Chapter V · Chapter 5

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

a glow sometimes seen in the sky after sunset

From this reading AT TRINITY Old Trinity rests on the hillside, serene in the afterglow of its one hundred and eighty-four years.

a long narrow passage (as in a cave or woods)

From this reading The church was not half filled when Armitage and Thornton arrived, but a double line of visitors were standing in the rear aisle.

(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 Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading On either side are quaint, narrow streets, lined with decent door-yards and houses almost as old as the church.

remote in manner

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading The spotless white walls, the green blinds, the graceful Colonial spire, are meetly set in an environment which strikes no note of dissonance.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading AT TRINITY Old Trinity rests on the hillside, serene in the afterglow of its one hundred and eighty-four years.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The spotless white walls, the green blinds, the graceful Colonial spire, are meetly set in an environment which strikes no note of dissonance.

a privileged class holding hereditary titles

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The church was not half filled when Armitage and Thornton arrived, but a double line of visitors were standing in the rear aisle.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading The church was not half filled when Armitage and Thornton arrived, but a double line of visitors were standing in the rear aisle.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading On either side are quaint, narrow streets, lined with decent door-yards and houses almost as old as the church.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading AT TRINITY Old Trinity rests on the hillside, serene in the afterglow of its one hundred and eighty-four years.

plural of “blind” — people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

From this reading The spotless white walls, the green blinds, the graceful Colonial spire, are meetly set in an environment which strikes no note of dissonance.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The church was not half filled when Armitage and Thornton arrived, but a double line of visitors were standing in the rear aisle.

plural of “century” — a period of 100 years

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading On either side are quaint, narrow streets, lined with decent door-yards and houses almost as old as the church.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

of or relating to or characteristic of or inhabiting a colony

From this reading The spotless white walls, the green blinds, the graceful Colonial spire, are meetly set in an environment which strikes no note of dissonance.

a line of units following one after another

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

resistant to change, particularly in relation to politics or religion

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous

From this reading On either side are quaint, narrow streets, lined with decent door-yards and houses almost as old as the church.

all of the offspring of a given progenitor

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

command with authority

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

a conflict of people's opinions or actions or characters

From this reading The spotless white walls, the green blinds, the graceful Colonial spire, are meetly set in an environment which strikes no note of dissonance.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading On either side are quaint, narrow streets, lined with decent door-yards and houses almost as old as the church.

the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

a gabled extension built out from a sloping roof to accommodate a vertical window

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

increase twofold

From this reading The church was not half filled when Armitage and Thornton arrived, but a double line of visitors were standing in the rear aisle.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

being four more than eighty

From this reading AT TRINITY Old Trinity rests on the hillside, serene in the afterglow of its one hundred and eighty-four years.

one or the other of two

From this reading On either side are quaint, narrow streets, lined with decent door-yards and houses almost as old as the church.

plural of “elm” — any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

the totality of surrounding conditions

From this reading The spotless white walls, the green blinds, the graceful Colonial spire, are meetly set in an environment which strikes no note of dissonance.

past form of “exist” — have an existence, be extant

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat's tail; equivalent to Greek satyr

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading The church was not half filled when Armitage and Thornton arrived, but a double line of visitors were standing in the rear aisle.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

any creature of exceptional size

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution

From this reading The spotless white walls, the green blinds, the graceful Colonial spire, are meetly set in an environment which strikes no note of dissonance.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading The spotless white walls, the green blinds, the graceful Colonial spire, are meetly set in an environment which strikes no note of dissonance.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading The church was not half filled when Armitage and Thornton arrived, but a double line of visitors were standing in the rear aisle.

cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

the side or slope of a hill

From this reading AT TRINITY Old Trinity rests on the hillside, serene in the afterglow of its one hundred and eighty-four years.

plural of “home” — where you live at a particular time

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading On either side are quaint, narrow streets, lined with decent door-yards and houses almost as old as the church.

ten 10s

From this reading AT TRINITY Old Trinity rests on the hillside, serene in the afterglow of its one hundred and eighty-four years.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading AT TRINITY Old Trinity rests on the hillside, serene in the afterglow of its one hundred and eighty-four years.

situated within or suitable for inside a building

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading AT TRINITY Old Trinity rests on the hillside, serene in the afterglow of its one hundred and eighty-four years.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading The church was not half filled when Armitage and Thornton arrived, but a double line of visitors were standing in the rear aisle.

bordered by a line of things

From this reading On either side are quaint, narrow streets, lined with decent door-yards and houses almost as old as the church.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The spotless white walls, the green blinds, the graceful Colonial spire, are meetly set in an environment which strikes no note of dissonance.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading On either side are quaint, narrow streets, lined with decent door-yards and houses almost as old as the church.

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

not any; not one

From this reading The spotless white walls, the green blinds, the graceful Colonial spire, are meetly set in an environment which strikes no note of dissonance.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

a brief written record

From this reading The spotless white walls, the green blinds, the graceful Colonial spire, are meetly set in an environment which strikes no note of dissonance.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AT TRINITY Old Trinity rests on the hillside, serene in the afterglow of its one hundred and eighty-four years.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading AT TRINITY Old Trinity rests on the hillside, serene in the afterglow of its one hundred and eighty-four years.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading AT TRINITY Old Trinity rests on the hillside, serene in the afterglow of its one hundred and eighty-four years.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading AT TRINITY Old Trinity rests on the hillside, serene in the afterglow of its one hundred and eighty-four years.

above and across; more than

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

a person who is of equal standing with another in a group

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

plural of “pew” — long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

in a prissy manner

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

with pride; in a proud manner

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

strange in an interesting or pleasing way

From this reading On either side are quaint, narrow streets, lined with decent door-yards and houses almost as old as the church.

the back of a military formation or procession

From this reading The church was not half filled when Armitage and Thornton arrived, but a double line of visitors were standing in the rear aisle.

plural of “representative” — a person who represents others

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

plural of “rest” — something left after other parts have been taken away

From this reading AT TRINITY Old Trinity rests on the hillside, serene in the afterglow of its one hundred and eighty-four years.

having or caused by an irregular surface

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

man with strong sexual desires

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

without respect; in a disdainful manner

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

plural of “section” — a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

not agitated; without losing self-possession

From this reading AT TRINITY Old Trinity rests on the hillside, serene in the afterglow of its one hundred and eighty-four years.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The spotless white walls, the green blinds, the graceful Colonial spire, are meetly set in an environment which strikes no note of dissonance.

coming next after the sixteenth in position

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

an area where a number of shrubs are planted

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading On either side are quaint, narrow streets, lined with decent door-yards and houses almost as old as the church.

be seated

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

coming next after the fifteenth in position

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

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 spotless white walls, the green blinds, the graceful Colonial spire, are meetly set in an environment which strikes no note of dissonance.

completely neat and clean

From this reading The spotless white walls, the green blinds, the graceful Colonial spire, are meetly set in an environment which strikes no note of dissonance.

having a supporting base

From this reading The church was not half filled when Armitage and Thornton arrived, but a double line of visitors were standing in the rear aisle.

impressive in appearance

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading On either side are quaint, narrow streets, lined with decent door-yards and houses almost as old as the church.

plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions

From this reading The spotless white walls, the green blinds, the graceful Colonial spire, are meetly set in an environment which strikes no note of dissonance.

sweep across or over

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading AT TRINITY Old Trinity rests on the hillside, serene in the afterglow of its one hundred and eighty-four years.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

American architect (1759-1828)

From this reading The church was not half filled when Armitage and Thornton arrived, but a double line of visitors were standing in the rear aisle.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

of imposing height; especially standing out above others

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading AT TRINITY Old Trinity rests on the hillside, serene in the afterglow of its one hundred and eighty-four years.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

plural of “visitor” — someone who visits

From this reading The church was not half filled when Armitage and Thornton arrived, but a double line of visitors were standing in the rear aisle.

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading The spotless white walls, the green blinds, the graceful Colonial spire, are meetly set in an environment which strikes no note of dissonance.

a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The church was not half filled when Armitage and Thornton arrived, but a double line of visitors were standing in the rear aisle.

look attentively

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

at the time that

From this reading The church was not half filled when Armitage and Thornton arrived, but a double line of visitors were standing in the rear aisle.

in or at the place that

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The spotless white walls, the green blinds, the graceful Colonial spire, are meetly set in an environment which strikes no note of dissonance.

a Caucasian

From this reading The spotless white walls, the green blinds, the graceful Colonial spire, are meetly set in an environment which strikes no note of dissonance.

which person or people

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

in the company of; together with

From this reading On either side are quaint, narrow streets, lined with decent door-yards and houses almost as old as the church.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Within the cool interior the cottagers, and representatives of a native aristocracy--direct descendants of the English of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, who are so conservative, so proudly, scornfully aloof, that one would doubt they existed at all, were it not for their stately homes in the older sections of the city, where giant elms keep watch and ward over eave and column and dormer window, where hydrangeas sweep the doorstep, and faun and satyr, rough hewn, peer through the shrubbery--sit primly in the box-like pews with the preacher towering above them under the white sounding board.

a late time of life

From this reading AT TRINITY Old Trinity rests on the hillside, serene in the afterglow of its one hundred and eighty-four years.