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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The neighborhood of Temple Barholm was not, upon the whole, a brilliant one.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The country was beautiful enough, and several rather large estates lay within reach of one another, but their owners were neither very rich nor especially notable personages.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The country was beautiful enough, and several rather large estates lay within reach of one another, but their owners were neither very rich nor especially notable personages.
any
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From this reading None of them, however, was given to entertaining house parties made up of the smart and dazzlingly sinful world of fashion said by moralists to be composed entirely of young and mature beauties, male and female, capable of supplying at any moment enlivening detail for the divorce court--glittering beings whose wardrobes were astonishing and whose conversations were composed wholly of brilliant paradox and sparkling repartee.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Indeed, it had been frankly designated by the casual guest as dull.
astonishing
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From this reading None of them, however, was given to entertaining house parties made up of the smart and dazzlingly sinful world of fashion said by moralists to be composed entirely of young and mature beauties, male and female, capable of supplying at any moment enlivening detail for the divorce court--glittering beings whose wardrobes were astonishing and whose conversations were composed wholly of brilliant paradox and sparkling repartee.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading None of them, however, was given to entertaining house parties made up of the smart and dazzlingly sinful world of fashion said by moralists to be composed entirely of young and mature beauties, male and female, capable of supplying at any moment enlivening detail for the divorce court--glittering beings whose wardrobes were astonishing and whose conversations were composed wholly of brilliant paradox and sparkling repartee.
Barholm
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From this reading The neighborhood of Temple Barholm was not, upon the whole, a brilliant one.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading None of them, however, was given to entertaining house parties made up of the smart and dazzlingly sinful world of fashion said by moralists to be composed entirely of young and mature beauties, male and female, capable of supplying at any moment enlivening detail for the divorce court--glittering beings whose wardrobes were astonishing and whose conversations were composed wholly of brilliant paradox and sparkling repartee.
beauties
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beautiful
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From this reading The country was beautiful enough, and several rather large estates lay within reach of one another, but their owners were neither very rich nor especially notable personages.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Indeed, it had been frankly designated by the casual guest as dull.
beings
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From this reading None of them, however, was given to entertaining house parties made up of the smart and dazzlingly sinful world of fashion said by moralists to be composed entirely of young and mature beauties, male and female, capable of supplying at any moment enlivening detail for the divorce court--glittering beings whose wardrobes were astonishing and whose conversations were composed wholly of brilliant paradox and sparkling repartee.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were of extremely good old blood, and were of established respectability.
brilliant
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From this reading The neighborhood of Temple Barholm was not, upon the whole, a brilliant one.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The country was beautiful enough, and several rather large estates lay within reach of one another, but their owners were neither very rich nor especially notable personages.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Indeed, it had been frankly designated by the casual guest as dull.
capable
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casual
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composed
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conversations
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country
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From this reading The country was beautiful enough, and several rather large estates lay within reach of one another, but their owners were neither very rich nor especially notable personages.
court
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dazzlingly
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designated
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detail
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divorce
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From this reading None of them, however, was given to entertaining house parties made up of the smart and dazzlingly sinful world of fashion said by moralists to be composed entirely of young and mature beauties, male and female, capable of supplying at any moment enlivening detail for the divorce court--glittering beings whose wardrobes were astonishing and whose conversations were composed wholly of brilliant paradox and sparkling repartee.
dull
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From this reading Indeed, it had been frankly designated by the casual guest as dull.
enlivening
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enough
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From this reading The country was beautiful enough, and several rather large estates lay within reach of one another, but their owners were neither very rich nor especially notable personages.
entertaining
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From this reading None of them, however, was given to entertaining house parties made up of the smart and dazzlingly sinful world of fashion said by moralists to be composed entirely of young and mature beauties, male and female, capable of supplying at any moment enlivening detail for the divorce court--glittering beings whose wardrobes were astonishing and whose conversations were composed wholly of brilliant paradox and sparkling repartee.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading None of them, however, was given to entertaining house parties made up of the smart and dazzlingly sinful world of fashion said by moralists to be composed entirely of young and mature beauties, male and female, capable of supplying at any moment enlivening detail for the divorce court--glittering beings whose wardrobes were astonishing and whose conversations were composed wholly of brilliant paradox and sparkling repartee.
especially
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From this reading The country was beautiful enough, and several rather large estates lay within reach of one another, but their owners were neither very rich nor especially notable personages.
established
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From this reading They were of extremely good old blood, and were of established respectability.
estates
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From this reading The country was beautiful enough, and several rather large estates lay within reach of one another, but their owners were neither very rich nor especially notable personages.
extremely
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From this reading They were of extremely good old blood, and were of established respectability.
fashion
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From this reading None of them, however, was given to entertaining house parties made up of the smart and dazzlingly sinful world of fashion said by moralists to be composed entirely of young and mature beauties, male and female, capable of supplying at any moment enlivening detail for the divorce court--glittering beings whose wardrobes were astonishing and whose conversations were composed wholly of brilliant paradox and sparkling repartee.
female
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From this reading None of them, however, was given to entertaining house parties made up of the smart and dazzlingly sinful world of fashion said by moralists to be composed entirely of young and mature beauties, male and female, capable of supplying at any moment enlivening detail for the divorce court--glittering beings whose wardrobes were astonishing and whose conversations were composed wholly of brilliant paradox and sparkling repartee.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading None of them, however, was given to entertaining house parties made up of the smart and dazzlingly sinful world of fashion said by moralists to be composed entirely of young and mature beauties, male and female, capable of supplying at any moment enlivening detail for the divorce court--glittering beings whose wardrobes were astonishing and whose conversations were composed wholly of brilliant paradox and sparkling repartee.
frankly
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From this reading Indeed, it had been frankly designated by the casual guest as dull.
given
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From this reading None of them, however, was given to entertaining house parties made up of the smart and dazzlingly sinful world of fashion said by moralists to be composed entirely of young and mature beauties, male and female, capable of supplying at any moment enlivening detail for the divorce court--glittering beings whose wardrobes were astonishing and whose conversations were composed wholly of brilliant paradox and sparkling repartee.
glittering
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From this reading None of them, however, was given to entertaining house parties made up of the smart and dazzlingly sinful world of fashion said by moralists to be composed entirely of young and mature beauties, male and female, capable of supplying at any moment enlivening detail for the divorce court--glittering beings whose wardrobes were astonishing and whose conversations were composed wholly of brilliant paradox and sparkling repartee.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They were of extremely good old blood, and were of established respectability.
guest
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From this reading Indeed, it had been frankly designated by the casual guest as dull.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Indeed, it had been frankly designated by the casual guest as dull.
house
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From this reading None of them, however, was given to entertaining house parties made up of the smart and dazzlingly sinful world of fashion said by moralists to be composed entirely of young and mature beauties, male and female, capable of supplying at any moment enlivening detail for the divorce court--glittering beings whose wardrobes were astonishing and whose conversations were composed wholly of brilliant paradox and sparkling repartee.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading None of them, however, was given to entertaining house parties made up of the smart and dazzlingly sinful world of fashion said by moralists to be composed entirely of young and mature beauties, male and female, capable of supplying at any moment enlivening detail for the divorce court--glittering beings whose wardrobes were astonishing and whose conversations were composed wholly of brilliant paradox and sparkling repartee.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, it had been frankly designated by the casual guest as dull.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, it had been frankly designated by the casual guest as dull.
large
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From this reading The country was beautiful enough, and several rather large estates lay within reach of one another, but their owners were neither very rich nor especially notable personages.
lay
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From this reading The country was beautiful enough, and several rather large estates lay within reach of one another, but their owners were neither very rich nor especially notable personages.
made
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From this reading None of them, however, was given to entertaining house parties made up of the smart and dazzlingly sinful world of fashion said by moralists to be composed entirely of young and mature beauties, male and female, capable of supplying at any moment enlivening detail for the divorce court--glittering beings whose wardrobes were astonishing and whose conversations were composed wholly of brilliant paradox and sparkling repartee.
male
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From this reading None of them, however, was given to entertaining house parties made up of the smart and dazzlingly sinful world of fashion said by moralists to be composed entirely of young and mature beauties, male and female, capable of supplying at any moment enlivening detail for the divorce court--glittering beings whose wardrobes were astonishing and whose conversations were composed wholly of brilliant paradox and sparkling repartee.
mature
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moment
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moralists
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From this reading None of them, however, was given to entertaining house parties made up of the smart and dazzlingly sinful world of fashion said by moralists to be composed entirely of young and mature beauties, male and female, capable of supplying at any moment enlivening detail for the divorce court--glittering beings whose wardrobes were astonishing and whose conversations were composed wholly of brilliant paradox and sparkling repartee.
neighborhood
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From this reading The neighborhood of Temple Barholm was not, upon the whole, a brilliant one.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading The country was beautiful enough, and several rather large estates lay within reach of one another, but their owners were neither very rich nor especially notable personages.
NonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading None of them, however, was given to entertaining house parties made up of the smart and dazzlingly sinful world of fashion said by moralists to be composed entirely of young and mature beauties, male and female, capable of supplying at any moment enlivening detail for the divorce court--glittering beings whose wardrobes were astonishing and whose conversations were composed wholly of brilliant paradox and sparkling repartee.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading The country was beautiful enough, and several rather large estates lay within reach of one another, but their owners were neither very rich nor especially notable personages.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The neighborhood of Temple Barholm was not, upon the whole, a brilliant one.
notable
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From this reading The country was beautiful enough, and several rather large estates lay within reach of one another, but their owners were neither very rich nor especially notable personages.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The neighborhood of Temple Barholm was not, upon the whole, a brilliant one.
old
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From this reading They were of extremely good old blood, and were of established respectability.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The neighborhood of Temple Barholm was not, upon the whole, a brilliant one.
owners
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From this reading The country was beautiful enough, and several rather large estates lay within reach of one another, but their owners were neither very rich nor especially notable personages.
paradox
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From this reading None of them, however, was given to entertaining house parties made up of the smart and dazzlingly sinful world of fashion said by moralists to be composed entirely of young and mature beauties, male and female, capable of supplying at any moment enlivening detail for the divorce court--glittering beings whose wardrobes were astonishing and whose conversations were composed wholly of brilliant paradox and sparkling repartee.
parties
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personages
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From this reading The country was beautiful enough, and several rather large estates lay within reach of one another, but their owners were neither very rich nor especially notable personages.
rather
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From this reading The country was beautiful enough, and several rather large estates lay within reach of one another, but their owners were neither very rich nor especially notable personages.
reach
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From this reading The country was beautiful enough, and several rather large estates lay within reach of one another, but their owners were neither very rich nor especially notable personages.
repartee
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From this reading None of them, however, was given to entertaining house parties made up of the smart and dazzlingly sinful world of fashion said by moralists to be composed entirely of young and mature beauties, male and female, capable of supplying at any moment enlivening detail for the divorce court--glittering beings whose wardrobes were astonishing and whose conversations were composed wholly of brilliant paradox and sparkling repartee.
respectability
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From this reading They were of extremely good old blood, and were of established respectability.
rich
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From this reading The country was beautiful enough, and several rather large estates lay within reach of one another, but their owners were neither very rich nor especially notable personages.
said
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From this reading None of them, however, was given to entertaining house parties made up of the smart and dazzlingly sinful world of fashion said by moralists to be composed entirely of young and mature beauties, male and female, capable of supplying at any moment enlivening detail for the divorce court--glittering beings whose wardrobes were astonishing and whose conversations were composed wholly of brilliant paradox and sparkling repartee.
several
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From this reading The country was beautiful enough, and several rather large estates lay within reach of one another, but their owners were neither very rich nor especially notable personages.
sinful
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From this reading None of them, however, was given to entertaining house parties made up of the smart and dazzlingly sinful world of fashion said by moralists to be composed entirely of young and mature beauties, male and female, capable of supplying at any moment enlivening detail for the divorce court--glittering beings whose wardrobes were astonishing and whose conversations were composed wholly of brilliant paradox and sparkling repartee.
smart
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From this reading None of them, however, was given to entertaining house parties made up of the smart and dazzlingly sinful world of fashion said by moralists to be composed entirely of young and mature beauties, male and female, capable of supplying at any moment enlivening detail for the divorce court--glittering beings whose wardrobes were astonishing and whose conversations were composed wholly of brilliant paradox and sparkling repartee.
sparkling
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From this reading None of them, however, was given to entertaining house parties made up of the smart and dazzlingly sinful world of fashion said by moralists to be composed entirely of young and mature beauties, male and female, capable of supplying at any moment enlivening detail for the divorce court--glittering beings whose wardrobes were astonishing and whose conversations were composed wholly of brilliant paradox and sparkling repartee.
supplying
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Temple
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From this reading The neighborhood of Temple Barholm was not, upon the whole, a brilliant one.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The neighborhood of Temple Barholm was not, upon the whole, a brilliant one.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The country was beautiful enough, and several rather large estates lay within reach of one another, but their owners were neither very rich nor especially notable personages.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading None of them, however, was given to entertaining house parties made up of the smart and dazzlingly sinful world of fashion said by moralists to be composed entirely of young and mature beauties, male and female, capable of supplying at any moment enlivening detail for the divorce court--glittering beings whose wardrobes were astonishing and whose conversations were composed wholly of brilliant paradox and sparkling repartee.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were of extremely good old blood, and were of established respectability.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading None of them, however, was given to entertaining house parties made up of the smart and dazzlingly sinful world of fashion said by moralists to be composed entirely of young and mature beauties, male and female, capable of supplying at any moment enlivening detail for the divorce court--glittering beings whose wardrobes were astonishing and whose conversations were composed wholly of brilliant paradox and sparkling repartee.
up
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From this reading None of them, however, was given to entertaining house parties made up of the smart and dazzlingly sinful world of fashion said by moralists to be composed entirely of young and mature beauties, male and female, capable of supplying at any moment enlivening detail for the divorce court--glittering beings whose wardrobes were astonishing and whose conversations were composed wholly of brilliant paradox and sparkling repartee.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The neighborhood of Temple Barholm was not, upon the whole, a brilliant one.
very
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From this reading The country was beautiful enough, and several rather large estates lay within reach of one another, but their owners were neither very rich nor especially notable personages.
wardrobes
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From this reading None of them, however, was given to entertaining house parties made up of the smart and dazzlingly sinful world of fashion said by moralists to be composed entirely of young and mature beauties, male and female, capable of supplying at any moment enlivening detail for the divorce court--glittering beings whose wardrobes were astonishing and whose conversations were composed wholly of brilliant paradox and sparkling repartee.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The neighborhood of Temple Barholm was not, upon the whole, a brilliant one.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The country was beautiful enough, and several rather large estates lay within reach of one another, but their owners were neither very rich nor especially notable personages.
whole
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From this reading The neighborhood of Temple Barholm was not, upon the whole, a brilliant one.
wholly
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From this reading None of them, however, was given to entertaining house parties made up of the smart and dazzlingly sinful world of fashion said by moralists to be composed entirely of young and mature beauties, male and female, capable of supplying at any moment enlivening detail for the divorce court--glittering beings whose wardrobes were astonishing and whose conversations were composed wholly of brilliant paradox and sparkling repartee.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading None of them, however, was given to entertaining house parties made up of the smart and dazzlingly sinful world of fashion said by moralists to be composed entirely of young and mature beauties, male and female, capable of supplying at any moment enlivening detail for the divorce court--glittering beings whose wardrobes were astonishing and whose conversations were composed wholly of brilliant paradox and sparkling repartee.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The country was beautiful enough, and several rather large estates lay within reach of one another, but their owners were neither very rich nor especially notable personages.
world
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From this reading None of them, however, was given to entertaining house parties made up of the smart and dazzlingly sinful world of fashion said by moralists to be composed entirely of young and mature beauties, male and female, capable of supplying at any moment enlivening detail for the divorce court--glittering beings whose wardrobes were astonishing and whose conversations were composed wholly of brilliant paradox and sparkling repartee.
young
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From this reading None of them, however, was given to entertaining house parties made up of the smart and dazzlingly sinful world of fashion said by moralists to be composed entirely of young and mature beauties, male and female, capable of supplying at any moment enlivening detail for the divorce court--glittering beings whose wardrobes were astonishing and whose conversations were composed wholly of brilliant paradox and sparkling repartee.
