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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 ball-room was dazzling in the beauty of its decorations and the soft effulgence of the shaded electric light, in which the magnificent jewels of the titled and wealthy women seemed to glow with a subdued and chastened fire.
all
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From this reading But through it all, weird and ghost-like shone Ida's girlish face, with its love-lit eyes and sweetly curving lips.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even the coldest and most _blasé_ of the guests had warmed up and caught fire at the blaze of excitement and enjoyment.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading A dance was in progress, and Stafford, as he stood by the doorway and looked mechanically and dully at the whirling crowd, the kaleidoscope of colour formed by the rich dresses, the fluttering fans, and the dashes of black represented by the men's clothes, thought vaguely that he had never seen anything more magnificent, more elegant of wealth and success.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A dance was in progress, and Stafford, as he stood by the doorway and looked mechanically and dully at the whirling crowd, the kaleidoscope of colour formed by the rich dresses, the fluttering fans, and the dashes of black represented by the men's clothes, thought vaguely that he had never seen anything more magnificent, more elegant of wealth and success.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The ball was at its height.
ball
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From this reading The ball was at its height.
ball-room
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From this reading The ball-room was dazzling in the beauty of its decorations and the soft effulgence of the shaded electric light, in which the magnificent jewels of the titled and wealthy women seemed to glow with a subdued and chastened fire.
beauty
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From this reading The ball-room was dazzling in the beauty of its decorations and the soft effulgence of the shaded electric light, in which the magnificent jewels of the titled and wealthy women seemed to glow with a subdued and chastened fire.
black
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From this reading A dance was in progress, and Stafford, as he stood by the doorway and looked mechanically and dully at the whirling crowd, the kaleidoscope of colour formed by the rich dresses, the fluttering fans, and the dashes of black represented by the men's clothes, thought vaguely that he had never seen anything more magnificent, more elegant of wealth and success.
blasé
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From this reading Even the coldest and most _blasé_ of the guests had warmed up and caught fire at the blaze of excitement and enjoyment.
blaze
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From this reading Even the coldest and most _blasé_ of the guests had warmed up and caught fire at the blaze of excitement and enjoyment.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But through it all, weird and ghost-like shone Ida's girlish face, with its love-lit eyes and sweetly curving lips.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A dance was in progress, and Stafford, as he stood by the doorway and looked mechanically and dully at the whirling crowd, the kaleidoscope of colour formed by the rich dresses, the fluttering fans, and the dashes of black represented by the men's clothes, thought vaguely that he had never seen anything more magnificent, more elegant of wealth and success.
caught
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From this reading Even the coldest and most _blasé_ of the guests had warmed up and caught fire at the blaze of excitement and enjoyment.
chastened
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From this reading The ball-room was dazzling in the beauty of its decorations and the soft effulgence of the shaded electric light, in which the magnificent jewels of the titled and wealthy women seemed to glow with a subdued and chastened fire.
clothes
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From this reading A dance was in progress, and Stafford, as he stood by the doorway and looked mechanically and dully at the whirling crowd, the kaleidoscope of colour formed by the rich dresses, the fluttering fans, and the dashes of black represented by the men's clothes, thought vaguely that he had never seen anything more magnificent, more elegant of wealth and success.
coldest
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From this reading Even the coldest and most _blasé_ of the guests had warmed up and caught fire at the blaze of excitement and enjoyment.
colour
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From this reading A dance was in progress, and Stafford, as he stood by the doorway and looked mechanically and dully at the whirling crowd, the kaleidoscope of colour formed by the rich dresses, the fluttering fans, and the dashes of black represented by the men's clothes, thought vaguely that he had never seen anything more magnificent, more elegant of wealth and success.
crowd
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From this reading A dance was in progress, and Stafford, as he stood by the doorway and looked mechanically and dully at the whirling crowd, the kaleidoscope of colour formed by the rich dresses, the fluttering fans, and the dashes of black represented by the men's clothes, thought vaguely that he had never seen anything more magnificent, more elegant of wealth and success.
curving
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From this reading But through it all, weird and ghost-like shone Ida's girlish face, with its love-lit eyes and sweetly curving lips.
dance
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From this reading A dance was in progress, and Stafford, as he stood by the doorway and looked mechanically and dully at the whirling crowd, the kaleidoscope of colour formed by the rich dresses, the fluttering fans, and the dashes of black represented by the men's clothes, thought vaguely that he had never seen anything more magnificent, more elegant of wealth and success.
dashes
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From this reading A dance was in progress, and Stafford, as he stood by the doorway and looked mechanically and dully at the whirling crowd, the kaleidoscope of colour formed by the rich dresses, the fluttering fans, and the dashes of black represented by the men's clothes, thought vaguely that he had never seen anything more magnificent, more elegant of wealth and success.
dazzling
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From this reading The ball-room was dazzling in the beauty of its decorations and the soft effulgence of the shaded electric light, in which the magnificent jewels of the titled and wealthy women seemed to glow with a subdued and chastened fire.
decorations
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From this reading The ball-room was dazzling in the beauty of its decorations and the soft effulgence of the shaded electric light, in which the magnificent jewels of the titled and wealthy women seemed to glow with a subdued and chastened fire.
doorway
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From this reading A dance was in progress, and Stafford, as he stood by the doorway and looked mechanically and dully at the whirling crowd, the kaleidoscope of colour formed by the rich dresses, the fluttering fans, and the dashes of black represented by the men's clothes, thought vaguely that he had never seen anything more magnificent, more elegant of wealth and success.
dresses
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From this reading A dance was in progress, and Stafford, as he stood by the doorway and looked mechanically and dully at the whirling crowd, the kaleidoscope of colour formed by the rich dresses, the fluttering fans, and the dashes of black represented by the men's clothes, thought vaguely that he had never seen anything more magnificent, more elegant of wealth and success.
dully
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From this reading A dance was in progress, and Stafford, as he stood by the doorway and looked mechanically and dully at the whirling crowd, the kaleidoscope of colour formed by the rich dresses, the fluttering fans, and the dashes of black represented by the men's clothes, thought vaguely that he had never seen anything more magnificent, more elegant of wealth and success.
effulgence
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From this reading The ball-room was dazzling in the beauty of its decorations and the soft effulgence of the shaded electric light, in which the magnificent jewels of the titled and wealthy women seemed to glow with a subdued and chastened fire.
electric
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From this reading The ball-room was dazzling in the beauty of its decorations and the soft effulgence of the shaded electric light, in which the magnificent jewels of the titled and wealthy women seemed to glow with a subdued and chastened fire.
elegant
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From this reading A dance was in progress, and Stafford, as he stood by the doorway and looked mechanically and dully at the whirling crowd, the kaleidoscope of colour formed by the rich dresses, the fluttering fans, and the dashes of black represented by the men's clothes, thought vaguely that he had never seen anything more magnificent, more elegant of wealth and success.
enjoyment
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From this reading Even the coldest and most _blasé_ of the guests had warmed up and caught fire at the blaze of excitement and enjoyment.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the coldest and most _blasé_ of the guests had warmed up and caught fire at the blaze of excitement and enjoyment.
excitement
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From this reading Even the coldest and most _blasé_ of the guests had warmed up and caught fire at the blaze of excitement and enjoyment.
eyes
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From this reading But through it all, weird and ghost-like shone Ida's girlish face, with its love-lit eyes and sweetly curving lips.
face
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From this reading But through it all, weird and ghost-like shone Ida's girlish face, with its love-lit eyes and sweetly curving lips.
fans
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From this reading A dance was in progress, and Stafford, as he stood by the doorway and looked mechanically and dully at the whirling crowd, the kaleidoscope of colour formed by the rich dresses, the fluttering fans, and the dashes of black represented by the men's clothes, thought vaguely that he had never seen anything more magnificent, more elegant of wealth and success.
fire
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From this reading Even the coldest and most _blasé_ of the guests had warmed up and caught fire at the blaze of excitement and enjoyment.
flutteringverbUS /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/
moving with quick light beats or trembles
From this reading A dance was in progress, and Stafford, as he stood by the doorway and looked mechanically and dully at the whirling crowd, the kaleidoscope of colour formed by the rich dresses, the fluttering fans, and the dashes of black represented by the men's clothes, thought vaguely that he had never seen anything more magnificent, more elegant of wealth and success.
formed
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From this reading A dance was in progress, and Stafford, as he stood by the doorway and looked mechanically and dully at the whirling crowd, the kaleidoscope of colour formed by the rich dresses, the fluttering fans, and the dashes of black represented by the men's clothes, thought vaguely that he had never seen anything more magnificent, more elegant of wealth and success.
ghost-like
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From this reading But through it all, weird and ghost-like shone Ida's girlish face, with its love-lit eyes and sweetly curving lips.
girlish
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From this reading But through it all, weird and ghost-like shone Ida's girlish face, with its love-lit eyes and sweetly curving lips.
glow
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From this reading The ball-room was dazzling in the beauty of its decorations and the soft effulgence of the shaded electric light, in which the magnificent jewels of the titled and wealthy women seemed to glow with a subdued and chastened fire.
guests
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From this reading Even the coldest and most _blasé_ of the guests had warmed up and caught fire at the blaze of excitement and enjoyment.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Even the coldest and most _blasé_ of the guests had warmed up and caught fire at the blaze of excitement and enjoyment.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A dance was in progress, and Stafford, as he stood by the doorway and looked mechanically and dully at the whirling crowd, the kaleidoscope of colour formed by the rich dresses, the fluttering fans, and the dashes of black represented by the men's clothes, thought vaguely that he had never seen anything more magnificent, more elegant of wealth and success.
height
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From this reading The ball was at its height.
Ida's
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From this reading But through it all, weird and ghost-like shone Ida's girlish face, with its love-lit eyes and sweetly curving lips.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The ball-room was dazzling in the beauty of its decorations and the soft effulgence of the shaded electric light, in which the magnificent jewels of the titled and wealthy women seemed to glow with a subdued and chastened fire.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But through it all, weird and ghost-like shone Ida's girlish face, with its love-lit eyes and sweetly curving lips.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The ball was at its height.
jewels
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From this reading The ball-room was dazzling in the beauty of its decorations and the soft effulgence of the shaded electric light, in which the magnificent jewels of the titled and wealthy women seemed to glow with a subdued and chastened fire.
kaleidoscope
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From this reading A dance was in progress, and Stafford, as he stood by the doorway and looked mechanically and dully at the whirling crowd, the kaleidoscope of colour formed by the rich dresses, the fluttering fans, and the dashes of black represented by the men's clothes, thought vaguely that he had never seen anything more magnificent, more elegant of wealth and success.
light
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From this reading The ball-room was dazzling in the beauty of its decorations and the soft effulgence of the shaded electric light, in which the magnificent jewels of the titled and wealthy women seemed to glow with a subdued and chastened fire.
lips
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From this reading But through it all, weird and ghost-like shone Ida's girlish face, with its love-lit eyes and sweetly curving lips.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A dance was in progress, and Stafford, as he stood by the doorway and looked mechanically and dully at the whirling crowd, the kaleidoscope of colour formed by the rich dresses, the fluttering fans, and the dashes of black represented by the men's clothes, thought vaguely that he had never seen anything more magnificent, more elegant of wealth and success.
love-lit
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From this reading But through it all, weird and ghost-like shone Ida's girlish face, with its love-lit eyes and sweetly curving lips.
magnificent
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From this reading The ball-room was dazzling in the beauty of its decorations and the soft effulgence of the shaded electric light, in which the magnificent jewels of the titled and wealthy women seemed to glow with a subdued and chastened fire.
mechanically
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From this reading A dance was in progress, and Stafford, as he stood by the doorway and looked mechanically and dully at the whirling crowd, the kaleidoscope of colour formed by the rich dresses, the fluttering fans, and the dashes of black represented by the men's clothes, thought vaguely that he had never seen anything more magnificent, more elegant of wealth and success.
men's
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From this reading A dance was in progress, and Stafford, as he stood by the doorway and looked mechanically and dully at the whirling crowd, the kaleidoscope of colour formed by the rich dresses, the fluttering fans, and the dashes of black represented by the men's clothes, thought vaguely that he had never seen anything more magnificent, more elegant of wealth and success.
more
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From this reading A dance was in progress, and Stafford, as he stood by the doorway and looked mechanically and dully at the whirling crowd, the kaleidoscope of colour formed by the rich dresses, the fluttering fans, and the dashes of black represented by the men's clothes, thought vaguely that he had never seen anything more magnificent, more elegant of wealth and success.
most
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From this reading Even the coldest and most _blasé_ of the guests had warmed up and caught fire at the blaze of excitement and enjoyment.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A dance was in progress, and Stafford, as he stood by the doorway and looked mechanically and dully at the whirling crowd, the kaleidoscope of colour formed by the rich dresses, the fluttering fans, and the dashes of black represented by the men's clothes, thought vaguely that he had never seen anything more magnificent, more elegant of wealth and success.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Even the coldest and most _blasé_ of the guests had warmed up and caught fire at the blaze of excitement and enjoyment.
progress
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From this reading A dance was in progress, and Stafford, as he stood by the doorway and looked mechanically and dully at the whirling crowd, the kaleidoscope of colour formed by the rich dresses, the fluttering fans, and the dashes of black represented by the men's clothes, thought vaguely that he had never seen anything more magnificent, more elegant of wealth and success.
represented
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From this reading A dance was in progress, and Stafford, as he stood by the doorway and looked mechanically and dully at the whirling crowd, the kaleidoscope of colour formed by the rich dresses, the fluttering fans, and the dashes of black represented by the men's clothes, thought vaguely that he had never seen anything more magnificent, more elegant of wealth and success.
rich
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From this reading A dance was in progress, and Stafford, as he stood by the doorway and looked mechanically and dully at the whirling crowd, the kaleidoscope of colour formed by the rich dresses, the fluttering fans, and the dashes of black represented by the men's clothes, thought vaguely that he had never seen anything more magnificent, more elegant of wealth and success.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ball-room was dazzling in the beauty of its decorations and the soft effulgence of the shaded electric light, in which the magnificent jewels of the titled and wealthy women seemed to glow with a subdued and chastened fire.
seen
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From this reading A dance was in progress, and Stafford, as he stood by the doorway and looked mechanically and dully at the whirling crowd, the kaleidoscope of colour formed by the rich dresses, the fluttering fans, and the dashes of black represented by the men's clothes, thought vaguely that he had never seen anything more magnificent, more elegant of wealth and success.
shaded
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From this reading The ball-room was dazzling in the beauty of its decorations and the soft effulgence of the shaded electric light, in which the magnificent jewels of the titled and wealthy women seemed to glow with a subdued and chastened fire.
shone
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From this reading But through it all, weird and ghost-like shone Ida's girlish face, with its love-lit eyes and sweetly curving lips.
soft
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From this reading The ball-room was dazzling in the beauty of its decorations and the soft effulgence of the shaded electric light, in which the magnificent jewels of the titled and wealthy women seemed to glow with a subdued and chastened fire.
Stafford
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From this reading A dance was in progress, and Stafford, as he stood by the doorway and looked mechanically and dully at the whirling crowd, the kaleidoscope of colour formed by the rich dresses, the fluttering fans, and the dashes of black represented by the men's clothes, thought vaguely that he had never seen anything more magnificent, more elegant of wealth and success.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A dance was in progress, and Stafford, as he stood by the doorway and looked mechanically and dully at the whirling crowd, the kaleidoscope of colour formed by the rich dresses, the fluttering fans, and the dashes of black represented by the men's clothes, thought vaguely that he had never seen anything more magnificent, more elegant of wealth and success.
subdued
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From this reading The ball-room was dazzling in the beauty of its decorations and the soft effulgence of the shaded electric light, in which the magnificent jewels of the titled and wealthy women seemed to glow with a subdued and chastened fire.
success
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From this reading A dance was in progress, and Stafford, as he stood by the doorway and looked mechanically and dully at the whirling crowd, the kaleidoscope of colour formed by the rich dresses, the fluttering fans, and the dashes of black represented by the men's clothes, thought vaguely that he had never seen anything more magnificent, more elegant of wealth and success.
sweetly
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From this reading But through it all, weird and ghost-like shone Ida's girlish face, with its love-lit eyes and sweetly curving lips.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A dance was in progress, and Stafford, as he stood by the doorway and looked mechanically and dully at the whirling crowd, the kaleidoscope of colour formed by the rich dresses, the fluttering fans, and the dashes of black represented by the men's clothes, thought vaguely that he had never seen anything more magnificent, more elegant of wealth and success.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The ball was at its height.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A dance was in progress, and Stafford, as he stood by the doorway and looked mechanically and dully at the whirling crowd, the kaleidoscope of colour formed by the rich dresses, the fluttering fans, and the dashes of black represented by the men's clothes, thought vaguely that he had never seen anything more magnificent, more elegant of wealth and success.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But through it all, weird and ghost-like shone Ida's girlish face, with its love-lit eyes and sweetly curving lips.
titled
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From this reading The ball-room was dazzling in the beauty of its decorations and the soft effulgence of the shaded electric light, in which the magnificent jewels of the titled and wealthy women seemed to glow with a subdued and chastened fire.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The ball-room was dazzling in the beauty of its decorations and the soft effulgence of the shaded electric light, in which the magnificent jewels of the titled and wealthy women seemed to glow with a subdued and chastened fire.
up
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From this reading Even the coldest and most _blasé_ of the guests had warmed up and caught fire at the blaze of excitement and enjoyment.
vaguely
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From this reading A dance was in progress, and Stafford, as he stood by the doorway and looked mechanically and dully at the whirling crowd, the kaleidoscope of colour formed by the rich dresses, the fluttering fans, and the dashes of black represented by the men's clothes, thought vaguely that he had never seen anything more magnificent, more elegant of wealth and success.
warmed
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From this reading Even the coldest and most _blasé_ of the guests had warmed up and caught fire at the blaze of excitement and enjoyment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ball was at its height.
wealth
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From this reading A dance was in progress, and Stafford, as he stood by the doorway and looked mechanically and dully at the whirling crowd, the kaleidoscope of colour formed by the rich dresses, the fluttering fans, and the dashes of black represented by the men's clothes, thought vaguely that he had never seen anything more magnificent, more elegant of wealth and success.
wealthy
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From this reading The ball-room was dazzling in the beauty of its decorations and the soft effulgence of the shaded electric light, in which the magnificent jewels of the titled and wealthy women seemed to glow with a subdued and chastened fire.
weird
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From this reading But through it all, weird and ghost-like shone Ida's girlish face, with its love-lit eyes and sweetly curving lips.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The ball-room was dazzling in the beauty of its decorations and the soft effulgence of the shaded electric light, in which the magnificent jewels of the titled and wealthy women seemed to glow with a subdued and chastened fire.
whirling
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From this reading A dance was in progress, and Stafford, as he stood by the doorway and looked mechanically and dully at the whirling crowd, the kaleidoscope of colour formed by the rich dresses, the fluttering fans, and the dashes of black represented by the men's clothes, thought vaguely that he had never seen anything more magnificent, more elegant of wealth and success.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The ball-room was dazzling in the beauty of its decorations and the soft effulgence of the shaded electric light, in which the magnificent jewels of the titled and wealthy women seemed to glow with a subdued and chastened fire.
women
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From this reading The ball-room was dazzling in the beauty of its decorations and the soft effulgence of the shaded electric light, in which the magnificent jewels of the titled and wealthy women seemed to glow with a subdued and chastened fire.
