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Chapter XXII
CONDEMNED! To Burton, who was in those days an epicure in sensations, there was something almost ecstatic in the pleasure of that evening. They dined at a little round table in the most desirable corner of the room--the professor and Edith, Mr. Bomford and himself. The music of one of the most famous orchestras in Europe alternately swelled and died away, always with the background of that steady hum of cheerful conversation. It was his first experience of a restaurant de luxe.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It was his first experience of a restaurant de luxe.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “They dined at a little round table in the most desirable corner of the room--the professor and Edith, Mr. Bomford and himself.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They dined at a little round table in the most desirable corner of the room--the professor and Edith, Mr. Bomford and himself.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The music of one of the most famous orchestras in Europe alternately swelled and died away, always with the background of that steady hum of cheerful conversation.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “To Burton, who was in those days an epicure in sensations, there was something almost ecstatic in the pleasure of that evening.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “To Burton, who was in those days an epicure in sensations, there was something almost ecstatic in the pleasure of that evening.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They dined at a little round table in the most desirable corner of the room--the professor and Edith, Mr. Bomford and himself.
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From this reading To Burton, who was in those days an epicure in sensations, there was something almost ecstatic in the pleasure of that evening.
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From this reading The music of one of the most famous orchestras in Europe alternately swelled and died away, always with the background of that steady hum of cheerful conversation.
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From this reading The music of one of the most famous orchestras in Europe alternately swelled and died away, always with the background of that steady hum of cheerful conversation.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To Burton, who was in those days an epicure in sensations, there was something almost ecstatic in the pleasure of that evening.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They dined at a little round table in the most desirable corner of the room--the professor and Edith, Mr. Bomford and himself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They dined at a little round table in the most desirable corner of the room--the professor and Edith, Mr. Bomford and himself.
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From this reading The music of one of the most famous orchestras in Europe alternately swelled and died away, always with the background of that steady hum of cheerful conversation.
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From this reading The music of one of the most famous orchestras in Europe alternately swelled and died away, always with the background of that steady hum of cheerful conversation.
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From this reading They dined at a little round table in the most desirable corner of the room--the professor and Edith, Mr. Bomford and himself.
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From this reading To Burton, who was in those days an epicure in sensations, there was something almost ecstatic in the pleasure of that evening.
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From this reading The music of one of the most famous orchestras in Europe alternately swelled and died away, always with the background of that steady hum of cheerful conversation.
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From this reading The music of one of the most famous orchestras in Europe alternately swelled and died away, always with the background of that steady hum of cheerful conversation.
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From this reading They dined at a little round table in the most desirable corner of the room--the professor and Edith, Mr. Bomford and himself.
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From this reading To Burton, who was in those days an epicure in sensations, there was something almost ecstatic in the pleasure of that evening.
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From this reading It was his first experience of a restaurant de luxe.
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From this reading They dined at a little round table in the most desirable corner of the room--the professor and Edith, Mr. Bomford and himself.
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From this reading The music of one of the most famous orchestras in Europe alternately swelled and died away, always with the background of that steady hum of cheerful conversation.
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From this reading They dined at a little round table in the most desirable corner of the room--the professor and Edith, Mr. Bomford and himself.
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From this reading To Burton, who was in those days an epicure in sensations, there was something almost ecstatic in the pleasure of that evening.
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From this reading They dined at a little round table in the most desirable corner of the room--the professor and Edith, Mr. Bomford and himself.
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From this reading To Burton, who was in those days an epicure in sensations, there was something almost ecstatic in the pleasure of that evening.
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From this reading The music of one of the most famous orchestras in Europe alternately swelled and died away, always with the background of that steady hum of cheerful conversation.
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From this reading To Burton, who was in those days an epicure in sensations, there was something almost ecstatic in the pleasure of that evening.
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From this reading It was his first experience of a restaurant de luxe.
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From this reading The music of one of the most famous orchestras in Europe alternately swelled and died away, always with the background of that steady hum of cheerful conversation.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was his first experience of a restaurant de luxe.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading They dined at a little round table in the most desirable corner of the room--the professor and Edith, Mr. Bomford and himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was his first experience of a restaurant de luxe.
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From this reading The music of one of the most famous orchestras in Europe alternately swelled and died away, always with the background of that steady hum of cheerful conversation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To Burton, who was in those days an epicure in sensations, there was something almost ecstatic in the pleasure of that evening.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was his first experience of a restaurant de luxe.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They dined at a little round table in the most desirable corner of the room--the professor and Edith, Mr. Bomford and himself.
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From this reading It was his first experience of a restaurant de luxe.
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From this reading They dined at a little round table in the most desirable corner of the room--the professor and Edith, Mr. Bomford and himself.
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From this reading They dined at a little round table in the most desirable corner of the room--the professor and Edith, Mr. Bomford and himself.
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From this reading The music of one of the most famous orchestras in Europe alternately swelled and died away, always with the background of that steady hum of cheerful conversation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To Burton, who was in those days an epicure in sensations, there was something almost ecstatic in the pleasure of that evening.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The music of one of the most famous orchestras in Europe alternately swelled and died away, always with the background of that steady hum of cheerful conversation.
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From this reading The music of one of the most famous orchestras in Europe alternately swelled and died away, always with the background of that steady hum of cheerful conversation.
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From this reading To Burton, who was in those days an epicure in sensations, there was something almost ecstatic in the pleasure of that evening.
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From this reading They dined at a little round table in the most desirable corner of the room--the professor and Edith, Mr. Bomford and himself.
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From this reading It was his first experience of a restaurant de luxe.
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From this reading They dined at a little round table in the most desirable corner of the room--the professor and Edith, Mr. Bomford and himself.
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From this reading They dined at a little round table in the most desirable corner of the room--the professor and Edith, Mr. Bomford and himself.
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From this reading To Burton, who was in those days an epicure in sensations, there was something almost ecstatic in the pleasure of that evening.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading To Burton, who was in those days an epicure in sensations, there was something almost ecstatic in the pleasure of that evening.
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From this reading The music of one of the most famous orchestras in Europe alternately swelled and died away, always with the background of that steady hum of cheerful conversation.
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From this reading The music of one of the most famous orchestras in Europe alternately swelled and died away, always with the background of that steady hum of cheerful conversation.
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From this reading They dined at a little round table in the most desirable corner of the room--the professor and Edith, Mr. Bomford and himself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To Burton, who was in those days an epicure in sensations, there was something almost ecstatic in the pleasure of that evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To Burton, who was in those days an epicure in sensations, there was something almost ecstatic in the pleasure of that evening.
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From this reading To Burton, who was in those days an epicure in sensations, there was something almost ecstatic in the pleasure of that evening.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They dined at a little round table in the most desirable corner of the room--the professor and Edith, Mr. Bomford and himself.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading To Burton, who was in those days an epicure in sensations, there was something almost ecstatic in the pleasure of that evening.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Burton, who was in those days an epicure in sensations, there was something almost ecstatic in the pleasure of that evening.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To Burton, who was in those days an epicure in sensations, there was something almost ecstatic in the pleasure of that evening.
which person or people
From this reading To Burton, who was in those days an epicure in sensations, there was something almost ecstatic in the pleasure of that evening.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The music of one of the most famous orchestras in Europe alternately swelled and died away, always with the background of that steady hum of cheerful conversation.
