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Square and Compasses

Chapter XXV

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THE FIRST OFFICER AND PARTY IN BATTLE ARRAY.
The feeling which had grown up between the Beech Hill and the Chesterfield students was not hatred, enmity, or even ill will.
When they first met near Sandy Beach neither party could have had anything against the other.
No traditional hatred had been handed down, for both institutions were new.
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.
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Square and Compasses

Chapter XXV

Chapter 25 of Square and Compasses is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE FIRST OFFICER AND PARTY IN BATTLE ARRAY.
/ðə fɜːrst ˈɔːfəsər ənd ˈpɑːrti ɪn ˈbætəl ərˈeɪ/
Line 2
The feeling which had grown up between the Beech Hill and the Chesterfield students was not hatred, enmity, or even ill will.
/ðə ˈfiːlɪŋ wɪtʃ hæd ɡroʊn ʌp bɪˈtwiːn ðə biːtʃ hɪl ənd ðə ˈtʃestərfiːld ˈstuːdənts wɑːz nɑːt ˈheɪtrəd ˈenməti ɔːr ˈiːvɪn ɪl wɪl/
Line 3
When they first met near Sandy Beach neither party could have had anything against the other.
/wen ðeɪ fɜːrst met nɪr ˈsændi biːtʃ ˈniːðər ˈpɑːrti kʊd hæv hæd ˈeniθɪŋ əˈɡenst ðə ˈʌðər/
Line 4
No traditional hatred had been handed down, for both institutions were new.
/noʊ trəˈdɪʃənəl ˈheɪtrəd hæd bɪn ˈhændəd daʊn fɔːr boʊθ ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃənz wɜːr nuː/
Line 5
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.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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

array noun US /ərˈeɪ/

an orderly arrangement

From this reading “THE FIRST OFFICER AND PARTY IN BATTLE ARRAY.”

Beech noun US /biːtʃ/

any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions

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.”

Chesterfield noun US /ˈtʃestərfiːld/

suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773)

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 adjective US /kəˈliːdʒɪt/

of or resembling or typical of a college or college students

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.”

enmity noun US /ˈenməti/

a state of deep-seated ill-will

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.”

Institute verb US /ˈɪnstətuːt/

set up or lay the groundwork for

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 noun US /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃənz/

plural of “institution” — an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

From this reading “No traditional hatred had been handed down, for both institutions were new.”

traditional adjective US /trəˈdɪʃənəl/

consisting of or derived from tradition

From this reading “No traditional hatred had been handed down, for both institutions were new.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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Sandy Beach adjective + noun

In this reading “When they first met near Sandy Beach neither party could have had anything against the other.”

BATTLE ARRAY noun + noun

In this reading “THE FIRST OFFICER AND PARTY IN BATTLE ARRAY.”

judged by verb + particle counted as “judge by”

In 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.”

All words in this reading · 65

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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.

ARRAYnounUS /ərˈeɪ/

an orderly arrangement

From this reading THE FIRST OFFICER AND PARTY IN BATTLE ARRAY.

BATTLEnounUS /ˈbætəl/

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

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.

BeachnounUS /biːtʃ/

an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake

From this reading When they first met near Sandy Beach neither party could have had anything against the other.

BeechnounUS /biːtʃ/

any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions

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.

ChesterfieldnounUS /ˈtʃestərfiːld/

suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773)

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.

CollegiateadjectiveUS /kəˈliːdʒɪt/

of or resembling or typical of a college or college students

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.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading No traditional hatred had been handed down, for both institutions were new.

enmitynounUS /ˈenməti/

a state of deep-seated ill-will

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.

establishedadjectiveUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃt/

brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established

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.

establishmentnounUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/

the act of forming or establishing something

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.

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

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 /ˈfiːlɪŋ/

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

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.

FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

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.

grownadjectiveUS /ɡroʊn/

(of animals) fully developed

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.

handedadjectiveUS /ˈhændəd/

having or involving the use of hands

From this reading No traditional hatred had been handed down, for both institutions were new.

hatrednounUS /ˈheɪtrəd/

the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

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-tonedadjective

pretentiously elegant

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.

HillnounUS /hɪl/

a local and well-defined elevation of the land

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.

illadjectiveUS /ɪl/

affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

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.

InstituteverbUS /ˈɪnstətuːt/

set up or lay the groundwork for

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.

institutionsnounUS /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃənz/

plural of “institution” — an organization founded and united for a specific purpose

From this reading No traditional hatred had been handed down, for both institutions were new.

intendedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtendɪd/

resulting from one's intentions

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.

judgedverbUS /dʒʌdʒd/

past form of “judge” — determine the result of (a competition)

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.

metverbUS /met/

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading When they first met near Sandy Beach neither party could have had anything against the other.

nearadverbUS /nɪr/

near in time or place or relationship

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.

newadjectiveUS /nuː/

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

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.

OFFICERnounUS /ˈɔːfəsər/

any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading THE FIRST OFFICER AND PARTY IN BATTLE ARRAY.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

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.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading When they first met near Sandy Beach neither party could have had anything against the other.

PARTYnounUS /ˈpɑːrti/

an organization to gain political power

From this reading THE FIRST OFFICER AND PARTY IN BATTLE ARRAY.

SandyadjectiveUS /ˈsændi/

of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown

From this reading When they first met near Sandy Beach neither party could have had anything against the other.

societynounUS /səˈsaɪəti/

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

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.

standardadjectiveUS /ˈstændərd/

conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind

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.

studentsnounUS /ˈstuːdənts/

plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution

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.

traditionaladjectiveUS /trəˈdɪʃənəl/

consisting of or derived from tradition

From this reading No traditional hatred had been handed down, for both institutions were new.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

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

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.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

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.

yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

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.

Chapter 25 of Square and Compasses by Oliver Optic holds 97 sentences, grouped into 20 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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