Chapter VIII
MAKING OPPORTUNITIES. THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy. They had work to do. A common interest possessed them. They had a leader; such an one as they had never known before.
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MAKING
OPPORTUNITIES.
THEN
began
a
new
era
in
the
life
of
the
girls
at
South
Plains
Academy.
They
had
work
to
do.
A
common
interest
possessed
them.
They
had
a
leader;
such
an
one
as
they
had
never
known
before.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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MAKING
OPPORTUNITIES.
Line 2
THEN
began
a
new
era
in
the
life
of
the
girls
at
South
Plains
Academy.
Line 3
They
had
work
to
do.
Line 4
A
common
interest
possessed
them.
Line 5
They
had
a
leader;
such
an
one
as
they
had
never
known
before.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Academy
noun
US /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading “THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.”
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “They had a leader; such an one as they had never known before.”
Began
noun
US /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.”
Never
noun
US /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They had a leader; such an one as they had never known before.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “They had a leader; such an one as they had never known before.”
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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 THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.
AcademynounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They had a leader; such an one as they had never known before.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had a leader; such an one as they had never known before.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They had a leader; such an one as they had never known before.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.
common
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From this reading A common interest possessed them.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They had work to do.
era
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From this reading THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.
girls
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From this reading THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had work to do.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.
interest
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From this reading A common interest possessed them.
known
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From this reading They had a leader; such an one as they had never known before.
leader
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From this reading They had a leader; such an one as they had never known before.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.
MAKING
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From this reading MAKING OPPORTUNITIES.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They had a leader; such an one as they had never known before.
new
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From this reading THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They had a leader; such an one as they had never known before.
OPPORTUNITIES
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From this reading MAKING OPPORTUNITIES.
Plains
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From this reading THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.
possessed
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From this reading A common interest possessed them.
South
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From this reading THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading They had a leader; such an one as they had never known before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A common interest possessed them.
THEN
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From this reading THEN began a new era in the life of the girls at South Plains Academy.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had work to do.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had work to do.
work
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From this reading They had work to do.