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Chapter XVII
THE RESULT AT THE HOP. Every one goes to hops promptly on time at West Point. In select society it is the thing nowadays to go late everywhere, so Chauncey assured his friends. But at the academy relentless tattoo sounds on hop-nights at half-past nine as usual. The cadets have to be in line at camp five minutes later.
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A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading “But at the academy relentless tattoo sounds on hop-nights at half-past nine as usual.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The cadets have to be in line at camp five minutes later.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Every one goes to hops promptly on time at West Point.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The cadets have to be in line at camp five minutes later.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Every one goes to hops promptly on time at West Point.”
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading “Every one goes to hops promptly on time at West Point.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In select society it is the thing nowadays to go late everywhere, so Chauncey assured his friends.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Every one goes to hops promptly on time at West Point.”
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A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading But at the academy relentless tattoo sounds on hop-nights at half-past nine as usual.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But at the academy relentless tattoo sounds on hop-nights at half-past nine as usual.
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE RESULT AT THE HOP.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The cadets have to be in line at camp five minutes later.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
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From this reading In select society it is the thing nowadays to go late everywhere, so Chauncey assured his friends.
all the members of a group, with none left out
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From this reading In select society it is the thing nowadays to go late everywhere, so Chauncey assured his friends.
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From this reading The cadets have to be in line at camp five minutes later.
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From this reading In select society it is the thing nowadays to go late everywhere, so Chauncey assured his friends.
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From this reading But at the academy relentless tattoo sounds on hop-nights at half-past nine as usual.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The cadets have to be in line at camp five minutes later.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
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From this reading Every one goes to hops promptly on time at West Point.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In select society it is the thing nowadays to go late everywhere, so Chauncey assured his friends.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In select society it is the thing nowadays to go late everywhere, so Chauncey assured his friends.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In select society it is the thing nowadays to go late everywhere, so Chauncey assured his friends.
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From this reading In select society it is the thing nowadays to go late everywhere, so Chauncey assured his friends.
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From this reading The cadets have to be in line at camp five minutes later.
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From this reading The cadets have to be in line at camp five minutes later.
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From this reading But at the academy relentless tattoo sounds on hop-nights at half-past nine as usual.
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From this reading In select society it is the thing nowadays to go late everywhere, so Chauncey assured his friends.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Every one goes to hops promptly on time at West Point.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every one goes to hops promptly on time at West Point.
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Every one goes to hops promptly on time at West Point.
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From this reading Every one goes to hops promptly on time at West Point.
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From this reading But at the academy relentless tattoo sounds on hop-nights at half-past nine as usual.
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From this reading THE RESULT AT THE HOP.
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From this reading In select society it is the thing nowadays to go late everywhere, so Chauncey assured his friends.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In select society it is the thing nowadays to go late everywhere, so Chauncey assured his friends.
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From this reading In select society it is the thing nowadays to go late everywhere, so Chauncey assured his friends.
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From this reading But at the academy relentless tattoo sounds on hop-nights at half-past nine as usual.
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From this reading But at the academy relentless tattoo sounds on hop-nights at half-past nine as usual.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RESULT AT THE HOP.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In select society it is the thing nowadays to go late everywhere, so Chauncey assured his friends.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every one goes to hops promptly on time at West Point.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every one goes to hops promptly on time at West Point.
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From this reading But at the academy relentless tattoo sounds on hop-nights at half-past nine as usual.
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From this reading Every one goes to hops promptly on time at West Point.
