used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
anglesnounUS /ˈæŋɡəlz/
plural of “angle” — the space between two lines or planes that intersect; the inclination of one line to another; measured in degrees or radians
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
balconiesnounUS /ˈbælkəniz/
plural of “balcony” — an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
blossomsnounUS /ˈblɑːsəmz/
plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Sounds of visible near things streaked and scored with broken light as they moved, led off into untraced distant sounds ... chiming together.
plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
chiming
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From this reading Sounds of visible near things streaked and scored with broken light as they moved, led off into untraced distant sounds ... chiming together.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading Flags of pavement flowing along--smooth clean grey squares and oblongs, faintly polished, shaping and drawing away--sliding into each other....
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
creepernoun
any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
creepers
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From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
crumbnounUS /krʌm/
a very small quantity of something
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
dippingverbUS /ˈdɪpɪŋ/
inflected form of “dip” — immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading Sounds of visible near things streaked and scored with broken light as they moved, led off into untraced distant sounds ... chiming together.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading Flags of pavement flowing along--smooth clean grey squares and oblongs, faintly polished, shaping and drawing away--sliding into each other....
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Flags of pavement flowing along--smooth clean grey squares and oblongs, faintly polished, shaping and drawing away--sliding into each other....
one or the other of two
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
faintlyadverbUS /ˈfeɪntli/
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading Flags of pavement flowing along--smooth clean grey squares and oblongs, faintly polished, shaping and drawing away--sliding into each other....
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
FlagsnounUS /flæɡz/
plural of “flag” — emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading Flags of pavement flowing along--smooth clean grey squares and oblongs, faintly polished, shaping and drawing away--sliding into each other....
flowingnounUS /ˈfloʊɪŋ/
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading Flags of pavement flowing along--smooth clean grey squares and oblongs, faintly polished, shaping and drawing away--sliding into each other....
frayingverbUS /ˈfreɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “fray” — wear away by rubbing
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Wide golden streaming Regent Street was quite near.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Some near narrow street would lead into it.
lavenderadjectiveUS /ˈlævəndər/
of a pale purple color
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
take somebody somewhere
From this reading Some near narrow street would lead into it.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Sounds of visible near things streaked and scored with broken light as they moved, led off into untraced distant sounds ... chiming together.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
moulded
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From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Sounds of visible near things streaked and scored with broken light as they moved, led off into untraced distant sounds ... chiming together.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading Some near narrow street would lead into it.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Sounds of visible near things streaked and scored with broken light as they moved, led off into untraced distant sounds ... chiming together.
oblongs
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From this reading Flags of pavement flowing along--smooth clean grey squares and oblongs, faintly polished, shaping and drawing away--sliding into each other....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Sounds of visible near things streaked and scored with broken light as they moved, led off into untraced distant sounds ... chiming together.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
coated with paint
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
patchesnounUS /ˈpætʃəz/
plural of “patch” — a small contrasting part of something
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
pavementnounUS /ˈpeɪvmənt/
the paved surface of a thoroughfare
From this reading Flags of pavement flowing along--smooth clean grey squares and oblongs, faintly polished, shaping and drawing away--sliding into each other....
polishedadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːlɪʃt/
perfected or made shiny and smooth
From this reading Flags of pavement flowing along--smooth clean grey squares and oblongs, faintly polished, shaping and drawing away--sliding into each other....
pouching
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From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Wide golden streaming Regent Street was quite near.
RegentnounUS /ˈriːdʒənt/
members of a governing board
From this reading Wide golden streaming Regent Street was quite near.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
scarletnounUS /ˈskɑːrlət/
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
scoredverbUS /skɔːrd/
past form of “score” — gain points in a game
From this reading Sounds of visible near things streaked and scored with broken light as they moved, led off into untraced distant sounds ... chiming together.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
shapingnounUS /ˈʃeɪpɪŋ/
any process serving to define the shape of something
From this reading Flags of pavement flowing along--smooth clean grey squares and oblongs, faintly polished, shaping and drawing away--sliding into each other....
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
sillnounUS /sɪl/
structural member consisting of a continuous horizontal timber forming the lowest member of a framework or supporting structure
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
slidingadjectiveUS /ˈslaɪdɪŋ/
being a smooth continuous motion
From this reading Flags of pavement flowing along--smooth clean grey squares and oblongs, faintly polished, shaping and drawing away--sliding into each other....
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading Flags of pavement flowing along--smooth clean grey squares and oblongs, faintly polished, shaping and drawing away--sliding into each other....
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
softenedadjectiveUS /ˈsɔːfənd/
toned down
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some near narrow street would lead into it.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Sounds of visible near things streaked and scored with broken light as they moved, led off into untraced distant sounds ... chiming together.
squaresnounUS /skwerz/
plural of “square” — (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
From this reading Flags of pavement flowing along--smooth clean grey squares and oblongs, faintly polished, shaping and drawing away--sliding into each other....
streakedadjectiveUS /striːkt/
marked with or as if with stripes or linear discolorations
From this reading Sounds of visible near things streaked and scored with broken light as they moved, led off into untraced distant sounds ... chiming together.
streamingadjectiveUS /ˈstriːmɪŋ/
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading Wide golden streaming Regent Street was quite near.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
stripsnounUS /strɪps/
plural of “strip” — a relatively long narrow piece of something
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sounds of visible near things streaked and scored with broken light as they moved, led off into untraced distant sounds ... chiming together.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Sounds of visible near things streaked and scored with broken light as they moved, led off into untraced distant sounds ... chiming together.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Sounds of visible near things streaked and scored with broken light as they moved, led off into untraced distant sounds ... chiming together.
undershadows
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From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
untraced
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From this reading Sounds of visible near things streaked and scored with broken light as they moved, led off into untraced distant sounds ... chiming together.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
capable of being seen; or open to easy view
From this reading Sounds of visible near things streaked and scored with broken light as they moved, led off into untraced distant sounds ... chiming together.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wide golden streaming Regent Street was quite near.
washverbUS /wɑːʃ/
clean with some chemical process
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
a Caucasian
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Wide golden streaming Regent Street was quite near.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
in the company of; together with
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Some near narrow street would lead into it.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading The West End street ... grey buildings rising on either side, feeling away into the approaching distance--angles sharp against the sky ... softened angles of buildings against other buildings ... high moulded angles soft as crumb, with deep undershadows ... creepers fraying from balconies ... strips of window blossoms across the buildings, scarlet, yellow, high up; a confusion of lavender and white pouching out along a dipping sill ... a wash of green creeper up a white painted house front ... patches of shadow and bright light....
