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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 A smile of relief passed over the class as he took his departure.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the Seniors and the Middlers, at the close of the spring semester, entered the class-room to take their examination in trigonometry, they found Dr. Kitchell the only member of the faculty present.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A smile of relief passed over the class as he took his departure.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the Seniors and the Middlers, at the close of the spring semester, entered the class-room to take their examination in trigonometry, they found Dr. Kitchell the only member of the faculty present.
busy
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From this reading Soon pencils and rulers were busy.
class
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From this reading A smile of relief passed over the class as he took his departure.
class-room
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From this reading When the Seniors and the Middlers, at the close of the spring semester, entered the class-room to take their examination in trigonometry, they found Dr. Kitchell the only member of the faculty present.
close
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From this reading When the Seniors and the Middlers, at the close of the spring semester, entered the class-room to take their examination in trigonometry, they found Dr. Kitchell the only member of the faculty present.
departure
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From this reading A smile of relief passed over the class as he took his departure.
done
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From this reading He remained long enough to pass the small, printed slips of questions, and to explain the manner in which he wished the work done.
Dr
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From this reading When the Seniors and the Middlers, at the close of the spring semester, entered the class-room to take their examination in trigonometry, they found Dr. Kitchell the only member of the faculty present.
enough
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From this reading He remained long enough to pass the small, printed slips of questions, and to explain the manner in which he wished the work done.
entered
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examination
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explain
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From this reading He remained long enough to pass the small, printed slips of questions, and to explain the manner in which he wished the work done.
faculty
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From this reading When the Seniors and the Middlers, at the close of the spring semester, entered the class-room to take their examination in trigonometry, they found Dr. Kitchell the only member of the faculty present.
found
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From this reading When the Seniors and the Middlers, at the close of the spring semester, entered the class-room to take their examination in trigonometry, they found Dr. Kitchell the only member of the faculty present.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He remained long enough to pass the small, printed slips of questions, and to explain the manner in which he wished the work done.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A smile of relief passed over the class as he took his departure.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the Seniors and the Middlers, at the close of the spring semester, entered the class-room to take their examination in trigonometry, they found Dr. Kitchell the only member of the faculty present.
Kitchell
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From this reading When the Seniors and the Middlers, at the close of the spring semester, entered the class-room to take their examination in trigonometry, they found Dr. Kitchell the only member of the faculty present.
long
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From this reading He remained long enough to pass the small, printed slips of questions, and to explain the manner in which he wished the work done.
manner
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From this reading He remained long enough to pass the small, printed slips of questions, and to explain the manner in which he wished the work done.
member
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Middlers
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From this reading When the Seniors and the Middlers, at the close of the spring semester, entered the class-room to take their examination in trigonometry, they found Dr. Kitchell the only member of the faculty present.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the Seniors and the Middlers, at the close of the spring semester, entered the class-room to take their examination in trigonometry, they found Dr. Kitchell the only member of the faculty present.
only
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From this reading When the Seniors and the Middlers, at the close of the spring semester, entered the class-room to take their examination in trigonometry, they found Dr. Kitchell the only member of the faculty present.
OUTWITTED
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From this reading THE SENIORS OUTWITTED.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading A smile of relief passed over the class as he took his departure.
pass
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From this reading He remained long enough to pass the small, printed slips of questions, and to explain the manner in which he wished the work done.
passed
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From this reading A smile of relief passed over the class as he took his departure.
pencils
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From this reading Soon pencils and rulers were busy.
present
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From this reading When the Seniors and the Middlers, at the close of the spring semester, entered the class-room to take their examination in trigonometry, they found Dr. Kitchell the only member of the faculty present.
printed
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From this reading He remained long enough to pass the small, printed slips of questions, and to explain the manner in which he wished the work done.
questions
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From this reading He remained long enough to pass the small, printed slips of questions, and to explain the manner in which he wished the work done.
reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/
a feeling of comfort after worry or pain
From this reading A smile of relief passed over the class as he took his departure.
remained
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From this reading He remained long enough to pass the small, printed slips of questions, and to explain the manner in which he wished the work done.
rulers
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From this reading Soon pencils and rulers were busy.
semester
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From this reading When the Seniors and the Middlers, at the close of the spring semester, entered the class-room to take their examination in trigonometry, they found Dr. Kitchell the only member of the faculty present.
SENIORS
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From this reading THE SENIORS OUTWITTED.
slips
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From this reading He remained long enough to pass the small, printed slips of questions, and to explain the manner in which he wished the work done.
small
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From this reading He remained long enough to pass the small, printed slips of questions, and to explain the manner in which he wished the work done.
smile
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From this reading A smile of relief passed over the class as he took his departure.
Soon
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From this reading Soon pencils and rulers were busy.
spring
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take
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From this reading When the Seniors and the Middlers, at the close of the spring semester, entered the class-room to take their examination in trigonometry, they found Dr. Kitchell the only member of the faculty present.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SENIORS OUTWITTED.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When the Seniors and the Middlers, at the close of the spring semester, entered the class-room to take their examination in trigonometry, they found Dr. Kitchell the only member of the faculty present.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the Seniors and the Middlers, at the close of the spring semester, entered the class-room to take their examination in trigonometry, they found Dr. Kitchell the only member of the faculty present.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the Seniors and the Middlers, at the close of the spring semester, entered the class-room to take their examination in trigonometry, they found Dr. Kitchell the only member of the faculty present.
took
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From this reading A smile of relief passed over the class as he took his departure.
trigonometry
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From this reading When the Seniors and the Middlers, at the close of the spring semester, entered the class-room to take their examination in trigonometry, they found Dr. Kitchell the only member of the faculty present.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Soon pencils and rulers were busy.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When the Seniors and the Middlers, at the close of the spring semester, entered the class-room to take their examination in trigonometry, they found Dr. Kitchell the only member of the faculty present.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He remained long enough to pass the small, printed slips of questions, and to explain the manner in which he wished the work done.
wished
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From this reading He remained long enough to pass the small, printed slips of questions, and to explain the manner in which he wished the work done.
work
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From this reading He remained long enough to pass the small, printed slips of questions, and to explain the manner in which he wished the work done.
