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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 The advent of half a score of young men from the city naturally made dancing the order of the occasion on Saturday evening.
advent
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From this reading The advent of half a score of young men from the city naturally made dancing the order of the occasion on Saturday evening.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a brilliancy in her appearance to night and a piquancy in her words that struck him as very unusual.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was a brilliancy in her appearance to night and a piquancy in her words that struck him as very unusual.
ardor
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From this reading The excitement therefore that Sibley had formerly received from Cognac, he now sought to obtain by pursuing with greater ardor his flirtation with Ida.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Indeed, to such a nature as his, her beauty was quite as intoxicating as the "spirit of wine."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr. Burleigh, however, gave Sibley a hint that the features he had introduced the previous week must be omitted tonight, since nothing that would in the slightest degree lower the character of his house would be tolerated.
beauty
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From this reading Indeed, to such a nature as his, her beauty was quite as intoxicating as the "spirit of wine."
brilliancy
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From this reading There was a brilliancy in her appearance to night and a piquancy in her words that struck him as very unusual.
Burleigh
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From this reading Mr. Burleigh, however, gave Sibley a hint that the features he had introduced the previous week must be omitted tonight, since nothing that would in the slightest degree lower the character of his house would be tolerated.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The excitement therefore that Sibley had formerly received from Cognac, he now sought to obtain by pursuing with greater ardor his flirtation with Ida.
character
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From this reading Mr. Burleigh, however, gave Sibley a hint that the features he had introduced the previous week must be omitted tonight, since nothing that would in the slightest degree lower the character of his house would be tolerated.
city
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From this reading The advent of half a score of young men from the city naturally made dancing the order of the occasion on Saturday evening.
Cognac
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From this reading The excitement therefore that Sibley had formerly received from Cognac, he now sought to obtain by pursuing with greater ardor his flirtation with Ida.
dancing
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From this reading The advent of half a score of young men from the city naturally made dancing the order of the occasion on Saturday evening.
degree
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From this reading Mr. Burleigh, however, gave Sibley a hint that the features he had introduced the previous week must be omitted tonight, since nothing that would in the slightest degree lower the character of his house would be tolerated.
evening
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From this reading The advent of half a score of young men from the city naturally made dancing the order of the occasion on Saturday evening.
excitement
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From this reading The excitement therefore that Sibley had formerly received from Cognac, he now sought to obtain by pursuing with greater ardor his flirtation with Ida.
features
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From this reading Mr. Burleigh, however, gave Sibley a hint that the features he had introduced the previous week must be omitted tonight, since nothing that would in the slightest degree lower the character of his house would be tolerated.
flirtation
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From this reading The excitement therefore that Sibley had formerly received from Cognac, he now sought to obtain by pursuing with greater ardor his flirtation with Ida.
formerly
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From this reading The excitement therefore that Sibley had formerly received from Cognac, he now sought to obtain by pursuing with greater ardor his flirtation with Ida.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The advent of half a score of young men from the city naturally made dancing the order of the occasion on Saturday evening.
gave
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From this reading Mr. Burleigh, however, gave Sibley a hint that the features he had introduced the previous week must be omitted tonight, since nothing that would in the slightest degree lower the character of his house would be tolerated.
greater
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From this reading The excitement therefore that Sibley had formerly received from Cognac, he now sought to obtain by pursuing with greater ardor his flirtation with Ida.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Burleigh, however, gave Sibley a hint that the features he had introduced the previous week must be omitted tonight, since nothing that would in the slightest degree lower the character of his house would be tolerated.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The advent of half a score of young men from the city naturally made dancing the order of the occasion on Saturday evening.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Burleigh, however, gave Sibley a hint that the features he had introduced the previous week must be omitted tonight, since nothing that would in the slightest degree lower the character of his house would be tolerated.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, to such a nature as his, her beauty was quite as intoxicating as the "spirit of wine."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was a brilliancy in her appearance to night and a piquancy in her words that struck him as very unusual.
hint
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From this reading Mr. Burleigh, however, gave Sibley a hint that the features he had introduced the previous week must be omitted tonight, since nothing that would in the slightest degree lower the character of his house would be tolerated.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Burleigh, however, gave Sibley a hint that the features he had introduced the previous week must be omitted tonight, since nothing that would in the slightest degree lower the character of his house would be tolerated.
house
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From this reading Mr. Burleigh, however, gave Sibley a hint that the features he had introduced the previous week must be omitted tonight, since nothing that would in the slightest degree lower the character of his house would be tolerated.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Mr. Burleigh, however, gave Sibley a hint that the features he had introduced the previous week must be omitted tonight, since nothing that would in the slightest degree lower the character of his house would be tolerated.
Ida
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From this reading The excitement therefore that Sibley had formerly received from Cognac, he now sought to obtain by pursuing with greater ardor his flirtation with Ida.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Burleigh, however, gave Sibley a hint that the features he had introduced the previous week must be omitted tonight, since nothing that would in the slightest degree lower the character of his house would be tolerated.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, to such a nature as his, her beauty was quite as intoxicating as the "spirit of wine."
intoxicating
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From this reading Indeed, to such a nature as his, her beauty was quite as intoxicating as the "spirit of wine."
introduced
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From this reading Mr. Burleigh, however, gave Sibley a hint that the features he had introduced the previous week must be omitted tonight, since nothing that would in the slightest degree lower the character of his house would be tolerated.
lower
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From this reading Mr. Burleigh, however, gave Sibley a hint that the features he had introduced the previous week must be omitted tonight, since nothing that would in the slightest degree lower the character of his house would be tolerated.
made
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From this reading The advent of half a score of young men from the city naturally made dancing the order of the occasion on Saturday evening.
men
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From this reading The advent of half a score of young men from the city naturally made dancing the order of the occasion on Saturday evening.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Burleigh, however, gave Sibley a hint that the features he had introduced the previous week must be omitted tonight, since nothing that would in the slightest degree lower the character of his house would be tolerated.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Mr. Burleigh, however, gave Sibley a hint that the features he had introduced the previous week must be omitted tonight, since nothing that would in the slightest degree lower the character of his house would be tolerated.
naturally
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From this reading The advent of half a score of young men from the city naturally made dancing the order of the occasion on Saturday evening.
nature
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From this reading Indeed, to such a nature as his, her beauty was quite as intoxicating as the "spirit of wine."
night
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From this reading There was a brilliancy in her appearance to night and a piquancy in her words that struck him as very unusual.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Mr. Burleigh, however, gave Sibley a hint that the features he had introduced the previous week must be omitted tonight, since nothing that would in the slightest degree lower the character of his house would be tolerated.
now
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From this reading The excitement therefore that Sibley had formerly received from Cognac, he now sought to obtain by pursuing with greater ardor his flirtation with Ida.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading The excitement therefore that Sibley had formerly received from Cognac, he now sought to obtain by pursuing with greater ardor his flirtation with Ida.
occasion
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From this reading The advent of half a score of young men from the city naturally made dancing the order of the occasion on Saturday evening.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The advent of half a score of young men from the city naturally made dancing the order of the occasion on Saturday evening.
omitted
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From this reading Mr. Burleigh, however, gave Sibley a hint that the features he had introduced the previous week must be omitted tonight, since nothing that would in the slightest degree lower the character of his house would be tolerated.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The advent of half a score of young men from the city naturally made dancing the order of the occasion on Saturday evening.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The advent of half a score of young men from the city naturally made dancing the order of the occasion on Saturday evening.
piquancy
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From this reading There was a brilliancy in her appearance to night and a piquancy in her words that struck him as very unusual.
previous
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From this reading Mr. Burleigh, however, gave Sibley a hint that the features he had introduced the previous week must be omitted tonight, since nothing that would in the slightest degree lower the character of his house would be tolerated.
pursuing
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From this reading The excitement therefore that Sibley had formerly received from Cognac, he now sought to obtain by pursuing with greater ardor his flirtation with Ida.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, to such a nature as his, her beauty was quite as intoxicating as the "spirit of wine."
received
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From this reading The excitement therefore that Sibley had formerly received from Cognac, he now sought to obtain by pursuing with greater ardor his flirtation with Ida.
Saturday
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From this reading The advent of half a score of young men from the city naturally made dancing the order of the occasion on Saturday evening.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The advent of half a score of young men from the city naturally made dancing the order of the occasion on Saturday evening.
Sibley
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From this reading Mr. Burleigh, however, gave Sibley a hint that the features he had introduced the previous week must be omitted tonight, since nothing that would in the slightest degree lower the character of his house would be tolerated.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Mr. Burleigh, however, gave Sibley a hint that the features he had introduced the previous week must be omitted tonight, since nothing that would in the slightest degree lower the character of his house would be tolerated.
slightest
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From this reading Mr. Burleigh, however, gave Sibley a hint that the features he had introduced the previous week must be omitted tonight, since nothing that would in the slightest degree lower the character of his house would be tolerated.
sought
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From this reading The excitement therefore that Sibley had formerly received from Cognac, he now sought to obtain by pursuing with greater ardor his flirtation with Ida.
spirit
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From this reading Indeed, to such a nature as his, her beauty was quite as intoxicating as the "spirit of wine."
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a brilliancy in her appearance to night and a piquancy in her words that struck him as very unusual.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, to such a nature as his, her beauty was quite as intoxicating as the "spirit of wine."
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Burleigh, however, gave Sibley a hint that the features he had introduced the previous week must be omitted tonight, since nothing that would in the slightest degree lower the character of his house would be tolerated.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The advent of half a score of young men from the city naturally made dancing the order of the occasion on Saturday evening.
There
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From this reading There was a brilliancy in her appearance to night and a piquancy in her words that struck him as very unusual.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading The excitement therefore that Sibley had formerly received from Cognac, he now sought to obtain by pursuing with greater ardor his flirtation with Ida.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The excitement therefore that Sibley had formerly received from Cognac, he now sought to obtain by pursuing with greater ardor his flirtation with Ida.
tolerated
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From this reading Mr. Burleigh, however, gave Sibley a hint that the features he had introduced the previous week must be omitted tonight, since nothing that would in the slightest degree lower the character of his house would be tolerated.
tonightadverbUS /təˈnaɪt/
On the present night.
From this reading Mr. Burleigh, however, gave Sibley a hint that the features he had introduced the previous week must be omitted tonight, since nothing that would in the slightest degree lower the character of his house would be tolerated.
unusual
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From this reading There was a brilliancy in her appearance to night and a piquancy in her words that struck him as very unusual.
very
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From this reading There was a brilliancy in her appearance to night and a piquancy in her words that struck him as very unusual.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Indeed, to such a nature as his, her beauty was quite as intoxicating as the "spirit of wine."
week
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From this reading Mr. Burleigh, however, gave Sibley a hint that the features he had introduced the previous week must be omitted tonight, since nothing that would in the slightest degree lower the character of his house would be tolerated.
wine
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From this reading Indeed, to such a nature as his, her beauty was quite as intoxicating as the "spirit of wine."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The excitement therefore that Sibley had formerly received from Cognac, he now sought to obtain by pursuing with greater ardor his flirtation with Ida.
words
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From this reading There was a brilliancy in her appearance to night and a piquancy in her words that struck him as very unusual.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mr. Burleigh, however, gave Sibley a hint that the features he had introduced the previous week must be omitted tonight, since nothing that would in the slightest degree lower the character of his house would be tolerated.
young
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From this reading The advent of half a score of young men from the city naturally made dancing the order of the occasion on Saturday evening.
