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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 beauty of the room; the charm of Masie's costume; Kling's generosity; and last, O'Day's bearing and appearance as he led the child through the stately dance, looking, as Kitty expressed it, “that fine and handsome you would have thought he was a lord mayor,” were now her daily topics of conversation.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That the memories of Masie's birthday party should have been revived again and again, and that the several incidents should have been discussed for days thereafter--every eye growing the brighter in the telling--was to have been expected.
all
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From this reading Masie was equally enthusiastic, rushing down-stairs the next morning to throw her arms around his neck with an “Oh, Uncle Felix, I never, NEVER, NEVER was so happy in all my life!”
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Masie was equally enthusiastic, rushing down-stairs the next morning to throw her arms around his neck with an “Oh, Uncle Felix, I never, NEVER, NEVER was so happy in all my life!”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That the memories of Masie's birthday party should have been revived again and again, and that the several incidents should have been discussed for days thereafter--every eye growing the brighter in the telling--was to have been expected.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The beauty of the room; the charm of Masie's costume; Kling's generosity; and last, O'Day's bearing and appearance as he led the child through the stately dance, looking, as Kitty expressed it, “that fine and handsome you would have thought he was a lord mayor,” were now her daily topics of conversation.
arms
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From this reading Masie was equally enthusiastic, rushing down-stairs the next morning to throw her arms around his neck with an “Oh, Uncle Felix, I never, NEVER, NEVER was so happy in all my life!”
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Masie was equally enthusiastic, rushing down-stairs the next morning to throw her arms around his neck with an “Oh, Uncle Felix, I never, NEVER, NEVER was so happy in all my life!”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The beauty of the room; the charm of Masie's costume; Kling's generosity; and last, O'Day's bearing and appearance as he led the child through the stately dance, looking, as Kitty expressed it, “that fine and handsome you would have thought he was a lord mayor,” were now her daily topics of conversation.
bearing
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From this reading The beauty of the room; the charm of Masie's costume; Kling's generosity; and last, O'Day's bearing and appearance as he led the child through the stately dance, looking, as Kitty expressed it, “that fine and handsome you would have thought he was a lord mayor,” were now her daily topics of conversation.
beauty
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From this reading The beauty of the room; the charm of Masie's costume; Kling's generosity; and last, O'Day's bearing and appearance as he led the child through the stately dance, looking, as Kitty expressed it, “that fine and handsome you would have thought he was a lord mayor,” were now her daily topics of conversation.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That the memories of Masie's birthday party should have been revived again and again, and that the several incidents should have been discussed for days thereafter--every eye growing the brighter in the telling--was to have been expected.
birthday
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From this reading That the memories of Masie's birthday party should have been revived again and again, and that the several incidents should have been discussed for days thereafter--every eye growing the brighter in the telling--was to have been expected.
brighter
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From this reading That the memories of Masie's birthday party should have been revived again and again, and that the several incidents should have been discussed for days thereafter--every eye growing the brighter in the telling--was to have been expected.
charm
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From this reading The beauty of the room; the charm of Masie's costume; Kling's generosity; and last, O'Day's bearing and appearance as he led the child through the stately dance, looking, as Kitty expressed it, “that fine and handsome you would have thought he was a lord mayor,” were now her daily topics of conversation.
child
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From this reading The beauty of the room; the charm of Masie's costume; Kling's generosity; and last, O'Day's bearing and appearance as he led the child through the stately dance, looking, as Kitty expressed it, “that fine and handsome you would have thought he was a lord mayor,” were now her daily topics of conversation.
conversation
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From this reading The beauty of the room; the charm of Masie's costume; Kling's generosity; and last, O'Day's bearing and appearance as he led the child through the stately dance, looking, as Kitty expressed it, “that fine and handsome you would have thought he was a lord mayor,” were now her daily topics of conversation.
costume
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From this reading The beauty of the room; the charm of Masie's costume; Kling's generosity; and last, O'Day's bearing and appearance as he led the child through the stately dance, looking, as Kitty expressed it, “that fine and handsome you would have thought he was a lord mayor,” were now her daily topics of conversation.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Kitty could talk of nothing else.
daily
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From this reading The beauty of the room; the charm of Masie's costume; Kling's generosity; and last, O'Day's bearing and appearance as he led the child through the stately dance, looking, as Kitty expressed it, “that fine and handsome you would have thought he was a lord mayor,” were now her daily topics of conversation.
dance
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From this reading The beauty of the room; the charm of Masie's costume; Kling's generosity; and last, O'Day's bearing and appearance as he led the child through the stately dance, looking, as Kitty expressed it, “that fine and handsome you would have thought he was a lord mayor,” were now her daily topics of conversation.
days
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From this reading That the memories of Masie's birthday party should have been revived again and again, and that the several incidents should have been discussed for days thereafter--every eye growing the brighter in the telling--was to have been expected.
discussed
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From this reading That the memories of Masie's birthday party should have been revived again and again, and that the several incidents should have been discussed for days thereafter--every eye growing the brighter in the telling--was to have been expected.
down-stairs
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From this reading Masie was equally enthusiastic, rushing down-stairs the next morning to throw her arms around his neck with an “Oh, Uncle Felix, I never, NEVER, NEVER was so happy in all my life!”
else
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From this reading Kitty could talk of nothing else.
enthusiastic
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From this reading Masie was equally enthusiastic, rushing down-stairs the next morning to throw her arms around his neck with an “Oh, Uncle Felix, I never, NEVER, NEVER was so happy in all my life!”
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Masie was equally enthusiastic, rushing down-stairs the next morning to throw her arms around his neck with an “Oh, Uncle Felix, I never, NEVER, NEVER was so happy in all my life!”
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading That the memories of Masie's birthday party should have been revived again and again, and that the several incidents should have been discussed for days thereafter--every eye growing the brighter in the telling--was to have been expected.
expected
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From this reading That the memories of Masie's birthday party should have been revived again and again, and that the several incidents should have been discussed for days thereafter--every eye growing the brighter in the telling--was to have been expected.
expressed
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From this reading The beauty of the room; the charm of Masie's costume; Kling's generosity; and last, O'Day's bearing and appearance as he led the child through the stately dance, looking, as Kitty expressed it, “that fine and handsome you would have thought he was a lord mayor,” were now her daily topics of conversation.
eye
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From this reading That the memories of Masie's birthday party should have been revived again and again, and that the several incidents should have been discussed for days thereafter--every eye growing the brighter in the telling--was to have been expected.
Felix
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From this reading Masie was equally enthusiastic, rushing down-stairs the next morning to throw her arms around his neck with an “Oh, Uncle Felix, I never, NEVER, NEVER was so happy in all my life!”
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The beauty of the room; the charm of Masie's costume; Kling's generosity; and last, O'Day's bearing and appearance as he led the child through the stately dance, looking, as Kitty expressed it, “that fine and handsome you would have thought he was a lord mayor,” were now her daily topics of conversation.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That the memories of Masie's birthday party should have been revived again and again, and that the several incidents should have been discussed for days thereafter--every eye growing the brighter in the telling--was to have been expected.
generosity
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From this reading The beauty of the room; the charm of Masie's costume; Kling's generosity; and last, O'Day's bearing and appearance as he led the child through the stately dance, looking, as Kitty expressed it, “that fine and handsome you would have thought he was a lord mayor,” were now her daily topics of conversation.
growing
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From this reading That the memories of Masie's birthday party should have been revived again and again, and that the several incidents should have been discussed for days thereafter--every eye growing the brighter in the telling--was to have been expected.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The beauty of the room; the charm of Masie's costume; Kling's generosity; and last, O'Day's bearing and appearance as he led the child through the stately dance, looking, as Kitty expressed it, “that fine and handsome you would have thought he was a lord mayor,” were now her daily topics of conversation.
happy
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From this reading Masie was equally enthusiastic, rushing down-stairs the next morning to throw her arms around his neck with an “Oh, Uncle Felix, I never, NEVER, NEVER was so happy in all my life!”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That the memories of Masie's birthday party should have been revived again and again, and that the several incidents should have been discussed for days thereafter--every eye growing the brighter in the telling--was to have been expected.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The beauty of the room; the charm of Masie's costume; Kling's generosity; and last, O'Day's bearing and appearance as he led the child through the stately dance, looking, as Kitty expressed it, “that fine and handsome you would have thought he was a lord mayor,” were now her daily topics of conversation.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The beauty of the room; the charm of Masie's costume; Kling's generosity; and last, O'Day's bearing and appearance as he led the child through the stately dance, looking, as Kitty expressed it, “that fine and handsome you would have thought he was a lord mayor,” were now her daily topics of conversation.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Masie was equally enthusiastic, rushing down-stairs the next morning to throw her arms around his neck with an “Oh, Uncle Felix, I never, NEVER, NEVER was so happy in all my life!”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Masie was equally enthusiastic, rushing down-stairs the next morning to throw her arms around his neck with an “Oh, Uncle Felix, I never, NEVER, NEVER was so happy in all my life!”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That the memories of Masie's birthday party should have been revived again and again, and that the several incidents should have been discussed for days thereafter--every eye growing the brighter in the telling--was to have been expected.
incidents
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From this reading That the memories of Masie's birthday party should have been revived again and again, and that the several incidents should have been discussed for days thereafter--every eye growing the brighter in the telling--was to have been expected.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The beauty of the room; the charm of Masie's costume; Kling's generosity; and last, O'Day's bearing and appearance as he led the child through the stately dance, looking, as Kitty expressed it, “that fine and handsome you would have thought he was a lord mayor,” were now her daily topics of conversation.
jubilant
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From this reading Kling was still more jubilant.
Kitty
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From this reading Kitty could talk of nothing else.
Kling
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From this reading Kling was still more jubilant.
Kling's
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From this reading The beauty of the room; the charm of Masie's costume; Kling's generosity; and last, O'Day's bearing and appearance as he led the child through the stately dance, looking, as Kitty expressed it, “that fine and handsome you would have thought he was a lord mayor,” were now her daily topics of conversation.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The beauty of the room; the charm of Masie's costume; Kling's generosity; and last, O'Day's bearing and appearance as he led the child through the stately dance, looking, as Kitty expressed it, “that fine and handsome you would have thought he was a lord mayor,” were now her daily topics of conversation.
led
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From this reading The beauty of the room; the charm of Masie's costume; Kling's generosity; and last, O'Day's bearing and appearance as he led the child through the stately dance, looking, as Kitty expressed it, “that fine and handsome you would have thought he was a lord mayor,” were now her daily topics of conversation.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Masie was equally enthusiastic, rushing down-stairs the next morning to throw her arms around his neck with an “Oh, Uncle Felix, I never, NEVER, NEVER was so happy in all my life!”
looking
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From this reading The beauty of the room; the charm of Masie's costume; Kling's generosity; and last, O'Day's bearing and appearance as he led the child through the stately dance, looking, as Kitty expressed it, “that fine and handsome you would have thought he was a lord mayor,” were now her daily topics of conversation.
lord
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From this reading The beauty of the room; the charm of Masie's costume; Kling's generosity; and last, O'Day's bearing and appearance as he led the child through the stately dance, looking, as Kitty expressed it, “that fine and handsome you would have thought he was a lord mayor,” were now her daily topics of conversation.
Masie
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From this reading Masie was equally enthusiastic, rushing down-stairs the next morning to throw her arms around his neck with an “Oh, Uncle Felix, I never, NEVER, NEVER was so happy in all my life!”
Masie's
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From this reading That the memories of Masie's birthday party should have been revived again and again, and that the several incidents should have been discussed for days thereafter--every eye growing the brighter in the telling--was to have been expected.
mayor
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From this reading The beauty of the room; the charm of Masie's costume; Kling's generosity; and last, O'Day's bearing and appearance as he led the child through the stately dance, looking, as Kitty expressed it, “that fine and handsome you would have thought he was a lord mayor,” were now her daily topics of conversation.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading That the memories of Masie's birthday party should have been revived again and again, and that the several incidents should have been discussed for days thereafter--every eye growing the brighter in the telling--was to have been expected.
more
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From this reading Kling was still more jubilant.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Masie was equally enthusiastic, rushing down-stairs the next morning to throw her arms around his neck with an “Oh, Uncle Felix, I never, NEVER, NEVER was so happy in all my life!”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Masie was equally enthusiastic, rushing down-stairs the next morning to throw her arms around his neck with an “Oh, Uncle Felix, I never, NEVER, NEVER was so happy in all my life!”
neck
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From this reading Masie was equally enthusiastic, rushing down-stairs the next morning to throw her arms around his neck with an “Oh, Uncle Felix, I never, NEVER, NEVER was so happy in all my life!”
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Masie was equally enthusiastic, rushing down-stairs the next morning to throw her arms around his neck with an “Oh, Uncle Felix, I never, NEVER, NEVER was so happy in all my life!”
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Masie was equally enthusiastic, rushing down-stairs the next morning to throw her arms around his neck with an “Oh, Uncle Felix, I never, NEVER, NEVER was so happy in all my life!”
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Kitty could talk of nothing else.
now
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From this reading The beauty of the room; the charm of Masie's costume; Kling's generosity; and last, O'Day's bearing and appearance as he led the child through the stately dance, looking, as Kitty expressed it, “that fine and handsome you would have thought he was a lord mayor,” were now her daily topics of conversation.
O'Day's
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From this reading The beauty of the room; the charm of Masie's costume; Kling's generosity; and last, O'Day's bearing and appearance as he led the child through the stately dance, looking, as Kitty expressed it, “that fine and handsome you would have thought he was a lord mayor,” were now her daily topics of conversation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That the memories of Masie's birthday party should have been revived again and again, and that the several incidents should have been discussed for days thereafter--every eye growing the brighter in the telling--was to have been expected.
Oh
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From this reading Masie was equally enthusiastic, rushing down-stairs the next morning to throw her arms around his neck with an “Oh, Uncle Felix, I never, NEVER, NEVER was so happy in all my life!”
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That the memories of Masie's birthday party should have been revived again and again, and that the several incidents should have been discussed for days thereafter--every eye growing the brighter in the telling--was to have been expected.
revived
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From this reading That the memories of Masie's birthday party should have been revived again and again, and that the several incidents should have been discussed for days thereafter--every eye growing the brighter in the telling--was to have been expected.
room
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From this reading The beauty of the room; the charm of Masie's costume; Kling's generosity; and last, O'Day's bearing and appearance as he led the child through the stately dance, looking, as Kitty expressed it, “that fine and handsome you would have thought he was a lord mayor,” were now her daily topics of conversation.
rushing
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From this reading Masie was equally enthusiastic, rushing down-stairs the next morning to throw her arms around his neck with an “Oh, Uncle Felix, I never, NEVER, NEVER was so happy in all my life!”
several
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From this reading That the memories of Masie's birthday party should have been revived again and again, and that the several incidents should have been discussed for days thereafter--every eye growing the brighter in the telling--was to have been expected.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That the memories of Masie's birthday party should have been revived again and again, and that the several incidents should have been discussed for days thereafter--every eye growing the brighter in the telling--was to have been expected.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Masie was equally enthusiastic, rushing down-stairs the next morning to throw her arms around his neck with an “Oh, Uncle Felix, I never, NEVER, NEVER was so happy in all my life!”
stately
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From this reading The beauty of the room; the charm of Masie's costume; Kling's generosity; and last, O'Day's bearing and appearance as he led the child through the stately dance, looking, as Kitty expressed it, “that fine and handsome you would have thought he was a lord mayor,” were now her daily topics of conversation.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Kling was still more jubilant.
talk
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From this reading Kitty could talk of nothing else.
telling
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From this reading That the memories of Masie's birthday party should have been revived again and again, and that the several incidents should have been discussed for days thereafter--every eye growing the brighter in the telling--was to have been expected.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That the memories of Masie's birthday party should have been revived again and again, and that the several incidents should have been discussed for days thereafter--every eye growing the brighter in the telling--was to have been expected.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That the memories of Masie's birthday party should have been revived again and again, and that the several incidents should have been discussed for days thereafter--every eye growing the brighter in the telling--was to have been expected.
thereafter
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From this reading That the memories of Masie's birthday party should have been revived again and again, and that the several incidents should have been discussed for days thereafter--every eye growing the brighter in the telling--was to have been expected.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The beauty of the room; the charm of Masie's costume; Kling's generosity; and last, O'Day's bearing and appearance as he led the child through the stately dance, looking, as Kitty expressed it, “that fine and handsome you would have thought he was a lord mayor,” were now her daily topics of conversation.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The beauty of the room; the charm of Masie's costume; Kling's generosity; and last, O'Day's bearing and appearance as he led the child through the stately dance, looking, as Kitty expressed it, “that fine and handsome you would have thought he was a lord mayor,” were now her daily topics of conversation.
throw
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From this reading Masie was equally enthusiastic, rushing down-stairs the next morning to throw her arms around his neck with an “Oh, Uncle Felix, I never, NEVER, NEVER was so happy in all my life!”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That the memories of Masie's birthday party should have been revived again and again, and that the several incidents should have been discussed for days thereafter--every eye growing the brighter in the telling--was to have been expected.
topics
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From this reading The beauty of the room; the charm of Masie's costume; Kling's generosity; and last, O'Day's bearing and appearance as he led the child through the stately dance, looking, as Kitty expressed it, “that fine and handsome you would have thought he was a lord mayor,” were now her daily topics of conversation.
Uncle
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From this reading Masie was equally enthusiastic, rushing down-stairs the next morning to throw her arms around his neck with an “Oh, Uncle Felix, I never, NEVER, NEVER was so happy in all my life!”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That the memories of Masie's birthday party should have been revived again and again, and that the several incidents should have been discussed for days thereafter--every eye growing the brighter in the telling--was to have been expected.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The beauty of the room; the charm of Masie's costume; Kling's generosity; and last, O'Day's bearing and appearance as he led the child through the stately dance, looking, as Kitty expressed it, “that fine and handsome you would have thought he was a lord mayor,” were now her daily topics of conversation.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Masie was equally enthusiastic, rushing down-stairs the next morning to throw her arms around his neck with an “Oh, Uncle Felix, I never, NEVER, NEVER was so happy in all my life!”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The beauty of the room; the charm of Masie's costume; Kling's generosity; and last, O'Day's bearing and appearance as he led the child through the stately dance, looking, as Kitty expressed it, “that fine and handsome you would have thought he was a lord mayor,” were now her daily topics of conversation.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The beauty of the room; the charm of Masie's costume; Kling's generosity; and last, O'Day's bearing and appearance as he led the child through the stately dance, looking, as Kitty expressed it, “that fine and handsome you would have thought he was a lord mayor,” were now her daily topics of conversation.
