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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 It was called the Scholarship prize, and was a new and daring idea of the early seventies.
accustomed
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From this reading Girls were not accustomed to big prizes in those days, and scholarships were only in vogue in the few public schools which were then in existence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was called the Scholarship prize, and was a new and daring idea of the early seventies.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sir John and Mrs. Clavering between them drew up a scheme which put every other idea into the shade, for there was a great honor to be conferred as well as a very big money prize, and the girls were stimulated to try their very best.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sir John and Mrs. Clavering between them drew up a scheme which put every other idea into the shade, for there was a great honor to be conferred as well as a very big money prize, and the girls were stimulated to try their very best.
best
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From this reading Sir John and Mrs. Clavering between them drew up a scheme which put every other idea into the shade, for there was a great honor to be conferred as well as a very big money prize, and the girls were stimulated to try their very best.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Sir John and Mrs. Clavering between them drew up a scheme which put every other idea into the shade, for there was a great honor to be conferred as well as a very big money prize, and the girls were stimulated to try their very best.
big
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From this reading Girls were not accustomed to big prizes in those days, and scholarships were only in vogue in the few public schools which were then in existence.
called
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From this reading It was called the Scholarship prize, and was a new and daring idea of the early seventies.
caused
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From this reading It was in this way that the great prize which caused such excitement in Cherry Court School was started.
Cherry
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From this reading It was in this way that the great prize which caused such excitement in Cherry Court School was started.
Clavering
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From this reading Sir John and Mrs. Clavering between them drew up a scheme which put every other idea into the shade, for there was a great honor to be conferred as well as a very big money prize, and the girls were stimulated to try their very best.
conferred
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From this reading Sir John and Mrs. Clavering between them drew up a scheme which put every other idea into the shade, for there was a great honor to be conferred as well as a very big money prize, and the girls were stimulated to try their very best.
Court
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From this reading It was in this way that the great prize which caused such excitement in Cherry Court School was started.
daring
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From this reading It was called the Scholarship prize, and was a new and daring idea of the early seventies.
days
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From this reading Girls were not accustomed to big prizes in those days, and scholarships were only in vogue in the few public schools which were then in existence.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sir John and Mrs. Clavering between them drew up a scheme which put every other idea into the shade, for there was a great honor to be conferred as well as a very big money prize, and the girls were stimulated to try their very best.
early
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From this reading It was called the Scholarship prize, and was a new and daring idea of the early seventies.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Sir John and Mrs. Clavering between them drew up a scheme which put every other idea into the shade, for there was a great honor to be conferred as well as a very big money prize, and the girls were stimulated to try their very best.
excitement
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From this reading It was in this way that the great prize which caused such excitement in Cherry Court School was started.
existence
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From this reading Girls were not accustomed to big prizes in those days, and scholarships were only in vogue in the few public schools which were then in existence.
few
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From this reading Girls were not accustomed to big prizes in those days, and scholarships were only in vogue in the few public schools which were then in existence.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sir John and Mrs. Clavering between them drew up a scheme which put every other idea into the shade, for there was a great honor to be conferred as well as a very big money prize, and the girls were stimulated to try their very best.
Girls
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From this reading Girls were not accustomed to big prizes in those days, and scholarships were only in vogue in the few public schools which were then in existence.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading SIR JOHN'S GREAT SCHEME.
honor
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From this reading Sir John and Mrs. Clavering between them drew up a scheme which put every other idea into the shade, for there was a great honor to be conferred as well as a very big money prize, and the girls were stimulated to try their very best.
idea
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From this reading It was called the Scholarship prize, and was a new and daring idea of the early seventies.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in this way that the great prize which caused such excitement in Cherry Court School was started.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Sir John and Mrs. Clavering between them drew up a scheme which put every other idea into the shade, for there was a great honor to be conferred as well as a very big money prize, and the girls were stimulated to try their very best.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in this way that the great prize which caused such excitement in Cherry Court School was started.
John
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From this reading Sir John and Mrs. Clavering between them drew up a scheme which put every other idea into the shade, for there was a great honor to be conferred as well as a very big money prize, and the girls were stimulated to try their very best.
JOHN'S
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From this reading SIR JOHN'S GREAT SCHEME.
money
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From this reading Sir John and Mrs. Clavering between them drew up a scheme which put every other idea into the shade, for there was a great honor to be conferred as well as a very big money prize, and the girls were stimulated to try their very best.
Mrs
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From this reading Sir John and Mrs. Clavering between them drew up a scheme which put every other idea into the shade, for there was a great honor to be conferred as well as a very big money prize, and the girls were stimulated to try their very best.
new
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From this reading It was called the Scholarship prize, and was a new and daring idea of the early seventies.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Girls were not accustomed to big prizes in those days, and scholarships were only in vogue in the few public schools which were then in existence.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was called the Scholarship prize, and was a new and daring idea of the early seventies.
only
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From this reading Girls were not accustomed to big prizes in those days, and scholarships were only in vogue in the few public schools which were then in existence.
other
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From this reading Sir John and Mrs. Clavering between them drew up a scheme which put every other idea into the shade, for there was a great honor to be conferred as well as a very big money prize, and the girls were stimulated to try their very best.
prize
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From this reading It was in this way that the great prize which caused such excitement in Cherry Court School was started.
prizes
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From this reading Girls were not accustomed to big prizes in those days, and scholarships were only in vogue in the few public schools which were then in existence.
public
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From this reading Girls were not accustomed to big prizes in those days, and scholarships were only in vogue in the few public schools which were then in existence.
put
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From this reading Sir John and Mrs. Clavering between them drew up a scheme which put every other idea into the shade, for there was a great honor to be conferred as well as a very big money prize, and the girls were stimulated to try their very best.
SCHEME
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From this reading SIR JOHN'S GREAT SCHEME.
Scholarship
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From this reading It was called the Scholarship prize, and was a new and daring idea of the early seventies.
scholarships
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From this reading Girls were not accustomed to big prizes in those days, and scholarships were only in vogue in the few public schools which were then in existence.
School
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From this reading It was in this way that the great prize which caused such excitement in Cherry Court School was started.
schools
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From this reading Girls were not accustomed to big prizes in those days, and scholarships were only in vogue in the few public schools which were then in existence.
seventies
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From this reading It was called the Scholarship prize, and was a new and daring idea of the early seventies.
shade
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From this reading Sir John and Mrs. Clavering between them drew up a scheme which put every other idea into the shade, for there was a great honor to be conferred as well as a very big money prize, and the girls were stimulated to try their very best.
SIR
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From this reading SIR JOHN'S GREAT SCHEME.
started
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From this reading It was in this way that the great prize which caused such excitement in Cherry Court School was started.
stimulated
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From this reading Sir John and Mrs. Clavering between them drew up a scheme which put every other idea into the shade, for there was a great honor to be conferred as well as a very big money prize, and the girls were stimulated to try their very best.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was in this way that the great prize which caused such excitement in Cherry Court School was started.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was in this way that the great prize which caused such excitement in Cherry Court School was started.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was in this way that the great prize which caused such excitement in Cherry Court School was started.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Sir John and Mrs. Clavering between them drew up a scheme which put every other idea into the shade, for there was a great honor to be conferred as well as a very big money prize, and the girls were stimulated to try their very best.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Sir John and Mrs. Clavering between them drew up a scheme which put every other idea into the shade, for there was a great honor to be conferred as well as a very big money prize, and the girls were stimulated to try their very best.
then
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From this reading Girls were not accustomed to big prizes in those days, and scholarships were only in vogue in the few public schools which were then in existence.
there
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From this reading Sir John and Mrs. Clavering between them drew up a scheme which put every other idea into the shade, for there was a great honor to be conferred as well as a very big money prize, and the girls were stimulated to try their very best.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was in this way that the great prize which caused such excitement in Cherry Court School was started.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Girls were not accustomed to big prizes in those days, and scholarships were only in vogue in the few public schools which were then in existence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Girls were not accustomed to big prizes in those days, and scholarships were only in vogue in the few public schools which were then in existence.
try
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From this reading Sir John and Mrs. Clavering between them drew up a scheme which put every other idea into the shade, for there was a great honor to be conferred as well as a very big money prize, and the girls were stimulated to try their very best.
up
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From this reading Sir John and Mrs. Clavering between them drew up a scheme which put every other idea into the shade, for there was a great honor to be conferred as well as a very big money prize, and the girls were stimulated to try their very best.
very
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From this reading Sir John and Mrs. Clavering between them drew up a scheme which put every other idea into the shade, for there was a great honor to be conferred as well as a very big money prize, and the girls were stimulated to try their very best.
vogue
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From this reading Girls were not accustomed to big prizes in those days, and scholarships were only in vogue in the few public schools which were then in existence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in this way that the great prize which caused such excitement in Cherry Court School was started.
way
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From this reading It was in this way that the great prize which caused such excitement in Cherry Court School was started.
well
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From this reading Sir John and Mrs. Clavering between them drew up a scheme which put every other idea into the shade, for there was a great honor to be conferred as well as a very big money prize, and the girls were stimulated to try their very best.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Girls were not accustomed to big prizes in those days, and scholarships were only in vogue in the few public schools which were then in existence.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was in this way that the great prize which caused such excitement in Cherry Court School was started.
