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Adams's
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From this reading To-morrow would be prize-giving, with all its attendant festivities, down to concert in the evening and another house-supper—perhaps—at Adams’s in celebration of their again having won the house cricket-cup.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Just now the hymn after the third collect had been sung, but after that, instead of the chaplain continuing to read the prayers, the Head did so.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To-morrow would be prize-giving, with all its attendant festivities, down to concert in the evening and another house-supper—perhaps—at Adams’s in celebration of their again having won the house cricket-cup.
all
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From this reading To-morrow would be prize-giving, with all its attendant festivities, down to concert in the evening and another house-supper—perhaps—at Adams’s in celebration of their again having won the house cricket-cup.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To-morrow would be prize-giving, with all its attendant festivities, down to concert in the evening and another house-supper—perhaps—at Adams’s in celebration of their again having won the house cricket-cup.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To-morrow would be prize-giving, with all its attendant festivities, down to concert in the evening and another house-supper—perhaps—at Adams’s in celebration of their again having won the house cricket-cup.
assembled
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From this reading The school was assembled at evening chapel on the last Sunday of this summer term.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The school was assembled at evening chapel on the last Sunday of this summer term.
attendant
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From this reading To-morrow would be prize-giving, with all its attendant festivities, down to concert in the evening and another house-supper—perhaps—at Adams’s in celebration of their again having won the house cricket-cup.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To-morrow would be prize-giving, with all its attendant festivities, down to concert in the evening and another house-supper—perhaps—at Adams’s in celebration of their again having won the house cricket-cup.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Just now the hymn after the third collect had been sung, but after that, instead of the chaplain continuing to read the prayers, the Head did so.
break
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From this reading On Tuesday the school would break up, to meet again in large numbers on Friday for the match at Lord’s.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Just now the hymn after the third collect had been sung, but after that, instead of the chaplain continuing to read the prayers, the Head did so.
celebration
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From this reading To-morrow would be prize-giving, with all its attendant festivities, down to concert in the evening and another house-supper—perhaps—at Adams’s in celebration of their again having won the house cricket-cup.
chapel
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From this reading The school was assembled at evening chapel on the last Sunday of this summer term.
chaplain
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From this reading Just now the hymn after the third collect had been sung, but after that, instead of the chaplain continuing to read the prayers, the Head did so.
collect
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From this reading Just now the hymn after the third collect had been sung, but after that, instead of the chaplain continuing to read the prayers, the Head did so.
concert
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From this reading To-morrow would be prize-giving, with all its attendant festivities, down to concert in the evening and another house-supper—perhaps—at Adams’s in celebration of their again having won the house cricket-cup.
continuing
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From this reading Just now the hymn after the third collect had been sung, but after that, instead of the chaplain continuing to read the prayers, the Head did so.
cricket-cup
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From this reading To-morrow would be prize-giving, with all its attendant festivities, down to concert in the evening and another house-supper—perhaps—at Adams’s in celebration of their again having won the house cricket-cup.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Just now the hymn after the third collect had been sung, but after that, instead of the chaplain continuing to read the prayers, the Head did so.
down
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From this reading To-morrow would be prize-giving, with all its attendant festivities, down to concert in the evening and another house-supper—perhaps—at Adams’s in celebration of their again having won the house cricket-cup.
evening
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From this reading The school was assembled at evening chapel on the last Sunday of this summer term.
festivities
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From this reading To-morrow would be prize-giving, with all its attendant festivities, down to concert in the evening and another house-supper—perhaps—at Adams’s in celebration of their again having won the house cricket-cup.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading On Tuesday the school would break up, to meet again in large numbers on Friday for the match at Lord’s.
Frank
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From this reading Next him in his pew was Frank.
Friday
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From this reading On Tuesday the school would break up, to meet again in large numbers on Friday for the match at Lord’s.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Just now the hymn after the third collect had been sung, but after that, instead of the chaplain continuing to read the prayers, the Head did so.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading To-morrow would be prize-giving, with all its attendant festivities, down to concert in the evening and another house-supper—perhaps—at Adams’s in celebration of their again having won the house cricket-cup.
Head
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From this reading Just now the hymn after the third collect had been sung, but after that, instead of the chaplain continuing to read the prayers, the Head did so.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Next him in his pew was Frank.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Next him in his pew was Frank.
house
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From this reading To-morrow would be prize-giving, with all its attendant festivities, down to concert in the evening and another house-supper—perhaps—at Adams’s in celebration of their again having won the house cricket-cup.
house-supper
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From this reading To-morrow would be prize-giving, with all its attendant festivities, down to concert in the evening and another house-supper—perhaps—at Adams’s in celebration of their again having won the house cricket-cup.
hymn
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From this reading Just now the hymn after the third collect had been sung, but after that, instead of the chaplain continuing to read the prayers, the Head did so.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To-morrow would be prize-giving, with all its attendant festivities, down to concert in the evening and another house-supper—perhaps—at Adams’s in celebration of their again having won the house cricket-cup.
instead
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From this reading Just now the hymn after the third collect had been sung, but after that, instead of the chaplain continuing to read the prayers, the Head did so.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading To-morrow would be prize-giving, with all its attendant festivities, down to concert in the evening and another house-supper—perhaps—at Adams’s in celebration of their again having won the house cricket-cup.
Just
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From this reading Just now the hymn after the third collect had been sung, but after that, instead of the chaplain continuing to read the prayers, the Head did so.
large
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From this reading On Tuesday the school would break up, to meet again in large numbers on Friday for the match at Lord’s.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The school was assembled at evening chapel on the last Sunday of this summer term.
Lord's
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From this reading On Tuesday the school would break up, to meet again in large numbers on Friday for the match at Lord’s.
match
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From this reading On Tuesday the school would break up, to meet again in large numbers on Friday for the match at Lord’s.
meet
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From this reading On Tuesday the school would break up, to meet again in large numbers on Friday for the match at Lord’s.
NextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Next him in his pew was Frank.
now
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From this reading Just now the hymn after the third collect had been sung, but after that, instead of the chaplain continuing to read the prayers, the Head did so.
numbers
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From this reading On Tuesday the school would break up, to meet again in large numbers on Friday for the match at Lord’s.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The school was assembled at evening chapel on the last Sunday of this summer term.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The school was assembled at evening chapel on the last Sunday of this summer term.
perhaps
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From this reading To-morrow would be prize-giving, with all its attendant festivities, down to concert in the evening and another house-supper—perhaps—at Adams’s in celebration of their again having won the house cricket-cup.
pew
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From this reading Next him in his pew was Frank.
prayers
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From this reading Just now the hymn after the third collect had been sung, but after that, instead of the chaplain continuing to read the prayers, the Head did so.
prize-giving
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From this reading To-morrow would be prize-giving, with all its attendant festivities, down to concert in the evening and another house-supper—perhaps—at Adams’s in celebration of their again having won the house cricket-cup.
read
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From this reading Just now the hymn after the third collect had been sung, but after that, instead of the chaplain continuing to read the prayers, the Head did so.
school
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From this reading The school was assembled at evening chapel on the last Sunday of this summer term.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Just now the hymn after the third collect had been sung, but after that, instead of the chaplain continuing to read the prayers, the Head did so.
summer
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From this reading The school was assembled at evening chapel on the last Sunday of this summer term.
Sunday
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From this reading The school was assembled at evening chapel on the last Sunday of this summer term.
sung
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From this reading Just now the hymn after the third collect had been sung, but after that, instead of the chaplain continuing to read the prayers, the Head did so.
term
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From this reading The school was assembled at evening chapel on the last Sunday of this summer term.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Just now the hymn after the third collect had been sung, but after that, instead of the chaplain continuing to read the prayers, the Head did so.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The school was assembled at evening chapel on the last Sunday of this summer term.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To-morrow would be prize-giving, with all its attendant festivities, down to concert in the evening and another house-supper—perhaps—at Adams’s in celebration of their again having won the house cricket-cup.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Just now the hymn after the third collect had been sung, but after that, instead of the chaplain continuing to read the prayers, the Head did so.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The school was assembled at evening chapel on the last Sunday of this summer term.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To-morrow would be prize-giving, with all its attendant festivities, down to concert in the evening and another house-supper—perhaps—at Adams’s in celebration of their again having won the house cricket-cup.
To-morrow
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From this reading To-morrow would be prize-giving, with all its attendant festivities, down to concert in the evening and another house-supper—perhaps—at Adams’s in celebration of their again having won the house cricket-cup.
Tuesday
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From this reading On Tuesday the school would break up, to meet again in large numbers on Friday for the match at Lord’s.
up
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From this reading On Tuesday the school would break up, to meet again in large numbers on Friday for the match at Lord’s.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The school was assembled at evening chapel on the last Sunday of this summer term.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To-morrow would be prize-giving, with all its attendant festivities, down to concert in the evening and another house-supper—perhaps—at Adams’s in celebration of their again having won the house cricket-cup.
won
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From this reading To-morrow would be prize-giving, with all its attendant festivities, down to concert in the evening and another house-supper—perhaps—at Adams’s in celebration of their again having won the house cricket-cup.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To-morrow would be prize-giving, with all its attendant festivities, down to concert in the evening and another house-supper—perhaps—at Adams’s in celebration of their again having won the house cricket-cup.
