/skuːl/
Translation
A place where children go to learn from teachers.
Word origin
From Old English scol, taken from Latin schola, which came from a Greek word for leisure and then for a place of learning.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- schola
Grammar
Examples
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"School" is the place where they go to learn.
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"Schools" is the plural, meaning more than one school.
reader .
"School" names the place where the lessons happen.
Used in
Stories
(8)Sports Day
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The Phone Call
3 min read · Core 1000
The Boat in the Garden
4 min read · Core 5000
The Letter She Never Sent
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The Box in the Wood
5 min read · Core 5000
The First Letter
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The Photograph
5 min read · Core 5000
The Register
5 min read · Core 5000
Grammar articles
(11)Adjective order in English: opinion, size, age, shape, colour, origin, material, purpose
Advanced articles in English: the zero article, the with names and places, and go to school vs go to the school
Articles in English: a, an, the and the zero article
British vs American grammar: have got, gotten, the team are, and the other quiet differences
Causative have and get in English: have something done, get something done and having someone do it
For, since, already, yet and still in English: which word, and where it goes in the sentence
Hedging and vague language in English: sort of, a bit, -ish, stuff and or so
Passive voice in English: rules, examples and when to use it
Prepositions in English: place, time and movement explained
Present perfect continuous: have been doing, and how it differs from the present perfect
Used to, would and be used to: talking about past habits and states in English
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