used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Here we are, Della--I got to stop off at nine just a minute, and you wait outside for me; remember when we get up to eleven--Western circuit, silent principal and--" "Western circuit--Western circuit!"
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "The truth about the chorus-girl would cripple the box-office and put the feature supplements and press-agents out of business.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The Putney Building reared nineteen white-tile, marble-facaded stories straight up from the most expensive heart-acreage of Broadway and stemmed the Thespian tide that rushed in from every side and surged against its booking-offices.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The truth about the chorus-girl would cripple the box-office and put the feature supplements and press-agents out of business.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here we are, Della--I got to stop off at nine just a minute, and you wait outside for me; remember when we get up to eleven--Western circuit, silent principal and--" "Western circuit--Western circuit!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Here we are, Della--I got to stop off at nine just a minute, and you wait outside for me; remember when we get up to eleven--Western circuit, silent principal and--" "Western circuit--Western circuit!"
bay-rum
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From this reading Ysobel crowded into a corner and nudged a youthful-looking old man in a blue-and-white striped collar and too much bay-rum.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading A bronze elevator the size of a Harlem bedroom and crowded to its capacity shot them upward with the breath-taking flight of a frightened bird.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading A bronze elevator the size of a Harlem bedroom and crowded to its capacity shot them upward with the breath-taking flight of a frightened bird.
blue-and-white
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From this reading Ysobel crowded into a corner and nudged a youthful-looking old man in a blue-and-white striped collar and too much bay-rum.
booking-offices
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From this reading The Putney Building reared nineteen white-tile, marble-facaded stories straight up from the most expensive heart-acreage of Broadway and stemmed the Thespian tide that rushed in from every side and surged against its booking-offices.
box-office
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From this reading "The truth about the chorus-girl would cripple the box-office and put the feature supplements and press-agents out of business.
breath-taking
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From this reading A bronze elevator the size of a Harlem bedroom and crowded to its capacity shot them upward with the breath-taking flight of a frightened bird.
BroadwaynounUS /ˈbrɔːdweɪ/
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading The Putney Building reared nineteen white-tile, marble-facaded stories straight up from the most expensive heart-acreage of Broadway and stemmed the Thespian tide that rushed in from every side and surged against its booking-offices.
bronzenounUS /brɑːnz/
an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin
From this reading A bronze elevator the size of a Harlem bedroom and crowded to its capacity shot them upward with the breath-taking flight of a frightened bird.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading The Putney Building reared nineteen white-tile, marble-facaded stories straight up from the most expensive heart-acreage of Broadway and stemmed the Thespian tide that rushed in from every side and surged against its booking-offices.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "The truth about the chorus-girl would cripple the box-office and put the feature supplements and press-agents out of business.
capacitynounUS /kəˈpæsəti/
capability to perform or produce
From this reading A bronze elevator the size of a Harlem bedroom and crowded to its capacity shot them upward with the breath-taking flight of a frightened bird.
chorus-girl
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From this reading "The truth about the chorus-girl would cripple the box-office and put the feature supplements and press-agents out of business.
circuitnounUS /ˈsɜːrkət/
an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow
From this reading Here we are, Della--I got to stop off at nine just a minute, and you wait outside for me; remember when we get up to eleven--Western circuit, silent principal and--" "Western circuit--Western circuit!"
collarnounUS /ˈkɑːlər/
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading Ysobel crowded into a corner and nudged a youthful-looking old man in a blue-and-white striped collar and too much bay-rum.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Ysobel crowded into a corner and nudged a youthful-looking old man in a blue-and-white striped collar and too much bay-rum.
crippleverbUS /ˈkrɪpəl/
deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
From this reading "The truth about the chorus-girl would cripple the box-office and put the feature supplements and press-agents out of business.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading A bronze elevator the size of a Harlem bedroom and crowded to its capacity shot them upward with the breath-taking flight of a frightened bird.
Della
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From this reading Here we are, Della--I got to stop off at nine just a minute, and you wait outside for me; remember when we get up to eleven--Western circuit, silent principal and--" "Western circuit--Western circuit!"
elevatornounUS /ˈeləveɪtər/
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
From this reading A bronze elevator the size of a Harlem bedroom and crowded to its capacity shot them upward with the breath-taking flight of a frightened bird.
being one more than ten
From this reading Here we are, Della--I got to stop off at nine just a minute, and you wait outside for me; remember when we get up to eleven--Western circuit, silent principal and--" "Western circuit--Western circuit!"
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The Putney Building reared nineteen white-tile, marble-facaded stories straight up from the most expensive heart-acreage of Broadway and stemmed the Thespian tide that rushed in from every side and surged against its booking-offices.
expensiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspensɪv/
high in price or charging high prices
From this reading The Putney Building reared nineteen white-tile, marble-facaded stories straight up from the most expensive heart-acreage of Broadway and stemmed the Thespian tide that rushed in from every side and surged against its booking-offices.
featurenounUS /ˈfiːtʃər/
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading "The truth about the chorus-girl would cripple the box-office and put the feature supplements and press-agents out of business.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading A bronze elevator the size of a Harlem bedroom and crowded to its capacity shot them upward with the breath-taking flight of a frightened bird.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here we are, Della--I got to stop off at nine just a minute, and you wait outside for me; remember when we get up to eleven--Western circuit, silent principal and--" "Western circuit--Western circuit!"
made afraid
From this reading A bronze elevator the size of a Harlem bedroom and crowded to its capacity shot them upward with the breath-taking flight of a frightened bird.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Putney Building reared nineteen white-tile, marble-facaded stories straight up from the most expensive heart-acreage of Broadway and stemmed the Thespian tide that rushed in from every side and surged against its booking-offices.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Here we are, Della--I got to stop off at nine just a minute, and you wait outside for me; remember when we get up to eleven--Western circuit, silent principal and--" "Western circuit--Western circuit!"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Here we are, Della--I got to stop off at nine just a minute, and you wait outside for me; remember when we get up to eleven--Western circuit, silent principal and--" "Western circuit--Western circuit!"
HarlemnounUS /ˈhɑːrləm/
a district of Manhattan; now largely a Black ghetto
From this reading A bronze elevator the size of a Harlem bedroom and crowded to its capacity shot them upward with the breath-taking flight of a frightened bird.
heart-acreage
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From this reading The Putney Building reared nineteen white-tile, marble-facaded stories straight up from the most expensive heart-acreage of Broadway and stemmed the Thespian tide that rushed in from every side and surged against its booking-offices.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here we are, Della--I got to stop off at nine just a minute, and you wait outside for me; remember when we get up to eleven--Western circuit, silent principal and--" "Western circuit--Western circuit!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Here we are, Della--I got to stop off at nine just a minute, and you wait outside for me; remember when we get up to eleven--Western circuit, silent principal and--" "Western circuit--Western circuit!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Putney Building reared nineteen white-tile, marble-facaded stories straight up from the most expensive heart-acreage of Broadway and stemmed the Thespian tide that rushed in from every side and surged against its booking-offices.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Ysobel crowded into a corner and nudged a youthful-looking old man in a blue-and-white striped collar and too much bay-rum.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Putney Building reared nineteen white-tile, marble-facaded stories straight up from the most expensive heart-acreage of Broadway and stemmed the Thespian tide that rushed in from every side and surged against its booking-offices.
and nothing more
From this reading Here we are, Della--I got to stop off at nine just a minute, and you wait outside for me; remember when we get up to eleven--Western circuit, silent principal and--" "Western circuit--Western circuit!"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Ysobel crowded into a corner and nudged a youthful-looking old man in a blue-and-white striped collar and too much bay-rum.
marble-facaded
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From this reading The Putney Building reared nineteen white-tile, marble-facaded stories straight up from the most expensive heart-acreage of Broadway and stemmed the Thespian tide that rushed in from every side and surged against its booking-offices.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Here we are, Della--I got to stop off at nine just a minute, and you wait outside for me; remember when we get up to eleven--Western circuit, silent principal and--" "Western circuit--Western circuit!"
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Here we are, Della--I got to stop off at nine just a minute, and you wait outside for me; remember when we get up to eleven--Western circuit, silent principal and--" "Western circuit--Western circuit!"
used to form the superlative
From this reading The Putney Building reared nineteen white-tile, marble-facaded stories straight up from the most expensive heart-acreage of Broadway and stemmed the Thespian tide that rushed in from every side and surged against its booking-offices.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Ysobel crowded into a corner and nudged a youthful-looking old man in a blue-and-white striped collar and too much bay-rum.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Here we are, Della--I got to stop off at nine just a minute, and you wait outside for me; remember when we get up to eleven--Western circuit, silent principal and--" "Western circuit--Western circuit!"
nineteennounUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading The Putney Building reared nineteen white-tile, marble-facaded stories straight up from the most expensive heart-acreage of Broadway and stemmed the Thespian tide that rushed in from every side and surged against its booking-offices.
nudgedverbUS /nʌdʒd/
past form of “nudge” — to push against gently
From this reading Ysobel crowded into a corner and nudged a youthful-looking old man in a blue-and-white striped collar and too much bay-rum.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The truth about the chorus-girl would cripple the box-office and put the feature supplements and press-agents out of business.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Here we are, Della--I got to stop off at nine just a minute, and you wait outside for me; remember when we get up to eleven--Western circuit, silent principal and--" "Western circuit--Western circuit!"
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Ysobel crowded into a corner and nudged a youthful-looking old man in a blue-and-white striped collar and too much bay-rum.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "The truth about the chorus-girl would cripple the box-office and put the feature supplements and press-agents out of business.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Here we are, Della--I got to stop off at nine just a minute, and you wait outside for me; remember when we get up to eleven--Western circuit, silent principal and--" "Western circuit--Western circuit!"
press-agents
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From this reading "The truth about the chorus-girl would cripple the box-office and put the feature supplements and press-agents out of business.
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading Here we are, Della--I got to stop off at nine just a minute, and you wait outside for me; remember when we get up to eleven--Western circuit, silent principal and--" "Western circuit--Western circuit!"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "The truth about the chorus-girl would cripple the box-office and put the feature supplements and press-agents out of business.
Putney
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From this reading The Putney Building reared nineteen white-tile, marble-facaded stories straight up from the most expensive heart-acreage of Broadway and stemmed the Thespian tide that rushed in from every side and surged against its booking-offices.
rearedverbUS /rɪrd/
past form of “rear” — stand up on the hind legs, of quadrupeds
From this reading The Putney Building reared nineteen white-tile, marble-facaded stories straight up from the most expensive heart-acreage of Broadway and stemmed the Thespian tide that rushed in from every side and surged against its booking-offices.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Here we are, Della--I got to stop off at nine just a minute, and you wait outside for me; remember when we get up to eleven--Western circuit, silent principal and--" "Western circuit--Western circuit!"
done under pressure
From this reading The Putney Building reared nineteen white-tile, marble-facaded stories straight up from the most expensive heart-acreage of Broadway and stemmed the Thespian tide that rushed in from every side and surged against its booking-offices.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading A bronze elevator the size of a Harlem bedroom and crowded to its capacity shot them upward with the breath-taking flight of a frightened bird.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The Putney Building reared nineteen white-tile, marble-facaded stories straight up from the most expensive heart-acreage of Broadway and stemmed the Thespian tide that rushed in from every side and surged against its booking-offices.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Here we are, Della--I got to stop off at nine just a minute, and you wait outside for me; remember when we get up to eleven--Western circuit, silent principal and--" "Western circuit--Western circuit!"
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading A bronze elevator the size of a Harlem bedroom and crowded to its capacity shot them upward with the breath-taking flight of a frightened bird.
stemmedadjectiveUS /stemd/
having a stem or stems or having a stem as specified; often used in combination
From this reading The Putney Building reared nineteen white-tile, marble-facaded stories straight up from the most expensive heart-acreage of Broadway and stemmed the Thespian tide that rushed in from every side and surged against its booking-offices.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Here we are, Della--I got to stop off at nine just a minute, and you wait outside for me; remember when we get up to eleven--Western circuit, silent principal and--" "Western circuit--Western circuit!"
plural of “story” — 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 The Putney Building reared nineteen white-tile, marble-facaded stories straight up from the most expensive heart-acreage of Broadway and stemmed the Thespian tide that rushed in from every side and surged against its booking-offices.
successive (without a break)
From this reading The Putney Building reared nineteen white-tile, marble-facaded stories straight up from the most expensive heart-acreage of Broadway and stemmed the Thespian tide that rushed in from every side and surged against its booking-offices.
stripedadjectiveUS /straɪpt/
marked or decorated with stripes
From this reading Ysobel crowded into a corner and nudged a youthful-looking old man in a blue-and-white striped collar and too much bay-rum.
supplementsnounUS /ˈsʌpləmənts/
plural of “supplement” — textual matter that is added onto a publication; usually at the end
From this reading "The truth about the chorus-girl would cripple the box-office and put the feature supplements and press-agents out of business.
surgedverbUS /sɜːrdʒd/
past form of “surge” — rise and move, as in waves or billows
From this reading The Putney Building reared nineteen white-tile, marble-facaded stories straight up from the most expensive heart-acreage of Broadway and stemmed the Thespian tide that rushed in from every side and surged against its booking-offices.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Putney Building reared nineteen white-tile, marble-facaded stories straight up from the most expensive heart-acreage of Broadway and stemmed the Thespian tide that rushed in from every side and surged against its booking-offices.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The truth about the chorus-girl would cripple the box-office and put the feature supplements and press-agents out of business.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A bronze elevator the size of a Harlem bedroom and crowded to its capacity shot them upward with the breath-taking flight of a frightened bird.
ThespiannounUS /ˈθespiən/
a theatrical performer
From this reading The Putney Building reared nineteen white-tile, marble-facaded stories straight up from the most expensive heart-acreage of Broadway and stemmed the Thespian tide that rushed in from every side and surged against its booking-offices.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading The Putney Building reared nineteen white-tile, marble-facaded stories straight up from the most expensive heart-acreage of Broadway and stemmed the Thespian tide that rushed in from every side and surged against its booking-offices.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here we are, Della--I got to stop off at nine just a minute, and you wait outside for me; remember when we get up to eleven--Western circuit, silent principal and--" "Western circuit--Western circuit!"
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Ysobel crowded into a corner and nudged a youthful-looking old man in a blue-and-white striped collar and too much bay-rum.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading "The truth about the chorus-girl would cripple the box-office and put the feature supplements and press-agents out of business.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Here we are, Della--I got to stop off at nine just a minute, and you wait outside for me; remember when we get up to eleven--Western circuit, silent principal and--" "Western circuit--Western circuit!"
upwardadjectiveUS /ˈʌpwərd/
directed up
From this reading A bronze elevator the size of a Harlem bedroom and crowded to its capacity shot them upward with the breath-taking flight of a frightened bird.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Here we are, Della--I got to stop off at nine just a minute, and you wait outside for me; remember when we get up to eleven--Western circuit, silent principal and--" "Western circuit--Western circuit!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Here we are, Della--I got to stop off at nine just a minute, and you wait outside for me; remember when we get up to eleven--Western circuit, silent principal and--" "Western circuit--Western circuit!"
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading Here we are, Della--I got to stop off at nine just a minute, and you wait outside for me; remember when we get up to eleven--Western circuit, silent principal and--" "Western circuit--Western circuit!"
at the time that
From this reading Here we are, Della--I got to stop off at nine just a minute, and you wait outside for me; remember when we get up to eleven--Western circuit, silent principal and--" "Western circuit--Western circuit!"
white-tile
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From this reading The Putney Building reared nineteen white-tile, marble-facaded stories straight up from the most expensive heart-acreage of Broadway and stemmed the Thespian tide that rushed in from every side and surged against its booking-offices.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A bronze elevator the size of a Harlem bedroom and crowded to its capacity shot them upward with the breath-taking flight of a frightened bird.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "The truth about the chorus-girl would cripple the box-office and put the feature supplements and press-agents out of business.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Here we are, Della--I got to stop off at nine just a minute, and you wait outside for me; remember when we get up to eleven--Western circuit, silent principal and--" "Western circuit--Western circuit!"
youthful-looking
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From this reading Ysobel crowded into a corner and nudged a youthful-looking old man in a blue-and-white striped collar and too much bay-rum.
Ysobel
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From this reading Ysobel crowded into a corner and nudged a youthful-looking old man in a blue-and-white striped collar and too much bay-rum.
