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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 Here we can make appointments, while we profess to buy gloves, and should our mistress tarry too long, beguile our impatience by a flirtation with her milliner.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Is there not a breathing air of gayety about the place?--does it not still smack of the Ethereges and Sedleys?”
ACTOR
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From this reading GAY SCENES AND CONVERSATIONS.--THE NEW EXCHANGE AND THE PUPPET-SHOW.--THE ACTOR, THE SEXTON, AND THE BEAUTY.
air
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From this reading Is there not a breathing air of gayety about the place?--does it not still smack of the Ethereges and Sedleys?”
amorously
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From this reading “Right,” said Tarleton, leaning over a counter and amorously eying the pretty coquette to whom it belonged; while, with the coxcombry then in fashion, he sprinkled the long curls that touched his shoulders with a fragrant shower from a bottle of jessamine water upon the counter,--“right; saw you ever such an eye?
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Right,” said Tarleton, leaning over a counter and amorously eying the pretty coquette to whom it belonged; while, with the coxcombry then in fashion, he sprinkled the long curls that touched his shoulders with a fragrant shower from a bottle of jessamine water upon the counter,--“right; saw you ever such an eye?
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GAY SCENES AND CONVERSATIONS.--THE NEW EXCHANGE AND THE PUPPET-SHOW.--THE ACTOR, THE SEXTON, AND THE BEAUTY.
Anne
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From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
appointments
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From this reading Here we can make appointments, while we profess to buy gloves, and should our mistress tarry too long, beguile our impatience by a flirtation with her milliner.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
BEAUTY
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From this reading GAY SCENES AND CONVERSATIONS.--THE NEW EXCHANGE AND THE PUPPET-SHOW.--THE ACTOR, THE SEXTON, AND THE BEAUTY.
beguile
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From this reading Here we can make appointments, while we profess to buy gloves, and should our mistress tarry too long, beguile our impatience by a flirtation with her milliner.
belonged
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From this reading “Right,” said Tarleton, leaning over a counter and amorously eying the pretty coquette to whom it belonged; while, with the coxcombry then in fashion, he sprinkled the long curls that touched his shoulders with a fragrant shower from a bottle of jessamine water upon the counter,--“right; saw you ever such an eye?
bottle
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From this reading “Right,” said Tarleton, leaning over a counter and amorously eying the pretty coquette to whom it belonged; while, with the coxcombry then in fashion, he sprinkled the long curls that touched his shoulders with a fragrant shower from a bottle of jessamine water upon the counter,--“right; saw you ever such an eye?
breathing
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From this reading Is there not a breathing air of gayety about the place?--does it not still smack of the Ethereges and Sedleys?”
buy
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From this reading Here we can make appointments, while we profess to buy gloves, and should our mistress tarry too long, beguile our impatience by a flirtation with her milliner.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Here we can make appointments, while we profess to buy gloves, and should our mistress tarry too long, beguile our impatience by a flirtation with her milliner.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Here we can make appointments, while we profess to buy gloves, and should our mistress tarry too long, beguile our impatience by a flirtation with her milliner.
celebrated
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From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
Charles
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From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
chaste
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From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
classical
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From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
comedies
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From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
commemorated
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From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
CONVERSATIONS
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From this reading GAY SCENES AND CONVERSATIONS.--THE NEW EXCHANGE AND THE PUPPET-SHOW.--THE ACTOR, THE SEXTON, AND THE BEAUTY.
coquette
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From this reading “Right,” said Tarleton, leaning over a counter and amorously eying the pretty coquette to whom it belonged; while, with the coxcombry then in fashion, he sprinkled the long curls that touched his shoulders with a fragrant shower from a bottle of jessamine water upon the counter,--“right; saw you ever such an eye?
counter
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From this reading “Right,” said Tarleton, leaning over a counter and amorously eying the pretty coquette to whom it belonged; while, with the coxcombry then in fashion, he sprinkled the long curls that touched his shoulders with a fragrant shower from a bottle of jessamine water upon the counter,--“right; saw you ever such an eye?
coxcombry
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From this reading “Right,” said Tarleton, leaning over a counter and amorously eying the pretty coquette to whom it belonged; while, with the coxcombry then in fashion, he sprinkled the long curls that touched his shoulders with a fragrant shower from a bottle of jessamine water upon the counter,--“right; saw you ever such an eye?
curls
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From this reading “Right,” said Tarleton, leaning over a counter and amorously eying the pretty coquette to whom it belonged; while, with the coxcombry then in fashion, he sprinkled the long curls that touched his shoulders with a fragrant shower from a bottle of jessamine water upon the counter,--“right; saw you ever such an eye?
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is there not a breathing air of gayety about the place?--does it not still smack of the Ethereges and Sedleys?”
Ethereges
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From this reading Is there not a breathing air of gayety about the place?--does it not still smack of the Ethereges and Sedleys?”
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Right,” said Tarleton, leaning over a counter and amorously eying the pretty coquette to whom it belonged; while, with the coxcombry then in fashion, he sprinkled the long curls that touched his shoulders with a fragrant shower from a bottle of jessamine water upon the counter,--“right; saw you ever such an eye?
EXCHANGE
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From this reading GAY SCENES AND CONVERSATIONS.--THE NEW EXCHANGE AND THE PUPPET-SHOW.--THE ACTOR, THE SEXTON, AND THE BEAUTY.
eye
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From this reading “Right,” said Tarleton, leaning over a counter and amorously eying the pretty coquette to whom it belonged; while, with the coxcombry then in fashion, he sprinkled the long curls that touched his shoulders with a fragrant shower from a bottle of jessamine water upon the counter,--“right; saw you ever such an eye?
eying
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From this reading “Right,” said Tarleton, leaning over a counter and amorously eying the pretty coquette to whom it belonged; while, with the coxcombry then in fashion, he sprinkled the long curls that touched his shoulders with a fragrant shower from a bottle of jessamine water upon the counter,--“right; saw you ever such an eye?
fashion
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From this reading “Right,” said Tarleton, leaning over a counter and amorously eying the pretty coquette to whom it belonged; while, with the coxcombry then in fashion, he sprinkled the long curls that touched his shoulders with a fragrant shower from a bottle of jessamine water upon the counter,--“right; saw you ever such an eye?
flirtation
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From this reading Here we can make appointments, while we profess to buy gloves, and should our mistress tarry too long, beguile our impatience by a flirtation with her milliner.
fragrant
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From this reading “Right,” said Tarleton, leaning over a counter and amorously eying the pretty coquette to whom it belonged; while, with the coxcombry then in fashion, he sprinkled the long curls that touched his shoulders with a fragrant shower from a bottle of jessamine water upon the counter,--“right; saw you ever such an eye?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Right,” said Tarleton, leaning over a counter and amorously eying the pretty coquette to whom it belonged; while, with the coxcombry then in fashion, he sprinkled the long curls that touched his shoulders with a fragrant shower from a bottle of jessamine water upon the counter,--“right; saw you ever such an eye?
GAY
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From this reading GAY SCENES AND CONVERSATIONS.--THE NEW EXCHANGE AND THE PUPPET-SHOW.--THE ACTOR, THE SEXTON, AND THE BEAUTY.
gayety
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From this reading Is there not a breathing air of gayety about the place?--does it not still smack of the Ethereges and Sedleys?”
gloves
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From this reading Here we can make appointments, while we profess to buy gloves, and should our mistress tarry too long, beguile our impatience by a flirtation with her milliner.
grandmothers
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From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
ground
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From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Right,” said Tarleton, leaning over a counter and amorously eying the pretty coquette to whom it belonged; while, with the coxcombry then in fashion, he sprinkled the long curls that touched his shoulders with a fragrant shower from a bottle of jessamine water upon the counter,--“right; saw you ever such an eye?
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Here we can make appointments, while we profess to buy gloves, and should our mistress tarry too long, beguile our impatience by a flirtation with her milliner.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Right,” said Tarleton, leaning over a counter and amorously eying the pretty coquette to whom it belonged; while, with the coxcombry then in fashion, he sprinkled the long curls that touched his shoulders with a fragrant shower from a bottle of jessamine water upon the counter,--“right; saw you ever such an eye?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
II
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From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
impatience
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From this reading Here we can make appointments, while we profess to buy gloves, and should our mistress tarry too long, beguile our impatience by a flirtation with her milliner.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
Isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is there not a breathing air of gayety about the place?--does it not still smack of the Ethereges and Sedleys?”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is there not a breathing air of gayety about the place?--does it not still smack of the Ethereges and Sedleys?”
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
jessamine
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From this reading “Right,” said Tarleton, leaning over a counter and amorously eying the pretty coquette to whom it belonged; while, with the coxcombry then in fashion, he sprinkled the long curls that touched his shoulders with a fragrant shower from a bottle of jessamine water upon the counter,--“right; saw you ever such an eye?
leaning
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From this reading “Right,” said Tarleton, leaning over a counter and amorously eying the pretty coquette to whom it belonged; while, with the coxcombry then in fashion, he sprinkled the long curls that touched his shoulders with a fragrant shower from a bottle of jessamine water upon the counter,--“right; saw you ever such an eye?
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here we can make appointments, while we profess to buy gloves, and should our mistress tarry too long, beguile our impatience by a flirtation with her milliner.
looking
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From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
love-making
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From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here we can make appointments, while we profess to buy gloves, and should our mistress tarry too long, beguile our impatience by a flirtation with her milliner.
mart
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From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
milliner
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From this reading Here we can make appointments, while we profess to buy gloves, and should our mistress tarry too long, beguile our impatience by a flirtation with her milliner.
millinery
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From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
mistress
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From this reading Here we can make appointments, while we profess to buy gloves, and should our mistress tarry too long, beguile our impatience by a flirtation with her milliner.
NEW
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From this reading GAY SCENES AND CONVERSATIONS.--THE NEW EXCHANGE AND THE PUPPET-SHOW.--THE ACTOR, THE SEXTON, AND THE BEAUTY.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Is there not a breathing air of gayety about the place?--does it not still smack of the Ethereges and Sedleys?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
often
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From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
old
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From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “Right,” said Tarleton, leaning over a counter and amorously eying the pretty coquette to whom it belonged; while, with the coxcombry then in fashion, he sprinkled the long curls that touched his shoulders with a fragrant shower from a bottle of jessamine water upon the counter,--“right; saw you ever such an eye?
place
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From this reading Is there not a breathing air of gayety about the place?--does it not still smack of the Ethereges and Sedleys?”
preserved
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From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
pretty
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From this reading “Right,” said Tarleton, leaning over a counter and amorously eying the pretty coquette to whom it belonged; while, with the coxcombry then in fashion, he sprinkled the long curls that touched his shoulders with a fragrant shower from a bottle of jessamine water upon the counter,--“right; saw you ever such an eye?
profess
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From this reading Here we can make appointments, while we profess to buy gloves, and should our mistress tarry too long, beguile our impatience by a flirtation with her milliner.
PUPPET-SHOW
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From this reading GAY SCENES AND CONVERSATIONS.--THE NEW EXCHANGE AND THE PUPPET-SHOW.--THE ACTOR, THE SEXTON, AND THE BEAUTY.
reign
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From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
renown
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From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
RightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Right,” said Tarleton, leaning over a counter and amorously eying the pretty coquette to whom it belonged; while, with the coxcombry then in fashion, he sprinkled the long curls that touched his shoulders with a fragrant shower from a bottle of jessamine water upon the counter,--“right; saw you ever such an eye?
round
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From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
said
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From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
saw
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From this reading “Right,” said Tarleton, leaning over a counter and amorously eying the pretty coquette to whom it belonged; while, with the coxcombry then in fashion, he sprinkled the long curls that touched his shoulders with a fragrant shower from a bottle of jessamine water upon the counter,--“right; saw you ever such an eye?
SCENES
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From this reading GAY SCENES AND CONVERSATIONS.--THE NEW EXCHANGE AND THE PUPPET-SHOW.--THE ACTOR, THE SEXTON, AND THE BEAUTY.
Sedleys
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From this reading Is there not a breathing air of gayety about the place?--does it not still smack of the Ethereges and Sedleys?”
see
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From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
SEXTON
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From this reading GAY SCENES AND CONVERSATIONS.--THE NEW EXCHANGE AND THE PUPPET-SHOW.--THE ACTOR, THE SEXTON, AND THE BEAUTY.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Here we can make appointments, while we profess to buy gloves, and should our mistress tarry too long, beguile our impatience by a flirtation with her milliner.
shoulders
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From this reading “Right,” said Tarleton, leaning over a counter and amorously eying the pretty coquette to whom it belonged; while, with the coxcombry then in fashion, he sprinkled the long curls that touched his shoulders with a fragrant shower from a bottle of jessamine water upon the counter,--“right; saw you ever such an eye?
shower
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From this reading “Right,” said Tarleton, leaning over a counter and amorously eying the pretty coquette to whom it belonged; while, with the coxcombry then in fashion, he sprinkled the long curls that touched his shoulders with a fragrant shower from a bottle of jessamine water upon the counter,--“right; saw you ever such an eye?
smack
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From this reading Is there not a breathing air of gayety about the place?--does it not still smack of the Ethereges and Sedleys?”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
sprinkled
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From this reading “Right,” said Tarleton, leaning over a counter and amorously eying the pretty coquette to whom it belonged; while, with the coxcombry then in fashion, he sprinkled the long curls that touched his shoulders with a fragrant shower from a bottle of jessamine water upon the counter,--“right; saw you ever such an eye?
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Right,” said Tarleton, leaning over a counter and amorously eying the pretty coquette to whom it belonged; while, with the coxcombry then in fashion, he sprinkled the long curls that touched his shoulders with a fragrant shower from a bottle of jessamine water upon the counter,--“right; saw you ever such an eye?
Tarleton
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From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
tarry
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From this reading Here we can make appointments, while we profess to buy gloves, and should our mistress tarry too long, beguile our impatience by a flirtation with her milliner.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GAY SCENES AND CONVERSATIONS.--THE NEW EXCHANGE AND THE PUPPET-SHOW.--THE ACTOR, THE SEXTON, AND THE BEAUTY.
then
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From this reading “Right,” said Tarleton, leaning over a counter and amorously eying the pretty coquette to whom it belonged; while, with the coxcombry then in fashion, he sprinkled the long curls that touched his shoulders with a fragrant shower from a bottle of jessamine water upon the counter,--“right; saw you ever such an eye?
there
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From this reading Is there not a breathing air of gayety about the place?--does it not still smack of the Ethereges and Sedleys?”
thronged
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From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
too
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From this reading Here we can make appointments, while we profess to buy gloves, and should our mistress tarry too long, beguile our impatience by a flirtation with her milliner.
touched
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From this reading “Right,” said Tarleton, leaning over a counter and amorously eying the pretty coquette to whom it belonged; while, with the coxcombry then in fashion, he sprinkled the long curls that touched his shoulders with a fragrant shower from a bottle of jessamine water upon the counter,--“right; saw you ever such an eye?
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
water
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From this reading “Right,” said Tarleton, leaning over a counter and amorously eying the pretty coquette to whom it belonged; while, with the coxcombry then in fashion, he sprinkled the long curls that touched his shoulders with a fragrant shower from a bottle of jessamine water upon the counter,--“right; saw you ever such an eye?
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
WELL
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From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “WELL, Tarleton,” said I, looking round that mart of millinery and love-making, which, so celebrated in the reign of Charles II., still preserved the shadow of its old renown in that of Anne,--“well, here we are upon the classical ground so often commemorated in the comedies which our chaste grandmothers thronged to see.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Here we can make appointments, while we profess to buy gloves, and should our mistress tarry too long, beguile our impatience by a flirtation with her milliner.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Right,” said Tarleton, leaning over a counter and amorously eying the pretty coquette to whom it belonged; while, with the coxcombry then in fashion, he sprinkled the long curls that touched his shoulders with a fragrant shower from a bottle of jessamine water upon the counter,--“right; saw you ever such an eye?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here we can make appointments, while we profess to buy gloves, and should our mistress tarry too long, beguile our impatience by a flirtation with her milliner.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Right,” said Tarleton, leaning over a counter and amorously eying the pretty coquette to whom it belonged; while, with the coxcombry then in fashion, he sprinkled the long curls that touched his shoulders with a fragrant shower from a bottle of jessamine water upon the counter,--“right; saw you ever such an eye?
