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The High School Left End

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

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THE "STRATEGY" OF A SCHOOL TRAITOR "Rah! rah!
_Gri-i-idley_!"
Again and again the whole of the rousing, inspiring High School yell smote the air.
It was but a little after noon on Saturday.
It seemed as though two thirds of the school, including most of the girls, had come down to the railway station to see the High School eleven off on its way to Tottenville.
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The High School Left End

Chapter XIV · Chapter 14

Chapter 14 of The High School Left End is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE "STRATEGY" OF A SCHOOL TRAITOR "Rah! rah!
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_Gri-i-idley_!"
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Again and again the whole of the rousing, inspiring High School yell smote the air.
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It was but a little after noon on Saturday.
/ɪt wɑːz bʌt ə ˈlɪtəl ˈæftər nuːn ɑːn ˈsætərdi/
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It seemed as though two thirds of the school, including most of the girls, had come down to the railway station to see the High School eleven off on its way to Tottenville.

Learner Dictionary

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

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including verb US /ˌɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/

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

From this reading “It seemed as though two thirds of the school, including most of the girls, had come down to the railway station to see the High School eleven off on its way to Tottenville.”

inspiring adjective US /ˌɪnˈspaɪrɪŋ/

stimulating or exalting to the spirit

From this reading “Again and again the whole of the rousing, inspiring High School yell smote the air.”

railway noun US /ˈreɪlweɪ/

line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

From this reading “It seemed as though two thirds of the school, including most of the girls, had come down to the railway station to see the High School eleven off on its way to Tottenville.”

rousing adjective US /ˈraʊzɪŋ/

capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement

From this reading “Again and again the whole of the rousing, inspiring High School yell smote the air.”

strategy noun US /ˈstrætədʒi/

an elaborate and systematic plan of action

From this reading “THE "STRATEGY" OF A SCHOOL TRAITOR "Rah! rah!”

thirds noun US /θɜːrdz/

plural of “third” — one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading “It seemed as though two thirds of the school, including most of the girls, had come down to the railway station to see the High School eleven off on its way to Tottenville.”

traitor noun US /ˈtreɪtər/

someone who betrays his country by committing treason

From this reading “THE "STRATEGY" OF A SCHOOL TRAITOR "Rah! rah!”

yell noun US /jel/

a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

From this reading “Again and again the whole of the rousing, inspiring High School yell smote the air.”

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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 "STRATEGY" OF A SCHOOL TRAITOR "Rah! rah!

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading It was but a little after noon on Saturday.

AgainadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading Again and again the whole of the rousing, inspiring High School yell smote the air.

airnounUS /er/

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading Again and again the whole of the rousing, inspiring High School yell smote the air.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Again and again the whole of the rousing, inspiring High School yell smote the air.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading It seemed as though two thirds of the school, including most of the girls, had come down to the railway station to see the High School eleven off on its way to Tottenville.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was but a little after noon on Saturday.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading It seemed as though two thirds of the school, including most of the girls, had come down to the railway station to see the High School eleven off on its way to Tottenville.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading It seemed as though two thirds of the school, including most of the girls, had come down to the railway station to see the High School eleven off on its way to Tottenville.

elevenadjectiveUS /ɪˈlevən/

being one more than ten

From this reading It seemed as though two thirds of the school, including most of the girls, had come down to the railway station to see the High School eleven off on its way to Tottenville.

girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading It seemed as though two thirds of the school, including most of the girls, had come down to the railway station to see the High School eleven off on its way to Tottenville.

Gri-i-idley

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Gri-i-idley_!"

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It seemed as though two thirds of the school, including most of the girls, had come down to the railway station to see the High School eleven off on its way to Tottenville.

HighadjectiveUS /haɪ/

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Again and again the whole of the rousing, inspiring High School yell smote the air.

includingverbUS /ˌɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/

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

From this reading It seemed as though two thirds of the school, including most of the girls, had come down to the railway station to see the High School eleven off on its way to Tottenville.

inspiringadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈspaɪrɪŋ/

stimulating or exalting to the spirit

From this reading Again and again the whole of the rousing, inspiring High School yell smote the air.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was but a little after noon on Saturday.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading It seemed as though two thirds of the school, including most of the girls, had come down to the railway station to see the High School eleven off on its way to Tottenville.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading It was but a little after noon on Saturday.

mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading It seemed as though two thirds of the school, including most of the girls, had come down to the railway station to see the High School eleven off on its way to Tottenville.

noonnounUS /nuːn/

the middle of the day

From this reading It was but a little after noon on Saturday.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE "STRATEGY" OF A SCHOOL TRAITOR "Rah! rah!

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading It seemed as though two thirds of the school, including most of the girls, had come down to the railway station to see the High School eleven off on its way to Tottenville.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It was but a little after noon on Saturday.

Rah

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE "STRATEGY" OF A SCHOOL TRAITOR "Rah! rah!

railwaynounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/

line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

From this reading It seemed as though two thirds of the school, including most of the girls, had come down to the railway station to see the High School eleven off on its way to Tottenville.

rousingadjectiveUS /ˈraʊzɪŋ/

capable of arousing enthusiasm or excitement

From this reading Again and again the whole of the rousing, inspiring High School yell smote the air.

SaturdaynounUS /ˈsætərdi/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading It was but a little after noon on Saturday.

SCHOOLnounUS /skuːl/

an educational institution

From this reading THE "STRATEGY" OF A SCHOOL TRAITOR "Rah! rah!

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading It seemed as though two thirds of the school, including most of the girls, had come down to the railway station to see the High School eleven off on its way to Tottenville.

seemedverbUS /siːmd/

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading It seemed as though two thirds of the school, including most of the girls, had come down to the railway station to see the High School eleven off on its way to Tottenville.

smote

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Again and again the whole of the rousing, inspiring High School yell smote the air.

stationnounUS /ˈsteɪʃən/

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading It seemed as though two thirds of the school, including most of the girls, had come down to the railway station to see the High School eleven off on its way to Tottenville.

STRATEGYnounUS /ˈstrætədʒi/

an elaborate and systematic plan of action

From this reading THE "STRATEGY" OF A SCHOOL TRAITOR "Rah! rah!

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE "STRATEGY" OF A SCHOOL TRAITOR "Rah! rah!

thirdsnounUS /θɜːrdz/

plural of “third” — one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading It seemed as though two thirds of the school, including most of the girls, had come down to the railway station to see the High School eleven off on its way to Tottenville.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading It seemed as though two thirds of the school, including most of the girls, had come down to the railway station to see the High School eleven off on its way to Tottenville.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading It seemed as though two thirds of the school, including most of the girls, had come down to the railway station to see the High School eleven off on its way to Tottenville.

Tottenville

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading It seemed as though two thirds of the school, including most of the girls, had come down to the railway station to see the High School eleven off on its way to Tottenville.

TRAITORnounUS /ˈtreɪtər/

someone who betrays his country by committing treason

From this reading THE "STRATEGY" OF A SCHOOL TRAITOR "Rah! rah!

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading It seemed as though two thirds of the school, including most of the girls, had come down to the railway station to see the High School eleven off on its way to Tottenville.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It was but a little after noon on Saturday.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading It seemed as though two thirds of the school, including most of the girls, had come down to the railway station to see the High School eleven off on its way to Tottenville.

wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading Again and again the whole of the rousing, inspiring High School yell smote the air.

yellnounUS /jel/

a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

From this reading Again and again the whole of the rousing, inspiring High School yell smote the air.

Chapter 14 of The High School Left End by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 115 sentences, grouped into 23 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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