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From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
1837
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From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
186
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From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then, as now, the fashionables of the day congregated around a large chest, placed in the corridor of the first circle of boxes, between the two doors of the Opera "crush-room."
able
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From this reading The privileged made a seat of this chest, and frequently shared it with certain sprightly dominoes, who were not always of the _haut ton_, but who knew it well enough by hearsay to be able to chatter scandal as fluently as the most scandalous.
adventure
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From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
almost
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From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
always
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From this reading The privileged made a seat of this chest, and frequently shared it with certain sprightly dominoes, who were not always of the _haut ton_, but who knew it well enough by hearsay to be able to chatter scandal as fluently as the most scandalous.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TRANSLATOR OF THE "MYSTERIES OF PARIS," AND THE "WANDERING JEW."
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Then, as now, the fashionables of the day congregated around a large chest, placed in the corridor of the first circle of boxes, between the two doors of the Opera "crush-room."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
assemblies
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From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The privileged made a seat of this chest, and frequently shared it with certain sprightly dominoes, who were not always of the _haut ton_, but who knew it well enough by hearsay to be able to chatter scandal as fluently as the most scandalous.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Then, as now, the fashionables of the day congregated around a large chest, placed in the corridor of the first circle of boxes, between the two doors of the Opera "crush-room."
boxes
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From this reading Then, as now, the fashionables of the day congregated around a large chest, placed in the corridor of the first circle of boxes, between the two doors of the Opera "crush-room."
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The privileged made a seat of this chest, and frequently shared it with certain sprightly dominoes, who were not always of the _haut ton_, but who knew it well enough by hearsay to be able to chatter scandal as fluently as the most scandalous.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
certain
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From this reading The privileged made a seat of this chest, and frequently shared it with certain sprightly dominoes, who were not always of the _haut ton_, but who knew it well enough by hearsay to be able to chatter scandal as fluently as the most scandalous.
CHAPMAN
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From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
chatter
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From this reading The privileged made a seat of this chest, and frequently shared it with certain sprightly dominoes, who were not always of the _haut ton_, but who knew it well enough by hearsay to be able to chatter scandal as fluently as the most scandalous.
chest
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From this reading Then, as now, the fashionables of the day congregated around a large chest, placed in the corridor of the first circle of boxes, between the two doors of the Opera "crush-room."
chicandards
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From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
chicards
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From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
circle
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From this reading Then, as now, the fashionables of the day congregated around a large chest, placed in the corridor of the first circle of boxes, between the two doors of the Opera "crush-room."
congregated
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From this reading Then, as now, the fashionables of the day congregated around a large chest, placed in the corridor of the first circle of boxes, between the two doors of the Opera "crush-room."
corridor
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From this reading Then, as now, the fashionables of the day congregated around a large chest, placed in the corridor of the first circle of boxes, between the two doors of the Opera "crush-room."
crazed
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From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
crush-room
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From this reading Then, as now, the fashionables of the day congregated around a large chest, placed in the corridor of the first circle of boxes, between the two doors of the Opera "crush-room."
dancers
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From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
DAVID
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From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
day
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From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
DESIGNS
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From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
detract
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From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
dominoes
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From this reading The privileged made a seat of this chest, and frequently shared it with certain sprightly dominoes, who were not always of the _haut ton_, but who knew it well enough by hearsay to be able to chatter scandal as fluently as the most scandalous.
doors
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From this reading Then, as now, the fashionables of the day congregated around a large chest, placed in the corridor of the first circle of boxes, between the two doors of the Opera "crush-room."
driven
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From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
enough
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From this reading The privileged made a seat of this chest, and frequently shared it with certain sprightly dominoes, who were not always of the _haut ton_, but who knew it well enough by hearsay to be able to chatter scandal as fluently as the most scandalous.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
fashionables
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From this reading Then, as now, the fashionables of the day congregated around a large chest, placed in the corridor of the first circle of boxes, between the two doors of the Opera "crush-room."
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, as now, the fashionables of the day congregated around a large chest, placed in the corridor of the first circle of boxes, between the two doors of the Opera "crush-room."
fluently
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From this reading The privileged made a seat of this chest, and frequently shared it with certain sprightly dominoes, who were not always of the _haut ton_, but who knew it well enough by hearsay to be able to chatter scandal as fluently as the most scandalous.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
frequently
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From this reading The privileged made a seat of this chest, and frequently shared it with certain sprightly dominoes, who were not always of the _haut ton_, but who knew it well enough by hearsay to be able to chatter scandal as fluently as the most scandalous.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
HALL
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From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
haut
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From this reading The privileged made a seat of this chest, and frequently shared it with certain sprightly dominoes, who were not always of the _haut ton_, but who knew it well enough by hearsay to be able to chatter scandal as fluently as the most scandalous.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
hearsay
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From this reading The privileged made a seat of this chest, and frequently shared it with certain sprightly dominoes, who were not always of the _haut ton_, but who knew it well enough by hearsay to be able to chatter scandal as fluently as the most scandalous.
HÔTEL
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From this reading THE HÔTEL LAMBERT.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
invaded
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From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The privileged made a seat of this chest, and frequently shared it with certain sprightly dominoes, who were not always of the _haut ton_, but who knew it well enough by hearsay to be able to chatter scandal as fluently as the most scandalous.
JEW
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From this reading THE TRANSLATOR OF THE "MYSTERIES OF PARIS," AND THE "WANDERING JEW."
JULES
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From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
knew
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From this reading The privileged made a seat of this chest, and frequently shared it with certain sprightly dominoes, who were not always of the _haut ton_, but who knew it well enough by hearsay to be able to chatter scandal as fluently as the most scandalous.
LAMBERT
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From this reading THE HÔTEL LAMBERT.
large
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From this reading Then, as now, the fashionables of the day congregated around a large chest, placed in the corridor of the first circle of boxes, between the two doors of the Opera "crush-room."
made
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From this reading The privileged made a seat of this chest, and frequently shared it with certain sprightly dominoes, who were not always of the _haut ton_, but who knew it well enough by hearsay to be able to chatter scandal as fluently as the most scandalous.
mob
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From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
most
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From this reading The privileged made a seat of this chest, and frequently shared it with certain sprightly dominoes, who were not always of the _haut ton_, but who knew it well enough by hearsay to be able to chatter scandal as fluently as the most scandalous.
MYSTERIES
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From this reading THE TRANSLATOR OF THE "MYSTERIES OF PARIS," AND THE "WANDERING JEW."
mystification
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From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
now
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From this reading Then, as now, the fashionables of the day congregated around a large chest, placed in the corridor of the first circle of boxes, between the two doors of the Opera "crush-room."
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TRANSLATOR OF THE "MYSTERIES OF PARIS," AND THE "WANDERING JEW."
old
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From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
Opera
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From this reading Then, as now, the fashionables of the day congregated around a large chest, placed in the corridor of the first circle of boxes, between the two doors of the Opera "crush-room."
Opera-ball
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From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
PARIS
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From this reading THE TRANSLATOR OF THE "MYSTERIES OF PARIS," AND THE "WANDERING JEW."
piquancy
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From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
placed
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From this reading Then, as now, the fashionables of the day congregated around a large chest, placed in the corridor of the first circle of boxes, between the two doors of the Opera "crush-room."
present
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From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
privileged
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From this reading The privileged made a seat of this chest, and frequently shared it with certain sprightly dominoes, who were not always of the _haut ton_, but who knew it well enough by hearsay to be able to chatter scandal as fluently as the most scandalous.
scandal
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From this reading The privileged made a seat of this chest, and frequently shared it with certain sprightly dominoes, who were not always of the _haut ton_, but who knew it well enough by hearsay to be able to chatter scandal as fluently as the most scandalous.
scandalous
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From this reading The privileged made a seat of this chest, and frequently shared it with certain sprightly dominoes, who were not always of the _haut ton_, but who knew it well enough by hearsay to be able to chatter scandal as fluently as the most scandalous.
seat
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From this reading The privileged made a seat of this chest, and frequently shared it with certain sprightly dominoes, who were not always of the _haut ton_, but who knew it well enough by hearsay to be able to chatter scandal as fluently as the most scandalous.
shared
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From this reading The privileged made a seat of this chest, and frequently shared it with certain sprightly dominoes, who were not always of the _haut ton_, but who knew it well enough by hearsay to be able to chatter scandal as fluently as the most scandalous.
society
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From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
sprightly
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From this reading The privileged made a seat of this chest, and frequently shared it with certain sprightly dominoes, who were not always of the _haut ton_, but who knew it well enough by hearsay to be able to chatter scandal as fluently as the most scandalous.
STRAND
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From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
style
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From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HÔTEL LAMBERT.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
Then
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From this reading Then, as now, the fashionables of the day congregated around a large chest, placed in the corridor of the first circle of boxes, between the two doors of the Opera "crush-room."
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The privileged made a seat of this chest, and frequently shared it with certain sprightly dominoes, who were not always of the _haut ton_, but who knew it well enough by hearsay to be able to chatter scandal as fluently as the most scandalous.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The privileged made a seat of this chest, and frequently shared it with certain sprightly dominoes, who were not always of the _haut ton_, but who knew it well enough by hearsay to be able to chatter scandal as fluently as the most scandalous.
ton
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From this reading The privileged made a seat of this chest, and frequently shared it with certain sprightly dominoes, who were not always of the _haut ton_, but who knew it well enough by hearsay to be able to chatter scandal as fluently as the most scandalous.
tone
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From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
traditions
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From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
TRANSLATOR
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From this reading THE TRANSLATOR OF THE "MYSTERIES OF PARIS," AND THE "WANDERING JEW."
two
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From this reading Then, as now, the fashionables of the day congregated around a large chest, placed in the corridor of the first circle of boxes, between the two doors of the Opera "crush-room."
WANDERING
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From this reading THE TRANSLATOR OF THE "MYSTERIES OF PARIS," AND THE "WANDERING JEW."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
well
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From this reading The privileged made a seat of this chest, and frequently shared it with certain sprightly dominoes, who were not always of the _haut ton_, but who knew it well enough by hearsay to be able to chatter scandal as fluently as the most scandalous.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The privileged made a seat of this chest, and frequently shared it with certain sprightly dominoes, who were not always of the _haut ton_, but who knew it well enough by hearsay to be able to chatter scandal as fluently as the most scandalous.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
wild
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From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The privileged made a seat of this chest, and frequently shared it with certain sprightly dominoes, who were not always of the _haut ton_, but who knew it well enough by hearsay to be able to chatter scandal as fluently as the most scandalous.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading _FROM DESIGNS BY JULES DAVID._ CHAPMAN AND HALL, 186 STRAND In 1837 the Opera-ball in Paris was not as yet entirely invaded by that mob of wild and crazed dancers, _chicards_[1] and _chicandards_ (as they style themselves), who, in the present day, have almost entirely driven from these assemblies the old traditions for mystification, and that tone of good society which did not detract from the piquancy of adventure.
