Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading In the days when Otto Kling's shop-windows attracted collectors in search of curios and battered furniture, “The Avenue,” as its denizens always called Fourth Avenue between Madison Square Garden and the tunnel, was a little city in itself.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading If tea, coffee, sugar, and similar stimulating and soothing groceries were wanted, old Bundleton, on the corner above Kling's, in a white apron and paper cuffs, weighed them out.

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

From this reading Almost all the needs of a greater one could be supplied by the stores fronting its sidewalks.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading Almost all the needs of a greater one could be supplied by the stores fronting its sidewalks.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading In the days when Otto Kling's shop-windows attracted collectors in search of curios and battered furniture, “The Avenue,” as its denizens always called Fourth Avenue between Madison Square Garden and the tunnel, was a little city in itself.

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

From this reading In the days when Otto Kling's shop-windows attracted collectors in search of curios and battered furniture, “The Avenue,” as its denizens always called Fourth Avenue between Madison Square Garden and the tunnel, was a little city in itself.

a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing

From this reading If tea, coffee, sugar, and similar stimulating and soothing groceries were wanted, old Bundleton, on the corner above Kling's, in a white apron and paper cuffs, weighed them out.

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

From this reading In the days when Otto Kling's shop-windows attracted collectors in search of curios and battered furniture, “The Avenue,” as its denizens always called Fourth Avenue between Madison Square Garden and the tunnel, was a little city in itself.

past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes

From this reading In the days when Otto Kling's shop-windows attracted collectors in search of curios and battered furniture, “The Avenue,” as its denizens always called Fourth Avenue between Madison Square Garden and the tunnel, was a little city in itself.

a line of approach

From this reading In the days when Otto Kling's shop-windows attracted collectors in search of curios and battered furniture, “The Avenue,” as its denizens always called Fourth Avenue between Madison Square Garden and the tunnel, was a little city in itself.

a flexible container with a single opening

From this reading If it were butter or eggs, milk, cream, or curds, the Long Island Dairy--which was really old man Heffern, his daughter Mary, and his boy Tom--had them in a paper bag, or on your plate, or into your pitcher before you could count your change.

a container that is usually woven and has handles

From this reading If it were a sirloin, or lamb-chops, or Philadelphia chickens, or a Cincinnati ham, fat Porterfield, watched over from her desk by fat Mrs. Porterfield, dumped them on a pair of glittering brass scales and sent them home to your kitchen invitingly laid out in a flat wicker basket.

damaged by blows or hard usage

From this reading In the days when Otto Kling's shop-windows attracted collectors in search of curios and battered furniture, “The Avenue,” as its denizens always called Fourth Avenue between Madison Square Garden and the tunnel, was a little city in itself.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Almost all the needs of a greater one could be supplied by the stores fronting its sidewalks.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading If it were butter or eggs, milk, cream, or curds, the Long Island Dairy--which was really old man Heffern, his daughter Mary, and his boy Tom--had them in a paper bag, or on your plate, or into your pitcher before you could count your change.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading In the days when Otto Kling's shop-windows attracted collectors in search of curios and battered furniture, “The Avenue,” as its denizens always called Fourth Avenue between Madison Square Garden and the tunnel, was a little city in itself.

a youthful male person

From this reading If it were butter or eggs, milk, cream, or curds, the Long Island Dairy--which was really old man Heffern, his daughter Mary, and his boy Tom--had them in a paper bag, or on your plate, or into your pitcher before you could count your change.

an alloy of copper and zinc

From this reading If it were a sirloin, or lamb-chops, or Philadelphia chickens, or a Cincinnati ham, fat Porterfield, watched over from her desk by fat Mrs. Porterfield, dumped them on a pair of glittering brass scales and sent them home to your kitchen invitingly laid out in a flat wicker basket.

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From this reading If tea, coffee, sugar, and similar stimulating and soothing groceries were wanted, old Bundleton, on the corner above Kling's, in a white apron and paper cuffs, weighed them out.

an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use

From this reading If it were butter or eggs, milk, cream, or curds, the Long Island Dairy--which was really old man Heffern, his daughter Mary, and his boy Tom--had them in a paper bag, or on your plate, or into your pitcher before you could count your change.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Almost all the needs of a greater one could be supplied by the stores fronting its sidewalks.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading In the days when Otto Kling's shop-windows attracted collectors in search of curios and battered furniture, “The Avenue,” as its denizens always called Fourth Avenue between Madison Square Garden and the tunnel, was a little city in itself.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading If it were butter or eggs, milk, cream, or curds, the Long Island Dairy--which was really old man Heffern, his daughter Mary, and his boy Tom--had them in a paper bag, or on your plate, or into your pitcher before you could count your change.

plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food

From this reading If it were a sirloin, or lamb-chops, or Philadelphia chickens, or a Cincinnati ham, fat Porterfield, watched over from her desk by fat Mrs. Porterfield, dumped them on a pair of glittering brass scales and sent them home to your kitchen invitingly laid out in a flat wicker basket.

a city in southern Ohio on the Ohio river

From this reading If it were a sirloin, or lamb-chops, or Philadelphia chickens, or a Cincinnati ham, fat Porterfield, watched over from her desk by fat Mrs. Porterfield, dumped them on a pair of glittering brass scales and sent them home to your kitchen invitingly laid out in a flat wicker basket.

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

From this reading In the days when Otto Kling's shop-windows attracted collectors in search of curios and battered furniture, “The Avenue,” as its denizens always called Fourth Avenue between Madison Square Garden and the tunnel, was a little city in itself.

a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans

From this reading If tea, coffee, sugar, and similar stimulating and soothing groceries were wanted, old Bundleton, on the corner above Kling's, in a white apron and paper cuffs, weighed them out.

plural of “collector” — a person who collects things

From this reading In the days when Otto Kling's shop-windows attracted collectors in search of curios and battered furniture, “The Avenue,” as its denizens always called Fourth Avenue between Madison Square Garden and the tunnel, was a little city in itself.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading If tea, coffee, sugar, and similar stimulating and soothing groceries were wanted, old Bundleton, on the corner above Kling's, in a white apron and paper cuffs, weighed them out.

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

From this reading Almost all the needs of a greater one could be supplied by the stores fronting its sidewalks.

determine the number or amount of

From this reading If it were butter or eggs, milk, cream, or curds, the Long Island Dairy--which was really old man Heffern, his daughter Mary, and his boy Tom--had them in a paper bag, or on your plate, or into your pitcher before you could count your change.

the best people or things in a group

From this reading If it were butter or eggs, milk, cream, or curds, the Long Island Dairy--which was really old man Heffern, his daughter Mary, and his boy Tom--had them in a paper bag, or on your plate, or into your pitcher before you could count your change.

plural of “cuff” — the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg

From this reading If tea, coffee, sugar, and similar stimulating and soothing groceries were wanted, old Bundleton, on the corner above Kling's, in a white apron and paper cuffs, weighed them out.

plural of “curd” — a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd

From this reading If it were butter or eggs, milk, cream, or curds, the Long Island Dairy--which was really old man Heffern, his daughter Mary, and his boy Tom--had them in a paper bag, or on your plate, or into your pitcher before you could count your change.

plural of “curio” — something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

From this reading In the days when Otto Kling's shop-windows attracted collectors in search of curios and battered furniture, “The Avenue,” as its denizens always called Fourth Avenue between Madison Square Garden and the tunnel, was a little city in itself.

a farm where dairy products are produced

From this reading If it were butter or eggs, milk, cream, or curds, the Long Island Dairy--which was really old man Heffern, his daughter Mary, and his boy Tom--had them in a paper bag, or on your plate, or into your pitcher before you could count your change.

a female human offspring

From this reading If it were butter or eggs, milk, cream, or curds, the Long Island Dairy--which was really old man Heffern, his daughter Mary, and his boy Tom--had them in a paper bag, or on your plate, or into your pitcher before you could count your change.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading In the days when Otto Kling's shop-windows attracted collectors in search of curios and battered furniture, “The Avenue,” as its denizens always called Fourth Avenue between Madison Square Garden and the tunnel, was a little city in itself.

plural of “denizen” — a person who inhabits a particular place

From this reading In the days when Otto Kling's shop-windows attracted collectors in search of curios and battered furniture, “The Avenue,” as its denizens always called Fourth Avenue between Madison Square Garden and the tunnel, was a little city in itself.

a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments

From this reading If it were a sirloin, or lamb-chops, or Philadelphia chickens, or a Cincinnati ham, fat Porterfield, watched over from her desk by fat Mrs. Porterfield, dumped them on a pair of glittering brass scales and sent them home to your kitchen invitingly laid out in a flat wicker basket.

past form of “dump” — throw away as refuse

From this reading If it were a sirloin, or lamb-chops, or Philadelphia chickens, or a Cincinnati ham, fat Porterfield, watched over from her desk by fat Mrs. Porterfield, dumped them on a pair of glittering brass scales and sent them home to your kitchen invitingly laid out in a flat wicker basket.

oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food

From this reading If it were butter or eggs, milk, cream, or curds, the Long Island Dairy--which was really old man Heffern, his daughter Mary, and his boy Tom--had them in a paper bag, or on your plate, or into your pitcher before you could count your change.

having an (over)abundance of flesh

From this reading If it were a sirloin, or lamb-chops, or Philadelphia chickens, or a Cincinnati ham, fat Porterfield, watched over from her desk by fat Mrs. Porterfield, dumped them on a pair of glittering brass scales and sent them home to your kitchen invitingly laid out in a flat wicker basket.

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

From this reading If it were a sirloin, or lamb-chops, or Philadelphia chickens, or a Cincinnati ham, fat Porterfield, watched over from her desk by fat Mrs. Porterfield, dumped them on a pair of glittering brass scales and sent them home to your kitchen invitingly laid out in a flat wicker basket.

following the third position; number four in a countable series

From this reading In the days when Otto Kling's shop-windows attracted collectors in search of curios and battered furniture, “The Avenue,” as its denizens always called Fourth Avenue between Madison Square Garden and the tunnel, was a little city in itself.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading If it were a sirloin, or lamb-chops, or Philadelphia chickens, or a Cincinnati ham, fat Porterfield, watched over from her desk by fat Mrs. Porterfield, dumped them on a pair of glittering brass scales and sent them home to your kitchen invitingly laid out in a flat wicker basket.

-ing form of “front” — be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to

From this reading Almost all the needs of a greater one could be supplied by the stores fronting its sidewalks.

furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy

From this reading In the days when Otto Kling's shop-windows attracted collectors in search of curios and battered furniture, “The Avenue,” as its denizens always called Fourth Avenue between Madison Square Garden and the tunnel, was a little city in itself.

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading In the days when Otto Kling's shop-windows attracted collectors in search of curios and battered furniture, “The Avenue,” as its denizens always called Fourth Avenue between Madison Square Garden and the tunnel, was a little city in itself.

having brief brilliant points or flashes of light

From this reading If it were a sirloin, or lamb-chops, or Philadelphia chickens, or a Cincinnati ham, fat Porterfield, watched over from her desk by fat Mrs. Porterfield, dumped them on a pair of glittering brass scales and sent them home to your kitchen invitingly laid out in a flat wicker basket.

greater in size or importance or degree

From this reading Almost all the needs of a greater one could be supplied by the stores fronting its sidewalks.

plural of “grocery” — a marketplace where groceries are sold

From this reading If tea, coffee, sugar, and similar stimulating and soothing groceries were wanted, old Bundleton, on the corner above Kling's, in a white apron and paper cuffs, weighed them out.

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

From this reading If it were butter or eggs, milk, cream, or curds, the Long Island Dairy--which was really old man Heffern, his daughter Mary, and his boy Tom--had them in a paper bag, or on your plate, or into your pitcher before you could count your change.

meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)

From this reading If it were a sirloin, or lamb-chops, or Philadelphia chickens, or a Cincinnati ham, fat Porterfield, watched over from her desk by fat Mrs. Porterfield, dumped them on a pair of glittering brass scales and sent them home to your kitchen invitingly laid out in a flat wicker basket.

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

From this reading If it were butter or eggs, milk, cream, or curds, the Long Island Dairy--which was really old man Heffern, his daughter Mary, and his boy Tom--had them in a paper bag, or on your plate, or into your pitcher before you could count your change.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading If it were a sirloin, or lamb-chops, or Philadelphia chickens, or a Cincinnati ham, fat Porterfield, watched over from her desk by fat Mrs. Porterfield, dumped them on a pair of glittering brass scales and sent them home to your kitchen invitingly laid out in a flat wicker basket.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading If it were butter or eggs, milk, cream, or curds, the Long Island Dairy--which was really old man Heffern, his daughter Mary, and his boy Tom--had them in a paper bag, or on your plate, or into your pitcher before you could count your change.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading If it were a sirloin, or lamb-chops, or Philadelphia chickens, or a Cincinnati ham, fat Porterfield, watched over from her desk by fat Mrs. Porterfield, dumped them on a pair of glittering brass scales and sent them home to your kitchen invitingly laid out in a flat wicker basket.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If tea, coffee, sugar, and similar stimulating and soothing groceries were wanted, old Bundleton, on the corner above Kling's, in a white apron and paper cuffs, weighed them out.

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

From this reading In the days when Otto Kling's shop-windows attracted collectors in search of curios and battered furniture, “The Avenue,” as its denizens always called Fourth Avenue between Madison Square Garden and the tunnel, was a little city in itself.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading If it were butter or eggs, milk, cream, or curds, the Long Island Dairy--which was really old man Heffern, his daughter Mary, and his boy Tom--had them in a paper bag, or on your plate, or into your pitcher before you could count your change.

in a tantalizing manner

From this reading If it were a sirloin, or lamb-chops, or Philadelphia chickens, or a Cincinnati ham, fat Porterfield, watched over from her desk by fat Mrs. Porterfield, dumped them on a pair of glittering brass scales and sent them home to your kitchen invitingly laid out in a flat wicker basket.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading If it were butter or eggs, milk, cream, or curds, the Long Island Dairy--which was really old man Heffern, his daughter Mary, and his boy Tom--had them in a paper bag, or on your plate, or into your pitcher before you could count your change.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading If it were butter or eggs, milk, cream, or curds, the Long Island Dairy--which was really old man Heffern, his daughter Mary, and his boy Tom--had them in a paper bag, or on your plate, or into your pitcher before you could count your change.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading In the days when Otto Kling's shop-windows attracted collectors in search of curios and battered furniture, “The Avenue,” as its denizens always called Fourth Avenue between Madison Square Garden and the tunnel, was a little city in itself.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading In the days when Otto Kling's shop-windows attracted collectors in search of curios and battered furniture, “The Avenue,” as its denizens always called Fourth Avenue between Madison Square Garden and the tunnel, was a little city in itself.

a room equipped for preparing meals

From this reading If it were a sirloin, or lamb-chops, or Philadelphia chickens, or a Cincinnati ham, fat Porterfield, watched over from her desk by fat Mrs. Porterfield, dumped them on a pair of glittering brass scales and sent them home to your kitchen invitingly laid out in a flat wicker basket.

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

From this reading In the days when Otto Kling's shop-windows attracted collectors in search of curios and battered furniture, “The Avenue,” as its denizens always called Fourth Avenue between Madison Square Garden and the tunnel, was a little city in itself.

set down according to a plan

From this reading If it were a sirloin, or lamb-chops, or Philadelphia chickens, or a Cincinnati ham, fat Porterfield, watched over from her desk by fat Mrs. Porterfield, dumped them on a pair of glittering brass scales and sent them home to your kitchen invitingly laid out in a flat wicker basket.

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

From this reading If it were a sirloin, or lamb-chops, or Philadelphia chickens, or a Cincinnati ham, fat Porterfield, watched over from her desk by fat Mrs. Porterfield, dumped them on a pair of glittering brass scales and sent them home to your kitchen invitingly laid out in a flat wicker basket.

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

From this reading In the days when Otto Kling's shop-windows attracted collectors in search of curios and battered furniture, “The Avenue,” as its denizens always called Fourth Avenue between Madison Square Garden and the tunnel, was a little city in itself.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading If it were butter or eggs, milk, cream, or curds, the Long Island Dairy--which was really old man Heffern, his daughter Mary, and his boy Tom--had them in a paper bag, or on your plate, or into your pitcher before you could count your change.

4th President of the United States; member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776; helped frame the Bill of Rights (1751-1836)

From this reading In the days when Otto Kling's shop-windows attracted collectors in search of curios and battered furniture, “The Avenue,” as its denizens always called Fourth Avenue between Madison Square Garden and the tunnel, was a little city in itself.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading If it were butter or eggs, milk, cream, or curds, the Long Island Dairy--which was really old man Heffern, his daughter Mary, and his boy Tom--had them in a paper bag, or on your plate, or into your pitcher before you could count your change.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading If it were butter or eggs, milk, cream, or curds, the Long Island Dairy--which was really old man Heffern, his daughter Mary, and his boy Tom--had them in a paper bag, or on your plate, or into your pitcher before you could count your change.

a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings

From this reading If it were butter or eggs, milk, cream, or curds, the Long Island Dairy--which was really old man Heffern, his daughter Mary, and his boy Tom--had them in a paper bag, or on your plate, or into your pitcher before you could count your change.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading If it were a sirloin, or lamb-chops, or Philadelphia chickens, or a Cincinnati ham, fat Porterfield, watched over from her desk by fat Mrs. Porterfield, dumped them on a pair of glittering brass scales and sent them home to your kitchen invitingly laid out in a flat wicker basket.

in such a manner as could not be otherwise

From this reading Almost all the needs of a greater one could be supplied by the stores fronting its sidewalks.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In the days when Otto Kling's shop-windows attracted collectors in search of curios and battered furniture, “The Avenue,” as its denizens always called Fourth Avenue between Madison Square Garden and the tunnel, was a little city in itself.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading If tea, coffee, sugar, and similar stimulating and soothing groceries were wanted, old Bundleton, on the corner above Kling's, in a white apron and paper cuffs, weighed them out.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading If tea, coffee, sugar, and similar stimulating and soothing groceries were wanted, old Bundleton, on the corner above Kling's, in a white apron and paper cuffs, weighed them out.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Almost all the needs of a greater one could be supplied by the stores fronting its sidewalks.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading If it were butter or eggs, milk, cream, or curds, the Long Island Dairy--which was really old man Heffern, his daughter Mary, and his boy Tom--had them in a paper bag, or on your plate, or into your pitcher before you could count your change.

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

From this reading In the days when Otto Kling's shop-windows attracted collectors in search of curios and battered furniture, “The Avenue,” as its denizens always called Fourth Avenue between Madison Square Garden and the tunnel, was a little city in itself.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading If tea, coffee, sugar, and similar stimulating and soothing groceries were wanted, old Bundleton, on the corner above Kling's, in a white apron and paper cuffs, weighed them out.

above and across; more than

From this reading If it were a sirloin, or lamb-chops, or Philadelphia chickens, or a Cincinnati ham, fat Porterfield, watched over from her desk by fat Mrs. Porterfield, dumped them on a pair of glittering brass scales and sent them home to your kitchen invitingly laid out in a flat wicker basket.

a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading If it were a sirloin, or lamb-chops, or Philadelphia chickens, or a Cincinnati ham, fat Porterfield, watched over from her desk by fat Mrs. Porterfield, dumped them on a pair of glittering brass scales and sent them home to your kitchen invitingly laid out in a flat wicker basket.

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading If tea, coffee, sugar, and similar stimulating and soothing groceries were wanted, old Bundleton, on the corner above Kling's, in a white apron and paper cuffs, weighed them out.

the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania

From this reading If it were a sirloin, or lamb-chops, or Philadelphia chickens, or a Cincinnati ham, fat Porterfield, watched over from her desk by fat Mrs. Porterfield, dumped them on a pair of glittering brass scales and sent them home to your kitchen invitingly laid out in a flat wicker basket.

(baseball) the person who does the pitching

From this reading If it were butter or eggs, milk, cream, or curds, the Long Island Dairy--which was really old man Heffern, his daughter Mary, and his boy Tom--had them in a paper bag, or on your plate, or into your pitcher before you could count your change.

(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score

From this reading If it were butter or eggs, milk, cream, or curds, the Long Island Dairy--which was really old man Heffern, his daughter Mary, and his boy Tom--had them in a paper bag, or on your plate, or into your pitcher before you could count your change.

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

From this reading If it were a sirloin, or lamb-chops, or Philadelphia chickens, or a Cincinnati ham, fat Porterfield, watched over from her desk by fat Mrs. Porterfield, dumped them on a pair of glittering brass scales and sent them home to your kitchen invitingly laid out in a flat wicker basket.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading If it were butter or eggs, milk, cream, or curds, the Long Island Dairy--which was really old man Heffern, his daughter Mary, and his boy Tom--had them in a paper bag, or on your plate, or into your pitcher before you could count your change.

plural of “scale” — an ordered reference standard

From this reading If it were a sirloin, or lamb-chops, or Philadelphia chickens, or a Cincinnati ham, fat Porterfield, watched over from her desk by fat Mrs. Porterfield, dumped them on a pair of glittering brass scales and sent them home to your kitchen invitingly laid out in a flat wicker basket.

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading In the days when Otto Kling's shop-windows attracted collectors in search of curios and battered furniture, “The Avenue,” as its denizens always called Fourth Avenue between Madison Square Garden and the tunnel, was a little city in itself.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading If it were a sirloin, or lamb-chops, or Philadelphia chickens, or a Cincinnati ham, fat Porterfield, watched over from her desk by fat Mrs. Porterfield, dumped them on a pair of glittering brass scales and sent them home to your kitchen invitingly laid out in a flat wicker basket.

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

From this reading In the days when Otto Kling's shop-windows attracted collectors in search of curios and battered furniture, “The Avenue,” as its denizens always called Fourth Avenue between Madison Square Garden and the tunnel, was a little city in itself.

plural of “sidewalk” — walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway

From this reading Almost all the needs of a greater one could be supplied by the stores fronting its sidewalks.

marked by correspondence or resemblance

From this reading If tea, coffee, sugar, and similar stimulating and soothing groceries were wanted, old Bundleton, on the corner above Kling's, in a white apron and paper cuffs, weighed them out.

the portion of the loin (especially of beef) just in front of the rump

From this reading If it were a sirloin, or lamb-chops, or Philadelphia chickens, or a Cincinnati ham, fat Porterfield, watched over from her desk by fat Mrs. Porterfield, dumped them on a pair of glittering brass scales and sent them home to your kitchen invitingly laid out in a flat wicker basket.

affording physical relief

From this reading If tea, coffee, sugar, and similar stimulating and soothing groceries were wanted, old Bundleton, on the corner above Kling's, in a white apron and paper cuffs, weighed them out.

make square

From this reading In the days when Otto Kling's shop-windows attracted collectors in search of curios and battered furniture, “The Avenue,” as its denizens always called Fourth Avenue between Madison Square Garden and the tunnel, was a little city in itself.

rousing or quickening activity or the senses

From this reading If tea, coffee, sugar, and similar stimulating and soothing groceries were wanted, old Bundleton, on the corner above Kling's, in a white apron and paper cuffs, weighed them out.

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

From this reading Almost all the needs of a greater one could be supplied by the stores fronting its sidewalks.

a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative

From this reading If tea, coffee, sugar, and similar stimulating and soothing groceries were wanted, old Bundleton, on the corner above Kling's, in a white apron and paper cuffs, weighed them out.

inflected form of “supply” — give something useful or necessary to

From this reading Almost all the needs of a greater one could be supplied by the stores fronting its sidewalks.

a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water

From this reading If tea, coffee, sugar, and similar stimulating and soothing groceries were wanted, old Bundleton, on the corner above Kling's, in a white apron and paper cuffs, weighed them out.

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

From this reading In the days when Otto Kling's shop-windows attracted collectors in search of curios and battered furniture, “The Avenue,” as its denizens always called Fourth Avenue between Madison Square Garden and the tunnel, was a little city in itself.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading If tea, coffee, sugar, and similar stimulating and soothing groceries were wanted, old Bundleton, on the corner above Kling's, in a white apron and paper cuffs, weighed them out.

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

From this reading If it were a sirloin, or lamb-chops, or Philadelphia chickens, or a Cincinnati ham, fat Porterfield, watched over from her desk by fat Mrs. Porterfield, dumped them on a pair of glittering brass scales and sent them home to your kitchen invitingly laid out in a flat wicker basket.

male cat

From this reading If it were butter or eggs, milk, cream, or curds, the Long Island Dairy--which was really old man Heffern, his daughter Mary, and his boy Tom--had them in a paper bag, or on your plate, or into your pitcher before you could count your change.

move through by or as by digging

From this reading In the days when Otto Kling's shop-windows attracted collectors in search of curios and battered furniture, “The Avenue,” as its denizens always called Fourth Avenue between Madison Square Garden and the tunnel, was a little city in itself.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading If tea, coffee, sugar, and similar stimulating and soothing groceries were wanted, old Bundleton, on the corner above Kling's, in a white apron and paper cuffs, weighed them out.

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

From this reading In the days when Otto Kling's shop-windows attracted collectors in search of curios and battered furniture, “The Avenue,” as its denizens always called Fourth Avenue between Madison Square Garden and the tunnel, was a little city in itself.

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading If it were a sirloin, or lamb-chops, or Philadelphia chickens, or a Cincinnati ham, fat Porterfield, watched over from her desk by fat Mrs. Porterfield, dumped them on a pair of glittering brass scales and sent them home to your kitchen invitingly laid out in a flat wicker basket.

past form of “weigh” — have a certain weight

From this reading If tea, coffee, sugar, and similar stimulating and soothing groceries were wanted, old Bundleton, on the corner above Kling's, in a white apron and paper cuffs, weighed them out.

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

From this reading If tea, coffee, sugar, and similar stimulating and soothing groceries were wanted, old Bundleton, on the corner above Kling's, in a white apron and paper cuffs, weighed them out.

at the time that

From this reading In the days when Otto Kling's shop-windows attracted collectors in search of curios and battered furniture, “The Avenue,” as its denizens always called Fourth Avenue between Madison Square Garden and the tunnel, was a little city in itself.

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

From this reading If it were butter or eggs, milk, cream, or curds, the Long Island Dairy--which was really old man Heffern, his daughter Mary, and his boy Tom--had them in a paper bag, or on your plate, or into your pitcher before you could count your change.

a Caucasian

From this reading If tea, coffee, sugar, and similar stimulating and soothing groceries were wanted, old Bundleton, on the corner above Kling's, in a white apron and paper cuffs, weighed them out.

slender flexible branches or twigs (especially of willow or some canes); used for wickerwork

From this reading If it were a sirloin, or lamb-chops, or Philadelphia chickens, or a Cincinnati ham, fat Porterfield, watched over from her desk by fat Mrs. Porterfield, dumped them on a pair of glittering brass scales and sent them home to your kitchen invitingly laid out in a flat wicker basket.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If it were butter or eggs, milk, cream, or curds, the Long Island Dairy--which was really old man Heffern, his daughter Mary, and his boy Tom--had them in a paper bag, or on your plate, or into your pitcher before you could count your change.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If it were butter or eggs, milk, cream, or curds, the Long Island Dairy--which was really old man Heffern, his daughter Mary, and his boy Tom--had them in a paper bag, or on your plate, or into your pitcher before you could count your change.