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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 UNDER THE JESUITS The Preparatory School--The Mistakes of Education--Spartan Schooling--Corporal Punishment--Well-known School Fellows--Gloomy Forecasts--Poetry--London Matriculation--German School--A Happy Year--The Jesuits--Strange Arrival in Paris.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Hodder is about a mile from Stonyhurst, and as all the boys there are youngsters under twelve, it forms a very useful institution, breaking a lad into school ways before he mixes with the big fellows.
all
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From this reading Hodder is about a mile from Stonyhurst, and as all the boys there are youngsters under twelve, it forms a very useful institution, breaking a lad into school ways before he mixes with the big fellows.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Hodder is about a mile from Stonyhurst, and as all the boys there are youngsters under twelve, it forms a very useful institution, breaking a lad into school ways before he mixes with the big fellows.
Arrival
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arrived
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From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hodder is about a mile from Stonyhurst, and as all the boys there are youngsters under twelve, it forms a very useful institution, breaking a lad into school ways before he mixes with the big fellows.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
away
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From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
big
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From this reading I was in my tenth year when I was sent to Hodder, which is the preparatory school for Stonyhurst, the big Roman Catholic public school in Lancashire.
bitterlyadverbUS /ˈbɪtərli/
in a way that shows deep pain or grief
From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
black-robed
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From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
boy
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From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
boys
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From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
breaking
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From this reading Hodder is about a mile from Stonyhurst, and as all the boys there are youngsters under twelve, it forms a very useful institution, breaking a lad into school ways before he mixes with the big fellows.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
Catholic
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From this reading I was in my tenth year when I was sent to Hodder, which is the preparatory school for Stonyhurst, the big Roman Catholic public school in Lancashire.
Corporal
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From this reading UNDER THE JESUITS The Preparatory School--The Mistakes of Education--Spartan Schooling--Corporal Punishment--Well-known School Fellows--Gloomy Forecasts--Poetry--London Matriculation--German School--A Happy Year--The Jesuits--Strange Arrival in Paris.
drove
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From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
due
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From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
Education
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From this reading UNDER THE JESUITS The Preparatory School--The Mistakes of Education--Spartan Schooling--Corporal Punishment--Well-known School Fellows--Gloomy Forecasts--Poetry--London Matriculation--German School--A Happy Year--The Jesuits--Strange Arrival in Paris.
Fellows
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felt
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From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was in my tenth year when I was sent to Hodder, which is the preparatory school for Stonyhurst, the big Roman Catholic public school in Lancashire.
Forecasts
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From this reading UNDER THE JESUITS The Preparatory School--The Mistakes of Education--Spartan Schooling--Corporal Punishment--Well-known School Fellows--Gloomy Forecasts--Poetry--London Matriculation--German School--A Happy Year--The Jesuits--Strange Arrival in Paris.
forms
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From this reading Hodder is about a mile from Stonyhurst, and as all the boys there are youngsters under twelve, it forms a very useful institution, breaking a lad into school ways before he mixes with the big fellows.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
German
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From this reading UNDER THE JESUITS The Preparatory School--The Mistakes of Education--Spartan Schooling--Corporal Punishment--Well-known School Fellows--Gloomy Forecasts--Poetry--London Matriculation--German School--A Happy Year--The Jesuits--Strange Arrival in Paris.
Gloomy
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guardians
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From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
Happy
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From this reading UNDER THE JESUITS The Preparatory School--The Mistakes of Education--Spartan Schooling--Corporal Punishment--Well-known School Fellows--Gloomy Forecasts--Poetry--London Matriculation--German School--A Happy Year--The Jesuits--Strange Arrival in Paris.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hodder is about a mile from Stonyhurst, and as all the boys there are youngsters under twelve, it forms a very useful institution, breaking a lad into school ways before he mixes with the big fellows.
Hodder
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From this reading I was in my tenth year when I was sent to Hodder, which is the preparatory school for Stonyhurst, the big Roman Catholic public school in Lancashire.
home
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From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was in my tenth year when I was sent to Hodder, which is the preparatory school for Stonyhurst, the big Roman Catholic public school in Lancashire.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading UNDER THE JESUITS The Preparatory School--The Mistakes of Education--Spartan Schooling--Corporal Punishment--Well-known School Fellows--Gloomy Forecasts--Poetry--London Matriculation--German School--A Happy Year--The Jesuits--Strange Arrival in Paris.
institution
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From this reading Hodder is about a mile from Stonyhurst, and as all the boys there are youngsters under twelve, it forms a very useful institution, breaking a lad into school ways before he mixes with the big fellows.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Hodder is about a mile from Stonyhurst, and as all the boys there are youngsters under twelve, it forms a very useful institution, breaking a lad into school ways before he mixes with the big fellows.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was in my tenth year when I was sent to Hodder, which is the preparatory school for Stonyhurst, the big Roman Catholic public school in Lancashire.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
Jesuit
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From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
JESUITS
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From this reading UNDER THE JESUITS The Preparatory School--The Mistakes of Education--Spartan Schooling--Corporal Punishment--Well-known School Fellows--Gloomy Forecasts--Poetry--London Matriculation--German School--A Happy Year--The Jesuits--Strange Arrival in Paris.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
lad
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From this reading Hodder is about a mile from Stonyhurst, and as all the boys there are youngsters under twelve, it forms a very useful institution, breaking a lad into school ways before he mixes with the big fellows.
Lancashire
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From this reading I was in my tenth year when I was sent to Hodder, which is the preparatory school for Stonyhurst, the big Roman Catholic public school in Lancashire.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
London
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From this reading UNDER THE JESUITS The Preparatory School--The Mistakes of Education--Spartan Schooling--Corporal Punishment--Well-known School Fellows--Gloomy Forecasts--Poetry--London Matriculation--German School--A Happy Year--The Jesuits--Strange Arrival in Paris.
lonesome
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From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
many
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From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
Matriculation
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mile
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From this reading Hodder is about a mile from Stonyhurst, and as all the boys there are youngsters under twelve, it forms a very useful institution, breaking a lad into school ways before he mixes with the big fellows.
miles
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From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
Mistakes
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From this reading UNDER THE JESUITS The Preparatory School--The Mistakes of Education--Spartan Schooling--Corporal Punishment--Well-known School Fellows--Gloomy Forecasts--Poetry--London Matriculation--German School--A Happy Year--The Jesuits--Strange Arrival in Paris.
mixes
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From this reading Hodder is about a mile from Stonyhurst, and as all the boys there are youngsters under twelve, it forms a very useful institution, breaking a lad into school ways before he mixes with the big fellows.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was in my tenth year when I was sent to Hodder, which is the preparatory school for Stonyhurst, the big Roman Catholic public school in Lancashire.
nearest
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From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading UNDER THE JESUITS The Preparatory School--The Mistakes of Education--Spartan Schooling--Corporal Punishment--Well-known School Fellows--Gloomy Forecasts--Poetry--London Matriculation--German School--A Happy Year--The Jesuits--Strange Arrival in Paris.
other
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From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
Paris
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From this reading UNDER THE JESUITS The Preparatory School--The Mistakes of Education--Spartan Schooling--Corporal Punishment--Well-known School Fellows--Gloomy Forecasts--Poetry--London Matriculation--German School--A Happy Year--The Jesuits--Strange Arrival in Paris.
Poetry
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Preparatory
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From this reading UNDER THE JESUITS The Preparatory School--The Mistakes of Education--Spartan Schooling--Corporal Punishment--Well-known School Fellows--Gloomy Forecasts--Poetry--London Matriculation--German School--A Happy Year--The Jesuits--Strange Arrival in Paris.
Preston
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From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
public
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From this reading I was in my tenth year when I was sent to Hodder, which is the preparatory school for Stonyhurst, the big Roman Catholic public school in Lancashire.
Punishment
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From this reading UNDER THE JESUITS The Preparatory School--The Mistakes of Education--Spartan Schooling--Corporal Punishment--Well-known School Fellows--Gloomy Forecasts--Poetry--London Matriculation--German School--A Happy Year--The Jesuits--Strange Arrival in Paris.
Roman
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From this reading I was in my tenth year when I was sent to Hodder, which is the preparatory school for Stonyhurst, the big Roman Catholic public school in Lancashire.
safely
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From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
School
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From this reading UNDER THE JESUITS The Preparatory School--The Mistakes of Education--Spartan Schooling--Corporal Punishment--Well-known School Fellows--Gloomy Forecasts--Poetry--London Matriculation--German School--A Happy Year--The Jesuits--Strange Arrival in Paris.
Schooling
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sent
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From this reading I was in my tenth year when I was sent to Hodder, which is the preparatory school for Stonyhurst, the big Roman Catholic public school in Lancashire.
small
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From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
some
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From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
Spartan
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From this reading UNDER THE JESUITS The Preparatory School--The Mistakes of Education--Spartan Schooling--Corporal Punishment--Well-known School Fellows--Gloomy Forecasts--Poetry--London Matriculation--German School--A Happy Year--The Jesuits--Strange Arrival in Paris.
station
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From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
Stonyhurst
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From this reading I was in my tenth year when I was sent to Hodder, which is the preparatory school for Stonyhurst, the big Roman Catholic public school in Lancashire.
Strange
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From this reading UNDER THE JESUITS The Preparatory School--The Mistakes of Education--Spartan Schooling--Corporal Punishment--Well-known School Fellows--Gloomy Forecasts--Poetry--London Matriculation--German School--A Happy Year--The Jesuits--Strange Arrival in Paris.
tenth
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From this reading I was in my tenth year when I was sent to Hodder, which is the preparatory school for Stonyhurst, the big Roman Catholic public school in Lancashire.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNDER THE JESUITS The Preparatory School--The Mistakes of Education--Spartan Schooling--Corporal Punishment--Well-known School Fellows--Gloomy Forecasts--Poetry--London Matriculation--German School--A Happy Year--The Jesuits--Strange Arrival in Paris.
then
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From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
there
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From this reading Hodder is about a mile from Stonyhurst, and as all the boys there are youngsters under twelve, it forms a very useful institution, breaking a lad into school ways before he mixes with the big fellows.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was in my tenth year when I was sent to Hodder, which is the preparatory school for Stonyhurst, the big Roman Catholic public school in Lancashire.
twelve
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From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
two
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From this reading I had two years at Hodder.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER THE JESUITS The Preparatory School--The Mistakes of Education--Spartan Schooling--Corporal Punishment--Well-known School Fellows--Gloomy Forecasts--Poetry--London Matriculation--German School--A Happy Year--The Jesuits--Strange Arrival in Paris.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
useful
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From this reading Hodder is about a mile from Stonyhurst, and as all the boys there are youngsters under twelve, it forms a very useful institution, breaking a lad into school ways before he mixes with the big fellows.
very
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From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was in my tenth year when I was sent to Hodder, which is the preparatory school for Stonyhurst, the big Roman Catholic public school in Lancashire.
way
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From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
ways
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From this reading Hodder is about a mile from Stonyhurst, and as all the boys there are youngsters under twelve, it forms a very useful institution, breaking a lad into school ways before he mixes with the big fellows.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
Well-known
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From this reading UNDER THE JESUITS The Preparatory School--The Mistakes of Education--Spartan Schooling--Corporal Punishment--Well-known School Fellows--Gloomy Forecasts--Poetry--London Matriculation--German School--A Happy Year--The Jesuits--Strange Arrival in Paris.
wept
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From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I was in my tenth year when I was sent to Hodder, which is the preparatory school for Stonyhurst, the big Roman Catholic public school in Lancashire.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I was in my tenth year when I was sent to Hodder, which is the preparatory school for Stonyhurst, the big Roman Catholic public school in Lancashire.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a long journey for a little boy who had never been away from home before, and I felt very lonesome and wept bitterly upon the way, but in due time I arrived safely at Preston, which was then the nearest station, and with many other small boys and our black-robed Jesuit guardians we drove some twelve miles to the school.
Year
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From this reading UNDER THE JESUITS The Preparatory School--The Mistakes of Education--Spartan Schooling--Corporal Punishment--Well-known School Fellows--Gloomy Forecasts--Poetry--London Matriculation--German School--A Happy Year--The Jesuits--Strange Arrival in Paris.
years
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From this reading I had two years at Hodder.
youngsters
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From this reading Hodder is about a mile from Stonyhurst, and as all the boys there are youngsters under twelve, it forms a very useful institution, breaking a lad into school ways before he mixes with the big fellows.
