used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Little and loud, the taxis rolled by on their white wheels, the long-snouted limousines passed with a sigh.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The air smelt of watered dust, tempered in Mrs. Viveash’s immediate neighbourhood by those memories of Italian jasmines which were her perfume.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading On the opposite pavement, in the shade, two young men, looking very conscious of their grey top-hats, marched gravely along.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Viveash descended the steps into King Street, and standing there on the pavement looked dubiously first to the right and then to the left.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Little and loud, the taxis rolled by on their white wheels, the long-snouted limousines passed with a sigh.
intentionally conceived
From this reading On the opposite pavement, in the shade, two young men, looking very conscious of their grey top-hats, marched gravely along.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading Mrs. Viveash descended the steps into King Street, and standing there on the pavement looked dubiously first to the right and then to the left.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading Life, Mrs. Viveash thought, looked a little dim this morning, in spite of the fine weather.
dubiouslyadverbUS /ˈduːbiəsliː/
in a questionable and dubious manner
From this reading Mrs. Viveash descended the steps into King Street, and standing there on the pavement looked dubiously first to the right and then to the left.
remove the dust from
From this reading The air smelt of watered dust, tempered in Mrs. Viveash’s immediate neighbourhood by those memories of Italian jasmines which were her perfume.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Life, Mrs. Viveash thought, looked a little dim this morning, in spite of the fine weather.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Mrs. Viveash descended the steps into King Street, and standing there on the pavement looked dubiously first to the right and then to the left.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading On the opposite pavement, in the shade, two young men, looking very conscious of their grey top-hats, marched gravely along.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading On the opposite pavement, in the shade, two young men, looking very conscious of their grey top-hats, marched gravely along.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The air smelt of watered dust, tempered in Mrs. Viveash’s immediate neighbourhood by those memories of Italian jasmines which were her perfume.
of the present time and place
From this reading The air smelt of watered dust, tempered in Mrs. Viveash’s immediate neighbourhood by those memories of Italian jasmines which were her perfume.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The air smelt of watered dust, tempered in Mrs. Viveash’s immediate neighbourhood by those memories of Italian jasmines which were her perfume.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mrs. Viveash descended the steps into King Street, and standing there on the pavement looked dubiously first to the right and then to the left.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading The air smelt of watered dust, tempered in Mrs. Viveash’s immediate neighbourhood by those memories of Italian jasmines which were her perfume.
jasmines
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From this reading The air smelt of watered dust, tempered in Mrs. Viveash’s immediate neighbourhood by those memories of Italian jasmines which were her perfume.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Mrs. Viveash descended the steps into King Street, and standing there on the pavement looked dubiously first to the right and then to the left.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Mrs. Viveash descended the steps into King Street, and standing there on the pavement looked dubiously first to the right and then to the left.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Life, Mrs. Viveash thought, looked a little dim this morning, in spite of the fine weather.
limousinesnounUS /ˈlɪməziːnz/
plural of “limousine” — large luxurious car; usually driven by a chauffeur
From this reading Little and loud, the taxis rolled by on their white wheels, the long-snouted limousines passed with a sigh.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little and loud, the taxis rolled by on their white wheels, the long-snouted limousines passed with a sigh.
long-snoutedadjective
having a snout that is longer than average
From this reading Little and loud, the taxis rolled by on their white wheels, the long-snouted limousines passed with a sigh.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Mrs. Viveash descended the steps into King Street, and standing there on the pavement looked dubiously first to the right and then to the left.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading On the opposite pavement, in the shade, two young men, looking very conscious of their grey top-hats, marched gravely along.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading Little and loud, the taxis rolled by on their white wheels, the long-snouted limousines passed with a sigh.
past form of “march” — march in a procession
From this reading On the opposite pavement, in the shade, two young men, looking very conscious of their grey top-hats, marched gravely along.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading The air smelt of watered dust, tempered in Mrs. Viveash’s immediate neighbourhood by those memories of Italian jasmines which were her perfume.
the force of workers available
From this reading On the opposite pavement, in the shade, two young men, looking very conscious of their grey top-hats, marched gravely along.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Life, Mrs. Viveash thought, looked a little dim this morning, in spite of the fine weather.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Viveash descended the steps into King Street, and standing there on the pavement looked dubiously first to the right and then to the left.
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading The air smelt of watered dust, tempered in Mrs. Viveash’s immediate neighbourhood by those memories of Italian jasmines which were her perfume.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The air smelt of watered dust, tempered in Mrs. Viveash’s immediate neighbourhood by those memories of Italian jasmines which were her perfume.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Viveash descended the steps into King Street, and standing there on the pavement looked dubiously first to the right and then to the left.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading On the opposite pavement, in the shade, two young men, looking very conscious of their grey top-hats, marched gravely along.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Little and loud, the taxis rolled by on their white wheels, the long-snouted limousines passed with a sigh.
pavementnounUS /ˈpeɪvmənt/
the paved surface of a thoroughfare
From this reading Mrs. Viveash descended the steps into King Street, and standing there on the pavement looked dubiously first to the right and then to the left.
perfumenounUS /pərˈfjuːm/
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading The air smelt of watered dust, tempered in Mrs. Viveash’s immediate neighbourhood by those memories of Italian jasmines which were her perfume.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Mrs. Viveash descended the steps into King Street, and standing there on the pavement looked dubiously first to the right and then to the left.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading Little and loud, the taxis rolled by on their white wheels, the long-snouted limousines passed with a sigh.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading On the opposite pavement, in the shade, two young men, looking very conscious of their grey top-hats, marched gravely along.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Little and loud, the taxis rolled by on their white wheels, the long-snouted limousines passed with a sigh.
smeltnounUS /smelt/
small cold-water silvery fish; migrate between salt and fresh water
From this reading The air smelt of watered dust, tempered in Mrs. Viveash’s immediate neighbourhood by those memories of Italian jasmines which were her perfume.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading Life, Mrs. Viveash thought, looked a little dim this morning, in spite of the fine weather.
having a supporting base
From this reading Mrs. Viveash descended the steps into King Street, and standing there on the pavement looked dubiously first to the right and then to the left.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Mrs. Viveash descended the steps into King Street, and standing there on the pavement looked dubiously first to the right and then to the left.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Mrs. Viveash descended the steps into King Street, and standing there on the pavement looked dubiously first to the right and then to the left.
taxisnounUS /ˈtæksiz/
a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism
From this reading Little and loud, the taxis rolled by on their white wheels, the long-snouted limousines passed with a sigh.
temperedadjectiveUS /ˈtempərd/
made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
From this reading The air smelt of watered dust, tempered in Mrs. Viveash’s immediate neighbourhood by those memories of Italian jasmines which were her perfume.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Viveash descended the steps into King Street, and standing there on the pavement looked dubiously first to the right and then to the left.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Little and loud, the taxis rolled by on their white wheels, the long-snouted limousines passed with a sigh.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Mrs. Viveash descended the steps into King Street, and standing there on the pavement looked dubiously first to the right and then to the left.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Mrs. Viveash descended the steps into King Street, and standing there on the pavement looked dubiously first to the right and then to the left.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Life, Mrs. Viveash thought, looked a little dim this morning, in spite of the fine weather.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The air smelt of watered dust, tempered in Mrs. Viveash’s immediate neighbourhood by those memories of Italian jasmines which were her perfume.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Life, Mrs. Viveash thought, looked a little dim this morning, in spite of the fine weather.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Viveash descended the steps into King Street, and standing there on the pavement looked dubiously first to the right and then to the left.
top-hats
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From this reading On the opposite pavement, in the shade, two young men, looking very conscious of their grey top-hats, marched gravely along.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading On the opposite pavement, in the shade, two young men, looking very conscious of their grey top-hats, marched gravely along.
precisely as stated
From this reading On the opposite pavement, in the shade, two young men, looking very conscious of their grey top-hats, marched gravely along.
Viveash
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From this reading Mrs. Viveash descended the steps into King Street, and standing there on the pavement looked dubiously first to the right and then to the left.
Viveash's
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From this reading The air smelt of watered dust, tempered in Mrs. Viveash’s immediate neighbourhood by those memories of Italian jasmines which were her perfume.
wateredadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːtərd/
(of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern
From this reading The air smelt of watered dust, tempered in Mrs. Viveash’s immediate neighbourhood by those memories of Italian jasmines which were her perfume.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading Life, Mrs. Viveash thought, looked a little dim this morning, in spite of the fine weather.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The air smelt of watered dust, tempered in Mrs. Viveash’s immediate neighbourhood by those memories of Italian jasmines which were her perfume.
wheelsnounUS /wiːlz/
plural of “wheel” — a simple machine consisting of a circular frame with spokes (or a solid disc) that can rotate on a shaft or axle (as in vehicles or other machines)
From this reading Little and loud, the taxis rolled by on their white wheels, the long-snouted limousines passed with a sigh.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The air smelt of watered dust, tempered in Mrs. Viveash’s immediate neighbourhood by those memories of Italian jasmines which were her perfume.
a Caucasian
From this reading Little and loud, the taxis rolled by on their white wheels, the long-snouted limousines passed with a sigh.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Little and loud, the taxis rolled by on their white wheels, the long-snouted limousines passed with a sigh.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading On the opposite pavement, in the shade, two young men, looking very conscious of their grey top-hats, marched gravely along.
