used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading How often in New York it is a tower which gathers the picture together!
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Yet our towers rise just the same, new ones leaping up as far above the new three-hundred-foot sky-line as Trinity steeple once lifted above lower Broadway.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We hide Trinity spire in a well, and Henry Arthur Jones, the playwright, once complained that the windows of his hotel room on the Avenue looked down upon the pinnacle of a church steeple.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading We hide Trinity spire in a well, and Henry Arthur Jones, the playwright, once complained that the windows of his hotel room on the Avenue looked down upon the pinnacle of a church steeple.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet our towers rise just the same, new ones leaping up as far above the new three-hundred-foot sky-line as Trinity steeple once lifted above lower Broadway.
a line of approach
From this reading We hide Trinity spire in a well, and Henry Arthur Jones, the playwright, once complained that the windows of his hotel room on the Avenue looked down upon the pinnacle of a church steeple.
BroadwaynounUS /ˈbrɔːdweɪ/
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading Yet our towers rise just the same, new ones leaping up as far above the new three-hundred-foot sky-line as Trinity steeple once lifted above lower Broadway.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading We hide Trinity spire in a well, and Henry Arthur Jones, the playwright, once complained that the windows of his hotel room on the Avenue looked down upon the pinnacle of a church steeple.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Ours is a city of towers.
complainedverbUS /kəmˈpleɪnd/
past form of “complain” — express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading We hide Trinity spire in a well, and Henry Arthur Jones, the playwright, once complained that the windows of his hotel room on the Avenue looked down upon the pinnacle of a church steeple.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading We hide Trinity spire in a well, and Henry Arthur Jones, the playwright, once complained that the windows of his hotel room on the Avenue looked down upon the pinnacle of a church steeple.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "Where the quiet-colored end of evening smiles Miles on miles...."
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "Where the quiet-colored end of evening smiles Miles on miles...."
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Yet our towers rise just the same, new ones leaping up as far above the new three-hundred-foot sky-line as Trinity steeple once lifted above lower Broadway.
gathersnounUS /ˈɡæðərz/
plural of “gather” — sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
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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 We hide Trinity spire in a well, and Henry Arthur Jones, the playwright, once complained that the windows of his hotel room on the Avenue looked down upon the pinnacle of a church steeple.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading We hide Trinity spire in a well, and Henry Arthur Jones, the playwright, once complained that the windows of his hotel room on the Avenue looked down upon the pinnacle of a church steeple.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We hide Trinity spire in a well, and Henry Arthur Jones, the playwright, once complained that the windows of his hotel room on the Avenue looked down upon the pinnacle of a church steeple.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading We hide Trinity spire in a well, and Henry Arthur Jones, the playwright, once complained that the windows of his hotel room on the Avenue looked down upon the pinnacle of a church steeple.
How
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From this reading How often in New York it is a tower which gathers the picture together!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How often in New York it is a tower which gathers the picture together!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How often in New York it is a tower which gathers the picture together!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How often in New York it is a tower which gathers the picture together!
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading We hide Trinity spire in a well, and Henry Arthur Jones, the playwright, once complained that the windows of his hotel room on the Avenue looked down upon the pinnacle of a church steeple.
and nothing more
From this reading Yet our towers rise just the same, new ones leaping up as far above the new three-hundred-foot sky-line as Trinity steeple once lifted above lower Broadway.
leapingnounUS /ˈliːpɪŋ/
a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards
From this reading Yet our towers rise just the same, new ones leaping up as far above the new three-hundred-foot sky-line as Trinity steeple once lifted above lower Broadway.
held up in the air
From this reading Yet our towers rise just the same, new ones leaping up as far above the new three-hundred-foot sky-line as Trinity steeple once lifted above lower Broadway.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading We hide Trinity spire in a well, and Henry Arthur Jones, the playwright, once complained that the windows of his hotel room on the Avenue looked down upon the pinnacle of a church steeple.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading Yet our towers rise just the same, new ones leaping up as far above the new three-hundred-foot sky-line as Trinity steeple once lifted above lower Broadway.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "Where the quiet-colored end of evening smiles Miles on miles...."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading How often in New York it is a tower which gathers the picture together!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Where the quiet-colored end of evening smiles Miles on miles...."
many times at short intervals
From this reading How often in New York it is a tower which gathers the picture together!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Where the quiet-colored end of evening smiles Miles on miles...."
on one occasion
From this reading We hide Trinity spire in a well, and Henry Arthur Jones, the playwright, once complained that the windows of his hotel room on the Avenue looked down upon the pinnacle of a church steeple.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Yet our towers rise just the same, new ones leaping up as far above the new three-hundred-foot sky-line as Trinity steeple once lifted above lower Broadway.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Yet our towers rise just the same, new ones leaping up as far above the new three-hundred-foot sky-line as Trinity steeple once lifted above lower Broadway.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading Ours is a city of towers.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading How often in New York it is a tower which gathers the picture together!
pinnaclenounUS /ˈpɪnəkəl/
(architecture) a slender upright spire at the top of a buttress of tower
From this reading We hide Trinity spire in a well, and Henry Arthur Jones, the playwright, once complained that the windows of his hotel room on the Avenue looked down upon the pinnacle of a church steeple.
playwrightnounUS /ˈpleɪraɪt/
someone who writes plays
From this reading We hide Trinity spire in a well, and Henry Arthur Jones, the playwright, once complained that the windows of his hotel room on the Avenue looked down upon the pinnacle of a church steeple.
quiet-colored
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From this reading "Where the quiet-colored end of evening smiles Miles on miles...."
move upward
From this reading Yet our towers rise just the same, new ones leaping up as far above the new three-hundred-foot sky-line as Trinity steeple once lifted above lower Broadway.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading We hide Trinity spire in a well, and Henry Arthur Jones, the playwright, once complained that the windows of his hotel room on the Avenue looked down upon the pinnacle of a church steeple.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Yet our towers rise just the same, new ones leaping up as far above the new three-hundred-foot sky-line as Trinity steeple once lifted above lower Broadway.
sky-line
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From this reading Yet our towers rise just the same, new ones leaping up as far above the new three-hundred-foot sky-line as Trinity steeple once lifted above lower Broadway.
smilesnounUS /smaɪlz/
plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading "Where the quiet-colored end of evening smiles Miles on miles...."
spirenounUS /spaɪr/
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 We hide Trinity spire in a well, and Henry Arthur Jones, the playwright, once complained that the windows of his hotel room on the Avenue looked down upon the pinnacle of a church steeple.
steeplenounUS /ˈstiːpəl/
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 We hide Trinity spire in a well, and Henry Arthur Jones, the playwright, once complained that the windows of his hotel room on the Avenue looked down upon the pinnacle of a church steeple.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We hide Trinity spire in a well, and Henry Arthur Jones, the playwright, once complained that the windows of his hotel room on the Avenue looked down upon the pinnacle of a church steeple.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Where the quiet-colored end of evening smiles Miles on miles...."
three-hundred-foot
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From this reading Yet our towers rise just the same, new ones leaping up as far above the new three-hundred-foot sky-line as Trinity steeple once lifted above lower Broadway.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading How often in New York it is a tower which gathers the picture together!
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading How often in New York it is a tower which gathers the picture together!
towersnounUS /ˈtaʊərz/
plural of “tower” — a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading Ours is a city of towers.
TrinitynounUS /ˈtrɪnəti/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading We hide Trinity spire in a well, and Henry Arthur Jones, the playwright, once complained that the windows of his hotel room on the Avenue looked down upon the pinnacle of a church steeple.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Yet our towers rise just the same, new ones leaping up as far above the new three-hundred-foot sky-line as Trinity steeple once lifted above lower Broadway.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We hide Trinity spire in a well, and Henry Arthur Jones, the playwright, once complained that the windows of his hotel room on the Avenue looked down upon the pinnacle of a church steeple.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We hide Trinity spire in a well, and Henry Arthur Jones, the playwright, once complained that the windows of his hotel room on the Avenue looked down upon the pinnacle of a church steeple.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading We hide Trinity spire in a well, and Henry Arthur Jones, the playwright, once complained that the windows of his hotel room on the Avenue looked down upon the pinnacle of a church steeple.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where the quiet-colored end of evening smiles Miles on miles...."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading How often in New York it is a tower which gathers the picture together!
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading We hide Trinity spire in a well, and Henry Arthur Jones, the playwright, once complained that the windows of his hotel room on the Avenue looked down upon the pinnacle of a church steeple.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet our towers rise just the same, new ones leaping up as far above the new three-hundred-foot sky-line as Trinity steeple once lifted above lower Broadway.
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 How often in New York it is a tower which gathers the picture together!
