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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 While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
ages
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From this reading These thirsty gentlemen were of all ages and tastes, from the young men just entering society to the few wrinkled bald-pates whose legs had given out and who, therefore, preferred the colonel's Madeira and terrapin to the lighter pleasures of the dance.
all
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From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Something of the same glow filtered through him that he had felt on the night when the two lovers had settled their difficulties, and he had swung back through the park at peace with all the world.
back
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From this reading Something of the same glow filtered through him that he had felt on the night when the two lovers had settled their difficulties, and he had swung back through the park at peace with all the world.
bald-pates
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From this reading These thirsty gentlemen were of all ages and tastes, from the young men just entering society to the few wrinkled bald-pates whose legs had given out and who, therefore, preferred the colonel's Madeira and terrapin to the lighter pleasures of the dance.
ballroom
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From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
besieging
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From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
came
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From this reading Never had he been in finer form or feather--never had he looked so well--(not all the clothes that Poole of London cut came to Moorlands).
clothes
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From this reading Never had he been in finer form or feather--never had he looked so well--(not all the clothes that Poole of London cut came to Moorlands).
colonel's
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From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
cut
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From this reading Never had he been in finer form or feather--never had he looked so well--(not all the clothes that Poole of London cut came to Moorlands).
dance
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From this reading These thirsty gentlemen were of all ages and tastes, from the young men just entering society to the few wrinkled bald-pates whose legs had given out and who, therefore, preferred the colonel's Madeira and terrapin to the lighter pleasures of the dance.
den
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From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
difficulties
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From this reading Something of the same glow filtered through him that he had felt on the night when the two lovers had settled their difficulties, and he had swung back through the park at peace with all the world.
entering
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From this reading These thirsty gentlemen were of all ages and tastes, from the young men just entering society to the few wrinkled bald-pates whose legs had given out and who, therefore, preferred the colonel's Madeira and terrapin to the lighter pleasures of the dance.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
face
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From this reading In and out of the groups, his ruddy, handsome face radiant with the joy that welled up in his heart, moved St. George Temple.
feather
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From this reading Never had he been in finer form or feather--never had he looked so well--(not all the clothes that Poole of London cut came to Moorlands).
felt
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From this reading Something of the same glow filtered through him that he had felt on the night when the two lovers had settled their difficulties, and he had swung back through the park at peace with all the world.
few
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From this reading These thirsty gentlemen were of all ages and tastes, from the young men just entering society to the few wrinkled bald-pates whose legs had given out and who, therefore, preferred the colonel's Madeira and terrapin to the lighter pleasures of the dance.
filtered
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From this reading Something of the same glow filtered through him that he had felt on the night when the two lovers had settled their difficulties, and he had swung back through the park at peace with all the world.
finer
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From this reading Never had he been in finer form or feather--never had he looked so well--(not all the clothes that Poole of London cut came to Moorlands).
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
form
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From this reading Never had he been in finer form or feather--never had he looked so well--(not all the clothes that Poole of London cut came to Moorlands).
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading These thirsty gentlemen were of all ages and tastes, from the young men just entering society to the few wrinkled bald-pates whose legs had given out and who, therefore, preferred the colonel's Madeira and terrapin to the lighter pleasures of the dance.
gathering
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From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
gayety
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From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These thirsty gentlemen were of all ages and tastes, from the young men just entering society to the few wrinkled bald-pates whose legs had given out and who, therefore, preferred the colonel's Madeira and terrapin to the lighter pleasures of the dance.
George
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From this reading In and out of the groups, his ruddy, handsome face radiant with the joy that welled up in his heart, moved St. George Temple.
given
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From this reading These thirsty gentlemen were of all ages and tastes, from the young men just entering society to the few wrinkled bald-pates whose legs had given out and who, therefore, preferred the colonel's Madeira and terrapin to the lighter pleasures of the dance.
glow
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From this reading Something of the same glow filtered through him that he had felt on the night when the two lovers had settled their difficulties, and he had swung back through the park at peace with all the world.
going
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From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
groups
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From this reading In and out of the groups, his ruddy, handsome face radiant with the joy that welled up in his heart, moved St. George Temple.
guns
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From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In and out of the groups, his ruddy, handsome face radiant with the joy that welled up in his heart, moved St. George Temple.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
heart
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From this reading In and out of the groups, his ruddy, handsome face radiant with the joy that welled up in his heart, moved St. George Temple.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Something of the same glow filtered through him that he had felt on the night when the two lovers had settled their difficulties, and he had swung back through the park at peace with all the world.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
joy
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From this reading In and out of the groups, his ruddy, handsome face radiant with the joy that welled up in his heart, moved St. George Temple.
joyous
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From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
just
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From this reading These thirsty gentlemen were of all ages and tastes, from the young men just entering society to the few wrinkled bald-pates whose legs had given out and who, therefore, preferred the colonel's Madeira and terrapin to the lighter pleasures of the dance.
kept
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From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
larger
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From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
leading
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From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
legs
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From this reading These thirsty gentlemen were of all ages and tastes, from the young men just entering society to the few wrinkled bald-pates whose legs had given out and who, therefore, preferred the colonel's Madeira and terrapin to the lighter pleasures of the dance.
lighter
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From this reading These thirsty gentlemen were of all ages and tastes, from the young men just entering society to the few wrinkled bald-pates whose legs had given out and who, therefore, preferred the colonel's Madeira and terrapin to the lighter pleasures of the dance.
London
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From this reading Never had he been in finer form or feather--never had he looked so well--(not all the clothes that Poole of London cut came to Moorlands).
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never had he been in finer form or feather--never had he looked so well--(not all the clothes that Poole of London cut came to Moorlands).
lovers
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From this reading Something of the same glow filtered through him that he had felt on the night when the two lovers had settled their difficulties, and he had swung back through the park at peace with all the world.
Madeira
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From this reading These thirsty gentlemen were of all ages and tastes, from the young men just entering society to the few wrinkled bald-pates whose legs had given out and who, therefore, preferred the colonel's Madeira and terrapin to the lighter pleasures of the dance.
men
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From this reading These thirsty gentlemen were of all ages and tastes, from the young men just entering society to the few wrinkled bald-pates whose legs had given out and who, therefore, preferred the colonel's Madeira and terrapin to the lighter pleasures of the dance.
Moorlands
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From this reading Never had he been in finer form or feather--never had he looked so well--(not all the clothes that Poole of London cut came to Moorlands).
moved
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From this reading In and out of the groups, his ruddy, handsome face radiant with the joy that welled up in his heart, moved St. George Temple.
NevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Never had he been in finer form or feather--never had he looked so well--(not all the clothes that Poole of London cut came to Moorlands).
night
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From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Never had he been in finer form or feather--never had he looked so well--(not all the clothes that Poole of London cut came to Moorlands).
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Never had he been in finer form or feather--never had he looked so well--(not all the clothes that Poole of London cut came to Moorlands).
out
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From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
park
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From this reading Something of the same glow filtered through him that he had felt on the night when the two lovers had settled their difficulties, and he had swung back through the park at peace with all the world.
peace
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From this reading Something of the same glow filtered through him that he had felt on the night when the two lovers had settled their difficulties, and he had swung back through the park at peace with all the world.
pleasures
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From this reading These thirsty gentlemen were of all ages and tastes, from the young men just entering society to the few wrinkled bald-pates whose legs had given out and who, therefore, preferred the colonel's Madeira and terrapin to the lighter pleasures of the dance.
Poole
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From this reading Never had he been in finer form or feather--never had he looked so well--(not all the clothes that Poole of London cut came to Moorlands).
preferred
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From this reading These thirsty gentlemen were of all ages and tastes, from the young men just entering society to the few wrinkled bald-pates whose legs had given out and who, therefore, preferred the colonel's Madeira and terrapin to the lighter pleasures of the dance.
pressed
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From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
private
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From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiənt/
shining brightly
From this reading In and out of the groups, his ruddy, handsome face radiant with the joy that welled up in his heart, moved St. George Temple.
room
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From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
ruddy
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From this reading In and out of the groups, his ruddy, handsome face radiant with the joy that welled up in his heart, moved St. George Temple.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something of the same glow filtered through him that he had felt on the night when the two lovers had settled their difficulties, and he had swung back through the park at peace with all the world.
service
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From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
serving
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From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
settled
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From this reading Something of the same glow filtered through him that he had felt on the night when the two lovers had settled their difficulties, and he had swung back through the park at peace with all the world.
shootingnounUS /ˈshooting/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Never had he been in finer form or feather--never had he looked so well--(not all the clothes that Poole of London cut came to Moorlands).
society
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From this reading These thirsty gentlemen were of all ages and tastes, from the young men just entering society to the few wrinkled bald-pates whose legs had given out and who, therefore, preferred the colonel's Madeira and terrapin to the lighter pleasures of the dance.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something of the same glow filtered through him that he had felt on the night when the two lovers had settled their difficulties, and he had swung back through the park at peace with all the world.
St
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From this reading In and out of the groups, his ruddy, handsome face radiant with the joy that welled up in his heart, moved St. George Temple.
supper
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From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
swung
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From this reading Something of the same glow filtered through him that he had felt on the night when the two lovers had settled their difficulties, and he had swung back through the park at peace with all the world.
tables
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From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
tastes
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From this reading These thirsty gentlemen were of all ages and tastes, from the young men just entering society to the few wrinkled bald-pates whose legs had given out and who, therefore, preferred the colonel's Madeira and terrapin to the lighter pleasures of the dance.
Temple
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From this reading In and out of the groups, his ruddy, handsome face radiant with the joy that welled up in his heart, moved St. George Temple.
terrapin
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From this reading These thirsty gentlemen were of all ages and tastes, from the young men just entering society to the few wrinkled bald-pates whose legs had given out and who, therefore, preferred the colonel's Madeira and terrapin to the lighter pleasures of the dance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In and out of the groups, his ruddy, handsome face radiant with the joy that welled up in his heart, moved St. George Temple.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Something of the same glow filtered through him that he had felt on the night when the two lovers had settled their difficulties, and he had swung back through the park at peace with all the world.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading These thirsty gentlemen were of all ages and tastes, from the young men just entering society to the few wrinkled bald-pates whose legs had given out and who, therefore, preferred the colonel's Madeira and terrapin to the lighter pleasures of the dance.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These thirsty gentlemen were of all ages and tastes, from the young men just entering society to the few wrinkled bald-pates whose legs had given out and who, therefore, preferred the colonel's Madeira and terrapin to the lighter pleasures of the dance.
thirsty
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From this reading These thirsty gentlemen were of all ages and tastes, from the young men just entering society to the few wrinkled bald-pates whose legs had given out and who, therefore, preferred the colonel's Madeira and terrapin to the lighter pleasures of the dance.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Something of the same glow filtered through him that he had felt on the night when the two lovers had settled their difficulties, and he had swung back through the park at peace with all the world.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These thirsty gentlemen were of all ages and tastes, from the young men just entering society to the few wrinkled bald-pates whose legs had given out and who, therefore, preferred the colonel's Madeira and terrapin to the lighter pleasures of the dance.
togs
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From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
two
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From this reading Something of the same glow filtered through him that he had felt on the night when the two lovers had settled their difficulties, and he had swung back through the park at peace with all the world.
up
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From this reading In and out of the groups, his ruddy, handsome face radiant with the joy that welled up in his heart, moved St. George Temple.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
well
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From this reading Never had he been in finer form or feather--never had he looked so well--(not all the clothes that Poole of London cut came to Moorlands).
welled
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From this reading In and out of the groups, his ruddy, handsome face radiant with the joy that welled up in his heart, moved St. George Temple.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These thirsty gentlemen were of all ages and tastes, from the young men just entering society to the few wrinkled bald-pates whose legs had given out and who, therefore, preferred the colonel's Madeira and terrapin to the lighter pleasures of the dance.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Something of the same glow filtered through him that he had felt on the night when the two lovers had settled their difficulties, and he had swung back through the park at peace with all the world.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While all this gayety was going on in the ballroom another and equally joyous gathering was besieging the serving tables in the colonel's private den--a room leading out of the larger supper room, where he kept his guns and shooting togs, and which had been pressed into service for this one night.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading These thirsty gentlemen were of all ages and tastes, from the young men just entering society to the few wrinkled bald-pates whose legs had given out and who, therefore, preferred the colonel's Madeira and terrapin to the lighter pleasures of the dance.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading These thirsty gentlemen were of all ages and tastes, from the young men just entering society to the few wrinkled bald-pates whose legs had given out and who, therefore, preferred the colonel's Madeira and terrapin to the lighter pleasures of the dance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In and out of the groups, his ruddy, handsome face radiant with the joy that welled up in his heart, moved St. George Temple.
world
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From this reading Something of the same glow filtered through him that he had felt on the night when the two lovers had settled their difficulties, and he had swung back through the park at peace with all the world.
wrinkled
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From this reading These thirsty gentlemen were of all ages and tastes, from the young men just entering society to the few wrinkled bald-pates whose legs had given out and who, therefore, preferred the colonel's Madeira and terrapin to the lighter pleasures of the dance.
young
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From this reading These thirsty gentlemen were of all ages and tastes, from the young men just entering society to the few wrinkled bald-pates whose legs had given out and who, therefore, preferred the colonel's Madeira and terrapin to the lighter pleasures of the dance.
