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1919
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From this reading The re-opening of the Casino at Dieppe in 1919 was the signal, as some may remember, for an outbreak of gambling for very high stakes.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
accompanied
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From this reading Among the regular frequenters of the Casino during August of 1919 was a very handsome Englishwoman, accompanied almost always by a tall, undistinguished-looking man of middle-age, and by a good-looking, well groomed young fellow of twenty-six or so.
acquired
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From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
almost
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From this reading Among the regular frequenters of the Casino during August of 1919 was a very handsome Englishwoman, accompanied almost always by a tall, undistinguished-looking man of middle-age, and by a good-looking, well groomed young fellow of twenty-six or so.
always
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From this reading Among the regular frequenters of the Casino during August of 1919 was a very handsome Englishwoman, accompanied almost always by a tall, undistinguished-looking man of middle-age, and by a good-looking, well groomed young fellow of twenty-six or so.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among the regular frequenters of the Casino during August of 1919 was a very handsome Englishwoman, accompanied almost always by a tall, undistinguished-looking man of middle-age, and by a good-looking, well groomed young fellow of twenty-six or so.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The re-opening of the Casino at Dieppe in 1919 was the signal, as some may remember, for an outbreak of gambling for very high stakes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
arrive
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From this reading Night after night this trio would arrive between eight and nine o’clock, seat themselves whenever possible at the same _petits chevaux_ table, until the Casino closed.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The re-opening of the Casino at Dieppe in 1919 was the signal, as some may remember, for an outbreak of gambling for very high stakes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The re-opening of the Casino at Dieppe in 1919 was the signal, as some may remember, for an outbreak of gambling for very high stakes.
attributed
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From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
August
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From this reading Among the regular frequenters of the Casino during August of 1919 was a very handsome Englishwoman, accompanied almost always by a tall, undistinguished-looking man of middle-age, and by a good-looking, well groomed young fellow of twenty-six or so.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Night after night this trio would arrive between eight and nine o’clock, seat themselves whenever possible at the same _petits chevaux_ table, until the Casino closed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Among the regular frequenters of the Casino during August of 1919 was a very handsome Englishwoman, accompanied almost always by a tall, undistinguished-looking man of middle-age, and by a good-looking, well groomed young fellow of twenty-six or so.
Casino
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From this reading The re-opening of the Casino at Dieppe in 1919 was the signal, as some may remember, for an outbreak of gambling for very high stakes.
chevaux
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From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
closed
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From this reading Night after night this trio would arrive between eight and nine o’clock, seat themselves whenever possible at the same _petits chevaux_ table, until the Casino closed.
concours
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From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
Dieppe
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From this reading The re-opening of the Casino at Dieppe in 1919 was the signal, as some may remember, for an outbreak of gambling for very high stakes.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
eight
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From this reading Night after night this trio would arrive between eight and nine o’clock, seat themselves whenever possible at the same _petits chevaux_ table, until the Casino closed.
Englishwoman
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From this reading Among the regular frequenters of the Casino during August of 1919 was a very handsome Englishwoman, accompanied almost always by a tall, undistinguished-looking man of middle-age, and by a good-looking, well groomed young fellow of twenty-six or so.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
fact
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From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
fellow
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From this reading Among the regular frequenters of the Casino during August of 1919 was a very handsome Englishwoman, accompanied almost always by a tall, undistinguished-looking man of middle-age, and by a good-looking, well groomed young fellow of twenty-six or so.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The re-opening of the Casino at Dieppe in 1919 was the signal, as some may remember, for an outbreak of gambling for very high stakes.
frequenters
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From this reading Among the regular frequenters of the Casino during August of 1919 was a very handsome Englishwoman, accompanied almost always by a tall, undistinguished-looking man of middle-age, and by a good-looking, well groomed young fellow of twenty-six or so.
gambling
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From this reading The re-opening of the Casino at Dieppe in 1919 was the signal, as some may remember, for an outbreak of gambling for very high stakes.
good-looking
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From this reading Among the regular frequenters of the Casino during August of 1919 was a very handsome Englishwoman, accompanied almost always by a tall, undistinguished-looking man of middle-age, and by a good-looking, well groomed young fellow of twenty-six or so.
groomed
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From this reading Among the regular frequenters of the Casino during August of 1919 was a very handsome Englishwoman, accompanied almost always by a tall, undistinguished-looking man of middle-age, and by a good-looking, well groomed young fellow of twenty-six or so.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Among the regular frequenters of the Casino during August of 1919 was a very handsome Englishwoman, accompanied almost always by a tall, undistinguished-looking man of middle-age, and by a good-looking, well groomed young fellow of twenty-six or so.
high
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From this reading The re-opening of the Casino at Dieppe in 1919 was the signal, as some may remember, for an outbreak of gambling for very high stakes.
hors
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From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
HORSES
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From this reading THE LITTLE HORSES.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The re-opening of the Casino at Dieppe in 1919 was the signal, as some may remember, for an outbreak of gambling for very high stakes.
LITTLEnounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE LITTLE HORSES.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
lottery
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From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
man
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From this reading Among the regular frequenters of the Casino during August of 1919 was a very handsome Englishwoman, accompanied almost always by a tall, undistinguished-looking man of middle-age, and by a good-looking, well groomed young fellow of twenty-six or so.
many
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From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The re-opening of the Casino at Dieppe in 1919 was the signal, as some may remember, for an outbreak of gambling for very high stakes.
middle-age
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From this reading Among the regular frequenters of the Casino during August of 1919 was a very handsome Englishwoman, accompanied almost always by a tall, undistinguished-looking man of middle-age, and by a good-looking, well groomed young fellow of twenty-six or so.
natural
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From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
Night
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From this reading Night after night this trio would arrive between eight and nine o’clock, seat themselves whenever possible at the same _petits chevaux_ table, until the Casino closed.
nine
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From this reading Night after night this trio would arrive between eight and nine o’clock, seat themselves whenever possible at the same _petits chevaux_ table, until the Casino closed.
o'clock
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From this reading Night after night this trio would arrive between eight and nine o’clock, seat themselves whenever possible at the same _petits chevaux_ table, until the Casino closed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The re-opening of the Casino at Dieppe in 1919 was the signal, as some may remember, for an outbreak of gambling for very high stakes.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Among the regular frequenters of the Casino during August of 1919 was a very handsome Englishwoman, accompanied almost always by a tall, undistinguished-looking man of middle-age, and by a good-looking, well groomed young fellow of twenty-six or so.
outbreak
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From this reading The re-opening of the Casino at Dieppe in 1919 was the signal, as some may remember, for an outbreak of gambling for very high stakes.
partly
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From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
petits
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From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
possible
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From this reading Night after night this trio would arrive between eight and nine o’clock, seat themselves whenever possible at the same _petits chevaux_ table, until the Casino closed.
previously
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From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
public
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From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
re-opening
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From this reading The re-opening of the Casino at Dieppe in 1919 was the signal, as some may remember, for an outbreak of gambling for very high stakes.
reaction
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From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
regular
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From this reading Among the regular frequenters of the Casino during August of 1919 was a very handsome Englishwoman, accompanied almost always by a tall, undistinguished-looking man of middle-age, and by a good-looking, well groomed young fellow of twenty-six or so.
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading The re-opening of the Casino at Dieppe in 1919 was the signal, as some may remember, for an outbreak of gambling for very high stakes.
roulette
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From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Night after night this trio would arrive between eight and nine o’clock, seat themselves whenever possible at the same _petits chevaux_ table, until the Casino closed.
seat
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From this reading Night after night this trio would arrive between eight and nine o’clock, seat themselves whenever possible at the same _petits chevaux_ table, until the Casino closed.
signal
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From this reading The re-opening of the Casino at Dieppe in 1919 was the signal, as some may remember, for an outbreak of gambling for very high stakes.
sixpenny
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From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
some
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From this reading The re-opening of the Casino at Dieppe in 1919 was the signal, as some may remember, for an outbreak of gambling for very high stakes.
speculation
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From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
stakes
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From this reading The re-opening of the Casino at Dieppe in 1919 was the signal, as some may remember, for an outbreak of gambling for very high stakes.
table
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From this reading Night after night this trio would arrive between eight and nine o’clock, seat themselves whenever possible at the same _petits chevaux_ table, until the Casino closed.
tables
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From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
tall
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From this reading Among the regular frequenters of the Casino during August of 1919 was a very handsome Englishwoman, accompanied almost always by a tall, undistinguished-looking man of middle-age, and by a good-looking, well groomed young fellow of twenty-six or so.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE HORSES.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Night after night this trio would arrive between eight and nine o’clock, seat themselves whenever possible at the same _petits chevaux_ table, until the Casino closed.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
trio
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From this reading Night after night this trio would arrive between eight and nine o’clock, seat themselves whenever possible at the same _petits chevaux_ table, until the Casino closed.
twenty-six
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From this reading Among the regular frequenters of the Casino during August of 1919 was a very handsome Englishwoman, accompanied almost always by a tall, undistinguished-looking man of middle-age, and by a good-looking, well groomed young fellow of twenty-six or so.
undistinguished-looking
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From this reading Among the regular frequenters of the Casino during August of 1919 was a very handsome Englishwoman, accompanied almost always by a tall, undistinguished-looking man of middle-age, and by a good-looking, well groomed young fellow of twenty-six or so.
ungodly
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From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Night after night this trio would arrive between eight and nine o’clock, seat themselves whenever possible at the same _petits chevaux_ table, until the Casino closed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
very
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From this reading The re-opening of the Casino at Dieppe in 1919 was the signal, as some may remember, for an outbreak of gambling for very high stakes.
war
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From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The re-opening of the Casino at Dieppe in 1919 was the signal, as some may remember, for an outbreak of gambling for very high stakes.
well
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From this reading Among the regular frequenters of the Casino during August of 1919 was a very handsome Englishwoman, accompanied almost always by a tall, undistinguished-looking man of middle-age, and by a good-looking, well groomed young fellow of twenty-six or so.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Night after night this trio would arrive between eight and nine o’clock, seat themselves whenever possible at the same _petits chevaux_ table, until the Casino closed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This was attributed partly to the natural reaction of public feeling after the roulette tables and the _petits chevaux_ had been so long _hors concours_, and partly to the fact that during the war many acquired a taste for speculation who previously had looked upon even a sixpenny lottery as ungodly.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Night after night this trio would arrive between eight and nine o’clock, seat themselves whenever possible at the same _petits chevaux_ table, until the Casino closed.
young
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From this reading Among the regular frequenters of the Casino during August of 1919 was a very handsome Englishwoman, accompanied almost always by a tall, undistinguished-looking man of middle-age, and by a good-looking, well groomed young fellow of twenty-six or so.
