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Chapter IX

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HARRY SCENTS A MYSTERY Life wasn’t all football, however.
There was a lot of studying to attend to.
Kendall was taking five courses, in preparation for that college he might never reach: Latin, Greek, mathematics, English and German.
These made up a total of twenty-two hours a week.
French, physics and chemistry he was leaving to his senior year.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Around the End

Chapter IX

Reading 1/49 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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HARRY SCENTS A MYSTERY Life wasn’t all football, however.
Line 2
There was a lot of studying to attend to.
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Kendall was taking five courses, in preparation for that college he might never reach: Latin, Greek, mathematics, English and German.
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These made up a total of twenty-two hours a week.
Line 5
French, physics and chemistry he was leaving to his senior year.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

However adverb US /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading “HARRY SCENTS A MYSTERY Life wasn’t all football, however.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “HARRY SCENTS A MYSTERY Life wasn’t all football, however.”

Might modal verb US /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading “Kendall was taking five courses, in preparation for that college he might never reach: Latin, Greek, mathematics, English and German.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Kendall was taking five courses, in preparation for that college he might never reach: Latin, Greek, mathematics, English and German.”

These determiner US /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading “These made up a total of twenty-two hours a week.”

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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 HARRY SCENTS A MYSTERY Life wasn’t all football, however.

all

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From this reading HARRY SCENTS A MYSTERY Life wasn’t all football, however.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Kendall was taking five courses, in preparation for that college he might never reach: Latin, Greek, mathematics, English and German.

attend

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From this reading There was a lot of studying to attend to.

chemistry

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From this reading French, physics and chemistry he was leaving to his senior year.

college

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From this reading Kendall was taking five courses, in preparation for that college he might never reach: Latin, Greek, mathematics, English and German.

courses

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From this reading Kendall was taking five courses, in preparation for that college he might never reach: Latin, Greek, mathematics, English and German.

English

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From this reading Kendall was taking five courses, in preparation for that college he might never reach: Latin, Greek, mathematics, English and German.

five

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From this reading Kendall was taking five courses, in preparation for that college he might never reach: Latin, Greek, mathematics, English and German.

football

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From this reading HARRY SCENTS A MYSTERY Life wasn’t all football, however.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Kendall was taking five courses, in preparation for that college he might never reach: Latin, Greek, mathematics, English and German.

French

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From this reading French, physics and chemistry he was leaving to his senior year.

German

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From this reading Kendall was taking five courses, in preparation for that college he might never reach: Latin, Greek, mathematics, English and German.

Greek

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From this reading Kendall was taking five courses, in preparation for that college he might never reach: Latin, Greek, mathematics, English and German.

HARRY

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From this reading HARRY SCENTS A MYSTERY Life wasn’t all football, however.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Kendall was taking five courses, in preparation for that college he might never reach: Latin, Greek, mathematics, English and German.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading French, physics and chemistry he was leaving to his senior year.

hours

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From this reading These made up a total of twenty-two hours a week.

howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading HARRY SCENTS A MYSTERY Life wasn’t all football, however.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Kendall was taking five courses, in preparation for that college he might never reach: Latin, Greek, mathematics, English and German.

Kendall

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From this reading Kendall was taking five courses, in preparation for that college he might never reach: Latin, Greek, mathematics, English and German.

Latin

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From this reading Kendall was taking five courses, in preparation for that college he might never reach: Latin, Greek, mathematics, English and German.

leaving

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From this reading French, physics and chemistry he was leaving to his senior year.

LifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading HARRY SCENTS A MYSTERY Life wasn’t all football, however.

lot

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From this reading There was a lot of studying to attend to.

made

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From this reading These made up a total of twenty-two hours a week.

mathematics

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From this reading Kendall was taking five courses, in preparation for that college he might never reach: Latin, Greek, mathematics, English and German.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Kendall was taking five courses, in preparation for that college he might never reach: Latin, Greek, mathematics, English and German.

MYSTERY

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From this reading HARRY SCENTS A MYSTERY Life wasn’t all football, however.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Kendall was taking five courses, in preparation for that college he might never reach: Latin, Greek, mathematics, English and German.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There was a lot of studying to attend to.

physics

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From this reading French, physics and chemistry he was leaving to his senior year.

preparation

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From this reading Kendall was taking five courses, in preparation for that college he might never reach: Latin, Greek, mathematics, English and German.

reach

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From this reading Kendall was taking five courses, in preparation for that college he might never reach: Latin, Greek, mathematics, English and German.

SCENTS

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From this reading HARRY SCENTS A MYSTERY Life wasn’t all football, however.

senior

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From this reading French, physics and chemistry he was leaving to his senior year.

studying

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From this reading There was a lot of studying to attend to.

taking

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From this reading Kendall was taking five courses, in preparation for that college he might never reach: Latin, Greek, mathematics, English and German.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Kendall was taking five courses, in preparation for that college he might never reach: Latin, Greek, mathematics, English and German.

There

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From this reading There was a lot of studying to attend to.

ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading These made up a total of twenty-two hours a week.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading There was a lot of studying to attend to.

total

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From this reading These made up a total of twenty-two hours a week.

twenty-two

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From this reading These made up a total of twenty-two hours a week.

up

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From this reading These made up a total of twenty-two hours a week.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading There was a lot of studying to attend to.

wasn't

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From this reading HARRY SCENTS A MYSTERY Life wasn’t all football, however.

week

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From this reading These made up a total of twenty-two hours a week.

year

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From this reading French, physics and chemistry he was leaving to his senior year.