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AcademynounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading THE END OF THE CRUISE President Mosley, accompanied by Uncle Dan, Redfern and Pierre Dufour, entered the Academy building, while the boys wandered off to the athletic field.
accompanied
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From this reading THE END OF THE CRUISE President Mosley, accompanied by Uncle Dan, Redfern and Pierre Dufour, entered the Academy building, while the boys wandered off to the athletic field.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE END OF THE CRUISE President Mosley, accompanied by Uncle Dan, Redfern and Pierre Dufour, entered the Academy building, while the boys wandered off to the athletic field.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
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athletic
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From this reading THE END OF THE CRUISE President Mosley, accompanied by Uncle Dan, Redfern and Pierre Dufour, entered the Academy building, while the boys wandered off to the athletic field.
best
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Bill
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boys
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From this reading THE END OF THE CRUISE President Mosley, accompanied by Uncle Dan, Redfern and Pierre Dufour, entered the Academy building, while the boys wandered off to the athletic field.
building
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byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE END OF THE CRUISE President Mosley, accompanied by Uncle Dan, Redfern and Pierre Dufour, entered the Academy building, while the boys wandered off to the athletic field.
crowned
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From this reading They had won the second event, and Ripley was crowned with glory.
CRUISEnounUS /kruːz/
a journey by sea for a particular purpose
From this reading THE END OF THE CRUISE President Mosley, accompanied by Uncle Dan, Redfern and Pierre Dufour, entered the Academy building, while the boys wandered off to the athletic field.
Dan
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Dufour
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END
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entered
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From this reading THE END OF THE CRUISE President Mosley, accompanied by Uncle Dan, Redfern and Pierre Dufour, entered the Academy building, while the boys wandered off to the athletic field.
event
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From this reading They had won the second event, and Ripley was crowned with glory.
events
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From this reading The events, rapid and unexpected, and the happy termination of the house-boat trip, had put everybody in the best of humor.
everybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading The events, rapid and unexpected, and the happy termination of the house-boat trip, had put everybody in the best of humor.
field
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From this reading THE END OF THE CRUISE President Mosley, accompanied by Uncle Dan, Redfern and Pierre Dufour, entered the Academy building, while the boys wandered off to the athletic field.
flag
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From this reading The Ripley flag still floated proudly from the top of the pole.
floated
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From this reading The Ripley flag still floated proudly from the top of the pole.
followers
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Ripley flag still floated proudly from the top of the pole.
glory
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From this reading They had won the second event, and Ripley was crowned with glory.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The events, rapid and unexpected, and the happy termination of the house-boat trip, had put everybody in the best of humor.
happy
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From this reading The events, rapid and unexpected, and the happy termination of the house-boat trip, had put everybody in the best of humor.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bill Stiles and his followers, hot, victorious, husky-voiced and tired, marched around the field.
hot
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house-boat
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From this reading The events, rapid and unexpected, and the happy termination of the house-boat trip, had put everybody in the best of humor.
humor
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From this reading The events, rapid and unexpected, and the happy termination of the house-boat trip, had put everybody in the best of humor.
husky-voiced
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From this reading Bill Stiles and his followers, hot, victorious, husky-voiced and tired, marched around the field.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The events, rapid and unexpected, and the happy termination of the house-boat trip, had put everybody in the best of humor.
marched
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Mosley
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From this reading THE END OF THE CRUISE President Mosley, accompanied by Uncle Dan, Redfern and Pierre Dufour, entered the Academy building, while the boys wandered off to the athletic field.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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off
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Pierre
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pole
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President
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proudly
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put
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From this reading The events, rapid and unexpected, and the happy termination of the house-boat trip, had put everybody in the best of humor.
rapid
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From this reading The events, rapid and unexpected, and the happy termination of the house-boat trip, had put everybody in the best of humor.
Redfern
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Ripley
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From this reading The Ripley flag still floated proudly from the top of the pole.
second
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From this reading They had won the second event, and Ripley was crowned with glory.
Stiles
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still
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From this reading The Ripley flag still floated proudly from the top of the pole.
termination
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From this reading The events, rapid and unexpected, and the happy termination of the house-boat trip, had put everybody in the best of humor.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF THE CRUISE President Mosley, accompanied by Uncle Dan, Redfern and Pierre Dufour, entered the Academy building, while the boys wandered off to the athletic field.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had won the second event, and Ripley was crowned with glory.
tired
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From this reading Bill Stiles and his followers, hot, victorious, husky-voiced and tired, marched around the field.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE END OF THE CRUISE President Mosley, accompanied by Uncle Dan, Redfern and Pierre Dufour, entered the Academy building, while the boys wandered off to the athletic field.
top
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trip
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From this reading The events, rapid and unexpected, and the happy termination of the house-boat trip, had put everybody in the best of humor.
Uncle
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unexpected
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From this reading The events, rapid and unexpected, and the happy termination of the house-boat trip, had put everybody in the best of humor.
victorious
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From this reading Bill Stiles and his followers, hot, victorious, husky-voiced and tired, marched around the field.
wandered
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From this reading THE END OF THE CRUISE President Mosley, accompanied by Uncle Dan, Redfern and Pierre Dufour, entered the Academy building, while the boys wandered off to the athletic field.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They had won the second event, and Ripley was crowned with glory.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE END OF THE CRUISE President Mosley, accompanied by Uncle Dan, Redfern and Pierre Dufour, entered the Academy building, while the boys wandered off to the athletic field.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They had won the second event, and Ripley was crowned with glory.
won
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From this reading They had won the second event, and Ripley was crowned with glory.
