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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 The Chesterfield Collegiate Institute was established only a year before, and was intended to be a very high-toned establishment, judged by the society standard.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading When they first met near Sandy Beach neither party could have had anything against the other.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FIRST OFFICER AND PARTY IN BATTLE ARRAY.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading When they first met near Sandy Beach neither party could have had anything against the other.
ARRAY
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From this reading THE FIRST OFFICER AND PARTY IN BATTLE ARRAY.
BATTLE
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From this reading THE FIRST OFFICER AND PARTY IN BATTLE ARRAY.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Chesterfield Collegiate Institute was established only a year before, and was intended to be a very high-toned establishment, judged by the society standard.
Beach
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From this reading When they first met near Sandy Beach neither party could have had anything against the other.
Beech
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From this reading The feeling which had grown up between the Beech Hill and the Chesterfield students was not hatred, enmity, or even ill will.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading No traditional hatred had been handed down, for both institutions were new.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The Chesterfield Collegiate Institute was established only a year before, and was intended to be a very high-toned establishment, judged by the society standard.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The feeling which had grown up between the Beech Hill and the Chesterfield students was not hatred, enmity, or even ill will.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading No traditional hatred had been handed down, for both institutions were new.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Chesterfield Collegiate Institute was established only a year before, and was intended to be a very high-toned establishment, judged by the society standard.
Chesterfield
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From this reading The feeling which had grown up between the Beech Hill and the Chesterfield students was not hatred, enmity, or even ill will.
Collegiate
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From this reading The Chesterfield Collegiate Institute was established only a year before, and was intended to be a very high-toned establishment, judged by the society standard.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When they first met near Sandy Beach neither party could have had anything against the other.
down
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From this reading No traditional hatred had been handed down, for both institutions were new.
enmity
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From this reading The feeling which had grown up between the Beech Hill and the Chesterfield students was not hatred, enmity, or even ill will.
established
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From this reading The Chesterfield Collegiate Institute was established only a year before, and was intended to be a very high-toned establishment, judged by the society standard.
establishment
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From this reading The Chesterfield Collegiate Institute was established only a year before, and was intended to be a very high-toned establishment, judged by the society standard.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The feeling which had grown up between the Beech Hill and the Chesterfield students was not hatred, enmity, or even ill will.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The feeling which had grown up between the Beech Hill and the Chesterfield students was not hatred, enmity, or even ill will.
FIRSTnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST OFFICER AND PARTY IN BATTLE ARRAY.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No traditional hatred had been handed down, for both institutions were new.
grown
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From this reading The feeling which had grown up between the Beech Hill and the Chesterfield students was not hatred, enmity, or even ill will.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The feeling which had grown up between the Beech Hill and the Chesterfield students was not hatred, enmity, or even ill will.
handed
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From this reading No traditional hatred had been handed down, for both institutions were new.
hatred
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From this reading The feeling which had grown up between the Beech Hill and the Chesterfield students was not hatred, enmity, or even ill will.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When they first met near Sandy Beach neither party could have had anything against the other.
high-toned
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From this reading The Chesterfield Collegiate Institute was established only a year before, and was intended to be a very high-toned establishment, judged by the society standard.
Hill
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From this reading The feeling which had grown up between the Beech Hill and the Chesterfield students was not hatred, enmity, or even ill will.
ill
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From this reading The feeling which had grown up between the Beech Hill and the Chesterfield students was not hatred, enmity, or even ill will.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FIRST OFFICER AND PARTY IN BATTLE ARRAY.
Institute
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From this reading The Chesterfield Collegiate Institute was established only a year before, and was intended to be a very high-toned establishment, judged by the society standard.
institutions
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From this reading No traditional hatred had been handed down, for both institutions were new.
intended
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From this reading The Chesterfield Collegiate Institute was established only a year before, and was intended to be a very high-toned establishment, judged by the society standard.
judged
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From this reading The Chesterfield Collegiate Institute was established only a year before, and was intended to be a very high-toned establishment, judged by the society standard.
met
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From this reading When they first met near Sandy Beach neither party could have had anything against the other.
near
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From this reading When they first met near Sandy Beach neither party could have had anything against the other.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading When they first met near Sandy Beach neither party could have had anything against the other.
new
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From this reading No traditional hatred had been handed down, for both institutions were new.
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No traditional hatred had been handed down, for both institutions were new.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The feeling which had grown up between the Beech Hill and the Chesterfield students was not hatred, enmity, or even ill will.
OFFICER
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From this reading THE FIRST OFFICER AND PARTY IN BATTLE ARRAY.
only
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From this reading The Chesterfield Collegiate Institute was established only a year before, and was intended to be a very high-toned establishment, judged by the society standard.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The feeling which had grown up between the Beech Hill and the Chesterfield students was not hatred, enmity, or even ill will.
other
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From this reading When they first met near Sandy Beach neither party could have had anything against the other.
PARTYnounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE FIRST OFFICER AND PARTY IN BATTLE ARRAY.
Sandy
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From this reading When they first met near Sandy Beach neither party could have had anything against the other.
society
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From this reading The Chesterfield Collegiate Institute was established only a year before, and was intended to be a very high-toned establishment, judged by the society standard.
standard
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From this reading The Chesterfield Collegiate Institute was established only a year before, and was intended to be a very high-toned establishment, judged by the society standard.
students
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From this reading The feeling which had grown up between the Beech Hill and the Chesterfield students was not hatred, enmity, or even ill will.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST OFFICER AND PARTY IN BATTLE ARRAY.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they first met near Sandy Beach neither party could have had anything against the other.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Chesterfield Collegiate Institute was established only a year before, and was intended to be a very high-toned establishment, judged by the society standard.
traditional
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From this reading No traditional hatred had been handed down, for both institutions were new.
up
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From this reading The feeling which had grown up between the Beech Hill and the Chesterfield students was not hatred, enmity, or even ill will.
very
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From this reading The Chesterfield Collegiate Institute was established only a year before, and was intended to be a very high-toned establishment, judged by the society standard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The feeling which had grown up between the Beech Hill and the Chesterfield students was not hatred, enmity, or even ill will.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading No traditional hatred had been handed down, for both institutions were new.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they first met near Sandy Beach neither party could have had anything against the other.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The feeling which had grown up between the Beech Hill and the Chesterfield students was not hatred, enmity, or even ill will.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The feeling which had grown up between the Beech Hill and the Chesterfield students was not hatred, enmity, or even ill will.
year
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From this reading The Chesterfield Collegiate Institute was established only a year before, and was intended to be a very high-toned establishment, judged by the society standard.
