used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the previous chapter we turned aside and went a long way back--back nearly as far as the formation of the class--to explain how Silver Ribbon had come to be the most successful pupil, at least so far as to win the preliminary silver medal.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the previous chapter we turned aside and went a long way back--back nearly as far as the formation of the class--to explain how Silver Ribbon had come to be the most successful pupil, at least so far as to win the preliminary silver medal.
on or to one side
From this reading In the previous chapter we turned aside and went a long way back--back nearly as far as the formation of the class--to explain how Silver Ribbon had come to be the most successful pupil, at least so far as to win the preliminary silver medal.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the previous chapter we turned aside and went a long way back--back nearly as far as the formation of the class--to explain how Silver Ribbon had come to be the most successful pupil, at least so far as to win the preliminary silver medal.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading That rest passed away very quickly.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading In the previous chapter we turned aside and went a long way back--back nearly as far as the formation of the class--to explain how Silver Ribbon had come to be the most successful pupil, at least so far as to win the preliminary silver medal.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the previous chapter we turned aside and went a long way back--back nearly as far as the formation of the class--to explain how Silver Ribbon had come to be the most successful pupil, at least so far as to win the preliminary silver medal.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Then came the final tug-of-war, the day of special examination which was to reveal who was really the best scholar.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then came the final tug-of-war, the day of special examination which was to reveal who was really the best scholar.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading In the previous chapter we turned aside and went a long way back--back nearly as far as the formation of the class--to explain how Silver Ribbon had come to be the most successful pupil, at least so far as to win the preliminary silver medal.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading In the previous chapter we turned aside and went a long way back--back nearly as far as the formation of the class--to explain how Silver Ribbon had come to be the most successful pupil, at least so far as to win the preliminary silver medal.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In the previous chapter we turned aside and went a long way back--back nearly as far as the formation of the class--to explain how Silver Ribbon had come to be the most successful pupil, at least so far as to win the preliminary silver medal.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
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the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading We come forward now to where we left off, at the reference to two or three days' rest from study.
examinationnounUS /ɪɡˌzæməˈneɪʃən/
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading Then came the final tug-of-war, the day of special examination which was to reveal who was really the best scholar.
make plain and comprehensible
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to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading In the previous chapter we turned aside and went a long way back--back nearly as far as the formation of the class--to explain how Silver Ribbon had come to be the most successful pupil, at least so far as to win the preliminary silver medal.
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading Then came the final tug-of-war, the day of special examination which was to reveal who was really the best scholar.
formationnounUS /fɔːrˈmeɪʃən/
an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
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at or to or toward the front
From this reading We come forward now to where we left off, at the reference to two or three days' rest from study.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We come forward now to where we left off, at the reference to two or three days' rest from study.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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how
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
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location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading We come forward now to where we left off, at the reference to two or three days' rest from study.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
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medalnounUS /ˈmedəl/
an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
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MEDALLISTnoun
someone who has won a medal
From this reading THE MODEST MEDALLIST.
MODESTadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːdəst/
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
From this reading THE MODEST MEDALLIST.
used to form the superlative
From this reading In the previous chapter we turned aside and went a long way back--back nearly as far as the formation of the class--to explain how Silver Ribbon had come to be the most successful pupil, at least so far as to win the preliminary silver medal.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
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in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We come forward now to where we left off, at the reference to two or three days' rest from study.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the previous chapter we turned aside and went a long way back--back nearly as far as the formation of the class--to explain how Silver Ribbon had come to be the most successful pupil, at least so far as to win the preliminary silver medal.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We come forward now to where we left off, at the reference to two or three days' rest from study.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We come forward now to where we left off, at the reference to two or three days' rest from study.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading That rest passed away very quickly.
preliminaryadjectiveUS /prɪˈlɪməneri/
denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important
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just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading In the previous chapter we turned aside and went a long way back--back nearly as far as the formation of the class--to explain how Silver Ribbon had come to be the most successful pupil, at least so far as to win the preliminary silver medal.
pupilnounUS /ˈpjuːpəl/
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
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with speed
From this reading That rest passed away very quickly.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Then came the final tug-of-war, the day of special examination which was to reveal who was really the best scholar.
referencenounUS /ˈrefərəns/
a remark that calls attention to something or someone
From this reading We come forward now to where we left off, at the reference to two or three days' rest from study.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading We come forward now to where we left off, at the reference to two or three days' rest from study.
revealverbUS /rɪˈviːl/
make visible
From this reading Then came the final tug-of-war, the day of special examination which was to reveal who was really the best scholar.
RibbonnounUS /ˈrɪbən/
any long object resembling a thin line
From this reading In the previous chapter we turned aside and went a long way back--back nearly as far as the formation of the class--to explain how Silver Ribbon had come to be the most successful pupil, at least so far as to win the preliminary silver medal.
scholarnounUS /ˈskɒl.ər/
A specialist in a particular branch of study; a distinguished student.
From this reading Then came the final tug-of-war, the day of special examination which was to reveal who was really the best scholar.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading In the previous chapter we turned aside and went a long way back--back nearly as far as the formation of the class--to explain how Silver Ribbon had come to be the most successful pupil, at least so far as to win the preliminary silver medal.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In the previous chapter we turned aside and went a long way back--back nearly as far as the formation of the class--to explain how Silver Ribbon had come to be the most successful pupil, at least so far as to win the preliminary silver medal.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Then came the final tug-of-war, the day of special examination which was to reveal who was really the best scholar.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading We come forward now to where we left off, at the reference to two or three days' rest from study.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading In the previous chapter we turned aside and went a long way back--back nearly as far as the formation of the class--to explain how Silver Ribbon had come to be the most successful pupil, at least so far as to win the preliminary silver medal.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That rest passed away very quickly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MODEST MEDALLIST.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then came the final tug-of-war, the day of special examination which was to reveal who was really the best scholar.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading We come forward now to where we left off, at the reference to two or three days' rest from study.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the previous chapter we turned aside and went a long way back--back nearly as far as the formation of the class--to explain how Silver Ribbon had come to be the most successful pupil, at least so far as to win the preliminary silver medal.
tug-of-warnoun
any hard struggle between equally matched groups
From this reading Then came the final tug-of-war, the day of special examination which was to reveal who was really the best scholar.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading In the previous chapter we turned aside and went a long way back--back nearly as far as the formation of the class--to explain how Silver Ribbon had come to be the most successful pupil, at least so far as to win the preliminary silver medal.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading We come forward now to where we left off, at the reference to two or three days' rest from study.
precisely as stated
From this reading That rest passed away very quickly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then came the final tug-of-war, the day of special examination which was to reveal who was really the best scholar.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In the previous chapter we turned aside and went a long way back--back nearly as far as the formation of the class--to explain how Silver Ribbon had come to be the most successful pupil, at least so far as to win the preliminary silver medal.
the speaker together with one or more other people
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inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading In the previous chapter we turned aside and went a long way back--back nearly as far as the formation of the class--to explain how Silver Ribbon had come to be the most successful pupil, at least so far as to win the preliminary silver medal.
in or at the place that
From this reading We come forward now to where we left off, at the reference to two or three days' rest from study.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then came the final tug-of-war, the day of special examination which was to reveal who was really the best scholar.
which person or people
From this reading Then came the final tug-of-war, the day of special examination which was to reveal who was really the best scholar.
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading In the previous chapter we turned aside and went a long way back--back nearly as far as the formation of the class--to explain how Silver Ribbon had come to be the most successful pupil, at least so far as to win the preliminary silver medal.
