used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “O, blest with temper whose unclouded ray Can make to-morrow cheerful as to-day!”—_Pope._ A sound of the prompter’s whistle, sharp and stridulous.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “O, blest with temper whose unclouded ray Can make to-morrow cheerful as to-day!”—_Pope._ A sound of the prompter’s whistle, sharp and stridulous.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “O, blest with temper whose unclouded ray Can make to-morrow cheerful as to-day!”—_Pope._ A sound of the prompter’s whistle, sharp and stridulous.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The Crescent City, with its squares and gardens filled with verdure, its stately steeples, and its streets lying lower than the river, and protected only by the great Levee from being converted into a bed for fishes,—the Crescent City, under the swift touch of our fairy scene-shifters, divides, slides, and disappears.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The Crescent City, with its squares and gardens filled with verdure, its stately steeples, and its streets lying lower than the river, and protected only by the great Levee from being converted into a bed for fishes,—the Crescent City, under the swift touch of our fairy scene-shifters, divides, slides, and disappears.
blestadjectiveUS /blest/
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading “O, blest with temper whose unclouded ray Can make to-morrow cheerful as to-day!”—_Pope._ A sound of the prompter’s whistle, sharp and stridulous.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Crescent City, with its squares and gardens filled with verdure, its stately steeples, and its streets lying lower than the river, and protected only by the great Levee from being converted into a bed for fishes,—the Crescent City, under the swift touch of our fairy scene-shifters, divides, slides, and disappears.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “O, blest with temper whose unclouded ray Can make to-morrow cheerful as to-day!”—_Pope._ A sound of the prompter’s whistle, sharp and stridulous.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading “O, blest with temper whose unclouded ray Can make to-morrow cheerful as to-day!”—_Pope._ A sound of the prompter’s whistle, sharp and stridulous.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The Crescent City, with its squares and gardens filled with verdure, its stately steeples, and its streets lying lower than the river, and protected only by the great Levee from being converted into a bed for fishes,—the Crescent City, under the swift touch of our fairy scene-shifters, divides, slides, and disappears.
convertedverbUS /kənˈvɜːrtɪd/
past form of “convert” — change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
From this reading The Crescent City, with its squares and gardens filled with verdure, its stately steeples, and its streets lying lower than the river, and protected only by the great Levee from being converted into a bed for fishes,—the Crescent City, under the swift touch of our fairy scene-shifters, divides, slides, and disappears.
CrescentnounUS /ˈkresənt/
any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
From this reading The Crescent City, with its squares and gardens filled with verdure, its stately steeples, and its streets lying lower than the river, and protected only by the great Levee from being converted into a bed for fishes,—the Crescent City, under the swift touch of our fairy scene-shifters, divides, slides, and disappears.
disappearsverbUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrz/
third-person singular of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading The Crescent City, with its squares and gardens filled with verdure, its stately steeples, and its streets lying lower than the river, and protected only by the great Levee from being converted into a bed for fishes,—the Crescent City, under the swift touch of our fairy scene-shifters, divides, slides, and disappears.
dispart
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From this reading The scenes move,—they dispart.
dividesnounUS /dɪˈvaɪdz/
plural of “divide” — a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)
From this reading The Crescent City, with its squares and gardens filled with verdure, its stately steeples, and its streets lying lower than the river, and protected only by the great Levee from being converted into a bed for fishes,—the Crescent City, under the swift touch of our fairy scene-shifters, divides, slides, and disappears.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading The Crescent City, with its squares and gardens filled with verdure, its stately steeples, and its streets lying lower than the river, and protected only by the great Levee from being converted into a bed for fishes,—the Crescent City, under the swift touch of our fairy scene-shifters, divides, slides, and disappears.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The Crescent City, with its squares and gardens filled with verdure, its stately steeples, and its streets lying lower than the river, and protected only by the great Levee from being converted into a bed for fishes,—the Crescent City, under the swift touch of our fairy scene-shifters, divides, slides, and disappears.
fishesnounUS /ˈfɪʃəz/
plural of “fish” — any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading The Crescent City, with its squares and gardens filled with verdure, its stately steeples, and its streets lying lower than the river, and protected only by the great Levee from being converted into a bed for fishes,—the Crescent City, under the swift touch of our fairy scene-shifters, divides, slides, and disappears.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Crescent City, with its squares and gardens filled with verdure, its stately steeples, and its streets lying lower than the river, and protected only by the great Levee from being converted into a bed for fishes,—the Crescent City, under the swift touch of our fairy scene-shifters, divides, slides, and disappears.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Crescent City, with its squares and gardens filled with verdure, its stately steeples, and its streets lying lower than the river, and protected only by the great Levee from being converted into a bed for fishes,—the Crescent City, under the swift touch of our fairy scene-shifters, divides, slides, and disappears.
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The Crescent City, with its squares and gardens filled with verdure, its stately steeples, and its streets lying lower than the river, and protected only by the great Levee from being converted into a bed for fishes,—the Crescent City, under the swift touch of our fairy scene-shifters, divides, slides, and disappears.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The Crescent City, with its squares and gardens filled with verdure, its stately steeples, and its streets lying lower than the river, and protected only by the great Levee from being converted into a bed for fishes,—the Crescent City, under the swift touch of our fairy scene-shifters, divides, slides, and disappears.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It represents a street in New York.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Crescent City, with its squares and gardens filled with verdure, its stately steeples, and its streets lying lower than the river, and protected only by the great Levee from being converted into a bed for fishes,—the Crescent City, under the swift touch of our fairy scene-shifters, divides, slides, and disappears.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It represents a street in New York.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The Crescent City, with its squares and gardens filled with verdure, its stately steeples, and its streets lying lower than the river, and protected only by the great Levee from being converted into a bed for fishes,—the Crescent City, under the swift touch of our fairy scene-shifters, divides, slides, and disappears.
LeveenounUS /ˈlevi/
a formal reception of visitors or guests (as at a royal court)
From this reading The Crescent City, with its squares and gardens filled with verdure, its stately steeples, and its streets lying lower than the river, and protected only by the great Levee from being converted into a bed for fishes,—the Crescent City, under the swift touch of our fairy scene-shifters, divides, slides, and disappears.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading The Crescent City, with its squares and gardens filled with verdure, its stately steeples, and its streets lying lower than the river, and protected only by the great Levee from being converted into a bed for fishes,—the Crescent City, under the swift touch of our fairy scene-shifters, divides, slides, and disappears.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading The Crescent City, with its squares and gardens filled with verdure, its stately steeples, and its streets lying lower than the river, and protected only by the great Levee from being converted into a bed for fishes,—the Crescent City, under the swift touch of our fairy scene-shifters, divides, slides, and disappears.
engage in
From this reading “O, blest with temper whose unclouded ray Can make to-morrow cheerful as to-day!”—_Pope._ A sound of the prompter’s whistle, sharp and stridulous.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The scenes move,—they dispart.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A new scene simultaneously takes its place.
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 “O, blest with temper whose unclouded ray Can make to-morrow cheerful as to-day!”—_Pope._ A sound of the prompter’s whistle, sharp and stridulous.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “O, blest with temper whose unclouded ray Can make to-morrow cheerful as to-day!”—_Pope._ A sound of the prompter’s whistle, sharp and stridulous.
and nothing more
From this reading The Crescent City, with its squares and gardens filled with verdure, its stately steeples, and its streets lying lower than the river, and protected only by the great Levee from being converted into a bed for fishes,—the Crescent City, under the swift touch of our fairy scene-shifters, divides, slides, and disappears.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The Crescent City, with its squares and gardens filled with verdure, its stately steeples, and its streets lying lower than the river, and protected only by the great Levee from being converted into a bed for fishes,—the Crescent City, under the swift touch of our fairy scene-shifters, divides, slides, and disappears.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading A new scene simultaneously takes its place.
PopenounUS /poʊp/
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading “O, blest with temper whose unclouded ray Can make to-morrow cheerful as to-day!”—_Pope._ A sound of the prompter’s whistle, sharp and stridulous.
prompter's
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From this reading “O, blest with temper whose unclouded ray Can make to-morrow cheerful as to-day!”—_Pope._ A sound of the prompter’s whistle, sharp and stridulous.
protectedadjectiveUS /prəˈtektɪd/
kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss
From this reading The Crescent City, with its squares and gardens filled with verdure, its stately steeples, and its streets lying lower than the river, and protected only by the great Levee from being converted into a bed for fishes,—the Crescent City, under the swift touch of our fairy scene-shifters, divides, slides, and disappears.
raynounUS /reɪ/
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading “O, blest with temper whose unclouded ray Can make to-morrow cheerful as to-day!”—_Pope._ A sound of the prompter’s whistle, sharp and stridulous.
representsverbUS /ˌreprɪˈzents/
third-person singular of “represent” — take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
From this reading It represents a street in New York.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The Crescent City, with its squares and gardens filled with verdure, its stately steeples, and its streets lying lower than the river, and protected only by the great Levee from being converted into a bed for fishes,—the Crescent City, under the swift touch of our fairy scene-shifters, divides, slides, and disappears.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading A new scene simultaneously takes its place.
scene-shifters
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Crescent City, with its squares and gardens filled with verdure, its stately steeples, and its streets lying lower than the river, and protected only by the great Levee from being converted into a bed for fishes,—the Crescent City, under the swift touch of our fairy scene-shifters, divides, slides, and disappears.
plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
From this reading The scenes move,—they dispart.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading “O, blest with temper whose unclouded ray Can make to-morrow cheerful as to-day!”—_Pope._ A sound of the prompter’s whistle, sharp and stridulous.
simultaneouslyadverbUS /ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli/
at the same instant
From this reading A new scene simultaneously takes its place.
slidesnounUS /slaɪdz/
plural of “slide” — a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
From this reading The Crescent City, with its squares and gardens filled with verdure, its stately steeples, and its streets lying lower than the river, and protected only by the great Levee from being converted into a bed for fishes,—the Crescent City, under the swift touch of our fairy scene-shifters, divides, slides, and disappears.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “O, blest with temper whose unclouded ray Can make to-morrow cheerful as to-day!”—_Pope._ A sound of the prompter’s whistle, sharp and stridulous.
squaresnounUS /skwerz/
plural of “square” — (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
From this reading The Crescent City, with its squares and gardens filled with verdure, its stately steeples, and its streets lying lower than the river, and protected only by the great Levee from being converted into a bed for fishes,—the Crescent City, under the swift touch of our fairy scene-shifters, divides, slides, and disappears.
statelyadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪtli/
impressive in appearance
From this reading The Crescent City, with its squares and gardens filled with verdure, its stately steeples, and its streets lying lower than the river, and protected only by the great Levee from being converted into a bed for fishes,—the Crescent City, under the swift touch of our fairy scene-shifters, divides, slides, and disappears.
steeplesnounUS /ˈstiːpəlz/
plural of “steeple” — a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
From this reading The Crescent City, with its squares and gardens filled with verdure, its stately steeples, and its streets lying lower than the river, and protected only by the great Levee from being converted into a bed for fishes,—the Crescent City, under the swift touch of our fairy scene-shifters, divides, slides, and disappears.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading It represents a street in New York.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The Crescent City, with its squares and gardens filled with verdure, its stately steeples, and its streets lying lower than the river, and protected only by the great Levee from being converted into a bed for fishes,—the Crescent City, under the swift touch of our fairy scene-shifters, divides, slides, and disappears.
stridulous
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From this reading “O, blest with temper whose unclouded ray Can make to-morrow cheerful as to-day!”—_Pope._ A sound of the prompter’s whistle, sharp and stridulous.
moving very fast
From this reading The Crescent City, with its squares and gardens filled with verdure, its stately steeples, and its streets lying lower than the river, and protected only by the great Levee from being converted into a bed for fishes,—the Crescent City, under the swift touch of our fairy scene-shifters, divides, slides, and disappears.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading A new scene simultaneously takes its place.
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading “O, blest with temper whose unclouded ray Can make to-morrow cheerful as to-day!”—_Pope._ A sound of the prompter’s whistle, sharp and stridulous.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Crescent City, with its squares and gardens filled with verdure, its stately steeples, and its streets lying lower than the river, and protected only by the great Levee from being converted into a bed for fishes,—the Crescent City, under the swift touch of our fairy scene-shifters, divides, slides, and disappears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “O, blest with temper whose unclouded ray Can make to-morrow cheerful as to-day!”—_Pope._ A sound of the prompter’s whistle, sharp and stridulous.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The scenes move,—they dispart.
to-day
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From this reading “O, blest with temper whose unclouded ray Can make to-morrow cheerful as to-day!”—_Pope._ A sound of the prompter’s whistle, sharp and stridulous.
to-morrow
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From this reading “O, blest with temper whose unclouded ray Can make to-morrow cheerful as to-day!”—_Pope._ A sound of the prompter’s whistle, sharp and stridulous.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading The Crescent City, with its squares and gardens filled with verdure, its stately steeples, and its streets lying lower than the river, and protected only by the great Levee from being converted into a bed for fishes,—the Crescent City, under the swift touch of our fairy scene-shifters, divides, slides, and disappears.
uncloudedadjective
(of sound or color) free from anything that dulls or dims
From this reading “O, blest with temper whose unclouded ray Can make to-morrow cheerful as to-day!”—_Pope._ A sound of the prompter’s whistle, sharp and stridulous.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The Crescent City, with its squares and gardens filled with verdure, its stately steeples, and its streets lying lower than the river, and protected only by the great Levee from being converted into a bed for fishes,—the Crescent City, under the swift touch of our fairy scene-shifters, divides, slides, and disappears.
verdurenoun
green foliage
From this reading The Crescent City, with its squares and gardens filled with verdure, its stately steeples, and its streets lying lower than the river, and protected only by the great Levee from being converted into a bed for fishes,—the Crescent City, under the swift touch of our fairy scene-shifters, divides, slides, and disappears.
whistleverbUS /ˈwɪsəl/
make whistling sounds
From this reading “O, blest with temper whose unclouded ray Can make to-morrow cheerful as to-day!”—_Pope._ A sound of the prompter’s whistle, sharp and stridulous.
belonging to which person
From this reading “O, blest with temper whose unclouded ray Can make to-morrow cheerful as to-day!”—_Pope._ A sound of the prompter’s whistle, sharp and stridulous.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “O, blest with temper whose unclouded ray Can make to-morrow cheerful as to-day!”—_Pope._ A sound of the prompter’s whistle, sharp and stridulous.
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 It represents a street in New York.
