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Chapter III

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THE FRESHMAN’S TERM.
Strolling towards the Lodge on Monday morning--because everybody seemed to be strolling in that direction--Frank had his attention called to various notices posted in the gates.
One was to the effect that “the Master would see the gentlemen that morning between 10 a.m. and noon, the freshmen on Tuesday, between the same hours.”
Another that “the Dean would be glad to see the freshmen at ten, the other gentlemen after.”
There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.
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Oxford Days

Chapter III

Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE FRESHMAN’S TERM.
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Strolling towards the Lodge on Monday morning--because everybody seemed to be strolling in that direction--Frank had his attention called to various notices posted in the gates.
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One was to the effect that “the Master would see the gentlemen that morning between 10 a.m. and noon, the freshmen on Tuesday, between the same hours.”
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Another that “the Dean would be glad to see the freshmen at ten, the other gentlemen after.”
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There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.

Learner Dictionary

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

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “Another that “the Dean would be glad to see the freshmen at ten, the other gentlemen after.””

Another noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Another that “the Dean would be glad to see the freshmen at ten, the other gentlemen after.””

Because conjunction US /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading “Strolling towards the Lodge on Monday morning--because everybody seemed to be strolling in that direction--Frank had his attention called to various notices posted in the gates.”

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “One was to the effect that “the Master would see the gentlemen that morning between 10 a.m. and noon, the freshmen on Tuesday, between the same hours.””

Every determiner US /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading “There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.”

Everybody pronoun US /ˈevribɑːdi/

every person

From this reading “Strolling towards the Lodge on Monday morning--because everybody seemed to be strolling in that direction--Frank had his attention called to various notices posted in the gates.”

Gentlemen noun US /gentlemen/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “One was to the effect that “the Master would see the gentlemen that morning between 10 a.m. and noon, the freshmen on Tuesday, between the same hours.””

Morning noun US /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Strolling towards the Lodge on Monday morning--because everybody seemed to be strolling in that direction--Frank had his attention called to various notices posted in the gates.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “One was to the effect that “the Master would see the gentlemen that morning between 10 a.m. and noon, the freshmen on Tuesday, between the same hours.””

Same noun US /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “One was to the effect that “the Master would see the gentlemen that morning between 10 a.m. and noon, the freshmen on Tuesday, between the same hours.””

Seemed noun US /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Strolling towards the Lodge on Monday morning--because everybody seemed to be strolling in that direction--Frank had his attention called to various notices posted in the gates.”

Towards preposition US /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading “Strolling towards the Lodge on Monday morning--because everybody seemed to be strolling in that direction--Frank had his attention called to various notices posted in the gates.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.”

Would modal verb US /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “One was to the effect that “the Master would see the gentlemen that morning between 10 a.m. and noon, the freshmen on Tuesday, between the same hours.””

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10

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From this reading One was to the effect that “the Master would see the gentlemen that morning between 10 a.m. and noon, the freshmen on Tuesday, between the same hours.”

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading One was to the effect that “the Master would see the gentlemen that morning between 10 a.m. and noon, the freshmen on Tuesday, between the same hours.”

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Another that “the Dean would be glad to see the freshmen at ten, the other gentlemen after.”

also

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From this reading There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading One was to the effect that “the Master would see the gentlemen that morning between 10 a.m. and noon, the freshmen on Tuesday, between the same hours.”

announcements

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From this reading There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.

AnothernounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Another that “the Dean would be glad to see the freshmen at ten, the other gentlemen after.”

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Another that “the Dean would be glad to see the freshmen at ten, the other gentlemen after.”

attention

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From this reading Strolling towards the Lodge on Monday morning--because everybody seemed to be strolling in that direction--Frank had his attention called to various notices posted in the gates.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Strolling towards the Lodge on Monday morning--because everybody seemed to be strolling in that direction--Frank had his attention called to various notices posted in the gates.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading Strolling towards the Lodge on Monday morning--because everybody seemed to be strolling in that direction--Frank had his attention called to various notices posted in the gates.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading One was to the effect that “the Master would see the gentlemen that morning between 10 a.m. and noon, the freshmen on Tuesday, between the same hours.”

Boat

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From this reading There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.

called

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From this reading Strolling towards the Lodge on Monday morning--because everybody seemed to be strolling in that direction--Frank had his attention called to various notices posted in the gates.

cap

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From this reading There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.

Club

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From this reading There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.

College

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From this reading There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.

Cricket

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From this reading There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.

Dean

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From this reading Another that “the Dean would be glad to see the freshmen at ten, the other gentlemen after.”

Debating

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From this reading There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.

direction

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From this reading Strolling towards the Lodge on Monday morning--because everybody seemed to be strolling in that direction--Frank had his attention called to various notices posted in the gates.

e

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From this reading There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.

effect

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From this reading One was to the effect that “the Master would see the gentlemen that morning between 10 a.m. and noon, the freshmen on Tuesday, between the same hours.”

evening

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From this reading There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.

everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/

every person

From this reading Strolling towards the Lodge on Monday morning--because everybody seemed to be strolling in that direction--Frank had his attention called to various notices posted in the gates.

Frank

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From this reading Strolling towards the Lodge on Monday morning--because everybody seemed to be strolling in that direction--Frank had his attention called to various notices posted in the gates.

FRESHMAN'S

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From this reading THE FRESHMAN’S TERM.

freshmen

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From this reading One was to the effect that “the Master would see the gentlemen that morning between 10 a.m. and noon, the freshmen on Tuesday, between the same hours.”

gates

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From this reading Strolling towards the Lodge on Monday morning--because everybody seemed to be strolling in that direction--Frank had his attention called to various notices posted in the gates.

gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading One was to the effect that “the Master would see the gentlemen that morning between 10 a.m. and noon, the freshmen on Tuesday, between the same hours.”

glad

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From this reading Another that “the Dean would be glad to see the freshmen at ten, the other gentlemen after.”

gown

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From this reading There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.

Greek

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From this reading There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Strolling towards the Lodge on Monday morning--because everybody seemed to be strolling in that direction--Frank had his attention called to various notices posted in the gates.

Hall

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From this reading There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Strolling towards the Lodge on Monday morning--because everybody seemed to be strolling in that direction--Frank had his attention called to various notices posted in the gates.

hours

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From this reading One was to the effect that “the Master would see the gentlemen that morning between 10 a.m. and noon, the freshmen on Tuesday, between the same hours.”

house

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From this reading There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.

ipronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Strolling towards the Lodge on Monday morning--because everybody seemed to be strolling in that direction--Frank had his attention called to various notices posted in the gates.

Lecture

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From this reading There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.

list

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From this reading There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.

Lodge

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From this reading Strolling towards the Lodge on Monday morning--because everybody seemed to be strolling in that direction--Frank had his attention called to various notices posted in the gates.

m

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From this reading One was to the effect that “the Master would see the gentlemen that morning between 10 a.m. and noon, the freshmen on Tuesday, between the same hours.”

Master

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From this reading One was to the effect that “the Master would see the gentlemen that morning between 10 a.m. and noon, the freshmen on Tuesday, between the same hours.”

meetings

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From this reading There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.

Monday

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From this reading Strolling towards the Lodge on Monday morning--because everybody seemed to be strolling in that direction--Frank had his attention called to various notices posted in the gates.

morningnounUS /morning/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Strolling towards the Lodge on Monday morning--because everybody seemed to be strolling in that direction--Frank had his attention called to various notices posted in the gates.

Mr

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From this reading There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.

nine

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From this reading There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.

noon

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From this reading One was to the effect that “the Master would see the gentlemen that morning between 10 a.m. and noon, the freshmen on Tuesday, between the same hours.”

notices

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From this reading Strolling towards the Lodge on Monday morning--because everybody seemed to be strolling in that direction--Frank had his attention called to various notices posted in the gates.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Strolling towards the Lodge on Monday morning--because everybody seemed to be strolling in that direction--Frank had his attention called to various notices posted in the gates.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One was to the effect that “the Master would see the gentlemen that morning between 10 a.m. and noon, the freshmen on Tuesday, between the same hours.”

other

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From this reading Another that “the Dean would be glad to see the freshmen at ten, the other gentlemen after.”

places

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From this reading There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.

posted

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From this reading Strolling towards the Lodge on Monday morning--because everybody seemed to be strolling in that direction--Frank had his attention called to various notices posted in the gates.

samenounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading One was to the effect that “the Master would see the gentlemen that morning between 10 a.m. and noon, the freshmen on Tuesday, between the same hours.”

see

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From this reading One was to the effect that “the Master would see the gentlemen that morning between 10 a.m. and noon, the freshmen on Tuesday, between the same hours.”

seemednounUS /seemed/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Strolling towards the Lodge on Monday morning--because everybody seemed to be strolling in that direction--Frank had his attention called to various notices posted in the gates.

sine

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From this reading There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.

Society

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From this reading There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.

solemnitate

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From this reading There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.

Strolling

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From this reading Strolling towards the Lodge on Monday morning--because everybody seemed to be strolling in that direction--Frank had his attention called to various notices posted in the gates.

Sunday

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From this reading There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.

ten

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From this reading Another that “the Dean would be glad to see the freshmen at ten, the other gentlemen after.”

TERM

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From this reading THE FRESHMAN’S TERM.

Testament

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From this reading There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Strolling towards the Lodge on Monday morning--because everybody seemed to be strolling in that direction--Frank had his attention called to various notices posted in the gates.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE FRESHMAN’S TERM.

There

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From this reading There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Strolling towards the Lodge on Monday morning--because everybody seemed to be strolling in that direction--Frank had his attention called to various notices posted in the gates.

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading Strolling towards the Lodge on Monday morning--because everybody seemed to be strolling in that direction--Frank had his attention called to various notices posted in the gates.

Tuesday

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From this reading One was to the effect that “the Master would see the gentlemen that morning between 10 a.m. and noon, the freshmen on Tuesday, between the same hours.”

ulla

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From this reading There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.

various

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From this reading Strolling towards the Lodge on Monday morning--because everybody seemed to be strolling in that direction--Frank had his attention called to various notices posted in the gates.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading One was to the effect that “the Master would see the gentlemen that morning between 10 a.m. and noon, the freshmen on Tuesday, between the same hours.”

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.

Wood's

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From this reading There was also a list of places in Hall; announcements of the meetings of the College Debating Society, Boat Club, Cricket Club; Greek Testament Lecture, _sine ulla solemnitate_ (_i.e._ without cap and gown), at Mr. Wood’s house every Sunday evening at nine.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading One was to the effect that “the Master would see the gentlemen that morning between 10 a.m. and noon, the freshmen on Tuesday, between the same hours.”