used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LETTER FROM PARIS.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It is a sunny summer afternoon.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The workers of the earth still burrow in their city holes, through heat, and dust, and din, and glare, and among them Richard Gilbert.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The New York pavements are blistering in the heat, and even Broadway looks half deserted.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The New York pavements are blistering in the heat, and even Broadway looks half deserted.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Up-town, brown stone mansions are hermetically sealed for the season, the "salt of the earth" are drinking the waters at Saratoga, gazing at the trembling rapids of Niagara, or disporting themselves on the beach at Long Branch.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading Up-town, brown stone mansions are hermetically sealed for the season, the "salt of the earth" are drinking the waters at Saratoga, gazing at the trembling rapids of Niagara, or disporting themselves on the beach at Long Branch.
blisteringadjectiveUS /ˈblɪstərɪŋ/
harsh or corrosive in tone
From this reading The New York pavements are blistering in the heat, and even Broadway looks half deserted.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading Up-town, brown stone mansions are hermetically sealed for the season, the "salt of the earth" are drinking the waters at Saratoga, gazing at the trembling rapids of Niagara, or disporting themselves on the beach at Long Branch.
BroadwaynounUS /ˈbrɔːdweɪ/
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading The New York pavements are blistering in the heat, and even Broadway looks half deserted.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Up-town, brown stone mansions are hermetically sealed for the season, the "salt of the earth" are drinking the waters at Saratoga, gazing at the trembling rapids of Niagara, or disporting themselves on the beach at Long Branch.
burrownounUS /ˈbɜːroʊ/
a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
From this reading The workers of the earth still burrow in their city holes, through heat, and dust, and din, and glare, and among them Richard Gilbert.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The workers of the earth still burrow in their city holes, through heat, and dust, and din, and glare, and among them Richard Gilbert.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading The New York pavements are blistering in the heat, and even Broadway looks half deserted.
dinnounUS /dɪn/
a loud harsh or strident noise
From this reading The workers of the earth still burrow in their city holes, through heat, and dust, and din, and glare, and among them Richard Gilbert.
disporting
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From this reading Up-town, brown stone mansions are hermetically sealed for the season, the "salt of the earth" are drinking the waters at Saratoga, gazing at the trembling rapids of Niagara, or disporting themselves on the beach at Long Branch.
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading Up-town, brown stone mansions are hermetically sealed for the season, the "salt of the earth" are drinking the waters at Saratoga, gazing at the trembling rapids of Niagara, or disporting themselves on the beach at Long Branch.
remove the dust from
From this reading The workers of the earth still burrow in their city holes, through heat, and dust, and din, and glare, and among them Richard Gilbert.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Up-town, brown stone mansions are hermetically sealed for the season, the "salt of the earth" are drinking the waters at Saratoga, gazing at the trembling rapids of Niagara, or disporting themselves on the beach at Long Branch.
divisible by two
From this reading The New York pavements are blistering in the heat, and even Broadway looks half deserted.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Up-town, brown stone mansions are hermetically sealed for the season, the "salt of the earth" are drinking the waters at Saratoga, gazing at the trembling rapids of Niagara, or disporting themselves on the beach at Long Branch.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A LETTER FROM PARIS.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Up-town, brown stone mansions are hermetically sealed for the season, the "salt of the earth" are drinking the waters at Saratoga, gazing at the trembling rapids of Niagara, or disporting themselves on the beach at Long Branch.
GilbertnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading The workers of the earth still burrow in their city holes, through heat, and dust, and din, and glare, and among them Richard Gilbert.
glarenounUS /ɡler/
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading The workers of the earth still burrow in their city holes, through heat, and dust, and din, and glare, and among them Richard Gilbert.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The New York pavements are blistering in the heat, and even Broadway looks half deserted.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading The New York pavements are blistering in the heat, and even Broadway looks half deserted.
hermeticallyadverbUS /hərˈmetɪkəli/
in an airtight manner
From this reading Up-town, brown stone mansions are hermetically sealed for the season, the "salt of the earth" are drinking the waters at Saratoga, gazing at the trembling rapids of Niagara, or disporting themselves on the beach at Long Branch.
holesnounUS /hoʊlz/
plural of “hole” — an opening into or through something
From this reading The workers of the earth still burrow in their city holes, through heat, and dust, and din, and glare, and among them Richard Gilbert.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The New York pavements are blistering in the heat, and even Broadway looks half deserted.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a sunny summer afternoon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a sunny summer afternoon.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading A LETTER FROM PARIS.
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 Up-town, brown stone mansions are hermetically sealed for the season, the "salt of the earth" are drinking the waters at Saratoga, gazing at the trembling rapids of Niagara, or disporting themselves on the beach at Long Branch.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading The New York pavements are blistering in the heat, and even Broadway looks half deserted.
mansionsnounUS /ˈmæntʃənz/
plural of “mansion” — (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading Up-town, brown stone mansions are hermetically sealed for the season, the "salt of the earth" are drinking the waters at Saratoga, gazing at the trembling rapids of Niagara, or disporting themselves on the beach at Long Branch.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The New York pavements are blistering in the heat, and even Broadway looks half deserted.
NiagaranounUS /naɪˈæɡrə/
waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls
From this reading Up-town, brown stone mansions are hermetically sealed for the season, the "salt of the earth" are drinking the waters at Saratoga, gazing at the trembling rapids of Niagara, or disporting themselves on the beach at Long Branch.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Up-town, brown stone mansions are hermetically sealed for the season, the "salt of the earth" are drinking the waters at Saratoga, gazing at the trembling rapids of Niagara, or disporting themselves on the beach at Long Branch.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Up-town, brown stone mansions are hermetically sealed for the season, the "salt of the earth" are drinking the waters at Saratoga, gazing at the trembling rapids of Niagara, or disporting themselves on the beach at Long Branch.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Up-town, brown stone mansions are hermetically sealed for the season, the "salt of the earth" are drinking the waters at Saratoga, gazing at the trembling rapids of Niagara, or disporting themselves on the beach at Long Branch.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading A LETTER FROM PARIS.
pavementsnounUS /ˈpeɪvmənts/
plural of “pavement” — the paved surface of a thoroughfare
From this reading The New York pavements are blistering in the heat, and even Broadway looks half deserted.
rapidsnounUS /ˈræpədz/
plural of “rapid” — a part of a river where the current is very fast
From this reading Up-town, brown stone mansions are hermetically sealed for the season, the "salt of the earth" are drinking the waters at Saratoga, gazing at the trembling rapids of Niagara, or disporting themselves on the beach at Long Branch.
Richard
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From this reading The workers of the earth still burrow in their city holes, through heat, and dust, and din, and glare, and among them Richard Gilbert.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading Up-town, brown stone mansions are hermetically sealed for the season, the "salt of the earth" are drinking the waters at Saratoga, gazing at the trembling rapids of Niagara, or disporting themselves on the beach at Long Branch.
SaratoganounUS /ˌserəˈtoʊɡə/
a species of large fish found in Australian rivers
From this reading Up-town, brown stone mansions are hermetically sealed for the season, the "salt of the earth" are drinking the waters at Saratoga, gazing at the trembling rapids of Niagara, or disporting themselves on the beach at Long Branch.
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
established irrevocably
From this reading Up-town, brown stone mansions are hermetically sealed for the season, the "salt of the earth" are drinking the waters at Saratoga, gazing at the trembling rapids of Niagara, or disporting themselves on the beach at Long Branch.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading Up-town, brown stone mansions are hermetically sealed for the season, the "salt of the earth" are drinking the waters at Saratoga, gazing at the trembling rapids of Niagara, or disporting themselves on the beach at Long Branch.
not in physical motion
From this reading The workers of the earth still burrow in their city holes, through heat, and dust, and din, and glare, and among them Richard Gilbert.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Up-town, brown stone mansions are hermetically sealed for the season, the "salt of the earth" are drinking the waters at Saratoga, gazing at the trembling rapids of Niagara, or disporting themselves on the beach at Long Branch.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading It is a sunny summer afternoon.
sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading It is a sunny summer afternoon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The New York pavements are blistering in the heat, and even Broadway looks half deserted.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The workers of the earth still burrow in their city holes, through heat, and dust, and din, and glare, and among them Richard Gilbert.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The workers of the earth still burrow in their city holes, through heat, and dust, and din, and glare, and among them Richard Gilbert.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Up-town, brown stone mansions are hermetically sealed for the season, the "salt of the earth" are drinking the waters at Saratoga, gazing at the trembling rapids of Niagara, or disporting themselves on the beach at Long Branch.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The workers of the earth still burrow in their city holes, through heat, and dust, and din, and glare, and among them Richard Gilbert.
a shaky motion
From this reading Up-town, brown stone mansions are hermetically sealed for the season, the "salt of the earth" are drinking the waters at Saratoga, gazing at the trembling rapids of Niagara, or disporting themselves on the beach at Long Branch.
Up-town
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From this reading Up-town, brown stone mansions are hermetically sealed for the season, the "salt of the earth" are drinking the waters at Saratoga, gazing at the trembling rapids of Niagara, or disporting themselves on the beach at Long Branch.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading Up-town, brown stone mansions are hermetically sealed for the season, the "salt of the earth" are drinking the waters at Saratoga, gazing at the trembling rapids of Niagara, or disporting themselves on the beach at Long Branch.
workersnounUS /ˈwɜːrkərz/
plural of “worker” — a person who works at a specific occupation
From this reading The workers of the earth still burrow in their city holes, through heat, and dust, and din, and glare, and among them Richard Gilbert.
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 The New York pavements are blistering in the heat, and even Broadway looks half deserted.
