Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading To Ellen's mind, it was an unsavory neighborhood, but with apartments so hard to get and this one only $38.00 a month and in a regular apartment building with an elevator and all--well, as she often told the girls at the office, you can't be too particular these days.

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

From this reading To Ellen's mind, it was an unsavory neighborhood, but with apartments so hard to get and this one only $38.00 a month and in a regular apartment building with an elevator and all--well, as she often told the girls at the office, you can't be too particular these days.

(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 [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

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

From this reading To Ellen's mind, it was an unsavory neighborhood, but with apartments so hard to get and this one only $38.00 a month and in a regular apartment building with an elevator and all--well, as she often told the girls at the office, you can't be too particular these days.

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

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading The apartment house was in the heart of the district that is known as "The Tenderloin"--that section of San Francisco from Ellis to Market and east from Leavenworth to Mason Street.

plural of “apartment” — a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading To Ellen's mind, it was an unsavory neighborhood, but with apartments so hard to get and this one only $38.00 a month and in a regular apartment building with an elevator and all--well, as she often told the girls at the office, you can't be too particular these days.

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

From this reading The apartment house was in the heart of the district that is known as "The Tenderloin"--that section of San Francisco from Ellis to Market and east from Leavenworth to Mason Street.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading To Ellen's mind, it was an unsavory neighborhood, but with apartments so hard to get and this one only $38.00 a month and in a regular apartment building with an elevator and all--well, as she often told the girls at the office, you can't be too particular these days.

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Nevertheless, it was an ordeal to walk up the two blocks from Market Street, particularly at night when the noise of juke boxes dinned from the garish bars, when the sidewalks spilled over with soldiers and sailors, with peroxided, blowsy-looking women and the furtive gamblers who haunted the back rooms of the innocent-appearing cigar stores that lined the street.

gymnastic apparatus consisting of two parallel wooden rods supported on uprights

From this reading Nevertheless, it was an ordeal to walk up the two blocks from Market Street, particularly at night when the noise of juke boxes dinned from the garish bars, when the sidewalks spilled over with soldiers and sailors, with peroxided, blowsy-looking women and the furtive gamblers who haunted the back rooms of the innocent-appearing cigar stores that lined the street.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading Not the best section.

put or pin the blame on

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

plural of “block” — a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)

From this reading Nevertheless, it was an ordeal to walk up the two blocks from Market Street, particularly at night when the noise of juke boxes dinned from the garish bars, when the sidewalks spilled over with soldiers and sailors, with peroxided, blowsy-looking women and the furtive gamblers who haunted the back rooms of the innocent-appearing cigar stores that lined the street.

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From this reading Nevertheless, it was an ordeal to walk up the two blocks from Market Street, particularly at night when the noise of juke boxes dinned from the garish bars, when the sidewalks spilled over with soldiers and sailors, with peroxided, blowsy-looking women and the furtive gamblers who haunted the back rooms of the innocent-appearing cigar stores that lined the street.

plural of “box” — a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid

From this reading Nevertheless, it was an ordeal to walk up the two blocks from Market Street, particularly at night when the noise of juke boxes dinned from the garish bars, when the sidewalks spilled over with soldiers and sailors, with peroxided, blowsy-looking women and the furtive gamblers who haunted the back rooms of the innocent-appearing cigar stores that lined the street.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading To Ellen's mind, it was an unsavory neighborhood, but with apartments so hard to get and this one only $38.00 a month and in a regular apartment building with an elevator and all--well, as she often told the girls at the office, you can't be too particular these days.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

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

From this reading To Ellen's mind, it was an unsavory neighborhood, but with apartments so hard to get and this one only $38.00 a month and in a regular apartment building with an elevator and all--well, as she often told the girls at the office, you can't be too particular these days.

feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

a roll of tobacco for smoking

From this reading Nevertheless, it was an ordeal to walk up the two blocks from Market Street, particularly at night when the noise of juke boxes dinned from the garish bars, when the sidewalks spilled over with soldiers and sailors, with peroxided, blowsy-looking women and the furtive gamblers who haunted the back rooms of the innocent-appearing cigar stores that lined the street.

the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading To Ellen's mind, it was an unsavory neighborhood, but with apartments so hard to get and this one only $38.00 a month and in a regular apartment building with an elevator and all--well, as she often told the girls at the office, you can't be too particular these days.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

intended to deceive

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

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

From this reading Nevertheless, it was an ordeal to walk up the two blocks from Market Street, particularly at night when the noise of juke boxes dinned from the garish bars, when the sidewalks spilled over with soldiers and sailors, with peroxided, blowsy-looking women and the furtive gamblers who haunted the back rooms of the innocent-appearing cigar stores that lined the street.

a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading The apartment house was in the heart of the district that is known as "The Tenderloin"--that section of San Francisco from Ellis to Market and east from Leavenworth to Mason Street.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading The apartment house was in the heart of the district that is known as "The Tenderloin"--that section of San Francisco from Ellis to Market and east from Leavenworth to Mason Street.

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 To Ellen's mind, it was an unsavory neighborhood, but with apartments so hard to get and this one only $38.00 a month and in a regular apartment building with an elevator and all--well, as she often told the girls at the office, you can't be too particular these days.

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

From this reading To Ellen's mind, it was an unsavory neighborhood, but with apartments so hard to get and this one only $38.00 a month and in a regular apartment building with an elevator and all--well, as she often told the girls at the office, you can't be too particular these days.

plural of “elli” — (Norse mythology) goddess of old age who defeated Thor in a wrestling match

From this reading The apartment house was in the heart of the district that is known as "The Tenderloin"--that section of San Francisco from Ellis to Market and east from Leavenworth to Mason Street.

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

the act of escaping physically

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

divisible by two

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

start firing a weapon

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

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

From this reading The apartment house was in the heart of the district that is known as "The Tenderloin"--that section of San Francisco from Ellis to Market and east from Leavenworth to Mason Street.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The apartment house was in the heart of the district that is known as "The Tenderloin"--that section of San Francisco from Ellis to Market and east from Leavenworth to Mason Street.

marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed

From this reading Nevertheless, it was an ordeal to walk up the two blocks from Market Street, particularly at night when the noise of juke boxes dinned from the garish bars, when the sidewalks spilled over with soldiers and sailors, with peroxided, blowsy-looking women and the furtive gamblers who haunted the back rooms of the innocent-appearing cigar stores that lined the street.

plural of “gambler” — a person who wagers money on the outcome of games or sporting events

From this reading Nevertheless, it was an ordeal to walk up the two blocks from Market Street, particularly at night when the noise of juke boxes dinned from the garish bars, when the sidewalks spilled over with soldiers and sailors, with peroxided, blowsy-looking women and the furtive gamblers who haunted the back rooms of the innocent-appearing cigar stores that lined the street.

tastelessly showy

From this reading Nevertheless, it was an ordeal to walk up the two blocks from Market Street, particularly at night when the noise of juke boxes dinned from the garish bars, when the sidewalks spilled over with soldiers and sailors, with peroxided, blowsy-looking women and the furtive gamblers who haunted the back rooms of the innocent-appearing cigar stores that lined the street.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading To Ellen's mind, it was an unsavory neighborhood, but with apartments so hard to get and this one only $38.00 a month and in a regular apartment building with an elevator and all--well, as she often told the girls at the office, you can't be too particular these days.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading To Ellen's mind, it was an unsavory neighborhood, but with apartments so hard to get and this one only $38.00 a month and in a regular apartment building with an elevator and all--well, as she often told the girls at the office, you can't be too particular these days.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading To Ellen's mind, it was an unsavory neighborhood, but with apartments so hard to get and this one only $38.00 a month and in a regular apartment building with an elevator and all--well, as she often told the girls at the office, you can't be too particular these days.

having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

From this reading Nevertheless, it was an ordeal to walk up the two blocks from Market Street, particularly at night when the noise of juke boxes dinned from the garish bars, when the sidewalks spilled over with soldiers and sailors, with peroxided, blowsy-looking women and the furtive gamblers who haunted the back rooms of the innocent-appearing cigar stores that lined the street.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading The apartment house was in the heart of the district that is known as "The Tenderloin"--that section of San Francisco from Ellis to Market and east from Leavenworth to Mason Street.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading The apartment house was in the heart of the district that is known as "The Tenderloin"--that section of San Francisco from Ellis to Market and east from Leavenworth to Mason Street.

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

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

a furnace for incinerating (especially to dispose of refuse)

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

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

From this reading Nevertheless, it was an ordeal to walk up the two blocks from Market Street, particularly at night when the noise of juke boxes dinned from the garish bars, when the sidewalks spilled over with soldiers and sailors, with peroxided, blowsy-looking women and the furtive gamblers who haunted the back rooms of the innocent-appearing cigar stores that lined the street.

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

From this reading The apartment house was in the heart of the district that is known as "The Tenderloin"--that section of San Francisco from Ellis to Market and east from Leavenworth to Mason Street.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

a small roadside establishment in the southeastern United States where you can eat and drink and dance to music provided by a jukebox

From this reading Nevertheless, it was an ordeal to walk up the two blocks from Market Street, particularly at night when the noise of juke boxes dinned from the garish bars, when the sidewalks spilled over with soldiers and sailors, with peroxided, blowsy-looking women and the furtive gamblers who haunted the back rooms of the innocent-appearing cigar stores that lined the street.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading The apartment house was in the heart of the district that is known as "The Tenderloin"--that section of San Francisco from Ellis to Market and east from Leavenworth to Mason Street.

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From this reading The apartment house was in the heart of the district that is known as "The Tenderloin"--that section of San Francisco from Ellis to Market and east from Leavenworth to Mason Street.

bordered by a line of things

From this reading Nevertheless, it was an ordeal to walk up the two blocks from Market Street, particularly at night when the noise of juke boxes dinned from the garish bars, when the sidewalks spilled over with soldiers and sailors, with peroxided, blowsy-looking women and the furtive gamblers who haunted the back rooms of the innocent-appearing cigar stores that lined the street.

the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold

From this reading The apartment house was in the heart of the district that is known as "The Tenderloin"--that section of San Francisco from Ellis to Market and east from Leavenworth to Mason Street.

American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)

From this reading The apartment house was in the heart of the district that is known as "The Tenderloin"--that section of San Francisco from Ellis to Market and east from Leavenworth to Mason Street.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading To Ellen's mind, it was an unsavory neighborhood, but with apartments so hard to get and this one only $38.00 a month and in a regular apartment building with an elevator and all--well, as she often told the girls at the office, you can't be too particular these days.

an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading To Ellen's mind, it was an unsavory neighborhood, but with apartments so hard to get and this one only $38.00 a month and in a regular apartment building with an elevator and all--well, as she often told the girls at the office, you can't be too particular these days.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

in spite of what has just been said

From this reading Nevertheless, it was an ordeal to walk up the two blocks from Market Street, particularly at night when the noise of juke boxes dinned from the garish bars, when the sidewalks spilled over with soldiers and sailors, with peroxided, blowsy-looking women and the furtive gamblers who haunted the back rooms of the innocent-appearing cigar stores that lined the street.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)

From this reading Nevertheless, it was an ordeal to walk up the two blocks from Market Street, particularly at night when the noise of juke boxes dinned from the garish bars, when the sidewalks spilled over with soldiers and sailors, with peroxided, blowsy-looking women and the furtive gamblers who haunted the back rooms of the innocent-appearing cigar stores that lined the street.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not the best section.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The apartment house was in the heart of the district that is known as "The Tenderloin"--that section of San Francisco from Ellis to Market and east from Leavenworth to Mason Street.

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading To Ellen's mind, it was an unsavory neighborhood, but with apartments so hard to get and this one only $38.00 a month and in a regular apartment building with an elevator and all--well, as she often told the girls at the office, you can't be too particular these days.

many times at short intervals

From this reading To Ellen's mind, it was an unsavory neighborhood, but with apartments so hard to get and this one only $38.00 a month and in a regular apartment building with an elevator and all--well, as she often told the girls at the office, you can't be too particular these days.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading To Ellen's mind, it was an unsavory neighborhood, but with apartments so hard to get and this one only $38.00 a month and in a regular apartment building with an elevator and all--well, as she often told the girls at the office, you can't be too particular these days.

and nothing more

From this reading To Ellen's mind, it was an unsavory neighborhood, but with apartments so hard to get and this one only $38.00 a month and in a regular apartment building with an elevator and all--well, as she often told the girls at the office, you can't be too particular these days.

a severe or trying experience

From this reading Nevertheless, it was an ordeal to walk up the two blocks from Market Street, particularly at night when the noise of juke boxes dinned from the garish bars, when the sidewalks spilled over with soldiers and sailors, with peroxided, blowsy-looking women and the furtive gamblers who haunted the back rooms of the innocent-appearing cigar stores that lined the street.

above and across; more than

From this reading Nevertheless, it was an ordeal to walk up the two blocks from Market Street, particularly at night when the noise of juke boxes dinned from the garish bars, when the sidewalks spilled over with soldiers and sailors, with peroxided, blowsy-looking women and the furtive gamblers who haunted the back rooms of the innocent-appearing cigar stores that lined the street.

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading To Ellen's mind, it was an unsavory neighborhood, but with apartments so hard to get and this one only $38.00 a month and in a regular apartment building with an elevator and all--well, as she often told the girls at the office, you can't be too particular these days.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading Nevertheless, it was an ordeal to walk up the two blocks from Market Street, particularly at night when the noise of juke boxes dinned from the garish bars, when the sidewalks spilled over with soldiers and sailors, with peroxided, blowsy-looking women and the furtive gamblers who haunted the back rooms of the innocent-appearing cigar stores that lined the street.

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

From this reading Nevertheless, it was an ordeal to walk up the two blocks from Market Street, particularly at night when the noise of juke boxes dinned from the garish bars, when the sidewalks spilled over with soldiers and sailors, with peroxided, blowsy-looking women and the furtive gamblers who haunted the back rooms of the innocent-appearing cigar stores that lined the street.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle

From this reading To Ellen's mind, it was an unsavory neighborhood, but with apartments so hard to get and this one only $38.00 a month and in a regular apartment building with an elevator and all--well, as she often told the girls at the office, you can't be too particular these days.

apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)

From this reading Nevertheless, it was an ordeal to walk up the two blocks from Market Street, particularly at night when the noise of juke boxes dinned from the garish bars, when the sidewalks spilled over with soldiers and sailors, with peroxided, blowsy-looking women and the furtive gamblers who haunted the back rooms of the innocent-appearing cigar stores that lined the street.

plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew

From this reading Nevertheless, it was an ordeal to walk up the two blocks from Market Street, particularly at night when the noise of juke boxes dinned from the garish bars, when the sidewalks spilled over with soldiers and sailors, with peroxided, blowsy-looking women and the furtive gamblers who haunted the back rooms of the innocent-appearing cigar stores that lined the street.

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From this reading The apartment house was in the heart of the district that is known as "The Tenderloin"--that section of San Francisco from Ellis to Market and east from Leavenworth to Mason Street.

a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

From this reading The apartment house was in the heart of the district that is known as "The Tenderloin"--that section of San Francisco from Ellis to Market and east from Leavenworth to Mason Street.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading To Ellen's mind, it was an unsavory neighborhood, but with apartments so hard to get and this one only $38.00 a month and in a regular apartment building with an elevator and all--well, as she often told the girls at the office, you can't be too particular these days.

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

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

plural of “sidewalk” — walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway

From this reading Nevertheless, it was an ordeal to walk up the two blocks from Market Street, particularly at night when the noise of juke boxes dinned from the garish bars, when the sidewalks spilled over with soldiers and sailors, with peroxided, blowsy-looking women and the furtive gamblers who haunted the back rooms of the innocent-appearing cigar stores that lined the street.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading To Ellen's mind, it was an unsavory neighborhood, but with apartments so hard to get and this one only $38.00 a month and in a regular apartment building with an elevator and all--well, as she often told the girls at the office, you can't be too particular these days.

plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading Nevertheless, it was an ordeal to walk up the two blocks from Market Street, particularly at night when the noise of juke boxes dinned from the garish bars, when the sidewalks spilled over with soldiers and sailors, with peroxided, blowsy-looking women and the furtive gamblers who haunted the back rooms of the innocent-appearing cigar stores that lined the street.

past form of “spill” — cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container

From this reading Nevertheless, it was an ordeal to walk up the two blocks from Market Street, particularly at night when the noise of juke boxes dinned from the garish bars, when the sidewalks spilled over with soldiers and sailors, with peroxided, blowsy-looking women and the furtive gamblers who haunted the back rooms of the innocent-appearing cigar stores that lined the street.

not in physical motion

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading Nevertheless, it was an ordeal to walk up the two blocks from Market Street, particularly at night when the noise of juke boxes dinned from the garish bars, when the sidewalks spilled over with soldiers and sailors, with peroxided, blowsy-looking women and the furtive gamblers who haunted the back rooms of the innocent-appearing cigar stores that lined the street.

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

From this reading The apartment house was in the heart of the district that is known as "The Tenderloin"--that section of San Francisco from Ellis to Market and east from Leavenworth to Mason Street.

a city district known for its vice and high crime rate

From this reading The apartment house was in the heart of the district that is known as "The Tenderloin"--that section of San Francisco from Ellis to Market and east from Leavenworth to Mason Street.

plural of “terror” — an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

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

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading To Ellen's mind, it was an unsavory neighborhood, but with apartments so hard to get and this one only $38.00 a month and in a regular apartment building with an elevator and all--well, as she often told the girls at the office, you can't be too particular these days.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading To Ellen's mind, it was an unsavory neighborhood, but with apartments so hard to get and this one only $38.00 a month and in a regular apartment building with an elevator and all--well, as she often told the girls at the office, you can't be too particular these days.

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

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading To Ellen's mind, it was an unsavory neighborhood, but with apartments so hard to get and this one only $38.00 a month and in a regular apartment building with an elevator and all--well, as she often told the girls at the office, you can't be too particular these days.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading To Ellen's mind, it was an unsavory neighborhood, but with apartments so hard to get and this one only $38.00 a month and in a regular apartment building with an elevator and all--well, as she often told the girls at the office, you can't be too particular these days.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Nevertheless, it was an ordeal to walk up the two blocks from Market Street, particularly at night when the noise of juke boxes dinned from the garish bars, when the sidewalks spilled over with soldiers and sailors, with peroxided, blowsy-looking women and the furtive gamblers who haunted the back rooms of the innocent-appearing cigar stores that lined the street.

morally offensive

From this reading To Ellen's mind, it was an unsavory neighborhood, but with apartments so hard to get and this one only $38.00 a month and in a regular apartment building with an elevator and all--well, as she often told the girls at the office, you can't be too particular these days.

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

From this reading Nevertheless, it was an ordeal to walk up the two blocks from Market Street, particularly at night when the noise of juke boxes dinned from the garish bars, when the sidewalks spilled over with soldiers and sailors, with peroxided, blowsy-looking women and the furtive gamblers who haunted the back rooms of the innocent-appearing cigar stores that lined the street.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading Nevertheless, it was an ordeal to walk up the two blocks from Market Street, particularly at night when the noise of juke boxes dinned from the garish bars, when the sidewalks spilled over with soldiers and sailors, with peroxided, blowsy-looking women and the furtive gamblers who haunted the back rooms of the innocent-appearing cigar stores that lined the street.

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

From this reading The apartment house was in the heart of the district that is known as "The Tenderloin"--that section of San Francisco from Ellis to Market and east from Leavenworth to Mason Street.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading To Ellen's mind, it was an unsavory neighborhood, but with apartments so hard to get and this one only $38.00 a month and in a regular apartment building with an elevator and all--well, as she often told the girls at the office, you can't be too particular these days.

at the time that

From this reading Nevertheless, it was an ordeal to walk up the two blocks from Market Street, particularly at night when the noise of juke boxes dinned from the garish bars, when the sidewalks spilled over with soldiers and sailors, with peroxided, blowsy-looking women and the furtive gamblers who haunted the back rooms of the innocent-appearing cigar stores that lined the street.

which person or people

From this reading Nevertheless, it was an ordeal to walk up the two blocks from Market Street, particularly at night when the noise of juke boxes dinned from the garish bars, when the sidewalks spilled over with soldiers and sailors, with peroxided, blowsy-looking women and the furtive gamblers who haunted the back rooms of the innocent-appearing cigar stores that lined the street.

in the company of; together with

From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

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

From this reading Nevertheless, it was an ordeal to walk up the two blocks from Market Street, particularly at night when the noise of juke boxes dinned from the garish bars, when the sidewalks spilled over with soldiers and sailors, with peroxided, blowsy-looking women and the furtive gamblers who haunted the back rooms of the innocent-appearing cigar stores that lined the street.

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From this reading [Sidenote: _The terrors that inhabit the night may be even more awful in deceitful broad daylight!_] It began with the dead cat on the fire escape and ended with the green monster in the incinerator chute, but still, it wouldn't be quite fair to blame it all on the neighborhood....

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading To Ellen's mind, it was an unsavory neighborhood, but with apartments so hard to get and this one only $38.00 a month and in a regular apartment building with an elevator and all--well, as she often told the girls at the office, you can't be too particular these days.