used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
(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 _Robed by her tiring-maid, the dusk, The town lies in a silvered bower, As, from a miserable husk, The lily robes herself with flower._ _And all her tangled streets are gay, And all her rudenesses are gone; For, howso pitiless the day, The evening brings delight alone._
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading _These chapters on London life deal almost exclusively with the period before war, when the citizen was permitted to live in freedom, to develop himself to his finest possibilities, and to pursue happiness as he was meant to do.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading _Robed by her tiring-maid, the dusk, The town lies in a silvered bower, As, from a miserable husk, The lily robes herself with flower._ _And all her tangled streets are gay, And all her rudenesses are gone; For, howso pitiless the day, The evening brings delight alone._
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Robed by her tiring-maid, the dusk, The town lies in a silvered bower, As, from a miserable husk, The lily robes herself with flower._ _And all her tangled streets are gay, And all her rudenesses are gone; For, howso pitiless the day, The evening brings delight alone._
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Robed by her tiring-maid, the dusk, The town lies in a silvered bower, As, from a miserable husk, The lily robes herself with flower._ _And all her tangled streets are gay, And all her rudenesses are gone; For, howso pitiless the day, The evening brings delight alone._
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "Limehouse Nights."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _These chapters on London life deal almost exclusively with the period before war, when the citizen was permitted to live in freedom, to develop himself to his finest possibilities, and to pursue happiness as he was meant to do.
bloomnounUS /bluːm/
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
bowernounUS /ˈbaʊər/
a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading _Robed by her tiring-maid, the dusk, The town lies in a silvered bower, As, from a miserable husk, The lily robes herself with flower._ _And all her tangled streets are gay, And all her rudenesses are gone; For, howso pitiless the day, The evening brings delight alone._
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading _Robed by her tiring-maid, the dusk, The town lies in a silvered bower, As, from a miserable husk, The lily robes herself with flower._ _And all her tangled streets are gay, And all her rudenesses are gone; For, howso pitiless the day, The evening brings delight alone._
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Robed by her tiring-maid, the dusk, The town lies in a silvered bower, As, from a miserable husk, The lily robes herself with flower._ _And all her tangled streets are gay, And all her rudenesses are gone; For, howso pitiless the day, The evening brings delight alone._
chaptersnounUS /ˈtʃæptərz/
plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading _These chapters on London life deal almost exclusively with the period before war, when the citizen was permitted to live in freedom, to develop himself to his finest possibilities, and to pursue happiness as he was meant to do.
CHINATOWN
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From this reading LIMEHOUSE NIGHTS: TALES OF CHINATOWN TWINKLETOES.
citizennounUS /ˈsɪtəzən/
a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading _These chapters on London life deal almost exclusively with the period before war, when the citizen was permitted to live in freedom, to develop himself to his finest possibilities, and to pursue happiness as he was meant to do.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading _These chapters on London life deal almost exclusively with the period before war, when the citizen was permitted to live in freedom, to develop himself to his finest possibilities, and to pursue happiness as he was meant to do.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading _Robed by her tiring-maid, the dusk, The town lies in a silvered bower, As, from a miserable husk, The lily robes herself with flower._ _And all her tangled streets are gay, And all her rudenesses are gone; For, howso pitiless the day, The evening brings delight alone._
developverbUS /dɪˈveləp/
make something new, such as a product or a mental or artistic creation
From this reading _These chapters on London life deal almost exclusively with the period before war, when the citizen was permitted to live in freedom, to develop himself to his finest possibilities, and to pursue happiness as he was meant to do.
diesnounUS /daɪz/
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
dimsverbUS /dɪmz/
third-person singular of “dim” — switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _These chapters on London life deal almost exclusively with the period before war, when the citizen was permitted to live in freedom, to develop himself to his finest possibilities, and to pursue happiness as he was meant to do.
dusknounUS /dʌsk/
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading _Robed by her tiring-maid, the dusk, The town lies in a silvered bower, As, from a miserable husk, The lily robes herself with flower._ _And all her tangled streets are gay, And all her rudenesses are gone; For, howso pitiless the day, The evening brings delight alone._
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading _Robed by her tiring-maid, the dusk, The town lies in a silvered bower, As, from a miserable husk, The lily robes herself with flower._ _And all her tangled streets are gay, And all her rudenesses are gone; For, howso pitiless the day, The evening brings delight alone._
exclusivelyadverbUS /ɪkˈskluːsɪvli/
without any others being included or involved
From this reading _These chapters on London life deal almost exclusively with the period before war, when the citizen was permitted to live in freedom, to develop himself to his finest possibilities, and to pursue happiness as he was meant to do.
festaladjective
offering fun and gaiety
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
finestadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəst/
superlative of “fine” — being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading _These chapters on London life deal almost exclusively with the period before war, when the citizen was permitted to live in freedom, to develop himself to his finest possibilities, and to pursue happiness as he was meant to do.
Flecking
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From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading _Robed by her tiring-maid, the dusk, The town lies in a silvered bower, As, from a miserable husk, The lily robes herself with flower._ _And all her tangled streets are gay, And all her rudenesses are gone; For, howso pitiless the day, The evening brings delight alone._
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Robed by her tiring-maid, the dusk, The town lies in a silvered bower, As, from a miserable husk, The lily robes herself with flower._ _And all her tangled streets are gay, And all her rudenesses are gone; For, howso pitiless the day, The evening brings delight alone._
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading _These chapters on London life deal almost exclusively with the period before war, when the citizen was permitted to live in freedom, to develop himself to his finest possibilities, and to pursue happiness as he was meant to do.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading _Robed by her tiring-maid, the dusk, The town lies in a silvered bower, As, from a miserable husk, The lily robes herself with flower._ _And all her tangled streets are gay, And all her rudenesses are gone; For, howso pitiless the day, The evening brings delight alone._
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
destroyed or killed
From this reading _Robed by her tiring-maid, the dusk, The town lies in a silvered bower, As, from a miserable husk, The lily robes herself with flower._ _And all her tangled streets are gay, And all her rudenesses are gone; For, howso pitiless the day, The evening brings delight alone._
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading _These chapters on London life deal almost exclusively with the period before war, when the citizen was permitted to live in freedom, to develop himself to his finest possibilities, and to pursue happiness as he was meant to do.
harshadjectiveUS /hɑːrʃ/
unpleasantly stern
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _These chapters on London life deal almost exclusively with the period before war, when the citizen was permitted to live in freedom, to develop himself to his finest possibilities, and to pursue happiness as he was meant to do.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading _Robed by her tiring-maid, the dusk, The town lies in a silvered bower, As, from a miserable husk, The lily robes herself with flower._ _And all her tangled streets are gay, And all her rudenesses are gone; For, howso pitiless the day, The evening brings delight alone._
highwaysnounUS /ˈhaɪweɪz/
plural of “highway” — a major road for any form of motor transport
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading _These chapters on London life deal almost exclusively with the period before war, when the citizen was permitted to live in freedom, to develop himself to his finest possibilities, and to pursue happiness as he was meant to do.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _These chapters on London life deal almost exclusively with the period before war, when the citizen was permitted to live in freedom, to develop himself to his finest possibilities, and to pursue happiness as he was meant to do.
Holt
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From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
howso
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From this reading _Robed by her tiring-maid, the dusk, The town lies in a silvered bower, As, from a miserable husk, The lily robes herself with flower._ _And all her tangled streets are gay, And all her rudenesses are gone; For, howso pitiless the day, The evening brings delight alone._
husknounUS /hʌsk/
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
From this reading _Robed by her tiring-maid, the dusk, The town lies in a silvered bower, As, from a miserable husk, The lily robes herself with flower._ _And all her tangled streets are gay, And all her rudenesses are gone; For, howso pitiless the day, The evening brings delight alone._
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
leapnounUS /liːp/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading _Robed by her tiring-maid, the dusk, The town lies in a silvered bower, As, from a miserable husk, The lily robes herself with flower._ _And all her tangled streets are gay, And all her rudenesses are gone; For, howso pitiless the day, The evening brings delight alone._
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading _These chapters on London life deal almost exclusively with the period before war, when the citizen was permitted to live in freedom, to develop himself to his finest possibilities, and to pursue happiness as he was meant to do.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
lilynounUS /ˈlɪli/
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading _Robed by her tiring-maid, the dusk, The town lies in a silvered bower, As, from a miserable husk, The lily robes herself with flower._ _And all her tangled streets are gay, And all her rudenesses are gone; For, howso pitiless the day, The evening brings delight alone._
Limehouse
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From this reading Author of "Limehouse Nights."
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading _These chapters on London life deal almost exclusively with the period before war, when the citizen was permitted to live in freedom, to develop himself to his finest possibilities, and to pursue happiness as he was meant to do.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading _These chapters on London life deal almost exclusively with the period before war, when the citizen was permitted to live in freedom, to develop himself to his finest possibilities, and to pursue happiness as he was meant to do.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
lovelier
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From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading _These chapters on London life deal almost exclusively with the period before war, when the citizen was permitted to live in freedom, to develop himself to his finest possibilities, and to pursue happiness as he was meant to do.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading _Robed by her tiring-maid, the dusk, The town lies in a silvered bower, As, from a miserable husk, The lily robes herself with flower._ _And all her tangled streets are gay, And all her rudenesses are gone; For, howso pitiless the day, The evening brings delight alone._
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Author of "Limehouse Nights."
O'eradverb
throughout a period of time
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "Limehouse Nights."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _These chapters on London life deal almost exclusively with the period before war, when the citizen was permitted to live in freedom, to develop himself to his finest possibilities, and to pursue happiness as he was meant to do.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
pallidadjectiveUS /ˈpæləd/
abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
an amount of time
From this reading _These chapters on London life deal almost exclusively with the period before war, when the citizen was permitted to live in freedom, to develop himself to his finest possibilities, and to pursue happiness as he was meant to do.
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading _These chapters on London life deal almost exclusively with the period before war, when the citizen was permitted to live in freedom, to develop himself to his finest possibilities, and to pursue happiness as he was meant to do.
pitilessadjectiveUS /ˈpɪtiləs/
without mercy or pity
From this reading _Robed by her tiring-maid, the dusk, The town lies in a silvered bower, As, from a miserable husk, The lily robes herself with flower._ _And all her tangled streets are gay, And all her rudenesses are gone; For, howso pitiless the day, The evening brings delight alone._
possibilitiesnounUS /ˌpɑːsəˈbɪlətiz/
plural of “possibility” — a future prospect or potential
From this reading _These chapters on London life deal almost exclusively with the period before war, when the citizen was permitted to live in freedom, to develop himself to his finest possibilities, and to pursue happiness as he was meant to do.
pursueverbUS /pərˈsuː/
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
From this reading _These chapters on London life deal almost exclusively with the period before war, when the citizen was permitted to live in freedom, to develop himself to his finest possibilities, and to pursue happiness as he was meant to do.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
RobedadjectiveUS /roʊbd/
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading _Robed by her tiring-maid, the dusk, The town lies in a silvered bower, As, from a miserable husk, The lily robes herself with flower._ _And all her tangled streets are gay, And all her rudenesses are gone; For, howso pitiless the day, The evening brings delight alone._
robesnounUS /roʊbz/
plural of “robe” — any loose flowing garment
From this reading _Robed by her tiring-maid, the dusk, The town lies in a silvered bower, As, from a miserable husk, The lily robes herself with flower._ _And all her tangled streets are gay, And all her rudenesses are gone; For, howso pitiless the day, The evening brings delight alone._
roofsnounUS /ruːfs/
plural of “roof” — a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
rudenesses
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From this reading _Robed by her tiring-maid, the dusk, The town lies in a silvered bower, As, from a miserable husk, The lily robes herself with flower._ _And all her tangled streets are gay, And all her rudenesses are gone; For, howso pitiless the day, The evening brings delight alone._
shoalsnounUS /ʃoʊlz/
plural of “shoal” — a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
silvered
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From this reading _Robed by her tiring-maid, the dusk, The town lies in a silvered bower, As, from a miserable husk, The lily robes herself with flower._ _And all her tangled streets are gay, And all her rudenesses are gone; For, howso pitiless the day, The evening brings delight alone._
skims
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From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading _Robed by her tiring-maid, the dusk, The town lies in a silvered bower, As, from a miserable husk, The lily robes herself with flower._ _And all her tangled streets are gay, And all her rudenesses are gone; For, howso pitiless the day, The evening brings delight alone._
stringsnounUS /strɪŋz/
the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
swallow-swift
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From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading LIMEHOUSE NIGHTS: TALES OF CHINATOWN TWINKLETOES.
tangledadjectiveUS /ˈtæŋɡəld/
in a confused mass
From this reading _Robed by her tiring-maid, the dusk, The town lies in a silvered bower, As, from a miserable husk, The lily robes herself with flower._ _And all her tangled streets are gay, And all her rudenesses are gone; For, howso pitiless the day, The evening brings delight alone._
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading _These chapters on London life deal almost exclusively with the period before war, when the citizen was permitted to live in freedom, to develop himself to his finest possibilities, and to pursue happiness as he was meant to do.
tiresomeadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərsəm/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
tiring-maid
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From this reading _Robed by her tiring-maid, the dusk, The town lies in a silvered bower, As, from a miserable husk, The lily robes herself with flower._ _And all her tangled streets are gay, And all her rudenesses are gone; For, howso pitiless the day, The evening brings delight alone._
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading _Robed by her tiring-maid, the dusk, The town lies in a silvered bower, As, from a miserable husk, The lily robes herself with flower._ _And all her tangled streets are gay, And all her rudenesses are gone; For, howso pitiless the day, The evening brings delight alone._
trafficnounUS /ˈtræfɪk/
the aggregation of things (pedestrians or vehicles) coming and going in a particular locality during a specified period of time
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
TWINKLETOES
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From this reading LIMEHOUSE NIGHTS: TALES OF CHINATOWN TWINKLETOES.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading _These chapters on London life deal almost exclusively with the period before war, when the citizen was permitted to live in freedom, to develop himself to his finest possibilities, and to pursue happiness as he was meant to do.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _These chapters on London life deal almost exclusively with the period before war, when the citizen was permitted to live in freedom, to develop himself to his finest possibilities, and to pursue happiness as he was meant to do.
at the time that
From this reading _These chapters on London life deal almost exclusively with the period before war, when the citizen was permitted to live in freedom, to develop himself to his finest possibilities, and to pursue happiness as he was meant to do.
in or at the place that
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
in the company of; together with
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading New York Henry Holt and Company _The day dies in a wrath of cloud, Flecking her roofs with pallid rain, And dies its music, harsh and loud, Struck from the tiresome strings of pain._ _Her highways leap to festal bloom, And swallow-swift the traffic skims O'er sudden shoals of light and gloom, Made lovelier where the distance dims._
