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Athalie
Athalie

Chapter XXII

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It was in the days when nothing physical tainted her passionate attachment to Clive.
When she was with him she enjoyed the moment with all her heart and soul--gave to it and to him everything that was best in her--all the richness of her mental and bodily vigour, all the unspoiled enthusiasm of her years, all the sturdy freshness of youth, eager, receptive, credulous, unsatiated.
With them, once more, the old happy companionship began; the Cafe Arabesque, the Regina, the theatres, the suburban restaurants knew them again.
Familiar faces among the waiters welcomed them to the same tables; the same ushers guided them through familiar aisles; the same taxi drivers touched their caps with the same alacrity; the same porters bestirred themselves for tips.
Sometimes when they were not alone, they and their friends danced late at Castle House or the Sans-Souci, or the Humming-Bird, or some such resort, at that time in vogue.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Athalie

Chapter XXII

Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
It was in the days when nothing physical tainted her passionate attachment to Clive.
Line 2
When she was with him she enjoyed the moment with all her heart and soul--gave to it and to him everything that was best in her--all the richness of her mental and bodily vigour, all the unspoiled enthusiasm of her years, all the sturdy freshness of youth, eager, receptive, credulous, unsatiated.
Line 3
With them, once more, the old happy companionship began; the Cafe Arabesque, the Regina, the theatres, the suburban restaurants knew them again.
Line 4
Familiar faces among the waiters welcomed them to the same tables; the same ushers guided them through familiar aisles; the same taxi drivers touched their caps with the same alacrity; the same porters bestirred themselves for tips.
Line 5
Sometimes when they were not alone, they and their friends danced late at Castle House or the Sans-Souci, or the Humming-Bird, or some such resort, at that time in vogue.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “With them, once more, the old happy companionship began; the Cafe Arabesque, the Regina, the theatres, the suburban restaurants knew them again.”

Alone noun US /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Sometimes when they were not alone, they and their friends danced late at Castle House or the Sans-Souci, or the Humming-Bird, or some such resort, at that time in vogue.”

Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “Familiar faces among the waiters welcomed them to the same tables; the same ushers guided them through familiar aisles; the same taxi drivers touched their caps with the same alacrity; the same porters bestirred themselves for tips.”

Began noun US /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “With them, once more, the old happy companionship began; the Cafe Arabesque, the Regina, the theatres, the suburban restaurants knew them again.”

Everything pronoun US /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading “When she was with him she enjoyed the moment with all her heart and soul--gave to it and to him everything that was best in her--all the richness of her mental and bodily vigour, all the unspoiled enthusiasm of her years, all the sturdy freshness of youth, eager, receptive, credulous, unsatiated.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “It was in the days when nothing physical tainted her passionate attachment to Clive.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “With them, once more, the old happy companionship began; the Cafe Arabesque, the Regina, the theatres, the suburban restaurants knew them again.”

Same noun US /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Familiar faces among the waiters welcomed them to the same tables; the same ushers guided them through familiar aisles; the same taxi drivers touched their caps with the same alacrity; the same porters bestirred themselves for tips.”

Sometimes noun US /sometimes/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Sometimes when they were not alone, they and their friends danced late at Castle House or the Sans-Souci, or the Humming-Bird, or some such resort, at that time in vogue.”

Themselves pronoun US /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading “Familiar faces among the waiters welcomed them to the same tables; the same ushers guided them through familiar aisles; the same taxi drivers touched their caps with the same alacrity; the same porters bestirred themselves for tips.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Familiar faces among the waiters welcomed them to the same tables; the same ushers guided them through familiar aisles; the same taxi drivers touched their caps with the same alacrity; the same porters bestirred themselves for tips.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Sometimes when they were not alone, they and their friends danced late at Castle House or the Sans-Souci, or the Humming-Bird, or some such resort, at that time in vogue.”

All words in this reading · 98

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againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading With them, once more, the old happy companionship began; the Cafe Arabesque, the Regina, the theatres, the suburban restaurants knew them again.

aisles

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From this reading Familiar faces among the waiters welcomed them to the same tables; the same ushers guided them through familiar aisles; the same taxi drivers touched their caps with the same alacrity; the same porters bestirred themselves for tips.

alacrity

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From this reading Familiar faces among the waiters welcomed them to the same tables; the same ushers guided them through familiar aisles; the same taxi drivers touched their caps with the same alacrity; the same porters bestirred themselves for tips.

all

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From this reading When she was with him she enjoyed the moment with all her heart and soul--gave to it and to him everything that was best in her--all the richness of her mental and bodily vigour, all the unspoiled enthusiasm of her years, all the sturdy freshness of youth, eager, receptive, credulous, unsatiated.

alonenounUS /alone/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Sometimes when they were not alone, they and their friends danced late at Castle House or the Sans-Souci, or the Humming-Bird, or some such resort, at that time in vogue.

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Familiar faces among the waiters welcomed them to the same tables; the same ushers guided them through familiar aisles; the same taxi drivers touched their caps with the same alacrity; the same porters bestirred themselves for tips.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading When she was with him she enjoyed the moment with all her heart and soul--gave to it and to him everything that was best in her--all the richness of her mental and bodily vigour, all the unspoiled enthusiasm of her years, all the sturdy freshness of youth, eager, receptive, credulous, unsatiated.

Arabesque

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From this reading With them, once more, the old happy companionship began; the Cafe Arabesque, the Regina, the theatres, the suburban restaurants knew them again.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Sometimes when they were not alone, they and their friends danced late at Castle House or the Sans-Souci, or the Humming-Bird, or some such resort, at that time in vogue.

attachment

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From this reading It was in the days when nothing physical tainted her passionate attachment to Clive.

begannounUS /began/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading With them, once more, the old happy companionship began; the Cafe Arabesque, the Regina, the theatres, the suburban restaurants knew them again.

best

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From this reading When she was with him she enjoyed the moment with all her heart and soul--gave to it and to him everything that was best in her--all the richness of her mental and bodily vigour, all the unspoiled enthusiasm of her years, all the sturdy freshness of youth, eager, receptive, credulous, unsatiated.

bestirred

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From this reading Familiar faces among the waiters welcomed them to the same tables; the same ushers guided them through familiar aisles; the same taxi drivers touched their caps with the same alacrity; the same porters bestirred themselves for tips.

bodily

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From this reading When she was with him she enjoyed the moment with all her heart and soul--gave to it and to him everything that was best in her--all the richness of her mental and bodily vigour, all the unspoiled enthusiasm of her years, all the sturdy freshness of youth, eager, receptive, credulous, unsatiated.

Cafe

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From this reading With them, once more, the old happy companionship began; the Cafe Arabesque, the Regina, the theatres, the suburban restaurants knew them again.

caps

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From this reading Familiar faces among the waiters welcomed them to the same tables; the same ushers guided them through familiar aisles; the same taxi drivers touched their caps with the same alacrity; the same porters bestirred themselves for tips.

Castle

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From this reading Sometimes when they were not alone, they and their friends danced late at Castle House or the Sans-Souci, or the Humming-Bird, or some such resort, at that time in vogue.

Clive

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From this reading It was in the days when nothing physical tainted her passionate attachment to Clive.

companionship

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From this reading With them, once more, the old happy companionship began; the Cafe Arabesque, the Regina, the theatres, the suburban restaurants knew them again.

credulous

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From this reading When she was with him she enjoyed the moment with all her heart and soul--gave to it and to him everything that was best in her--all the richness of her mental and bodily vigour, all the unspoiled enthusiasm of her years, all the sturdy freshness of youth, eager, receptive, credulous, unsatiated.

danced

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From this reading Sometimes when they were not alone, they and their friends danced late at Castle House or the Sans-Souci, or the Humming-Bird, or some such resort, at that time in vogue.

days

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From this reading It was in the days when nothing physical tainted her passionate attachment to Clive.

drivers

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From this reading Familiar faces among the waiters welcomed them to the same tables; the same ushers guided them through familiar aisles; the same taxi drivers touched their caps with the same alacrity; the same porters bestirred themselves for tips.

eager

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From this reading When she was with him she enjoyed the moment with all her heart and soul--gave to it and to him everything that was best in her--all the richness of her mental and bodily vigour, all the unspoiled enthusiasm of her years, all the sturdy freshness of youth, eager, receptive, credulous, unsatiated.

enjoyed

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From this reading When she was with him she enjoyed the moment with all her heart and soul--gave to it and to him everything that was best in her--all the richness of her mental and bodily vigour, all the unspoiled enthusiasm of her years, all the sturdy freshness of youth, eager, receptive, credulous, unsatiated.

enthusiasm

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From this reading When she was with him she enjoyed the moment with all her heart and soul--gave to it and to him everything that was best in her--all the richness of her mental and bodily vigour, all the unspoiled enthusiasm of her years, all the sturdy freshness of youth, eager, receptive, credulous, unsatiated.

everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading When she was with him she enjoyed the moment with all her heart and soul--gave to it and to him everything that was best in her--all the richness of her mental and bodily vigour, all the unspoiled enthusiasm of her years, all the sturdy freshness of youth, eager, receptive, credulous, unsatiated.

faces

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From this reading Familiar faces among the waiters welcomed them to the same tables; the same ushers guided them through familiar aisles; the same taxi drivers touched their caps with the same alacrity; the same porters bestirred themselves for tips.

Familiar

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From this reading Familiar faces among the waiters welcomed them to the same tables; the same ushers guided them through familiar aisles; the same taxi drivers touched their caps with the same alacrity; the same porters bestirred themselves for tips.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Familiar faces among the waiters welcomed them to the same tables; the same ushers guided them through familiar aisles; the same taxi drivers touched their caps with the same alacrity; the same porters bestirred themselves for tips.

freshness

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From this reading When she was with him she enjoyed the moment with all her heart and soul--gave to it and to him everything that was best in her--all the richness of her mental and bodily vigour, all the unspoiled enthusiasm of her years, all the sturdy freshness of youth, eager, receptive, credulous, unsatiated.

friends

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From this reading Sometimes when they were not alone, they and their friends danced late at Castle House or the Sans-Souci, or the Humming-Bird, or some such resort, at that time in vogue.

gave

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From this reading When she was with him she enjoyed the moment with all her heart and soul--gave to it and to him everything that was best in her--all the richness of her mental and bodily vigour, all the unspoiled enthusiasm of her years, all the sturdy freshness of youth, eager, receptive, credulous, unsatiated.

guided

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From this reading Familiar faces among the waiters welcomed them to the same tables; the same ushers guided them through familiar aisles; the same taxi drivers touched their caps with the same alacrity; the same porters bestirred themselves for tips.

happy

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From this reading With them, once more, the old happy companionship began; the Cafe Arabesque, the Regina, the theatres, the suburban restaurants knew them again.

heart

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From this reading When she was with him she enjoyed the moment with all her heart and soul--gave to it and to him everything that was best in her--all the richness of her mental and bodily vigour, all the unspoiled enthusiasm of her years, all the sturdy freshness of youth, eager, receptive, credulous, unsatiated.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading It was in the days when nothing physical tainted her passionate attachment to Clive.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading When she was with him she enjoyed the moment with all her heart and soul--gave to it and to him everything that was best in her--all the richness of her mental and bodily vigour, all the unspoiled enthusiasm of her years, all the sturdy freshness of youth, eager, receptive, credulous, unsatiated.

House

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From this reading Sometimes when they were not alone, they and their friends danced late at Castle House or the Sans-Souci, or the Humming-Bird, or some such resort, at that time in vogue.

Humming-Bird

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From this reading Sometimes when they were not alone, they and their friends danced late at Castle House or the Sans-Souci, or the Humming-Bird, or some such resort, at that time in vogue.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading It was in the days when nothing physical tainted her passionate attachment to Clive.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was in the days when nothing physical tainted her passionate attachment to Clive.

knew

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From this reading With them, once more, the old happy companionship began; the Cafe Arabesque, the Regina, the theatres, the suburban restaurants knew them again.

late

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From this reading Sometimes when they were not alone, they and their friends danced late at Castle House or the Sans-Souci, or the Humming-Bird, or some such resort, at that time in vogue.

mental

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From this reading When she was with him she enjoyed the moment with all her heart and soul--gave to it and to him everything that was best in her--all the richness of her mental and bodily vigour, all the unspoiled enthusiasm of her years, all the sturdy freshness of youth, eager, receptive, credulous, unsatiated.

moment

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From this reading When she was with him she enjoyed the moment with all her heart and soul--gave to it and to him everything that was best in her--all the richness of her mental and bodily vigour, all the unspoiled enthusiasm of her years, all the sturdy freshness of youth, eager, receptive, credulous, unsatiated.

more

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From this reading With them, once more, the old happy companionship began; the Cafe Arabesque, the Regina, the theatres, the suburban restaurants knew them again.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Sometimes when they were not alone, they and their friends danced late at Castle House or the Sans-Souci, or the Humming-Bird, or some such resort, at that time in vogue.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading It was in the days when nothing physical tainted her passionate attachment to Clive.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When she was with him she enjoyed the moment with all her heart and soul--gave to it and to him everything that was best in her--all the richness of her mental and bodily vigour, all the unspoiled enthusiasm of her years, all the sturdy freshness of youth, eager, receptive, credulous, unsatiated.

old

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From this reading With them, once more, the old happy companionship began; the Cafe Arabesque, the Regina, the theatres, the suburban restaurants knew them again.

once

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From this reading With them, once more, the old happy companionship began; the Cafe Arabesque, the Regina, the theatres, the suburban restaurants knew them again.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Sometimes when they were not alone, they and their friends danced late at Castle House or the Sans-Souci, or the Humming-Bird, or some such resort, at that time in vogue.

passionate

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From this reading It was in the days when nothing physical tainted her passionate attachment to Clive.

physical

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From this reading It was in the days when nothing physical tainted her passionate attachment to Clive.

porters

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From this reading Familiar faces among the waiters welcomed them to the same tables; the same ushers guided them through familiar aisles; the same taxi drivers touched their caps with the same alacrity; the same porters bestirred themselves for tips.

receptive

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From this reading When she was with him she enjoyed the moment with all her heart and soul--gave to it and to him everything that was best in her--all the richness of her mental and bodily vigour, all the unspoiled enthusiasm of her years, all the sturdy freshness of youth, eager, receptive, credulous, unsatiated.

Regina

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From this reading With them, once more, the old happy companionship began; the Cafe Arabesque, the Regina, the theatres, the suburban restaurants knew them again.

resort

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From this reading Sometimes when they were not alone, they and their friends danced late at Castle House or the Sans-Souci, or the Humming-Bird, or some such resort, at that time in vogue.

restaurants

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From this reading With them, once more, the old happy companionship began; the Cafe Arabesque, the Regina, the theatres, the suburban restaurants knew them again.

richness

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From this reading When she was with him she enjoyed the moment with all her heart and soul--gave to it and to him everything that was best in her--all the richness of her mental and bodily vigour, all the unspoiled enthusiasm of her years, all the sturdy freshness of youth, eager, receptive, credulous, unsatiated.

samenounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Familiar faces among the waiters welcomed them to the same tables; the same ushers guided them through familiar aisles; the same taxi drivers touched their caps with the same alacrity; the same porters bestirred themselves for tips.

Sans-Souci

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From this reading Sometimes when they were not alone, they and their friends danced late at Castle House or the Sans-Souci, or the Humming-Bird, or some such resort, at that time in vogue.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When she was with him she enjoyed the moment with all her heart and soul--gave to it and to him everything that was best in her--all the richness of her mental and bodily vigour, all the unspoiled enthusiasm of her years, all the sturdy freshness of youth, eager, receptive, credulous, unsatiated.

some

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From this reading Sometimes when they were not alone, they and their friends danced late at Castle House or the Sans-Souci, or the Humming-Bird, or some such resort, at that time in vogue.

Sometimes

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From this reading Sometimes when they were not alone, they and their friends danced late at Castle House or the Sans-Souci, or the Humming-Bird, or some such resort, at that time in vogue.

soul

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From this reading When she was with him she enjoyed the moment with all her heart and soul--gave to it and to him everything that was best in her--all the richness of her mental and bodily vigour, all the unspoiled enthusiasm of her years, all the sturdy freshness of youth, eager, receptive, credulous, unsatiated.

sturdy

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From this reading When she was with him she enjoyed the moment with all her heart and soul--gave to it and to him everything that was best in her--all the richness of her mental and bodily vigour, all the unspoiled enthusiasm of her years, all the sturdy freshness of youth, eager, receptive, credulous, unsatiated.

suburban

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From this reading With them, once more, the old happy companionship began; the Cafe Arabesque, the Regina, the theatres, the suburban restaurants knew them again.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Sometimes when they were not alone, they and their friends danced late at Castle House or the Sans-Souci, or the Humming-Bird, or some such resort, at that time in vogue.

tables

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From this reading Familiar faces among the waiters welcomed them to the same tables; the same ushers guided them through familiar aisles; the same taxi drivers touched their caps with the same alacrity; the same porters bestirred themselves for tips.

tainted

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From this reading It was in the days when nothing physical tainted her passionate attachment to Clive.

taxi

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From this reading Familiar faces among the waiters welcomed them to the same tables; the same ushers guided them through familiar aisles; the same taxi drivers touched their caps with the same alacrity; the same porters bestirred themselves for tips.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When she was with him she enjoyed the moment with all her heart and soul--gave to it and to him everything that was best in her--all the richness of her mental and bodily vigour, all the unspoiled enthusiasm of her years, all the sturdy freshness of youth, eager, receptive, credulous, unsatiated.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading It was in the days when nothing physical tainted her passionate attachment to Clive.

theatres

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From this reading With them, once more, the old happy companionship began; the Cafe Arabesque, the Regina, the theatres, the suburban restaurants knew them again.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Familiar faces among the waiters welcomed them to the same tables; the same ushers guided them through familiar aisles; the same taxi drivers touched their caps with the same alacrity; the same porters bestirred themselves for tips.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading With them, once more, the old happy companionship began; the Cafe Arabesque, the Regina, the theatres, the suburban restaurants knew them again.

themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading Familiar faces among the waiters welcomed them to the same tables; the same ushers guided them through familiar aisles; the same taxi drivers touched their caps with the same alacrity; the same porters bestirred themselves for tips.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Sometimes when they were not alone, they and their friends danced late at Castle House or the Sans-Souci, or the Humming-Bird, or some such resort, at that time in vogue.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Familiar faces among the waiters welcomed them to the same tables; the same ushers guided them through familiar aisles; the same taxi drivers touched their caps with the same alacrity; the same porters bestirred themselves for tips.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Sometimes when they were not alone, they and their friends danced late at Castle House or the Sans-Souci, or the Humming-Bird, or some such resort, at that time in vogue.

tips

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From this reading Familiar faces among the waiters welcomed them to the same tables; the same ushers guided them through familiar aisles; the same taxi drivers touched their caps with the same alacrity; the same porters bestirred themselves for tips.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading It was in the days when nothing physical tainted her passionate attachment to Clive.

touched

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From this reading Familiar faces among the waiters welcomed them to the same tables; the same ushers guided them through familiar aisles; the same taxi drivers touched their caps with the same alacrity; the same porters bestirred themselves for tips.

unsatiated

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From this reading When she was with him she enjoyed the moment with all her heart and soul--gave to it and to him everything that was best in her--all the richness of her mental and bodily vigour, all the unspoiled enthusiasm of her years, all the sturdy freshness of youth, eager, receptive, credulous, unsatiated.

unspoiled

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From this reading When she was with him she enjoyed the moment with all her heart and soul--gave to it and to him everything that was best in her--all the richness of her mental and bodily vigour, all the unspoiled enthusiasm of her years, all the sturdy freshness of youth, eager, receptive, credulous, unsatiated.

ushers

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From this reading Familiar faces among the waiters welcomed them to the same tables; the same ushers guided them through familiar aisles; the same taxi drivers touched their caps with the same alacrity; the same porters bestirred themselves for tips.

vigour

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From this reading When she was with him she enjoyed the moment with all her heart and soul--gave to it and to him everything that was best in her--all the richness of her mental and bodily vigour, all the unspoiled enthusiasm of her years, all the sturdy freshness of youth, eager, receptive, credulous, unsatiated.

vogue

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From this reading Sometimes when they were not alone, they and their friends danced late at Castle House or the Sans-Souci, or the Humming-Bird, or some such resort, at that time in vogue.

waiters

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From this reading Familiar faces among the waiters welcomed them to the same tables; the same ushers guided them through familiar aisles; the same taxi drivers touched their caps with the same alacrity; the same porters bestirred themselves for tips.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was in the days when nothing physical tainted her passionate attachment to Clive.

welcomed

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From this reading Familiar faces among the waiters welcomed them to the same tables; the same ushers guided them through familiar aisles; the same taxi drivers touched their caps with the same alacrity; the same porters bestirred themselves for tips.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Sometimes when they were not alone, they and their friends danced late at Castle House or the Sans-Souci, or the Humming-Bird, or some such resort, at that time in vogue.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading It was in the days when nothing physical tainted her passionate attachment to Clive.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading When she was with him she enjoyed the moment with all her heart and soul--gave to it and to him everything that was best in her--all the richness of her mental and bodily vigour, all the unspoiled enthusiasm of her years, all the sturdy freshness of youth, eager, receptive, credulous, unsatiated.

years

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From this reading When she was with him she enjoyed the moment with all her heart and soul--gave to it and to him everything that was best in her--all the richness of her mental and bodily vigour, all the unspoiled enthusiasm of her years, all the sturdy freshness of youth, eager, receptive, credulous, unsatiated.

youth

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From this reading When she was with him she enjoyed the moment with all her heart and soul--gave to it and to him everything that was best in her--all the richness of her mental and bodily vigour, all the unspoiled enthusiasm of her years, all the sturdy freshness of youth, eager, receptive, credulous, unsatiated.