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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 They went to dine at the modest restaurant of a colored man, who advertised a table d'hote dinner on a board at his door; and they put their misgivings to him, which seemed to grieve him, and he contended that Niagara was as prosperous and as much resorted to as ever.
advertised
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From this reading They went to dine at the modest restaurant of a colored man, who advertised a table d'hote dinner on a board at his door; and they put their misgivings to him, which seemed to grieve him, and he contended that Niagara was as prosperous and as much resorted to as ever.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In fact, they observed that their regret for the supposed decline of the Falls as a summer resort was nowhere popular in the village, and they desisted in their offers of sympathy, after their rebuff from the restaurateur.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, they haven't commenced coming yet," he replied, with hardy cheerfulness, and pretended that they were plenty enough in July and August.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It seems to me that I don't see so many strangers here as I used," Basil had suggested to their driver.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They went to dine at the modest restaurant of a colored man, who advertised a table d'hote dinner on a board at his door; and they put their misgivings to him, which seemed to grieve him, and he contended that Niagara was as prosperous and as much resorted to as ever.
August
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From this reading "Oh, they haven't commenced coming yet," he replied, with hardy cheerfulness, and pretended that they were plenty enough in July and August.
away
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From this reading Basil got his family away to the station after dinner, and left them there, while he walked down the village street, for a closer inspection of the hotels.
Basil
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From this reading "It seems to me that I don't see so many strangers here as I used," Basil had suggested to their driver.
board
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From this reading They went to dine at the modest restaurant of a colored man, who advertised a table d'hote dinner on a board at his door; and they put their misgivings to him, which seemed to grieve him, and he contended that Niagara was as prosperous and as much resorted to as ever.
cheerfulness
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From this reading "Oh, they haven't commenced coming yet," he replied, with hardy cheerfulness, and pretended that they were plenty enough in July and August.
closer
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From this reading Basil got his family away to the station after dinner, and left them there, while he walked down the village street, for a closer inspection of the hotels.
colored
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From this reading They went to dine at the modest restaurant of a colored man, who advertised a table d'hote dinner on a board at his door; and they put their misgivings to him, which seemed to grieve him, and he contended that Niagara was as prosperous and as much resorted to as ever.
coming
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From this reading "Oh, they haven't commenced coming yet," he replied, with hardy cheerfulness, and pretended that they were plenty enough in July and August.
commenced
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From this reading "Oh, they haven't commenced coming yet," he replied, with hardy cheerfulness, and pretended that they were plenty enough in July and August.
contended
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From this reading They went to dine at the modest restaurant of a colored man, who advertised a table d'hote dinner on a board at his door; and they put their misgivings to him, which seemed to grieve him, and he contended that Niagara was as prosperous and as much resorted to as ever.
d'hote
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From this reading They went to dine at the modest restaurant of a colored man, who advertised a table d'hote dinner on a board at his door; and they put their misgivings to him, which seemed to grieve him, and he contended that Niagara was as prosperous and as much resorted to as ever.
declinenounUS /dɪˈklaɪn/
a gradual loss of health and strength
From this reading In fact, they observed that their regret for the supposed decline of the Falls as a summer resort was nowhere popular in the village, and they desisted in their offers of sympathy, after their rebuff from the restaurateur.
desisted
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From this reading In fact, they observed that their regret for the supposed decline of the Falls as a summer resort was nowhere popular in the village, and they desisted in their offers of sympathy, after their rebuff from the restaurateur.
dine
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From this reading They went to dine at the modest restaurant of a colored man, who advertised a table d'hote dinner on a board at his door; and they put their misgivings to him, which seemed to grieve him, and he contended that Niagara was as prosperous and as much resorted to as ever.
dinner
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From this reading They went to dine at the modest restaurant of a colored man, who advertised a table d'hote dinner on a board at his door; and they put their misgivings to him, which seemed to grieve him, and he contended that Niagara was as prosperous and as much resorted to as ever.
don't
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From this reading "It seems to me that I don't see so many strangers here as I used," Basil had suggested to their driver.
door
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From this reading They went to dine at the modest restaurant of a colored man, who advertised a table d'hote dinner on a board at his door; and they put their misgivings to him, which seemed to grieve him, and he contended that Niagara was as prosperous and as much resorted to as ever.
down
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From this reading Basil got his family away to the station after dinner, and left them there, while he walked down the village street, for a closer inspection of the hotels.
driver
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From this reading "It seems to me that I don't see so many strangers here as I used," Basil had suggested to their driver.
enough
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From this reading "Oh, they haven't commenced coming yet," he replied, with hardy cheerfulness, and pretended that they were plenty enough in July and August.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went to dine at the modest restaurant of a colored man, who advertised a table d'hote dinner on a board at his door; and they put their misgivings to him, which seemed to grieve him, and he contended that Niagara was as prosperous and as much resorted to as ever.
fact
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From this reading In fact, they observed that their regret for the supposed decline of the Falls as a summer resort was nowhere popular in the village, and they desisted in their offers of sympathy, after their rebuff from the restaurateur.
Falls
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From this reading In fact, they observed that their regret for the supposed decline of the Falls as a summer resort was nowhere popular in the village, and they desisted in their offers of sympathy, after their rebuff from the restaurateur.
family
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From this reading Basil got his family away to the station after dinner, and left them there, while he walked down the village street, for a closer inspection of the hotels.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In fact, they observed that their regret for the supposed decline of the Falls as a summer resort was nowhere popular in the village, and they desisted in their offers of sympathy, after their rebuff from the restaurateur.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In fact, they observed that their regret for the supposed decline of the Falls as a summer resort was nowhere popular in the village, and they desisted in their offers of sympathy, after their rebuff from the restaurateur.
got
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From this reading Basil got his family away to the station after dinner, and left them there, while he walked down the village street, for a closer inspection of the hotels.
grieve
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From this reading They went to dine at the modest restaurant of a colored man, who advertised a table d'hote dinner on a board at his door; and they put their misgivings to him, which seemed to grieve him, and he contended that Niagara was as prosperous and as much resorted to as ever.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "It seems to me that I don't see so many strangers here as I used," Basil had suggested to their driver.
hardy
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From this reading "Oh, they haven't commenced coming yet," he replied, with hardy cheerfulness, and pretended that they were plenty enough in July and August.
haven't
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From this reading "Oh, they haven't commenced coming yet," he replied, with hardy cheerfulness, and pretended that they were plenty enough in July and August.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, they haven't commenced coming yet," he replied, with hardy cheerfulness, and pretended that they were plenty enough in July and August.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "It seems to me that I don't see so many strangers here as I used," Basil had suggested to their driver.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They went to dine at the modest restaurant of a colored man, who advertised a table d'hote dinner on a board at his door; and they put their misgivings to him, which seemed to grieve him, and he contended that Niagara was as prosperous and as much resorted to as ever.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They went to dine at the modest restaurant of a colored man, who advertised a table d'hote dinner on a board at his door; and they put their misgivings to him, which seemed to grieve him, and he contended that Niagara was as prosperous and as much resorted to as ever.
hotels
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From this reading Basil got his family away to the station after dinner, and left them there, while he walked down the village street, for a closer inspection of the hotels.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It seems to me that I don't see so many strangers here as I used," Basil had suggested to their driver.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, they haven't commenced coming yet," he replied, with hardy cheerfulness, and pretended that they were plenty enough in July and August.
inspection
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From this reading Basil got his family away to the station after dinner, and left them there, while he walked down the village street, for a closer inspection of the hotels.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It seems to me that I don't see so many strangers here as I used," Basil had suggested to their driver.
July
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From this reading "Oh, they haven't commenced coming yet," he replied, with hardy cheerfulness, and pretended that they were plenty enough in July and August.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Basil got his family away to the station after dinner, and left them there, while he walked down the village street, for a closer inspection of the hotels.
man
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From this reading They went to dine at the modest restaurant of a colored man, who advertised a table d'hote dinner on a board at his door; and they put their misgivings to him, which seemed to grieve him, and he contended that Niagara was as prosperous and as much resorted to as ever.
many
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From this reading "It seems to me that I don't see so many strangers here as I used," Basil had suggested to their driver.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It seems to me that I don't see so many strangers here as I used," Basil had suggested to their driver.
misgivings
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From this reading They went to dine at the modest restaurant of a colored man, who advertised a table d'hote dinner on a board at his door; and they put their misgivings to him, which seemed to grieve him, and he contended that Niagara was as prosperous and as much resorted to as ever.
modest
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From this reading They went to dine at the modest restaurant of a colored man, who advertised a table d'hote dinner on a board at his door; and they put their misgivings to him, which seemed to grieve him, and he contended that Niagara was as prosperous and as much resorted to as ever.
much
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From this reading They went to dine at the modest restaurant of a colored man, who advertised a table d'hote dinner on a board at his door; and they put their misgivings to him, which seemed to grieve him, and he contended that Niagara was as prosperous and as much resorted to as ever.
Niagara
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From this reading They went to dine at the modest restaurant of a colored man, who advertised a table d'hote dinner on a board at his door; and they put their misgivings to him, which seemed to grieve him, and he contended that Niagara was as prosperous and as much resorted to as ever.
nowhere
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From this reading In fact, they observed that their regret for the supposed decline of the Falls as a summer resort was nowhere popular in the village, and they desisted in their offers of sympathy, after their rebuff from the restaurateur.
observed
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From this reading In fact, they observed that their regret for the supposed decline of the Falls as a summer resort was nowhere popular in the village, and they desisted in their offers of sympathy, after their rebuff from the restaurateur.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They went to dine at the modest restaurant of a colored man, who advertised a table d'hote dinner on a board at his door; and they put their misgivings to him, which seemed to grieve him, and he contended that Niagara was as prosperous and as much resorted to as ever.
offers
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From this reading In fact, they observed that their regret for the supposed decline of the Falls as a summer resort was nowhere popular in the village, and they desisted in their offers of sympathy, after their rebuff from the restaurateur.
Oh
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From this reading "Oh, they haven't commenced coming yet," he replied, with hardy cheerfulness, and pretended that they were plenty enough in July and August.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They went to dine at the modest restaurant of a colored man, who advertised a table d'hote dinner on a board at his door; and they put their misgivings to him, which seemed to grieve him, and he contended that Niagara was as prosperous and as much resorted to as ever.
plenty
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From this reading "Oh, they haven't commenced coming yet," he replied, with hardy cheerfulness, and pretended that they were plenty enough in July and August.
popular
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From this reading In fact, they observed that their regret for the supposed decline of the Falls as a summer resort was nowhere popular in the village, and they desisted in their offers of sympathy, after their rebuff from the restaurateur.
pretended
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From this reading "Oh, they haven't commenced coming yet," he replied, with hardy cheerfulness, and pretended that they were plenty enough in July and August.
prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑspərəs/
successful and without serious problems
From this reading They went to dine at the modest restaurant of a colored man, who advertised a table d'hote dinner on a board at his door; and they put their misgivings to him, which seemed to grieve him, and he contended that Niagara was as prosperous and as much resorted to as ever.
put
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From this reading They went to dine at the modest restaurant of a colored man, who advertised a table d'hote dinner on a board at his door; and they put their misgivings to him, which seemed to grieve him, and he contended that Niagara was as prosperous and as much resorted to as ever.
rebuffnounUS /rɪˈbʌf/
an unkind refusal of a friendly offer or request
From this reading In fact, they observed that their regret for the supposed decline of the Falls as a summer resort was nowhere popular in the village, and they desisted in their offers of sympathy, after their rebuff from the restaurateur.
regret
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From this reading In fact, they observed that their regret for the supposed decline of the Falls as a summer resort was nowhere popular in the village, and they desisted in their offers of sympathy, after their rebuff from the restaurateur.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Oh, they haven't commenced coming yet," he replied, with hardy cheerfulness, and pretended that they were plenty enough in July and August.
resort
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From this reading In fact, they observed that their regret for the supposed decline of the Falls as a summer resort was nowhere popular in the village, and they desisted in their offers of sympathy, after their rebuff from the restaurateur.
resorted
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From this reading They went to dine at the modest restaurant of a colored man, who advertised a table d'hote dinner on a board at his door; and they put their misgivings to him, which seemed to grieve him, and he contended that Niagara was as prosperous and as much resorted to as ever.
restaurant
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From this reading They went to dine at the modest restaurant of a colored man, who advertised a table d'hote dinner on a board at his door; and they put their misgivings to him, which seemed to grieve him, and he contended that Niagara was as prosperous and as much resorted to as ever.
restaurateur
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From this reading In fact, they observed that their regret for the supposed decline of the Falls as a summer resort was nowhere popular in the village, and they desisted in their offers of sympathy, after their rebuff from the restaurateur.
see
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From this reading "It seems to me that I don't see so many strangers here as I used," Basil had suggested to their driver.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went to dine at the modest restaurant of a colored man, who advertised a table d'hote dinner on a board at his door; and they put their misgivings to him, which seemed to grieve him, and he contended that Niagara was as prosperous and as much resorted to as ever.
seems
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From this reading "It seems to me that I don't see so many strangers here as I used," Basil had suggested to their driver.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It seems to me that I don't see so many strangers here as I used," Basil had suggested to their driver.
station
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From this reading Basil got his family away to the station after dinner, and left them there, while he walked down the village street, for a closer inspection of the hotels.
strangers
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From this reading "It seems to me that I don't see so many strangers here as I used," Basil had suggested to their driver.
street
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From this reading Basil got his family away to the station after dinner, and left them there, while he walked down the village street, for a closer inspection of the hotels.
suggested
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From this reading "It seems to me that I don't see so many strangers here as I used," Basil had suggested to their driver.
summer
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From this reading In fact, they observed that their regret for the supposed decline of the Falls as a summer resort was nowhere popular in the village, and they desisted in their offers of sympathy, after their rebuff from the restaurateur.
supposed
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From this reading In fact, they observed that their regret for the supposed decline of the Falls as a summer resort was nowhere popular in the village, and they desisted in their offers of sympathy, after their rebuff from the restaurateur.
sympathy
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From this reading In fact, they observed that their regret for the supposed decline of the Falls as a summer resort was nowhere popular in the village, and they desisted in their offers of sympathy, after their rebuff from the restaurateur.
table
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From this reading They went to dine at the modest restaurant of a colored man, who advertised a table d'hote dinner on a board at his door; and they put their misgivings to him, which seemed to grieve him, and he contended that Niagara was as prosperous and as much resorted to as ever.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It seems to me that I don't see so many strangers here as I used," Basil had suggested to their driver.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They went to dine at the modest restaurant of a colored man, who advertised a table d'hote dinner on a board at his door; and they put their misgivings to him, which seemed to grieve him, and he contended that Niagara was as prosperous and as much resorted to as ever.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "It seems to me that I don't see so many strangers here as I used," Basil had suggested to their driver.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Basil got his family away to the station after dinner, and left them there, while he walked down the village street, for a closer inspection of the hotels.
there
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From this reading Basil got his family away to the station after dinner, and left them there, while he walked down the village street, for a closer inspection of the hotels.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, they haven't commenced coming yet," he replied, with hardy cheerfulness, and pretended that they were plenty enough in July and August.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It seems to me that I don't see so many strangers here as I used," Basil had suggested to their driver.
used
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From this reading "It seems to me that I don't see so many strangers here as I used," Basil had suggested to their driver.
village
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From this reading In fact, they observed that their regret for the supposed decline of the Falls as a summer resort was nowhere popular in the village, and they desisted in their offers of sympathy, after their rebuff from the restaurateur.
walked
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From this reading Basil got his family away to the station after dinner, and left them there, while he walked down the village street, for a closer inspection of the hotels.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They went to dine at the modest restaurant of a colored man, who advertised a table d'hote dinner on a board at his door; and they put their misgivings to him, which seemed to grieve him, and he contended that Niagara was as prosperous and as much resorted to as ever.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They went to dine at the modest restaurant of a colored man, who advertised a table d'hote dinner on a board at his door; and they put their misgivings to him, which seemed to grieve him, and he contended that Niagara was as prosperous and as much resorted to as ever.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Oh, they haven't commenced coming yet," he replied, with hardy cheerfulness, and pretended that they were plenty enough in July and August.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They went to dine at the modest restaurant of a colored man, who advertised a table d'hote dinner on a board at his door; and they put their misgivings to him, which seemed to grieve him, and he contended that Niagara was as prosperous and as much resorted to as ever.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Basil got his family away to the station after dinner, and left them there, while he walked down the village street, for a closer inspection of the hotels.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They went to dine at the modest restaurant of a colored man, who advertised a table d'hote dinner on a board at his door; and they put their misgivings to him, which seemed to grieve him, and he contended that Niagara was as prosperous and as much resorted to as ever.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh, they haven't commenced coming yet," he replied, with hardy cheerfulness, and pretended that they were plenty enough in July and August.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "Oh, they haven't commenced coming yet," he replied, with hardy cheerfulness, and pretended that they were plenty enough in July and August.
