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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 Although the Field Day exercises, and the few Commencement festivities to which undergraduates are invited, were only four days past, classes and lessons seemed to the Quartet never to have existed; or if so, only in a dream.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it would be the same way when college began again in the fall.
all
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From this reading Though they had not heard from their examinations, they all felt reasonably confident of having passed successfully.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although the Field Day exercises, and the few Commencement festivities to which undergraduates are invited, were only four days past, classes and lessons seemed to the Quartet never to have existed; or if so, only in a dream.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Although the Field Day exercises, and the few Commencement festivities to which undergraduates are invited, were only four days past, classes and lessons seemed to the Quartet never to have existed; or if so, only in a dream.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Although the Field Day exercises, and the few Commencement festivities to which undergraduates are invited, were only four days past, classes and lessons seemed to the Quartet never to have existed; or if so, only in a dream.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And it would be the same way when college began again in the fall.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Summer, of a few days before, would be a dim memory of the past.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it would be the same way when college began again in the fall.
classes
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From this reading Although the Field Day exercises, and the few Commencement festivities to which undergraduates are invited, were only four days past, classes and lessons seemed to the Quartet never to have existed; or if so, only in a dream.
college
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From this reading And it would be the same way when college began again in the fall.
Commencement
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From this reading Although the Field Day exercises, and the few Commencement festivities to which undergraduates are invited, were only four days past, classes and lessons seemed to the Quartet never to have existed; or if so, only in a dream.
confident
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From this reading Though they had not heard from their examinations, they all felt reasonably confident of having passed successfully.
Day
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From this reading Although the Field Day exercises, and the few Commencement festivities to which undergraduates are invited, were only four days past, classes and lessons seemed to the Quartet never to have existed; or if so, only in a dream.
days
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From this reading Although the Field Day exercises, and the few Commencement festivities to which undergraduates are invited, were only four days past, classes and lessons seemed to the Quartet never to have existed; or if so, only in a dream.
dim
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From this reading Summer, of a few days before, would be a dim memory of the past.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Although the Field Day exercises, and the few Commencement festivities to which undergraduates are invited, were only four days past, classes and lessons seemed to the Quartet never to have existed; or if so, only in a dream.
examinations
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From this reading Though they had not heard from their examinations, they all felt reasonably confident of having passed successfully.
exercises
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From this reading Although the Field Day exercises, and the few Commencement festivities to which undergraduates are invited, were only four days past, classes and lessons seemed to the Quartet never to have existed; or if so, only in a dream.
existed
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From this reading Although the Field Day exercises, and the few Commencement festivities to which undergraduates are invited, were only four days past, classes and lessons seemed to the Quartet never to have existed; or if so, only in a dream.
fall
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From this reading And it would be the same way when college began again in the fall.
felt
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From this reading Though they had not heard from their examinations, they all felt reasonably confident of having passed successfully.
festivities
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From this reading Although the Field Day exercises, and the few Commencement festivities to which undergraduates are invited, were only four days past, classes and lessons seemed to the Quartet never to have existed; or if so, only in a dream.
few
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From this reading Although the Field Day exercises, and the few Commencement festivities to which undergraduates are invited, were only four days past, classes and lessons seemed to the Quartet never to have existed; or if so, only in a dream.
Field
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From this reading Although the Field Day exercises, and the few Commencement festivities to which undergraduates are invited, were only four days past, classes and lessons seemed to the Quartet never to have existed; or if so, only in a dream.
four
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From this reading Although the Field Day exercises, and the few Commencement festivities to which undergraduates are invited, were only four days past, classes and lessons seemed to the Quartet never to have existed; or if so, only in a dream.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Though they had not heard from their examinations, they all felt reasonably confident of having passed successfully.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Though they had not heard from their examinations, they all felt reasonably confident of having passed successfully.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Although the Field Day exercises, and the few Commencement festivities to which undergraduates are invited, were only four days past, classes and lessons seemed to the Quartet never to have existed; or if so, only in a dream.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Though they had not heard from their examinations, they all felt reasonably confident of having passed successfully.
heard
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From this reading Though they had not heard from their examinations, they all felt reasonably confident of having passed successfully.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Although the Field Day exercises, and the few Commencement festivities to which undergraduates are invited, were only four days past, classes and lessons seemed to the Quartet never to have existed; or if so, only in a dream.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Although the Field Day exercises, and the few Commencement festivities to which undergraduates are invited, were only four days past, classes and lessons seemed to the Quartet never to have existed; or if so, only in a dream.
invited
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From this reading Although the Field Day exercises, and the few Commencement festivities to which undergraduates are invited, were only four days past, classes and lessons seemed to the Quartet never to have existed; or if so, only in a dream.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it would be the same way when college began again in the fall.
lessons
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From this reading Although the Field Day exercises, and the few Commencement festivities to which undergraduates are invited, were only four days past, classes and lessons seemed to the Quartet never to have existed; or if so, only in a dream.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Summer, of a few days before, would be a dim memory of the past.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although the Field Day exercises, and the few Commencement festivities to which undergraduates are invited, were only four days past, classes and lessons seemed to the Quartet never to have existed; or if so, only in a dream.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Though they had not heard from their examinations, they all felt reasonably confident of having passed successfully.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Summer, of a few days before, would be a dim memory of the past.
only
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From this reading Although the Field Day exercises, and the few Commencement festivities to which undergraduates are invited, were only four days past, classes and lessons seemed to the Quartet never to have existed; or if so, only in a dream.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Although the Field Day exercises, and the few Commencement festivities to which undergraduates are invited, were only four days past, classes and lessons seemed to the Quartet never to have existed; or if so, only in a dream.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though they had not heard from their examinations, they all felt reasonably confident of having passed successfully.
past
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From this reading Although the Field Day exercises, and the few Commencement festivities to which undergraduates are invited, were only four days past, classes and lessons seemed to the Quartet never to have existed; or if so, only in a dream.
Quartet
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From this reading Although the Field Day exercises, and the few Commencement festivities to which undergraduates are invited, were only four days past, classes and lessons seemed to the Quartet never to have existed; or if so, only in a dream.
reasonably
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From this reading Though they had not heard from their examinations, they all felt reasonably confident of having passed successfully.
RUMMAGE
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From this reading THE RUMMAGE SALE SUMMER vacation!
SALE
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From this reading THE RUMMAGE SALE SUMMER vacation!
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it would be the same way when college began again in the fall.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Although the Field Day exercises, and the few Commencement festivities to which undergraduates are invited, were only four days past, classes and lessons seemed to the Quartet never to have existed; or if so, only in a dream.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Although the Field Day exercises, and the few Commencement festivities to which undergraduates are invited, were only four days past, classes and lessons seemed to the Quartet never to have existed; or if so, only in a dream.
successfully
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From this reading Though they had not heard from their examinations, they all felt reasonably confident of having passed successfully.
SUMMER
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From this reading THE RUMMAGE SALE SUMMER vacation!
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RUMMAGE SALE SUMMER vacation!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Though they had not heard from their examinations, they all felt reasonably confident of having passed successfully.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though they had not heard from their examinations, they all felt reasonably confident of having passed successfully.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though they had not heard from their examinations, they all felt reasonably confident of having passed successfully.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Although the Field Day exercises, and the few Commencement festivities to which undergraduates are invited, were only four days past, classes and lessons seemed to the Quartet never to have existed; or if so, only in a dream.
undergraduates
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From this reading Although the Field Day exercises, and the few Commencement festivities to which undergraduates are invited, were only four days past, classes and lessons seemed to the Quartet never to have existed; or if so, only in a dream.
vacation
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From this reading THE RUMMAGE SALE SUMMER vacation!
way
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From this reading And it would be the same way when college began again in the fall.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Although the Field Day exercises, and the few Commencement festivities to which undergraduates are invited, were only four days past, classes and lessons seemed to the Quartet never to have existed; or if so, only in a dream.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And it would be the same way when college began again in the fall.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Although the Field Day exercises, and the few Commencement festivities to which undergraduates are invited, were only four days past, classes and lessons seemed to the Quartet never to have existed; or if so, only in a dream.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And it would be the same way when college began again in the fall.
