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1914
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From this reading So many successive seasons had he passed there before 1914 that across at the rooms the attendants and croupiers knew him as an habitué, and he was always granted the _carte blanche_--the white card of the professional gambler.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Walter Fetherston sat idling on the _terrasse_ of the Café de Paris in Monte Carlo sipping a "mazagran," basking in the afternoon sunshine, and listening to the music of the Rumanian Orchestra.
acquaintance
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From this reading With nearly half the people he met he had a nodding acquaintance, for friendships are easily formed over the _tapis vert_--and as easily dropped.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading So many successive seasons had he passed there before 1914 that across at the rooms the attendants and croupiers knew him as an habitué, and he was always granted the _carte blanche_--the white card of the professional gambler.
after-the-war
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From this reading Around him everywhere was the gay cosmopolitan world of the tables--that giddy little after-the-war financier and profiteer world which amuses itself on the Côte d'Azur, and in which he was such a well-known figure.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Walter Fetherston sat idling on the _terrasse_ of the Café de Paris in Monte Carlo sipping a "mazagran," basking in the afternoon sunshine, and listening to the music of the Rumanian Orchestra.
always
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From this reading So many successive seasons had he passed there before 1914 that across at the rooms the attendants and croupiers knew him as an habitué, and he was always granted the _carte blanche_--the white card of the professional gambler.
amuses
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From this reading Around him everywhere was the gay cosmopolitan world of the tables--that giddy little after-the-war financier and profiteer world which amuses itself on the Côte d'Azur, and in which he was such a well-known figure.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So many successive seasons had he passed there before 1914 that across at the rooms the attendants and croupiers knew him as an habitué, and he was always granted the _carte blanche_--the white card of the professional gambler.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT THE CAFÉ DE PARIS IT was in the early days of January--damp and foggy in England.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading With nearly half the people he met he had a nodding acquaintance, for friendships are easily formed over the _tapis vert_--and as easily dropped.
AroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Around him everywhere was the gay cosmopolitan world of the tables--that giddy little after-the-war financier and profiteer world which amuses itself on the Côte d'Azur, and in which he was such a well-known figure.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So many successive seasons had he passed there before 1914 that across at the rooms the attendants and croupiers knew him as an habitué, and he was always granted the _carte blanche_--the white card of the professional gambler.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE CAFÉ DE PARIS IT was in the early days of January--damp and foggy in England.
attendants
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From this reading So many successive seasons had he passed there before 1914 that across at the rooms the attendants and croupiers knew him as an habitué, and he was always granted the _carte blanche_--the white card of the professional gambler.
basking
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From this reading Walter Fetherston sat idling on the _terrasse_ of the Café de Paris in Monte Carlo sipping a "mazagran," basking in the afternoon sunshine, and listening to the music of the Rumanian Orchestra.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading So many successive seasons had he passed there before 1914 that across at the rooms the attendants and croupiers knew him as an habitué, and he was always granted the _carte blanche_--the white card of the professional gambler.
blanche
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From this reading So many successive seasons had he passed there before 1914 that across at the rooms the attendants and croupiers knew him as an habitué, and he was always granted the _carte blanche_--the white card of the professional gambler.
CAFÉ
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From this reading AT THE CAFÉ DE PARIS IT was in the early days of January--damp and foggy in England.
card
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From this reading So many successive seasons had he passed there before 1914 that across at the rooms the attendants and croupiers knew him as an habitué, and he was always granted the _carte blanche_--the white card of the professional gambler.
Carlo
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From this reading Walter Fetherston sat idling on the _terrasse_ of the Café de Paris in Monte Carlo sipping a "mazagran," basking in the afternoon sunshine, and listening to the music of the Rumanian Orchestra.
carte
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From this reading So many successive seasons had he passed there before 1914 that across at the rooms the attendants and croupiers knew him as an habitué, and he was always granted the _carte blanche_--the white card of the professional gambler.
cosmopolitan
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From this reading Around him everywhere was the gay cosmopolitan world of the tables--that giddy little after-the-war financier and profiteer world which amuses itself on the Côte d'Azur, and in which he was such a well-known figure.
croupiers
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From this reading So many successive seasons had he passed there before 1914 that across at the rooms the attendants and croupiers knew him as an habitué, and he was always granted the _carte blanche_--the white card of the professional gambler.
Côte
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From this reading Around him everywhere was the gay cosmopolitan world of the tables--that giddy little after-the-war financier and profiteer world which amuses itself on the Côte d'Azur, and in which he was such a well-known figure.
d'Azur
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From this reading Around him everywhere was the gay cosmopolitan world of the tables--that giddy little after-the-war financier and profiteer world which amuses itself on the Côte d'Azur, and in which he was such a well-known figure.
damp
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From this reading AT THE CAFÉ DE PARIS IT was in the early days of January--damp and foggy in England.
days
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From this reading AT THE CAFÉ DE PARIS IT was in the early days of January--damp and foggy in England.
DE
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From this reading AT THE CAFÉ DE PARIS IT was in the early days of January--damp and foggy in England.
dropped
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From this reading With nearly half the people he met he had a nodding acquaintance, for friendships are easily formed over the _tapis vert_--and as easily dropped.
early
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From this reading AT THE CAFÉ DE PARIS IT was in the early days of January--damp and foggy in England.
easily
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From this reading With nearly half the people he met he had a nodding acquaintance, for friendships are easily formed over the _tapis vert_--and as easily dropped.
England
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From this reading AT THE CAFÉ DE PARIS IT was in the early days of January--damp and foggy in England.
everywhere
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From this reading Around him everywhere was the gay cosmopolitan world of the tables--that giddy little after-the-war financier and profiteer world which amuses itself on the Côte d'Azur, and in which he was such a well-known figure.
Fetherston
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From this reading Walter Fetherston sat idling on the _terrasse_ of the Café de Paris in Monte Carlo sipping a "mazagran," basking in the afternoon sunshine, and listening to the music of the Rumanian Orchestra.
figure
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From this reading Around him everywhere was the gay cosmopolitan world of the tables--that giddy little after-the-war financier and profiteer world which amuses itself on the Côte d'Azur, and in which he was such a well-known figure.
financier
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From this reading Around him everywhere was the gay cosmopolitan world of the tables--that giddy little after-the-war financier and profiteer world which amuses itself on the Côte d'Azur, and in which he was such a well-known figure.
foggy
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From this reading AT THE CAFÉ DE PARIS IT was in the early days of January--damp and foggy in England.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With nearly half the people he met he had a nodding acquaintance, for friendships are easily formed over the _tapis vert_--and as easily dropped.
formed
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From this reading With nearly half the people he met he had a nodding acquaintance, for friendships are easily formed over the _tapis vert_--and as easily dropped.
friendships
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From this reading With nearly half the people he met he had a nodding acquaintance, for friendships are easily formed over the _tapis vert_--and as easily dropped.
gambler
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From this reading So many successive seasons had he passed there before 1914 that across at the rooms the attendants and croupiers knew him as an habitué, and he was always granted the _carte blanche_--the white card of the professional gambler.
gay
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From this reading Around him everywhere was the gay cosmopolitan world of the tables--that giddy little after-the-war financier and profiteer world which amuses itself on the Côte d'Azur, and in which he was such a well-known figure.
giddy
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From this reading Around him everywhere was the gay cosmopolitan world of the tables--that giddy little after-the-war financier and profiteer world which amuses itself on the Côte d'Azur, and in which he was such a well-known figure.
granted
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From this reading So many successive seasons had he passed there before 1914 that across at the rooms the attendants and croupiers knew him as an habitué, and he was always granted the _carte blanche_--the white card of the professional gambler.
habitué
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From this reading So many successive seasons had he passed there before 1914 that across at the rooms the attendants and croupiers knew him as an habitué, and he was always granted the _carte blanche_--the white card of the professional gambler.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So many successive seasons had he passed there before 1914 that across at the rooms the attendants and croupiers knew him as an habitué, and he was always granted the _carte blanche_--the white card of the professional gambler.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With nearly half the people he met he had a nodding acquaintance, for friendships are easily formed over the _tapis vert_--and as easily dropped.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Around him everywhere was the gay cosmopolitan world of the tables--that giddy little after-the-war financier and profiteer world which amuses itself on the Côte d'Azur, and in which he was such a well-known figure.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Around him everywhere was the gay cosmopolitan world of the tables--that giddy little after-the-war financier and profiteer world which amuses itself on the Côte d'Azur, and in which he was such a well-known figure.
idling
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From this reading Walter Fetherston sat idling on the _terrasse_ of the Café de Paris in Monte Carlo sipping a "mazagran," basking in the afternoon sunshine, and listening to the music of the Rumanian Orchestra.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AT THE CAFÉ DE PARIS IT was in the early days of January--damp and foggy in England.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AT THE CAFÉ DE PARIS IT was in the early days of January--damp and foggy in England.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Around him everywhere was the gay cosmopolitan world of the tables--that giddy little after-the-war financier and profiteer world which amuses itself on the Côte d'Azur, and in which he was such a well-known figure.
January
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From this reading AT THE CAFÉ DE PARIS IT was in the early days of January--damp and foggy in England.
knew
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From this reading So many successive seasons had he passed there before 1914 that across at the rooms the attendants and croupiers knew him as an habitué, and he was always granted the _carte blanche_--the white card of the professional gambler.
listening
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From this reading Walter Fetherston sat idling on the _terrasse_ of the Café de Paris in Monte Carlo sipping a "mazagran," basking in the afternoon sunshine, and listening to the music of the Rumanian Orchestra.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Around him everywhere was the gay cosmopolitan world of the tables--that giddy little after-the-war financier and profiteer world which amuses itself on the Côte d'Azur, and in which he was such a well-known figure.
many
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From this reading So many successive seasons had he passed there before 1914 that across at the rooms the attendants and croupiers knew him as an habitué, and he was always granted the _carte blanche_--the white card of the professional gambler.
mazagran
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From this reading Walter Fetherston sat idling on the _terrasse_ of the Café de Paris in Monte Carlo sipping a "mazagran," basking in the afternoon sunshine, and listening to the music of the Rumanian Orchestra.
met
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From this reading With nearly half the people he met he had a nodding acquaintance, for friendships are easily formed over the _tapis vert_--and as easily dropped.
Monte
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From this reading Walter Fetherston sat idling on the _terrasse_ of the Café de Paris in Monte Carlo sipping a "mazagran," basking in the afternoon sunshine, and listening to the music of the Rumanian Orchestra.
music
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From this reading Walter Fetherston sat idling on the _terrasse_ of the Café de Paris in Monte Carlo sipping a "mazagran," basking in the afternoon sunshine, and listening to the music of the Rumanian Orchestra.
nearly
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From this reading With nearly half the people he met he had a nodding acquaintance, for friendships are easily formed over the _tapis vert_--and as easily dropped.
nodding
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From this reading With nearly half the people he met he had a nodding acquaintance, for friendships are easily formed over the _tapis vert_--and as easily dropped.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT THE CAFÉ DE PARIS IT was in the early days of January--damp and foggy in England.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Walter Fetherston sat idling on the _terrasse_ of the Café de Paris in Monte Carlo sipping a "mazagran," basking in the afternoon sunshine, and listening to the music of the Rumanian Orchestra.
Orchestra
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From this reading Walter Fetherston sat idling on the _terrasse_ of the Café de Paris in Monte Carlo sipping a "mazagran," basking in the afternoon sunshine, and listening to the music of the Rumanian Orchestra.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading With nearly half the people he met he had a nodding acquaintance, for friendships are easily formed over the _tapis vert_--and as easily dropped.
PARIS
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From this reading AT THE CAFÉ DE PARIS IT was in the early days of January--damp and foggy in England.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So many successive seasons had he passed there before 1914 that across at the rooms the attendants and croupiers knew him as an habitué, and he was always granted the _carte blanche_--the white card of the professional gambler.
people
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From this reading With nearly half the people he met he had a nodding acquaintance, for friendships are easily formed over the _tapis vert_--and as easily dropped.
professional
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From this reading So many successive seasons had he passed there before 1914 that across at the rooms the attendants and croupiers knew him as an habitué, and he was always granted the _carte blanche_--the white card of the professional gambler.
profiteer
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From this reading Around him everywhere was the gay cosmopolitan world of the tables--that giddy little after-the-war financier and profiteer world which amuses itself on the Côte d'Azur, and in which he was such a well-known figure.
rooms
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From this reading So many successive seasons had he passed there before 1914 that across at the rooms the attendants and croupiers knew him as an habitué, and he was always granted the _carte blanche_--the white card of the professional gambler.
Rumanian
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From this reading Walter Fetherston sat idling on the _terrasse_ of the Café de Paris in Monte Carlo sipping a "mazagran," basking in the afternoon sunshine, and listening to the music of the Rumanian Orchestra.
sat
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From this reading Walter Fetherston sat idling on the _terrasse_ of the Café de Paris in Monte Carlo sipping a "mazagran," basking in the afternoon sunshine, and listening to the music of the Rumanian Orchestra.
seasons
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From this reading So many successive seasons had he passed there before 1914 that across at the rooms the attendants and croupiers knew him as an habitué, and he was always granted the _carte blanche_--the white card of the professional gambler.
sipping
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From this reading Walter Fetherston sat idling on the _terrasse_ of the Café de Paris in Monte Carlo sipping a "mazagran," basking in the afternoon sunshine, and listening to the music of the Rumanian Orchestra.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So many successive seasons had he passed there before 1914 that across at the rooms the attendants and croupiers knew him as an habitué, and he was always granted the _carte blanche_--the white card of the professional gambler.
successive
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From this reading So many successive seasons had he passed there before 1914 that across at the rooms the attendants and croupiers knew him as an habitué, and he was always granted the _carte blanche_--the white card of the professional gambler.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Around him everywhere was the gay cosmopolitan world of the tables--that giddy little after-the-war financier and profiteer world which amuses itself on the Côte d'Azur, and in which he was such a well-known figure.
sunshine
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From this reading Walter Fetherston sat idling on the _terrasse_ of the Café de Paris in Monte Carlo sipping a "mazagran," basking in the afternoon sunshine, and listening to the music of the Rumanian Orchestra.
tables
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From this reading Around him everywhere was the gay cosmopolitan world of the tables--that giddy little after-the-war financier and profiteer world which amuses itself on the Côte d'Azur, and in which he was such a well-known figure.
tapis
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From this reading With nearly half the people he met he had a nodding acquaintance, for friendships are easily formed over the _tapis vert_--and as easily dropped.
terrasse
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From this reading Walter Fetherston sat idling on the _terrasse_ of the Café de Paris in Monte Carlo sipping a "mazagran," basking in the afternoon sunshine, and listening to the music of the Rumanian Orchestra.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Around him everywhere was the gay cosmopolitan world of the tables--that giddy little after-the-war financier and profiteer world which amuses itself on the Côte d'Azur, and in which he was such a well-known figure.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE CAFÉ DE PARIS IT was in the early days of January--damp and foggy in England.
there
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From this reading So many successive seasons had he passed there before 1914 that across at the rooms the attendants and croupiers knew him as an habitué, and he was always granted the _carte blanche_--the white card of the professional gambler.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Walter Fetherston sat idling on the _terrasse_ of the Café de Paris in Monte Carlo sipping a "mazagran," basking in the afternoon sunshine, and listening to the music of the Rumanian Orchestra.
vert
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From this reading With nearly half the people he met he had a nodding acquaintance, for friendships are easily formed over the _tapis vert_--and as easily dropped.
Walter
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From this reading Walter Fetherston sat idling on the _terrasse_ of the Café de Paris in Monte Carlo sipping a "mazagran," basking in the afternoon sunshine, and listening to the music of the Rumanian Orchestra.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT THE CAFÉ DE PARIS IT was in the early days of January--damp and foggy in England.
well-known
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From this reading Around him everywhere was the gay cosmopolitan world of the tables--that giddy little after-the-war financier and profiteer world which amuses itself on the Côte d'Azur, and in which he was such a well-known figure.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Around him everywhere was the gay cosmopolitan world of the tables--that giddy little after-the-war financier and profiteer world which amuses itself on the Côte d'Azur, and in which he was such a well-known figure.
white
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From this reading So many successive seasons had he passed there before 1914 that across at the rooms the attendants and croupiers knew him as an habitué, and he was always granted the _carte blanche_--the white card of the professional gambler.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With nearly half the people he met he had a nodding acquaintance, for friendships are easily formed over the _tapis vert_--and as easily dropped.
world
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From this reading Around him everywhere was the gay cosmopolitan world of the tables--that giddy little after-the-war financier and profiteer world which amuses itself on the Côte d'Azur, and in which he was such a well-known figure.
