was to be noticed around the old college town as on the day of the first game at Jefferson.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Lowell, however, was not located in so large a city, and therefore the people who had come to the game were more noticeable.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Special trains from Boston, New York, and other points began pouring their loads of Lowell and Jefferson rooters into the old station before nine o’clock in the morning, and the steady stream of arrivals continued until game time, which was again two o’clock.
day
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From this reading DISTINGUISHED FANS The day of the second of the big games broke clear and warm.
DISTINGUISHED
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From this reading DISTINGUISHED FANS The day of the second of the big games broke clear and warm.
early
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From this reading For the early arrivals time might have hung heavy on their hands had they not found a chance to let off some of their steam, by parading the streets, and singing the old college songs.
excitement
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From this reading The same excitement was to be noticed around the old college town as on the day of the first game at Jefferson.
FANS
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From this reading DISTINGUISHED FANS The day of the second of the big games broke clear and warm.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The same excitement was to be noticed around the old college town as on the day of the first game at Jefferson.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the early arrivals time might have hung heavy on their hands had they not found a chance to let off some of their steam, by parading the streets, and singing the old college songs.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the early arrivals time might have hung heavy on their hands had they not found a chance to let off some of their steam, by parading the streets, and singing the old college songs.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Special trains from Boston, New York, and other points began pouring their loads of Lowell and Jefferson rooters into the old station before nine o’clock in the morning, and the steady stream of arrivals continued until game time, which was again two o’clock.
game
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From this reading The same excitement was to be noticed around the old college town as on the day of the first game at Jefferson.
games
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From this reading DISTINGUISHED FANS The day of the second of the big games broke clear and warm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lowell, however, was not located in so large a city, and therefore the people who had come to the game were more noticeable.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading For the early arrivals time might have hung heavy on their hands had they not found a chance to let off some of their steam, by parading the streets, and singing the old college songs.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading For the early arrivals time might have hung heavy on their hands had they not found a chance to let off some of their steam, by parading the streets, and singing the old college songs.
heavy
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From this reading For the early arrivals time might have hung heavy on their hands had they not found a chance to let off some of their steam, by parading the streets, and singing the old college songs.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Lowell, however, was not located in so large a city, and therefore the people who had come to the game were more noticeable.
hung
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From this reading For the early arrivals time might have hung heavy on their hands had they not found a chance to let off some of their steam, by parading the streets, and singing the old college songs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lowell, however, was not located in so large a city, and therefore the people who had come to the game were more noticeable.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Special trains from Boston, New York, and other points began pouring their loads of Lowell and Jefferson rooters into the old station before nine o’clock in the morning, and the steady stream of arrivals continued until game time, which was again two o’clock.
Jefferson
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From this reading The same excitement was to be noticed around the old college town as on the day of the first game at Jefferson.
large
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From this reading Lowell, however, was not located in so large a city, and therefore the people who had come to the game were more noticeable.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading For the early arrivals time might have hung heavy on their hands had they not found a chance to let off some of their steam, by parading the streets, and singing the old college songs.
loads
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From this reading Special trains from Boston, New York, and other points began pouring their loads of Lowell and Jefferson rooters into the old station before nine o’clock in the morning, and the steady stream of arrivals continued until game time, which was again two o’clock.
located
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From this reading Lowell, however, was not located in so large a city, and therefore the people who had come to the game were more noticeable.
Lowell
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From this reading Lowell, however, was not located in so large a city, and therefore the people who had come to the game were more noticeable.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading For the early arrivals time might have hung heavy on their hands had they not found a chance to let off some of their steam, by parading the streets, and singing the old college songs.
more
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From this reading Lowell, however, was not located in so large a city, and therefore the people who had come to the game were more noticeable.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Special trains from Boston, New York, and other points began pouring their loads of Lowell and Jefferson rooters into the old station before nine o’clock in the morning, and the steady stream of arrivals continued until game time, which was again two o’clock.
New
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From this reading Special trains from Boston, New York, and other points began pouring their loads of Lowell and Jefferson rooters into the old station before nine o’clock in the morning, and the steady stream of arrivals continued until game time, which was again two o’clock.
nine
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From this reading Special trains from Boston, New York, and other points began pouring their loads of Lowell and Jefferson rooters into the old station before nine o’clock in the morning, and the steady stream of arrivals continued until game time, which was again two o’clock.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lowell, however, was not located in so large a city, and therefore the people who had come to the game were more noticeable.
noticeable
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From this reading Lowell, however, was not located in so large a city, and therefore the people who had come to the game were more noticeable.
noticed
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From this reading The same excitement was to be noticed around the old college town as on the day of the first game at Jefferson.
o'clock
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From this reading Special trains from Boston, New York, and other points began pouring their loads of Lowell and Jefferson rooters into the old station before nine o’clock in the morning, and the steady stream of arrivals continued until game time, which was again two o’clock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DISTINGUISHED FANS The day of the second of the big games broke clear and warm.
off
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From this reading For the early arrivals time might have hung heavy on their hands had they not found a chance to let off some of their steam, by parading the streets, and singing the old college songs.
old
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From this reading The same excitement was to be noticed around the old college town as on the day of the first game at Jefferson.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The same excitement was to be noticed around the old college town as on the day of the first game at Jefferson.
other
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From this reading Special trains from Boston, New York, and other points began pouring their loads of Lowell and Jefferson rooters into the old station before nine o’clock in the morning, and the steady stream of arrivals continued until game time, which was again two o’clock.
parading
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From this reading For the early arrivals time might have hung heavy on their hands had they not found a chance to let off some of their steam, by parading the streets, and singing the old college songs.
people
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From this reading Lowell, however, was not located in so large a city, and therefore the people who had come to the game were more noticeable.
points
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From this reading Special trains from Boston, New York, and other points began pouring their loads of Lowell and Jefferson rooters into the old station before nine o’clock in the morning, and the steady stream of arrivals continued until game time, which was again two o’clock.
pouring
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From this reading Special trains from Boston, New York, and other points began pouring their loads of Lowell and Jefferson rooters into the old station before nine o’clock in the morning, and the steady stream of arrivals continued until game time, which was again two o’clock.
rooters
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From this reading Special trains from Boston, New York, and other points began pouring their loads of Lowell and Jefferson rooters into the old station before nine o’clock in the morning, and the steady stream of arrivals continued until game time, which was again two o’clock.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The same excitement was to be noticed around the old college town as on the day of the first game at Jefferson.
second
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From this reading DISTINGUISHED FANS The day of the second of the big games broke clear and warm.
singing
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From this reading For the early arrivals time might have hung heavy on their hands had they not found a chance to let off some of their steam, by parading the streets, and singing the old college songs.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Lowell, however, was not located in so large a city, and therefore the people who had come to the game were more noticeable.
some
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From this reading For the early arrivals time might have hung heavy on their hands had they not found a chance to let off some of their steam, by parading the streets, and singing the old college songs.
songs
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From this reading For the early arrivals time might have hung heavy on their hands had they not found a chance to let off some of their steam, by parading the streets, and singing the old college songs.
Special
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From this reading Special trains from Boston, New York, and other points began pouring their loads of Lowell and Jefferson rooters into the old station before nine o’clock in the morning, and the steady stream of arrivals continued until game time, which was again two o’clock.
station
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From this reading Special trains from Boston, New York, and other points began pouring their loads of Lowell and Jefferson rooters into the old station before nine o’clock in the morning, and the steady stream of arrivals continued until game time, which was again two o’clock.
steady
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From this reading Special trains from Boston, New York, and other points began pouring their loads of Lowell and Jefferson rooters into the old station before nine o’clock in the morning, and the steady stream of arrivals continued until game time, which was again two o’clock.
steam
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From this reading For the early arrivals time might have hung heavy on their hands had they not found a chance to let off some of their steam, by parading the streets, and singing the old college songs.
stream
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From this reading Special trains from Boston, New York, and other points began pouring their loads of Lowell and Jefferson rooters into the old station before nine o’clock in the morning, and the steady stream of arrivals continued until game time, which was again two o’clock.
streets
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From this reading For the early arrivals time might have hung heavy on their hands had they not found a chance to let off some of their steam, by parading the streets, and singing the old college songs.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DISTINGUISHED FANS The day of the second of the big games broke clear and warm.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Special trains from Boston, New York, and other points began pouring their loads of Lowell and Jefferson rooters into the old station before nine o’clock in the morning, and the steady stream of arrivals continued until game time, which was again two o’clock.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Lowell, however, was not located in so large a city, and therefore the people who had come to the game were more noticeable.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the early arrivals time might have hung heavy on their hands had they not found a chance to let off some of their steam, by parading the streets, and singing the old college songs.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Special trains from Boston, New York, and other points began pouring their loads of Lowell and Jefferson rooters into the old station before nine o’clock in the morning, and the steady stream of arrivals continued until game time, which was again two o’clock.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The same excitement was to be noticed around the old college town as on the day of the first game at Jefferson.
town
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From this reading The same excitement was to be noticed around the old college town as on the day of the first game at Jefferson.
trains
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From this reading Special trains from Boston, New York, and other points began pouring their loads of Lowell and Jefferson rooters into the old station before nine o’clock in the morning, and the steady stream of arrivals continued until game time, which was again two o’clock.
two
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From this reading Special trains from Boston, New York, and other points began pouring their loads of Lowell and Jefferson rooters into the old station before nine o’clock in the morning, and the steady stream of arrivals continued until game time, which was again two o’clock.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Special trains from Boston, New York, and other points began pouring their loads of Lowell and Jefferson rooters into the old station before nine o’clock in the morning, and the steady stream of arrivals continued until game time, which was again two o’clock.
warm
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From this reading DISTINGUISHED FANS The day of the second of the big games broke clear and warm.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The same excitement was to be noticed around the old college town as on the day of the first game at Jefferson.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lowell, however, was not located in so large a city, and therefore the people who had come to the game were more noticeable.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Special trains from Boston, New York, and other points began pouring their loads of Lowell and Jefferson rooters into the old station before nine o’clock in the morning, and the steady stream of arrivals continued until game time, which was again two o’clock.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Lowell, however, was not located in so large a city, and therefore the people who had come to the game were more noticeable.
York
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From this reading Special trains from Boston, New York, and other points began pouring their loads of Lowell and Jefferson rooters into the old station before nine o’clock in the morning, and the steady stream of arrivals continued until game time, which was again two o’clock.
