1889
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From this reading If one searches by internal evidence for the time of its writing, 1889 might be a safe guess.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If one searches by internal evidence for the time of its writing, 1889 might be a safe guess.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
aeroplanes
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From this reading The building is a motor garage now; it lies beneath the cliffs of Queen Anne's Mansions; aeroplanes may discover its queer round roof.
ageingnoun
acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time
From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
Anne'snounUS /ænz/
possessive form of “anne” — Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading The building is a motor garage now; it lies beneath the cliffs of Queen Anne's Mansions; aeroplanes may discover its queer round roof.
architecturaladjectiveUS /ˌɑːrkəˈtektʃərəl/
of or pertaining to the art and science of architecture
From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If one searches by internal evidence for the time of its writing, 1889 might be a safe guess.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The building is a motor garage now; it lies beneath the cliffs of Queen Anne's Mansions; aeroplanes may discover its queer round roof.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
brightnessnounUS /ˈbraɪtnəs/
the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
BroadwaynounUS /ˈbrɔːdweɪ/
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading The building is a motor garage now; it lies beneath the cliffs of Queen Anne's Mansions; aeroplanes may discover its queer round roof.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If one searches by internal evidence for the time of its writing, 1889 might be a safe guess.
cliffsnounUS /klɪfs/
plural of “cliff” — a steep high face of rock
From this reading The building is a motor garage now; it lies beneath the cliffs of Queen Anne's Mansions; aeroplanes may discover its queer round roof.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading The building is a motor garage now; it lies beneath the cliffs of Queen Anne's Mansions; aeroplanes may discover its queer round roof.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading If one searches by internal evidence for the time of its writing, 1889 might be a safe guess.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If one searches by internal evidence for the time of its writing, 1889 might be a safe guess.
garagenounUS /ɡərˈɑːʒ/
an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles
From this reading The building is a motor garage now; it lies beneath the cliffs of Queen Anne's Mansions; aeroplanes may discover its queer round roof.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
a quick look
From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading If one searches by internal evidence for the time of its writing, 1889 might be a safe guess.
historicadjectiveUS /hɪˈstɔːrɪk/
belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past
From this reading See http:// It is historic, though that is not to say old-fashioned.
httpnounUS /ˌeɪtʃtiːtiːˈpiː/
a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers
From this reading See http:// It is historic, though that is not to say old-fashioned.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If one searches by internal evidence for the time of its writing, 1889 might be a safe guess.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
internaladjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɜːrnəl/
happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface
From this reading If one searches by internal evidence for the time of its writing, 1889 might be a safe guess.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading See http:// It is historic, though that is not to say old-fashioned.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading See http:// It is historic, though that is not to say old-fashioned.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading If one searches by internal evidence for the time of its writing, 1889 might be a safe guess.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading The building is a motor garage now; it lies beneath the cliffs of Queen Anne's Mansions; aeroplanes may discover its queer round roof.
LondonersnounUS /ˈlʌndənərz/
plural of “londoner” — a native or resident of London
From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
MansionsnounUS /ˈmæntʃənz/
plural of “mansion” — (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading The building is a motor garage now; it lies beneath the cliffs of Queen Anne's Mansions; aeroplanes may discover its queer round roof.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The building is a motor garage now; it lies beneath the cliffs of Queen Anne's Mansions; aeroplanes may discover its queer round roof.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If one searches by internal evidence for the time of its writing, 1889 might be a safe guess.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading The building is a motor garage now; it lies beneath the cliffs of Queen Anne's Mansions; aeroplanes may discover its queer round roof.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
NiagaranounUS /naɪˈæɡrə/
waterfall in Canada is the Horseshoe Falls; in the United States it is the American Falls
From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading See http:// It is historic, though that is not to say old-fashioned.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The building is a motor garage now; it lies beneath the cliffs of Queen Anne's Mansions; aeroplanes may discover its queer round roof.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If one searches by internal evidence for the time of its writing, 1889 might be a safe guess.
old-fashionedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊldˈfæʃənd/
out of fashion
From this reading See http:// It is historic, though that is not to say old-fashioned.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If one searches by internal evidence for the time of its writing, 1889 might be a safe guess.
PanoramanounUS /ˌpænərˈæmə/
the visual percept of a region
From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading The building is a motor garage now; it lies beneath the cliffs of Queen Anne's Mansions; aeroplanes may discover its queer round roof.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading The building is a motor garage now; it lies beneath the cliffs of Queen Anne's Mansions; aeroplanes may discover its queer round roof.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading The building is a motor garage now; it lies beneath the cliffs of Queen Anne's Mansions; aeroplanes may discover its queer round roof.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The building is a motor garage now; it lies beneath the cliffs of Queen Anne's Mansions; aeroplanes may discover its queer round roof.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading If one searches by internal evidence for the time of its writing, 1889 might be a safe guess.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
express in words
From this reading See http:// It is historic, though that is not to say old-fashioned.
searchesnounUS /ˈsɜːrtʃɪz/
plural of “search” — the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
From this reading If one searches by internal evidence for the time of its writing, 1889 might be a safe guess.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See http:// It is historic, though that is not to say old-fashioned.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
make square
From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
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 It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading See http:// It is historic, though that is not to say old-fashioned.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If one searches by internal evidence for the time of its writing, 1889 might be a safe guess.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading See http:// It is historic, though that is not to say old-fashioned.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading If one searches by internal evidence for the time of its writing, 1889 might be a safe guess.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading See http:// It is historic, though that is not to say old-fashioned.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
veritably
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From this reading And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
VictorianounUS /vɪkˈtɔːriə/
queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was about then that many Londoners (besides the American girls in the story) were given their first glimpse of Niagara at the Panorama near Victoria Street.
the act of creating written works
From this reading If one searches by internal evidence for the time of its writing, 1889 might be a safe guess.
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 And it was in an ageing past too--for architectural ages veritably flash by in New York--that Broadway could be said to spread into the "brightness of Union Square."
