used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In vain the crowd of equipages and the blaze of shops: the renown of Bond Street was in its pavement, its pedestrians.
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Art thou old enough, O reader! to remember the Bond Street Lounger and his incomparable generation?
blazenounUS /bleɪz/
a strong flame that burns brightly
From this reading In vain the crowd of equipages and the blaze of shops: the renown of Bond Street was in its pavement, its pedestrians.
BondnounUS /bɑːnd/
an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading The glory of Bond Street is no more.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading For my part, I can just recall the decline of the grand era.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading In vain the crowd of equipages and the blaze of shops: the renown of Bond Street was in its pavement, its pedestrians.
declineverbUS /dɪˈklaɪn/
grow worse
From this reading For my part, I can just recall the decline of the grand era.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Art thou old enough, O reader! to remember the Bond Street Lounger and his incomparable generation?
equipages
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From this reading In vain the crowd of equipages and the blaze of shops: the renown of Bond Street was in its pavement, its pedestrians.
eranounUS /ˈerə/
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading For my part, I can just recall the decline of the grand era.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading The title of Bond Street Lounger has faded from our lips.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For my part, I can just recall the decline of the grand era.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The title of Bond Street Lounger has faded from our lips.
generationnounUS /ˌdʒenərˈeɪʃən/
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading Art thou old enough, O reader! to remember the Bond Street Lounger and his incomparable generation?
a state of high honor
From this reading The glory of Bond Street is no more.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading For my part, I can just recall the decline of the grand era.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The title of Bond Street Lounger has faded from our lips.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Art thou old enough, O reader! to remember the Bond Street Lounger and his incomparable generation?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For my part, I can just recall the decline of the grand era.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In vain the crowd of equipages and the blaze of shops: the renown of Bond Street was in its pavement, its pedestrians.
incomparableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkɑːmpərəbəl/
such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared
From this reading Art thou old enough, O reader! to remember the Bond Street Lounger and his incomparable generation?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The glory of Bond Street is no more.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In vain the crowd of equipages and the blaze of shops: the renown of Bond Street was in its pavement, its pedestrians.
and nothing more
From this reading For my part, I can just recall the decline of the grand era.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading The title of Bond Street Lounger has faded from our lips.
Loungernoun
someone who wastes time
From this reading The title of Bond Street Lounger has faded from our lips.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The glory of Bond Street is no more.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For my part, I can just recall the decline of the grand era.
not any; not one
From this reading The glory of Bond Street is no more.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Art thou old enough, O reader! to remember the Bond Street Lounger and his incomparable generation?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The glory of Bond Street is no more.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Art thou old enough, O reader! to remember the Bond Street Lounger and his incomparable generation?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The title of Bond Street Lounger has faded from our lips.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading For my part, I can just recall the decline of the grand era.
pavementnounUS /ˈpeɪvmənt/
the paved surface of a thoroughfare
From this reading In vain the crowd of equipages and the blaze of shops: the renown of Bond Street was in its pavement, its pedestrians.
pedestriansnounUS /pəˈdestriənz/
plural of “pedestrian” — a person who travels by foot
From this reading In vain the crowd of equipages and the blaze of shops: the renown of Bond Street was in its pavement, its pedestrians.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading Art thou old enough, O reader! to remember the Bond Street Lounger and his incomparable generation?
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading For my part, I can just recall the decline of the grand era.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Art thou old enough, O reader! to remember the Bond Street Lounger and his incomparable generation?
renownnounUS /rɪˈnaʊn/
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading In vain the crowd of equipages and the blaze of shops: the renown of Bond Street was in its pavement, its pedestrians.
shopsnounUS /ʃɑːps/
plural of “shop” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading In vain the crowd of equipages and the blaze of shops: the renown of Bond Street was in its pavement, its pedestrians.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The glory of Bond Street is no more.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The glory of Bond Street is no more.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Art thou old enough, O reader! to remember the Bond Street Lounger and his incomparable generation?
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading The title of Bond Street Lounger has faded from our lips.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Art thou old enough, O reader! to remember the Bond Street Lounger and his incomparable generation?
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading In vain the crowd of equipages and the blaze of shops: the renown of Bond Street was in its pavement, its pedestrians.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In vain the crowd of equipages and the blaze of shops: the renown of Bond Street was in its pavement, its pedestrians.
