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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 A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Months later, when I came across their case in the papers, it was, I am afraid, without much sympathy for the injured husband.
actually
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From this reading To my delight she had one other left, though near the end, and we were actually dancing when an excitable person came out of the card-room, flushed with liquor and losses, and carried her off in the most preposterous manner.
afraid
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From this reading Months later, when I came across their case in the papers, it was, I am afraid, without much sympathy for the injured husband.
all
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From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
Alp
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From this reading The man was quite unpresentable, and I had seen no more of him at Simla, but of the woman just enough to know her by matchlight on the terrace at the Riffel Alp.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Months later, when I came across their case in the papers, it was, I am afraid, without much sympathy for the injured husband.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To my delight she had one other left, though near the end, and we were actually dancing when an excitable person came out of the card-room, flushed with liquor and losses, and carried her off in the most preposterous manner.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
better
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From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The man was quite unpresentable, and I had seen no more of him at Simla, but of the woman just enough to know her by matchlight on the terrace at the Riffel Alp.
came
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From this reading To my delight she had one other left, though near the end, and we were actually dancing when an excitable person came out of the card-room, flushed with liquor and losses, and carried her off in the most preposterous manner.
card-room
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From this reading To my delight she had one other left, though near the end, and we were actually dancing when an excitable person came out of the card-room, flushed with liquor and losses, and carried her off in the most preposterous manner.
carried
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From this reading To my delight she had one other left, though near the end, and we were actually dancing when an excitable person came out of the card-room, flushed with liquor and losses, and carried her off in the most preposterous manner.
case
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From this reading Months later, when I came across their case in the papers, it was, I am afraid, without much sympathy for the injured husband.
dance
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From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
dancing
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From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
days
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From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
delight
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From this reading To my delight she had one other left, though near the end, and we were actually dancing when an excitable person came out of the card-room, flushed with liquor and losses, and carried her off in the most preposterous manner.
end
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From this reading To my delight she had one other left, though near the end, and we were actually dancing when an excitable person came out of the card-room, flushed with liquor and losses, and carried her off in the most preposterous manner.
enough
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From this reading The man was quite unpresentable, and I had seen no more of him at Simla, but of the woman just enough to know her by matchlight on the terrace at the Riffel Alp.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
excitable
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From this reading To my delight she had one other left, though near the end, and we were actually dancing when an excitable person came out of the card-room, flushed with liquor and losses, and carried her off in the most preposterous manner.
featherweight
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From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
flushed
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From this reading To my delight she had one other left, though near the end, and we were actually dancing when an excitable person came out of the card-room, flushed with liquor and losses, and carried her off in the most preposterous manner.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Months later, when I came across their case in the papers, it was, I am afraid, without much sympathy for the injured husband.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
Hall
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From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading To my delight she had one other left, though near the end, and we were actually dancing when an excitable person came out of the card-room, flushed with liquor and losses, and carried her off in the most preposterous manner.
Heymann
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From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The man was quite unpresentable, and I had seen no more of him at Simla, but of the woman just enough to know her by matchlight on the terrace at the Riffel Alp.
husband
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From this reading It was a shock to me at the time to learn that this outrageous little man was my partner's husband.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
injured
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From this reading Months later, when I came across their case in the papers, it was, I am afraid, without much sympathy for the injured husband.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
just
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From this reading The man was quite unpresentable, and I had seen no more of him at Simla, but of the woman just enough to know her by matchlight on the terrace at the Riffel Alp.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man was quite unpresentable, and I had seen no more of him at Simla, but of the woman just enough to know her by matchlight on the terrace at the Riffel Alp.
KNOWLEDGE
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From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
Lahore
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From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
later
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From this reading Months later, when I came across their case in the papers, it was, I am afraid, without much sympathy for the injured husband.
learn
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From this reading It was a shock to me at the time to learn that this outrageous little man was my partner's husband.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To my delight she had one other left, though near the end, and we were actually dancing when an excitable person came out of the card-room, flushed with liquor and losses, and carried her off in the most preposterous manner.
liquor
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From this reading To my delight she had one other left, though near the end, and we were actually dancing when an excitable person came out of the card-room, flushed with liquor and losses, and carried her off in the most preposterous manner.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
losses
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From this reading To my delight she had one other left, though near the end, and we were actually dancing when an excitable person came out of the card-room, flushed with liquor and losses, and carried her off in the most preposterous manner.
man
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From this reading It was a shock to me at the time to learn that this outrageous little man was my partner's husband.
manner
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From this reading To my delight she had one other left, though near the end, and we were actually dancing when an excitable person came out of the card-room, flushed with liquor and losses, and carried her off in the most preposterous manner.
matchlight
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From this reading The man was quite unpresentable, and I had seen no more of him at Simla, but of the woman just enough to know her by matchlight on the terrace at the Riffel Alp.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a shock to me at the time to learn that this outrageous little man was my partner's husband.
Months
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From this reading Months later, when I came across their case in the papers, it was, I am afraid, without much sympathy for the injured husband.
more
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From this reading The man was quite unpresentable, and I had seen no more of him at Simla, but of the woman just enough to know her by matchlight on the terrace at the Riffel Alp.
most
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From this reading To my delight she had one other left, though near the end, and we were actually dancing when an excitable person came out of the card-room, flushed with liquor and losses, and carried her off in the most preposterous manner.
Mrs
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From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
much
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From this reading Months later, when I came across their case in the papers, it was, I am afraid, without much sympathy for the injured husband.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
near
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From this reading To my delight she had one other left, though near the end, and we were actually dancing when an excitable person came out of the card-room, flushed with liquor and losses, and carried her off in the most preposterous manner.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The man was quite unpresentable, and I had seen no more of him at Simla, but of the woman just enough to know her by matchlight on the terrace at the Riffel Alp.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
off
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From this reading To my delight she had one other left, though near the end, and we were actually dancing when an excitable person came out of the card-room, flushed with liquor and losses, and carried her off in the most preposterous manner.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The man was quite unpresentable, and I had seen no more of him at Simla, but of the woman just enough to know her by matchlight on the terrace at the Riffel Alp.
Once
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From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To my delight she had one other left, though near the end, and we were actually dancing when an excitable person came out of the card-room, flushed with liquor and losses, and carried her off in the most preposterous manner.
only
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From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
other
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From this reading To my delight she had one other left, though near the end, and we were actually dancing when an excitable person came out of the card-room, flushed with liquor and losses, and carried her off in the most preposterous manner.
out
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From this reading To my delight she had one other left, though near the end, and we were actually dancing when an excitable person came out of the card-room, flushed with liquor and losses, and carried her off in the most preposterous manner.
outrageous
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From this reading It was a shock to me at the time to learn that this outrageous little man was my partner's husband.
papers
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From this reading Months later, when I came across their case in the papers, it was, I am afraid, without much sympathy for the injured husband.
partner
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From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
partner's
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From this reading It was a shock to me at the time to learn that this outrageous little man was my partner's husband.
person
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From this reading To my delight she had one other left, though near the end, and we were actually dancing when an excitable person came out of the card-room, flushed with liquor and losses, and carried her off in the most preposterous manner.
preposterous
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From this reading To my delight she had one other left, though near the end, and we were actually dancing when an excitable person came out of the card-room, flushed with liquor and losses, and carried her off in the most preposterous manner.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man was quite unpresentable, and I had seen no more of him at Simla, but of the woman just enough to know her by matchlight on the terrace at the Riffel Alp.
Riffel
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From this reading The man was quite unpresentable, and I had seen no more of him at Simla, but of the woman just enough to know her by matchlight on the terrace at the Riffel Alp.
seen
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From this reading The man was quite unpresentable, and I had seen no more of him at Simla, but of the woman just enough to know her by matchlight on the terrace at the Riffel Alp.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To my delight she had one other left, though near the end, and we were actually dancing when an excitable person came out of the card-room, flushed with liquor and losses, and carried her off in the most preposterous manner.
shock
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From this reading It was a shock to me at the time to learn that this outrageous little man was my partner's husband.
Simla
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From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
sympathy
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From this reading Months later, when I came across their case in the papers, it was, I am afraid, without much sympathy for the injured husband.
tall
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From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
terrace
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From this reading The man was quite unpresentable, and I had seen no more of him at Simla, but of the woman just enough to know her by matchlight on the terrace at the Riffel Alp.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a shock to me at the time to learn that this outrageous little man was my partner's husband.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Months later, when I came across their case in the papers, it was, I am afraid, without much sympathy for the injured husband.
there
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From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was a shock to me at the time to learn that this outrageous little man was my partner's husband.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading To my delight she had one other left, though near the end, and we were actually dancing when an excitable person came out of the card-room, flushed with liquor and losses, and carried her off in the most preposterous manner.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
Town
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From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
unpresentable
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From this reading The man was quite unpresentable, and I had seen no more of him at Simla, but of the woman just enough to know her by matchlight on the terrace at the Riffel Alp.
waltz
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From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading To my delight she had one other left, though near the end, and we were actually dancing when an excitable person came out of the card-room, flushed with liquor and losses, and carried her off in the most preposterous manner.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To my delight she had one other left, though near the end, and we were actually dancing when an excitable person came out of the card-room, flushed with liquor and losses, and carried her off in the most preposterous manner.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading To my delight she had one other left, though near the end, and we were actually dancing when an excitable person came out of the card-room, flushed with liquor and losses, and carried her off in the most preposterous manner.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Months later, when I came across their case in the papers, it was, I am afraid, without much sympathy for the injured husband.
woman
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From this reading A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE Once in the Town Hall at Simla (the only time I was ever there) it was my fortune to dance with a Mrs. Heymann of Lahore, a tall woman, but a featherweight partner, and in all my dancing days I never had a better waltz.
