15th
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From this reading The game between the Washington High School and the Carnegie Mechanics Institute, which was to decide the girls' basketball championship of the city, was scheduled for the 15th of February.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SAHWAH MAKES A BASKET.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Then this season something had happened to the Varsity team which had made it a power to be reckoned with among the schools of the city.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The game between the Washington High School and the Carnegie Mechanics Institute, which was to decide the girls' basketball championship of the city, was scheduled for the 15th of February.
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading SAHWAH MAKES A BASKET.
basketballnounUS /ˈbæskətbɔːl/
a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
From this reading The game between the Washington High School and the Carnegie Mechanics Institute, which was to decide the girls' basketball championship of the city, was scheduled for the 15th of February.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then this season something had happened to the Varsity team which had made it a power to be reckoned with among the schools of the city.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The game between the Washington High School and the Carnegie Mechanics Institute, which was to decide the girls' basketball championship of the city, was scheduled for the 15th of February.
CarnegienounUS /ˈkɑːrnəɡi/
United States educator famous for writing a book about how to win friends and influence people (1888-1955)
From this reading The game between the Washington High School and the Carnegie Mechanics Institute, which was to decide the girls' basketball championship of the city, was scheduled for the 15th of February.
championshipnounUS /ˈtʃæmpiənʃɪp/
the status of being a champion
From this reading The game between the Washington High School and the Carnegie Mechanics Institute, which was to decide the girls' basketball championship of the city, was scheduled for the 15th of February.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The game between the Washington High School and the Carnegie Mechanics Institute, which was to decide the girls' basketball championship of the city, was scheduled for the 15th of February.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Up until this year Washington High had never come within sight of the championship.
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading The game between the Washington High School and the Carnegie Mechanics Institute, which was to decide the girls' basketball championship of the city, was scheduled for the 15th of February.
FebruarynounUS /ˈfebjəweri/
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading The game between the Washington High School and the Carnegie Mechanics Institute, which was to decide the girls' basketball championship of the city, was scheduled for the 15th of February.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The game between the Washington High School and the Carnegie Mechanics Institute, which was to decide the girls' basketball championship of the city, was scheduled for the 15th of February.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading The game between the Washington High School and the Carnegie Mechanics Institute, which was to decide the girls' basketball championship of the city, was scheduled for the 15th of February.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The game between the Washington High School and the Carnegie Mechanics Institute, which was to decide the girls' basketball championship of the city, was scheduled for the 15th of February.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Up until this year Washington High had never come within sight of the championship.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Then this season something had happened to the Varsity team which had made it a power to be reckoned with among the schools of the city.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The game between the Washington High School and the Carnegie Mechanics Institute, which was to decide the girls' basketball championship of the city, was scheduled for the 15th of February.
InstituteverbUS /ˈɪnstətuːt/
set up or lay the groundwork for
From this reading The game between the Washington High School and the Carnegie Mechanics Institute, which was to decide the girls' basketball championship of the city, was scheduled for the 15th of February.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then this season something had happened to the Varsity team which had made it a power to be reckoned with among the schools of the city.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Then this season something had happened to the Varsity team which had made it a power to be reckoned with among the schools of the city.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading SAHWAH MAKES A BASKET.
MechanicsnounUS /məˈkænɪks/
the branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference
From this reading The game between the Washington High School and the Carnegie Mechanics Institute, which was to decide the girls' basketball championship of the city, was scheduled for the 15th of February.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Up until this year Washington High had never come within sight of the championship.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The game between the Washington High School and the Carnegie Mechanics Institute, which was to decide the girls' basketball championship of the city, was scheduled for the 15th of February.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Then this season something had happened to the Varsity team which had made it a power to be reckoned with among the schools of the city.
reckonedverbUS /ˈrekənd/
past form of “reckon” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Then this season something had happened to the Varsity team which had made it a power to be reckoned with among the schools of the city.
SAHWAH
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From this reading SAHWAH MAKES A BASKET.
scheduledadjectiveUS /ˈskedʒʊld/
planned or scheduled for some certain time or times
From this reading The game between the Washington High School and the Carnegie Mechanics Institute, which was to decide the girls' basketball championship of the city, was scheduled for the 15th of February.
an educational institution
From this reading The game between the Washington High School and the Carnegie Mechanics Institute, which was to decide the girls' basketball championship of the city, was scheduled for the 15th of February.
schoolsnounUS /skuːlz/
plural of “school” — an educational institution
From this reading Then this season something had happened to the Varsity team which had made it a power to be reckoned with among the schools of the city.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading Then this season something had happened to the Varsity team which had made it a power to be reckoned with among the schools of the city.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading Up until this year Washington High had never come within sight of the championship.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Then this season something had happened to the Varsity team which had made it a power to be reckoned with among the schools of the city.
teamnounUS /tiːm/
a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading Then this season something had happened to the Varsity team which had made it a power to be reckoned with among the schools of the city.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That something was Sahwah.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The game between the Washington High School and the Carnegie Mechanics Institute, which was to decide the girls' basketball championship of the city, was scheduled for the 15th of February.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then this season something had happened to the Varsity team which had made it a power to be reckoned with among the schools of the city.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Up until this year Washington High had never come within sight of the championship.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The game between the Washington High School and the Carnegie Mechanics Institute, which was to decide the girls' basketball championship of the city, was scheduled for the 15th of February.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Up until this year Washington High had never come within sight of the championship.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Up until this year Washington High had never come within sight of the championship.
VarsitynounUS /ˈvɑːrsɪti/
a British abbreviation of “university”; usually refers to Oxford University or Cambridge University
From this reading Then this season something had happened to the Varsity team which had made it a power to be reckoned with among the schools of the city.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The game between the Washington High School and the Carnegie Mechanics Institute, which was to decide the girls' basketball championship of the city, was scheduled for the 15th of February.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading The game between the Washington High School and the Carnegie Mechanics Institute, which was to decide the girls' basketball championship of the city, was scheduled for the 15th of February.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The game between the Washington High School and the Carnegie Mechanics Institute, which was to decide the girls' basketball championship of the city, was scheduled for the 15th of February.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then this season something had happened to the Varsity team which had made it a power to be reckoned with among the schools of the city.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Up until this year Washington High had never come within sight of the championship.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Up until this year Washington High had never come within sight of the championship.
