used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You could begin its description from a hundred different points and miss the best one, you can say one thing about it and the next moment find you were quite wrong.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
(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 THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading In the shade or fog, it was a city of baked earth color, oxydized with any quantity of terra cotta; in the sun it was deep cream glowing with light.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
bakedadjectiveUS /beɪkt/
dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight
From this reading In the shade or fog, it was a city of baked earth color, oxydized with any quantity of terra cotta; in the sun it was deep cream glowing with light.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading You could begin its description from a hundred different points and miss the best one, you can say one thing about it and the next moment find you were quite wrong.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading You could begin its description from a hundred different points and miss the best one, you can say one thing about it and the next moment find you were quite wrong.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading With merely a phrase, you can make a picture of the little fair at San Diego; cloister-like gray buildings with clumps of dense green, and a vivid stroke of blue and orange.
plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading With merely a phrase, you can make a picture of the little fair at San Diego; cloister-like gray buildings with clumps of dense green, and a vivid stroke of blue and orange.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading With merely a phrase, you can make a picture of the little fair at San Diego; cloister-like gray buildings with clumps of dense green, and a vivid stroke of blue and orange.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading In the shade or fog, it was a city of baked earth color, oxydized with any quantity of terra cotta; in the sun it was deep cream glowing with light.
cloister-like
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From this reading With merely a phrase, you can make a picture of the little fair at San Diego; cloister-like gray buildings with clumps of dense green, and a vivid stroke of blue and orange.
clumpsnounUS /klʌmps/
plural of “clump” — a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading With merely a phrase, you can make a picture of the little fair at San Diego; cloister-like gray buildings with clumps of dense green, and a vivid stroke of blue and orange.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading In the shade or fog, it was a city of baked earth color, oxydized with any quantity of terra cotta; in the sun it was deep cream glowing with light.
cotta
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From this reading In the shade or fog, it was a city of baked earth color, oxydized with any quantity of terra cotta; in the sun it was deep cream glowing with light.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading You could begin its description from a hundred different points and miss the best one, you can say one thing about it and the next moment find you were quite wrong.
creamnounUS /kriːm/
the best people or things in a group
From this reading In the shade or fog, it was a city of baked earth color, oxydized with any quantity of terra cotta; in the sun it was deep cream glowing with light.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading In the shade or fog, it was a city of baked earth color, oxydized with any quantity of terra cotta; in the sun it was deep cream glowing with light.
denseadjectiveUS /dens/
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading With merely a phrase, you can make a picture of the little fair at San Diego; cloister-like gray buildings with clumps of dense green, and a vivid stroke of blue and orange.
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading You could begin its description from a hundred different points and miss the best one, you can say one thing about it and the next moment find you were quite wrong.
Diego
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From this reading With merely a phrase, you can make a picture of the little fair at San Diego; cloister-like gray buildings with clumps of dense green, and a vivid stroke of blue and orange.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading You could begin its description from a hundred different points and miss the best one, you can say one thing about it and the next moment find you were quite wrong.
dominantadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːmənənt/
exercising influence or control
From this reading THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading In the shade or fog, it was a city of baked earth color, oxydized with any quantity of terra cotta; in the sun it was deep cream glowing with light.
ExpositionnounUS /ˌekspəˈzɪʃən/
a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
From this reading But to visualize the Pan-American Exposition in a few sentences is impossible.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading But to visualize the Pan-American Exposition in a few sentences is impossible.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading You could begin its description from a hundred different points and miss the best one, you can say one thing about it and the next moment find you were quite wrong.
fognounUS /fɑːɡ/
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading In the shade or fog, it was a city of baked earth color, oxydized with any quantity of terra cotta; in the sun it was deep cream glowing with light.
Francisco
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From this reading THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You could begin its description from a hundred different points and miss the best one, you can say one thing about it and the next moment find you were quite wrong.
glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/
highly enthusiastic
From this reading In the shade or fog, it was a city of baked earth color, oxydized with any quantity of terra cotta; in the sun it was deep cream glowing with light.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading With merely a phrase, you can make a picture of the little fair at San Diego; cloister-like gray buildings with clumps of dense green, and a vivid stroke of blue and orange.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading With merely a phrase, you can make a picture of the little fair at San Diego; cloister-like gray buildings with clumps of dense green, and a vivid stroke of blue and orange.
haven't
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From this reading THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
ten 10s
From this reading You could begin its description from a hundred different points and miss the best one, you can say one thing about it and the next moment find you were quite wrong.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading But to visualize the Pan-American Exposition in a few sentences is impossible.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But to visualize the Pan-American Exposition in a few sentences is impossible.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading You could begin its description from a hundred different points and miss the best one, you can say one thing about it and the next moment find you were quite wrong.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading In the shade or fog, it was a city of baked earth color, oxydized with any quantity of terra cotta; in the sun it was deep cream glowing with light.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading With merely a phrase, you can make a picture of the little fair at San Diego; cloister-like gray buildings with clumps of dense green, and a vivid stroke of blue and orange.
engage in
From this reading With merely a phrase, you can make a picture of the little fair at San Diego; cloister-like gray buildings with clumps of dense green, and a vivid stroke of blue and orange.
and nothing more
From this reading With merely a phrase, you can make a picture of the little fair at San Diego; cloister-like gray buildings with clumps of dense green, and a vivid stroke of blue and orange.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading You could begin its description from a hundred different points and miss the best one, you can say one thing about it and the next moment find you were quite wrong.
a particular point in time
From this reading You could begin its description from a hundred different points and miss the best one, you can say one thing about it and the next moment find you were quite wrong.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading You could begin its description from a hundred different points and miss the best one, you can say one thing about it and the next moment find you were quite wrong.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You could begin its description from a hundred different points and miss the best one, you can say one thing about it and the next moment find you were quite wrong.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the shade or fog, it was a city of baked earth color, oxydized with any quantity of terra cotta; in the sun it was deep cream glowing with light.
orangenounUS /ˈɔːrəndʒ/
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading With merely a phrase, you can make a picture of the little fair at San Diego; cloister-like gray buildings with clumps of dense green, and a vivid stroke of blue and orange.
others
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From this reading THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
oxydized
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From this reading In the shade or fog, it was a city of baked earth color, oxydized with any quantity of terra cotta; in the sun it was deep cream glowing with light.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
Pan-American
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From this reading But to visualize the Pan-American Exposition in a few sentences is impossible.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
phrasenounUS /freɪz/
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading With merely a phrase, you can make a picture of the little fair at San Diego; cloister-like gray buildings with clumps of dense green, and a vivid stroke of blue and orange.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading With merely a phrase, you can make a picture of the little fair at San Diego; cloister-like gray buildings with clumps of dense green, and a vivid stroke of blue and orange.
plural of “point” — a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading You could begin its description from a hundred different points and miss the best one, you can say one thing about it and the next moment find you were quite wrong.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
quantitynounUS /ˈkwɑːntəti/
how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
From this reading In the shade or fog, it was a city of baked earth color, oxydized with any quantity of terra cotta; in the sun it was deep cream glowing with light.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading You could begin its description from a hundred different points and miss the best one, you can say one thing about it and the next moment find you were quite wrong.
San
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From this reading THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
express in words
From this reading You could begin its description from a hundred different points and miss the best one, you can say one thing about it and the next moment find you were quite wrong.
sentencesnounUS /ˈsentənsəz/
plural of “sentence” — a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading But to visualize the Pan-American Exposition in a few sentences is impossible.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading In the shade or fog, it was a city of baked earth color, oxydized with any quantity of terra cotta; in the sun it was deep cream glowing with light.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading With merely a phrase, you can make a picture of the little fair at San Diego; cloister-like gray buildings with clumps of dense green, and a vivid stroke of blue and orange.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading In the shade or fog, it was a city of baked earth color, oxydized with any quantity of terra cotta; in the sun it was deep cream glowing with light.
terra
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From this reading In the shade or fog, it was a city of baked earth color, oxydized with any quantity of terra cotta; in the sun it was deep cream glowing with light.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
a special situation
From this reading You could begin its description from a hundred different points and miss the best one, you can say one thing about it and the next moment find you were quite wrong.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
visualizeverbUS /ˈvɪʒwəlaɪz/
imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
From this reading But to visualize the Pan-American Exposition in a few sentences is impossible.
vividadjectiveUS /ˈvɪvəd/
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading With merely a phrase, you can make a picture of the little fair at San Diego; cloister-like gray buildings with clumps of dense green, and a vivid stroke of blue and orange.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
at the time that
From this reading THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE FAIR The Fair will be over when this account is published, but it was so dominant a part of San Francisco at the time we—and all the thousands of others—were there I haven’t the heart to cut the pages out.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With merely a phrase, you can make a picture of the little fair at San Diego; cloister-like gray buildings with clumps of dense green, and a vivid stroke of blue and orange.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading You could begin its description from a hundred different points and miss the best one, you can say one thing about it and the next moment find you were quite wrong.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading With merely a phrase, you can make a picture of the little fair at San Diego; cloister-like gray buildings with clumps of dense green, and a vivid stroke of blue and orange.
