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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 Monsieur would; and, taking the _Evening Picayune_ to while away the time, Mr. Brandon seated himself on the balcony overlooking Canal Street,--busy, bustling, thronged as usual; yet bustling in the languid, Latinized sense of the term; bustling in a way too unlike our Northern business centres to justify the use of the term.
Amory
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From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
anticipation
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From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
array
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From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
arrived
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From this reading Colonel Summers and his party had not yet arrived.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Monsieur would; and, taking the _Evening Picayune_ to while away the time, Mr. Brandon seated himself on the balcony overlooking Canal Street,--busy, bustling, thronged as usual; yet bustling in the languid, Latinized sense of the term; bustling in a way too unlike our Northern business centres to justify the use of the term.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That evening we dined at Moreau's.
away
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From this reading Monsieur would; and, taking the _Evening Picayune_ to while away the time, Mr. Brandon seated himself on the balcony overlooking Canal Street,--busy, bustling, thronged as usual; yet bustling in the languid, Latinized sense of the term; bustling in a way too unlike our Northern business centres to justify the use of the term.
balcony
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From this reading Monsieur would; and, taking the _Evening Picayune_ to while away the time, Mr. Brandon seated himself on the balcony overlooking Canal Street,--busy, bustling, thronged as usual; yet bustling in the languid, Latinized sense of the term; bustling in a way too unlike our Northern business centres to justify the use of the term.
Brandon
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From this reading Monsieur would; and, taking the _Evening Picayune_ to while away the time, Mr. Brandon seated himself on the balcony overlooking Canal Street,--busy, bustling, thronged as usual; yet bustling in the languid, Latinized sense of the term; bustling in a way too unlike our Northern business centres to justify the use of the term.
business
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From this reading Monsieur would; and, taking the _Evening Picayune_ to while away the time, Mr. Brandon seated himself on the balcony overlooking Canal Street,--busy, bustling, thronged as usual; yet bustling in the languid, Latinized sense of the term; bustling in a way too unlike our Northern business centres to justify the use of the term.
bustling
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From this reading Monsieur would; and, taking the _Evening Picayune_ to while away the time, Mr. Brandon seated himself on the balcony overlooking Canal Street,--busy, bustling, thronged as usual; yet bustling in the languid, Latinized sense of the term; bustling in a way too unlike our Northern business centres to justify the use of the term.
busy
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From this reading Monsieur would; and, taking the _Evening Picayune_ to while away the time, Mr. Brandon seated himself on the balcony overlooking Canal Street,--busy, bustling, thronged as usual; yet bustling in the languid, Latinized sense of the term; bustling in a way too unlike our Northern business centres to justify the use of the term.
Canal
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From this reading Monsieur would; and, taking the _Evening Picayune_ to while away the time, Mr. Brandon seated himself on the balcony overlooking Canal Street,--busy, bustling, thronged as usual; yet bustling in the languid, Latinized sense of the term; bustling in a way too unlike our Northern business centres to justify the use of the term.
centres
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From this reading Monsieur would; and, taking the _Evening Picayune_ to while away the time, Mr. Brandon seated himself on the balcony overlooking Canal Street,--busy, bustling, thronged as usual; yet bustling in the languid, Latinized sense of the term; bustling in a way too unlike our Northern business centres to justify the use of the term.
city
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From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
Colonel
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From this reading Colonel Summers and his party had not yet arrived.
coming
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From this reading Would Monsieur step up to the room and wait their coming?
dined
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From this reading That evening we dined at Moreau's.
down
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From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
eager
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From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
evening
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From this reading That evening we dined at Moreau's.
ever-attentive
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From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
floor
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From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
Frank
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From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
glittering
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From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Monsieur would; and, taking the _Evening Picayune_ to while away the time, Mr. Brandon seated himself on the balcony overlooking Canal Street,--busy, bustling, thronged as usual; yet bustling in the languid, Latinized sense of the term; bustling in a way too unlike our Northern business centres to justify the use of the term.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Colonel Summers and his party had not yet arrived.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
justify
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From this reading Monsieur would; and, taking the _Evening Picayune_ to while away the time, Mr. Brandon seated himself on the balcony overlooking Canal Street,--busy, bustling, thronged as usual; yet bustling in the languid, Latinized sense of the term; bustling in a way too unlike our Northern business centres to justify the use of the term.
languid
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From this reading Monsieur would; and, taking the _Evening Picayune_ to while away the time, Mr. Brandon seated himself on the balcony overlooking Canal Street,--busy, bustling, thronged as usual; yet bustling in the languid, Latinized sense of the term; bustling in a way too unlike our Northern business centres to justify the use of the term.
Latinized
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From this reading Monsieur would; and, taking the _Evening Picayune_ to while away the time, Mr. Brandon seated himself on the balcony overlooking Canal Street,--busy, bustling, thronged as usual; yet bustling in the languid, Latinized sense of the term; bustling in a way too unlike our Northern business centres to justify the use of the term.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
meeting
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From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
Monsieur
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From this reading Would Monsieur step up to the room and wait their coming?
Moreau's
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From this reading That evening we dined at Moreau's.
Mr
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From this reading Monsieur would; and, taking the _Evening Picayune_ to while away the time, Mr. Brandon seated himself on the balcony overlooking Canal Street,--busy, bustling, thronged as usual; yet bustling in the languid, Latinized sense of the term; bustling in a way too unlike our Northern business centres to justify the use of the term.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
Northern
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From this reading Monsieur would; and, taking the _Evening Picayune_ to while away the time, Mr. Brandon seated himself on the balcony overlooking Canal Street,--busy, bustling, thronged as usual; yet bustling in the languid, Latinized sense of the term; bustling in a way too unlike our Northern business centres to justify the use of the term.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Colonel Summers and his party had not yet arrived.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
old
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From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Monsieur would; and, taking the _Evening Picayune_ to while away the time, Mr. Brandon seated himself on the balcony overlooking Canal Street,--busy, bustling, thronged as usual; yet bustling in the languid, Latinized sense of the term; bustling in a way too unlike our Northern business centres to justify the use of the term.
overlooking
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From this reading Monsieur would; and, taking the _Evening Picayune_ to while away the time, Mr. Brandon seated himself on the balcony overlooking Canal Street,--busy, bustling, thronged as usual; yet bustling in the languid, Latinized sense of the term; bustling in a way too unlike our Northern business centres to justify the use of the term.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Colonel Summers and his party had not yet arrived.
Picayune
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From this reading Monsieur would; and, taking the _Evening Picayune_ to while away the time, Mr. Brandon seated himself on the balcony overlooking Canal Street,--busy, bustling, thronged as usual; yet bustling in the languid, Latinized sense of the term; bustling in a way too unlike our Northern business centres to justify the use of the term.
quieted
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From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
restaurant
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From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
room
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From this reading Would Monsieur step up to the room and wait their coming?
sanded
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From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
seated
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From this reading Monsieur would; and, taking the _Evening Picayune_ to while away the time, Mr. Brandon seated himself on the balcony overlooking Canal Street,--busy, bustling, thronged as usual; yet bustling in the languid, Latinized sense of the term; bustling in a way too unlike our Northern business centres to justify the use of the term.
sense
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From this reading Monsieur would; and, taking the _Evening Picayune_ to while away the time, Mr. Brandon seated himself on the balcony overlooking Canal Street,--busy, bustling, thronged as usual; yet bustling in the languid, Latinized sense of the term; bustling in a way too unlike our Northern business centres to justify the use of the term.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Would Monsieur step up to the room and wait their coming?
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
Street
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From this reading Monsieur would; and, taking the _Evening Picayune_ to while away the time, Mr. Brandon seated himself on the balcony overlooking Canal Street,--busy, bustling, thronged as usual; yet bustling in the languid, Latinized sense of the term; bustling in a way too unlike our Northern business centres to justify the use of the term.
streets
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From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
Summers
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From this reading Colonel Summers and his party had not yet arrived.
tables
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From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
taking
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From this reading Monsieur would; and, taking the _Evening Picayune_ to while away the time, Mr. Brandon seated himself on the balcony overlooking Canal Street,--busy, bustling, thronged as usual; yet bustling in the languid, Latinized sense of the term; bustling in a way too unlike our Northern business centres to justify the use of the term.
term
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From this reading Monsieur would; and, taking the _Evening Picayune_ to while away the time, Mr. Brandon seated himself on the balcony overlooking Canal Street,--busy, bustling, thronged as usual; yet bustling in the languid, Latinized sense of the term; bustling in a way too unlike our Northern business centres to justify the use of the term.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening we dined at Moreau's.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Would Monsieur step up to the room and wait their coming?
Things
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From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
thronged
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From this reading Monsieur would; and, taking the _Evening Picayune_ to while away the time, Mr. Brandon seated himself on the balcony overlooking Canal Street,--busy, bustling, thronged as usual; yet bustling in the languid, Latinized sense of the term; bustling in a way too unlike our Northern business centres to justify the use of the term.
tidy
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From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Monsieur would; and, taking the _Evening Picayune_ to while away the time, Mr. Brandon seated himself on the balcony overlooking Canal Street,--busy, bustling, thronged as usual; yet bustling in the languid, Latinized sense of the term; bustling in a way too unlike our Northern business centres to justify the use of the term.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
too
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From this reading Monsieur would; and, taking the _Evening Picayune_ to while away the time, Mr. Brandon seated himself on the balcony overlooking Canal Street,--busy, bustling, thronged as usual; yet bustling in the languid, Latinized sense of the term; bustling in a way too unlike our Northern business centres to justify the use of the term.
troops
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From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
unlike
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From this reading Monsieur would; and, taking the _Evening Picayune_ to while away the time, Mr. Brandon seated himself on the balcony overlooking Canal Street,--busy, bustling, thronged as usual; yet bustling in the languid, Latinized sense of the term; bustling in a way too unlike our Northern business centres to justify the use of the term.
up
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From this reading Would Monsieur step up to the room and wait their coming?
use
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From this reading Monsieur would; and, taking the _Evening Picayune_ to while away the time, Mr. Brandon seated himself on the balcony overlooking Canal Street,--busy, bustling, thronged as usual; yet bustling in the languid, Latinized sense of the term; bustling in a way too unlike our Northern business centres to justify the use of the term.
usual
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From this reading Monsieur would; and, taking the _Evening Picayune_ to while away the time, Mr. Brandon seated himself on the balcony overlooking Canal Street,--busy, bustling, thronged as usual; yet bustling in the languid, Latinized sense of the term; bustling in a way too unlike our Northern business centres to justify the use of the term.
wait
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From this reading Would Monsieur step up to the room and wait their coming?
waiters
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From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
way
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From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That evening we dined at Moreau's.
wended
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From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Monsieur would; and, taking the _Evening Picayune_ to while away the time, Mr. Brandon seated himself on the balcony overlooking Canal Street,--busy, bustling, thronged as usual; yet bustling in the languid, Latinized sense of the term; bustling in a way too unlike our Northern business centres to justify the use of the term.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Things had quieted down in the city, though the troops still remained on duty in the streets; and it was with eager anticipation of meeting Frank Amory that I wended my way to the tidy old restaurant with its sanded floor, its glittering array of little tables, and the ever-attentive waiters.
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would Monsieur step up to the room and wait their coming?
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Colonel Summers and his party had not yet arrived.
