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Chapter IV
WILTON SCHOOL. The examination--Wilton school--Harry's class-room--Absorbed--Prized possessions--Too busy--Cribbing--Misplaced sympathy--Harry blushes. The morning sun shone brightly over Wilton as Harry started to school; brightly over the dancing waters of the roadstead; and the seawind sang gaily through the wave-washed piles of the pier. The school-bell was ringing lustily as Harry passed through the iron gates into the playground. Everything was in bustle and confusion.
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busy and excited activity
From this reading “Everything was in bustle and confusion.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Everything was in bustle and confusion.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The morning sun shone brightly over Wilton as Harry started to school; brightly over the dancing waters of the roadstead; and the seawind sang gaily through the wave-washed piles of the pier.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “The morning sun shone brightly over Wilton as Harry started to school; brightly over the dancing waters of the roadstead; and the seawind sang gaily through the wave-washed piles of the pier.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The school-bell was ringing lustily as Harry passed through the iron gates into the playground.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The morning sun shone brightly over Wilton as Harry started to school; brightly over the dancing waters of the roadstead; and the seawind sang gaily through the wave-washed piles of the pier.”
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From this reading The examination--Wilton school--Harry's class-room--Absorbed--Prized possessions--Too busy--Cribbing--Misplaced sympathy--Harry blushes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The morning sun shone brightly over Wilton as Harry started to school; brightly over the dancing waters of the roadstead; and the seawind sang gaily through the wave-washed piles of the pier.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The morning sun shone brightly over Wilton as Harry started to school; brightly over the dancing waters of the roadstead; and the seawind sang gaily through the wave-washed piles of the pier.
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From this reading The examination--Wilton school--Harry's class-room--Absorbed--Prized possessions--Too busy--Cribbing--Misplaced sympathy--Harry blushes.
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From this reading The morning sun shone brightly over Wilton as Harry started to school; brightly over the dancing waters of the roadstead; and the seawind sang gaily through the wave-washed piles of the pier.
busy and excited activity
From this reading Everything was in bustle and confusion.
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From this reading The examination--Wilton school--Harry's class-room--Absorbed--Prized possessions--Too busy--Cribbing--Misplaced sympathy--Harry blushes.
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From this reading The examination--Wilton school--Harry's class-room--Absorbed--Prized possessions--Too busy--Cribbing--Misplaced sympathy--Harry blushes.
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From this reading Everything was in bustle and confusion.
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From this reading The examination--Wilton school--Harry's class-room--Absorbed--Prized possessions--Too busy--Cribbing--Misplaced sympathy--Harry blushes.
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From this reading The morning sun shone brightly over Wilton as Harry started to school; brightly over the dancing waters of the roadstead; and the seawind sang gaily through the wave-washed piles of the pier.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything was in bustle and confusion.
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From this reading The examination--Wilton school--Harry's class-room--Absorbed--Prized possessions--Too busy--Cribbing--Misplaced sympathy--Harry blushes.
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From this reading The morning sun shone brightly over Wilton as Harry started to school; brightly over the dancing waters of the roadstead; and the seawind sang gaily through the wave-washed piles of the pier.
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From this reading The school-bell was ringing lustily as Harry passed through the iron gates into the playground.
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From this reading The examination--Wilton school--Harry's class-room--Absorbed--Prized possessions--Too busy--Cribbing--Misplaced sympathy--Harry blushes.
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From this reading The examination--Wilton school--Harry's class-room--Absorbed--Prized possessions--Too busy--Cribbing--Misplaced sympathy--Harry blushes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Everything was in bustle and confusion.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The school-bell was ringing lustily as Harry passed through the iron gates into the playground.
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From this reading The school-bell was ringing lustily as Harry passed through the iron gates into the playground.
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From this reading The school-bell was ringing lustily as Harry passed through the iron gates into the playground.
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From this reading The examination--Wilton school--Harry's class-room--Absorbed--Prized possessions--Too busy--Cribbing--Misplaced sympathy--Harry blushes.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning sun shone brightly over Wilton as Harry started to school; brightly over the dancing waters of the roadstead; and the seawind sang gaily through the wave-washed piles of the pier.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The morning sun shone brightly over Wilton as Harry started to school; brightly over the dancing waters of the roadstead; and the seawind sang gaily through the wave-washed piles of the pier.
above and across; more than
From this reading The morning sun shone brightly over Wilton as Harry started to school; brightly over the dancing waters of the roadstead; and the seawind sang gaily through the wave-washed piles of the pier.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The school-bell was ringing lustily as Harry passed through the iron gates into the playground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The morning sun shone brightly over Wilton as Harry started to school; brightly over the dancing waters of the roadstead; and the seawind sang gaily through the wave-washed piles of the pier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The morning sun shone brightly over Wilton as Harry started to school; brightly over the dancing waters of the roadstead; and the seawind sang gaily through the wave-washed piles of the pier.
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From this reading The school-bell was ringing lustily as Harry passed through the iron gates into the playground.
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From this reading The examination--Wilton school--Harry's class-room--Absorbed--Prized possessions--Too busy--Cribbing--Misplaced sympathy--Harry blushes.
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From this reading The examination--Wilton school--Harry's class-room--Absorbed--Prized possessions--Too busy--Cribbing--Misplaced sympathy--Harry blushes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The school-bell was ringing lustily as Harry passed through the iron gates into the playground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The morning sun shone brightly over Wilton as Harry started to school; brightly over the dancing waters of the roadstead; and the seawind sang gaily through the wave-washed piles of the pier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The morning sun shone brightly over Wilton as Harry started to school; brightly over the dancing waters of the roadstead; and the seawind sang gaily through the wave-washed piles of the pier.
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From this reading WILTON SCHOOL.
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From this reading The school-bell was ringing lustily as Harry passed through the iron gates into the playground.
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From this reading The morning sun shone brightly over Wilton as Harry started to school; brightly over the dancing waters of the roadstead; and the seawind sang gaily through the wave-washed piles of the pier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The morning sun shone brightly over Wilton as Harry started to school; brightly over the dancing waters of the roadstead; and the seawind sang gaily through the wave-washed piles of the pier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The morning sun shone brightly over Wilton as Harry started to school; brightly over the dancing waters of the roadstead; and the seawind sang gaily through the wave-washed piles of the pier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The morning sun shone brightly over Wilton as Harry started to school; brightly over the dancing waters of the roadstead; and the seawind sang gaily through the wave-washed piles of the pier.
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From this reading The examination--Wilton school--Harry's class-room--Absorbed--Prized possessions--Too busy--Cribbing--Misplaced sympathy--Harry blushes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The examination--Wilton school--Harry's class-room--Absorbed--Prized possessions--Too busy--Cribbing--Misplaced sympathy--Harry blushes.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The morning sun shone brightly over Wilton as Harry started to school; brightly over the dancing waters of the roadstead; and the seawind sang gaily through the wave-washed piles of the pier.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The morning sun shone brightly over Wilton as Harry started to school; brightly over the dancing waters of the roadstead; and the seawind sang gaily through the wave-washed piles of the pier.
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From this reading The examination--Wilton school--Harry's class-room--Absorbed--Prized possessions--Too busy--Cribbing--Misplaced sympathy--Harry blushes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The school-bell was ringing lustily as Harry passed through the iron gates into the playground.
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From this reading The morning sun shone brightly over Wilton as Harry started to school; brightly over the dancing waters of the roadstead; and the seawind sang gaily through the wave-washed piles of the pier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The morning sun shone brightly over Wilton as Harry started to school; brightly over the dancing waters of the roadstead; and the seawind sang gaily through the wave-washed piles of the pier.
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From this reading WILTON SCHOOL.
