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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE dancing party at the Calmaines' was a crush, as Mrs. Calmaine's social enlargements were wont to be.
a-rumble
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From this reading For an hour or more the avenue had been a-rumble with carriages coming and going, and a trickling stream of bidden ones flowed steadily inward under the electric-lighted awning, which extended the welcome of the hospitable house to the very curb.
accentuated
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From this reading Thanks to Myra Van Vetter, whose tiring was always of the most leisurely, the Elliotts were fashionably late; and the elderly man, with the hesitant air accentuated by the unwonted dress-coat, had much ado to win through the throng in the drawing-rooms with his charges.
ado
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From this reading Thanks to Myra Van Vetter, whose tiring was always of the most leisurely, the Elliotts were fashionably late; and the elderly man, with the hesitant air accentuated by the unwonted dress-coat, had much ado to win through the throng in the drawing-rooms with his charges.
air
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From this reading Thanks to Myra Van Vetter, whose tiring was always of the most leisurely, the Elliotts were fashionably late; and the elderly man, with the hesitant air accentuated by the unwonted dress-coat, had much ado to win through the throng in the drawing-rooms with his charges.
always
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From this reading Thanks to Myra Van Vetter, whose tiring was always of the most leisurely, the Elliotts were fashionably late; and the elderly man, with the hesitant air accentuated by the unwonted dress-coat, had much ado to win through the throng in the drawing-rooms with his charges.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading For an hour or more the avenue had been a-rumble with carriages coming and going, and a trickling stream of bidden ones flowed steadily inward under the electric-lighted awning, which extended the welcome of the hospitable house to the very curb.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For an hour or more the avenue had been a-rumble with carriages coming and going, and a trickling stream of bidden ones flowed steadily inward under the electric-lighted awning, which extended the welcome of the hospitable house to the very curb.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE dancing party at the Calmaines' was a crush, as Mrs. Calmaine's social enlargements were wont to be.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE dancing party at the Calmaines' was a crush, as Mrs. Calmaine's social enlargements were wont to be.
avenue
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From this reading For an hour or more the avenue had been a-rumble with carriages coming and going, and a trickling stream of bidden ones flowed steadily inward under the electric-lighted awning, which extended the welcome of the hospitable house to the very curb.
awning
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From this reading For an hour or more the avenue had been a-rumble with carriages coming and going, and a trickling stream of bidden ones flowed steadily inward under the electric-lighted awning, which extended the welcome of the hospitable house to the very curb.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE dancing party at the Calmaines' was a crush, as Mrs. Calmaine's social enlargements were wont to be.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For an hour or more the avenue had been a-rumble with carriages coming and going, and a trickling stream of bidden ones flowed steadily inward under the electric-lighted awning, which extended the welcome of the hospitable house to the very curb.
bidden
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From this reading For an hour or more the avenue had been a-rumble with carriages coming and going, and a trickling stream of bidden ones flowed steadily inward under the electric-lighted awning, which extended the welcome of the hospitable house to the very curb.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His greeting to the hostess was sincere rather than well-turned in its phrasing; but Mrs. Calmaine was sweetly gracious.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Thanks to Myra Van Vetter, whose tiring was always of the most leisurely, the Elliotts were fashionably late; and the elderly man, with the hesitant air accentuated by the unwonted dress-coat, had much ado to win through the throng in the drawing-rooms with his charges.
Calmaine
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From this reading His greeting to the hostess was sincere rather than well-turned in its phrasing; but Mrs. Calmaine was sweetly gracious.
Calmaine's
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From this reading THE dancing party at the Calmaines' was a crush, as Mrs. Calmaine's social enlargements were wont to be.
Calmaines
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From this reading THE dancing party at the Calmaines' was a crush, as Mrs. Calmaine's social enlargements were wont to be.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "_So_ glad to see you, Stephen," she protested; "the old friends can never be spared, you know."
carriages
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From this reading For an hour or more the avenue had been a-rumble with carriages coming and going, and a trickling stream of bidden ones flowed steadily inward under the electric-lighted awning, which extended the welcome of the hospitable house to the very curb.
charges
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From this reading Thanks to Myra Van Vetter, whose tiring was always of the most leisurely, the Elliotts were fashionably late; and the elderly man, with the hesitant air accentuated by the unwonted dress-coat, had much ado to win through the throng in the drawing-rooms with his charges.
coming
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From this reading For an hour or more the avenue had been a-rumble with carriages coming and going, and a trickling stream of bidden ones flowed steadily inward under the electric-lighted awning, which extended the welcome of the hospitable house to the very curb.
crush
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From this reading THE dancing party at the Calmaines' was a crush, as Mrs. Calmaine's social enlargements were wont to be.
curb
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From this reading For an hour or more the avenue had been a-rumble with carriages coming and going, and a trickling stream of bidden ones flowed steadily inward under the electric-lighted awning, which extended the welcome of the hospitable house to the very curb.
dancing
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From this reading THE dancing party at the Calmaines' was a crush, as Mrs. Calmaine's social enlargements were wont to be.
drawing-rooms
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From this reading Thanks to Myra Van Vetter, whose tiring was always of the most leisurely, the Elliotts were fashionably late; and the elderly man, with the hesitant air accentuated by the unwonted dress-coat, had much ado to win through the throng in the drawing-rooms with his charges.
dress-coat
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From this reading Thanks to Myra Van Vetter, whose tiring was always of the most leisurely, the Elliotts were fashionably late; and the elderly man, with the hesitant air accentuated by the unwonted dress-coat, had much ado to win through the throng in the drawing-rooms with his charges.
elderly
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From this reading Thanks to Myra Van Vetter, whose tiring was always of the most leisurely, the Elliotts were fashionably late; and the elderly man, with the hesitant air accentuated by the unwonted dress-coat, had much ado to win through the throng in the drawing-rooms with his charges.
electric-lighted
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From this reading For an hour or more the avenue had been a-rumble with carriages coming and going, and a trickling stream of bidden ones flowed steadily inward under the electric-lighted awning, which extended the welcome of the hospitable house to the very curb.
Elliotts
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From this reading Thanks to Myra Van Vetter, whose tiring was always of the most leisurely, the Elliotts were fashionably late; and the elderly man, with the hesitant air accentuated by the unwonted dress-coat, had much ado to win through the throng in the drawing-rooms with his charges.
enlargements
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From this reading THE dancing party at the Calmaines' was a crush, as Mrs. Calmaine's social enlargements were wont to be.
extended
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From this reading For an hour or more the avenue had been a-rumble with carriages coming and going, and a trickling stream of bidden ones flowed steadily inward under the electric-lighted awning, which extended the welcome of the hospitable house to the very curb.
fashionably
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From this reading Thanks to Myra Van Vetter, whose tiring was always of the most leisurely, the Elliotts were fashionably late; and the elderly man, with the hesitant air accentuated by the unwonted dress-coat, had much ado to win through the throng in the drawing-rooms with his charges.
flowed
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From this reading For an hour or more the avenue had been a-rumble with carriages coming and going, and a trickling stream of bidden ones flowed steadily inward under the electric-lighted awning, which extended the welcome of the hospitable house to the very curb.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For an hour or more the avenue had been a-rumble with carriages coming and going, and a trickling stream of bidden ones flowed steadily inward under the electric-lighted awning, which extended the welcome of the hospitable house to the very curb.
friends
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From this reading "_So_ glad to see you, Stephen," she protested; "the old friends can never be spared, you know."
glad
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From this reading "_So_ glad to see you, Stephen," she protested; "the old friends can never be spared, you know."
going
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From this reading For an hour or more the avenue had been a-rumble with carriages coming and going, and a trickling stream of bidden ones flowed steadily inward under the electric-lighted awning, which extended the welcome of the hospitable house to the very curb.
gracious
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From this reading His greeting to the hostess was sincere rather than well-turned in its phrasing; but Mrs. Calmaine was sweetly gracious.
greeting
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From this reading His greeting to the hostess was sincere rather than well-turned in its phrasing; but Mrs. Calmaine was sweetly gracious.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For an hour or more the avenue had been a-rumble with carriages coming and going, and a trickling stream of bidden ones flowed steadily inward under the electric-lighted awning, which extended the welcome of the hospitable house to the very curb.
hesitant
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From this reading Thanks to Myra Van Vetter, whose tiring was always of the most leisurely, the Elliotts were fashionably late; and the elderly man, with the hesitant air accentuated by the unwonted dress-coat, had much ado to win through the throng in the drawing-rooms with his charges.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thanks to Myra Van Vetter, whose tiring was always of the most leisurely, the Elliotts were fashionably late; and the elderly man, with the hesitant air accentuated by the unwonted dress-coat, had much ado to win through the throng in the drawing-rooms with his charges.
hospitable
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From this reading For an hour or more the avenue had been a-rumble with carriages coming and going, and a trickling stream of bidden ones flowed steadily inward under the electric-lighted awning, which extended the welcome of the hospitable house to the very curb.
hostess
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From this reading His greeting to the hostess was sincere rather than well-turned in its phrasing; but Mrs. Calmaine was sweetly gracious.
hour
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From this reading For an hour or more the avenue had been a-rumble with carriages coming and going, and a trickling stream of bidden ones flowed steadily inward under the electric-lighted awning, which extended the welcome of the hospitable house to the very curb.
house
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From this reading For an hour or more the avenue had been a-rumble with carriages coming and going, and a trickling stream of bidden ones flowed steadily inward under the electric-lighted awning, which extended the welcome of the hospitable house to the very curb.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thanks to Myra Van Vetter, whose tiring was always of the most leisurely, the Elliotts were fashionably late; and the elderly man, with the hesitant air accentuated by the unwonted dress-coat, had much ado to win through the throng in the drawing-rooms with his charges.
inward
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From this reading For an hour or more the avenue had been a-rumble with carriages coming and going, and a trickling stream of bidden ones flowed steadily inward under the electric-lighted awning, which extended the welcome of the hospitable house to the very curb.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading His greeting to the hostess was sincere rather than well-turned in its phrasing; but Mrs. Calmaine was sweetly gracious.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_So_ glad to see you, Stephen," she protested; "the old friends can never be spared, you know."
late
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From this reading Thanks to Myra Van Vetter, whose tiring was always of the most leisurely, the Elliotts were fashionably late; and the elderly man, with the hesitant air accentuated by the unwonted dress-coat, had much ado to win through the throng in the drawing-rooms with his charges.
leisurely
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From this reading Thanks to Myra Van Vetter, whose tiring was always of the most leisurely, the Elliotts were fashionably late; and the elderly man, with the hesitant air accentuated by the unwonted dress-coat, had much ado to win through the throng in the drawing-rooms with his charges.
man
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From this reading Thanks to Myra Van Vetter, whose tiring was always of the most leisurely, the Elliotts were fashionably late; and the elderly man, with the hesitant air accentuated by the unwonted dress-coat, had much ado to win through the throng in the drawing-rooms with his charges.
more
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From this reading For an hour or more the avenue had been a-rumble with carriages coming and going, and a trickling stream of bidden ones flowed steadily inward under the electric-lighted awning, which extended the welcome of the hospitable house to the very curb.
most
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From this reading Thanks to Myra Van Vetter, whose tiring was always of the most leisurely, the Elliotts were fashionably late; and the elderly man, with the hesitant air accentuated by the unwonted dress-coat, had much ado to win through the throng in the drawing-rooms with his charges.
Mrs
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From this reading THE dancing party at the Calmaines' was a crush, as Mrs. Calmaine's social enlargements were wont to be.
much
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From this reading Thanks to Myra Van Vetter, whose tiring was always of the most leisurely, the Elliotts were fashionably late; and the elderly man, with the hesitant air accentuated by the unwonted dress-coat, had much ado to win through the throng in the drawing-rooms with his charges.
Myra
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From this reading Thanks to Myra Van Vetter, whose tiring was always of the most leisurely, the Elliotts were fashionably late; and the elderly man, with the hesitant air accentuated by the unwonted dress-coat, had much ado to win through the throng in the drawing-rooms with his charges.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_So_ glad to see you, Stephen," she protested; "the old friends can never be spared, you know."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For an hour or more the avenue had been a-rumble with carriages coming and going, and a trickling stream of bidden ones flowed steadily inward under the electric-lighted awning, which extended the welcome of the hospitable house to the very curb.
old
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From this reading "_So_ glad to see you, Stephen," she protested; "the old friends can never be spared, you know."
ones
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From this reading For an hour or more the avenue had been a-rumble with carriages coming and going, and a trickling stream of bidden ones flowed steadily inward under the electric-lighted awning, which extended the welcome of the hospitable house to the very curb.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For an hour or more the avenue had been a-rumble with carriages coming and going, and a trickling stream of bidden ones flowed steadily inward under the electric-lighted awning, which extended the welcome of the hospitable house to the very curb.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE dancing party at the Calmaines' was a crush, as Mrs. Calmaine's social enlargements were wont to be.
phrasing
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From this reading His greeting to the hostess was sincere rather than well-turned in its phrasing; but Mrs. Calmaine was sweetly gracious.
protested
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From this reading "_So_ glad to see you, Stephen," she protested; "the old friends can never be spared, you know."
rather
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From this reading His greeting to the hostess was sincere rather than well-turned in its phrasing; but Mrs. Calmaine was sweetly gracious.
see
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From this reading "_So_ glad to see you, Stephen," she protested; "the old friends can never be spared, you know."
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_So_ glad to see you, Stephen," she protested; "the old friends can never be spared, you know."
sincere
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From this reading His greeting to the hostess was sincere rather than well-turned in its phrasing; but Mrs. Calmaine was sweetly gracious.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "_So_ glad to see you, Stephen," she protested; "the old friends can never be spared, you know."
social
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From this reading THE dancing party at the Calmaines' was a crush, as Mrs. Calmaine's social enlargements were wont to be.
spared
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From this reading "_So_ glad to see you, Stephen," she protested; "the old friends can never be spared, you know."
steadily
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From this reading For an hour or more the avenue had been a-rumble with carriages coming and going, and a trickling stream of bidden ones flowed steadily inward under the electric-lighted awning, which extended the welcome of the hospitable house to the very curb.
Stephen
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From this reading "_So_ glad to see you, Stephen," she protested; "the old friends can never be spared, you know."
stream
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From this reading For an hour or more the avenue had been a-rumble with carriages coming and going, and a trickling stream of bidden ones flowed steadily inward under the electric-lighted awning, which extended the welcome of the hospitable house to the very curb.
sweetly
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From this reading His greeting to the hostess was sincere rather than well-turned in its phrasing; but Mrs. Calmaine was sweetly gracious.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His greeting to the hostess was sincere rather than well-turned in its phrasing; but Mrs. Calmaine was sweetly gracious.
Thanks
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From this reading Thanks to Myra Van Vetter, whose tiring was always of the most leisurely, the Elliotts were fashionably late; and the elderly man, with the hesitant air accentuated by the unwonted dress-coat, had much ado to win through the throng in the drawing-rooms with his charges.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE dancing party at the Calmaines' was a crush, as Mrs. Calmaine's social enlargements were wont to be.
throng
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From this reading Thanks to Myra Van Vetter, whose tiring was always of the most leisurely, the Elliotts were fashionably late; and the elderly man, with the hesitant air accentuated by the unwonted dress-coat, had much ado to win through the throng in the drawing-rooms with his charges.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thanks to Myra Van Vetter, whose tiring was always of the most leisurely, the Elliotts were fashionably late; and the elderly man, with the hesitant air accentuated by the unwonted dress-coat, had much ado to win through the throng in the drawing-rooms with his charges.
tiring
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From this reading Thanks to Myra Van Vetter, whose tiring was always of the most leisurely, the Elliotts were fashionably late; and the elderly man, with the hesitant air accentuated by the unwonted dress-coat, had much ado to win through the throng in the drawing-rooms with his charges.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE dancing party at the Calmaines' was a crush, as Mrs. Calmaine's social enlargements were wont to be.
trickling
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From this reading For an hour or more the avenue had been a-rumble with carriages coming and going, and a trickling stream of bidden ones flowed steadily inward under the electric-lighted awning, which extended the welcome of the hospitable house to the very curb.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading For an hour or more the avenue had been a-rumble with carriages coming and going, and a trickling stream of bidden ones flowed steadily inward under the electric-lighted awning, which extended the welcome of the hospitable house to the very curb.
unwonted
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From this reading Thanks to Myra Van Vetter, whose tiring was always of the most leisurely, the Elliotts were fashionably late; and the elderly man, with the hesitant air accentuated by the unwonted dress-coat, had much ado to win through the throng in the drawing-rooms with his charges.
Van
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From this reading Thanks to Myra Van Vetter, whose tiring was always of the most leisurely, the Elliotts were fashionably late; and the elderly man, with the hesitant air accentuated by the unwonted dress-coat, had much ado to win through the throng in the drawing-rooms with his charges.
very
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From this reading For an hour or more the avenue had been a-rumble with carriages coming and going, and a trickling stream of bidden ones flowed steadily inward under the electric-lighted awning, which extended the welcome of the hospitable house to the very curb.
Vetter
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From this reading Thanks to Myra Van Vetter, whose tiring was always of the most leisurely, the Elliotts were fashionably late; and the elderly man, with the hesitant air accentuated by the unwonted dress-coat, had much ado to win through the throng in the drawing-rooms with his charges.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE dancing party at the Calmaines' was a crush, as Mrs. Calmaine's social enlargements were wont to be.
welcome
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From this reading For an hour or more the avenue had been a-rumble with carriages coming and going, and a trickling stream of bidden ones flowed steadily inward under the electric-lighted awning, which extended the welcome of the hospitable house to the very curb.
well-turned
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From this reading His greeting to the hostess was sincere rather than well-turned in its phrasing; but Mrs. Calmaine was sweetly gracious.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE dancing party at the Calmaines' was a crush, as Mrs. Calmaine's social enlargements were wont to be.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For an hour or more the avenue had been a-rumble with carriages coming and going, and a trickling stream of bidden ones flowed steadily inward under the electric-lighted awning, which extended the welcome of the hospitable house to the very curb.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Thanks to Myra Van Vetter, whose tiring was always of the most leisurely, the Elliotts were fashionably late; and the elderly man, with the hesitant air accentuated by the unwonted dress-coat, had much ado to win through the throng in the drawing-rooms with his charges.
win
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From this reading Thanks to Myra Van Vetter, whose tiring was always of the most leisurely, the Elliotts were fashionably late; and the elderly man, with the hesitant air accentuated by the unwonted dress-coat, had much ado to win through the throng in the drawing-rooms with his charges.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For an hour or more the avenue had been a-rumble with carriages coming and going, and a trickling stream of bidden ones flowed steadily inward under the electric-lighted awning, which extended the welcome of the hospitable house to the very curb.
wont
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From this reading THE dancing party at the Calmaines' was a crush, as Mrs. Calmaine's social enlargements were wont to be.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "_So_ glad to see you, Stephen," she protested; "the old friends can never be spared, you know."
