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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 ONLY WAY OUT The ladies, pleading fatigue after their long day, retired early, bringing a somewhat oppressive evening to a timely conclusion.
Adela
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From this reading Whereupon Lady Adela awoke out of her sleep, and with a disregard for the performer’s feeling that was almost indecent, cut short the entertainment and shepherded her flock to the upper regions.
adjourned
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From this reading The four gentlemen adjourned to the billiard-room.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE ONLY WAY OUT The ladies, pleading fatigue after their long day, retired early, bringing a somewhat oppressive evening to a timely conclusion.
afterwards
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From this reading In the drawing-room afterwards Mr. Crick, whose ebullient soul chafed beneath what he termed "compulsory hump," sat down at the piano and treated us to a musical sketch,--something humorous but lingering.
almost
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From this reading Whereupon Lady Adela awoke out of her sleep, and with a disregard for the performer’s feeling that was almost indecent, cut short the entertainment and shepherded her flock to the upper regions.
aloofness
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From this reading Dinner had been a constrained function, for Miss Beverley’s aloofness had cast a gloom upon the spirits of her _fiancé_, and the rest of us had joined with him in a sort of sympathetic melancholy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dinner had been a constrained function, for Miss Beverley’s aloofness had cast a gloom upon the spirits of her _fiancé_, and the rest of us had joined with him in a sort of sympathetic melancholy.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the drawing-room afterwards Mr. Crick, whose ebullient soul chafed beneath what he termed "compulsory hump," sat down at the piano and treated us to a musical sketch,--something humorous but lingering.
awoke
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From this reading Whereupon Lady Adela awoke out of her sleep, and with a disregard for the performer’s feeling that was almost indecent, cut short the entertainment and shepherded her flock to the upper regions.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Dinner had been a constrained function, for Miss Beverley’s aloofness had cast a gloom upon the spirits of her _fiancé_, and the rest of us had joined with him in a sort of sympathetic melancholy.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading In the drawing-room afterwards Mr. Crick, whose ebullient soul chafed beneath what he termed "compulsory hump," sat down at the piano and treated us to a musical sketch,--something humorous but lingering.
Beverley's
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From this reading Dinner had been a constrained function, for Miss Beverley’s aloofness had cast a gloom upon the spirits of her _fiancé_, and the rest of us had joined with him in a sort of sympathetic melancholy.
billiard-room
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From this reading The four gentlemen adjourned to the billiard-room.
bringing
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From this reading THE ONLY WAY OUT The ladies, pleading fatigue after their long day, retired early, bringing a somewhat oppressive evening to a timely conclusion.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the drawing-room afterwards Mr. Crick, whose ebullient soul chafed beneath what he termed "compulsory hump," sat down at the piano and treated us to a musical sketch,--something humorous but lingering.
cast
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From this reading Dinner had been a constrained function, for Miss Beverley’s aloofness had cast a gloom upon the spirits of her _fiancé_, and the rest of us had joined with him in a sort of sympathetic melancholy.
chafed
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From this reading In the drawing-room afterwards Mr. Crick, whose ebullient soul chafed beneath what he termed "compulsory hump," sat down at the piano and treated us to a musical sketch,--something humorous but lingering.
compulsory
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From this reading In the drawing-room afterwards Mr. Crick, whose ebullient soul chafed beneath what he termed "compulsory hump," sat down at the piano and treated us to a musical sketch,--something humorous but lingering.
conclusion
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From this reading THE ONLY WAY OUT The ladies, pleading fatigue after their long day, retired early, bringing a somewhat oppressive evening to a timely conclusion.
constrained
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From this reading Dinner had been a constrained function, for Miss Beverley’s aloofness had cast a gloom upon the spirits of her _fiancé_, and the rest of us had joined with him in a sort of sympathetic melancholy.
Crick
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From this reading In the drawing-room afterwards Mr. Crick, whose ebullient soul chafed beneath what he termed "compulsory hump," sat down at the piano and treated us to a musical sketch,--something humorous but lingering.
cut
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From this reading Whereupon Lady Adela awoke out of her sleep, and with a disregard for the performer’s feeling that was almost indecent, cut short the entertainment and shepherded her flock to the upper regions.
day
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From this reading THE ONLY WAY OUT The ladies, pleading fatigue after their long day, retired early, bringing a somewhat oppressive evening to a timely conclusion.
Dinner
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From this reading Dinner had been a constrained function, for Miss Beverley’s aloofness had cast a gloom upon the spirits of her _fiancé_, and the rest of us had joined with him in a sort of sympathetic melancholy.
disregard
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From this reading Whereupon Lady Adela awoke out of her sleep, and with a disregard for the performer’s feeling that was almost indecent, cut short the entertainment and shepherded her flock to the upper regions.
down
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From this reading In the drawing-room afterwards Mr. Crick, whose ebullient soul chafed beneath what he termed "compulsory hump," sat down at the piano and treated us to a musical sketch,--something humorous but lingering.
drawing-room
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From this reading In the drawing-room afterwards Mr. Crick, whose ebullient soul chafed beneath what he termed "compulsory hump," sat down at the piano and treated us to a musical sketch,--something humorous but lingering.
early
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From this reading THE ONLY WAY OUT The ladies, pleading fatigue after their long day, retired early, bringing a somewhat oppressive evening to a timely conclusion.
ebullient
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From this reading In the drawing-room afterwards Mr. Crick, whose ebullient soul chafed beneath what he termed "compulsory hump," sat down at the piano and treated us to a musical sketch,--something humorous but lingering.
entertainment
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From this reading Whereupon Lady Adela awoke out of her sleep, and with a disregard for the performer’s feeling that was almost indecent, cut short the entertainment and shepherded her flock to the upper regions.
evening
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From this reading THE ONLY WAY OUT The ladies, pleading fatigue after their long day, retired early, bringing a somewhat oppressive evening to a timely conclusion.
fatigue
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From this reading THE ONLY WAY OUT The ladies, pleading fatigue after their long day, retired early, bringing a somewhat oppressive evening to a timely conclusion.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Whereupon Lady Adela awoke out of her sleep, and with a disregard for the performer’s feeling that was almost indecent, cut short the entertainment and shepherded her flock to the upper regions.
fiancé
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From this reading Dinner had been a constrained function, for Miss Beverley’s aloofness had cast a gloom upon the spirits of her _fiancé_, and the rest of us had joined with him in a sort of sympathetic melancholy.
flock
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From this reading Whereupon Lady Adela awoke out of her sleep, and with a disregard for the performer’s feeling that was almost indecent, cut short the entertainment and shepherded her flock to the upper regions.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dinner had been a constrained function, for Miss Beverley’s aloofness had cast a gloom upon the spirits of her _fiancé_, and the rest of us had joined with him in a sort of sympathetic melancholy.
four
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From this reading The four gentlemen adjourned to the billiard-room.
function
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From this reading Dinner had been a constrained function, for Miss Beverley’s aloofness had cast a gloom upon the spirits of her _fiancé_, and the rest of us had joined with him in a sort of sympathetic melancholy.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The four gentlemen adjourned to the billiard-room.
gloom
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From this reading Dinner had been a constrained function, for Miss Beverley’s aloofness had cast a gloom upon the spirits of her _fiancé_, and the rest of us had joined with him in a sort of sympathetic melancholy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dinner had been a constrained function, for Miss Beverley’s aloofness had cast a gloom upon the spirits of her _fiancé_, and the rest of us had joined with him in a sort of sympathetic melancholy.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the drawing-room afterwards Mr. Crick, whose ebullient soul chafed beneath what he termed "compulsory hump," sat down at the piano and treated us to a musical sketch,--something humorous but lingering.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dinner had been a constrained function, for Miss Beverley’s aloofness had cast a gloom upon the spirits of her _fiancé_, and the rest of us had joined with him in a sort of sympathetic melancholy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dinner had been a constrained function, for Miss Beverley’s aloofness had cast a gloom upon the spirits of her _fiancé_, and the rest of us had joined with him in a sort of sympathetic melancholy.
humorous
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From this reading In the drawing-room afterwards Mr. Crick, whose ebullient soul chafed beneath what he termed "compulsory hump," sat down at the piano and treated us to a musical sketch,--something humorous but lingering.
hump
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From this reading In the drawing-room afterwards Mr. Crick, whose ebullient soul chafed beneath what he termed "compulsory hump," sat down at the piano and treated us to a musical sketch,--something humorous but lingering.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dinner had been a constrained function, for Miss Beverley’s aloofness had cast a gloom upon the spirits of her _fiancé_, and the rest of us had joined with him in a sort of sympathetic melancholy.
indecent
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From this reading Whereupon Lady Adela awoke out of her sleep, and with a disregard for the performer’s feeling that was almost indecent, cut short the entertainment and shepherded her flock to the upper regions.
joined
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From this reading Dinner had been a constrained function, for Miss Beverley’s aloofness had cast a gloom upon the spirits of her _fiancé_, and the rest of us had joined with him in a sort of sympathetic melancholy.
ladies
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From this reading THE ONLY WAY OUT The ladies, pleading fatigue after their long day, retired early, bringing a somewhat oppressive evening to a timely conclusion.
Lady
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From this reading Whereupon Lady Adela awoke out of her sleep, and with a disregard for the performer’s feeling that was almost indecent, cut short the entertainment and shepherded her flock to the upper regions.
lingering
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From this reading In the drawing-room afterwards Mr. Crick, whose ebullient soul chafed beneath what he termed "compulsory hump," sat down at the piano and treated us to a musical sketch,--something humorous but lingering.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ONLY WAY OUT The ladies, pleading fatigue after their long day, retired early, bringing a somewhat oppressive evening to a timely conclusion.
melancholy
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From this reading Dinner had been a constrained function, for Miss Beverley’s aloofness had cast a gloom upon the spirits of her _fiancé_, and the rest of us had joined with him in a sort of sympathetic melancholy.
Miss
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From this reading Dinner had been a constrained function, for Miss Beverley’s aloofness had cast a gloom upon the spirits of her _fiancé_, and the rest of us had joined with him in a sort of sympathetic melancholy.
Mr
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From this reading In the drawing-room afterwards Mr. Crick, whose ebullient soul chafed beneath what he termed "compulsory hump," sat down at the piano and treated us to a musical sketch,--something humorous but lingering.
musical
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From this reading In the drawing-room afterwards Mr. Crick, whose ebullient soul chafed beneath what he termed "compulsory hump," sat down at the piano and treated us to a musical sketch,--something humorous but lingering.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dinner had been a constrained function, for Miss Beverley’s aloofness had cast a gloom upon the spirits of her _fiancé_, and the rest of us had joined with him in a sort of sympathetic melancholy.
ONLY
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From this reading THE ONLY WAY OUT The ladies, pleading fatigue after their long day, retired early, bringing a somewhat oppressive evening to a timely conclusion.
oppressive
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From this reading THE ONLY WAY OUT The ladies, pleading fatigue after their long day, retired early, bringing a somewhat oppressive evening to a timely conclusion.
OUT
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From this reading THE ONLY WAY OUT The ladies, pleading fatigue after their long day, retired early, bringing a somewhat oppressive evening to a timely conclusion.
performer's
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From this reading Whereupon Lady Adela awoke out of her sleep, and with a disregard for the performer’s feeling that was almost indecent, cut short the entertainment and shepherded her flock to the upper regions.
piano
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From this reading In the drawing-room afterwards Mr. Crick, whose ebullient soul chafed beneath what he termed "compulsory hump," sat down at the piano and treated us to a musical sketch,--something humorous but lingering.
pleading
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From this reading THE ONLY WAY OUT The ladies, pleading fatigue after their long day, retired early, bringing a somewhat oppressive evening to a timely conclusion.
regions
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From this reading Whereupon Lady Adela awoke out of her sleep, and with a disregard for the performer’s feeling that was almost indecent, cut short the entertainment and shepherded her flock to the upper regions.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Dinner had been a constrained function, for Miss Beverley’s aloofness had cast a gloom upon the spirits of her _fiancé_, and the rest of us had joined with him in a sort of sympathetic melancholy.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading THE ONLY WAY OUT The ladies, pleading fatigue after their long day, retired early, bringing a somewhat oppressive evening to a timely conclusion.
sat
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From this reading In the drawing-room afterwards Mr. Crick, whose ebullient soul chafed beneath what he termed "compulsory hump," sat down at the piano and treated us to a musical sketch,--something humorous but lingering.
shepherded
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From this reading Whereupon Lady Adela awoke out of her sleep, and with a disregard for the performer’s feeling that was almost indecent, cut short the entertainment and shepherded her flock to the upper regions.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Whereupon Lady Adela awoke out of her sleep, and with a disregard for the performer’s feeling that was almost indecent, cut short the entertainment and shepherded her flock to the upper regions.
sketch
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From this reading In the drawing-room afterwards Mr. Crick, whose ebullient soul chafed beneath what he termed "compulsory hump," sat down at the piano and treated us to a musical sketch,--something humorous but lingering.
sleep
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From this reading Whereupon Lady Adela awoke out of her sleep, and with a disregard for the performer’s feeling that was almost indecent, cut short the entertainment and shepherded her flock to the upper regions.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading In the drawing-room afterwards Mr. Crick, whose ebullient soul chafed beneath what he termed "compulsory hump," sat down at the piano and treated us to a musical sketch,--something humorous but lingering.
somewhat
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From this reading THE ONLY WAY OUT The ladies, pleading fatigue after their long day, retired early, bringing a somewhat oppressive evening to a timely conclusion.
sort
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From this reading Dinner had been a constrained function, for Miss Beverley’s aloofness had cast a gloom upon the spirits of her _fiancé_, and the rest of us had joined with him in a sort of sympathetic melancholy.
soul
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From this reading In the drawing-room afterwards Mr. Crick, whose ebullient soul chafed beneath what he termed "compulsory hump," sat down at the piano and treated us to a musical sketch,--something humorous but lingering.
spirits
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From this reading Dinner had been a constrained function, for Miss Beverley’s aloofness had cast a gloom upon the spirits of her _fiancé_, and the rest of us had joined with him in a sort of sympathetic melancholy.
sympathetic
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From this reading Dinner had been a constrained function, for Miss Beverley’s aloofness had cast a gloom upon the spirits of her _fiancé_, and the rest of us had joined with him in a sort of sympathetic melancholy.
termed
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From this reading In the drawing-room afterwards Mr. Crick, whose ebullient soul chafed beneath what he termed "compulsory hump," sat down at the piano and treated us to a musical sketch,--something humorous but lingering.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Whereupon Lady Adela awoke out of her sleep, and with a disregard for the performer’s feeling that was almost indecent, cut short the entertainment and shepherded her flock to the upper regions.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ONLY WAY OUT The ladies, pleading fatigue after their long day, retired early, bringing a somewhat oppressive evening to a timely conclusion.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE ONLY WAY OUT The ladies, pleading fatigue after their long day, retired early, bringing a somewhat oppressive evening to a timely conclusion.
timely
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From this reading THE ONLY WAY OUT The ladies, pleading fatigue after their long day, retired early, bringing a somewhat oppressive evening to a timely conclusion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ONLY WAY OUT The ladies, pleading fatigue after their long day, retired early, bringing a somewhat oppressive evening to a timely conclusion.
treated
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From this reading In the drawing-room afterwards Mr. Crick, whose ebullient soul chafed beneath what he termed "compulsory hump," sat down at the piano and treated us to a musical sketch,--something humorous but lingering.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Dinner had been a constrained function, for Miss Beverley’s aloofness had cast a gloom upon the spirits of her _fiancé_, and the rest of us had joined with him in a sort of sympathetic melancholy.
upper
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From this reading Whereupon Lady Adela awoke out of her sleep, and with a disregard for the performer’s feeling that was almost indecent, cut short the entertainment and shepherded her flock to the upper regions.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dinner had been a constrained function, for Miss Beverley’s aloofness had cast a gloom upon the spirits of her _fiancé_, and the rest of us had joined with him in a sort of sympathetic melancholy.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whereupon Lady Adela awoke out of her sleep, and with a disregard for the performer’s feeling that was almost indecent, cut short the entertainment and shepherded her flock to the upper regions.
WAY
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From this reading THE ONLY WAY OUT The ladies, pleading fatigue after their long day, retired early, bringing a somewhat oppressive evening to a timely conclusion.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In the drawing-room afterwards Mr. Crick, whose ebullient soul chafed beneath what he termed "compulsory hump," sat down at the piano and treated us to a musical sketch,--something humorous but lingering.
Whereupon
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From this reading Whereupon Lady Adela awoke out of her sleep, and with a disregard for the performer’s feeling that was almost indecent, cut short the entertainment and shepherded her flock to the upper regions.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading In the drawing-room afterwards Mr. Crick, whose ebullient soul chafed beneath what he termed "compulsory hump," sat down at the piano and treated us to a musical sketch,--something humorous but lingering.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dinner had been a constrained function, for Miss Beverley’s aloofness had cast a gloom upon the spirits of her _fiancé_, and the rest of us had joined with him in a sort of sympathetic melancholy.
