used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Now it happened that Sue had come in fresh and rosy from a walk, glowing with health this fine April afternoon, and had brought Pierre Lamont home with her.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
the state of being absent
From this reading Indeed, he was so familiar a figure on Fifth Avenue, that his absence was noticed by many whose daily habit it was to see and be seen along the city’s most fashionable highway.
in actual fact
From this reading And though, unlike Beau Brummel, he did not actually set the fashion, they could rest assured that everything he wore was of the latest.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Now it happened that Sue had come in fresh and rosy from a walk, glowing with health this fine April afternoon, and had brought Pierre Lamont home with her.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Indeed, he was so familiar a figure on Fifth Avenue, that his absence was noticed by many whose daily habit it was to see and be seen along the city’s most fashionable highway.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now it happened that Sue had come in fresh and rosy from a walk, glowing with health this fine April afternoon, and had brought Pierre Lamont home with her.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading Now it happened that Sue had come in fresh and rosy from a walk, glowing with health this fine April afternoon, and had brought Pierre Lamont home with her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading And though, unlike Beau Brummel, he did not actually set the fashion, they could rest assured that everything he wore was of the latest.
a line of approach
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Indeed, he was so familiar a figure on Fifth Avenue, that his absence was noticed by many whose daily habit it was to see and be seen along the city’s most fashionable highway.
BeaunounUS /boʊ/
a man who is the lover of a man or woman
From this reading And though, unlike Beau Brummel, he did not actually set the fashion, they could rest assured that everything he wore was of the latest.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Now it happened that Sue had come in fresh and rosy from a walk, glowing with health this fine April afternoon, and had brought Pierre Lamont home with her.
Brummel
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From this reading And though, unlike Beau Brummel, he did not actually set the fashion, they could rest assured that everything he wore was of the latest.
Bryant
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From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
buff-coloredadjective
having a buff color
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Indeed, he was so familiar a figure on Fifth Avenue, that his absence was noticed by many whose daily habit it was to see and be seen along the city’s most fashionable highway.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
city'snounUS /ˈsɪtiz/
possessive form of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Indeed, he was so familiar a figure on Fifth Avenue, that his absence was noticed by many whose daily habit it was to see and be seen along the city’s most fashionable highway.
clothing in general
From this reading More than one man noted in passing the cut and pattern of Lamont’s clothes before ordering his own.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Now it happened that Sue had come in fresh and rosy from a walk, glowing with health this fine April afternoon, and had brought Pierre Lamont home with her.
carefully weighed
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
coveringnounUS /ˈkʌvərɪŋ/
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
Crotonnoun
grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading More than one man noted in passing the cut and pattern of Lamont’s clothes before ordering his own.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading Indeed, he was so familiar a figure on Fifth Avenue, that his absence was noticed by many whose daily habit it was to see and be seen along the city’s most fashionable highway.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And though, unlike Beau Brummel, he did not actually set the fashion, they could rest assured that everything he wore was of the latest.
dignifiedadjectiveUS /ˈdɪɡnəfaɪd/
having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
EgyptiannounUS /ɪˈdʒɪpʃən/
a native or inhabitant of Egypt
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading And though, unlike Beau Brummel, he did not actually set the fashion, they could rest assured that everything he wore was of the latest.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading Indeed, he was so familiar a figure on Fifth Avenue, that his absence was noticed by many whose daily habit it was to see and be seen along the city’s most fashionable highway.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And though, unlike Beau Brummel, he did not actually set the fashion, they could rest assured that everything he wore was of the latest.
fashionableadjectiveUS /ˈfæʃənəbəl/
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading Indeed, he was so familiar a figure on Fifth Avenue, that his absence was noticed by many whose daily habit it was to see and be seen along the city’s most fashionable highway.
FifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Indeed, he was so familiar a figure on Fifth Avenue, that his absence was noticed by many whose daily habit it was to see and be seen along the city’s most fashionable highway.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Now it happened that Sue had come in fresh and rosy from a walk, glowing with health this fine April afternoon, and had brought Pierre Lamont home with her.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
set up or found
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Now it happened that Sue had come in fresh and rosy from a walk, glowing with health this fine April afternoon, and had brought Pierre Lamont home with her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Now it happened that Sue had come in fresh and rosy from a walk, glowing with health this fine April afternoon, and had brought Pierre Lamont home with her.
glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/
highly enthusiastic
From this reading Now it happened that Sue had come in fresh and rosy from a walk, glowing with health this fine April afternoon, and had brought Pierre Lamont home with her.
an established custom
From this reading Indeed, he was so familiar a figure on Fifth Avenue, that his absence was noticed by many whose daily habit it was to see and be seen along the city’s most fashionable highway.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now it happened that Sue had come in fresh and rosy from a walk, glowing with health this fine April afternoon, and had brought Pierre Lamont home with her.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Now it happened that Sue had come in fresh and rosy from a walk, glowing with health this fine April afternoon, and had brought Pierre Lamont home with her.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Indeed, he was so familiar a figure on Fifth Avenue, that his absence was noticed by many whose daily habit it was to see and be seen along the city’s most fashionable highway.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading Now it happened that Sue had come in fresh and rosy from a walk, glowing with health this fine April afternoon, and had brought Pierre Lamont home with her.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Now it happened that Sue had come in fresh and rosy from a walk, glowing with health this fine April afternoon, and had brought Pierre Lamont home with her.
highwaynounUS /ˈhaɪweɪ/
a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading Indeed, he was so familiar a figure on Fifth Avenue, that his absence was noticed by many whose daily habit it was to see and be seen along the city’s most fashionable highway.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, he was so familiar a figure on Fifth Avenue, that his absence was noticed by many whose daily habit it was to see and be seen along the city’s most fashionable highway.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Now it happened that Sue had come in fresh and rosy from a walk, glowing with health this fine April afternoon, and had brought Pierre Lamont home with her.
impressiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpresɪv/
making a strong or vivid impression
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now it happened that Sue had come in fresh and rosy from a walk, glowing with health this fine April afternoon, and had brought Pierre Lamont home with her.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, he was so familiar a figure on Fifth Avenue, that his absence was noticed by many whose daily habit it was to see and be seen along the city’s most fashionable highway.
free from evil or guilt
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now it happened that Sue had come in fresh and rosy from a walk, glowing with health this fine April afternoon, and had brought Pierre Lamont home with her.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
ivynounUS /ˈaɪvi/
Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
Joe
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From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
Lamont
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From this reading Now it happened that Sue had come in fresh and rosy from a walk, glowing with health this fine April afternoon, and had brought Pierre Lamont home with her.
Lamont's
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From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
latestadjectiveUS /ˈleɪtəst/
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
From this reading And though, unlike Beau Brummel, he did not actually set the fashion, they could rest assured that everything he wore was of the latest.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading More than one man noted in passing the cut and pattern of Lamont’s clothes before ordering his own.
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 Indeed, he was so familiar a figure on Fifth Avenue, that his absence was noticed by many whose daily habit it was to see and be seen along the city’s most fashionable highway.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
monumentnounUS /ˈmɑːnjuːmənt/
a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
used to form the superlative
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And though, unlike Beau Brummel, he did not actually set the fashion, they could rest assured that everything he wore was of the latest.
notedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəd/
widely known and esteemed
From this reading More than one man noted in passing the cut and pattern of Lamont’s clothes before ordering his own.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
being perceived or observed
From this reading Indeed, he was so familiar a figure on Fifth Avenue, that his absence was noticed by many whose daily habit it was to see and be seen along the city’s most fashionable highway.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now it happened that Sue had come in fresh and rosy from a walk, glowing with health this fine April afternoon, and had brought Pierre Lamont home with her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading More than one man noted in passing the cut and pattern of Lamont’s clothes before ordering his own.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
orderingnounUS /ˈɔːrdərɪŋ/
logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
From this reading More than one man noted in passing the cut and pattern of Lamont’s clothes before ordering his own.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading More than one man noted in passing the cut and pattern of Lamont’s clothes before ordering his own.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading More than one man noted in passing the cut and pattern of Lamont’s clothes before ordering his own.
patent-leather
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
patternnounUS /ˈpætərn/
a perceptual structure
From this reading More than one man noted in passing the cut and pattern of Lamont’s clothes before ordering his own.
PierrenounUS /piˈer/
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading Now it happened that Sue had come in fresh and rosy from a walk, glowing with health this fine April afternoon, and had brought Pierre Lamont home with her.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
rabidadjectiveUS /ˈræbɪd/
of or infected by rabies
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
ReservoirnounUS /ˈrezəvwɑːr/
a large or extra supply of something
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
resplendentlyadverb
in an impressively beautiful manner
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading And though, unlike Beau Brummel, he did not actually set the fashion, they could rest assured that everything he wore was of the latest.
rosyadjectiveUS /ˈroʊzi/
reflecting optimism
From this reading Now it happened that Sue had come in fresh and rosy from a walk, glowing with health this fine April afternoon, and had brought Pierre Lamont home with her.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Indeed, he was so familiar a figure on Fifth Avenue, that his absence was noticed by many whose daily habit it was to see and be seen along the city’s most fashionable highway.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Indeed, he was so familiar a figure on Fifth Avenue, that his absence was noticed by many whose daily habit it was to see and be seen along the city’s most fashionable highway.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And though, unlike Beau Brummel, he did not actually set the fashion, they could rest assured that everything he wore was of the latest.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
a particular situation
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Indeed, he was so familiar a figure on Fifth Avenue, that his absence was noticed by many whose daily habit it was to see and be seen along the city’s most fashionable highway.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
solidadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləd/
characterized by good substantial quality
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
soundlyadverbUS /ˈsaʊndli/
deeply or completely
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
spatsnounUS /spæts/
plural of “spat” — a quarrel about petty points
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
SueverbUS /suː/
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading Now it happened that Sue had come in fresh and rosy from a walk, glowing with health this fine April afternoon, and had brought Pierre Lamont home with her.
teetotalers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now it happened that Sue had come in fresh and rosy from a walk, glowing with health this fine April afternoon, and had brought Pierre Lamont home with her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And though, unlike Beau Brummel, he did not actually set the fashion, they could rest assured that everything he wore was of the latest.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now it happened that Sue had come in fresh and rosy from a walk, glowing with health this fine April afternoon, and had brought Pierre Lamont home with her.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading And though, unlike Beau Brummel, he did not actually set the fashion, they could rest assured that everything he wore was of the latest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
unlikeadjectiveUS /ənˈlaɪk/
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading And though, unlike Beau Brummel, he did not actually set the fashion, they could rest assured that everything he wore was of the latest.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Now it happened that Sue had come in fresh and rosy from a walk, glowing with health this fine April afternoon, and had brought Pierre Lamont home with her.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Indeed, he was so familiar a figure on Fifth Avenue, that his absence was noticed by many whose daily habit it was to see and be seen along the city’s most fashionable highway.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
wavyadjectiveUS /ˈweɪvi/
(of hair) having waves
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
in or at the place that
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
belonging to which person
From this reading Indeed, he was so familiar a figure on Fifth Avenue, that his absence was noticed by many whose daily habit it was to see and be seen along the city’s most fashionable highway.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now it happened that Sue had come in fresh and rosy from a walk, glowing with health this fine April afternoon, and had brought Pierre Lamont home with her.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading And though, unlike Beau Brummel, he did not actually set the fashion, they could rest assured that everything he wore was of the latest.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading There is no secret about where she found him, nothing could have been more public or more innocent than their chance meeting on Fifth Avenue before the Reservoir, that solid and dignified monument with its wavy covering of ivy, which Joe considered the most impressive mass of stone in the city, with Bryant Park as its back yard, and enough Croton water soundly held within its four solemn Egyptian walls to have satisfied the most rabid of teetotalers, and before which Lamont’s patent-leather shoes and English buff-colored spats shone resplendently almost every afternoon between four and five.
