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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 AUNT BETTY TAKES A HAND That picnic-supper!
all
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From this reading Sufficient to say that it was the merriest meal yet served in that great mansion; that all, including Mrs. Calvert, brought to it appetites which did not hesitate at "failures," and found even Helena's angel cake palatable, though Herbert did remark to his next neighbor:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sufficient to say that it was the merriest meal yet served in that great mansion; that all, including Mrs. Calvert, brought to it appetites which did not hesitate at "failures," and found even Helena's angel cake palatable, though Herbert did remark to his next neighbor:
angel
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From this reading Sufficient to say that it was the merriest meal yet served in that great mansion; that all, including Mrs. Calvert, brought to it appetites which did not hesitate at "failures," and found even Helena's angel cake palatable, though Herbert did remark to his next neighbor:
appetites
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From this reading Sufficient to say that it was the merriest meal yet served in that great mansion; that all, including Mrs. Calvert, brought to it appetites which did not hesitate at "failures," and found even Helena's angel cake palatable, though Herbert did remark to his next neighbor:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sufficient to say that it was the merriest meal yet served in that great mansion; that all, including Mrs. Calvert, brought to it appetites which did not hesitate at "failures," and found even Helena's angel cake palatable, though Herbert did remark to his next neighbor:
AUNT
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From this reading AUNT BETTY TAKES A HAND That picnic-supper!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The fun of it must be imagined, not described.
BETTY
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From this reading AUNT BETTY TAKES A HAND That picnic-supper!
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If they'd had that kind of leathery stuff instead of canvas to cover that circus tent it would never have broken through, never in the world!"
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Sufficient to say that it was the merriest meal yet served in that great mansion; that all, including Mrs. Calvert, brought to it appetites which did not hesitate at "failures," and found even Helena's angel cake palatable, though Herbert did remark to his next neighbor:
cake
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From this reading Sufficient to say that it was the merriest meal yet served in that great mansion; that all, including Mrs. Calvert, brought to it appetites which did not hesitate at "failures," and found even Helena's angel cake palatable, though Herbert did remark to his next neighbor:
Calvert
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From this reading Sufficient to say that it was the merriest meal yet served in that great mansion; that all, including Mrs. Calvert, brought to it appetites which did not hesitate at "failures," and found even Helena's angel cake palatable, though Herbert did remark to his next neighbor:
canvas
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From this reading "If they'd had that kind of leathery stuff instead of canvas to cover that circus tent it would never have broken through, never in the world!"
circus
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From this reading "If they'd had that kind of leathery stuff instead of canvas to cover that circus tent it would never have broken through, never in the world!"
company
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From this reading Not the least delighted of that company were the servants, who returned late from their outing, and had had to walk up the mountain from the Landing; they having lingered in the hill-city till the last possible train, which there were no local stages to meet.
cover
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From this reading "If they'd had that kind of leathery stuff instead of canvas to cover that circus tent it would never have broken through, never in the world!"
delighted
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From this reading Not the least delighted of that company were the servants, who returned late from their outing, and had had to walk up the mountain from the Landing; they having lingered in the hill-city till the last possible train, which there were no local stages to meet.
described
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From this reading The fun of it must be imagined, not described.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Sufficient to say that it was the merriest meal yet served in that great mansion; that all, including Mrs. Calvert, brought to it appetites which did not hesitate at "failures," and found even Helena's angel cake palatable, though Herbert did remark to his next neighbor:
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sufficient to say that it was the merriest meal yet served in that great mansion; that all, including Mrs. Calvert, brought to it appetites which did not hesitate at "failures," and found even Helena's angel cake palatable, though Herbert did remark to his next neighbor:
failures
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From this reading Sufficient to say that it was the merriest meal yet served in that great mansion; that all, including Mrs. Calvert, brought to it appetites which did not hesitate at "failures," and found even Helena's angel cake palatable, though Herbert did remark to his next neighbor:
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sufficient to say that it was the merriest meal yet served in that great mansion; that all, including Mrs. Calvert, brought to it appetites which did not hesitate at "failures," and found even Helena's angel cake palatable, though Herbert did remark to his next neighbor:
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Not the least delighted of that company were the servants, who returned late from their outing, and had had to walk up the mountain from the Landing; they having lingered in the hill-city till the last possible train, which there were no local stages to meet.
fun
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From this reading The fun of it must be imagined, not described.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sufficient to say that it was the merriest meal yet served in that great mansion; that all, including Mrs. Calvert, brought to it appetites which did not hesitate at "failures," and found even Helena's angel cake palatable, though Herbert did remark to his next neighbor:
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "If they'd had that kind of leathery stuff instead of canvas to cover that circus tent it would never have broken through, never in the world!"
HAND
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From this reading AUNT BETTY TAKES A HAND That picnic-supper!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "If they'd had that kind of leathery stuff instead of canvas to cover that circus tent it would never have broken through, never in the world!"
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Not the least delighted of that company were the servants, who returned late from their outing, and had had to walk up the mountain from the Landing; they having lingered in the hill-city till the last possible train, which there were no local stages to meet.
Helena's
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From this reading Sufficient to say that it was the merriest meal yet served in that great mansion; that all, including Mrs. Calvert, brought to it appetites which did not hesitate at "failures," and found even Helena's angel cake palatable, though Herbert did remark to his next neighbor:
Herbert
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From this reading Sufficient to say that it was the merriest meal yet served in that great mansion; that all, including Mrs. Calvert, brought to it appetites which did not hesitate at "failures," and found even Helena's angel cake palatable, though Herbert did remark to his next neighbor:
hesitate
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From this reading Sufficient to say that it was the merriest meal yet served in that great mansion; that all, including Mrs. Calvert, brought to it appetites which did not hesitate at "failures," and found even Helena's angel cake palatable, though Herbert did remark to his next neighbor:
hill-city
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From this reading Not the least delighted of that company were the servants, who returned late from their outing, and had had to walk up the mountain from the Landing; they having lingered in the hill-city till the last possible train, which there were no local stages to meet.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sufficient to say that it was the merriest meal yet served in that great mansion; that all, including Mrs. Calvert, brought to it appetites which did not hesitate at "failures," and found even Helena's angel cake palatable, though Herbert did remark to his next neighbor:
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If they'd had that kind of leathery stuff instead of canvas to cover that circus tent it would never have broken through, never in the world!"
imagined
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From this reading The fun of it must be imagined, not described.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sufficient to say that it was the merriest meal yet served in that great mansion; that all, including Mrs. Calvert, brought to it appetites which did not hesitate at "failures," and found even Helena's angel cake palatable, though Herbert did remark to his next neighbor:
including
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From this reading Sufficient to say that it was the merriest meal yet served in that great mansion; that all, including Mrs. Calvert, brought to it appetites which did not hesitate at "failures," and found even Helena's angel cake palatable, though Herbert did remark to his next neighbor:
instead
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From this reading "If they'd had that kind of leathery stuff instead of canvas to cover that circus tent it would never have broken through, never in the world!"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The fun of it must be imagined, not described.
kind
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From this reading "If they'd had that kind of leathery stuff instead of canvas to cover that circus tent it would never have broken through, never in the world!"
Landing
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From this reading Not the least delighted of that company were the servants, who returned late from their outing, and had had to walk up the mountain from the Landing; they having lingered in the hill-city till the last possible train, which there were no local stages to meet.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not the least delighted of that company were the servants, who returned late from their outing, and had had to walk up the mountain from the Landing; they having lingered in the hill-city till the last possible train, which there were no local stages to meet.
late
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From this reading Not the least delighted of that company were the servants, who returned late from their outing, and had had to walk up the mountain from the Landing; they having lingered in the hill-city till the last possible train, which there were no local stages to meet.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not the least delighted of that company were the servants, who returned late from their outing, and had had to walk up the mountain from the Landing; they having lingered in the hill-city till the last possible train, which there were no local stages to meet.
leathery
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From this reading "If they'd had that kind of leathery stuff instead of canvas to cover that circus tent it would never have broken through, never in the world!"
lingered
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From this reading Not the least delighted of that company were the servants, who returned late from their outing, and had had to walk up the mountain from the Landing; they having lingered in the hill-city till the last possible train, which there were no local stages to meet.
local
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From this reading Not the least delighted of that company were the servants, who returned late from their outing, and had had to walk up the mountain from the Landing; they having lingered in the hill-city till the last possible train, which there were no local stages to meet.
mansion
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From this reading Sufficient to say that it was the merriest meal yet served in that great mansion; that all, including Mrs. Calvert, brought to it appetites which did not hesitate at "failures," and found even Helena's angel cake palatable, though Herbert did remark to his next neighbor:
meal
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From this reading Sufficient to say that it was the merriest meal yet served in that great mansion; that all, including Mrs. Calvert, brought to it appetites which did not hesitate at "failures," and found even Helena's angel cake palatable, though Herbert did remark to his next neighbor:
meet
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From this reading Not the least delighted of that company were the servants, who returned late from their outing, and had had to walk up the mountain from the Landing; they having lingered in the hill-city till the last possible train, which there were no local stages to meet.
merriest
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From this reading Sufficient to say that it was the merriest meal yet served in that great mansion; that all, including Mrs. Calvert, brought to it appetites which did not hesitate at "failures," and found even Helena's angel cake palatable, though Herbert did remark to his next neighbor:
mountain
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From this reading Not the least delighted of that company were the servants, who returned late from their outing, and had had to walk up the mountain from the Landing; they having lingered in the hill-city till the last possible train, which there were no local stages to meet.
Mrs
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From this reading Sufficient to say that it was the merriest meal yet served in that great mansion; that all, including Mrs. Calvert, brought to it appetites which did not hesitate at "failures," and found even Helena's angel cake palatable, though Herbert did remark to his next neighbor:
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The fun of it must be imagined, not described.
neighbor
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From this reading Sufficient to say that it was the merriest meal yet served in that great mansion; that all, including Mrs. Calvert, brought to it appetites which did not hesitate at "failures," and found even Helena's angel cake palatable, though Herbert did remark to his next neighbor:
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If they'd had that kind of leathery stuff instead of canvas to cover that circus tent it would never have broken through, never in the world!"
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sufficient to say that it was the merriest meal yet served in that great mansion; that all, including Mrs. Calvert, brought to it appetites which did not hesitate at "failures," and found even Helena's angel cake palatable, though Herbert did remark to his next neighbor:
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Not the least delighted of that company were the servants, who returned late from their outing, and had had to walk up the mountain from the Landing; they having lingered in the hill-city till the last possible train, which there were no local stages to meet.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The fun of it must be imagined, not described.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fun of it must be imagined, not described.
outing
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From this reading Not the least delighted of that company were the servants, who returned late from their outing, and had had to walk up the mountain from the Landing; they having lingered in the hill-city till the last possible train, which there were no local stages to meet.
palatable
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From this reading Sufficient to say that it was the merriest meal yet served in that great mansion; that all, including Mrs. Calvert, brought to it appetites which did not hesitate at "failures," and found even Helena's angel cake palatable, though Herbert did remark to his next neighbor:
picnic-supper
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From this reading AUNT BETTY TAKES A HAND That picnic-supper!
possible
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From this reading Not the least delighted of that company were the servants, who returned late from their outing, and had had to walk up the mountain from the Landing; they having lingered in the hill-city till the last possible train, which there were no local stages to meet.
remark
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From this reading Sufficient to say that it was the merriest meal yet served in that great mansion; that all, including Mrs. Calvert, brought to it appetites which did not hesitate at "failures," and found even Helena's angel cake palatable, though Herbert did remark to his next neighbor:
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Not the least delighted of that company were the servants, who returned late from their outing, and had had to walk up the mountain from the Landing; they having lingered in the hill-city till the last possible train, which there were no local stages to meet.
say
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From this reading Sufficient to say that it was the merriest meal yet served in that great mansion; that all, including Mrs. Calvert, brought to it appetites which did not hesitate at "failures," and found even Helena's angel cake palatable, though Herbert did remark to his next neighbor:
servants
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From this reading Not the least delighted of that company were the servants, who returned late from their outing, and had had to walk up the mountain from the Landing; they having lingered in the hill-city till the last possible train, which there were no local stages to meet.
served
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From this reading Sufficient to say that it was the merriest meal yet served in that great mansion; that all, including Mrs. Calvert, brought to it appetites which did not hesitate at "failures," and found even Helena's angel cake palatable, though Herbert did remark to his next neighbor:
stages
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From this reading Not the least delighted of that company were the servants, who returned late from their outing, and had had to walk up the mountain from the Landing; they having lingered in the hill-city till the last possible train, which there were no local stages to meet.
stuff
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From this reading "If they'd had that kind of leathery stuff instead of canvas to cover that circus tent it would never have broken through, never in the world!"
Sufficient
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From this reading Sufficient to say that it was the merriest meal yet served in that great mansion; that all, including Mrs. Calvert, brought to it appetites which did not hesitate at "failures," and found even Helena's angel cake palatable, though Herbert did remark to his next neighbor:
TAKES
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From this reading AUNT BETTY TAKES A HAND That picnic-supper!
tent
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From this reading "If they'd had that kind of leathery stuff instead of canvas to cover that circus tent it would never have broken through, never in the world!"
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AUNT BETTY TAKES A HAND That picnic-supper!
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fun of it must be imagined, not described.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Not the least delighted of that company were the servants, who returned late from their outing, and had had to walk up the mountain from the Landing; they having lingered in the hill-city till the last possible train, which there were no local stages to meet.
there
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From this reading Not the least delighted of that company were the servants, who returned late from their outing, and had had to walk up the mountain from the Landing; they having lingered in the hill-city till the last possible train, which there were no local stages to meet.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not the least delighted of that company were the servants, who returned late from their outing, and had had to walk up the mountain from the Landing; they having lingered in the hill-city till the last possible train, which there were no local stages to meet.
they'd
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From this reading "If they'd had that kind of leathery stuff instead of canvas to cover that circus tent it would never have broken through, never in the world!"
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Sufficient to say that it was the merriest meal yet served in that great mansion; that all, including Mrs. Calvert, brought to it appetites which did not hesitate at "failures," and found even Helena's angel cake palatable, though Herbert did remark to his next neighbor:
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "If they'd had that kind of leathery stuff instead of canvas to cover that circus tent it would never have broken through, never in the world!"
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Not the least delighted of that company were the servants, who returned late from their outing, and had had to walk up the mountain from the Landing; they having lingered in the hill-city till the last possible train, which there were no local stages to meet.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sufficient to say that it was the merriest meal yet served in that great mansion; that all, including Mrs. Calvert, brought to it appetites which did not hesitate at "failures," and found even Helena's angel cake palatable, though Herbert did remark to his next neighbor:
train
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From this reading Not the least delighted of that company were the servants, who returned late from their outing, and had had to walk up the mountain from the Landing; they having lingered in the hill-city till the last possible train, which there were no local stages to meet.
up
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From this reading Not the least delighted of that company were the servants, who returned late from their outing, and had had to walk up the mountain from the Landing; they having lingered in the hill-city till the last possible train, which there were no local stages to meet.
walk
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From this reading Not the least delighted of that company were the servants, who returned late from their outing, and had had to walk up the mountain from the Landing; they having lingered in the hill-city till the last possible train, which there were no local stages to meet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sufficient to say that it was the merriest meal yet served in that great mansion; that all, including Mrs. Calvert, brought to it appetites which did not hesitate at "failures," and found even Helena's angel cake palatable, though Herbert did remark to his next neighbor:
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Not the least delighted of that company were the servants, who returned late from their outing, and had had to walk up the mountain from the Landing; they having lingered in the hill-city till the last possible train, which there were no local stages to meet.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sufficient to say that it was the merriest meal yet served in that great mansion; that all, including Mrs. Calvert, brought to it appetites which did not hesitate at "failures," and found even Helena's angel cake palatable, though Herbert did remark to his next neighbor:
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Not the least delighted of that company were the servants, who returned late from their outing, and had had to walk up the mountain from the Landing; they having lingered in the hill-city till the last possible train, which there were no local stages to meet.
world
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From this reading "If they'd had that kind of leathery stuff instead of canvas to cover that circus tent it would never have broken through, never in the world!"
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "If they'd had that kind of leathery stuff instead of canvas to cover that circus tent it would never have broken through, never in the world!"
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Sufficient to say that it was the merriest meal yet served in that great mansion; that all, including Mrs. Calvert, brought to it appetites which did not hesitate at "failures," and found even Helena's angel cake palatable, though Herbert did remark to his next neighbor:
