used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We pulled in (got a coffee) and stepped into the store -- a wonderland of dark wood, homey reading nooks, and miles and miles of bookshelves.]]
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Something about it tingled in my hindbrain -- I knew I'd heard of this place.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading I happened upon The Tattered Cover quite by accident: Alice and I had just landed in Denver, coming in from London, and it was early and cold and we needed coffee.
aimlessadjectiveUS /ˈeɪmləs/
aimlessly drifting
From this reading We drove in aimless rental-car circles, and that's when I spotted it, the Tattered Cover's sign.
Alice
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From this reading I happened upon The Tattered Cover quite by accident: Alice and I had just landed in Denver, coming in from London, and it was early and cold and we needed coffee.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I happened upon The Tattered Cover quite by accident: Alice and I had just landed in Denver, coming in from London, and it was early and cold and we needed coffee.
bookshelvesnounUS /ˈbʊkʃelvz/
plural of “bookshelf” — a shelf on which to keep books
From this reading We pulled in (got a coffee) and stepped into the store -- a wonderland of dark wood, homey reading nooks, and miles and miles of bookshelves.]]
bookstorenounUS /ˈbʊkstɔːr/
a shop where books are sold
From this reading [[This chapter is dedicated to The Tattered Cover, Denver's legendary independent bookstore.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I happened upon The Tattered Cover quite by accident: Alice and I had just landed in Denver, coming in from London, and it was early and cold and we needed coffee.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading [[This chapter is dedicated to The Tattered Cover, Denver's legendary independent bookstore.
circlesnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəlz/
plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading We drove in aimless rental-car circles, and that's when I spotted it, the Tattered Cover's sign.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading I happened upon The Tattered Cover quite by accident: Alice and I had just landed in Denver, coming in from London, and it was early and cold and we needed coffee.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading I happened upon The Tattered Cover quite by accident: Alice and I had just landed in Denver, coming in from London, and it was early and cold and we needed coffee.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I happened upon The Tattered Cover quite by accident: Alice and I had just landed in Denver, coming in from London, and it was early and cold and we needed coffee.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading [[This chapter is dedicated to The Tattered Cover, Denver's legendary independent bookstore.
Cover's
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From this reading We drove in aimless rental-car circles, and that's when I spotted it, the Tattered Cover's sign.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading We pulled in (got a coffee) and stepped into the store -- a wonderland of dark wood, homey reading nooks, and miles and miles of bookshelves.]]
dedicatedadjectiveUS /ˈdedəkeɪtəd/
devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose
From this reading [[This chapter is dedicated to The Tattered Cover, Denver's legendary independent bookstore.
DenvernounUS /ˈdenvər/
the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river
From this reading I happened upon The Tattered Cover quite by accident: Alice and I had just landed in Denver, coming in from London, and it was early and cold and we needed coffee.
Denver'snounUS /ˈdenvərz/
possessive form of “denver” — the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river
From this reading [[This chapter is dedicated to The Tattered Cover, Denver's legendary independent bookstore.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading We drove in aimless rental-car circles, and that's when I spotted it, the Tattered Cover's sign.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading I happened upon The Tattered Cover quite by accident: Alice and I had just landed in Denver, coming in from London, and it was early and cold and we needed coffee.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I happened upon The Tattered Cover quite by accident: Alice and I had just landed in Denver, coming in from London, and it was early and cold and we needed coffee.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We pulled in (got a coffee) and stepped into the store -- a wonderland of dark wood, homey reading nooks, and miles and miles of bookshelves.]]
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I happened upon The Tattered Cover quite by accident: Alice and I had just landed in Denver, coming in from London, and it was early and cold and we needed coffee.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading I happened upon The Tattered Cover quite by accident: Alice and I had just landed in Denver, coming in from London, and it was early and cold and we needed coffee.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Something about it tingled in my hindbrain -- I knew I'd heard of this place.
hindbrainnoun
the posterior portion of the brain including cerebellum and brainstem
From this reading Something about it tingled in my hindbrain -- I knew I'd heard of this place.
homeyadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊmi/
having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable
From this reading We pulled in (got a coffee) and stepped into the store -- a wonderland of dark wood, homey reading nooks, and miles and miles of bookshelves.]]
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I happened upon The Tattered Cover quite by accident: Alice and I had just landed in Denver, coming in from London, and it was early and cold and we needed coffee.
I'd
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From this reading Something about it tingled in my hindbrain -- I knew I'd heard of this place.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I happened upon The Tattered Cover quite by accident: Alice and I had just landed in Denver, coming in from London, and it was early and cold and we needed coffee.
independentadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈpendənt/
free from external control and constraint
From this reading [[This chapter is dedicated to The Tattered Cover, Denver's legendary independent bookstore.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We pulled in (got a coffee) and stepped into the store -- a wonderland of dark wood, homey reading nooks, and miles and miles of bookshelves.]]
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [[This chapter is dedicated to The Tattered Cover, Denver's legendary independent bookstore.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I happened upon The Tattered Cover quite by accident: Alice and I had just landed in Denver, coming in from London, and it was early and cold and we needed coffee.
and nothing more
From this reading I happened upon The Tattered Cover quite by accident: Alice and I had just landed in Denver, coming in from London, and it was early and cold and we needed coffee.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Something about it tingled in my hindbrain -- I knew I'd heard of this place.
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading I happened upon The Tattered Cover quite by accident: Alice and I had just landed in Denver, coming in from London, and it was early and cold and we needed coffee.
legendaryadjectiveUS /ˈledʒənderi/
so celebrated as to having taken on the nature of a legend
From this reading [[This chapter is dedicated to The Tattered Cover, Denver's legendary independent bookstore.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading I happened upon The Tattered Cover quite by accident: Alice and I had just landed in Denver, coming in from London, and it was early and cold and we needed coffee.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading We pulled in (got a coffee) and stepped into the store -- a wonderland of dark wood, homey reading nooks, and miles and miles of bookshelves.]]
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Something about it tingled in my hindbrain -- I knew I'd heard of this place.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading I happened upon The Tattered Cover quite by accident: Alice and I had just landed in Denver, coming in from London, and it was early and cold and we needed coffee.
nooksnounUS /nʊks/
plural of “nook” — a sheltered and secluded place
From this reading We pulled in (got a coffee) and stepped into the store -- a wonderland of dark wood, homey reading nooks, and miles and miles of bookshelves.]]
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Something about it tingled in my hindbrain -- I knew I'd heard of this place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Something about it tingled in my hindbrain -- I knew I'd heard of this place.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading We pulled in (got a coffee) and stepped into the store -- a wonderland of dark wood, homey reading nooks, and miles and miles of bookshelves.]]
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I happened upon The Tattered Cover quite by accident: Alice and I had just landed in Denver, coming in from London, and it was early and cold and we needed coffee.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading We pulled in (got a coffee) and stepped into the store -- a wonderland of dark wood, homey reading nooks, and miles and miles of bookshelves.]]
rental-car
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From this reading We drove in aimless rental-car circles, and that's when I spotted it, the Tattered Cover's sign.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading We drove in aimless rental-car circles, and that's when I spotted it, the Tattered Cover's sign.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something about it tingled in my hindbrain -- I knew I'd heard of this place.
spottedadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːtɪd/
having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)
From this reading We drove in aimless rental-car circles, and that's when I spotted it, the Tattered Cover's sign.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading We pulled in (got a coffee) and stepped into the store -- a wonderland of dark wood, homey reading nooks, and miles and miles of bookshelves.]]
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading We pulled in (got a coffee) and stepped into the store -- a wonderland of dark wood, homey reading nooks, and miles and miles of bookshelves.]]
TatteredadjectiveUS /ˈtætərd/
worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
From this reading [[This chapter is dedicated to The Tattered Cover, Denver's legendary independent bookstore.
that's
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From this reading We drove in aimless rental-car circles, and that's when I spotted it, the Tattered Cover's sign.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [[This chapter is dedicated to The Tattered Cover, Denver's legendary independent bookstore.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading [[This chapter is dedicated to The Tattered Cover, Denver's legendary independent bookstore.
tingled
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From this reading Something about it tingled in my hindbrain -- I knew I'd heard of this place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [[This chapter is dedicated to The Tattered Cover, Denver's legendary independent bookstore.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I happened upon The Tattered Cover quite by accident: Alice and I had just landed in Denver, coming in from London, and it was early and cold and we needed coffee.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I happened upon The Tattered Cover quite by accident: Alice and I had just landed in Denver, coming in from London, and it was early and cold and we needed coffee.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I happened upon The Tattered Cover quite by accident: Alice and I had just landed in Denver, coming in from London, and it was early and cold and we needed coffee.
at the time that
From this reading We drove in aimless rental-car circles, and that's when I spotted it, the Tattered Cover's sign.
wonderlandnounUS /ˈwʌndərlænd/
a place or scene of great or strange beauty or wonder
From this reading We pulled in (got a coffee) and stepped into the store -- a wonderland of dark wood, homey reading nooks, and miles and miles of bookshelves.]]
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading We pulled in (got a coffee) and stepped into the store -- a wonderland of dark wood, homey reading nooks, and miles and miles of bookshelves.]]
