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1857
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From this reading I SAVE A TREASURE, AND START A FEUD In the month of May, 1857, I went to a party.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I SAVE A TREASURE, AND START A FEUD In the month of May, 1857, I went to a party.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This was a new thing for me; for parties had been something of which I had heard as of many things outside of the experience of a common fellow like me, but always had thought about as a thing only to be read of, like _porte cochères_ and riding to hounds, and butlers and books of poems.
always
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From this reading This was a new thing for me; for parties had been something of which I had heard as of many things outside of the experience of a common fellow like me, but always had thought about as a thing only to be read of, like _porte cochères_ and riding to hounds, and butlers and books of poems.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I SAVE A TREASURE, AND START A FEUD In the month of May, 1857, I went to a party.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This was a new thing for me; for parties had been something of which I had heard as of many things outside of the experience of a common fellow like me, but always had thought about as a thing only to be read of, like _porte cochères_ and riding to hounds, and butlers and books of poems.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The party was at the "great Gothic house" of Governor Wade, just finished, over in Benton Township.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This was a new thing for me; for parties had been something of which I had heard as of many things outside of the experience of a common fellow like me, but always had thought about as a thing only to be read of, like _porte cochères_ and riding to hounds, and butlers and books of poems.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This was a new thing for me; for parties had been something of which I had heard as of many things outside of the experience of a common fellow like me, but always had thought about as a thing only to be read of, like _porte cochères_ and riding to hounds, and butlers and books of poems.
Benton
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From this reading The party was at the "great Gothic house" of Governor Wade, just finished, over in Benton Township.
boats
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From this reading Stuff for story-books, and not for Vandemark Township; though when I saw the thing, it was not so very different from the dances and "sings" we used to have on the boats of the Grand Canal, as the Erie Ditch was then called when you wanted to put on a little style.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading This was a new thing for me; for parties had been something of which I had heard as of many things outside of the experience of a common fellow like me, but always had thought about as a thing only to be read of, like _porte cochères_ and riding to hounds, and butlers and books of poems.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This was a new thing for me; for parties had been something of which I had heard as of many things outside of the experience of a common fellow like me, but always had thought about as a thing only to be read of, like _porte cochères_ and riding to hounds, and butlers and books of poems.
butlers
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From this reading This was a new thing for me; for parties had been something of which I had heard as of many things outside of the experience of a common fellow like me, but always had thought about as a thing only to be read of, like _porte cochères_ and riding to hounds, and butlers and books of poems.
called
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From this reading Stuff for story-books, and not for Vandemark Township; though when I saw the thing, it was not so very different from the dances and "sings" we used to have on the boats of the Grand Canal, as the Erie Ditch was then called when you wanted to put on a little style.
Canal
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From this reading Stuff for story-books, and not for Vandemark Township; though when I saw the thing, it was not so very different from the dances and "sings" we used to have on the boats of the Grand Canal, as the Erie Ditch was then called when you wanted to put on a little style.
citizen
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From this reading The Governor was not even a citizen of Vandemark Township, but he had some land in it.
cochères
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From this reading This was a new thing for me; for parties had been something of which I had heard as of many things outside of the experience of a common fellow like me, but always had thought about as a thing only to be read of, like _porte cochères_ and riding to hounds, and butlers and books of poems.
common
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From this reading This was a new thing for me; for parties had been something of which I had heard as of many things outside of the experience of a common fellow like me, but always had thought about as a thing only to be read of, like _porte cochères_ and riding to hounds, and butlers and books of poems.
dances
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From this reading Stuff for story-books, and not for Vandemark Township; though when I saw the thing, it was not so very different from the dances and "sings" we used to have on the boats of the Grand Canal, as the Erie Ditch was then called when you wanted to put on a little style.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Stuff for story-books, and not for Vandemark Township; though when I saw the thing, it was not so very different from the dances and "sings" we used to have on the boats of the Grand Canal, as the Erie Ditch was then called when you wanted to put on a little style.
Ditch
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From this reading Stuff for story-books, and not for Vandemark Township; though when I saw the thing, it was not so very different from the dances and "sings" we used to have on the boats of the Grand Canal, as the Erie Ditch was then called when you wanted to put on a little style.
Erie
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From this reading Stuff for story-books, and not for Vandemark Township; though when I saw the thing, it was not so very different from the dances and "sings" we used to have on the boats of the Grand Canal, as the Erie Ditch was then called when you wanted to put on a little style.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Governor was not even a citizen of Vandemark Township, but he had some land in it.
experience
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From this reading This was a new thing for me; for parties had been something of which I had heard as of many things outside of the experience of a common fellow like me, but always had thought about as a thing only to be read of, like _porte cochères_ and riding to hounds, and butlers and books of poems.
fellow
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From this reading This was a new thing for me; for parties had been something of which I had heard as of many things outside of the experience of a common fellow like me, but always had thought about as a thing only to be read of, like _porte cochères_ and riding to hounds, and butlers and books of poems.
FEUD
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From this reading I SAVE A TREASURE, AND START A FEUD In the month of May, 1857, I went to a party.
finished
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From this reading The party was at the "great Gothic house" of Governor Wade, just finished, over in Benton Township.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This was a new thing for me; for parties had been something of which I had heard as of many things outside of the experience of a common fellow like me, but always had thought about as a thing only to be read of, like _porte cochères_ and riding to hounds, and butlers and books of poems.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Stuff for story-books, and not for Vandemark Township; though when I saw the thing, it was not so very different from the dances and "sings" we used to have on the boats of the Grand Canal, as the Erie Ditch was then called when you wanted to put on a little style.
Gothic
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From this reading The party was at the "great Gothic house" of Governor Wade, just finished, over in Benton Township.
Governor
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From this reading The party was at the "great Gothic house" of Governor Wade, just finished, over in Benton Township.
Grand
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From this reading Stuff for story-books, and not for Vandemark Township; though when I saw the thing, it was not so very different from the dances and "sings" we used to have on the boats of the Grand Canal, as the Erie Ditch was then called when you wanted to put on a little style.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The party was at the "great Gothic house" of Governor Wade, just finished, over in Benton Township.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This was a new thing for me; for parties had been something of which I had heard as of many things outside of the experience of a common fellow like me, but always had thought about as a thing only to be read of, like _porte cochères_ and riding to hounds, and butlers and books of poems.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Stuff for story-books, and not for Vandemark Township; though when I saw the thing, it was not so very different from the dances and "sings" we used to have on the boats of the Grand Canal, as the Erie Ditch was then called when you wanted to put on a little style.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Governor was not even a citizen of Vandemark Township, but he had some land in it.
heard
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From this reading This was a new thing for me; for parties had been something of which I had heard as of many things outside of the experience of a common fellow like me, but always had thought about as a thing only to be read of, like _porte cochères_ and riding to hounds, and butlers and books of poems.
hounds
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From this reading This was a new thing for me; for parties had been something of which I had heard as of many things outside of the experience of a common fellow like me, but always had thought about as a thing only to be read of, like _porte cochères_ and riding to hounds, and butlers and books of poems.
house
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From this reading The party was at the "great Gothic house" of Governor Wade, just finished, over in Benton Township.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I SAVE A TREASURE, AND START A FEUD In the month of May, 1857, I went to a party.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I SAVE A TREASURE, AND START A FEUD In the month of May, 1857, I went to a party.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Stuff for story-books, and not for Vandemark Township; though when I saw the thing, it was not so very different from the dances and "sings" we used to have on the boats of the Grand Canal, as the Erie Ditch was then called when you wanted to put on a little style.
just
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From this reading The party was at the "great Gothic house" of Governor Wade, just finished, over in Benton Township.
land
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From this reading The Governor was not even a citizen of Vandemark Township, but he had some land in it.
like
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From this reading This was a new thing for me; for parties had been something of which I had heard as of many things outside of the experience of a common fellow like me, but always had thought about as a thing only to be read of, like _porte cochères_ and riding to hounds, and butlers and books of poems.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stuff for story-books, and not for Vandemark Township; though when I saw the thing, it was not so very different from the dances and "sings" we used to have on the boats of the Grand Canal, as the Erie Ditch was then called when you wanted to put on a little style.
many
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From this reading This was a new thing for me; for parties had been something of which I had heard as of many things outside of the experience of a common fellow like me, but always had thought about as a thing only to be read of, like _porte cochères_ and riding to hounds, and butlers and books of poems.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I SAVE A TREASURE, AND START A FEUD In the month of May, 1857, I went to a party.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This was a new thing for me; for parties had been something of which I had heard as of many things outside of the experience of a common fellow like me, but always had thought about as a thing only to be read of, like _porte cochères_ and riding to hounds, and butlers and books of poems.
month
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From this reading I SAVE A TREASURE, AND START A FEUD In the month of May, 1857, I went to a party.
new
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From this reading This was a new thing for me; for parties had been something of which I had heard as of many things outside of the experience of a common fellow like me, but always had thought about as a thing only to be read of, like _porte cochères_ and riding to hounds, and butlers and books of poems.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Stuff for story-books, and not for Vandemark Township; though when I saw the thing, it was not so very different from the dances and "sings" we used to have on the boats of the Grand Canal, as the Erie Ditch was then called when you wanted to put on a little style.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I SAVE A TREASURE, AND START A FEUD In the month of May, 1857, I went to a party.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Stuff for story-books, and not for Vandemark Township; though when I saw the thing, it was not so very different from the dances and "sings" we used to have on the boats of the Grand Canal, as the Erie Ditch was then called when you wanted to put on a little style.
only
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From this reading This was a new thing for me; for parties had been something of which I had heard as of many things outside of the experience of a common fellow like me, but always had thought about as a thing only to be read of, like _porte cochères_ and riding to hounds, and butlers and books of poems.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This was a new thing for me; for parties had been something of which I had heard as of many things outside of the experience of a common fellow like me, but always had thought about as a thing only to be read of, like _porte cochères_ and riding to hounds, and butlers and books of poems.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The party was at the "great Gothic house" of Governor Wade, just finished, over in Benton Township.
parties
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From this reading This was a new thing for me; for parties had been something of which I had heard as of many things outside of the experience of a common fellow like me, but always had thought about as a thing only to be read of, like _porte cochères_ and riding to hounds, and butlers and books of poems.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I SAVE A TREASURE, AND START A FEUD In the month of May, 1857, I went to a party.
poems
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From this reading This was a new thing for me; for parties had been something of which I had heard as of many things outside of the experience of a common fellow like me, but always had thought about as a thing only to be read of, like _porte cochères_ and riding to hounds, and butlers and books of poems.
porte
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From this reading This was a new thing for me; for parties had been something of which I had heard as of many things outside of the experience of a common fellow like me, but always had thought about as a thing only to be read of, like _porte cochères_ and riding to hounds, and butlers and books of poems.
put
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From this reading Stuff for story-books, and not for Vandemark Township; though when I saw the thing, it was not so very different from the dances and "sings" we used to have on the boats of the Grand Canal, as the Erie Ditch was then called when you wanted to put on a little style.
read
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From this reading This was a new thing for me; for parties had been something of which I had heard as of many things outside of the experience of a common fellow like me, but always had thought about as a thing only to be read of, like _porte cochères_ and riding to hounds, and butlers and books of poems.
riding
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From this reading This was a new thing for me; for parties had been something of which I had heard as of many things outside of the experience of a common fellow like me, but always had thought about as a thing only to be read of, like _porte cochères_ and riding to hounds, and butlers and books of poems.
SAVEprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading I SAVE A TREASURE, AND START A FEUD In the month of May, 1857, I went to a party.
saw
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From this reading Stuff for story-books, and not for Vandemark Township; though when I saw the thing, it was not so very different from the dances and "sings" we used to have on the boats of the Grand Canal, as the Erie Ditch was then called when you wanted to put on a little style.
sings
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From this reading Stuff for story-books, and not for Vandemark Township; though when I saw the thing, it was not so very different from the dances and "sings" we used to have on the boats of the Grand Canal, as the Erie Ditch was then called when you wanted to put on a little style.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Stuff for story-books, and not for Vandemark Township; though when I saw the thing, it was not so very different from the dances and "sings" we used to have on the boats of the Grand Canal, as the Erie Ditch was then called when you wanted to put on a little style.
some
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From this reading The Governor was not even a citizen of Vandemark Township, but he had some land in it.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading This was a new thing for me; for parties had been something of which I had heard as of many things outside of the experience of a common fellow like me, but always had thought about as a thing only to be read of, like _porte cochères_ and riding to hounds, and butlers and books of poems.
STARTnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I SAVE A TREASURE, AND START A FEUD In the month of May, 1857, I went to a party.
story-books
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From this reading Stuff for story-books, and not for Vandemark Township; though when I saw the thing, it was not so very different from the dances and "sings" we used to have on the boats of the Grand Canal, as the Erie Ditch was then called when you wanted to put on a little style.
Stuff
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From this reading Stuff for story-books, and not for Vandemark Township; though when I saw the thing, it was not so very different from the dances and "sings" we used to have on the boats of the Grand Canal, as the Erie Ditch was then called when you wanted to put on a little style.
style
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From this reading Stuff for story-books, and not for Vandemark Township; though when I saw the thing, it was not so very different from the dances and "sings" we used to have on the boats of the Grand Canal, as the Erie Ditch was then called when you wanted to put on a little style.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I SAVE A TREASURE, AND START A FEUD In the month of May, 1857, I went to a party.
then
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From this reading Stuff for story-books, and not for Vandemark Township; though when I saw the thing, it was not so very different from the dances and "sings" we used to have on the boats of the Grand Canal, as the Erie Ditch was then called when you wanted to put on a little style.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was a new thing for me; for parties had been something of which I had heard as of many things outside of the experience of a common fellow like me, but always had thought about as a thing only to be read of, like _porte cochères_ and riding to hounds, and butlers and books of poems.
things
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From this reading This was a new thing for me; for parties had been something of which I had heard as of many things outside of the experience of a common fellow like me, but always had thought about as a thing only to be read of, like _porte cochères_ and riding to hounds, and butlers and books of poems.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was a new thing for me; for parties had been something of which I had heard as of many things outside of the experience of a common fellow like me, but always had thought about as a thing only to be read of, like _porte cochères_ and riding to hounds, and butlers and books of poems.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Stuff for story-books, and not for Vandemark Township; though when I saw the thing, it was not so very different from the dances and "sings" we used to have on the boats of the Grand Canal, as the Erie Ditch was then called when you wanted to put on a little style.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was a new thing for me; for parties had been something of which I had heard as of many things outside of the experience of a common fellow like me, but always had thought about as a thing only to be read of, like _porte cochères_ and riding to hounds, and butlers and books of poems.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I SAVE A TREASURE, AND START A FEUD In the month of May, 1857, I went to a party.
Township
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From this reading Stuff for story-books, and not for Vandemark Township; though when I saw the thing, it was not so very different from the dances and "sings" we used to have on the boats of the Grand Canal, as the Erie Ditch was then called when you wanted to put on a little style.
TREASURE
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From this reading I SAVE A TREASURE, AND START A FEUD In the month of May, 1857, I went to a party.
used
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From this reading Stuff for story-books, and not for Vandemark Township; though when I saw the thing, it was not so very different from the dances and "sings" we used to have on the boats of the Grand Canal, as the Erie Ditch was then called when you wanted to put on a little style.
Vandemark
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From this reading Stuff for story-books, and not for Vandemark Township; though when I saw the thing, it was not so very different from the dances and "sings" we used to have on the boats of the Grand Canal, as the Erie Ditch was then called when you wanted to put on a little style.
very
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From this reading Stuff for story-books, and not for Vandemark Township; though when I saw the thing, it was not so very different from the dances and "sings" we used to have on the boats of the Grand Canal, as the Erie Ditch was then called when you wanted to put on a little style.
Wade
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From this reading The party was at the "great Gothic house" of Governor Wade, just finished, over in Benton Township.
wanted
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From this reading Stuff for story-books, and not for Vandemark Township; though when I saw the thing, it was not so very different from the dances and "sings" we used to have on the boats of the Grand Canal, as the Erie Ditch was then called when you wanted to put on a little style.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was a new thing for me; for parties had been something of which I had heard as of many things outside of the experience of a common fellow like me, but always had thought about as a thing only to be read of, like _porte cochères_ and riding to hounds, and butlers and books of poems.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Stuff for story-books, and not for Vandemark Township; though when I saw the thing, it was not so very different from the dances and "sings" we used to have on the boats of the Grand Canal, as the Erie Ditch was then called when you wanted to put on a little style.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I SAVE A TREASURE, AND START A FEUD In the month of May, 1857, I went to a party.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Stuff for story-books, and not for Vandemark Township; though when I saw the thing, it was not so very different from the dances and "sings" we used to have on the boats of the Grand Canal, as the Erie Ditch was then called when you wanted to put on a little style.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This was a new thing for me; for parties had been something of which I had heard as of many things outside of the experience of a common fellow like me, but always had thought about as a thing only to be read of, like _porte cochères_ and riding to hounds, and butlers and books of poems.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Stuff for story-books, and not for Vandemark Township; though when I saw the thing, it was not so very different from the dances and "sings" we used to have on the boats of the Grand Canal, as the Erie Ditch was then called when you wanted to put on a little style.
