Chapter XVII

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

From this reading For here, as he had thus far seen, all was on a so much smaller scale.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading But once in this and walking about, how different it all seemed to the world to which so recently he had been accustomed.

commonly used or practiced; usual

From this reading But once in this and walking about, how different it all seemed to the world to which so recently he had been accustomed.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

possessing life

From this reading But Central Avenue was quite alive with traffic, pedestrians and automobiles.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading But once in this and walking about, how different it all seemed to the world to which so recently he had been accustomed.

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

From this reading But once in this and walking about, how different it all seemed to the world to which so recently he had been accustomed.

separated or at a distance in place or position or time

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading For here, as he had thus far seen, all was on a so much smaller scale.

a group of persons together in one place

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

plural of “automobile” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading But Central Avenue was quite alive with traffic, pedestrians and automobiles.

a line of approach

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading But once in this and walking about, how different it all seemed to the world to which so recently he had been accustomed.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The depot, from which only a half hour before he had stepped down, was so small and dull, untroubled, as he could plainly see, by much traffic.

plural of “block” — a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

United States labor leader who organized the longshoremen (1901-1990)

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

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

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But once in this and walking about, how different it all seemed to the world to which so recently he had been accustomed.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The depot, from which only a half hour before he had stepped down, was so small and dull, untroubled, as he could plainly see, by much traffic.

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From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

serving as an essential component

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

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

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

being joined in close association

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading The depot, from which only a half hour before he had stepped down, was so small and dull, untroubled, as he could plainly see, by much traffic.

plural of “curve” — the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods

From this reading The depot, from which only a half hour before he had stepped down, was so small and dull, untroubled, as he could plainly see, by much traffic.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading But once in this and walking about, how different it all seemed to the world to which so recently he had been accustomed.

without deviation

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

having a pattern of dots

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The depot, from which only a half hour before he had stepped down, was so small and dull, untroubled, as he could plainly see, by much traffic.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

lacking in liveliness or animation

From this reading The depot, from which only a half hour before he had stepped down, was so small and dull, untroubled, as he could plainly see, by much traffic.

a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading For here, as he had thus far seen, all was on a so much smaller scale.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For here, as he had thus far seen, all was on a so much smaller scale.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The depot, from which only a half hour before he had stepped down, was so small and dull, untroubled, as he could plainly see, by much traffic.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

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

From this reading But once in this and walking about, how different it all seemed to the world to which so recently he had been accustomed.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading The depot, from which only a half hour before he had stepped down, was so small and dull, untroubled, as he could plainly see, by much traffic.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But once in this and walking about, how different it all seemed to the world to which so recently he had been accustomed.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading For here, as he had thus far seen, all was on a so much smaller scale.

plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading The depot, from which only a half hour before he had stepped down, was so small and dull, untroubled, as he could plainly see, by much traffic.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But once in this and walking about, how different it all seemed to the world to which so recently he had been accustomed.

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

From this reading But once in this and walking about, how different it all seemed to the world to which so recently he had been accustomed.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But once in this and walking about, how different it all seemed to the world to which so recently he had been accustomed.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living along the Mohawk River in New York State

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

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

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading For here, as he had thus far seen, all was on a so much smaller scale.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading For here, as he had thus far seen, all was on a so much smaller scale.

on one occasion

From this reading But once in this and walking about, how different it all seemed to the world to which so recently he had been accustomed.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

and nothing more

From this reading The depot, from which only a half hour before he had stepped down, was so small and dull, untroubled, as he could plainly see, by much traffic.

being directly across from each other; facing

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

plural of “pedestrian” — a person who travels by foot

From this reading But Central Avenue was quite alive with traffic, pedestrians and automobiles.

unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)

From this reading The depot, from which only a half hour before he had stepped down, was so small and dull, untroubled, as he could plainly see, by much traffic.

extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading But Central Avenue was quite alive with traffic, pedestrians and automobiles.

in the recent past

From this reading But once in this and walking about, how different it all seemed to the world to which so recently he had been accustomed.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

an ordered reference standard

From this reading For here, as he had thus far seen, all was on a so much smaller scale.

a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading The depot, from which only a half hour before he had stepped down, was so small and dull, untroubled, as he could plainly see, by much traffic.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading But once in this and walking about, how different it all seemed to the world to which so recently he had been accustomed.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading For here, as he had thus far seen, all was on a so much smaller scale.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The depot, from which only a half hour before he had stepped down, was so small and dull, untroubled, as he could plainly see, by much traffic.

small or little relative to something else

From this reading For here, as he had thus far seen, all was on a so much smaller scale.

a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But once in this and walking about, how different it all seemed to the world to which so recently he had been accustomed.

inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step

From this reading The depot, from which only a half hour before he had stepped down, was so small and dull, untroubled, as he could plainly see, by much traffic.

plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

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

From this reading But once in this and walking about, how different it all seemed to the world to which so recently he had been accustomed.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

in or at that place or location

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

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

From this reading But once in this and walking about, how different it all seemed to the world to which so recently he had been accustomed.

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading For here, as he had thus far seen, all was on a so much smaller scale.

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

From this reading But once in this and walking about, how different it all seemed to the world to which so recently he had been accustomed.

the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time

From this reading The depot, from which only a half hour before he had stepped down, was so small and dull, untroubled, as he could plainly see, by much traffic.

traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

not beset by troubles or disturbance or distress

From this reading The depot, from which only a half hour before he had stepped down, was so small and dull, untroubled, as he could plainly see, by much traffic.

directed up

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

close enough to be walked to

From this reading But once in this and walking about, how different it all seemed to the world to which so recently he had been accustomed.

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

From this reading For here, as he had thus far seen, all was on a so much smaller scale.

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

From this reading But once in this and walking about, how different it all seemed to the world to which so recently he had been accustomed.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

in the company of; together with

From this reading And the factory section which lay opposite the small city--across the Mohawk--was little more than a red and gray assemblage of buildings with here and there a smokestack projecting upward, and connected with the city by two bridges--a half dozen blocks apart--one of them directly at this depot, a wide traffic bridge across which traveled a car-line following the curves of Central Avenue, dotted here and there with stores and small homes.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading But once in this and walking about, how different it all seemed to the world to which so recently he had been accustomed.