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From this reading It was the morning of the closing football game of the Queen's School schedule, Saturday, November 12, and recitations were hurried the least little bit.
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From this reading David, who had interviewed the Doctor and taken his place with his class the first of the week, felt the thrill of enthusiasm, and was burning for the slow hours to drag along till 2 o'clock when the great contest was to be called.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading David, who had interviewed the Doctor and taken his place with his class the first of the week, felt the thrill of enthusiasm, and was burning for the slow hours to drag along till 2 o'clock when the great contest was to be called.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the morning of the closing football game of the Queen's School schedule, Saturday, November 12, and recitations were hurried the least little bit.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This was shown by the generous disposition to overlook poor lessons for at least one morning of the school year, and some of them even cut the hours short.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading David, who had interviewed the Doctor and taken his place with his class the first of the week, felt the thrill of enthusiasm, and was burning for the slow hours to drag along till 2 o'clock when the great contest was to be called.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading It was the morning of the closing football game of the Queen's School schedule, Saturday, November 12, and recitations were hurried the least little bit.
the act of burning something
From this reading David, who had interviewed the Doctor and taken his place with his class the first of the week, felt the thrill of enthusiasm, and was burning for the slow hours to drag along till 2 o'clock when the great contest was to be called.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This was shown by the generous disposition to overlook poor lessons for at least one morning of the school year, and some of them even cut the hours short.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading David, who had interviewed the Doctor and taken his place with his class the first of the week, felt the thrill of enthusiasm, and was burning for the slow hours to drag along till 2 o'clock when the great contest was to be called.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading David, who had interviewed the Doctor and taken his place with his class the first of the week, felt the thrill of enthusiasm, and was burning for the slow hours to drag along till 2 o'clock when the great contest was to be called.
closingnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading It was the morning of the closing football game of the Queen's School schedule, Saturday, November 12, and recitations were hurried the least little bit.
contestnounUS /ˈkɑːntest/
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
From this reading David, who had interviewed the Doctor and taken his place with his class the first of the week, felt the thrill of enthusiasm, and was burning for the slow hours to drag along till 2 o'clock when the great contest was to be called.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading This was shown by the generous disposition to overlook poor lessons for at least one morning of the school year, and some of them even cut the hours short.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading David, who had interviewed the Doctor and taken his place with his class the first of the week, felt the thrill of enthusiasm, and was burning for the slow hours to drag along till 2 o'clock when the great contest was to be called.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Even the teachers felt the excitement of the day.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
your usual mood
From this reading This was shown by the generous disposition to overlook poor lessons for at least one morning of the school year, and some of them even cut the hours short.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading David, who had interviewed the Doctor and taken his place with his class the first of the week, felt the thrill of enthusiasm, and was burning for the slow hours to drag along till 2 o'clock when the great contest was to be called.
dragverbUS /dræɡ/
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading David, who had interviewed the Doctor and taken his place with his class the first of the week, felt the thrill of enthusiasm, and was burning for the slow hours to drag along till 2 o'clock when the great contest was to be called.
a feeling of excitement
From this reading David, who had interviewed the Doctor and taken his place with his class the first of the week, felt the thrill of enthusiasm, and was burning for the slow hours to drag along till 2 o'clock when the great contest was to be called.
divisible by two
From this reading Even the teachers felt the excitement of the day.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Even the teachers felt the excitement of the day.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Even the teachers felt the excitement of the day.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading David, who had interviewed the Doctor and taken his place with his class the first of the week, felt the thrill of enthusiasm, and was burning for the slow hours to drag along till 2 o'clock when the great contest was to be called.
footballnounUS /ˈfʊtbɔːl/
any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
From this reading It was the morning of the closing football game of the Queen's School schedule, Saturday, November 12, and recitations were hurried the least little bit.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This was shown by the generous disposition to overlook poor lessons for at least one morning of the school year, and some of them even cut the hours short.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading It was the morning of the closing football game of the Queen's School schedule, Saturday, November 12, and recitations were hurried the least little bit.
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading This was shown by the generous disposition to overlook poor lessons for at least one morning of the school year, and some of them even cut the hours short.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading David, who had interviewed the Doctor and taken his place with his class the first of the week, felt the thrill of enthusiasm, and was burning for the slow hours to drag along till 2 o'clock when the great contest was to be called.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading David, who had interviewed the Doctor and taken his place with his class the first of the week, felt the thrill of enthusiasm, and was burning for the slow hours to drag along till 2 o'clock when the great contest was to be called.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading David, who had interviewed the Doctor and taken his place with his class the first of the week, felt the thrill of enthusiasm, and was burning for the slow hours to drag along till 2 o'clock when the great contest was to be called.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading This was shown by the generous disposition to overlook poor lessons for at least one morning of the school year, and some of them even cut the hours short.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading It was the morning of the closing football game of the Queen's School schedule, Saturday, November 12, and recitations were hurried the least little bit.
interviewedverbUS /ˈɪntərvjuːd/
past form of “interview” — conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading David, who had interviewed the Doctor and taken his place with his class the first of the week, felt the thrill of enthusiasm, and was burning for the slow hours to drag along till 2 o'clock when the great contest was to be called.
INVADESverbUS /ˌɪnˈveɪdz/
third-person singular of “invade” — march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
From this reading WARWICK INVADES QUEEN'S.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the morning of the closing football game of the Queen's School schedule, Saturday, November 12, and recitations were hurried the least little bit.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading It was the morning of the closing football game of the Queen's School schedule, Saturday, November 12, and recitations were hurried the least little bit.
lessonsnounUS /ˈlesənz/
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading This was shown by the generous disposition to overlook poor lessons for at least one morning of the school year, and some of them even cut the hours short.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was the morning of the closing football game of the Queen's School schedule, Saturday, November 12, and recitations were hurried the least little bit.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was the morning of the closing football game of the Queen's School schedule, Saturday, November 12, and recitations were hurried the least little bit.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading It was the morning of the closing football game of the Queen's School schedule, Saturday, November 12, and recitations were hurried the least little bit.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading David, who had interviewed the Doctor and taken his place with his class the first of the week, felt the thrill of enthusiasm, and was burning for the slow hours to drag along till 2 o'clock when the great contest was to be called.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the morning of the closing football game of the Queen's School schedule, Saturday, November 12, and recitations were hurried the least little bit.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This was shown by the generous disposition to overlook poor lessons for at least one morning of the school year, and some of them even cut the hours short.
overlookverbUS /ˈoʊvərlʊk/
look past, fail to notice
From this reading This was shown by the generous disposition to overlook poor lessons for at least one morning of the school year, and some of them even cut the hours short.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading David, who had interviewed the Doctor and taken his place with his class the first of the week, felt the thrill of enthusiasm, and was burning for the slow hours to drag along till 2 o'clock when the great contest was to be called.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading This was shown by the generous disposition to overlook poor lessons for at least one morning of the school year, and some of them even cut the hours short.
QUEEN'SnounUS /kwiːnz/
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading WARWICK INVADES QUEEN'S.
recitationsnounUS /ˌresɪˈteɪʃənz/
plural of “recitation” — written matter that is recited from memory
From this reading It was the morning of the closing football game of the Queen's School schedule, Saturday, November 12, and recitations were hurried the least little bit.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading It was the morning of the closing football game of the Queen's School schedule, Saturday, November 12, and recitations were hurried the least little bit.
schedulenounUS /ˈskedʒʊl/
a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
From this reading It was the morning of the closing football game of the Queen's School schedule, Saturday, November 12, and recitations were hurried the least little bit.
an educational institution
From this reading It was the morning of the closing football game of the Queen's School schedule, Saturday, November 12, and recitations were hurried the least little bit.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading This was shown by the generous disposition to overlook poor lessons for at least one morning of the school year, and some of them even cut the hours short.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading This was shown by the generous disposition to overlook poor lessons for at least one morning of the school year, and some of them even cut the hours short.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading David, who had interviewed the Doctor and taken his place with his class the first of the week, felt the thrill of enthusiasm, and was burning for the slow hours to drag along till 2 o'clock when the great contest was to be called.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading This was shown by the generous disposition to overlook poor lessons for at least one morning of the school year, and some of them even cut the hours short.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading David, who had interviewed the Doctor and taken his place with his class the first of the week, felt the thrill of enthusiasm, and was burning for the slow hours to drag along till 2 o'clock when the great contest was to be called.
teachersnounUS /ˈtiːtʃərz/
plural of “teacher” — a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading Even the teachers felt the excitement of the day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the morning of the closing football game of the Queen's School schedule, Saturday, November 12, and recitations were hurried the least little bit.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This was shown by the generous disposition to overlook poor lessons for at least one morning of the school year, and some of them even cut the hours short.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was shown by the generous disposition to overlook poor lessons for at least one morning of the school year, and some of them even cut the hours short.
thrillnounUS /θrɪl/
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading David, who had interviewed the Doctor and taken his place with his class the first of the week, felt the thrill of enthusiasm, and was burning for the slow hours to drag along till 2 o'clock when the great contest was to be called.
up to a particular time
From this reading David, who had interviewed the Doctor and taken his place with his class the first of the week, felt the thrill of enthusiasm, and was burning for the slow hours to drag along till 2 o'clock when the great contest was to be called.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was shown by the generous disposition to overlook poor lessons for at least one morning of the school year, and some of them even cut the hours short.
WARWICKnounUS /ˈwɔːrwɪk/
English statesman; during the War of the Roses he fought first for the house of York and secured the throne for Edward IV and then changed sides to fight for the house of Lancaster and secured the throne for Henry VI (1428-1471)
From this reading WARWICK INVADES QUEEN'S.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the morning of the closing football game of the Queen's School schedule, Saturday, November 12, and recitations were hurried the least little bit.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading David, who had interviewed the Doctor and taken his place with his class the first of the week, felt the thrill of enthusiasm, and was burning for the slow hours to drag along till 2 o'clock when the great contest was to be called.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was the morning of the closing football game of the Queen's School schedule, Saturday, November 12, and recitations were hurried the least little bit.
at the time that
From this reading David, who had interviewed the Doctor and taken his place with his class the first of the week, felt the thrill of enthusiasm, and was burning for the slow hours to drag along till 2 o'clock when the great contest was to be called.
which person or people
From this reading David, who had interviewed the Doctor and taken his place with his class the first of the week, felt the thrill of enthusiasm, and was burning for the slow hours to drag along till 2 o'clock when the great contest was to be called.
in the company of; together with
From this reading David, who had interviewed the Doctor and taken his place with his class the first of the week, felt the thrill of enthusiasm, and was burning for the slow hours to drag along till 2 o'clock when the great contest was to be called.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading This was shown by the generous disposition to overlook poor lessons for at least one morning of the school year, and some of them even cut the hours short.
