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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 THE TUTOR'S PROPOSAL--A TEACHERS' MEETING I think it was Mr. Clerke who first suggested that we should take the Sunday scholars and teachers for a holiday trip.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Let us go to the Rectory at once," said I; "Mr. Andrewes said we might have some of those big yellow raspberries, and we must ask him about it.
active
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From this reading The tutor had heard of some extraordinarily active parson who had done the like by his schools, and partly from real kindness, and partly in the spirit of emulation which intrudes even upon schemes of benevolence, he was most anxious that we at Dacrefield should not "be behindhand" in good works.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TUTOR'S PROPOSAL--A TEACHERS' MEETING I think it was Mr. Clerke who first suggested that we should take the Sunday scholars and teachers for a holiday trip.
Andrewes
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From this reading "Let us go to the Rectory at once," said I; "Mr. Andrewes said we might have some of those big yellow raspberries, and we must ask him about it.
anxious
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From this reading The tutor had heard of some extraordinarily active parson who had done the like by his schools, and partly from real kindness, and partly in the spirit of emulation which intrudes even upon schemes of benevolence, he was most anxious that we at Dacrefield should not "be behindhand" in good works.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Such things are matters of course now in every parish, but in my childhood it was considered a most marvellous idea by our rustic population.
ask
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From this reading "Let us go to the Rectory at once," said I; "Mr. Andrewes said we might have some of those big yellow raspberries, and we must ask him about it.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The tutor had heard of some extraordinarily active parson who had done the like by his schools, and partly from real kindness, and partly in the spirit of emulation which intrudes even upon schemes of benevolence, he was most anxious that we at Dacrefield should not "be behindhand" in good works.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The tutor had heard of some extraordinarily active parson who had done the like by his schools, and partly from real kindness, and partly in the spirit of emulation which intrudes even upon schemes of benevolence, he was most anxious that we at Dacrefield should not "be behindhand" in good works.
behindhand
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From this reading The tutor had heard of some extraordinarily active parson who had done the like by his schools, and partly from real kindness, and partly in the spirit of emulation which intrudes even upon schemes of benevolence, he was most anxious that we at Dacrefield should not "be behindhand" in good works.
benevolencenounUS /bəˈnev.əl.əns/
The quality of being well meaning; kindness and generosity. (Lòng nhân ái, sự nhân từ độ lượng.)
From this reading The tutor had heard of some extraordinarily active parson who had done the like by his schools, and partly from real kindness, and partly in the spirit of emulation which intrudes even upon schemes of benevolence, he was most anxious that we at Dacrefield should not "be behindhand" in good works.
big
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From this reading "Let us go to the Rectory at once," said I; "Mr. Andrewes said we might have some of those big yellow raspberries, and we must ask him about it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Such things are matters of course now in every parish, but in my childhood it was considered a most marvellous idea by our rustic population.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Such things are matters of course now in every parish, but in my childhood it was considered a most marvellous idea by our rustic population.
childhood
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From this reading Such things are matters of course now in every parish, but in my childhood it was considered a most marvellous idea by our rustic population.
children
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From this reading Competition is a feeling with which children have great sympathy, and I warmly echoed Mr. Clerke's resolve that we would not "be behindhand."
Clerke
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From this reading THE TUTOR'S PROPOSAL--A TEACHERS' MEETING I think it was Mr. Clerke who first suggested that we should take the Sunday scholars and teachers for a holiday trip.
Clerke's
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From this reading Competition is a feeling with which children have great sympathy, and I warmly echoed Mr. Clerke's resolve that we would not "be behindhand."
Competition
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From this reading Competition is a feeling with which children have great sympathy, and I warmly echoed Mr. Clerke's resolve that we would not "be behindhand."
considered
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From this reading Such things are matters of course now in every parish, but in my childhood it was considered a most marvellous idea by our rustic population.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Such things are matters of course now in every parish, but in my childhood it was considered a most marvellous idea by our rustic population.
Dacrefield
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From this reading The tutor had heard of some extraordinarily active parson who had done the like by his schools, and partly from real kindness, and partly in the spirit of emulation which intrudes even upon schemes of benevolence, he was most anxious that we at Dacrefield should not "be behindhand" in good works.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tutor had heard of some extraordinarily active parson who had done the like by his schools, and partly from real kindness, and partly in the spirit of emulation which intrudes even upon schemes of benevolence, he was most anxious that we at Dacrefield should not "be behindhand" in good works.
echoed
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From this reading Competition is a feeling with which children have great sympathy, and I warmly echoed Mr. Clerke's resolve that we would not "be behindhand."
emulation
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From this reading The tutor had heard of some extraordinarily active parson who had done the like by his schools, and partly from real kindness, and partly in the spirit of emulation which intrudes even upon schemes of benevolence, he was most anxious that we at Dacrefield should not "be behindhand" in good works.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tutor had heard of some extraordinarily active parson who had done the like by his schools, and partly from real kindness, and partly in the spirit of emulation which intrudes even upon schemes of benevolence, he was most anxious that we at Dacrefield should not "be behindhand" in good works.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Such things are matters of course now in every parish, but in my childhood it was considered a most marvellous idea by our rustic population.
extraordinarily
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From this reading The tutor had heard of some extraordinarily active parson who had done the like by his schools, and partly from real kindness, and partly in the spirit of emulation which intrudes even upon schemes of benevolence, he was most anxious that we at Dacrefield should not "be behindhand" in good works.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Competition is a feeling with which children have great sympathy, and I warmly echoed Mr. Clerke's resolve that we would not "be behindhand."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TUTOR'S PROPOSAL--A TEACHERS' MEETING I think it was Mr. Clerke who first suggested that we should take the Sunday scholars and teachers for a holiday trip.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE TUTOR'S PROPOSAL--A TEACHERS' MEETING I think it was Mr. Clerke who first suggested that we should take the Sunday scholars and teachers for a holiday trip.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The tutor had heard of some extraordinarily active parson who had done the like by his schools, and partly from real kindness, and partly in the spirit of emulation which intrudes even upon schemes of benevolence, he was most anxious that we at Dacrefield should not "be behindhand" in good works.
go
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From this reading "Let us go to the Rectory at once," said I; "Mr. Andrewes said we might have some of those big yellow raspberries, and we must ask him about it.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The tutor had heard of some extraordinarily active parson who had done the like by his schools, and partly from real kindness, and partly in the spirit of emulation which intrudes even upon schemes of benevolence, he was most anxious that we at Dacrefield should not "be behindhand" in good works.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Competition is a feeling with which children have great sympathy, and I warmly echoed Mr. Clerke's resolve that we would not "be behindhand."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The tutor had heard of some extraordinarily active parson who had done the like by his schools, and partly from real kindness, and partly in the spirit of emulation which intrudes even upon schemes of benevolence, he was most anxious that we at Dacrefield should not "be behindhand" in good works.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Competition is a feeling with which children have great sympathy, and I warmly echoed Mr. Clerke's resolve that we would not "be behindhand."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The tutor had heard of some extraordinarily active parson who had done the like by his schools, and partly from real kindness, and partly in the spirit of emulation which intrudes even upon schemes of benevolence, he was most anxious that we at Dacrefield should not "be behindhand" in good works.
heard
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From this reading The tutor had heard of some extraordinarily active parson who had done the like by his schools, and partly from real kindness, and partly in the spirit of emulation which intrudes even upon schemes of benevolence, he was most anxious that we at Dacrefield should not "be behindhand" in good works.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let us go to the Rectory at once," said I; "Mr. Andrewes said we might have some of those big yellow raspberries, and we must ask him about it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The tutor had heard of some extraordinarily active parson who had done the like by his schools, and partly from real kindness, and partly in the spirit of emulation which intrudes even upon schemes of benevolence, he was most anxious that we at Dacrefield should not "be behindhand" in good works.
holiday
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From this reading THE TUTOR'S PROPOSAL--A TEACHERS' MEETING I think it was Mr. Clerke who first suggested that we should take the Sunday scholars and teachers for a holiday trip.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE TUTOR'S PROPOSAL--A TEACHERS' MEETING I think it was Mr. Clerke who first suggested that we should take the Sunday scholars and teachers for a holiday trip.
idea
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From this reading Such things are matters of course now in every parish, but in my childhood it was considered a most marvellous idea by our rustic population.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Such things are matters of course now in every parish, but in my childhood it was considered a most marvellous idea by our rustic population.
intrudes
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From this reading The tutor had heard of some extraordinarily active parson who had done the like by his schools, and partly from real kindness, and partly in the spirit of emulation which intrudes even upon schemes of benevolence, he was most anxious that we at Dacrefield should not "be behindhand" in good works.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Competition is a feeling with which children have great sympathy, and I warmly echoed Mr. Clerke's resolve that we would not "be behindhand."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE TUTOR'S PROPOSAL--A TEACHERS' MEETING I think it was Mr. Clerke who first suggested that we should take the Sunday scholars and teachers for a holiday trip.
kindness
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From this reading The tutor had heard of some extraordinarily active parson who had done the like by his schools, and partly from real kindness, and partly in the spirit of emulation which intrudes even upon schemes of benevolence, he was most anxious that we at Dacrefield should not "be behindhand" in good works.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let us go to the Rectory at once," said I; "Mr. Andrewes said we might have some of those big yellow raspberries, and we must ask him about it.
like
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From this reading The tutor had heard of some extraordinarily active parson who had done the like by his schools, and partly from real kindness, and partly in the spirit of emulation which intrudes even upon schemes of benevolence, he was most anxious that we at Dacrefield should not "be behindhand" in good works.
marvellous
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From this reading Such things are matters of course now in every parish, but in my childhood it was considered a most marvellous idea by our rustic population.
matters
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From this reading Such things are matters of course now in every parish, but in my childhood it was considered a most marvellous idea by our rustic population.
MEETING
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From this reading THE TUTOR'S PROPOSAL--A TEACHERS' MEETING I think it was Mr. Clerke who first suggested that we should take the Sunday scholars and teachers for a holiday trip.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Let us go to the Rectory at once," said I; "Mr. Andrewes said we might have some of those big yellow raspberries, and we must ask him about it.
most
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From this reading Such things are matters of course now in every parish, but in my childhood it was considered a most marvellous idea by our rustic population.
Mr
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From this reading THE TUTOR'S PROPOSAL--A TEACHERS' MEETING I think it was Mr. Clerke who first suggested that we should take the Sunday scholars and teachers for a holiday trip.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Let us go to the Rectory at once," said I; "Mr. Andrewes said we might have some of those big yellow raspberries, and we must ask him about it.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Such things are matters of course now in every parish, but in my childhood it was considered a most marvellous idea by our rustic population.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The tutor had heard of some extraordinarily active parson who had done the like by his schools, and partly from real kindness, and partly in the spirit of emulation which intrudes even upon schemes of benevolence, he was most anxious that we at Dacrefield should not "be behindhand" in good works.
now
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From this reading Such things are matters of course now in every parish, but in my childhood it was considered a most marvellous idea by our rustic population.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such things are matters of course now in every parish, but in my childhood it was considered a most marvellous idea by our rustic population.
once
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From this reading "Let us go to the Rectory at once," said I; "Mr. Andrewes said we might have some of those big yellow raspberries, and we must ask him about it.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Such things are matters of course now in every parish, but in my childhood it was considered a most marvellous idea by our rustic population.
parish
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From this reading Such things are matters of course now in every parish, but in my childhood it was considered a most marvellous idea by our rustic population.
parson
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From this reading The tutor had heard of some extraordinarily active parson who had done the like by his schools, and partly from real kindness, and partly in the spirit of emulation which intrudes even upon schemes of benevolence, he was most anxious that we at Dacrefield should not "be behindhand" in good works.
partly
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From this reading The tutor had heard of some extraordinarily active parson who had done the like by his schools, and partly from real kindness, and partly in the spirit of emulation which intrudes even upon schemes of benevolence, he was most anxious that we at Dacrefield should not "be behindhand" in good works.
population
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From this reading Such things are matters of course now in every parish, but in my childhood it was considered a most marvellous idea by our rustic population.
PROPOSAL
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From this reading THE TUTOR'S PROPOSAL--A TEACHERS' MEETING I think it was Mr. Clerke who first suggested that we should take the Sunday scholars and teachers for a holiday trip.
raspberries
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From this reading "Let us go to the Rectory at once," said I; "Mr. Andrewes said we might have some of those big yellow raspberries, and we must ask him about it.
real
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From this reading The tutor had heard of some extraordinarily active parson who had done the like by his schools, and partly from real kindness, and partly in the spirit of emulation which intrudes even upon schemes of benevolence, he was most anxious that we at Dacrefield should not "be behindhand" in good works.
Rectory
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From this reading "Let us go to the Rectory at once," said I; "Mr. Andrewes said we might have some of those big yellow raspberries, and we must ask him about it.
resolve
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From this reading Competition is a feeling with which children have great sympathy, and I warmly echoed Mr. Clerke's resolve that we would not "be behindhand."
rustic
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From this reading Such things are matters of course now in every parish, but in my childhood it was considered a most marvellous idea by our rustic population.
said
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From this reading "Let us go to the Rectory at once," said I; "Mr. Andrewes said we might have some of those big yellow raspberries, and we must ask him about it.
schemes
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From this reading The tutor had heard of some extraordinarily active parson who had done the like by his schools, and partly from real kindness, and partly in the spirit of emulation which intrudes even upon schemes of benevolence, he was most anxious that we at Dacrefield should not "be behindhand" in good works.
scholars
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From this reading THE TUTOR'S PROPOSAL--A TEACHERS' MEETING I think it was Mr. Clerke who first suggested that we should take the Sunday scholars and teachers for a holiday trip.
schools
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From this reading The tutor had heard of some extraordinarily active parson who had done the like by his schools, and partly from real kindness, and partly in the spirit of emulation which intrudes even upon schemes of benevolence, he was most anxious that we at Dacrefield should not "be behindhand" in good works.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading THE TUTOR'S PROPOSAL--A TEACHERS' MEETING I think it was Mr. Clerke who first suggested that we should take the Sunday scholars and teachers for a holiday trip.
some
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From this reading The tutor had heard of some extraordinarily active parson who had done the like by his schools, and partly from real kindness, and partly in the spirit of emulation which intrudes even upon schemes of benevolence, he was most anxious that we at Dacrefield should not "be behindhand" in good works.
spirit
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From this reading The tutor had heard of some extraordinarily active parson who had done the like by his schools, and partly from real kindness, and partly in the spirit of emulation which intrudes even upon schemes of benevolence, he was most anxious that we at Dacrefield should not "be behindhand" in good works.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such things are matters of course now in every parish, but in my childhood it was considered a most marvellous idea by our rustic population.
suggested
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From this reading THE TUTOR'S PROPOSAL--A TEACHERS' MEETING I think it was Mr. Clerke who first suggested that we should take the Sunday scholars and teachers for a holiday trip.
Sunday
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From this reading THE TUTOR'S PROPOSAL--A TEACHERS' MEETING I think it was Mr. Clerke who first suggested that we should take the Sunday scholars and teachers for a holiday trip.
sympathy
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From this reading Competition is a feeling with which children have great sympathy, and I warmly echoed Mr. Clerke's resolve that we would not "be behindhand."
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TUTOR'S PROPOSAL--A TEACHERS' MEETING I think it was Mr. Clerke who first suggested that we should take the Sunday scholars and teachers for a holiday trip.
TEACHERS
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From this reading THE TUTOR'S PROPOSAL--A TEACHERS' MEETING I think it was Mr. Clerke who first suggested that we should take the Sunday scholars and teachers for a holiday trip.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE TUTOR'S PROPOSAL--A TEACHERS' MEETING I think it was Mr. Clerke who first suggested that we should take the Sunday scholars and teachers for a holiday trip.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TUTOR'S PROPOSAL--A TEACHERS' MEETING I think it was Mr. Clerke who first suggested that we should take the Sunday scholars and teachers for a holiday trip.
things
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From this reading Such things are matters of course now in every parish, but in my childhood it was considered a most marvellous idea by our rustic population.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE TUTOR'S PROPOSAL--A TEACHERS' MEETING I think it was Mr. Clerke who first suggested that we should take the Sunday scholars and teachers for a holiday trip.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Let us go to the Rectory at once," said I; "Mr. Andrewes said we might have some of those big yellow raspberries, and we must ask him about it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Let us go to the Rectory at once," said I; "Mr. Andrewes said we might have some of those big yellow raspberries, and we must ask him about it.
trip
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From this reading THE TUTOR'S PROPOSAL--A TEACHERS' MEETING I think it was Mr. Clerke who first suggested that we should take the Sunday scholars and teachers for a holiday trip.
tutor
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From this reading The tutor had heard of some extraordinarily active parson who had done the like by his schools, and partly from real kindness, and partly in the spirit of emulation which intrudes even upon schemes of benevolence, he was most anxious that we at Dacrefield should not "be behindhand" in good works.
TUTOR'S
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From this reading THE TUTOR'S PROPOSAL--A TEACHERS' MEETING I think it was Mr. Clerke who first suggested that we should take the Sunday scholars and teachers for a holiday trip.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The tutor had heard of some extraordinarily active parson who had done the like by his schools, and partly from real kindness, and partly in the spirit of emulation which intrudes even upon schemes of benevolence, he was most anxious that we at Dacrefield should not "be behindhand" in good works.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let us go to the Rectory at once," said I; "Mr. Andrewes said we might have some of those big yellow raspberries, and we must ask him about it.
warmly
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From this reading Competition is a feeling with which children have great sympathy, and I warmly echoed Mr. Clerke's resolve that we would not "be behindhand."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TUTOR'S PROPOSAL--A TEACHERS' MEETING I think it was Mr. Clerke who first suggested that we should take the Sunday scholars and teachers for a holiday trip.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE TUTOR'S PROPOSAL--A TEACHERS' MEETING I think it was Mr. Clerke who first suggested that we should take the Sunday scholars and teachers for a holiday trip.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The tutor had heard of some extraordinarily active parson who had done the like by his schools, and partly from real kindness, and partly in the spirit of emulation which intrudes even upon schemes of benevolence, he was most anxious that we at Dacrefield should not "be behindhand" in good works.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE TUTOR'S PROPOSAL--A TEACHERS' MEETING I think it was Mr. Clerke who first suggested that we should take the Sunday scholars and teachers for a holiday trip.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Competition is a feeling with which children have great sympathy, and I warmly echoed Mr. Clerke's resolve that we would not "be behindhand."
works
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From this reading The tutor had heard of some extraordinarily active parson who had done the like by his schools, and partly from real kindness, and partly in the spirit of emulation which intrudes even upon schemes of benevolence, he was most anxious that we at Dacrefield should not "be behindhand" in good works.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Competition is a feeling with which children have great sympathy, and I warmly echoed Mr. Clerke's resolve that we would not "be behindhand."
yellow
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From this reading "Let us go to the Rectory at once," said I; "Mr. Andrewes said we might have some of those big yellow raspberries, and we must ask him about it.
