Chapter XXX
A FOOTBALL VICTORY--CONCLUSION "Whoop her up for Colby Hall!" "This is the time Columbus Academy wins!" "Not on your life! This is Colby Hall day!" "You'll sing a different tune after the game is over!"
The Rover Boys at Colby Hall
Chapter XXX
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A
FOOTBALL
VICTORY--CONCLUSION
"Whoop
her
up
for
Colby
Hall!"
"This
is
the
time
Columbus
Academy
wins!"
"Not
on
your
life!
This
is
Colby
Hall
day!"
"You'll
sing
a
different
tune
after
the
game
is
over!"
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
A
FOOTBALL
VICTORY--CONCLUSION
"Whoop
her
up
for
Colby
Hall!"
Line 2
"This
is
the
time
Columbus
Academy
wins!"
Line 3
"Not
on
your
life!
/nɑːt ɑːn jɔːr life/
Line 4
This
is
Colby
Hall
day!"
Line 5
"You'll
sing
a
different
tune
after
the
game
is
over!"
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Academy
noun
US /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading “"This is the time Columbus Academy wins!"”
After
preposition
US /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “"You'll sing a different tune after the game is over!"”
Different
noun
US /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “"You'll sing a different tune after the game is over!"”
Life
noun
US /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Not on your life!”
Over
preposition
US /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “"You'll sing a different tune after the game is over!"”
Time
noun
US /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"This is the time Columbus Academy wins!"”
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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 A FOOTBALL VICTORY--CONCLUSION "Whoop her up for Colby Hall!"
AcademynounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading "This is the time Columbus Academy wins!"
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "You'll sing a different tune after the game is over!"
Colby
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From this reading A FOOTBALL VICTORY--CONCLUSION "Whoop her up for Colby Hall!"
Columbus
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From this reading "This is the time Columbus Academy wins!"
CONCLUSION
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From this reading A FOOTBALL VICTORY--CONCLUSION "Whoop her up for Colby Hall!"
day
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From this reading This is Colby Hall day!"
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "You'll sing a different tune after the game is over!"
FOOTBALL
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From this reading A FOOTBALL VICTORY--CONCLUSION "Whoop her up for Colby Hall!"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A FOOTBALL VICTORY--CONCLUSION "Whoop her up for Colby Hall!"
game
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From this reading "You'll sing a different tune after the game is over!"
Hall
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From this reading A FOOTBALL VICTORY--CONCLUSION "Whoop her up for Colby Hall!"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A FOOTBALL VICTORY--CONCLUSION "Whoop her up for Colby Hall!"
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is the time Columbus Academy wins!"
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Not on your life!
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not on your life!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Not on your life!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "You'll sing a different tune after the game is over!"
sing
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From this reading "You'll sing a different tune after the game is over!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "This is the time Columbus Academy wins!"
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is the time Columbus Academy wins!"
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "This is the time Columbus Academy wins!"
tune
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From this reading "You'll sing a different tune after the game is over!"
up
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From this reading A FOOTBALL VICTORY--CONCLUSION "Whoop her up for Colby Hall!"
VICTORY
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From this reading A FOOTBALL VICTORY--CONCLUSION "Whoop her up for Colby Hall!"
Whoop
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From this reading A FOOTBALL VICTORY--CONCLUSION "Whoop her up for Colby Hall!"
wins
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From this reading "This is the time Columbus Academy wins!"
You'll
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From this reading "You'll sing a different tune after the game is over!"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Not on your life!