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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 must be remembered that Roy Henning, in the previous year, was a fast friend of Claude Winters, Hunter, Selby, Clavering, and Stapleton.
actuated
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From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
amount
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From this reading By the time that Winters and his other friends had graduated, he could conduct himself with an amount of ease and composure.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading By the time that Winters and his other friends had graduated, he could conduct himself with an amount of ease and composure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
arena
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From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The companionship of these boys had helped as much to form his character as had the careful work of the professors.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
bashfulness
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From this reading Under his friends' influence he had gradually lost much of his bashfulness.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
beset
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From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
boys
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From this reading The companionship of these boys had helped as much to form his character as had the careful work of the professors.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the time that Winters and his other friends had graduated, he could conduct himself with an amount of ease and composure.
careful
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From this reading The companionship of these boys had helped as much to form his character as had the careful work of the professors.
character
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From this reading The companionship of these boys had helped as much to form his character as had the careful work of the professors.
Claude
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From this reading It must be remembered that Roy Henning, in the previous year, was a fast friend of Claude Winters, Hunter, Selby, Clavering, and Stapleton.
Clavering
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From this reading It must be remembered that Roy Henning, in the previous year, was a fast friend of Claude Winters, Hunter, Selby, Clavering, and Stapleton.
college
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From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
companionship
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From this reading The companionship of these boys had helped as much to form his character as had the careful work of the professors.
complications
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From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
composure
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From this reading By the time that Winters and his other friends had graduated, he could conduct himself with an amount of ease and composure.
conduct
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From this reading By the time that Winters and his other friends had graduated, he could conduct himself with an amount of ease and composure.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading By the time that Winters and his other friends had graduated, he could conduct himself with an amount of ease and composure.
cross-purposes
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From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
curious
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From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
Cuthbert's
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From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
ease
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From this reading By the time that Winters and his other friends had graduated, he could conduct himself with an amount of ease and composure.
endeavor
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From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
fast
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From this reading It must be remembered that Roy Henning, in the previous year, was a fast friend of Claude Winters, Hunter, Selby, Clavering, and Stapleton.
form
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From this reading The companionship of these boys had helped as much to form his character as had the careful work of the professors.
friend
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From this reading It must be remembered that Roy Henning, in the previous year, was a fast friend of Claude Winters, Hunter, Selby, Clavering, and Stapleton.
friends
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From this reading Under his friends' influence he had gradually lost much of his bashfulness.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
give
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From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
gradually
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From this reading Under his friends' influence he had gradually lost much of his bashfulness.
graduated
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From this reading By the time that Winters and his other friends had graduated, he could conduct himself with an amount of ease and composure.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The companionship of these boys had helped as much to form his character as had the careful work of the professors.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
helped
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From this reading The companionship of these boys had helped as much to form his character as had the careful work of the professors.
Henning
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From this reading It must be remembered that Roy Henning, in the previous year, was a fast friend of Claude Winters, Hunter, Selby, Clavering, and Stapleton.
Henning's
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From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading By the time that Winters and his other friends had graduated, he could conduct himself with an amount of ease and composure.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
Hunter
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From this reading It must be remembered that Roy Henning, in the previous year, was a fast friend of Claude Winters, Hunter, Selby, Clavering, and Stapleton.
idea
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From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
influence
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From this reading Under his friends' influence he had gradually lost much of his bashfulness.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must be remembered that Roy Henning, in the previous year, was a fast friend of Claude Winters, Hunter, Selby, Clavering, and Stapleton.
last
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From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
lost
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From this reading Under his friends' influence he had gradually lost much of his bashfulness.
many
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From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
MOTIVE
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From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
much
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From this reading The companionship of these boys had helped as much to form his character as had the careful work of the professors.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must be remembered that Roy Henning, in the previous year, was a fast friend of Claude Winters, Hunter, Selby, Clavering, and Stapleton.
narrate
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From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
other
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From this reading By the time that Winters and his other friends had graduated, he could conduct himself with an amount of ease and composure.
path
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From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
previous
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From this reading It must be remembered that Roy Henning, in the previous year, was a fast friend of Claude Winters, Hunter, Selby, Clavering, and Stapleton.
proceeding
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From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
professors
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From this reading The companionship of these boys had helped as much to form his character as had the careful work of the professors.
remembered
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From this reading It must be remembered that Roy Henning, in the previous year, was a fast friend of Claude Winters, Hunter, Selby, Clavering, and Stapleton.
retiring
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From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
Roy
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From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
said
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From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
Selby
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From this reading It must be remembered that Roy Henning, in the previous year, was a fast friend of Claude Winters, Hunter, Selby, Clavering, and Stapleton.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
some
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From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
sports
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From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
St
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From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
Stapleton
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From this reading It must be remembered that Roy Henning, in the previous year, was a fast friend of Claude Winters, Hunter, Selby, Clavering, and Stapleton.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It must be remembered that Roy Henning, in the previous year, was a fast friend of Claude Winters, Hunter, Selby, Clavering, and Stapleton.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The companionship of these boys had helped as much to form his character as had the careful work of the professors.
time
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From this reading By the time that Winters and his other friends had graduated, he could conduct himself with an amount of ease and composure.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
UnderprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under his friends' influence he had gradually lost much of his bashfulness.
victim
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From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It must be remembered that Roy Henning, in the previous year, was a fast friend of Claude Winters, Hunter, Selby, Clavering, and Stapleton.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
Winters
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From this reading It must be remembered that Roy Henning, in the previous year, was a fast friend of Claude Winters, Hunter, Selby, Clavering, and Stapleton.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading By the time that Winters and his other friends had graduated, he could conduct himself with an amount of ease and composure.
work
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From this reading The companionship of these boys had helped as much to form his character as had the careful work of the professors.
year
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From this reading THE MOTIVE Before proceeding to narrate the complications which beset Roy Henning's path during his last year at St. Cuthbert's, and the many curious cross-purposes of which he may be said to have been the victim, we shall endeavor to give some idea of the motive which actuated him in retiring from the arena of college sports.
