Chapter V · Chapter 5

affected manners intended to impress others

From this reading There were besides many curious bands of Oriental musicians--some of them making great but futile efforts to play our national airs--producing sounds that were by no means delightsome to the American ear; not half so pleasing as the sight of the multi-colored flags decorating the huts and castles of foreign architecture.

(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 Watching the crowds was very amusing--the wild people from Dahomey wearing American flags around their dusky thighs, the Turks, the Arabs, and men, women, and children of many other nations all in their peculiar costumes, so different from the dress of our own people.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading Watching the crowds was very amusing--the wild people from Dahomey wearing American flags around their dusky thighs, the Turks, the Arabs, and men, women, and children of many other nations all in their peculiar costumes, so different from the dress of our own people.

providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining

From this reading Watching the crowds was very amusing--the wild people from Dahomey wearing American flags around their dusky thighs, the Turks, the Arabs, and men, women, and children of many other nations all in their peculiar costumes, so different from the dress of our own people.

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

From this reading Everybody was ready for an early start the next morning and Harold and Herbert were waiting for them in the Peristyle.

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

From this reading Everybody was ready for an early start the next morning and Harold and Herbert were waiting for them in the Peristyle.

a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources

From this reading Then the hundred thousand flags, very many of our own with their stripes and stars, and those of perhaps every other nation that has one to display--were flung to the breeze, while bands from Cincinnati and Iowa, from Vienna, Suabia, and Arabia had all got together and were playing Yankee Doodle.

plural of “arab” — a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa

From this reading Watching the crowds was very amusing--the wild people from Dahomey wearing American flags around their dusky thighs, the Turks, the Arabs, and men, women, and children of many other nations all in their peculiar costumes, so different from the dress of our own people.

an architectural product or work

From this reading There were besides many curious bands of Oriental musicians--some of them making great but futile efforts to play our national airs--producing sounds that were by no means delightsome to the American ear; not half so pleasing as the sight of the multi-colored flags decorating the huts and castles of foreign architecture.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Watching the crowds was very amusing--the wild people from Dahomey wearing American flags around their dusky thighs, the Turks, the Arabs, and men, women, and children of many other nations all in their peculiar costumes, so different from the dress of our own people.

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

From this reading There were besides many curious bands of Oriental musicians--some of them making great but futile efforts to play our national airs--producing sounds that were by no means delightsome to the American ear; not half so pleasing as the sight of the multi-colored flags decorating the huts and castles of foreign architecture.

plural of “band” — an unofficial association of people or groups

From this reading Then the hundred thousand flags, very many of our own with their stripes and stars, and those of perhaps every other nation that has one to display--were flung to the breeze, while bands from Cincinnati and Iowa, from Vienna, Suabia, and Arabia had all got together and were playing Yankee Doodle.

in addition to; as well as

From this reading There were besides many curious bands of Oriental musicians--some of them making great but futile efforts to play our national airs--producing sounds that were by no means delightsome to the American ear; not half so pleasing as the sight of the multi-colored flags decorating the huts and castles of foreign architecture.

a slight wind (usually refreshing)

From this reading Then the hundred thousand flags, very many of our own with their stripes and stars, and those of perhaps every other nation that has one to display--were flung to the breeze, while bands from Cincinnati and Iowa, from Vienna, Suabia, and Arabia had all got together and were playing Yankee Doodle.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There were besides many curious bands of Oriental musicians--some of them making great but futile efforts to play our national airs--producing sounds that were by no means delightsome to the American ear; not half so pleasing as the sight of the multi-colored flags decorating the huts and castles of foreign architecture.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading There were besides many curious bands of Oriental musicians--some of them making great but futile efforts to play our national airs--producing sounds that were by no means delightsome to the American ear; not half so pleasing as the sight of the multi-colored flags decorating the huts and castles of foreign architecture.

plural of “castle” — a large and stately mansion

From this reading There were besides many curious bands of Oriental musicians--some of them making great but futile efforts to play our national airs--producing sounds that were by no means delightsome to the American ear; not half so pleasing as the sight of the multi-colored flags decorating the huts and castles of foreign architecture.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading Watching the crowds was very amusing--the wild people from Dahomey wearing American flags around their dusky thighs, the Turks, the Arabs, and men, women, and children of many other nations all in their peculiar costumes, so different from the dress of our own people.

a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river

From this reading Then the hundred thousand flags, very many of our own with their stripes and stars, and those of perhaps every other nation that has one to display--were flung to the breeze, while bands from Cincinnati and Iowa, from Vienna, Suabia, and Arabia had all got together and were playing Yankee Doodle.

plural of “costume” — the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball

From this reading Watching the crowds was very amusing--the wild people from Dahomey wearing American flags around their dusky thighs, the Turks, the Arabs, and men, women, and children of many other nations all in their peculiar costumes, so different from the dress of our own people.

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading Some time was spent there and in the Court of Honor, then in the Midway Plaisance.

plural of “crowd” — a large number of things or people considered together

From this reading Watching the crowds was very amusing--the wild people from Dahomey wearing American flags around their dusky thighs, the Turks, the Arabs, and men, women, and children of many other nations all in their peculiar costumes, so different from the dress of our own people.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading There were besides many curious bands of Oriental musicians--some of them making great but futile efforts to play our national airs--producing sounds that were by no means delightsome to the American ear; not half so pleasing as the sight of the multi-colored flags decorating the huts and castles of foreign architecture.

a country on western coast of Africa; formerly under French control

From this reading Watching the crowds was very amusing--the wild people from Dahomey wearing American flags around their dusky thighs, the Turks, the Arabs, and men, women, and children of many other nations all in their peculiar costumes, so different from the dress of our own people.

-ing form of “decorate” — make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

From this reading There were besides many curious bands of Oriental musicians--some of them making great but futile efforts to play our national airs--producing sounds that were by no means delightsome to the American ear; not half so pleasing as the sight of the multi-colored flags decorating the huts and castles of foreign architecture.

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

From this reading There were besides many curious bands of Oriental musicians--some of them making great but futile efforts to play our national airs--producing sounds that were by no means delightsome to the American ear; not half so pleasing as the sight of the multi-colored flags decorating the huts and castles of foreign architecture.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading Watching the crowds was very amusing--the wild people from Dahomey wearing American flags around their dusky thighs, the Turks, the Arabs, and men, women, and children of many other nations all in their peculiar costumes, so different from the dress of our own people.

something intended to communicate a particular impression

From this reading Then the hundred thousand flags, very many of our own with their stripes and stars, and those of perhaps every other nation that has one to display--were flung to the breeze, while bands from Cincinnati and Iowa, from Vienna, Suabia, and Arabia had all got together and were playing Yankee Doodle.

an aimless drawing

From this reading Then the hundred thousand flags, very many of our own with their stripes and stars, and those of perhaps every other nation that has one to display--were flung to the breeze, while bands from Cincinnati and Iowa, from Vienna, Suabia, and Arabia had all got together and were playing Yankee Doodle.

put on clothes

From this reading Watching the crowds was very amusing--the wild people from Dahomey wearing American flags around their dusky thighs, the Turks, the Arabs, and men, women, and children of many other nations all in their peculiar costumes, so different from the dress of our own people.

lighted by or as if by twilight

From this reading Watching the crowds was very amusing--the wild people from Dahomey wearing American flags around their dusky thighs, the Turks, the Arabs, and men, women, and children of many other nations all in their peculiar costumes, so different from the dress of our own people.

the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading There were besides many curious bands of Oriental musicians--some of them making great but futile efforts to play our national airs--producing sounds that were by no means delightsome to the American ear; not half so pleasing as the sight of the multi-colored flags decorating the huts and castles of foreign architecture.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Everybody was ready for an early start the next morning and Harold and Herbert were waiting for them in the Peristyle.

plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading There were besides many curious bands of Oriental musicians--some of them making great but futile efforts to play our national airs--producing sounds that were by no means delightsome to the American ear; not half so pleasing as the sight of the multi-colored flags decorating the huts and castles of foreign architecture.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Then the hundred thousand flags, very many of our own with their stripes and stars, and those of perhaps every other nation that has one to display--were flung to the breeze, while bands from Cincinnati and Iowa, from Vienna, Suabia, and Arabia had all got together and were playing Yankee Doodle.

every person

From this reading Everybody was ready for an early start the next morning and Harold and Herbert were waiting for them in the Peristyle.

plural of “flag” — emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

From this reading Watching the crowds was very amusing--the wild people from Dahomey wearing American flags around their dusky thighs, the Turks, the Arabs, and men, women, and children of many other nations all in their peculiar costumes, so different from the dress of our own people.

inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness

From this reading Then the hundred thousand flags, very many of our own with their stripes and stars, and those of perhaps every other nation that has one to display--were flung to the breeze, while bands from Cincinnati and Iowa, from Vienna, Suabia, and Arabia had all got together and were playing Yankee Doodle.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Everybody was ready for an early start the next morning and Harold and Herbert were waiting for them in the Peristyle.

of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)

From this reading There were besides many curious bands of Oriental musicians--some of them making great but futile efforts to play our national airs--producing sounds that were by no means delightsome to the American ear; not half so pleasing as the sight of the multi-colored flags decorating the huts and castles of foreign architecture.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Watching the crowds was very amusing--the wild people from Dahomey wearing American flags around their dusky thighs, the Turks, the Arabs, and men, women, and children of many other nations all in their peculiar costumes, so different from the dress of our own people.

producing no result or effect

From this reading There were besides many curious bands of Oriental musicians--some of them making great but futile efforts to play our national airs--producing sounds that were by no means delightsome to the American ear; not half so pleasing as the sight of the multi-colored flags decorating the huts and castles of foreign architecture.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Then the hundred thousand flags, very many of our own with their stripes and stars, and those of perhaps every other nation that has one to display--were flung to the breeze, while bands from Cincinnati and Iowa, from Vienna, Suabia, and Arabia had all got together and were playing Yankee Doodle.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading There were besides many curious bands of Oriental musicians--some of them making great but futile efforts to play our national airs--producing sounds that were by no means delightsome to the American ear; not half so pleasing as the sight of the multi-colored flags decorating the huts and castles of foreign architecture.

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

From this reading Then the hundred thousand flags, very many of our own with their stripes and stars, and those of perhaps every other nation that has one to display--were flung to the breeze, while bands from Cincinnati and Iowa, from Vienna, Suabia, and Arabia had all got together and were playing Yankee Doodle.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading There were besides many curious bands of Oriental musicians--some of them making great but futile efforts to play our national airs--producing sounds that were by no means delightsome to the American ear; not half so pleasing as the sight of the multi-colored flags decorating the huts and castles of foreign architecture.

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

From this reading Everybody was ready for an early start the next morning and Harold and Herbert were waiting for them in the Peristyle.

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

From this reading Then the hundred thousand flags, very many of our own with their stripes and stars, and those of perhaps every other nation that has one to display--were flung to the breeze, while bands from Cincinnati and Iowa, from Vienna, Suabia, and Arabia had all got together and were playing Yankee Doodle.

United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)

From this reading Everybody was ready for an early start the next morning and Harold and Herbert were waiting for them in the Peristyle.

a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

From this reading Some time was spent there and in the Court of Honor, then in the Midway Plaisance.

ten 10s

From this reading Then the hundred thousand flags, very many of our own with their stripes and stars, and those of perhaps every other nation that has one to display--were flung to the breeze, while bands from Cincinnati and Iowa, from Vienna, Suabia, and Arabia had all got together and were playing Yankee Doodle.

plural of “hut” — temporary military shelter

From this reading There were besides many curious bands of Oriental musicians--some of them making great but futile efforts to play our national airs--producing sounds that were by no means delightsome to the American ear; not half so pleasing as the sight of the multi-colored flags decorating the huts and castles of foreign architecture.

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

From this reading Everybody was ready for an early start the next morning and Harold and Herbert were waiting for them in the Peristyle.

a member of the Siouan people formerly living in Iowa and Minnesota and Missouri

From this reading Then the hundred thousand flags, very many of our own with their stripes and stars, and those of perhaps every other nation that has one to display--were flung to the breeze, while bands from Cincinnati and Iowa, from Vienna, Suabia, and Arabia had all got together and were playing Yankee Doodle.

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading There were besides many curious bands of Oriental musicians--some of them making great but futile efforts to play our national airs--producing sounds that were by no means delightsome to the American ear; not half so pleasing as the sight of the multi-colored flags decorating the huts and castles of foreign architecture.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Watching the crowds was very amusing--the wild people from Dahomey wearing American flags around their dusky thighs, the Turks, the Arabs, and men, women, and children of many other nations all in their peculiar costumes, so different from the dress of our own people.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading There were besides many curious bands of Oriental musicians--some of them making great but futile efforts to play our national airs--producing sounds that were by no means delightsome to the American ear; not half so pleasing as the sight of the multi-colored flags decorating the huts and castles of foreign architecture.

the force of workers available

From this reading Watching the crowds was very amusing--the wild people from Dahomey wearing American flags around their dusky thighs, the Turks, the Arabs, and men, women, and children of many other nations all in their peculiar costumes, so different from the dress of our own people.

equally distant from the extremes

From this reading Some time was spent there and in the Court of Honor, then in the Midway Plaisance.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading Everybody was ready for an early start the next morning and Harold and Herbert were waiting for them in the Peristyle.

having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly

From this reading There were besides many curious bands of Oriental musicians--some of them making great but futile efforts to play our national airs--producing sounds that were by no means delightsome to the American ear; not half so pleasing as the sight of the multi-colored flags decorating the huts and castles of foreign architecture.

plural of “musician” — someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)

From this reading There were besides many curious bands of Oriental musicians--some of them making great but futile efforts to play our national airs--producing sounds that were by no means delightsome to the American ear; not half so pleasing as the sight of the multi-colored flags decorating the huts and castles of foreign architecture.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Then the hundred thousand flags, very many of our own with their stripes and stars, and those of perhaps every other nation that has one to display--were flung to the breeze, while bands from Cincinnati and Iowa, from Vienna, Suabia, and Arabia had all got together and were playing Yankee Doodle.

of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country

From this reading There were besides many curious bands of Oriental musicians--some of them making great but futile efforts to play our national airs--producing sounds that were by no means delightsome to the American ear; not half so pleasing as the sight of the multi-colored flags decorating the huts and castles of foreign architecture.

plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Watching the crowds was very amusing--the wild people from Dahomey wearing American flags around their dusky thighs, the Turks, the Arabs, and men, women, and children of many other nations all in their peculiar costumes, so different from the dress of our own people.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Everybody was ready for an early start the next morning and Harold and Herbert were waiting for them in the Peristyle.

not any; not one

From this reading There were besides many curious bands of Oriental musicians--some of them making great but futile efforts to play our national airs--producing sounds that were by no means delightsome to the American ear; not half so pleasing as the sight of the multi-colored flags decorating the huts and castles of foreign architecture.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading There were besides many curious bands of Oriental musicians--some of them making great but futile efforts to play our national airs--producing sounds that were by no means delightsome to the American ear; not half so pleasing as the sight of the multi-colored flags decorating the huts and castles of foreign architecture.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Some time was spent there and in the Court of Honor, then in the Midway Plaisance.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Then the hundred thousand flags, very many of our own with their stripes and stars, and those of perhaps every other nation that has one to display--were flung to the breeze, while bands from Cincinnati and Iowa, from Vienna, Suabia, and Arabia had all got together and were playing Yankee Doodle.

denoting or characteristic of countries of the Far East

From this reading There were besides many curious bands of Oriental musicians--some of them making great but futile efforts to play our national airs--producing sounds that were by no means delightsome to the American ear; not half so pleasing as the sight of the multi-colored flags decorating the huts and castles of foreign architecture.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Watching the crowds was very amusing--the wild people from Dahomey wearing American flags around their dusky thighs, the Turks, the Arabs, and men, women, and children of many other nations all in their peculiar costumes, so different from the dress of our own people.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Watching the crowds was very amusing--the wild people from Dahomey wearing American flags around their dusky thighs, the Turks, the Arabs, and men, women, and children of many other nations all in their peculiar costumes, so different from the dress of our own people.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Watching the crowds was very amusing--the wild people from Dahomey wearing American flags around their dusky thighs, the Turks, the Arabs, and men, women, and children of many other nations all in their peculiar costumes, so different from the dress of our own people.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading Watching the crowds was very amusing--the wild people from Dahomey wearing American flags around their dusky thighs, the Turks, the Arabs, and men, women, and children of many other nations all in their peculiar costumes, so different from the dress of our own people.

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

From this reading Watching the crowds was very amusing--the wild people from Dahomey wearing American flags around their dusky thighs, the Turks, the Arabs, and men, women, and children of many other nations all in their peculiar costumes, so different from the dress of our own people.

by chance

From this reading Then the hundred thousand flags, very many of our own with their stripes and stars, and those of perhaps every other nation that has one to display--were flung to the breeze, while bands from Cincinnati and Iowa, from Vienna, Suabia, and Arabia had all got together and were playing Yankee Doodle.

a colonnade surrounding a building or enclosing a court

From this reading Everybody was ready for an early start the next morning and Harold and Herbert were waiting for them in the Peristyle.

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

From this reading Some time was spent there and in the Court of Honor, then in the Midway Plaisance.

participate in games or sport

From this reading There were besides many curious bands of Oriental musicians--some of them making great but futile efforts to play our national airs--producing sounds that were by no means delightsome to the American ear; not half so pleasing as the sight of the multi-colored flags decorating the huts and castles of foreign architecture.

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading Then the hundred thousand flags, very many of our own with their stripes and stars, and those of perhaps every other nation that has one to display--were flung to the breeze, while bands from Cincinnati and Iowa, from Vienna, Suabia, and Arabia had all got together and were playing Yankee Doodle.

giving pleasure and satisfaction

From this reading There were besides many curious bands of Oriental musicians--some of them making great but futile efforts to play our national airs--producing sounds that were by no means delightsome to the American ear; not half so pleasing as the sight of the multi-colored flags decorating the huts and castles of foreign architecture.

-ing form of “produce” — bring forth or yield

From this reading There were besides many curious bands of Oriental musicians--some of them making great but futile efforts to play our national airs--producing sounds that were by no means delightsome to the American ear; not half so pleasing as the sight of the multi-colored flags decorating the huts and castles of foreign architecture.

completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress

From this reading Everybody was ready for an early start the next morning and Harold and Herbert were waiting for them in the Peristyle.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading There were besides many curious bands of Oriental musicians--some of them making great but futile efforts to play our national airs--producing sounds that were by no means delightsome to the American ear; not half so pleasing as the sight of the multi-colored flags decorating the huts and castles of foreign architecture.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Watching the crowds was very amusing--the wild people from Dahomey wearing American flags around their dusky thighs, the Turks, the Arabs, and men, women, and children of many other nations all in their peculiar costumes, so different from the dress of our own people.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Some time was spent there and in the Court of Honor, then in the Midway Plaisance.

plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading There were besides many curious bands of Oriental musicians--some of them making great but futile efforts to play our national airs--producing sounds that were by no means delightsome to the American ear; not half so pleasing as the sight of the multi-colored flags decorating the huts and castles of foreign architecture.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading Some time was spent there and in the Court of Honor, then in the Midway Plaisance.

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading Then the hundred thousand flags, very many of our own with their stripes and stars, and those of perhaps every other nation that has one to display--were flung to the breeze, while bands from Cincinnati and Iowa, from Vienna, Suabia, and Arabia had all got together and were playing Yankee Doodle.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading Everybody was ready for an early start the next morning and Harold and Herbert were waiting for them in the Peristyle.

V-shaped sleeve badge indicating military rank and service

From this reading Then the hundred thousand flags, very many of our own with their stripes and stars, and those of perhaps every other nation that has one to display--were flung to the breeze, while bands from Cincinnati and Iowa, from Vienna, Suabia, and Arabia had all got together and were playing Yankee Doodle.

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

From this reading Then the hundred thousand flags, very many of our own with their stripes and stars, and those of perhaps every other nation that has one to display--were flung to the breeze, while bands from Cincinnati and Iowa, from Vienna, Suabia, and Arabia had all got together and were playing Yankee Doodle.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Then the hundred thousand flags, very many of our own with their stripes and stars, and those of perhaps every other nation that has one to display--were flung to the breeze, while bands from Cincinnati and Iowa, from Vienna, Suabia, and Arabia had all got together and were playing Yankee Doodle.

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

From this reading Everybody was ready for an early start the next morning and Harold and Herbert were waiting for them in the Peristyle.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Watching the crowds was very amusing--the wild people from Dahomey wearing American flags around their dusky thighs, the Turks, the Arabs, and men, women, and children of many other nations all in their peculiar costumes, so different from the dress of our own people.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Everybody was ready for an early start the next morning and Harold and Herbert were waiting for them in the Peristyle.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Some time was spent there and in the Court of Honor, then in the Midway Plaisance.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Some time was spent there and in the Court of Honor, then in the Midway Plaisance.

plural of “thigh” — the part of the leg between the hip and the knee

From this reading Watching the crowds was very amusing--the wild people from Dahomey wearing American flags around their dusky thighs, the Turks, the Arabs, and men, women, and children of many other nations all in their peculiar costumes, so different from the dress of our own people.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Then the hundred thousand flags, very many of our own with their stripes and stars, and those of perhaps every other nation that has one to display--were flung to the breeze, while bands from Cincinnati and Iowa, from Vienna, Suabia, and Arabia had all got together and were playing Yankee Doodle.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading Then the hundred thousand flags, very many of our own with their stripes and stars, and those of perhaps every other nation that has one to display--were flung to the breeze, while bands from Cincinnati and Iowa, from Vienna, Suabia, and Arabia had all got together and were playing Yankee Doodle.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Some time was spent there and in the Court of Honor, then in the Midway Plaisance.

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

From this reading Then the hundred thousand flags, very many of our own with their stripes and stars, and those of perhaps every other nation that has one to display--were flung to the breeze, while bands from Cincinnati and Iowa, from Vienna, Suabia, and Arabia had all got together and were playing Yankee Doodle.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading Then the hundred thousand flags, very many of our own with their stripes and stars, and those of perhaps every other nation that has one to display--were flung to the breeze, while bands from Cincinnati and Iowa, from Vienna, Suabia, and Arabia had all got together and were playing Yankee Doodle.

plural of “turk” — a native or inhabitant of Turkey

From this reading Watching the crowds was very amusing--the wild people from Dahomey wearing American flags around their dusky thighs, the Turks, the Arabs, and men, women, and children of many other nations all in their peculiar costumes, so different from the dress of our own people.

precisely as stated

From this reading Watching the crowds was very amusing--the wild people from Dahomey wearing American flags around their dusky thighs, the Turks, the Arabs, and men, women, and children of many other nations all in their peculiar costumes, so different from the dress of our own people.

the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss

From this reading Then the hundred thousand flags, very many of our own with their stripes and stars, and those of perhaps every other nation that has one to display--were flung to the breeze, while bands from Cincinnati and Iowa, from Vienna, Suabia, and Arabia had all got together and were playing Yankee Doodle.

the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

From this reading Everybody was ready for an early start the next morning and Harold and Herbert were waiting for them in the Peristyle.

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

From this reading Everybody was ready for an early start the next morning and Harold and Herbert were waiting for them in the Peristyle.

the act of observing; taking a patient look

From this reading Watching the crowds was very amusing--the wild people from Dahomey wearing American flags around their dusky thighs, the Turks, the Arabs, and men, women, and children of many other nations all in their peculiar costumes, so different from the dress of our own people.

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)

From this reading Watching the crowds was very amusing--the wild people from Dahomey wearing American flags around their dusky thighs, the Turks, the Arabs, and men, women, and children of many other nations all in their peculiar costumes, so different from the dress of our own people.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Everybody was ready for an early start the next morning and Harold and Herbert were waiting for them in the Peristyle.

during the time that

From this reading Then the hundred thousand flags, very many of our own with their stripes and stars, and those of perhaps every other nation that has one to display--were flung to the breeze, while bands from Cincinnati and Iowa, from Vienna, Suabia, and Arabia had all got together and were playing Yankee Doodle.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading Watching the crowds was very amusing--the wild people from Dahomey wearing American flags around their dusky thighs, the Turks, the Arabs, and men, women, and children of many other nations all in their peculiar costumes, so different from the dress of our own people.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Then the hundred thousand flags, very many of our own with their stripes and stars, and those of perhaps every other nation that has one to display--were flung to the breeze, while bands from Cincinnati and Iowa, from Vienna, Suabia, and Arabia had all got together and were playing Yankee Doodle.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Watching the crowds was very amusing--the wild people from Dahomey wearing American flags around their dusky thighs, the Turks, the Arabs, and men, women, and children of many other nations all in their peculiar costumes, so different from the dress of our own people.

an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)

From this reading Then the hundred thousand flags, very many of our own with their stripes and stars, and those of perhaps every other nation that has one to display--were flung to the breeze, while bands from Cincinnati and Iowa, from Vienna, Suabia, and Arabia had all got together and were playing Yankee Doodle.