used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hufnagel's Delicatessen, the briny hoar of twenty years upon it, went suddenly into decline and the hands of a receiver.
(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 Keeley's Chop-House--Open All Night--reluctantly swings its too hospitable doors to the one-o'clock-closing mandate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading War has laid its talons and scratched slightly beneath the surface of Sixth Avenue.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To the New-Yorker whose nights must be filled with music, preferably jazz, to pass Keeley's and find it dark is much as if Bacchus, emulating the newest historical rogue, had donned cassock and hood.
a line of approach
From this reading War has laid its talons and scratched slightly beneath the surface of Sixth Avenue.
BacchusnounUS /ˈbækɪs/
(classical mythology) god of wine; equivalent of Dionysus
From this reading To the New-Yorker whose nights must be filled with music, preferably jazz, to pass Keeley's and find it dark is much as if Bacchus, emulating the newest historical rogue, had donned cassock and hood.
bannersnounUS /ˈbænərz/
plural of “banner” — long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
From this reading Recruiting stations have flung out imperious banners.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To the New-Yorker whose nights must be filled with music, preferably jazz, to pass Keeley's and find it dark is much as if Bacchus, emulating the newest historical rogue, had donned cassock and hood.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading War has laid its talons and scratched slightly beneath the surface of Sixth Avenue.
brinynoun
any very large body of (salt) water
From this reading Hufnagel's Delicatessen, the briny hoar of twenty years upon it, went suddenly into decline and the hands of a receiver.
cassocknounUS /ˈkæsək/
a black garment reaching down to the ankles; worn by priests or choristers
From this reading To the New-Yorker whose nights must be filled with music, preferably jazz, to pass Keeley's and find it dark is much as if Bacchus, emulating the newest historical rogue, had donned cassock and hood.
Chop-House
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From this reading Keeley's Chop-House--Open All Night--reluctantly swings its too hospitable doors to the one-o'clock-closing mandate.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading To the New-Yorker whose nights must be filled with music, preferably jazz, to pass Keeley's and find it dark is much as if Bacchus, emulating the newest historical rogue, had donned cassock and hood.
declineverbUS /dɪˈklaɪn/
grow worse
From this reading Hufnagel's Delicatessen, the briny hoar of twenty years upon it, went suddenly into decline and the hands of a receiver.
DelicatessennounUS /ˌdelɪkəˈtesən/
ready-to-eat food products
From this reading Hufnagel's Delicatessen, the briny hoar of twenty years upon it, went suddenly into decline and the hands of a receiver.
donnedverbUS /dɑːnd/
inflected form of “don” — put clothing on one's body
From this reading To the New-Yorker whose nights must be filled with music, preferably jazz, to pass Keeley's and find it dark is much as if Bacchus, emulating the newest historical rogue, had donned cassock and hood.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Keeley's Chop-House--Open All Night--reluctantly swings its too hospitable doors to the one-o'clock-closing mandate.
emulatingverbUS /ˈemjəleɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “emulate” — strive to equal or match, especially by imitating
From this reading To the New-Yorker whose nights must be filled with music, preferably jazz, to pass Keeley's and find it dark is much as if Bacchus, emulating the newest historical rogue, had donned cassock and hood.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading To the New-Yorker whose nights must be filled with music, preferably jazz, to pass Keeley's and find it dark is much as if Bacchus, emulating the newest historical rogue, had donned cassock and hood.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading To the New-Yorker whose nights must be filled with music, preferably jazz, to pass Keeley's and find it dark is much as if Bacchus, emulating the newest historical rogue, had donned cassock and hood.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading Recruiting stations have flung out imperious banners.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To the New-Yorker whose nights must be filled with music, preferably jazz, to pass Keeley's and find it dark is much as if Bacchus, emulating the newest historical rogue, had donned cassock and hood.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Hufnagel's Delicatessen, the briny hoar of twenty years upon it, went suddenly into decline and the hands of a receiver.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading War has laid its talons and scratched slightly beneath the surface of Sixth Avenue.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Recruiting stations have flung out imperious banners.
historicaladjectiveUS /hɪˈstɔːrɪkəl/
of or relating to the study of history
From this reading To the New-Yorker whose nights must be filled with music, preferably jazz, to pass Keeley's and find it dark is much as if Bacchus, emulating the newest historical rogue, had donned cassock and hood.
hoarnounUS /hɔːr/
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading Hufnagel's Delicatessen, the briny hoar of twenty years upon it, went suddenly into decline and the hands of a receiver.
hoodnounUS /hʊd/
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading To the New-Yorker whose nights must be filled with music, preferably jazz, to pass Keeley's and find it dark is much as if Bacchus, emulating the newest historical rogue, had donned cassock and hood.
hospitableadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːˈspɪtəbəl/
favorable to life and growth
From this reading Keeley's Chop-House--Open All Night--reluctantly swings its too hospitable doors to the one-o'clock-closing mandate.
Hufnagel's
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From this reading Hufnagel's Delicatessen, the briny hoar of twenty years upon it, went suddenly into decline and the hands of a receiver.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading To the New-Yorker whose nights must be filled with music, preferably jazz, to pass Keeley's and find it dark is much as if Bacchus, emulating the newest historical rogue, had donned cassock and hood.
imperiousadjUS /ɪmˈpɪr.i.əs/
Assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering. (Hách dịch, độc đoán, kiêu kỳ.)
From this reading Recruiting stations have flung out imperious banners.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Hufnagel's Delicatessen, the briny hoar of twenty years upon it, went suddenly into decline and the hands of a receiver.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To the New-Yorker whose nights must be filled with music, preferably jazz, to pass Keeley's and find it dark is much as if Bacchus, emulating the newest historical rogue, had donned cassock and hood.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Hufnagel's Delicatessen, the briny hoar of twenty years upon it, went suddenly into decline and the hands of a receiver.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading War has laid its talons and scratched slightly beneath the surface of Sixth Avenue.
jazznounUS /dʒæz/
empty rhetoric or insincere or exaggerated talk
From this reading To the New-Yorker whose nights must be filled with music, preferably jazz, to pass Keeley's and find it dark is much as if Bacchus, emulating the newest historical rogue, had donned cassock and hood.
Keeley's
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From this reading Keeley's Chop-House--Open All Night--reluctantly swings its too hospitable doors to the one-o'clock-closing mandate.
set down according to a plan
From this reading War has laid its talons and scratched slightly beneath the surface of Sixth Avenue.
mandatenounUS /ˈmændeɪt/
a document giving an official instruction or command
From this reading Keeley's Chop-House--Open All Night--reluctantly swings its too hospitable doors to the one-o'clock-closing mandate.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading To the New-Yorker whose nights must be filled with music, preferably jazz, to pass Keeley's and find it dark is much as if Bacchus, emulating the newest historical rogue, had donned cassock and hood.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading To the New-Yorker whose nights must be filled with music, preferably jazz, to pass Keeley's and find it dark is much as if Bacchus, emulating the newest historical rogue, had donned cassock and hood.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading To the New-Yorker whose nights must be filled with music, preferably jazz, to pass Keeley's and find it dark is much as if Bacchus, emulating the newest historical rogue, had donned cassock and hood.
New-Yorker
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From this reading To the New-Yorker whose nights must be filled with music, preferably jazz, to pass Keeley's and find it dark is much as if Bacchus, emulating the newest historical rogue, had donned cassock and hood.
newestadjectiveUS /ˈnuːəst/
superlative of “new” — not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading To the New-Yorker whose nights must be filled with music, preferably jazz, to pass Keeley's and find it dark is much as if Bacchus, emulating the newest historical rogue, had donned cassock and hood.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Keeley's Chop-House--Open All Night--reluctantly swings its too hospitable doors to the one-o'clock-closing mandate.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading To the New-Yorker whose nights must be filled with music, preferably jazz, to pass Keeley's and find it dark is much as if Bacchus, emulating the newest historical rogue, had donned cassock and hood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading War has laid its talons and scratched slightly beneath the surface of Sixth Avenue.
one-o'clock-closing
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From this reading Keeley's Chop-House--Open All Night--reluctantly swings its too hospitable doors to the one-o'clock-closing mandate.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Keeley's Chop-House--Open All Night--reluctantly swings its too hospitable doors to the one-o'clock-closing mandate.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Recruiting stations have flung out imperious banners.
go across or through
From this reading To the New-Yorker whose nights must be filled with music, preferably jazz, to pass Keeley's and find it dark is much as if Bacchus, emulating the newest historical rogue, had donned cassock and hood.
preferablyadverbUS /ˈprefərəbli/
more readily or willingly
From this reading To the New-Yorker whose nights must be filled with music, preferably jazz, to pass Keeley's and find it dark is much as if Bacchus, emulating the newest historical rogue, had donned cassock and hood.
receivernounUS /rəˈsiːvər/
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading Hufnagel's Delicatessen, the briny hoar of twenty years upon it, went suddenly into decline and the hands of a receiver.
RecruitingverbUS /rəˈkruːtɪŋ/
-ing form of “recruit” — register formally as a participant or member
From this reading Recruiting stations have flung out imperious banners.
reluctantlyadverbUS /rɪˈlʌktəntli/
with reluctance
From this reading Keeley's Chop-House--Open All Night--reluctantly swings its too hospitable doors to the one-o'clock-closing mandate.
roguenounUS /roʊɡ/
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading To the New-Yorker whose nights must be filled with music, preferably jazz, to pass Keeley's and find it dark is much as if Bacchus, emulating the newest historical rogue, had donned cassock and hood.
scratchedverbUS /skrætʃt/
past form of “scratch” — cause friction
From this reading War has laid its talons and scratched slightly beneath the surface of Sixth Avenue.
SixthadjectiveUS /sɪksθ/
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading War has laid its talons and scratched slightly beneath the surface of Sixth Avenue.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading War has laid its talons and scratched slightly beneath the surface of Sixth Avenue.
stationsnounUS /ˈsteɪʃənz/
(Roman Catholic Church) a devotion consisting of fourteen prayers said before a series of fourteen pictures or carvings representing successive incidents during Jesus' passage from Pilate's house to his crucifixion at Calvary
From this reading Recruiting stations have flung out imperious banners.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Hufnagel's Delicatessen, the briny hoar of twenty years upon it, went suddenly into decline and the hands of a receiver.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading War has laid its talons and scratched slightly beneath the surface of Sixth Avenue.
swingsnounUS /swɪŋz/
plural of “swing” — a state of steady vigorous action that is characteristic of an activity
From this reading Keeley's Chop-House--Open All Night--reluctantly swings its too hospitable doors to the one-o'clock-closing mandate.
talonsnounUS /ˈtælənz/
plural of “talon” — a sharp hooked claw especially on a bird of prey
From this reading War has laid its talons and scratched slightly beneath the surface of Sixth Avenue.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading War has laid its talons and scratched slightly beneath the surface of Sixth Avenue.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Keeley's Chop-House--Open All Night--reluctantly swings its too hospitable doors to the one-o'clock-closing mandate.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Keeley's Chop-House--Open All Night--reluctantly swings its too hospitable doors to the one-o'clock-closing mandate.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Hufnagel's Delicatessen, the briny hoar of twenty years upon it, went suddenly into decline and the hands of a receiver.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Hufnagel's Delicatessen, the briny hoar of twenty years upon it, went suddenly into decline and the hands of a receiver.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading War has laid its talons and scratched slightly beneath the surface of Sixth Avenue.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Hufnagel's Delicatessen, the briny hoar of twenty years upon it, went suddenly into decline and the hands of a receiver.
belonging to which person
From this reading To the New-Yorker whose nights must be filled with music, preferably jazz, to pass Keeley's and find it dark is much as if Bacchus, emulating the newest historical rogue, had donned cassock and hood.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To the New-Yorker whose nights must be filled with music, preferably jazz, to pass Keeley's and find it dark is much as if Bacchus, emulating the newest historical rogue, had donned cassock and hood.
a late time of life
From this reading Hufnagel's Delicatessen, the briny hoar of twenty years upon it, went suddenly into decline and the hands of a receiver.
