Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading THE BROKEN SHOELACE I In the aching, baking middle of a sizzling New York's summer, there befell New York's regular "crime wave."

higher than, or over, something

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

causing a dull and steady pain

From this reading THE BROKEN SHOELACE I In the aching, baking middle of a sizzling New York's summer, there befell New York's regular "crime wave."

(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 To a city editor the scope of a crime wave is as elastic a thing as a hot weather "story," when under the heading of Heat Prostrations are listed all who fall in the streets, stricken by whatsoever cause.

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

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

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

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

completing its life cycle within a year

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

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

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

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

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

past form of “assail” — attack someone physically or emotionally

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

making bread or cake or pastry etc.

From this reading THE BROKEN SHOELACE I In the aching, baking middle of a sizzling New York's summer, there befell New York's regular "crime wave."

inflected form of “befall” — become of; happen to

From this reading THE BROKEN SHOELACE I In the aching, baking middle of a sizzling New York's summer, there befell New York's regular "crime wave."

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

brought into existence

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

the two together, not just one

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

unrestrained by convention or propriety

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading THE BROKEN SHOELACE I In the aching, baking middle of a sizzling New York's summer, there befell New York's regular "crime wave."

showing who or what does the action

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading To a city editor the scope of a crime wave is as elastic a thing as a hot weather "story," when under the heading of Heat Prostrations are listed all who fall in the streets, stricken by whatsoever cause.

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

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

plural of “column” — a line of units following one after another

From this reading Misdeeds of great and small degree are ranged together and displayed in parallel columns as common symptoms of a high tide of violence, a perfect ground swell of lawlessness.

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading Misdeeds of great and small degree are ranged together and displayed in parallel columns as common symptoms of a high tide of violence, a perfect ground swell of lawlessness.

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

From this reading THE BROKEN SHOELACE I In the aching, baking middle of a sizzling New York's summer, there befell New York's regular "crime wave."

profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading Misdeeds of great and small degree are ranged together and displayed in parallel columns as common symptoms of a high tide of violence, a perfect ground swell of lawlessness.

plural of “degree” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

past form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent

From this reading Misdeeds of great and small degree are ranged together and displayed in parallel columns as common symptoms of a high tide of violence, a perfect ground swell of lawlessness.

a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

From this reading To a city editor the scope of a crime wave is as elastic a thing as a hot weather "story," when under the heading of Heat Prostrations are listed all who fall in the streets, stricken by whatsoever cause.

animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy

From this reading To a city editor the scope of a crime wave is as elastic a thing as a hot weather "story," when under the heading of Heat Prostrations are listed all who fall in the streets, stricken by whatsoever cause.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading To a city editor the scope of a crime wave is as elastic a thing as a hot weather "story," when under the heading of Heat Prostrations are listed all who fall in the streets, stricken by whatsoever cause.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading In truth the papers make it first and then they name it.

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

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

strips of potato fried in deep fat

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

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

From this reading Misdeeds of great and small degree are ranged together and displayed in parallel columns as common symptoms of a high tide of violence, a perfect ground swell of lawlessness.

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading Misdeeds of great and small degree are ranged together and displayed in parallel columns as common symptoms of a high tide of violence, a perfect ground swell of lawlessness.

a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about

From this reading To a city editor the scope of a crime wave is as elastic a thing as a hot weather "story," when under the heading of Heat Prostrations are listed all who fall in the streets, stricken by whatsoever cause.

a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Misdeeds of great and small degree are ranged together and displayed in parallel columns as common symptoms of a high tide of violence, a perfect ground swell of lawlessness.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading To a city editor the scope of a crime wave is as elastic a thing as a hot weather "story," when under the heading of Heat Prostrations are listed all who fall in the streets, stricken by whatsoever cause.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading THE BROKEN SHOELACE I In the aching, baking middle of a sizzling New York's summer, there befell New York's regular "crime wave."

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

From this reading THE BROKEN SHOELACE I In the aching, baking middle of a sizzling New York's summer, there befell New York's regular "crime wave."

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

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)

From this reading Misdeeds of great and small degree are ranged together and displayed in parallel columns as common symptoms of a high tide of violence, a perfect ground swell of lawlessness.

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

on a list

From this reading To a city editor the scope of a crime wave is as elastic a thing as a hot weather "story," when under the heading of Heat Prostrations are listed all who fall in the streets, stricken by whatsoever cause.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

engage in

From this reading In truth the papers make it first and then they name it.

all of the living human inhabitants of the earth

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

the force of workers available

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading THE BROKEN SHOELACE I In the aching, baking middle of a sizzling New York's summer, there befell New York's regular "crime wave."

plural of “misdeed” — improper or wicked or immoral behavior

From this reading Misdeeds of great and small degree are ranged together and displayed in parallel columns as common symptoms of a high tide of violence, a perfect ground swell of lawlessness.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

an uneasy psychological state

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading THE BROKEN SHOELACE I In the aching, baking middle of a sizzling New York's summer, there befell New York's regular "crime wave."

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE BROKEN SHOELACE I In the aching, baking middle of a sizzling New York's summer, there befell New York's regular "crime wave."

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

extremely crowed or filled to capacity

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

something having the property of being analogous to something else

From this reading Misdeeds of great and small degree are ranged together and displayed in parallel columns as common symptoms of a high tide of violence, a perfect ground swell of lawlessness.

being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish

From this reading Misdeeds of great and small degree are ranged together and displayed in parallel columns as common symptoms of a high tide of violence, a perfect ground swell of lawlessness.

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

From this reading To a city editor the scope of a crime wave is as elastic a thing as a hot weather "story," when under the heading of Heat Prostrations are listed all who fall in the streets, stricken by whatsoever cause.

past form of “range” — change or be different within limits

From this reading Misdeeds of great and small degree are ranged together and displayed in parallel columns as common symptoms of a high tide of violence, a perfect ground swell of lawlessness.

in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle

From this reading THE BROKEN SHOELACE I In the aching, baking middle of a sizzling New York's summer, there befell New York's regular "crime wave."

an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"

From this reading To a city editor the scope of a crime wave is as elastic a thing as a hot weather "story," when under the heading of Heat Prostrations are listed all who fall in the streets, stricken by whatsoever cause.

a lace used for fastening shoes

From this reading THE BROKEN SHOELACE I In the aching, baking middle of a sizzling New York's summer, there befell New York's regular "crime wave."

plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

hot enough to burn with or as if with a hissing sound

From this reading THE BROKEN SHOELACE I In the aching, baking middle of a sizzling New York's summer, there befell New York's regular "crime wave."

a pan used for frying foods

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

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

From this reading Misdeeds of great and small degree are ranged together and displayed in parallel columns as common symptoms of a high tide of violence, a perfect ground swell of lawlessness.

filled with steam or emitting moisture in the form of vapor or mist

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

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

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading To a city editor the scope of a crime wave is as elastic a thing as a hot weather "story," when under the heading of Heat Prostrations are listed all who fall in the streets, stricken by whatsoever cause.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading To a city editor the scope of a crime wave is as elastic a thing as a hot weather "story," when under the heading of Heat Prostrations are listed all who fall in the streets, stricken by whatsoever cause.

grievously affected especially by disease

From this reading To a city editor the scope of a crime wave is as elastic a thing as a hot weather "story," when under the heading of Heat Prostrations are listed all who fall in the streets, stricken by whatsoever cause.

causing difficulty in breathing especially through lack of fresh air and presence of heat

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading THE BROKEN SHOELACE I In the aching, baking middle of a sizzling New York's summer, there befell New York's regular "crime wave."

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity

From this reading Misdeeds of great and small degree are ranged together and displayed in parallel columns as common symptoms of a high tide of violence, a perfect ground swell of lawlessness.

plural of “symptom” — (medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease

From this reading Misdeeds of great and small degree are ranged together and displayed in parallel columns as common symptoms of a high tide of violence, a perfect ground swell of lawlessness.

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

plural of “tenement” — a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

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

From this reading THE BROKEN SHOELACE I In the aching, baking middle of a sizzling New York's summer, there befell New York's regular "crime wave."

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

in or at that place or location

From this reading THE BROKEN SHOELACE I In the aching, baking middle of a sizzling New York's summer, there befell New York's regular "crime wave."

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

a special situation

From this reading To a city editor the scope of a crime wave is as elastic a thing as a hot weather "story," when under the heading of Heat Prostrations are listed all who fall in the streets, stricken by whatsoever cause.

the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading Misdeeds of great and small degree are ranged together and displayed in parallel columns as common symptoms of a high tide of violence, a perfect ground swell of lawlessness.

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

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading Misdeeds of great and small degree are ranged together and displayed in parallel columns as common symptoms of a high tide of violence, a perfect ground swell of lawlessness.

a fact that has been verified

From this reading In truth the papers make it first and then they name it.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading To a city editor the scope of a crime wave is as elastic a thing as a hot weather "story," when under the heading of Heat Prostrations are listed all who fall in the streets, stricken by whatsoever cause.

an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)

From this reading Misdeeds of great and small degree are ranged together and displayed in parallel columns as common symptoms of a high tide of violence, a perfect ground swell of lawlessness.

one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading THE BROKEN SHOELACE I In the aching, baking middle of a sizzling New York's summer, there befell New York's regular "crime wave."

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading To a city editor the scope of a crime wave is as elastic a thing as a hot weather "story," when under the heading of Heat Prostrations are listed all who fall in the streets, stricken by whatsoever cause.

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

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading To a city editor the scope of a crime wave is as elastic a thing as a hot weather "story," when under the heading of Heat Prostrations are listed all who fall in the streets, stricken by whatsoever cause.

at the time that

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

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From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

which person or people

From this reading To a city editor the scope of a crime wave is as elastic a thing as a hot weather "story," when under the heading of Heat Prostrations are listed all who fall in the streets, stricken by whatsoever cause.

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

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading When the city is a brazen skillet, whereon mankind, assailed by the sun from above and by the stored-up heat from below, fries on both sides like an egg; when nerves are worn to frazzle-ends; when men and women, suffocating by tedious degrees in the packed and steaming tenements, lie there and curse the day they were born--then comes the annual "crime wave," as the papers love to name it.

possessive form of “york” — the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading THE BROKEN SHOELACE I In the aching, baking middle of a sizzling New York's summer, there befell New York's regular "crime wave."