abandonedadjectiveUS /əˈbændənd/
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading The time-worn custom of having the dinner in the rooms of Farrington Post was abandoned.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All preparations for the greatest banquet Paris ever saw were completed.
assemblynounUS /əˈsembli/
a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
From this reading The dinner was to be held in the assembly hall of the new high school.
banquetnounUS /ˈbæŋkwət/
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading All preparations for the greatest banquet Paris ever saw were completed.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading ―――― Bennington Battle Day came.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The dinner was to be held in the assembly hall of the new high school.
BenningtonnounUS /ˈbenɪŋtən/
a town in southwestern Vermont
From this reading ―――― Bennington Battle Day came.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ―――― Bennington Battle Day came.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading All preparations for the greatest banquet Paris ever saw were completed.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading The Post rooms would never hold the crowd.
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading The time-worn custom of having the dinner in the rooms of Farrington Post was abandoned.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading ―――― Bennington Battle Day came.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading The time-worn custom of having the dinner in the rooms of Farrington Post was abandoned.
at any time
From this reading All preparations for the greatest banquet Paris ever saw were completed.
Farrington
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From this reading The time-worn custom of having the dinner in the rooms of Farrington Post was abandoned.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All preparations for the greatest banquet Paris ever saw were completed.
highest in quality
From this reading All preparations for the greatest banquet Paris ever saw were completed.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The dinner was to be held in the assembly hall of the new high school.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The time-worn custom of having the dinner in the rooms of Farrington Post was abandoned.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading The dinner was to be held in the assembly hall of the new high school.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The dinner was to be held in the assembly hall of the new high school.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The Post rooms would never hold the crowd.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The time-worn custom of having the dinner in the rooms of Farrington Post was abandoned.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The Post rooms would never hold the crowd.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The dinner was to be held in the assembly hall of the new high school.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The time-worn custom of having the dinner in the rooms of Farrington Post was abandoned.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading All preparations for the greatest banquet Paris ever saw were completed.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading The time-worn custom of having the dinner in the rooms of Farrington Post was abandoned.
preparationsnounUS /ˌprepərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading All preparations for the greatest banquet Paris ever saw were completed.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading The time-worn custom of having the dinner in the rooms of Farrington Post was abandoned.
cut with a saw
From this reading All preparations for the greatest banquet Paris ever saw were completed.
an educational institution
From this reading The dinner was to be held in the assembly hall of the new high school.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All preparations for the greatest banquet Paris ever saw were completed.
time-worn
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From this reading The time-worn custom of having the dinner in the rooms of Farrington Post was abandoned.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The dinner was to be held in the assembly hall of the new high school.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The time-worn custom of having the dinner in the rooms of Farrington Post was abandoned.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All preparations for the greatest banquet Paris ever saw were completed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The Post rooms would never hold the crowd.
