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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 A very mixed audience filled to overflowing the town-hall of Montfield.
advance
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From this reading In the front-seats, which had been cleverly reserved for them by a small advance in price, were seated the _élite_ of the village, complacently chatting together of the weather, the exhibition, their servants, and such small gossip as serves to savor the somewhat insipid existence of a country village.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The talk here among the elders was chiefly of the crops and of cattle; while the youths and maidens speculated, giggling, upon the prospects of a dancing-school for the winter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the front-seats, which had been cleverly reserved for them by a small advance in price, were seated the _élite_ of the village, complacently chatting together of the weather, the exhibition, their servants, and such small gossip as serves to savor the somewhat insipid existence of a country village.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the front-seats, which had been cleverly reserved for them by a small advance in price, were seated the _élite_ of the village, complacently chatting together of the weather, the exhibition, their servants, and such small gossip as serves to savor the somewhat insipid existence of a country village.
attentions
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From this reading Behind these sat the farmers with their wives and daughters; the former regarding the curtain with a species of awe, while the latter indulged in clumsy flirtations with the rustic swains, who offered them delicate attentions in the shape of lozenges and peanuts.
audience
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From this reading A very mixed audience filled to overflowing the town-hall of Montfield.
awe
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From this reading Behind these sat the farmers with their wives and daughters; the former regarding the curtain with a species of awe, while the latter indulged in clumsy flirtations with the rustic swains, who offered them delicate attentions in the shape of lozenges and peanuts.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the front-seats, which had been cleverly reserved for them by a small advance in price, were seated the _élite_ of the village, complacently chatting together of the weather, the exhibition, their servants, and such small gossip as serves to savor the somewhat insipid existence of a country village.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind these sat the farmers with their wives and daughters; the former regarding the curtain with a species of awe, while the latter indulged in clumsy flirtations with the rustic swains, who offered them delicate attentions in the shape of lozenges and peanuts.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the front-seats, which had been cleverly reserved for them by a small advance in price, were seated the _élite_ of the village, complacently chatting together of the weather, the exhibition, their servants, and such small gossip as serves to savor the somewhat insipid existence of a country village.
cattle
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From this reading The talk here among the elders was chiefly of the crops and of cattle; while the youths and maidens speculated, giggling, upon the prospects of a dancing-school for the winter.
chatting
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From this reading In the front-seats, which had been cleverly reserved for them by a small advance in price, were seated the _élite_ of the village, complacently chatting together of the weather, the exhibition, their servants, and such small gossip as serves to savor the somewhat insipid existence of a country village.
chiefly
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From this reading The talk here among the elders was chiefly of the crops and of cattle; while the youths and maidens speculated, giggling, upon the prospects of a dancing-school for the winter.
cleverly
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From this reading In the front-seats, which had been cleverly reserved for them by a small advance in price, were seated the _élite_ of the village, complacently chatting together of the weather, the exhibition, their servants, and such small gossip as serves to savor the somewhat insipid existence of a country village.
clumsyadjectiveUS /ˈklʌmzi/
awkward in movement or handling things
From this reading Behind these sat the farmers with their wives and daughters; the former regarding the curtain with a species of awe, while the latter indulged in clumsy flirtations with the rustic swains, who offered them delicate attentions in the shape of lozenges and peanuts.
complacently
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From this reading In the front-seats, which had been cleverly reserved for them by a small advance in price, were seated the _élite_ of the village, complacently chatting together of the weather, the exhibition, their servants, and such small gossip as serves to savor the somewhat insipid existence of a country village.
country
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From this reading In the front-seats, which had been cleverly reserved for them by a small advance in price, were seated the _élite_ of the village, complacently chatting together of the weather, the exhibition, their servants, and such small gossip as serves to savor the somewhat insipid existence of a country village.
crops
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From this reading The talk here among the elders was chiefly of the crops and of cattle; while the youths and maidens speculated, giggling, upon the prospects of a dancing-school for the winter.
curtain
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From this reading Behind these sat the farmers with their wives and daughters; the former regarding the curtain with a species of awe, while the latter indulged in clumsy flirtations with the rustic swains, who offered them delicate attentions in the shape of lozenges and peanuts.
dancing-school
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From this reading The talk here among the elders was chiefly of the crops and of cattle; while the youths and maidens speculated, giggling, upon the prospects of a dancing-school for the winter.
daughters
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From this reading Behind these sat the farmers with their wives and daughters; the former regarding the curtain with a species of awe, while the latter indulged in clumsy flirtations with the rustic swains, who offered them delicate attentions in the shape of lozenges and peanuts.
delicate
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From this reading Behind these sat the farmers with their wives and daughters; the former regarding the curtain with a species of awe, while the latter indulged in clumsy flirtations with the rustic swains, who offered them delicate attentions in the shape of lozenges and peanuts.
elders
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From this reading The talk here among the elders was chiefly of the crops and of cattle; while the youths and maidens speculated, giggling, upon the prospects of a dancing-school for the winter.
exhibition
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From this reading In the front-seats, which had been cleverly reserved for them by a small advance in price, were seated the _élite_ of the village, complacently chatting together of the weather, the exhibition, their servants, and such small gossip as serves to savor the somewhat insipid existence of a country village.
existence
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From this reading In the front-seats, which had been cleverly reserved for them by a small advance in price, were seated the _élite_ of the village, complacently chatting together of the weather, the exhibition, their servants, and such small gossip as serves to savor the somewhat insipid existence of a country village.
farmers
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From this reading Behind these sat the farmers with their wives and daughters; the former regarding the curtain with a species of awe, while the latter indulged in clumsy flirtations with the rustic swains, who offered them delicate attentions in the shape of lozenges and peanuts.
filled
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From this reading A very mixed audience filled to overflowing the town-hall of Montfield.
flirtations
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From this reading Behind these sat the farmers with their wives and daughters; the former regarding the curtain with a species of awe, while the latter indulged in clumsy flirtations with the rustic swains, who offered them delicate attentions in the shape of lozenges and peanuts.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the front-seats, which had been cleverly reserved for them by a small advance in price, were seated the _élite_ of the village, complacently chatting together of the weather, the exhibition, their servants, and such small gossip as serves to savor the somewhat insipid existence of a country village.
former
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From this reading Behind these sat the farmers with their wives and daughters; the former regarding the curtain with a species of awe, while the latter indulged in clumsy flirtations with the rustic swains, who offered them delicate attentions in the shape of lozenges and peanuts.
front-seats
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From this reading In the front-seats, which had been cleverly reserved for them by a small advance in price, were seated the _élite_ of the village, complacently chatting together of the weather, the exhibition, their servants, and such small gossip as serves to savor the somewhat insipid existence of a country village.
giggling
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From this reading The talk here among the elders was chiefly of the crops and of cattle; while the youths and maidens speculated, giggling, upon the prospects of a dancing-school for the winter.
gossip
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From this reading In the front-seats, which had been cleverly reserved for them by a small advance in price, were seated the _élite_ of the village, complacently chatting together of the weather, the exhibition, their servants, and such small gossip as serves to savor the somewhat insipid existence of a country village.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the front-seats, which had been cleverly reserved for them by a small advance in price, were seated the _élite_ of the village, complacently chatting together of the weather, the exhibition, their servants, and such small gossip as serves to savor the somewhat insipid existence of a country village.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The talk here among the elders was chiefly of the crops and of cattle; while the youths and maidens speculated, giggling, upon the prospects of a dancing-school for the winter.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the front-seats, which had been cleverly reserved for them by a small advance in price, were seated the _élite_ of the village, complacently chatting together of the weather, the exhibition, their servants, and such small gossip as serves to savor the somewhat insipid existence of a country village.
indulged
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From this reading Behind these sat the farmers with their wives and daughters; the former regarding the curtain with a species of awe, while the latter indulged in clumsy flirtations with the rustic swains, who offered them delicate attentions in the shape of lozenges and peanuts.
insipid
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From this reading In the front-seats, which had been cleverly reserved for them by a small advance in price, were seated the _élite_ of the village, complacently chatting together of the weather, the exhibition, their servants, and such small gossip as serves to savor the somewhat insipid existence of a country village.
latter
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From this reading Behind these sat the farmers with their wives and daughters; the former regarding the curtain with a species of awe, while the latter indulged in clumsy flirtations with the rustic swains, who offered them delicate attentions in the shape of lozenges and peanuts.
lozenges
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From this reading Behind these sat the farmers with their wives and daughters; the former regarding the curtain with a species of awe, while the latter indulged in clumsy flirtations with the rustic swains, who offered them delicate attentions in the shape of lozenges and peanuts.
maidens
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From this reading The talk here among the elders was chiefly of the crops and of cattle; while the youths and maidens speculated, giggling, upon the prospects of a dancing-school for the winter.
mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading A very mixed audience filled to overflowing the town-hall of Montfield.
Montfield
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From this reading A very mixed audience filled to overflowing the town-hall of Montfield.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A very mixed audience filled to overflowing the town-hall of Montfield.
offered
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From this reading Behind these sat the farmers with their wives and daughters; the former regarding the curtain with a species of awe, while the latter indulged in clumsy flirtations with the rustic swains, who offered them delicate attentions in the shape of lozenges and peanuts.
overflowing
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From this reading A very mixed audience filled to overflowing the town-hall of Montfield.
peanuts
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From this reading Behind these sat the farmers with their wives and daughters; the former regarding the curtain with a species of awe, while the latter indulged in clumsy flirtations with the rustic swains, who offered them delicate attentions in the shape of lozenges and peanuts.
price
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From this reading In the front-seats, which had been cleverly reserved for them by a small advance in price, were seated the _élite_ of the village, complacently chatting together of the weather, the exhibition, their servants, and such small gossip as serves to savor the somewhat insipid existence of a country village.
prospects
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From this reading The talk here among the elders was chiefly of the crops and of cattle; while the youths and maidens speculated, giggling, upon the prospects of a dancing-school for the winter.
regarding
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From this reading Behind these sat the farmers with their wives and daughters; the former regarding the curtain with a species of awe, while the latter indulged in clumsy flirtations with the rustic swains, who offered them delicate attentions in the shape of lozenges and peanuts.
reserved
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From this reading In the front-seats, which had been cleverly reserved for them by a small advance in price, were seated the _élite_ of the village, complacently chatting together of the weather, the exhibition, their servants, and such small gossip as serves to savor the somewhat insipid existence of a country village.
rustic
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From this reading Behind these sat the farmers with their wives and daughters; the former regarding the curtain with a species of awe, while the latter indulged in clumsy flirtations with the rustic swains, who offered them delicate attentions in the shape of lozenges and peanuts.
sat
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From this reading Behind these sat the farmers with their wives and daughters; the former regarding the curtain with a species of awe, while the latter indulged in clumsy flirtations with the rustic swains, who offered them delicate attentions in the shape of lozenges and peanuts.
savor
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From this reading In the front-seats, which had been cleverly reserved for them by a small advance in price, were seated the _élite_ of the village, complacently chatting together of the weather, the exhibition, their servants, and such small gossip as serves to savor the somewhat insipid existence of a country village.
seated
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From this reading In the front-seats, which had been cleverly reserved for them by a small advance in price, were seated the _élite_ of the village, complacently chatting together of the weather, the exhibition, their servants, and such small gossip as serves to savor the somewhat insipid existence of a country village.
servants
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From this reading In the front-seats, which had been cleverly reserved for them by a small advance in price, were seated the _élite_ of the village, complacently chatting together of the weather, the exhibition, their servants, and such small gossip as serves to savor the somewhat insipid existence of a country village.
serves
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From this reading In the front-seats, which had been cleverly reserved for them by a small advance in price, were seated the _élite_ of the village, complacently chatting together of the weather, the exhibition, their servants, and such small gossip as serves to savor the somewhat insipid existence of a country village.
shape
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From this reading Behind these sat the farmers with their wives and daughters; the former regarding the curtain with a species of awe, while the latter indulged in clumsy flirtations with the rustic swains, who offered them delicate attentions in the shape of lozenges and peanuts.
small
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From this reading In the front-seats, which had been cleverly reserved for them by a small advance in price, were seated the _élite_ of the village, complacently chatting together of the weather, the exhibition, their servants, and such small gossip as serves to savor the somewhat insipid existence of a country village.
somewhat
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From this reading In the front-seats, which had been cleverly reserved for them by a small advance in price, were seated the _élite_ of the village, complacently chatting together of the weather, the exhibition, their servants, and such small gossip as serves to savor the somewhat insipid existence of a country village.
species
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From this reading Behind these sat the farmers with their wives and daughters; the former regarding the curtain with a species of awe, while the latter indulged in clumsy flirtations with the rustic swains, who offered them delicate attentions in the shape of lozenges and peanuts.
speculated
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From this reading The talk here among the elders was chiefly of the crops and of cattle; while the youths and maidens speculated, giggling, upon the prospects of a dancing-school for the winter.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In the front-seats, which had been cleverly reserved for them by a small advance in price, were seated the _élite_ of the village, complacently chatting together of the weather, the exhibition, their servants, and such small gossip as serves to savor the somewhat insipid existence of a country village.
swains
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From this reading Behind these sat the farmers with their wives and daughters; the former regarding the curtain with a species of awe, while the latter indulged in clumsy flirtations with the rustic swains, who offered them delicate attentions in the shape of lozenges and peanuts.
talk
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From this reading The talk here among the elders was chiefly of the crops and of cattle; while the youths and maidens speculated, giggling, upon the prospects of a dancing-school for the winter.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THEATRICALS.
THEATRICALS
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From this reading THE THEATRICALS.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the front-seats, which had been cleverly reserved for them by a small advance in price, were seated the _élite_ of the village, complacently chatting together of the weather, the exhibition, their servants, and such small gossip as serves to savor the somewhat insipid existence of a country village.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In the front-seats, which had been cleverly reserved for them by a small advance in price, were seated the _élite_ of the village, complacently chatting together of the weather, the exhibition, their servants, and such small gossip as serves to savor the somewhat insipid existence of a country village.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Behind these sat the farmers with their wives and daughters; the former regarding the curtain with a species of awe, while the latter indulged in clumsy flirtations with the rustic swains, who offered them delicate attentions in the shape of lozenges and peanuts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A very mixed audience filled to overflowing the town-hall of Montfield.
together
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From this reading In the front-seats, which had been cleverly reserved for them by a small advance in price, were seated the _élite_ of the village, complacently chatting together of the weather, the exhibition, their servants, and such small gossip as serves to savor the somewhat insipid existence of a country village.
town-hall
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From this reading A very mixed audience filled to overflowing the town-hall of Montfield.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The talk here among the elders was chiefly of the crops and of cattle; while the youths and maidens speculated, giggling, upon the prospects of a dancing-school for the winter.
very
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From this reading A very mixed audience filled to overflowing the town-hall of Montfield.
village
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From this reading In the front-seats, which had been cleverly reserved for them by a small advance in price, were seated the _élite_ of the village, complacently chatting together of the weather, the exhibition, their servants, and such small gossip as serves to savor the somewhat insipid existence of a country village.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The talk here among the elders was chiefly of the crops and of cattle; while the youths and maidens speculated, giggling, upon the prospects of a dancing-school for the winter.
weather
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From this reading In the front-seats, which had been cleverly reserved for them by a small advance in price, were seated the _élite_ of the village, complacently chatting together of the weather, the exhibition, their servants, and such small gossip as serves to savor the somewhat insipid existence of a country village.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the front-seats, which had been cleverly reserved for them by a small advance in price, were seated the _élite_ of the village, complacently chatting together of the weather, the exhibition, their servants, and such small gossip as serves to savor the somewhat insipid existence of a country village.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the front-seats, which had been cleverly reserved for them by a small advance in price, were seated the _élite_ of the village, complacently chatting together of the weather, the exhibition, their servants, and such small gossip as serves to savor the somewhat insipid existence of a country village.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Behind these sat the farmers with their wives and daughters; the former regarding the curtain with a species of awe, while the latter indulged in clumsy flirtations with the rustic swains, who offered them delicate attentions in the shape of lozenges and peanuts.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Behind these sat the farmers with their wives and daughters; the former regarding the curtain with a species of awe, while the latter indulged in clumsy flirtations with the rustic swains, who offered them delicate attentions in the shape of lozenges and peanuts.
winter
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From this reading The talk here among the elders was chiefly of the crops and of cattle; while the youths and maidens speculated, giggling, upon the prospects of a dancing-school for the winter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Behind these sat the farmers with their wives and daughters; the former regarding the curtain with a species of awe, while the latter indulged in clumsy flirtations with the rustic swains, who offered them delicate attentions in the shape of lozenges and peanuts.
wives
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From this reading Behind these sat the farmers with their wives and daughters; the former regarding the curtain with a species of awe, while the latter indulged in clumsy flirtations with the rustic swains, who offered them delicate attentions in the shape of lozenges and peanuts.
youths
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From this reading The talk here among the elders was chiefly of the crops and of cattle; while the youths and maidens speculated, giggling, upon the prospects of a dancing-school for the winter.
élite
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From this reading In the front-seats, which had been cleverly reserved for them by a small advance in price, were seated the _élite_ of the village, complacently chatting together of the weather, the exhibition, their servants, and such small gossip as serves to savor the somewhat insipid existence of a country village.
