Chapter XXX

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading UNDER PIKE'S PEAK What a curious thing it is, that mental process by which a first impression of a city is summed up.

-ing form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading A railway station, a taxicab, swift glimpses through a dirty window of streets, buildings, people, blurred together, incoherently, like moving pictures out of focus; then a quick unconscious adding of infinitesimal details and the total: "I like this city," or: "I do not like it."

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Passing through the building and emerging upon the taxi stand, we found ourselves confronted by an elaborate triple gateway of bronze, somewhat reminiscent of certain city gates of Paris, at which the _octroi_ waits with the inhospitable purpose of collecting taxes.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A railway station, a taxicab, swift glimpses through a dirty window of streets, buildings, people, blurred together, incoherently, like moving pictures out of focus; then a quick unconscious adding of infinitesimal details and the total: "I like this city," or: "I do not like it."

of or pertaining to the art and science of architecture

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

a structure or object that impedes free movement

From this reading However, Denver has no _octroi_, nor is the Denver gate a barrier.

indistinct or hazy in outline

From this reading A railway station, a taxicab, swift glimpses through a dirty window of streets, buildings, people, blurred together, incoherently, like moving pictures out of focus; then a quick unconscious adding of infinitesimal details and the total: "I like this city," or: "I do not like it."

an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin

From this reading Passing through the building and emerging upon the taxi stand, we found ourselves confronted by an elaborate triple gateway of bronze, somewhat reminiscent of certain city gates of Paris, at which the _octroi_ waits with the inhospitable purpose of collecting taxes.

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading Passing through the building and emerging upon the taxi stand, we found ourselves confronted by an elaborate triple gateway of bronze, somewhat reminiscent of certain city gates of Paris, at which the _octroi_ waits with the inhospitable purpose of collecting taxes.

plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading A railway station, a taxicab, swift glimpses through a dirty window of streets, buildings, people, blurred together, incoherently, like moving pictures out of focus; then a quick unconscious adding of infinitesimal details and the total: "I like this city," or: "I do not like it."

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading UNDER PIKE'S PEAK What a curious thing it is, that mental process by which a first impression of a city is summed up.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading Passing through the building and emerging upon the taxi stand, we found ourselves confronted by an elaborate triple gateway of bronze, somewhat reminiscent of certain city gates of Paris, at which the _octroi_ waits with the inhospitable purpose of collecting taxes.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading UNDER PIKE'S PEAK What a curious thing it is, that mental process by which a first impression of a city is summed up.

the act of gathering something together

From this reading Passing through the building and emerging upon the taxi stand, we found ourselves confronted by an elaborate triple gateway of bronze, somewhat reminiscent of certain city gates of Paris, at which the _octroi_ waits with the inhospitable purpose of collecting taxes.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

past form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition

From this reading Passing through the building and emerging upon the taxi stand, we found ourselves confronted by an elaborate triple gateway of bronze, somewhat reminiscent of certain city gates of Paris, at which the _octroi_ waits with the inhospitable purpose of collecting taxes.

carefully weighed

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading UNDER PIKE'S PEAK What a curious thing it is, that mental process by which a first impression of a city is summed up.

the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

true confidential information

From this reading A railway station, a taxicab, swift glimpses through a dirty window of streets, buildings, people, blurred together, incoherently, like moving pictures out of focus; then a quick unconscious adding of infinitesimal details and the total: "I like this city," or: "I do not like it."

soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

From this reading A railway station, a taxicab, swift glimpses through a dirty window of streets, buildings, people, blurred together, incoherently, like moving pictures out of focus; then a quick unconscious adding of infinitesimal details and the total: "I like this city," or: "I do not like it."

(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading A railway station, a taxicab, swift glimpses through a dirty window of streets, buildings, people, blurred together, incoherently, like moving pictures out of focus; then a quick unconscious adding of infinitesimal details and the total: "I like this city," or: "I do not like it."

lying toward or situated in the east

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

marked by complexity and richness of detail

From this reading Passing through the building and emerging upon the taxi stand, we found ourselves confronted by an elaborate triple gateway of bronze, somewhat reminiscent of certain city gates of Paris, at which the _octroi_ waits with the inhospitable purpose of collecting taxes.

coming to maturity

From this reading Passing through the building and emerging upon the taxi stand, we found ourselves confronted by an elaborate triple gateway of bronze, somewhat reminiscent of certain city gates of Paris, at which the _octroi_ waits with the inhospitable purpose of collecting taxes.

absolutely necessary; vitally necessary

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading UNDER PIKE'S PEAK What a curious thing it is, that mental process by which a first impression of a city is summed up.

the concentration of attention or energy on something

From this reading A railway station, a taxicab, swift glimpses through a dirty window of streets, buildings, people, blurred together, incoherently, like moving pictures out of focus; then a quick unconscious adding of infinitesimal details and the total: "I like this city," or: "I do not like it."

set up or found

From this reading Passing through the building and emerging upon the taxi stand, we found ourselves confronted by an elaborate triple gateway of bronze, somewhat reminiscent of certain city gates of Paris, at which the _octroi_ waits with the inhospitable purpose of collecting taxes.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading However, Denver has no _octroi_, nor is the Denver gate a barrier.

United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)

From this reading Passing through the building and emerging upon the taxi stand, we found ourselves confronted by an elaborate triple gateway of bronze, somewhat reminiscent of certain city gates of Paris, at which the _octroi_ waits with the inhospitable purpose of collecting taxes.

an entrance that can be closed by a gate

From this reading Passing through the building and emerging upon the taxi stand, we found ourselves confronted by an elaborate triple gateway of bronze, somewhat reminiscent of certain city gates of Paris, at which the _octroi_ waits with the inhospitable purpose of collecting taxes.

plural of “glimpse” — a quick look

From this reading A railway station, a taxicab, swift glimpses through a dirty window of streets, buildings, people, blurred together, incoherently, like moving pictures out of focus; then a quick unconscious adding of infinitesimal details and the total: "I like this city," or: "I do not like it."

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

only a very short time before

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading However, Denver has no _octroi_, nor is the Denver gate a barrier.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading However, Denver has no _octroi_, nor is the Denver gate a barrier.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading A railway station, a taxicab, swift glimpses through a dirty window of streets, buildings, people, blurred together, incoherently, like moving pictures out of focus; then a quick unconscious adding of infinitesimal details and the total: "I like this city," or: "I do not like it."

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading UNDER PIKE'S PEAK What a curious thing it is, that mental process by which a first impression of a city is summed up.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

in an incoherent manner

From this reading A railway station, a taxicab, swift glimpses through a dirty window of streets, buildings, people, blurred together, incoherently, like moving pictures out of focus; then a quick unconscious adding of infinitesimal details and the total: "I like this city," or: "I do not like it."

(mathematics) a variable that has zero as its limit

From this reading A railway station, a taxicab, swift glimpses through a dirty window of streets, buildings, people, blurred together, incoherently, like moving pictures out of focus; then a quick unconscious adding of infinitesimal details and the total: "I like this city," or: "I do not like it."

unfavorable to life or growth

From this reading Passing through the building and emerging upon the taxi stand, we found ourselves confronted by an elaborate triple gateway of bronze, somewhat reminiscent of certain city gates of Paris, at which the _octroi_ waits with the inhospitable purpose of collecting taxes.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading UNDER PIKE'S PEAK What a curious thing it is, that mental process by which a first impression of a city is summed up.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading UNDER PIKE'S PEAK What a curious thing it is, that mental process by which a first impression of a city is summed up.

a state in midwestern United States

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading A railway station, a taxicab, swift glimpses through a dirty window of streets, buildings, people, blurred together, incoherently, like moving pictures out of focus; then a quick unconscious adding of infinitesimal details and the total: "I like this city," or: "I do not like it."

involving the mind or an intellectual process

From this reading UNDER PIKE'S PEAK What a curious thing it is, that mental process by which a first impression of a city is summed up.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

in motion

From this reading A railway station, a taxicab, swift glimpses through a dirty window of streets, buildings, people, blurred together, incoherently, like moving pictures out of focus; then a quick unconscious adding of infinitesimal details and the total: "I like this city," or: "I do not like it."

not one and not the other of two

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

not any; not one

From this reading However, Denver has no _octroi_, nor is the Denver gate a barrier.

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading A railway station, a taxicab, swift glimpses through a dirty window of streets, buildings, people, blurred together, incoherently, like moving pictures out of focus; then a quick unconscious adding of infinitesimal details and the total: "I like this city," or: "I do not like it."

a tax on various goods brought into a town

From this reading Passing through the building and emerging upon the taxi stand, we found ourselves confronted by an elaborate triple gateway of bronze, somewhat reminiscent of certain city gates of Paris, at which the _octroi_ waits with the inhospitable purpose of collecting taxes.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading UNDER PIKE'S PEAK What a curious thing it is, that mental process by which a first impression of a city is summed up.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading A railway station, a taxicab, swift glimpses through a dirty window of streets, buildings, people, blurred together, incoherently, like moving pictures out of focus; then a quick unconscious adding of infinitesimal details and the total: "I like this city," or: "I do not like it."

used when we are both doing the action and receiving it

From this reading Passing through the building and emerging upon the taxi stand, we found ourselves confronted by an elaborate triple gateway of bronze, somewhat reminiscent of certain city gates of Paris, at which the _octroi_ waits with the inhospitable purpose of collecting taxes.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading A railway station, a taxicab, swift glimpses through a dirty window of streets, buildings, people, blurred together, incoherently, like moving pictures out of focus; then a quick unconscious adding of infinitesimal details and the total: "I like this city," or: "I do not like it."

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading Passing through the building and emerging upon the taxi stand, we found ourselves confronted by an elaborate triple gateway of bronze, somewhat reminiscent of certain city gates of Paris, at which the _octroi_ waits with the inhospitable purpose of collecting taxes.

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading Passing through the building and emerging upon the taxi stand, we found ourselves confronted by an elaborate triple gateway of bronze, somewhat reminiscent of certain city gates of Paris, at which the _octroi_ waits with the inhospitable purpose of collecting taxes.

the most extreme possible amount or value

From this reading UNDER PIKE'S PEAK What a curious thing it is, that mental process by which a first impression of a city is summed up.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading A railway station, a taxicab, swift glimpses through a dirty window of streets, buildings, people, blurred together, incoherently, like moving pictures out of focus; then a quick unconscious adding of infinitesimal details and the total: "I like this city," or: "I do not like it."

an amount of time

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading A railway station, a taxicab, swift glimpses through a dirty window of streets, buildings, people, blurred together, incoherently, like moving pictures out of focus; then a quick unconscious adding of infinitesimal details and the total: "I like this city," or: "I do not like it."

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From this reading UNDER PIKE'S PEAK What a curious thing it is, that mental process by which a first impression of a city is summed up.

subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition

From this reading UNDER PIKE'S PEAK What a curious thing it is, that mental process by which a first impression of a city is summed up.

an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

From this reading Passing through the building and emerging upon the taxi stand, we found ourselves confronted by an elaborate triple gateway of bronze, somewhat reminiscent of certain city gates of Paris, at which the _octroi_ waits with the inhospitable purpose of collecting taxes.

accomplished rapidly and without delay

From this reading A railway station, a taxicab, swift glimpses through a dirty window of streets, buildings, people, blurred together, incoherently, like moving pictures out of focus; then a quick unconscious adding of infinitesimal details and the total: "I like this city," or: "I do not like it."

line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight

From this reading A railway station, a taxicab, swift glimpses through a dirty window of streets, buildings, people, blurred together, incoherently, like moving pictures out of focus; then a quick unconscious adding of infinitesimal details and the total: "I like this city," or: "I do not like it."

serving to bring to mind

From this reading Passing through the building and emerging upon the taxi stand, we found ourselves confronted by an elaborate triple gateway of bronze, somewhat reminiscent of certain city gates of Paris, at which the _octroi_ waits with the inhospitable purpose of collecting taxes.

a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading Passing through the building and emerging upon the taxi stand, we found ourselves confronted by an elaborate triple gateway of bronze, somewhat reminiscent of certain city gates of Paris, at which the _octroi_ waits with the inhospitable purpose of collecting taxes.

be standing; be upright

From this reading Passing through the building and emerging upon the taxi stand, we found ourselves confronted by an elaborate triple gateway of bronze, somewhat reminiscent of certain city gates of Paris, at which the _octroi_ waits with the inhospitable purpose of collecting taxes.

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading A railway station, a taxicab, swift glimpses through a dirty window of streets, buildings, people, blurred together, incoherently, like moving pictures out of focus; then a quick unconscious adding of infinitesimal details and the total: "I like this city," or: "I do not like it."

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading A railway station, a taxicab, swift glimpses through a dirty window of streets, buildings, people, blurred together, incoherently, like moving pictures out of focus; then a quick unconscious adding of infinitesimal details and the total: "I like this city," or: "I do not like it."

a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

of considerable importance, size, or worth

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

inflected form of “sum” — be a summary of

From this reading UNDER PIKE'S PEAK What a curious thing it is, that mental process by which a first impression of a city is summed up.

moving very fast

From this reading A railway station, a taxicab, swift glimpses through a dirty window of streets, buildings, people, blurred together, incoherently, like moving pictures out of focus; then a quick unconscious adding of infinitesimal details and the total: "I like this city," or: "I do not like it."

plural of “tax” — charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government

From this reading Passing through the building and emerging upon the taxi stand, we found ourselves confronted by an elaborate triple gateway of bronze, somewhat reminiscent of certain city gates of Paris, at which the _octroi_ waits with the inhospitable purpose of collecting taxes.

travel slowly

From this reading Passing through the building and emerging upon the taxi stand, we found ourselves confronted by an elaborate triple gateway of bronze, somewhat reminiscent of certain city gates of Paris, at which the _octroi_ waits with the inhospitable purpose of collecting taxes.

a car driven by a person whose job is to take passengers where they want to go in exchange for money

From this reading A railway station, a taxicab, swift glimpses through a dirty window of streets, buildings, people, blurred together, incoherently, like moving pictures out of focus; then a quick unconscious adding of infinitesimal details and the total: "I like this city," or: "I do not like it."

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading UNDER PIKE'S PEAK What a curious thing it is, that mental process by which a first impression of a city is summed up.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A railway station, a taxicab, swift glimpses through a dirty window of streets, buildings, people, blurred together, incoherently, like moving pictures out of focus; then a quick unconscious adding of infinitesimal details and the total: "I like this city," or: "I do not like it."

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading A railway station, a taxicab, swift glimpses through a dirty window of streets, buildings, people, blurred together, incoherently, like moving pictures out of focus; then a quick unconscious adding of infinitesimal details and the total: "I like this city," or: "I do not like it."

a special situation

From this reading UNDER PIKE'S PEAK What a curious thing it is, that mental process by which a first impression of a city is summed up.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading A railway station, a taxicab, swift glimpses through a dirty window of streets, buildings, people, blurred together, incoherently, like moving pictures out of focus; then a quick unconscious adding of infinitesimal details and the total: "I like this city," or: "I do not like it."

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading A railway station, a taxicab, swift glimpses through a dirty window of streets, buildings, people, blurred together, incoherently, like moving pictures out of focus; then a quick unconscious adding of infinitesimal details and the total: "I like this city," or: "I do not like it."

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading A railway station, a taxicab, swift glimpses through a dirty window of streets, buildings, people, blurred together, incoherently, like moving pictures out of focus; then a quick unconscious adding of infinitesimal details and the total: "I like this city," or: "I do not like it."

add up in number or quantity

From this reading A railway station, a taxicab, swift glimpses through a dirty window of streets, buildings, people, blurred together, incoherently, like moving pictures out of focus; then a quick unconscious adding of infinitesimal details and the total: "I like this city," or: "I do not like it."

a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

create by training and teaching

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

increase threefold

From this reading Passing through the building and emerging upon the taxi stand, we found ourselves confronted by an elaborate triple gateway of bronze, somewhat reminiscent of certain city gates of Paris, at which the _octroi_ waits with the inhospitable purpose of collecting taxes.

not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead

From this reading A railway station, a taxicab, swift glimpses through a dirty window of streets, buildings, people, blurred together, incoherently, like moving pictures out of focus; then a quick unconscious adding of infinitesimal details and the total: "I like this city," or: "I do not like it."

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading UNDER PIKE'S PEAK What a curious thing it is, that mental process by which a first impression of a city is summed up.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading UNDER PIKE'S PEAK What a curious thing it is, that mental process by which a first impression of a city is summed up.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

precisely as stated

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

plural of “wait” — time during which some action is awaited

From this reading Passing through the building and emerging upon the taxi stand, we found ourselves confronted by an elaborate triple gateway of bronze, somewhat reminiscent of certain city gates of Paris, at which the _octroi_ waits with the inhospitable purpose of collecting taxes.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading UNDER PIKE'S PEAK What a curious thing it is, that mental process by which a first impression of a city is summed up.

at the time that

From this reading It was late afternoon when the train upon which we had come from eastern Kansas stopped at the Denver station--a substantial if not distinguished structure, neither new nor very old, but of that architectural period in which it was considered that a roof was hardly more essential to a station than a tower.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading UNDER PIKE'S PEAK What a curious thing it is, that mental process by which a first impression of a city is summed up.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading A railway station, a taxicab, swift glimpses through a dirty window of streets, buildings, people, blurred together, incoherently, like moving pictures out of focus; then a quick unconscious adding of infinitesimal details and the total: "I like this city," or: "I do not like it."

in the company of; together with

From this reading Passing through the building and emerging upon the taxi stand, we found ourselves confronted by an elaborate triple gateway of bronze, somewhat reminiscent of certain city gates of Paris, at which the _octroi_ waits with the inhospitable purpose of collecting taxes.