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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 It occupied the entire upper floor of a considerable building on the main street, and had been organized, primarily, by the older married men of the town to give the young men of the best families a better meeting-place than the bar-rooms and offices of the hotels.
all
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From this reading Wade endeavored, to the best of his genial nature, to enforce all rules, collect all dues, and impose all fines, but he wasn't really the man for the place.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It occupied the entire upper floor of a considerable building on the main street, and had been organized, primarily, by the older married men of the town to give the young men of the best families a better meeting-place than the bar-rooms and offices of the hotels.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But men of middle-age and past, who have comfortable firesides, are not fond of the noisy gatherings of their original prototypes, and the Club was soon left to the management of the permanent president, Mr. Wade Tingle, editor of the _Headlight_.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading LOCAL institution in which “the gang” was more or less interested was known as the “Darley Club.”
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first the older men looked in occasionally to see that the rather rigid rules of the institution were being kept.
bar-rooms
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From this reading It occupied the entire upper floor of a considerable building on the main street, and had been organized, primarily, by the older married men of the town to give the young men of the best families a better meeting-place than the bar-rooms and offices of the hotels.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It occupied the entire upper floor of a considerable building on the main street, and had been organized, primarily, by the older married men of the town to give the young men of the best families a better meeting-place than the bar-rooms and offices of the hotels.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading At first the older men looked in occasionally to see that the rather rigid rules of the institution were being kept.
best
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From this reading It occupied the entire upper floor of a considerable building on the main street, and had been organized, primarily, by the older married men of the town to give the young men of the best families a better meeting-place than the bar-rooms and offices of the hotels.
better
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From this reading It occupied the entire upper floor of a considerable building on the main street, and had been organized, primarily, by the older married men of the town to give the young men of the best families a better meeting-place than the bar-rooms and offices of the hotels.
building
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From this reading It occupied the entire upper floor of a considerable building on the main street, and had been organized, primarily, by the older married men of the town to give the young men of the best families a better meeting-place than the bar-rooms and offices of the hotels.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But men of middle-age and past, who have comfortable firesides, are not fond of the noisy gatherings of their original prototypes, and the Club was soon left to the management of the permanent president, Mr. Wade Tingle, editor of the _Headlight_.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It occupied the entire upper floor of a considerable building on the main street, and had been organized, primarily, by the older married men of the town to give the young men of the best families a better meeting-place than the bar-rooms and offices of the hotels.
Club
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From this reading LOCAL institution in which “the gang” was more or less interested was known as the “Darley Club.”
collect
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From this reading Wade endeavored, to the best of his genial nature, to enforce all rules, collect all dues, and impose all fines, but he wasn't really the man for the place.
comfortable
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From this reading But men of middle-age and past, who have comfortable firesides, are not fond of the noisy gatherings of their original prototypes, and the Club was soon left to the management of the permanent president, Mr. Wade Tingle, editor of the _Headlight_.
considerable
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From this reading It occupied the entire upper floor of a considerable building on the main street, and had been organized, primarily, by the older married men of the town to give the young men of the best families a better meeting-place than the bar-rooms and offices of the hotels.
Darley
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From this reading LOCAL institution in which “the gang” was more or less interested was known as the “Darley Club.”
dues
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From this reading Wade endeavored, to the best of his genial nature, to enforce all rules, collect all dues, and impose all fines, but he wasn't really the man for the place.
editor
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From this reading But men of middle-age and past, who have comfortable firesides, are not fond of the noisy gatherings of their original prototypes, and the Club was soon left to the management of the permanent president, Mr. Wade Tingle, editor of the _Headlight_.
endeavored
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From this reading Wade endeavored, to the best of his genial nature, to enforce all rules, collect all dues, and impose all fines, but he wasn't really the man for the place.
enforce
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From this reading Wade endeavored, to the best of his genial nature, to enforce all rules, collect all dues, and impose all fines, but he wasn't really the man for the place.
entire
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From this reading It occupied the entire upper floor of a considerable building on the main street, and had been organized, primarily, by the older married men of the town to give the young men of the best families a better meeting-place than the bar-rooms and offices of the hotels.
families
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From this reading It occupied the entire upper floor of a considerable building on the main street, and had been organized, primarily, by the older married men of the town to give the young men of the best families a better meeting-place than the bar-rooms and offices of the hotels.
fines
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From this reading Wade endeavored, to the best of his genial nature, to enforce all rules, collect all dues, and impose all fines, but he wasn't really the man for the place.
firesides
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From this reading But men of middle-age and past, who have comfortable firesides, are not fond of the noisy gatherings of their original prototypes, and the Club was soon left to the management of the permanent president, Mr. Wade Tingle, editor of the _Headlight_.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first the older men looked in occasionally to see that the rather rigid rules of the institution were being kept.
floor
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From this reading It occupied the entire upper floor of a considerable building on the main street, and had been organized, primarily, by the older married men of the town to give the young men of the best families a better meeting-place than the bar-rooms and offices of the hotels.
fond
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From this reading But men of middle-age and past, who have comfortable firesides, are not fond of the noisy gatherings of their original prototypes, and the Club was soon left to the management of the permanent president, Mr. Wade Tingle, editor of the _Headlight_.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Wade endeavored, to the best of his genial nature, to enforce all rules, collect all dues, and impose all fines, but he wasn't really the man for the place.
gang
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From this reading LOCAL institution in which “the gang” was more or less interested was known as the “Darley Club.”
gatherings
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From this reading But men of middle-age and past, who have comfortable firesides, are not fond of the noisy gatherings of their original prototypes, and the Club was soon left to the management of the permanent president, Mr. Wade Tingle, editor of the _Headlight_.
genial
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From this reading Wade endeavored, to the best of his genial nature, to enforce all rules, collect all dues, and impose all fines, but he wasn't really the man for the place.
give
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From this reading It occupied the entire upper floor of a considerable building on the main street, and had been organized, primarily, by the older married men of the town to give the young men of the best families a better meeting-place than the bar-rooms and offices of the hotels.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It occupied the entire upper floor of a considerable building on the main street, and had been organized, primarily, by the older married men of the town to give the young men of the best families a better meeting-place than the bar-rooms and offices of the hotels.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But men of middle-age and past, who have comfortable firesides, are not fond of the noisy gatherings of their original prototypes, and the Club was soon left to the management of the permanent president, Mr. Wade Tingle, editor of the _Headlight_.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Wade endeavored, to the best of his genial nature, to enforce all rules, collect all dues, and impose all fines, but he wasn't really the man for the place.
Headlight
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From this reading But men of middle-age and past, who have comfortable firesides, are not fond of the noisy gatherings of their original prototypes, and the Club was soon left to the management of the permanent president, Mr. Wade Tingle, editor of the _Headlight_.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Wade endeavored, to the best of his genial nature, to enforce all rules, collect all dues, and impose all fines, but he wasn't really the man for the place.
hotels
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From this reading It occupied the entire upper floor of a considerable building on the main street, and had been organized, primarily, by the older married men of the town to give the young men of the best families a better meeting-place than the bar-rooms and offices of the hotels.
impose
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From this reading Wade endeavored, to the best of his genial nature, to enforce all rules, collect all dues, and impose all fines, but he wasn't really the man for the place.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LOCAL institution in which “the gang” was more or less interested was known as the “Darley Club.”
institution
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From this reading LOCAL institution in which “the gang” was more or less interested was known as the “Darley Club.”
interested
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From this reading LOCAL institution in which “the gang” was more or less interested was known as the “Darley Club.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It occupied the entire upper floor of a considerable building on the main street, and had been organized, primarily, by the older married men of the town to give the young men of the best families a better meeting-place than the bar-rooms and offices of the hotels.
kept
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From this reading At first the older men looked in occasionally to see that the rather rigid rules of the institution were being kept.
known
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From this reading LOCAL institution in which “the gang” was more or less interested was known as the “Darley Club.”
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But men of middle-age and past, who have comfortable firesides, are not fond of the noisy gatherings of their original prototypes, and the Club was soon left to the management of the permanent president, Mr. Wade Tingle, editor of the _Headlight_.
less
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From this reading LOCAL institution in which “the gang” was more or less interested was known as the “Darley Club.”
LOCAL
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From this reading LOCAL institution in which “the gang” was more or less interested was known as the “Darley Club.”
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At first the older men looked in occasionally to see that the rather rigid rules of the institution were being kept.
main
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From this reading It occupied the entire upper floor of a considerable building on the main street, and had been organized, primarily, by the older married men of the town to give the young men of the best families a better meeting-place than the bar-rooms and offices of the hotels.
man
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From this reading Wade endeavored, to the best of his genial nature, to enforce all rules, collect all dues, and impose all fines, but he wasn't really the man for the place.
management
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From this reading But men of middle-age and past, who have comfortable firesides, are not fond of the noisy gatherings of their original prototypes, and the Club was soon left to the management of the permanent president, Mr. Wade Tingle, editor of the _Headlight_.
married
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From this reading It occupied the entire upper floor of a considerable building on the main street, and had been organized, primarily, by the older married men of the town to give the young men of the best families a better meeting-place than the bar-rooms and offices of the hotels.
meeting-place
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From this reading It occupied the entire upper floor of a considerable building on the main street, and had been organized, primarily, by the older married men of the town to give the young men of the best families a better meeting-place than the bar-rooms and offices of the hotels.
men
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From this reading It occupied the entire upper floor of a considerable building on the main street, and had been organized, primarily, by the older married men of the town to give the young men of the best families a better meeting-place than the bar-rooms and offices of the hotels.
middle-age
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From this reading But men of middle-age and past, who have comfortable firesides, are not fond of the noisy gatherings of their original prototypes, and the Club was soon left to the management of the permanent president, Mr. Wade Tingle, editor of the _Headlight_.
more
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From this reading LOCAL institution in which “the gang” was more or less interested was known as the “Darley Club.”
Mr
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From this reading But men of middle-age and past, who have comfortable firesides, are not fond of the noisy gatherings of their original prototypes, and the Club was soon left to the management of the permanent president, Mr. Wade Tingle, editor of the _Headlight_.
nature
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From this reading Wade endeavored, to the best of his genial nature, to enforce all rules, collect all dues, and impose all fines, but he wasn't really the man for the place.
noisy
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From this reading But men of middle-age and past, who have comfortable firesides, are not fond of the noisy gatherings of their original prototypes, and the Club was soon left to the management of the permanent president, Mr. Wade Tingle, editor of the _Headlight_.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But men of middle-age and past, who have comfortable firesides, are not fond of the noisy gatherings of their original prototypes, and the Club was soon left to the management of the permanent president, Mr. Wade Tingle, editor of the _Headlight_.
occasionally
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From this reading At first the older men looked in occasionally to see that the rather rigid rules of the institution were being kept.
occupied
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From this reading It occupied the entire upper floor of a considerable building on the main street, and had been organized, primarily, by the older married men of the town to give the young men of the best families a better meeting-place than the bar-rooms and offices of the hotels.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It occupied the entire upper floor of a considerable building on the main street, and had been organized, primarily, by the older married men of the town to give the young men of the best families a better meeting-place than the bar-rooms and offices of the hotels.
offices
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From this reading It occupied the entire upper floor of a considerable building on the main street, and had been organized, primarily, by the older married men of the town to give the young men of the best families a better meeting-place than the bar-rooms and offices of the hotels.
older
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From this reading It occupied the entire upper floor of a considerable building on the main street, and had been organized, primarily, by the older married men of the town to give the young men of the best families a better meeting-place than the bar-rooms and offices of the hotels.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It occupied the entire upper floor of a considerable building on the main street, and had been organized, primarily, by the older married men of the town to give the young men of the best families a better meeting-place than the bar-rooms and offices of the hotels.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading LOCAL institution in which “the gang” was more or less interested was known as the “Darley Club.”
organized
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From this reading It occupied the entire upper floor of a considerable building on the main street, and had been organized, primarily, by the older married men of the town to give the young men of the best families a better meeting-place than the bar-rooms and offices of the hotels.
original
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From this reading But men of middle-age and past, who have comfortable firesides, are not fond of the noisy gatherings of their original prototypes, and the Club was soon left to the management of the permanent president, Mr. Wade Tingle, editor of the _Headlight_.
past
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From this reading But men of middle-age and past, who have comfortable firesides, are not fond of the noisy gatherings of their original prototypes, and the Club was soon left to the management of the permanent president, Mr. Wade Tingle, editor of the _Headlight_.
permanent
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From this reading But men of middle-age and past, who have comfortable firesides, are not fond of the noisy gatherings of their original prototypes, and the Club was soon left to the management of the permanent president, Mr. Wade Tingle, editor of the _Headlight_.
place
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From this reading Wade endeavored, to the best of his genial nature, to enforce all rules, collect all dues, and impose all fines, but he wasn't really the man for the place.
president
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From this reading But men of middle-age and past, who have comfortable firesides, are not fond of the noisy gatherings of their original prototypes, and the Club was soon left to the management of the permanent president, Mr. Wade Tingle, editor of the _Headlight_.
primarily
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From this reading It occupied the entire upper floor of a considerable building on the main street, and had been organized, primarily, by the older married men of the town to give the young men of the best families a better meeting-place than the bar-rooms and offices of the hotels.
prototypes
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From this reading But men of middle-age and past, who have comfortable firesides, are not fond of the noisy gatherings of their original prototypes, and the Club was soon left to the management of the permanent president, Mr. Wade Tingle, editor of the _Headlight_.
rather
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From this reading At first the older men looked in occasionally to see that the rather rigid rules of the institution were being kept.
really
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From this reading Wade endeavored, to the best of his genial nature, to enforce all rules, collect all dues, and impose all fines, but he wasn't really the man for the place.
rigid
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From this reading At first the older men looked in occasionally to see that the rather rigid rules of the institution were being kept.
rules
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From this reading At first the older men looked in occasionally to see that the rather rigid rules of the institution were being kept.
see
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From this reading At first the older men looked in occasionally to see that the rather rigid rules of the institution were being kept.
soon
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From this reading But men of middle-age and past, who have comfortable firesides, are not fond of the noisy gatherings of their original prototypes, and the Club was soon left to the management of the permanent president, Mr. Wade Tingle, editor of the _Headlight_.
street
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From this reading It occupied the entire upper floor of a considerable building on the main street, and had been organized, primarily, by the older married men of the town to give the young men of the best families a better meeting-place than the bar-rooms and offices of the hotels.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It occupied the entire upper floor of a considerable building on the main street, and had been organized, primarily, by the older married men of the town to give the young men of the best families a better meeting-place than the bar-rooms and offices of the hotels.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At first the older men looked in occasionally to see that the rather rigid rules of the institution were being kept.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LOCAL institution in which “the gang” was more or less interested was known as the “Darley Club.”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But men of middle-age and past, who have comfortable firesides, are not fond of the noisy gatherings of their original prototypes, and the Club was soon left to the management of the permanent president, Mr. Wade Tingle, editor of the _Headlight_.
Tingle
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From this reading But men of middle-age and past, who have comfortable firesides, are not fond of the noisy gatherings of their original prototypes, and the Club was soon left to the management of the permanent president, Mr. Wade Tingle, editor of the _Headlight_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It occupied the entire upper floor of a considerable building on the main street, and had been organized, primarily, by the older married men of the town to give the young men of the best families a better meeting-place than the bar-rooms and offices of the hotels.
town
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From this reading It occupied the entire upper floor of a considerable building on the main street, and had been organized, primarily, by the older married men of the town to give the young men of the best families a better meeting-place than the bar-rooms and offices of the hotels.
upper
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From this reading It occupied the entire upper floor of a considerable building on the main street, and had been organized, primarily, by the older married men of the town to give the young men of the best families a better meeting-place than the bar-rooms and offices of the hotels.
Wade
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From this reading But men of middle-age and past, who have comfortable firesides, are not fond of the noisy gatherings of their original prototypes, and the Club was soon left to the management of the permanent president, Mr. Wade Tingle, editor of the _Headlight_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LOCAL institution in which “the gang” was more or less interested was known as the “Darley Club.”
wasn't
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From this reading Wade endeavored, to the best of his genial nature, to enforce all rules, collect all dues, and impose all fines, but he wasn't really the man for the place.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At first the older men looked in occasionally to see that the rather rigid rules of the institution were being kept.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading LOCAL institution in which “the gang” was more or less interested was known as the “Darley Club.”
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But men of middle-age and past, who have comfortable firesides, are not fond of the noisy gatherings of their original prototypes, and the Club was soon left to the management of the permanent president, Mr. Wade Tingle, editor of the _Headlight_.
young
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From this reading It occupied the entire upper floor of a considerable building on the main street, and had been organized, primarily, by the older married men of the town to give the young men of the best families a better meeting-place than the bar-rooms and offices of the hotels.
