Chapter VI

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

From this reading Low, whitewashed buildings of stone and adobe made the street a furnace.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The street was dusty and filthy—filthy, because the only scavengers it had ever known since the town was founded centuries before were the carrion dogs and obscene buzzards even then prowling and hopping about in the debris.

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

From this reading The white of it all, and the dust, was almost achingly intolerable to the eyes, and Henry would have withdrawn his gaze, had not the several ragged _mosos_, dozing in a doorway opposite, suddenly aroused and looked interestedly up the street.

the clay from which adobe bricks are made

From this reading Low, whitewashed buildings of stone and adobe made the street a furnace.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading It was in the mid-afternoon, and Henry, at his barred cell-window, stared out into the street and wondered if any sort of breeze would ever begin to blow from off Chiriqui Lagoon and cool the stagnant air.

(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From this reading The white of it all, and the dust, was almost achingly intolerable to the eyes, and Henry would have withdrawn his gaze, had not the several ragged _mosos_, dozing in a doorway opposite, suddenly aroused and looked interestedly up the street.

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

From this reading The white of it all, and the dust, was almost achingly intolerable to the eyes, and Henry would have withdrawn his gaze, had not the several ragged _mosos_, dozing in a doorway opposite, suddenly aroused and looked interestedly up the street.

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

From this reading It was in the mid-afternoon, and Henry, at his barred cell-window, stared out into the street and wondered if any sort of breeze would ever begin to blow from off Chiriqui Lagoon and cool the stagnant air.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading It was in the mid-afternoon, and Henry, at his barred cell-window, stared out into the street and wondered if any sort of breeze would ever begin to blow from off Chiriqui Lagoon and cool the stagnant air.

aroused to action

From this reading The white of it all, and the dust, was almost achingly intolerable to the eyes, and Henry would have withdrawn his gaze, had not the several ragged _mosos_, dozing in a doorway opposite, suddenly aroused and looked interestedly up the street.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was in the mid-afternoon, and Henry, at his barred cell-window, stared out into the street and wondered if any sort of breeze would ever begin to blow from off Chiriqui Lagoon and cool the stagnant air.

preventing entry or exit or a course of action

From this reading It was in the mid-afternoon, and Henry, at his barred cell-window, stared out into the street and wondered if any sort of breeze would ever begin to blow from off Chiriqui Lagoon and cool the stagnant air.

for the reason that

From this reading The street was dusty and filthy—filthy, because the only scavengers it had ever known since the town was founded centuries before were the carrion dogs and obscene buzzards even then prowling and hopping about in the debris.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The street was dusty and filthy—filthy, because the only scavengers it had ever known since the town was founded centuries before were the carrion dogs and obscene buzzards even then prowling and hopping about in the debris.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading It was in the mid-afternoon, and Henry, at his barred cell-window, stared out into the street and wondered if any sort of breeze would ever begin to blow from off Chiriqui Lagoon and cool the stagnant air.

exhale hard

From this reading It was in the mid-afternoon, and Henry, at his barred cell-window, stared out into the street and wondered if any sort of breeze would ever begin to blow from off Chiriqui Lagoon and cool the stagnant air.

a slight wind (usually refreshing)

From this reading It was in the mid-afternoon, and Henry, at his barred cell-window, stared out into the street and wondered if any sort of breeze would ever begin to blow from off Chiriqui Lagoon and cool the stagnant air.

plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading Low, whitewashed buildings of stone and adobe made the street a furnace.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Henry could not see, but he could hear the rattling spokes of some vehicle coming at speed.

plural of “buzzard” — a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States

From this reading The street was dusty and filthy—filthy, because the only scavengers it had ever known since the town was founded centuries before were the carrion dogs and obscene buzzards even then prowling and hopping about in the debris.

the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food

From this reading The street was dusty and filthy—filthy, because the only scavengers it had ever known since the town was founded centuries before were the carrion dogs and obscene buzzards even then prowling and hopping about in the debris.

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

From this reading It was in the mid-afternoon, and Henry, at his barred cell-window, stared out into the street and wondered if any sort of breeze would ever begin to blow from off Chiriqui Lagoon and cool the stagnant air.

plural of “century” — a period of 100 years

From this reading The street was dusty and filthy—filthy, because the only scavengers it had ever known since the town was founded centuries before were the carrion dogs and obscene buzzards even then prowling and hopping about in the debris.

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

From this reading It was in the mid-afternoon, and Henry, at his barred cell-window, stared out into the street and wondered if any sort of breeze would ever begin to blow from off Chiriqui Lagoon and cool the stagnant air.

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading Henry could not see, but he could hear the rattling spokes of some vehicle coming at speed.

neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat

From this reading It was in the mid-afternoon, and Henry, at his barred cell-window, stared out into the street and wondered if any sort of breeze would ever begin to blow from off Chiriqui Lagoon and cool the stagnant air.

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

From this reading Henry could not see, but he could hear the rattling spokes of some vehicle coming at speed.

the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

From this reading The street was dusty and filthy—filthy, because the only scavengers it had ever known since the town was founded centuries before were the carrion dogs and obscene buzzards even then prowling and hopping about in the debris.

plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds

From this reading The street was dusty and filthy—filthy, because the only scavengers it had ever known since the town was founded centuries before were the carrion dogs and obscene buzzards even then prowling and hopping about in the debris.

the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close

From this reading The white of it all, and the dust, was almost achingly intolerable to the eyes, and Henry would have withdrawn his gaze, had not the several ragged _mosos_, dozing in a doorway opposite, suddenly aroused and looked interestedly up the street.

-ing form of “doze” — sleep lightly or for a short period of time

From this reading The white of it all, and the dust, was almost achingly intolerable to the eyes, and Henry would have withdrawn his gaze, had not the several ragged _mosos_, dozing in a doorway opposite, suddenly aroused and looked interestedly up the street.

remove the dust from

From this reading The white of it all, and the dust, was almost achingly intolerable to the eyes, and Henry would have withdrawn his gaze, had not the several ragged _mosos_, dozing in a doorway opposite, suddenly aroused and looked interestedly up the street.

covered with a layer of dust

From this reading The street was dusty and filthy—filthy, because the only scavengers it had ever known since the town was founded centuries before were the carrion dogs and obscene buzzards even then prowling and hopping about in the debris.

divisible by two

From this reading The street was dusty and filthy—filthy, because the only scavengers it had ever known since the town was founded centuries before were the carrion dogs and obscene buzzards even then prowling and hopping about in the debris.

at any time

From this reading It was in the mid-afternoon, and Henry, at his barred cell-window, stared out into the street and wondered if any sort of breeze would ever begin to blow from off Chiriqui Lagoon and cool the stagnant air.

opinion or judgment

From this reading The white of it all, and the dust, was almost achingly intolerable to the eyes, and Henry would have withdrawn his gaze, had not the several ragged _mosos_, dozing in a doorway opposite, suddenly aroused and looked interestedly up the street.

disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter

From this reading The street was dusty and filthy—filthy, because the only scavengers it had ever known since the town was founded centuries before were the carrion dogs and obscene buzzards even then prowling and hopping about in the debris.

past form of “found” — set up or found

From this reading The street was dusty and filthy—filthy, because the only scavengers it had ever known since the town was founded centuries before were the carrion dogs and obscene buzzards even then prowling and hopping about in the debris.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was in the mid-afternoon, and Henry, at his barred cell-window, stared out into the street and wondered if any sort of breeze would ever begin to blow from off Chiriqui Lagoon and cool the stagnant air.

an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.

From this reading Low, whitewashed buildings of stone and adobe made the street a furnace.

a long fixed look

From this reading The white of it all, and the dust, was almost achingly intolerable to the eyes, and Henry would have withdrawn his gaze, had not the several ragged _mosos_, dozing in a doorway opposite, suddenly aroused and looked interestedly up the street.

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

From this reading The street was dusty and filthy—filthy, because the only scavengers it had ever known since the town was founded centuries before were the carrion dogs and obscene buzzards even then prowling and hopping about in the debris.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The white of it all, and the dust, was almost achingly intolerable to the eyes, and Henry would have withdrawn his gaze, had not the several ragged _mosos_, dozing in a doorway opposite, suddenly aroused and looked interestedly up the street.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Henry could not see, but he could hear the rattling spokes of some vehicle coming at speed.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading Henry could not see, but he could hear the rattling spokes of some vehicle coming at speed.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading It was in the mid-afternoon, and Henry, at his barred cell-window, stared out into the street and wondered if any sort of breeze would ever begin to blow from off Chiriqui Lagoon and cool the stagnant air.

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

From this reading It was in the mid-afternoon, and Henry, at his barred cell-window, stared out into the street and wondered if any sort of breeze would ever begin to blow from off Chiriqui Lagoon and cool the stagnant air.

inflected form of “hop” — jump lightly

From this reading The street was dusty and filthy—filthy, because the only scavengers it had ever known since the town was founded centuries before were the carrion dogs and obscene buzzards even then prowling and hopping about in the debris.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading It was in the mid-afternoon, and Henry, at his barred cell-window, stared out into the street and wondered if any sort of breeze would ever begin to blow from off Chiriqui Lagoon and cool the stagnant air.

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

From this reading It was in the mid-afternoon, and Henry, at his barred cell-window, stared out into the street and wondered if any sort of breeze would ever begin to blow from off Chiriqui Lagoon and cool the stagnant air.

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

From this reading The white of it all, and the dust, was almost achingly intolerable to the eyes, and Henry would have withdrawn his gaze, had not the several ragged _mosos_, dozing in a doorway opposite, suddenly aroused and looked interestedly up the street.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It was in the mid-afternoon, and Henry, at his barred cell-window, stared out into the street and wondered if any sort of breeze would ever begin to blow from off Chiriqui Lagoon and cool the stagnant air.

incapable of being tolerated or endured

From this reading The white of it all, and the dust, was almost achingly intolerable to the eyes, and Henry would have withdrawn his gaze, had not the several ragged _mosos_, dozing in a doorway opposite, suddenly aroused and looked interestedly up the street.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was in the mid-afternoon, and Henry, at his barred cell-window, stared out into the street and wondered if any sort of breeze would ever begin to blow from off Chiriqui Lagoon and cool the stagnant air.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading The street was dusty and filthy—filthy, because the only scavengers it had ever known since the town was founded centuries before were the carrion dogs and obscene buzzards even then prowling and hopping about in the debris.

a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral

From this reading It was in the mid-afternoon, and Henry, at his barred cell-window, stared out into the street and wondered if any sort of breeze would ever begin to blow from off Chiriqui Lagoon and cool the stagnant air.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading The white of it all, and the dust, was almost achingly intolerable to the eyes, and Henry would have withdrawn his gaze, had not the several ragged _mosos_, dozing in a doorway opposite, suddenly aroused and looked interestedly up the street.

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Low, whitewashed buildings of stone and adobe made the street a furnace.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Low, whitewashed buildings of stone and adobe made the street a furnace.

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

From this reading It was in the mid-afternoon, and Henry, at his barred cell-window, stared out into the street and wondered if any sort of breeze would ever begin to blow from off Chiriqui Lagoon and cool the stagnant air.

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

From this reading The white of it all, and the dust, was almost achingly intolerable to the eyes, and Henry would have withdrawn his gaze, had not the several ragged _mosos_, dozing in a doorway opposite, suddenly aroused and looked interestedly up the street.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The white of it all, and the dust, was almost achingly intolerable to the eyes, and Henry would have withdrawn his gaze, had not the several ragged _mosos_, dozing in a doorway opposite, suddenly aroused and looked interestedly up the street.

designed to incite to indecency or lust

From this reading The street was dusty and filthy—filthy, because the only scavengers it had ever known since the town was founded centuries before were the carrion dogs and obscene buzzards even then prowling and hopping about in the debris.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was in the mid-afternoon, and Henry, at his barred cell-window, stared out into the street and wondered if any sort of breeze would ever begin to blow from off Chiriqui Lagoon and cool the stagnant air.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading It was in the mid-afternoon, and Henry, at his barred cell-window, stared out into the street and wondered if any sort of breeze would ever begin to blow from off Chiriqui Lagoon and cool the stagnant air.

and nothing more

From this reading The street was dusty and filthy—filthy, because the only scavengers it had ever known since the town was founded centuries before were the carrion dogs and obscene buzzards even then prowling and hopping about in the debris.

being directly across from each other; facing

From this reading The white of it all, and the dust, was almost achingly intolerable to the eyes, and Henry would have withdrawn his gaze, had not the several ragged _mosos_, dozing in a doorway opposite, suddenly aroused and looked interestedly up the street.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading It was in the mid-afternoon, and Henry, at his barred cell-window, stared out into the street and wondered if any sort of breeze would ever begin to blow from off Chiriqui Lagoon and cool the stagnant air.

-ing form of “prowl” — move about in or as if in a predatory manner

From this reading The street was dusty and filthy—filthy, because the only scavengers it had ever known since the town was founded centuries before were the carrion dogs and obscene buzzards even then prowling and hopping about in the debris.

being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn

From this reading The white of it all, and the dust, was almost achingly intolerable to the eyes, and Henry would have withdrawn his gaze, had not the several ragged _mosos_, dozing in a doorway opposite, suddenly aroused and looked interestedly up the street.

a rapid series of short loud sounds (as might be heard with a stethoscope in some types of respiratory disorders)

From this reading Henry could not see, but he could hear the rattling spokes of some vehicle coming at speed.

plural of “scavenger” — a chemical agent that is added to a chemical mixture to counteract the effects of impurities

From this reading The street was dusty and filthy—filthy, because the only scavengers it had ever known since the town was founded centuries before were the carrion dogs and obscene buzzards even then prowling and hopping about in the debris.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Henry could not see, but he could hear the rattling spokes of some vehicle coming at speed.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading The white of it all, and the dust, was almost achingly intolerable to the eyes, and Henry would have withdrawn his gaze, had not the several ragged _mosos_, dozing in a doorway opposite, suddenly aroused and looked interestedly up the street.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading The street was dusty and filthy—filthy, because the only scavengers it had ever known since the town was founded centuries before were the carrion dogs and obscene buzzards even then prowling and hopping about in the debris.

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

From this reading Henry could not see, but he could hear the rattling spokes of some vehicle coming at speed.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading It was in the mid-afternoon, and Henry, at his barred cell-window, stared out into the street and wondered if any sort of breeze would ever begin to blow from off Chiriqui Lagoon and cool the stagnant air.

move hurridly

From this reading Henry could not see, but he could hear the rattling spokes of some vehicle coming at speed.

plural of “spoke” — support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading Henry could not see, but he could hear the rattling spokes of some vehicle coming at speed.

not circulating or flowing

From this reading It was in the mid-afternoon, and Henry, at his barred cell-window, stared out into the street and wondered if any sort of breeze would ever begin to blow from off Chiriqui Lagoon and cool the stagnant air.

past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading It was in the mid-afternoon, and Henry, at his barred cell-window, stared out into the street and wondered if any sort of breeze would ever begin to blow from off Chiriqui Lagoon and cool the stagnant air.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Low, whitewashed buildings of stone and adobe made the street a furnace.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading It was in the mid-afternoon, and Henry, at his barred cell-window, stared out into the street and wondered if any sort of breeze would ever begin to blow from off Chiriqui Lagoon and cool the stagnant air.

happening unexpectedly

From this reading The white of it all, and the dust, was almost achingly intolerable to the eyes, and Henry would have withdrawn his gaze, had not the several ragged _mosos_, dozing in a doorway opposite, suddenly aroused and looked interestedly up the street.

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

From this reading It was in the mid-afternoon, and Henry, at his barred cell-window, stared out into the street and wondered if any sort of breeze would ever begin to blow from off Chiriqui Lagoon and cool the stagnant air.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading The street was dusty and filthy—filthy, because the only scavengers it had ever known since the town was founded centuries before were the carrion dogs and obscene buzzards even then prowling and hopping about in the debris.

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

From this reading It was in the mid-afternoon, and Henry, at his barred cell-window, stared out into the street and wondered if any sort of breeze would ever begin to blow from off Chiriqui Lagoon and cool the stagnant air.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading The street was dusty and filthy—filthy, because the only scavengers it had ever known since the town was founded centuries before were the carrion dogs and obscene buzzards even then prowling and hopping about in the debris.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading The white of it all, and the dust, was almost achingly intolerable to the eyes, and Henry would have withdrawn his gaze, had not the several ragged _mosos_, dozing in a doorway opposite, suddenly aroused and looked interestedly up the street.

a conveyance that transports people or objects

From this reading Henry could not see, but he could hear the rattling spokes of some vehicle coming at speed.

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

From this reading It was in the mid-afternoon, and Henry, at his barred cell-window, stared out into the street and wondered if any sort of breeze would ever begin to blow from off Chiriqui Lagoon and cool the stagnant air.

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

From this reading The street was dusty and filthy—filthy, because the only scavengers it had ever known since the town was founded centuries before were the carrion dogs and obscene buzzards even then prowling and hopping about in the debris.

a Caucasian

From this reading The white of it all, and the dust, was almost achingly intolerable to the eyes, and Henry would have withdrawn his gaze, had not the several ragged _mosos_, dozing in a doorway opposite, suddenly aroused and looked interestedly up the street.

coated with whitewash

From this reading Low, whitewashed buildings of stone and adobe made the street a furnace.

withdrawn from society; seeking solitude

From this reading The white of it all, and the dust, was almost achingly intolerable to the eyes, and Henry would have withdrawn his gaze, had not the several ragged _mosos_, dozing in a doorway opposite, suddenly aroused and looked interestedly up the street.

past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something

From this reading It was in the mid-afternoon, and Henry, at his barred cell-window, stared out into the street and wondered if any sort of breeze would ever begin to blow from off Chiriqui Lagoon and cool the stagnant air.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading It was in the mid-afternoon, and Henry, at his barred cell-window, stared out into the street and wondered if any sort of breeze would ever begin to blow from off Chiriqui Lagoon and cool the stagnant air.