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Chapter IX
_Ye know how hard an Idol dies, an' what that meant to me--E'en take it for a sacrifice, acceptable to Thee_. --KIPLING THE ball game on Friday, the thirteenth, was a great event this year. The Sunrise football eleven had held the championship record with an uncrossed goal line in the autumn. The basket-ball team had had no defeat this year. Debating tests had given Sunrise the victory.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “--KIPLING THE ball game on Friday, the thirteenth, was a great event this year.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Ye know how hard an Idol dies, an' what that meant to me--E'en take it for a sacrifice, acceptable to Thee_.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “_Ye know how hard an Idol dies, an' what that meant to me--E'en take it for a sacrifice, acceptable to Thee_.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
Constituting number thirteen in a sequence.
From this reading “--KIPLING THE ball game on Friday, the thirteenth, was a great event this year.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Ye know how hard an Idol dies, an' what that meant to me--E'en take it for a sacrifice, acceptable to Thee_.
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From this reading _Ye know how hard an Idol dies, an' what that meant to me--E'en take it for a sacrifice, acceptable to Thee_.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _Ye know how hard an Idol dies, an' what that meant to me--E'en take it for a sacrifice, acceptable to Thee_.
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From this reading The Sunrise football eleven had held the championship record with an uncrossed goal line in the autumn.
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From this reading --KIPLING THE ball game on Friday, the thirteenth, was a great event this year.
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From this reading The basket-ball team had had no defeat this year.
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From this reading The Sunrise football eleven had held the championship record with an uncrossed goal line in the autumn.
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From this reading Debating tests had given Sunrise the victory.
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From this reading The basket-ball team had had no defeat this year.
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From this reading _Ye know how hard an Idol dies, an' what that meant to me--E'en take it for a sacrifice, acceptable to Thee_.
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From this reading _Ye know how hard an Idol dies, an' what that meant to me--E'en take it for a sacrifice, acceptable to Thee_.
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From this reading The Sunrise football eleven had held the championship record with an uncrossed goal line in the autumn.
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From this reading --KIPLING THE ball game on Friday, the thirteenth, was a great event this year.
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From this reading The Sunrise football eleven had held the championship record with an uncrossed goal line in the autumn.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Ye know how hard an Idol dies, an' what that meant to me--E'en take it for a sacrifice, acceptable to Thee_.
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From this reading --KIPLING THE ball game on Friday, the thirteenth, was a great event this year.
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From this reading --KIPLING THE ball game on Friday, the thirteenth, was a great event this year.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Debating tests had given Sunrise the victory.
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From this reading The Sunrise football eleven had held the championship record with an uncrossed goal line in the autumn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading --KIPLING THE ball game on Friday, the thirteenth, was a great event this year.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Sunrise football eleven had held the championship record with an uncrossed goal line in the autumn.
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From this reading _Ye know how hard an Idol dies, an' what that meant to me--E'en take it for a sacrifice, acceptable to Thee_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Sunrise football eleven had held the championship record with an uncrossed goal line in the autumn.
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From this reading _Ye know how hard an Idol dies, an' what that meant to me--E'en take it for a sacrifice, acceptable to Thee_.
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From this reading _Ye know how hard an Idol dies, an' what that meant to me--E'en take it for a sacrifice, acceptable to Thee_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Sunrise football eleven had held the championship record with an uncrossed goal line in the autumn.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Ye know how hard an Idol dies, an' what that meant to me--E'en take it for a sacrifice, acceptable to Thee_.
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From this reading --KIPLING THE ball game on Friday, the thirteenth, was a great event this year.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Ye know how hard an Idol dies, an' what that meant to me--E'en take it for a sacrifice, acceptable to Thee_.
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From this reading The Sunrise football eleven had held the championship record with an uncrossed goal line in the autumn.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Ye know how hard an Idol dies, an' what that meant to me--E'en take it for a sacrifice, acceptable to Thee_.
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From this reading _Ye know how hard an Idol dies, an' what that meant to me--E'en take it for a sacrifice, acceptable to Thee_.
not any; not one
From this reading The basket-ball team had had no defeat this year.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading --KIPLING THE ball game on Friday, the thirteenth, was a great event this year.
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From this reading The Sunrise football eleven had held the championship record with an uncrossed goal line in the autumn.
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From this reading _Ye know how hard an Idol dies, an' what that meant to me--E'en take it for a sacrifice, acceptable to Thee_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Sunrise football eleven had held the championship record with an uncrossed goal line in the autumn.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Ye know how hard an Idol dies, an' what that meant to me--E'en take it for a sacrifice, acceptable to Thee_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The basket-ball team had had no defeat this year.
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From this reading Debating tests had given Sunrise the victory.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Ye know how hard an Idol dies, an' what that meant to me--E'en take it for a sacrifice, acceptable to Thee_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --KIPLING THE ball game on Friday, the thirteenth, was a great event this year.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading _Ye know how hard an Idol dies, an' what that meant to me--E'en take it for a sacrifice, acceptable to Thee_.
Constituting number thirteen in a sequence.
From this reading --KIPLING THE ball game on Friday, the thirteenth, was a great event this year.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading --KIPLING THE ball game on Friday, the thirteenth, was a great event this year.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Ye know how hard an Idol dies, an' what that meant to me--E'en take it for a sacrifice, acceptable to Thee_.
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From this reading The Sunrise football eleven had held the championship record with an uncrossed goal line in the autumn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Debating tests had given Sunrise the victory.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --KIPLING THE ball game on Friday, the thirteenth, was a great event this year.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Ye know how hard an Idol dies, an' what that meant to me--E'en take it for a sacrifice, acceptable to Thee_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Sunrise football eleven had held the championship record with an uncrossed goal line in the autumn.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading _Ye know how hard an Idol dies, an' what that meant to me--E'en take it for a sacrifice, acceptable to Thee_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --KIPLING THE ball game on Friday, the thirteenth, was a great event this year.
