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Ward Hill, the Senior
Ward Hill, the Senior

Chapter I

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_Author of_ The Ward Hill Series The Blue and Buff Series The Winner Series Etc.
The GOLDSMITH Publishing Company Cleveland, Ohio Made in U.S.A.
Published 1928 by The Goldsmith Publishing Co.
A school has been very correctly termed a little world of itself.
Within it the temptations and struggles and triumphs are as real as those in the larger world outside.
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Ward Hill, the Senior

Chapter I

Reading 1/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_Author of_ The Ward Hill Series The Blue and Buff Series The Winner Series Etc.
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The GOLDSMITH Publishing Company Cleveland, Ohio Made in U.S.A.
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Published 1928 by The Goldsmith Publishing Co.
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A school has been very correctly termed a little world of itself.
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Within it the temptations and struggles and triumphs are as real as those in the larger world outside.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “A school has been very correctly termed a little world of itself.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “A school has been very correctly termed a little world of itself.”

Itself pronoun US /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading “A school has been very correctly termed a little world of itself.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “A school has been very correctly termed a little world of itself.”

Outside noun US /ˈoutside/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Within it the temptations and struggles and triumphs are as real as those in the larger world outside.”

Those determiner US /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “Within it the temptations and struggles and triumphs are as real as those in the larger world outside.”

Within preposition US /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading “Within it the temptations and struggles and triumphs are as real as those in the larger world outside.”

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1928

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From this reading Published 1928 by The Goldsmith Publishing Co.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The GOLDSMITH Publishing Company Cleveland, Ohio Made in U.S.A.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading _Author of_ The Ward Hill Series The Blue and Buff Series The Winner Series Etc.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Within it the temptations and struggles and triumphs are as real as those in the larger world outside.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading Within it the temptations and struggles and triumphs are as real as those in the larger world outside.

Author

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From this reading _Author of_ The Ward Hill Series The Blue and Buff Series The Winner Series Etc.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading A school has been very correctly termed a little world of itself.

Blue

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From this reading _Author of_ The Ward Hill Series The Blue and Buff Series The Winner Series Etc.

Buff

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From this reading _Author of_ The Ward Hill Series The Blue and Buff Series The Winner Series Etc.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Published 1928 by The Goldsmith Publishing Co.

Cleveland

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From this reading The GOLDSMITH Publishing Company Cleveland, Ohio Made in U.S.A.

Co

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From this reading Published 1928 by The Goldsmith Publishing Co.

Company

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From this reading The GOLDSMITH Publishing Company Cleveland, Ohio Made in U.S.A.

correctly

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From this reading A school has been very correctly termed a little world of itself.

Etc

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From this reading _Author of_ The Ward Hill Series The Blue and Buff Series The Winner Series Etc.

GOLDSMITH

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From this reading The GOLDSMITH Publishing Company Cleveland, Ohio Made in U.S.A.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading A school has been very correctly termed a little world of itself.

Hill

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From this reading _Author of_ The Ward Hill Series The Blue and Buff Series The Winner Series Etc.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The GOLDSMITH Publishing Company Cleveland, Ohio Made in U.S.A.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Within it the temptations and struggles and triumphs are as real as those in the larger world outside.

itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading A school has been very correctly termed a little world of itself.

larger

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From this reading Within it the temptations and struggles and triumphs are as real as those in the larger world outside.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading A school has been very correctly termed a little world of itself.

Made

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From this reading The GOLDSMITH Publishing Company Cleveland, Ohio Made in U.S.A.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Author of_ The Ward Hill Series The Blue and Buff Series The Winner Series Etc.

Ohio

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From this reading The GOLDSMITH Publishing Company Cleveland, Ohio Made in U.S.A.

outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Within it the temptations and struggles and triumphs are as real as those in the larger world outside.

Published

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From this reading Published 1928 by The Goldsmith Publishing Co.

Publishing

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From this reading The GOLDSMITH Publishing Company Cleveland, Ohio Made in U.S.A.

real

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From this reading Within it the temptations and struggles and triumphs are as real as those in the larger world outside.

S

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From this reading The GOLDSMITH Publishing Company Cleveland, Ohio Made in U.S.A.

school

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From this reading A school has been very correctly termed a little world of itself.

Series

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struggles

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From this reading Within it the temptations and struggles and triumphs are as real as those in the larger world outside.

temptations

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From this reading Within it the temptations and struggles and triumphs are as real as those in the larger world outside.

termed

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From this reading A school has been very correctly termed a little world of itself.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _Author of_ The Ward Hill Series The Blue and Buff Series The Winner Series Etc.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Within it the temptations and struggles and triumphs are as real as those in the larger world outside.

triumphs

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From this reading Within it the temptations and struggles and triumphs are as real as those in the larger world outside.

U

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From this reading The GOLDSMITH Publishing Company Cleveland, Ohio Made in U.S.A.

very

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From this reading A school has been very correctly termed a little world of itself.

Ward

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From this reading _Author of_ The Ward Hill Series The Blue and Buff Series The Winner Series Etc.

Winner

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From this reading _Author of_ The Ward Hill Series The Blue and Buff Series The Winner Series Etc.

WithinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Within it the temptations and struggles and triumphs are as real as those in the larger world outside.

world

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From this reading A school has been very correctly termed a little world of itself.