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afterwards
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From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I walk to-day much distance to where town ceases and come against high board fences; also law guardian, from which issue big noises frequent.
also
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From this reading I walk to-day much distance to where town ceases and come against high board fences; also law guardian, from which issue big noises frequent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
any
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From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
attended
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From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
Baseballing
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From this reading “Baseballing is great college sport presently.
big
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From this reading I walk to-day much distance to where town ceases and come against high board fences; also law guardian, from which issue big noises frequent.
board
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From this reading I walk to-day much distance to where town ceases and come against high board fences; also law guardian, from which issue big noises frequent.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
caused
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From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
ceases
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From this reading I walk to-day much distance to where town ceases and come against high board fences; also law guardian, from which issue big noises frequent.
college
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From this reading “Baseballing is great college sport presently.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I walk to-day much distance to where town ceases and come against high board fences; also law guardian, from which issue big noises frequent.
crowd
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From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
day
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From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
distance
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From this reading I walk to-day much distance to where town ceases and come against high board fences; also law guardian, from which issue big noises frequent.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Soon of each more.
excitement
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From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
father
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From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
fences
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From this reading I walk to-day much distance to where town ceases and come against high board fences; also law guardian, from which issue big noises frequent.
follow
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From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
follows
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From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
frequent
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From this reading I walk to-day much distance to where town ceases and come against high board fences; also law guardian, from which issue big noises frequent.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I walk to-day much distance to where town ceases and come against high board fences; also law guardian, from which issue big noises frequent.
Game
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From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
games
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From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
guardian
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From this reading I walk to-day much distance to where town ceases and come against high board fences; also law guardian, from which issue big noises frequent.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
high
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From this reading I walk to-day much distance to where town ceases and come against high board fences; also law guardian, from which issue big noises frequent.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
HOME
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From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I walk to-day much distance to where town ceases and come against high board fences; also law guardian, from which issue big noises frequent.
Igo
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From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
impressions
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From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Baseballing is great college sport presently.
issue
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From this reading I walk to-day much distance to where town ceases and come against high board fences; also law guardian, from which issue big noises frequent.
Jap
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From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
law
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From this reading I walk to-day much distance to where town ceases and come against high board fences; also law guardian, from which issue big noises frequent.
Lowell
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From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
member
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From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
more
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From this reading Soon of each more.
much
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From this reading I walk to-day much distance to where town ceases and come against high board fences; also law guardian, from which issue big noises frequent.
nation
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From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
National
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From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
noises
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From this reading I walk to-day much distance to where town ceases and come against high board fences; also law guardian, from which issue big noises frequent.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
only
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From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
presently
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From this reading “Baseballing is great college sport presently.
Prince
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From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
SATO
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From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
school
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From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Then silence great.
Soon
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From this reading Soon of each more.
sport
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From this reading “Baseballing is great college sport presently.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
Then
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From this reading Then silence great.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
to-day
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From this reading I walk to-day much distance to where town ceases and come against high board fences; also law guardian, from which issue big noises frequent.
town
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From this reading I walk to-day much distance to where town ceases and come against high board fences; also law guardian, from which issue big noises frequent.
university
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From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
up
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From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
walk
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From this reading I walk to-day much distance to where town ceases and come against high board fences; also law guardian, from which issue big noises frequent.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I walk to-day much distance to where town ceases and come against high board fences; also law guardian, from which issue big noises frequent.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I walk to-day much distance to where town ceases and come against high board fences; also law guardian, from which issue big noises frequent.
WRITES
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From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
wrote
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From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
year
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From this reading SATO WRITES HOME Sato, the only member of the Jap nation at the university that year, had not attended any of the games at Lowell up to this time, but the excitement around the school caused him to follow the crowd one day, and afterwards he wrote home to Prince Igo, his father, his impressions of the great National Game as follows:
