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For the Honor of the School

Chapter XXIV

Chapter 24 of For the Honor of the School is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Ralph Henry Barbour • Curated US English Learning Edition
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WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.
He looked for Sturgis and found that dreaded youth close beside him.
Before them were Pope, a Maddurn Hall boy, and the pale-faced youngster who had stood beside Wayne.
Pope was making the pace, a rather fast one it seemed, and was running with a great expenditure of strength.
Sturgis kept beside Wayne until the turn; then, as the latter took the inside edge, he fell in behind.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

For the Honor of the School

Chapter XXIV

Chapter 24 of For the Honor of the School is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.
/wʌn æt ðə ˈfɪnɪʃ weɪn hæd meɪd ə ɡʊd bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ hiː wɑːz ɔːlˈredi er ðə ˈtaɪmərz ˈwɑːtʃəz hæd tɪkt θraɪs wel ɪn təˈwɔːrd ðə left ʌv ðə træk ənd wʌn ʌv ðə fɜːrst faɪv men/
Line 2
He looked for Sturgis and found that dreaded youth close beside him.
Line 3
Before them were Pope, a Maddurn Hall boy, and the pale-faced youngster who had stood beside Wayne.
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Pope was making the pace, a rather fast one it seemed, and was running with a great expenditure of strength.
/poʊp wɑːz ˈmeɪkɪŋ ðə peɪs ə ˈræðər fæst wʌn ɪt siːmd ənd wɑːz ˈrʌnɪŋ wɪð ə ɡreɪt ɪkˈspendətʃər ʌv streŋkθ/
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Sturgis kept beside Wayne until the turn; then, as the latter took the inside edge, he fell in behind.

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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dreaded adjective US /ˈdredɪd/

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading “He looked for Sturgis and found that dreaded youth close beside him.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
expenditure noun US /ɪkˈspendətʃər/

money paid out; an amount spent

From this reading “Pope was making the pace, a rather fast one it seemed, and was running with a great expenditure of strength.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thrice adverb US /θraɪs/

three times

From this reading “WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ticked verb US /tɪkt/

past form of “tick” — make a clicking or ticking sound

From this reading “WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
timers noun US /ˈtaɪmərz/

plural of “timer” — a timepiece that measures a time interval and signals its end

From this reading “WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
watches noun US /ˈwɑːtʃəz/

plural of “watch” — a small portable timepiece

From this reading “WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.”

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Wayne noun US /weɪn/

United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979)

From this reading “WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
youngster noun US /ˈjʌŋstər/

a young person of either sex

From this reading “Before them were Pope, a Maddurn Hall boy, and the pale-faced youngster who had stood beside Wayne.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

stood beside verb + particle

In this reading “Before them were Pope, a Maddurn Hall boy, and the pale-faced youngster who had stood beside Wayne.”

6,466 times in 426,211 chapters
five men noun + noun

In this reading “WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.”

2,143 times in 426,211 chapters

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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 WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.

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alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Sturgis kept beside Wayne until the turn; then, as the latter took the inside edge, he fell in behind.

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ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.

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BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Before them were Pope, a Maddurn Hall boy, and the pale-faced youngster who had stood beside Wayne.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beginningnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/

the event consisting of the start of something

From this reading WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading Sturgis kept beside Wayne until the turn; then, as the latter took the inside edge, he fell in behind.

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besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading He looked for Sturgis and found that dreaded youth close beside him.

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boynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading Before them were Pope, a Maddurn Hall boy, and the pale-faced youngster who had stood beside Wayne.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/

at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other

From this reading He looked for Sturgis and found that dreaded youth close beside him.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dreadedadjectiveUS /ˈdredɪd/

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading He looked for Sturgis and found that dreaded youth close beside him.

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edgenounUS /edʒ/

the boundary of a surface

From this reading Sturgis kept beside Wayne until the turn; then, as the latter took the inside edge, he fell in behind.

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ereconjunctionUS /er/

an old word for “before”

From this reading WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
expenditurenounUS /ɪkˈspendətʃər/

money paid out; an amount spent

From this reading Pope was making the pace, a rather fast one it seemed, and was running with a great expenditure of strength.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fastadverbUS /fæst/

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading Pope was making the pace, a rather fast one it seemed, and was running with a great expenditure of strength.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fellverbUS /fel/

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading Sturgis kept beside Wayne until the turn; then, as the latter took the inside edge, he fell in behind.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
FINISHverbUS /ˈfɪnɪʃ/

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.

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fivenounUS /faɪv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He looked for Sturgis and found that dreaded youth close beside him.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading He looked for Sturgis and found that dreaded youth close beside him.

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goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Pope was making the pace, a rather fast one it seemed, and was running with a great expenditure of strength.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
HallnounUS /hɔːl/

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading Before them were Pope, a Maddurn Hall boy, and the pale-faced youngster who had stood beside Wayne.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He looked for Sturgis and found that dreaded youth close beside him.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
insideadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsaɪd/

relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space

From this reading Sturgis kept beside Wayne until the turn; then, as the latter took the inside edge, he fell in behind.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Pope was making the pace, a rather fast one it seemed, and was running with a great expenditure of strength.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
keptadjectiveUS /kept/

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading Sturgis kept beside Wayne until the turn; then, as the latter took the inside edge, he fell in behind.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
latteradjectiveUS /ˈlætər/

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading Sturgis kept beside Wayne until the turn; then, as the latter took the inside edge, he fell in behind.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading He looked for Sturgis and found that dreaded youth close beside him.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Maddurn

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Before them were Pope, a Maddurn Hall boy, and the pale-faced youngster who had stood beside Wayne.

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madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading Pope was making the pace, a rather fast one it seemed, and was running with a great expenditure of strength.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
pacenounUS /peɪs/

the rate of moving (especially walking or running)

From this reading Pope was making the pace, a rather fast one it seemed, and was running with a great expenditure of strength.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
pale-facedadjective

having a pale face

From this reading Before them were Pope, a Maddurn Hall boy, and the pale-faced youngster who had stood beside Wayne.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
PopenounUS /poʊp/

the head of the Roman Catholic Church

From this reading Before them were Pope, a Maddurn Hall boy, and the pale-faced youngster who had stood beside Wayne.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/

on the contrary

From this reading Pope was making the pace, a rather fast one it seemed, and was running with a great expenditure of strength.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
runningadjectiveUS /ˈrʌnɪŋ/

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading Pope was making the pace, a rather fast one it seemed, and was running with a great expenditure of strength.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
seemedverbUS /siːmd/

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Pope was making the pace, a rather fast one it seemed, and was running with a great expenditure of strength.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Before them were Pope, a Maddurn Hall boy, and the pale-faced youngster who had stood beside Wayne.

Velmora curated lexicon
strengthnounUS /streŋkθ/

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading Pope was making the pace, a rather fast one it seemed, and was running with a great expenditure of strength.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Sturgis

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He looked for Sturgis and found that dreaded youth close beside him.

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He looked for Sturgis and found that dreaded youth close beside him.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Before them were Pope, a Maddurn Hall boy, and the pale-faced youngster who had stood beside Wayne.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Sturgis kept beside Wayne until the turn; then, as the latter took the inside edge, he fell in behind.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thriceadverbUS /θraɪs/

three times

From this reading WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tickedverbUS /tɪkt/

past form of “tick” — make a clicking or ticking sound

From this reading WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
timersnounUS /ˈtaɪmərz/

plural of “timer” — a timepiece that measures a time interval and signals its end

From this reading WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Sturgis kept beside Wayne until the turn; then, as the latter took the inside edge, he fell in behind.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tracknounUS /træk/

a line or route along which something travels or moves

From this reading WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
turnverbUS /tɜːrn/

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading Sturgis kept beside Wayne until the turn; then, as the latter took the inside edge, he fell in behind.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Sturgis kept beside Wayne until the turn; then, as the latter took the inside edge, he fell in behind.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.

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watchesnounUS /ˈwɑːtʃəz/

plural of “watch” — a small portable timepiece

From this reading WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
WaynenounUS /weɪn/

United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979)

From this reading WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Before them were Pope, a Maddurn Hall boy, and the pale-faced youngster who had stood beside Wayne.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Before them were Pope, a Maddurn Hall boy, and the pale-faced youngster who had stood beside Wayne.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Pope was making the pace, a rather fast one it seemed, and was running with a great expenditure of strength.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
WONnounUS /wʌn/

the basic unit of money in South Korea

From this reading WON AT THE FINISH Wayne had made a good beginning; he was already, ere the timers’ watches had ticked thrice, well in toward the left of the track and one of the first five men.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
youngsternounUS /ˈjʌŋstər/

a young person of either sex

From this reading Before them were Pope, a Maddurn Hall boy, and the pale-faced youngster who had stood beside Wayne.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
youthnounUS /juːθ/

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading He looked for Sturgis and found that dreaded youth close beside him.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

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Vocabulary met early in For the Honor of the School

Words and structures a reader meets early in For the Honor of the School, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Story
A word that appears in the opening chapter of For the Honor of the School; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
School
A word that appears in the opening chapter of For the Honor of the School; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Interscholastic
A word that appears in the opening chapter of For the Honor of the School; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Sport
A word that appears in the opening chapter of For the Honor of the School; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.