Chapter XIII

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From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

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From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

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From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

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From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

distinctive manner of oral expression

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

later than; following

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

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From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

(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 But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Certainly on some days the second cause, the little one, was lacking, and on others the tittle-tattle; but, nevertheless, the tradition was maintained intact, the causes for daily gossip had scarcely ever been less than two, and each day that waned had always had its great news.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

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From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

react verbally

From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Certainly on some days the second cause, the little one, was lacking, and on others the tittle-tattle; but, nevertheless, the tradition was maintained intact, the causes for daily gossip had scarcely ever been less than two, and each day that waned had always had its great news.

any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

brought into existence

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Certainly on some days the second cause, the little one, was lacking, and on others the tittle-tattle; but, nevertheless, the tradition was maintained intact, the causes for daily gossip had scarcely ever been less than two, and each day that waned had always had its great news.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

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From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading Certainly on some days the second cause, the little one, was lacking, and on others the tittle-tattle; but, nevertheless, the tradition was maintained intact, the causes for daily gossip had scarcely ever been less than two, and each day that waned had always had its great news.

a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group

From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading Certainly on some days the second cause, the little one, was lacking, and on others the tittle-tattle; but, nevertheless, the tradition was maintained intact, the causes for daily gossip had scarcely ever been less than two, and each day that waned had always had its great news.

a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

inflected form of “chat” — talk socially without exchanging too much information

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

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From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

plural of “client” — a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer

From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

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From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

approaching a particular destination; a coming closer; a narrowing of a gap

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

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From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

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From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

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From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

every day; without missing a day

From this reading Certainly on some days the second cause, the little one, was lacking, and on others the tittle-tattle; but, nevertheless, the tradition was maintained intact, the causes for daily gossip had scarcely ever been less than two, and each day that waned had always had its great news.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Certainly on some days the second cause, the little one, was lacking, and on others the tittle-tattle; but, nevertheless, the tradition was maintained intact, the causes for daily gossip had scarcely ever been less than two, and each day that waned had always had its great news.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Certainly on some days the second cause, the little one, was lacking, and on others the tittle-tattle; but, nevertheless, the tradition was maintained intact, the causes for daily gossip had scarcely ever been less than two, and each day that waned had always had its great news.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

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From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

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From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

an Italian woman of rank

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

pull, as against a resistance

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

plural of “dress” — a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

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From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading Certainly on some days the second cause, the little one, was lacking, and on others the tittle-tattle; but, nevertheless, the tradition was maintained intact, the causes for daily gossip had scarcely ever been less than two, and each day that waned had always had its great news.

a native or inhabitant of Egypt

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

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From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

divisible by two

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

at any time

From this reading Certainly on some days the second cause, the little one, was lacking, and on others the tittle-tattle; but, nevertheless, the tradition was maintained intact, the causes for daily gossip had scarcely ever been less than two, and each day that waned had always had its great news.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

every person

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

every person

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

opinion or judgment

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

a flaw or weak point

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

being or in accordance with current social fashions

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

past form of “flourish” — grow vigorously

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

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From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

usually; as a rule

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

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From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

the act of departing

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

light informal conversation for social occasions

From this reading Certainly on some days the second cause, the little one, was lacking, and on others the tittle-tattle; but, nevertheless, the tradition was maintained intact, the causes for daily gossip had scarcely ever been less than two, and each day that waned had always had its great news.

a conversation that spreads personal information about other people

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Certainly on some days the second cause, the little one, was lacking, and on others the tittle-tattle; but, nevertheless, the tradition was maintained intact, the causes for daily gossip had scarcely ever been less than two, and each day that waned had always had its great news.

a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease

From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

where you live at a particular time

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged

From this reading Certainly on some days the second cause, the little one, was lacking, and on others the tittle-tattle; but, nevertheless, the tradition was maintained intact, the causes for daily gossip had scarcely ever been less than two, and each day that waned had always had its great news.

to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

invulnerable to fear or intimidation

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

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From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

inadequate in amount or degree

From this reading Certainly on some days the second cause, the little one, was lacking, and on others the tittle-tattle; but, nevertheless, the tradition was maintained intact, the causes for daily gossip had scarcely ever been less than two, and each day that waned had always had its great news.

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

moving slowly and gently

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

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From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Certainly on some days the second cause, the little one, was lacking, and on others the tittle-tattle; but, nevertheless, the tradition was maintained intact, the causes for daily gossip had scarcely ever been less than two, and each day that waned had always had its great news.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Certainly on some days the second cause, the little one, was lacking, and on others the tittle-tattle; but, nevertheless, the tradition was maintained intact, the causes for daily gossip had scarcely ever been less than two, and each day that waned had always had its great news.

take the midday meal

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

informal terms for a mother

From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

title used for a married Frenchwoman

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

characterized by grandeur

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

kept in good condition

From this reading Certainly on some days the second cause, the little one, was lacking, and on others the tittle-tattle; but, nevertheless, the tradition was maintained intact, the causes for daily gossip had scarcely ever been less than two, and each day that waned had always had its great news.

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From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

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From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

a noblewoman ranking below a duchess and above a countess

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

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From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

the force of workers available

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

-ing form of “mention” — make reference to

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

being nothing more than specified

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

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From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

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From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

used to form the superlative

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

occurring in or having many forms or shapes or appearances

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts

From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

not one and not the other of two

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

in spite of what has just been said

From this reading Certainly on some days the second cause, the little one, was lacking, and on others the tittle-tattle; but, nevertheless, the tradition was maintained intact, the causes for daily gossip had scarcely ever been less than two, and each day that waned had always had its great news.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

information about recent and important events

From this reading Certainly on some days the second cause, the little one, was lacking, and on others the tittle-tattle; but, nevertheless, the tradition was maintained intact, the causes for daily gossip had scarcely ever been less than two, and each day that waned had always had its great news.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

a mountain peak in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast; believed by ancient Greeks to be the dwelling place of the gods (9,570 feet high)

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Certainly on some days the second cause, the little one, was lacking, and on others the tittle-tattle; but, nevertheless, the tradition was maintained intact, the causes for daily gossip had scarcely ever been less than two, and each day that waned had always had its great news.

on one occasion

From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Certainly on some days the second cause, the little one, was lacking, and on others the tittle-tattle; but, nevertheless, the tradition was maintained intact, the causes for daily gossip had scarcely ever been less than two, and each day that waned had always had its great news.

plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

and nothing more

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

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From this reading Certainly on some days the second cause, the little one, was lacking, and on others the tittle-tattle; but, nevertheless, the tradition was maintained intact, the causes for daily gossip had scarcely ever been less than two, and each day that waned had always had its great news.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

a large and stately mansion

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

very light colored; highly diluted with white

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

plural of “pedestrian” — a person who travels by foot

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

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From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

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From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

participate in games or sport

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

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From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

existing or coming before

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

a false or unsupportable quality

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

past form of “prosper” — make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

-ing form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of

From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

past form of “rain” — precipitate as rain

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

with speed

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

restored to consciousness or life or vigor

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

possessing material wealth

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

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From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

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From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

witty remark

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

plural of “scandal” — disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

only a very short time before

From this reading Certainly on some days the second cause, the little one, was lacking, and on others the tittle-tattle; but, nevertheless, the tradition was maintained intact, the causes for daily gossip had scarcely ever been less than two, and each day that waned had always had its great news.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Certainly on some days the second cause, the little one, was lacking, and on others the tittle-tattle; but, nevertheless, the tradition was maintained intact, the causes for daily gossip had scarcely ever been less than two, and each day that waned had always had its great news.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

and nothing more

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

the act of smoking tobacco or other substances

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

befitting or characteristic of those who incline to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

past form of “snow” — fall as snow

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

yielding readily to pressure or weight

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Certainly on some days the second cause, the little one, was lacking, and on others the tittle-tattle; but, nevertheless, the tradition was maintained intact, the causes for daily gossip had scarcely ever been less than two, and each day that waned had always had its great news.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

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From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

to the maximum degree

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

having or showing or conforming to good taste

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Certainly on some days the second cause, the little one, was lacking, and on others the tittle-tattle; but, nevertheless, the tradition was maintained intact, the causes for daily gossip had scarcely ever been less than two, and each day that waned had always had its great news.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading But on the days of the 9th and 10th of August, on which it had rained, and on the 11th, on which it had snowed slightly, when even the most intrepid pedestrians like the Comtesse Fulvia Gioia and Donna Carlotta Albano had remained at home in the hotel, when neither Madame Lawrence, nor Madame Lesnoy, nor the Marquise d'Allart had been able to play golf, when even all the men had stayed at home, to drag out the time in chatting, smoking, and playing poker, bridge, and billiards, in these three days of closure the scandals had been three new ones every day, after even those of the preceding day had been revived.

light informal conversation for social occasions

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

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From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

an inherited pattern of thought or action

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

a conveyance that transports passengers or freight in carriers suspended from cables and supported by a series of towers

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

not changeable or subject to change

From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure

From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

not clearly expressed or understood

From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

precisely as stated

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

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From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"

past form of “wane” — grow smaller

From this reading Certainly on some days the second cause, the little one, was lacking, and on others the tittle-tattle; but, nevertheless, the tradition was maintained intact, the causes for daily gossip had scarcely ever been less than two, and each day that waned had always had its great news.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

at the time that

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

in the company of; together with

From this reading From the 2nd of August the Palace Hotel, which is the supremely characteristic, fashionable, and snobbish hotel of the whole Engadine in general, and the two St. Moritzes in particular (_le Palace_, as the French said, with an accent of reverence as if they were mentioning Olympus, _the Peles_, as the English said rapidly and simply, _the Pelesh_, as the American ladies pronounced it, with rich accent), was filled with its many-souled, multiform, and original _clientèle_, and was not failing its great tradition, that of providing everybody, great or small, cause for gossiping, or mere tittle-tattle.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Generally, when the weather was very fine, and everyone had left their rooms to sally forth in the open air, if only to descend on foot to the Bad and return by the tram, when even the soft and lazy Egyptian women, with their magnificent black eyes, pale faces, and intensely rich, though sometimes tasteful, dresses, were outside the hotel, although only at the door, making a pretence of coming and going, the daily scandal had been but one, which was born and prospered at lunch, was most robust at dinner, and flourished the rest of the evening, only to perish at night.

the words that are spoken

From this reading And every day the clients of the Palace Hotel, each in their own set, when they met in the morning or later at lunch, after some vague words about health or the weather, took up at once the usual, unchangeable question and answer: "_Chère amie, connaissez vous le potin de ce matin?_"--"_Oh, ma chère, mais je ne sais rien du tous, dites-le moi donc._"