Chapter III

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

From this reading For so small a town, it was a well-graded and well-kept thoroughfare.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading One side of the street caught the full rays of the morning sun and the other the slanting red beams of the afternoon.

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

From this reading HE wide avenue which ran north and south and cut the town of Darley into halves held the best and oldest residences.

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

From this reading In one of these little parks, in the heart of the town, as it was in the hearts of the inhabitants, stood a monument erected to “The Confederate Dead,” a well-modelled, life-size figure of a Southern private wrought in stone in faraway Italy.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Strips of grass lay like ribbons between the sidewalks and the roadway, and at the triangular spaces created by the intersection of certain streets there were rusty iron fences built primarily to protect diminutive fountains which had long since ceased to play.

a line of approach

From this reading HE wide avenue which ran north and south and cut the town of Darley into halves held the best and oldest residences.

plural of “beam” — a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather

From this reading One side of the street caught the full rays of the morning sun and the other the slanting red beams of the afternoon.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading HE wide avenue which ran north and south and cut the town of Darley into halves held the best and oldest residences.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Strips of grass lay like ribbons between the sidewalks and the roadway, and at the triangular spaces created by the intersection of certain streets there were rusty iron fences built primarily to protect diminutive fountains which had long since ceased to play.

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading Strips of grass lay like ribbons between the sidewalks and the roadway, and at the triangular spaces created by the intersection of certain streets there were rusty iron fences built primarily to protect diminutive fountains which had long since ceased to play.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Strips of grass lay like ribbons between the sidewalks and the roadway, and at the triangular spaces created by the intersection of certain streets there were rusty iron fences built primarily to protect diminutive fountains which had long since ceased to play.

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading One side of the street caught the full rays of the morning sun and the other the slanting red beams of the afternoon.

past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading Strips of grass lay like ribbons between the sidewalks and the roadway, and at the triangular spaces created by the intersection of certain streets there were rusty iron fences built primarily to protect diminutive fountains which had long since ceased to play.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading Strips of grass lay like ribbons between the sidewalks and the roadway, and at the triangular spaces created by the intersection of certain streets there were rusty iron fences built primarily to protect diminutive fountains which had long since ceased to play.

a supporter of the Confederate States of America

From this reading In one of these little parks, in the heart of the town, as it was in the hearts of the inhabitants, stood a monument erected to “The Confederate Dead,” a well-modelled, life-size figure of a Southern private wrought in stone in faraway Italy.

past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become

From this reading Strips of grass lay like ribbons between the sidewalks and the roadway, and at the triangular spaces created by the intersection of certain streets there were rusty iron fences built primarily to protect diminutive fountains which had long since ceased to play.

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading HE wide avenue which ran north and south and cut the town of Darley into halves held the best and oldest residences.

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From this reading HE wide avenue which ran north and south and cut the town of Darley into halves held the best and oldest residences.

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

From this reading In one of these little parks, in the heart of the town, as it was in the hearts of the inhabitants, stood a monument erected to “The Confederate Dead,” a well-modelled, life-size figure of a Southern private wrought in stone in faraway Italy.

very small

From this reading Strips of grass lay like ribbons between the sidewalks and the roadway, and at the triangular spaces created by the intersection of certain streets there were rusty iron fences built primarily to protect diminutive fountains which had long since ceased to play.

past form of “erect” — construct, build, or erect

From this reading In one of these little parks, in the heart of the town, as it was in the hearts of the inhabitants, stood a monument erected to “The Confederate Dead,” a well-modelled, life-size figure of a Southern private wrought in stone in faraway Italy.

very far away in space or time

From this reading In one of these little parks, in the heart of the town, as it was in the hearts of the inhabitants, stood a monument erected to “The Confederate Dead,” a well-modelled, life-size figure of a Southern private wrought in stone in faraway Italy.

plural of “fence” — a barrier that serves to enclose an area

From this reading Strips of grass lay like ribbons between the sidewalks and the roadway, and at the triangular spaces created by the intersection of certain streets there were rusty iron fences built primarily to protect diminutive fountains which had long since ceased to play.

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading In one of these little parks, in the heart of the town, as it was in the hearts of the inhabitants, stood a monument erected to “The Confederate Dead,” a well-modelled, life-size figure of a Southern private wrought in stone in faraway Italy.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For so small a town, it was a well-graded and well-kept thoroughfare.

plural of “fountain” — a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises

From this reading Strips of grass lay like ribbons between the sidewalks and the roadway, and at the triangular spaces created by the intersection of certain streets there were rusty iron fences built primarily to protect diminutive fountains which had long since ceased to play.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading One side of the street caught the full rays of the morning sun and the other the slanting red beams of the afternoon.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading Strips of grass lay like ribbons between the sidewalks and the roadway, and at the triangular spaces created by the intersection of certain streets there were rusty iron fences built primarily to protect diminutive fountains which had long since ceased to play.

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

From this reading Strips of grass lay like ribbons between the sidewalks and the roadway, and at the triangular spaces created by the intersection of certain streets there were rusty iron fences built primarily to protect diminutive fountains which had long since ceased to play.

plural of “half” — one of two equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading HE wide avenue which ran north and south and cut the town of Darley into halves held the best and oldest residences.

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

From this reading HE wide avenue which ran north and south and cut the town of Darley into halves held the best and oldest residences.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading In one of these little parks, in the heart of the town, as it was in the hearts of the inhabitants, stood a monument erected to “The Confederate Dead,” a well-modelled, life-size figure of a Southern private wrought in stone in faraway Italy.

a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades

From this reading In one of these little parks, in the heart of the town, as it was in the hearts of the inhabitants, stood a monument erected to “The Confederate Dead,” a well-modelled, life-size figure of a Southern private wrought in stone in faraway Italy.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading HE wide avenue which ran north and south and cut the town of Darley into halves held the best and oldest residences.

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

From this reading In one of these little parks, in the heart of the town, as it was in the hearts of the inhabitants, stood a monument erected to “The Confederate Dead,” a well-modelled, life-size figure of a Southern private wrought in stone in faraway Italy.

plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place

From this reading In one of these little parks, in the heart of the town, as it was in the hearts of the inhabitants, stood a monument erected to “The Confederate Dead,” a well-modelled, life-size figure of a Southern private wrought in stone in faraway Italy.

a point where lines intersect

From this reading Strips of grass lay like ribbons between the sidewalks and the roadway, and at the triangular spaces created by the intersection of certain streets there were rusty iron fences built primarily to protect diminutive fountains which had long since ceased to play.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading HE wide avenue which ran north and south and cut the town of Darley into halves held the best and oldest residences.

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

From this reading Strips of grass lay like ribbons between the sidewalks and the roadway, and at the triangular spaces created by the intersection of certain streets there were rusty iron fences built primarily to protect diminutive fountains which had long since ceased to play.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading For so small a town, it was a well-graded and well-kept thoroughfare.

a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD

From this reading In one of these little parks, in the heart of the town, as it was in the hearts of the inhabitants, stood a monument erected to “The Confederate Dead,” a well-modelled, life-size figure of a Southern private wrought in stone in faraway Italy.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Strips of grass lay like ribbons between the sidewalks and the roadway, and at the triangular spaces created by the intersection of certain streets there were rusty iron fences built primarily to protect diminutive fountains which had long since ceased to play.

being of the same size as an original

From this reading In one of these little parks, in the heart of the town, as it was in the hearts of the inhabitants, stood a monument erected to “The Confederate Dead,” a well-modelled, life-size figure of a Southern private wrought in stone in faraway Italy.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Strips of grass lay like ribbons between the sidewalks and the roadway, and at the triangular spaces created by the intersection of certain streets there were rusty iron fences built primarily to protect diminutive fountains which had long since ceased to play.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading In one of these little parks, in the heart of the town, as it was in the hearts of the inhabitants, stood a monument erected to “The Confederate Dead,” a well-modelled, life-size figure of a Southern private wrought in stone in faraway Italy.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Strips of grass lay like ribbons between the sidewalks and the roadway, and at the triangular spaces created by the intersection of certain streets there were rusty iron fences built primarily to protect diminutive fountains which had long since ceased to play.

a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

From this reading In one of these little parks, in the heart of the town, as it was in the hearts of the inhabitants, stood a monument erected to “The Confederate Dead,” a well-modelled, life-size figure of a Southern private wrought in stone in faraway Italy.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading One side of the street caught the full rays of the morning sun and the other the slanting red beams of the afternoon.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading HE wide avenue which ran north and south and cut the town of Darley into halves held the best and oldest residences.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading HE wide avenue which ran north and south and cut the town of Darley into halves held the best and oldest residences.

superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading HE wide avenue which ran north and south and cut the town of Darley into halves held the best and oldest residences.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One side of the street caught the full rays of the morning sun and the other the slanting red beams of the afternoon.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading One side of the street caught the full rays of the morning sun and the other the slanting red beams of the afternoon.

United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)

From this reading In one of these little parks, in the heart of the town, as it was in the hearts of the inhabitants, stood a monument erected to “The Confederate Dead,” a well-modelled, life-size figure of a Southern private wrought in stone in faraway Italy.

participate in games or sport

From this reading Strips of grass lay like ribbons between the sidewalks and the roadway, and at the triangular spaces created by the intersection of certain streets there were rusty iron fences built primarily to protect diminutive fountains which had long since ceased to play.

for the most part

From this reading Strips of grass lay like ribbons between the sidewalks and the roadway, and at the triangular spaces created by the intersection of certain streets there were rusty iron fences built primarily to protect diminutive fountains which had long since ceased to play.

confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy

From this reading In one of these little parks, in the heart of the town, as it was in the hearts of the inhabitants, stood a monument erected to “The Confederate Dead,” a well-modelled, life-size figure of a Southern private wrought in stone in faraway Italy.

shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage

From this reading Strips of grass lay like ribbons between the sidewalks and the roadway, and at the triangular spaces created by the intersection of certain streets there were rusty iron fences built primarily to protect diminutive fountains which had long since ceased to play.

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading HE wide avenue which ran north and south and cut the town of Darley into halves held the best and oldest residences.

plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)

From this reading One side of the street caught the full rays of the morning sun and the other the slanting red beams of the afternoon.

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading One side of the street caught the full rays of the morning sun and the other the slanting red beams of the afternoon.

plural of “residence” — any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading HE wide avenue which ran north and south and cut the town of Darley into halves held the best and oldest residences.

plural of “ribbon” — any long object resembling a thin line

From this reading Strips of grass lay like ribbons between the sidewalks and the roadway, and at the triangular spaces created by the intersection of certain streets there were rusty iron fences built primarily to protect diminutive fountains which had long since ceased to play.

a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel

From this reading Strips of grass lay like ribbons between the sidewalks and the roadway, and at the triangular spaces created by the intersection of certain streets there were rusty iron fences built primarily to protect diminutive fountains which had long since ceased to play.

covered with or consisting of rust

From this reading Strips of grass lay like ribbons between the sidewalks and the roadway, and at the triangular spaces created by the intersection of certain streets there were rusty iron fences built primarily to protect diminutive fountains which had long since ceased to play.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading One side of the street caught the full rays of the morning sun and the other the slanting red beams of the afternoon.

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

From this reading Strips of grass lay like ribbons between the sidewalks and the roadway, and at the triangular spaces created by the intersection of certain streets there were rusty iron fences built primarily to protect diminutive fountains which had long since ceased to play.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Strips of grass lay like ribbons between the sidewalks and the roadway, and at the triangular spaces created by the intersection of certain streets there were rusty iron fences built primarily to protect diminutive fountains which had long since ceased to play.

having an oblique or slanted direction

From this reading One side of the street caught the full rays of the morning sun and the other the slanting red beams of the afternoon.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading For so small a town, it was a well-graded and well-kept thoroughfare.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading For so small a town, it was a well-graded and well-kept thoroughfare.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading HE wide avenue which ran north and south and cut the town of Darley into halves held the best and oldest residences.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading In one of these little parks, in the heart of the town, as it was in the hearts of the inhabitants, stood a monument erected to “The Confederate Dead,” a well-modelled, life-size figure of a Southern private wrought in stone in faraway Italy.

plural of “space” — the unlimited expanse in which everything is located

From this reading Strips of grass lay like ribbons between the sidewalks and the roadway, and at the triangular spaces created by the intersection of certain streets there were rusty iron fences built primarily to protect diminutive fountains which had long since ceased to play.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading In one of these little parks, in the heart of the town, as it was in the hearts of the inhabitants, stood a monument erected to “The Confederate Dead,” a well-modelled, life-size figure of a Southern private wrought in stone in faraway Italy.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading In one of these little parks, in the heart of the town, as it was in the hearts of the inhabitants, stood a monument erected to “The Confederate Dead,” a well-modelled, life-size figure of a Southern private wrought in stone in faraway Italy.

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

From this reading One side of the street caught the full rays of the morning sun and the other the slanting red beams of the afternoon.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading Strips of grass lay like ribbons between the sidewalks and the roadway, and at the triangular spaces created by the intersection of certain streets there were rusty iron fences built primarily to protect diminutive fountains which had long since ceased to play.

plural of “strip” — a relatively long narrow piece of something

From this reading Strips of grass lay like ribbons between the sidewalks and the roadway, and at the triangular spaces created by the intersection of certain streets there were rusty iron fences built primarily to protect diminutive fountains which had long since ceased to play.

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading One side of the street caught the full rays of the morning sun and the other the slanting red beams of the afternoon.

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

From this reading HE wide avenue which ran north and south and cut the town of Darley into halves held the best and oldest residences.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Strips of grass lay like ribbons between the sidewalks and the roadway, and at the triangular spaces created by the intersection of certain streets there were rusty iron fences built primarily to protect diminutive fountains which had long since ceased to play.

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

From this reading In one of these little parks, in the heart of the town, as it was in the hearts of the inhabitants, stood a monument erected to “The Confederate Dead,” a well-modelled, life-size figure of a Southern private wrought in stone in faraway Italy.

a public road from one place to another

From this reading For so small a town, it was a well-graded and well-kept thoroughfare.

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

From this reading Strips of grass lay like ribbons between the sidewalks and the roadway, and at the triangular spaces created by the intersection of certain streets there were rusty iron fences built primarily to protect diminutive fountains which had long since ceased to play.

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

From this reading HE wide avenue which ran north and south and cut the town of Darley into halves held the best and oldest residences.

having three angles; forming or shaped like a triangle

From this reading Strips of grass lay like ribbons between the sidewalks and the roadway, and at the triangular spaces created by the intersection of certain streets there were rusty iron fences built primarily to protect diminutive fountains which had long since ceased to play.

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

From this reading For so small a town, it was a well-graded and well-kept thoroughfare.

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From this reading For so small a town, it was a well-graded and well-kept thoroughfare.

kept in good condition

From this reading For so small a town, it was a well-graded and well-kept thoroughfare.

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

From this reading In one of these little parks, in the heart of the town, as it was in the hearts of the inhabitants, stood a monument erected to “The Confederate Dead,” a well-modelled, life-size figure of a Southern private wrought in stone in faraway Italy.

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

From this reading Strips of grass lay like ribbons between the sidewalks and the roadway, and at the triangular spaces created by the intersection of certain streets there were rusty iron fences built primarily to protect diminutive fountains which had long since ceased to play.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading HE wide avenue which ran north and south and cut the town of Darley into halves held the best and oldest residences.

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

From this reading HE wide avenue which ran north and south and cut the town of Darley into halves held the best and oldest residences.

shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

From this reading In one of these little parks, in the heart of the town, as it was in the hearts of the inhabitants, stood a monument erected to “The Confederate Dead,” a well-modelled, life-size figure of a Southern private wrought in stone in faraway Italy.