Andover

[ an-doh-ver, -duh- ]

/ ˈæn doʊ vər, -də- /

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a city in NE Massachusetts.

QUIZZES

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Question 1 of 7

Choose the sentence that uses "rent" correctly.

One comes to me from Mr. Hyde, my wonderful English teacher at Andover.
Anthony Grafton: How I Write|Noah Charney|July 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I went to Andover with Belichick in the 1970s (he was there for a postgraduate year while I was kept prisoner for four years).
The Material Super Bowl: Madonna, Ferris Bueller—and the Game, Too|Buzz Bissinger|February 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Now, Leno is a Boston boy, a graduate of Emerson College and raised in nearby Andover, Massachusetts.
Jay Leno Wins Hasty Pudding Man of the Year Award|Samuel P. Jacobs|February 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST
She is not to the manor born, not having met her husband at an Andover dance.
Palin Paranoia Decoded|Tunku Varadarajan|November 23, 2010|DAILY BEAST

“I think the Tea Parties got Scott Brown out here today,” said Bill Allen, a 52-year-old landscaper from North Andover.
The Insurgent's Final Hours|Samuel P. Jacobs|January 18, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He was one of the founders of Andover theological seminary, and contributed altogether about $125,000 to that institution.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
At Andover they were known as custumarii (in opposition to the hansarii—the full members of the Gild).
The Influence and Development of English Gilds|Francis Aiden Hibbert
Thus checked and to use the advantage of the wind Andover elected to kick.
The Varmint|Owen Johnson
He looked over and caught a glance from the Andover quarter.
The Varmint|Owen Johnson
"Now for a kick," said Stover, as the Andover end came out opposite him.
The Varmint|Owen Johnson