Chapter XVI · _Pax_

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

From this reading Removed from the temptations of a merry company, Michael worked very hard indeed and kept his brain fit by argument instead of football.

a bottomless gulf or pit; any unfathomable (or apparently unfathomable) cavity or chasm or void extending below (often used figuratively)

From this reading The scholarship of St. James’ was deteriorating; there was a dearth of great English poets; novelists were not so good as once they were in the days of Dickens; the new boys were obviously inferior to their prototypes in the past; the weather was growing worse year by year; the country was plunging into an abyss.

later than; following

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

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From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

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

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true

From this reading Removed from the temptations of a merry company, Michael worked very hard indeed and kept his brain fit by argument instead of football.

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

From this reading The scholarship of St. James’ was deteriorating; there was a dearth of great English poets; novelists were not so good as once they were in the days of Dickens; the new boys were obviously inferior to their prototypes in the past; the weather was growing worse year by year; the country was plunging into an abyss.

a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways

From this reading The prevailing attitude of himself and his contemporaries towards the present was one of profound pessimism.

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading T HE Lower Fifth only knew Michael during the Autumn term.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading The scholarship of St. James’ was deteriorating; there was a dearth of great English poets; novelists were not so good as once they were in the days of Dickens; the new boys were obviously inferior to their prototypes in the past; the weather was growing worse year by year; the country was plunging into an abyss.

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading Removed from the temptations of a merry company, Michael worked very hard indeed and kept his brain fit by argument instead of football.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Removed from the temptations of a merry company, Michael worked very hard indeed and kept his brain fit by argument instead of football.

a university in England

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

a document attesting to the truth of certain stated facts

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading Removed from the temptations of a merry company, Michael worked very hard indeed and kept his brain fit by argument instead of football.

gathered together or made less diffuse

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age

From this reading The prevailing attitude of himself and his contemporaries towards the present was one of profound pessimism.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading The scholarship of St. James’ was deteriorating; there was a dearth of great English poets; novelists were not so good as once they were in the days of Dickens; the new boys were obviously inferior to their prototypes in the past; the weather was growing worse year by year; the country was plunging into an abyss.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading The scholarship of St. James’ was deteriorating; there was a dearth of great English poets; novelists were not so good as once they were in the days of Dickens; the new boys were obviously inferior to their prototypes in the past; the weather was growing worse year by year; the country was plunging into an abyss.

an acute insufficiency

From this reading The scholarship of St. James’ was deteriorating; there was a dearth of great English poets; novelists were not so good as once they were in the days of Dickens; the new boys were obviously inferior to their prototypes in the past; the weather was growing worse year by year; the country was plunging into an abyss.

-ing form of “deteriorate” — become worse or disintegrate

From this reading The scholarship of St. James’ was deteriorating; there was a dearth of great English poets; novelists were not so good as once they were in the days of Dickens; the new boys were obviously inferior to their prototypes in the past; the weather was growing worse year by year; the country was plunging into an abyss.

a word used in exclamations of confusion

From this reading The scholarship of St. James’ was deteriorating; there was a dearth of great English poets; novelists were not so good as once they were in the days of Dickens; the new boys were obviously inferior to their prototypes in the past; the weather was growing worse year by year; the country was plunging into an abyss.

any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading T HE Lower Fifth only knew Michael during the Autumn term.

one or the other of two

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading The scholarship of St. James’ was deteriorating; there was a dearth of great English poets; novelists were not so good as once they were in the days of Dickens; the new boys were obviously inferior to their prototypes in the past; the weather was growing worse year by year; the country was plunging into an abyss.

a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon

From this reading T HE Lower Fifth only knew Michael during the Autumn term.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading Removed from the temptations of a merry company, Michael worked very hard indeed and kept his brain fit by argument instead of football.

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 Removed from the temptations of a merry company, Michael worked very hard indeed and kept his brain fit by argument instead of football.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

set up or found

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Removed from the temptations of a merry company, Michael worked very hard indeed and kept his brain fit by argument instead of football.

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

From this reading The scholarship of St. James’ was deteriorating; there was a dearth of great English poets; novelists were not so good as once they were in the days of Dickens; the new boys were obviously inferior to their prototypes in the past; the weather was growing worse year by year; the country was plunging into an abyss.

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

From this reading The scholarship of St. James’ was deteriorating; there was a dearth of great English poets; novelists were not so good as once they were in the days of Dickens; the new boys were obviously inferior to their prototypes in the past; the weather was growing worse year by year; the country was plunging into an abyss.

the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading The scholarship of St. James’ was deteriorating; there was a dearth of great English poets; novelists were not so good as once they were in the days of Dickens; the new boys were obviously inferior to their prototypes in the past; the weather was growing worse year by year; the country was plunging into an abyss.

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading Removed from the temptations of a merry company, Michael worked very hard indeed and kept his brain fit by argument instead of football.

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

From this reading T HE Lower Fifth only knew Michael during the Autumn term.

advanced in complexity or elaboration

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

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

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

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

From this reading Removed from the temptations of a merry company, Michael worked very hard indeed and kept his brain fit by argument instead of football.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

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

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Removed from the temptations of a merry company, Michael worked very hard indeed and kept his brain fit by argument instead of football.

characterized by hard work and perseverance

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

of or characteristic of low rank or importance

From this reading The scholarship of St. James’ was deteriorating; there was a dearth of great English poets; novelists were not so good as once they were in the days of Dickens; the new boys were obviously inferior to their prototypes in the past; the weather was growing worse year by year; the country was plunging into an abyss.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading Removed from the temptations of a merry company, Michael worked very hard indeed and kept his brain fit by argument instead of football.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The scholarship of St. James’ was deteriorating; there was a dearth of great English poets; novelists were not so good as once they were in the days of Dickens; the new boys were obviously inferior to their prototypes in the past; the weather was growing worse year by year; the country was plunging into an abyss.

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading The scholarship of St. James’ was deteriorating; there was a dearth of great English poets; novelists were not so good as once they were in the days of Dickens; the new boys were obviously inferior to their prototypes in the past; the weather was growing worse year by year; the country was plunging into an abyss.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading Removed from the temptations of a merry company, Michael worked very hard indeed and kept his brain fit by argument instead of football.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading T HE Lower Fifth only knew Michael during the Autumn term.

of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

the act of departing

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

move something or somebody to a lower position

From this reading T HE Lower Fifth only knew Michael during the Autumn term.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading Removed from the temptations of a merry company, Michael worked very hard indeed and kept his brain fit by argument instead of football.

(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews

From this reading T HE Lower Fifth only knew Michael during the Autumn term.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading The scholarship of St. James’ was deteriorating; there was a dearth of great English poets; novelists were not so good as once they were in the days of Dickens; the new boys were obviously inferior to their prototypes in the past; the weather was growing worse year by year; the country was plunging into an abyss.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The scholarship of St. James’ was deteriorating; there was a dearth of great English poets; novelists were not so good as once they were in the days of Dickens; the new boys were obviously inferior to their prototypes in the past; the weather was growing worse year by year; the country was plunging into an abyss.

plural of “novelist” — one who writes novels

From this reading The scholarship of St. James’ was deteriorating; there was a dearth of great English poets; novelists were not so good as once they were in the days of Dickens; the new boys were obviously inferior to their prototypes in the past; the weather was growing worse year by year; the country was plunging into an abyss.

-ing form of “obtain” — come into possession of

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)

From this reading The scholarship of St. James’ was deteriorating; there was a dearth of great English poets; novelists were not so good as once they were in the days of Dickens; the new boys were obviously inferior to their prototypes in the past; the weather was growing worse year by year; the country was plunging into an abyss.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Removed from the temptations of a merry company, Michael worked very hard indeed and kept his brain fit by argument instead of football.

on one occasion

From this reading The scholarship of St. James’ was deteriorating; there was a dearth of great English poets; novelists were not so good as once they were in the days of Dickens; the new boys were obviously inferior to their prototypes in the past; the weather was growing worse year by year; the country was plunging into an abyss.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The prevailing attitude of himself and his contemporaries towards the present was one of profound pessimism.

and nothing more

From this reading T HE Lower Fifth only knew Michael during the Autumn term.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading The scholarship of St. James’ was deteriorating; there was a dearth of great English poets; novelists were not so good as once they were in the days of Dickens; the new boys were obviously inferior to their prototypes in the past; the weather was growing worse year by year; the country was plunging into an abyss.

the feeling that things will turn out badly

From this reading The prevailing attitude of himself and his contemporaries towards the present was one of profound pessimism.

-ing form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into

From this reading The scholarship of St. James’ was deteriorating; there was a dearth of great English poets; novelists were not so good as once they were in the days of Dickens; the new boys were obviously inferior to their prototypes in the past; the weather was growing worse year by year; the country was plunging into an abyss.

plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading The scholarship of St. James’ was deteriorating; there was a dearth of great English poets; novelists were not so good as once they were in the days of Dickens; the new boys were obviously inferior to their prototypes in the past; the weather was growing worse year by year; the country was plunging into an abyss.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading The prevailing attitude of himself and his contemporaries towards the present was one of profound pessimism.

most frequent or common

From this reading The prevailing attitude of himself and his contemporaries towards the present was one of profound pessimism.

the quality of having great facility and competence

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth

From this reading The prevailing attitude of himself and his contemporaries towards the present was one of profound pessimism.

plural of “prototype” — a standard or typical example

From this reading The scholarship of St. James’ was deteriorating; there was a dearth of great English poets; novelists were not so good as once they were in the days of Dickens; the new boys were obviously inferior to their prototypes in the past; the weather was growing worse year by year; the country was plunging into an abyss.

separated in relationship by a given degree of descent

From this reading Removed from the temptations of a merry company, Michael worked very hard indeed and kept his brain fit by argument instead of football.

financial aid provided to a student on the basis of academic merit

From this reading The scholarship of St. James’ was deteriorating; there was a dearth of great English poets; novelists were not so good as once they were in the days of Dickens; the new boys were obviously inferior to their prototypes in the past; the weather was growing worse year by year; the country was plunging into an abyss.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The scholarship of St. James’ was deteriorating; there was a dearth of great English poets; novelists were not so good as once they were in the days of Dickens; the new boys were obviously inferior to their prototypes in the past; the weather was growing worse year by year; the country was plunging into an abyss.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

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From this reading The scholarship of St. James’ was deteriorating; there was a dearth of great English poets; novelists were not so good as once they were in the days of Dickens; the new boys were obviously inferior to their prototypes in the past; the weather was growing worse year by year; the country was plunging into an abyss.

a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading T HE Lower Fifth only knew Michael during the Autumn term.

plural of “temptation” — something that seduces or has the quality to seduce

From this reading Removed from the temptations of a merry company, Michael worked very hard indeed and kept his brain fit by argument instead of football.

a word or expression used for some particular thing

From this reading T HE Lower Fifth only knew Michael during the Autumn term.

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

From this reading T HE Lower Fifth only knew Michael during the Autumn term.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The scholarship of St. James’ was deteriorating; there was a dearth of great English poets; novelists were not so good as once they were in the days of Dickens; the new boys were obviously inferior to their prototypes in the past; the weather was growing worse year by year; the country was plunging into an abyss.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The scholarship of St. James’ was deteriorating; there was a dearth of great English poets; novelists were not so good as once they were in the days of Dickens; the new boys were obviously inferior to their prototypes in the past; the weather was growing worse year by year; the country was plunging into an abyss.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The scholarship of St. James’ was deteriorating; there was a dearth of great English poets; novelists were not so good as once they were in the days of Dickens; the new boys were obviously inferior to their prototypes in the past; the weather was growing worse year by year; the country was plunging into an abyss.

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

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

in the direction of

From this reading The prevailing attitude of himself and his contemporaries towards the present was one of profound pessimism.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading After Christmas he moved up to the Middle Fifth, and, leaving behind him many friends, including Alan, he found himself in an industrious society concentrated upon obtaining the Oxford and Cambridge Higher Certificate for proficiency in Greek, Latin, Mathematics and either Divinity, French or History.

precisely as stated

From this reading Removed from the temptations of a merry company, Michael worked very hard indeed and kept his brain fit by argument instead of football.

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

From this reading The prevailing attitude of himself and his contemporaries towards the present was one of profound pessimism.

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading The scholarship of St. James’ was deteriorating; there was a dearth of great English poets; novelists were not so good as once they were in the days of Dickens; the new boys were obviously inferior to their prototypes in the past; the weather was growing worse year by year; the country was plunging into an abyss.

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

From this reading The scholarship of St. James’ was deteriorating; there was a dearth of great English poets; novelists were not so good as once they were in the days of Dickens; the new boys were obviously inferior to their prototypes in the past; the weather was growing worse year by year; the country was plunging into an abyss.

past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Removed from the temptations of a merry company, Michael worked very hard indeed and kept his brain fit by argument instead of football.

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading The scholarship of St. James’ was deteriorating; there was a dearth of great English poets; novelists were not so good as once they were in the days of Dickens; the new boys were obviously inferior to their prototypes in the past; the weather was growing worse year by year; the country was plunging into an abyss.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading The scholarship of St. James’ was deteriorating; there was a dearth of great English poets; novelists were not so good as once they were in the days of Dickens; the new boys were obviously inferior to their prototypes in the past; the weather was growing worse year by year; the country was plunging into an abyss.