used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading He swam through the air, a vague smile of beatitude on his lips.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading My two were at once in another world--Jimmy’s a mere wide world of enchantment, as befitted his five-year-old ignorance.
aridadjectiveUS /ˈærəd/
lacking sufficient water or rainfall
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My two were at once in another world--Jimmy’s a mere wide world of enchantment, as befitted his five-year-old ignorance.
avenuesnounUS /ˈævənuːz/
plural of “avenue” — a line of approach
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
completely unclothed
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
beatitudenoun
a state of supreme happiness
From this reading He swam through the air, a vague smile of beatitude on his lips.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
befitted
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From this reading My two were at once in another world--Jimmy’s a mere wide world of enchantment, as befitted his five-year-old ignorance.
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading I was left on a bench, with the other waiting mothers, watching our children’s pleasure.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
children's
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From this reading I was left on a bench, with the other waiting mothers, watching our children’s pleasure.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Sally sat very straight, one hand on her hip, the other stretched out in a gesture of command.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
crankverbUS /kræŋk/
travel along a zigzag path
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
placed crosswise
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
d'Armes
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From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
enchantmentnounUS /enˈtʃæntmənt/
a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual
From this reading My two were at once in another world--Jimmy’s a mere wide world of enchantment, as befitted his five-year-old ignorance.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
five-year-oldadjective
five years of age
From this reading My two were at once in another world--Jimmy’s a mere wide world of enchantment, as befitted his five-year-old ignorance.
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading Sally sat very straight, one hand on her hip, the other stretched out in a gesture of command.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He swam through the air, a vague smile of beatitude on his lips.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sally sat very straight, one hand on her hip, the other stretched out in a gesture of command.
hipnounUS /hɪp/
either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
From this reading Sally sat very straight, one hand on her hip, the other stretched out in a gesture of command.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
hobbledverbUS /ˈhɑːbəld/
past form of “hobble” — walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was left on a bench, with the other waiting mothers, watching our children’s pleasure.
the lack of knowledge or education
From this reading My two were at once in another world--Jimmy’s a mere wide world of enchantment, as befitted his five-year-old ignorance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
Jimmy'snounUS /ˈdʒɪmiz/
possessive form of “jimmy” — a short crowbar
From this reading My two were at once in another world--Jimmy’s a mere wide world of enchantment, as befitted his five-year-old ignorance.
leafyadjectiveUS /ˈliːfi/
having or covered with leaves
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I was left on a bench, with the other waiting mothers, watching our children’s pleasure.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading He swam through the air, a vague smile of beatitude on his lips.
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading My two were at once in another world--Jimmy’s a mere wide world of enchantment, as befitted his five-year-old ignorance.
mothersnounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
plural of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I was left on a bench, with the other waiting mothers, watching our children’s pleasure.
musteredverbUS /ˈmʌstərd/
past form of “muster” — gather or bring together
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My two were at once in another world--Jimmy’s a mere wide world of enchantment, as befitted his five-year-old ignorance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was left on a bench, with the other waiting mothers, watching our children’s pleasure.
on one occasion
From this reading My two were at once in another world--Jimmy’s a mere wide world of enchantment, as befitted his five-year-old ignorance.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Sally sat very straight, one hand on her hip, the other stretched out in a gesture of command.
one-armedadjective
having one arm
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I was left on a bench, with the other waiting mothers, watching our children’s pleasure.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I was left on a bench, with the other waiting mothers, watching our children’s pleasure.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Sally sat very straight, one hand on her hip, the other stretched out in a gesture of command.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
paving-stones
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From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading I was left on a bench, with the other waiting mothers, watching our children’s pleasure.
primitiveadjectiveUS /ˈprɪmətɪv/
belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
witty remark
From this reading Sally sat very straight, one hand on her hip, the other stretched out in a gesture of command.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Sally sat very straight, one hand on her hip, the other stretched out in a gesture of command.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He swam through the air, a vague smile of beatitude on his lips.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Sally sat very straight, one hand on her hip, the other stretched out in a gesture of command.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Sally sat very straight, one hand on her hip, the other stretched out in a gesture of command.
swamverbUS /swæm/
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading He swam through the air, a vague smile of beatitude on his lips.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He swam through the air, a vague smile of beatitude on his lips.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
soldiers collectively
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading My two were at once in another world--Jimmy’s a mere wide world of enchantment, as befitted his five-year-old ignorance.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading He swam through the air, a vague smile of beatitude on his lips.
precisely as stated
From this reading Sally sat very straight, one hand on her hip, the other stretched out in a gesture of command.
villainousadjectiveUS /ˈvɪlənəs/
extremely wicked
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading I was left on a bench, with the other waiting mothers, watching our children’s pleasure.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was left on a bench, with the other waiting mothers, watching our children’s pleasure.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading I was left on a bench, with the other waiting mothers, watching our children’s pleasure.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My two were at once in another world--Jimmy’s a mere wide world of enchantment, as befitted his five-year-old ignorance.
in or at the place that
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
whirledverbUS /wɜːrld/
past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading My two were at once in another world--Jimmy’s a mere wide world of enchantment, as befitted his five-year-old ignorance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was left on a bench, with the other waiting mothers, watching our children’s pleasure.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading We set off, the three of us, hand in hand, crossed the arid, bare Place d’Armes where the great Louis had mustered his troops, hobbled up over the villainous paving-stones of the gray entrance court and came by beautiful leafy avenues to where the primitive circle of wooden horses whirled slowly about, as a one-armed soldier turned the crank.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading My two were at once in another world--Jimmy’s a mere wide world of enchantment, as befitted his five-year-old ignorance.
