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From this reading Everybody was drunk that night in honour of the Saint's bounty, though Miss Wilberforce reached the climax of her activities at the early hour of 4 p.m.--during the torchlight procession.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
account
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From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
activities
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From this reading Everybody was drunk that night in honour of the Saint's bounty, though Miss Wilberforce reached the climax of her activities at the early hour of 4 p.m.--during the torchlight procession.
afterwards
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From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
all
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From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Only about half the usual number was left--all moderates, so far as drinking was concerned, but all more or less screwed that day as befitted the occasion.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Everybody was drunk that night in honour of the Saint's bounty, though Miss Wilberforce reached the climax of her activities at the early hour of 4 p.m.--during the torchlight procession.
Australasia
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From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There was the card-table group, where Mr. Muhlen, with heightened colour in his cheeks, was losing money in so brilliant a fashion that everyone swore he must be on the verge of coming into a legacy or making some COUP with a rich woman.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
befitted
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From this reading Only about half the usual number was left--all moderates, so far as drinking was concerned, but all more or less screwed that day as befitted the occasion.
black
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From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
bottles
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From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
bounty
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From this reading Everybody was drunk that night in honour of the Saint's bounty, though Miss Wilberforce reached the climax of her activities at the early hour of 4 p.m.--during the torchlight procession.
brilliant
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From this reading There was the card-table group, where Mr. Muhlen, with heightened colour in his cheeks, was losing money in so brilliant a fashion that everyone swore he must be on the verge of coming into a legacy or making some COUP with a rich woman.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
card-table
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From this reading There was the card-table group, where Mr. Muhlen, with heightened colour in his cheeks, was losing money in so brilliant a fashion that everyone swore he must be on the verge of coming into a legacy or making some COUP with a rich woman.
carried
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From this reading The more violent parties had been ejected during that incident, or carried to their lodgings.
chairs
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From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
cheeks
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From this reading There was the card-table group, where Mr. Muhlen, with heightened colour in his cheeks, was losing money in so brilliant a fashion that everyone swore he must be on the verge of coming into a legacy or making some COUP with a rich woman.
climax
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From this reading Everybody was drunk that night in honour of the Saint's bounty, though Miss Wilberforce reached the climax of her activities at the early hour of 4 p.m.--during the torchlight procession.
Club
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From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
colour
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From this reading There was the card-table group, where Mr. Muhlen, with heightened colour in his cheeks, was losing money in so brilliant a fashion that everyone swore he must be on the verge of coming into a legacy or making some COUP with a rich woman.
comical
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From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
coming
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From this reading There was the card-table group, where Mr. Muhlen, with heightened colour in his cheeks, was losing money in so brilliant a fashion that everyone swore he must be on the verge of coming into a legacy or making some COUP with a rich woman.
concerned
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From this reading Only about half the usual number was left--all moderates, so far as drinking was concerned, but all more or less screwed that day as befitted the occasion.
contrasting
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From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
COUP
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From this reading There was the card-table group, where Mr. Muhlen, with heightened colour in his cheeks, was losing money in so brilliant a fashion that everyone swore he must be on the verge of coming into a legacy or making some COUP with a rich woman.
damaged
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From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
day
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From this reading Only about half the usual number was left--all moderates, so far as drinking was concerned, but all more or less screwed that day as befitted the occasion.
drinking
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From this reading Only about half the usual number was left--all moderates, so far as drinking was concerned, but all more or less screwed that day as befitted the occasion.
drunk
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From this reading Everybody was drunk that night in honour of the Saint's bounty, though Miss Wilberforce reached the climax of her activities at the early hour of 4 p.m.--during the torchlight procession.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Everybody was drunk that night in honour of the Saint's bounty, though Miss Wilberforce reached the climax of her activities at the early hour of 4 p.m.--during the torchlight procession.
early
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From this reading Everybody was drunk that night in honour of the Saint's bounty, though Miss Wilberforce reached the climax of her activities at the early hour of 4 p.m.--during the torchlight procession.
ejected
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From this reading The more violent parties had been ejected during that incident, or carried to their lodgings.
Europe
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From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody was drunk that night in honour of the Saint's bounty, though Miss Wilberforce reached the climax of her activities at the early hour of 4 p.m.--during the torchlight procession.
everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading There was the card-table group, where Mr. Muhlen, with heightened colour in his cheeks, was losing money in so brilliant a fashion that everyone swore he must be on the verge of coming into a legacy or making some COUP with a rich woman.
eye
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From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
far
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From this reading Only about half the usual number was left--all moderates, so far as drinking was concerned, but all more or less screwed that day as befitted the occasion.
fashion
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From this reading There was the card-table group, where Mr. Muhlen, with heightened colour in his cheeks, was losing money in so brilliant a fashion that everyone swore he must be on the verge of coming into a legacy or making some COUP with a rich woman.
generated
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From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
group
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From this reading There was the card-table group, where Mr. Muhlen, with heightened colour in his cheeks, was losing money in so brilliant a fashion that everyone swore he must be on the verge of coming into a legacy or making some COUP with a rich woman.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only about half the usual number was left--all moderates, so far as drinking was concerned, but all more or less screwed that day as befitted the occasion.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was the card-table group, where Mr. Muhlen, with heightened colour in his cheeks, was losing money in so brilliant a fashion that everyone swore he must be on the verge of coming into a legacy or making some COUP with a rich woman.
heightened
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From this reading There was the card-table group, where Mr. Muhlen, with heightened colour in his cheeks, was losing money in so brilliant a fashion that everyone swore he must be on the verge of coming into a legacy or making some COUP with a rich woman.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Everybody was drunk that night in honour of the Saint's bounty, though Miss Wilberforce reached the climax of her activities at the early hour of 4 p.m.--during the torchlight procession.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was the card-table group, where Mr. Muhlen, with heightened colour in his cheeks, was losing money in so brilliant a fashion that everyone swore he must be on the verge of coming into a legacy or making some COUP with a rich woman.
home
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From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
honour
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From this reading Everybody was drunk that night in honour of the Saint's bounty, though Miss Wilberforce reached the climax of her activities at the early hour of 4 p.m.--during the torchlight procession.
hour
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From this reading Everybody was drunk that night in honour of the Saint's bounty, though Miss Wilberforce reached the climax of her activities at the early hour of 4 p.m.--during the torchlight procession.
House
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From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Everybody was drunk that night in honour of the Saint's bounty, though Miss Wilberforce reached the climax of her activities at the early hour of 4 p.m.--during the torchlight procession.
incident
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From this reading The more violent parties had been ejected during that incident, or carried to their lodgings.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There was the card-table group, where Mr. Muhlen, with heightened colour in his cheeks, was losing money in so brilliant a fashion that everyone swore he must be on the verge of coming into a legacy or making some COUP with a rich woman.
kicked
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From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only about half the usual number was left--all moderates, so far as drinking was concerned, but all more or less screwed that day as befitted the occasion.
legacy
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From this reading There was the card-table group, where Mr. Muhlen, with heightened colour in his cheeks, was losing money in so brilliant a fashion that everyone swore he must be on the verge of coming into a legacy or making some COUP with a rich woman.
less
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From this reading Only about half the usual number was left--all moderates, so far as drinking was concerned, but all more or less screwed that day as befitted the occasion.
limped
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From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
lodgings
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From this reading The more violent parties had been ejected during that incident, or carried to their lodgings.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
losing
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From this reading There was the card-table group, where Mr. Muhlen, with heightened colour in his cheeks, was losing money in so brilliant a fashion that everyone swore he must be on the verge of coming into a legacy or making some COUP with a rich woman.
m
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From this reading Everybody was drunk that night in honour of the Saint's bounty, though Miss Wilberforce reached the climax of her activities at the early hour of 4 p.m.--during the torchlight procession.
making
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From this reading There was the card-table group, where Mr. Muhlen, with heightened colour in his cheeks, was losing money in so brilliant a fashion that everyone swore he must be on the verge of coming into a legacy or making some COUP with a rich woman.
member
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From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
Miss
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From this reading Everybody was drunk that night in honour of the Saint's bounty, though Miss Wilberforce reached the climax of her activities at the early hour of 4 p.m.--during the torchlight procession.
moderates
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From this reading Only about half the usual number was left--all moderates, so far as drinking was concerned, but all more or less screwed that day as befitted the occasion.
money
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From this reading There was the card-table group, where Mr. Muhlen, with heightened colour in his cheeks, was losing money in so brilliant a fashion that everyone swore he must be on the verge of coming into a legacy or making some COUP with a rich woman.
more
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From this reading The more violent parties had been ejected during that incident, or carried to their lodgings.
Mr
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From this reading There was the card-table group, where Mr. Muhlen, with heightened colour in his cheeks, was losing money in so brilliant a fashion that everyone swore he must be on the verge of coming into a legacy or making some COUP with a rich woman.
Muhlen
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From this reading There was the card-table group, where Mr. Muhlen, with heightened colour in his cheeks, was losing money in so brilliant a fashion that everyone swore he must be on the verge of coming into a legacy or making some COUP with a rich woman.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There was the card-table group, where Mr. Muhlen, with heightened colour in his cheeks, was losing money in so brilliant a fashion that everyone swore he must be on the verge of coming into a legacy or making some COUP with a rich woman.
New
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From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
new-comer
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From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
night
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From this reading Everybody was drunk that night in honour of the Saint's bounty, though Miss Wilberforce reached the climax of her activities at the early hour of 4 p.m.--during the torchlight procession.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
number
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From this reading Only about half the usual number was left--all moderates, so far as drinking was concerned, but all more or less screwed that day as befitted the occasion.
occasion
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From this reading Only about half the usual number was left--all moderates, so far as drinking was concerned, but all more or less screwed that day as befitted the occasion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Everybody was drunk that night in honour of the Saint's bounty, though Miss Wilberforce reached the climax of her activities at the early hour of 4 p.m.--during the torchlight procession.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
Only
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From this reading Only about half the usual number was left--all moderates, so far as drinking was concerned, but all more or less screwed that day as befitted the occasion.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The more violent parties had been ejected during that incident, or carried to their lodgings.
p
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From this reading Everybody was drunk that night in honour of the Saint's bounty, though Miss Wilberforce reached the climax of her activities at the early hour of 4 p.m.--during the torchlight procession.
parties
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From this reading The more violent parties had been ejected during that incident, or carried to their lodgings.
prints
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From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
procession
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From this reading Everybody was drunk that night in honour of the Saint's bounty, though Miss Wilberforce reached the climax of her activities at the early hour of 4 p.m.--during the torchlight procession.
rather
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From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
reached
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From this reading Everybody was drunk that night in honour of the Saint's bounty, though Miss Wilberforce reached the climax of her activities at the early hour of 4 p.m.--during the torchlight procession.
Representatives
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From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
rich
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From this reading There was the card-table group, where Mr. Muhlen, with heightened colour in his cheeks, was losing money in so brilliant a fashion that everyone swore he must be on the verge of coming into a legacy or making some COUP with a rich woman.
Saint's
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From this reading Everybody was drunk that night in honour of the Saint's bounty, though Miss Wilberforce reached the climax of her activities at the early hour of 4 p.m.--during the torchlight procession.
screwed
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From this reading Only about half the usual number was left--all moderates, so far as drinking was concerned, but all more or less screwed that day as befitted the occasion.
scurrilous
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From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
shinbone
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From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
smashed
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From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Only about half the usual number was left--all moderates, so far as drinking was concerned, but all more or less screwed that day as befitted the occasion.
some
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From this reading There was the card-table group, where Mr. Muhlen, with heightened colour in his cheeks, was losing money in so brilliant a fashion that everyone swore he must be on the verge of coming into a legacy or making some COUP with a rich woman.
speech
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From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
sporting
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From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
swore
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From this reading There was the card-table group, where Mr. Muhlen, with heightened colour in his cheeks, was losing money in so brilliant a fashion that everyone swore he must be on the verge of coming into a legacy or making some COUP with a rich woman.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Everybody was drunk that night in honour of the Saint's bounty, though Miss Wilberforce reached the climax of her activities at the early hour of 4 p.m.--during the torchlight procession.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Everybody was drunk that night in honour of the Saint's bounty, though Miss Wilberforce reached the climax of her activities at the early hour of 4 p.m.--during the torchlight procession.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The more violent parties had been ejected during that incident, or carried to their lodgings.
There
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From this reading There was the card-table group, where Mr. Muhlen, with heightened colour in his cheeks, was losing money in so brilliant a fashion that everyone swore he must be on the verge of coming into a legacy or making some COUP with a rich woman.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Everybody was drunk that night in honour of the Saint's bounty, though Miss Wilberforce reached the climax of her activities at the early hour of 4 p.m.--during the torchlight procession.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The more violent parties had been ejected during that incident, or carried to their lodgings.
torchlight
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From this reading Everybody was drunk that night in honour of the Saint's bounty, though Miss Wilberforce reached the climax of her activities at the early hour of 4 p.m.--during the torchlight procession.
uproar
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From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
usual
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From this reading Only about half the usual number was left--all moderates, so far as drinking was concerned, but all more or less screwed that day as befitted the occasion.
verge
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From this reading There was the card-table group, where Mr. Muhlen, with heightened colour in his cheeks, was losing money in so brilliant a fashion that everyone swore he must be on the verge of coming into a legacy or making some COUP with a rich woman.
violentnounUS /ˈviolent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The more violent parties had been ejected during that incident, or carried to their lodgings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everybody was drunk that night in honour of the Saint's bounty, though Miss Wilberforce reached the climax of her activities at the early hour of 4 p.m.--during the torchlight procession.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading There was the card-table group, where Mr. Muhlen, with heightened colour in his cheeks, was losing money in so brilliant a fashion that everyone swore he must be on the verge of coming into a legacy or making some COUP with a rich woman.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
Wilberforce
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From this reading Everybody was drunk that night in honour of the Saint's bounty, though Miss Wilberforce reached the climax of her activities at the early hour of 4 p.m.--during the torchlight procession.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
woman
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From this reading There was the card-table group, where Mr. Muhlen, with heightened colour in his cheeks, was losing money in so brilliant a fashion that everyone swore he must be on the verge of coming into a legacy or making some COUP with a rich woman.
Zealand
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From this reading An uproar had been generated at the Club; chairs were broken, bottles smashed, and sporting prints kicked about--all on account of a comical but rather scurrilous speech contrasting Europe with Australasia by a new-comer, a member of the New Zealand House of Representatives, who limped home not long afterwards with a damaged shinbone and black eye.
