Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

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

From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.

a narrow street with walls on both sides

From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.

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

From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.

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

From this reading WHAT REDBURN SAW IN LAUNCELOTT’S-HEY The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.

the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center

From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.

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From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.

(electronics) a nonlinear electronic circuit whose output is limited in amplitude; used to limit the instantaneous amplitude of a waveform (to clip off the peaks of a waveform)

From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Once, passing through this place, I heard a feeble wail, which seemed to come out of the earth.

-ing form of “convert” — change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy

From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.

soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state

From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.

having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned

From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.

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From this reading WHAT REDBURN SAW IN LAUNCELOTT’S-HEY The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.

the habitation of wild animals

From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.

thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.

plural of “dock” — an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial

From this reading WHAT REDBURN SAW IN LAUNCELOTT’S-HEY The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading Once, passing through this place, I heard a feeble wail, which seemed to come out of the earth.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.

pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness

From this reading Once, passing through this place, I heard a feeble wail, which seemed to come out of the earth.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading WHAT REDBURN SAW IN LAUNCELOTT’S-HEY The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.

usually; as a rule

From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.

a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.

the act of departing

From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.

continually recurring to the mind

From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Once, passing through this place, I heard a feeble wail, which seemed to come out of the earth.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.

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

From this reading WHAT REDBURN SAW IN LAUNCELOTT’S-HEY The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.

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From this reading WHAT REDBURN SAW IN LAUNCELOTT’S-HEY The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.

bordered by a line of things

From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading WHAT REDBURN SAW IN LAUNCELOTT’S-HEY The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading WHAT REDBURN SAW IN LAUNCELOTT’S-HEY The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.

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From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WHAT REDBURN SAW IN LAUNCELOTT’S-HEY The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.

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

From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.

on one occasion

From this reading Once, passing through this place, I heard a feeble wail, which seemed to come out of the earth.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading WHAT REDBURN SAW IN LAUNCELOTT’S-HEY The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Once, passing through this place, I heard a feeble wail, which seemed to come out of the earth.

causing physical or psychological pain

From this reading WHAT REDBURN SAW IN LAUNCELOTT’S-HEY The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading Once, passing through this place, I heard a feeble wail, which seemed to come out of the earth.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Once, passing through this place, I heard a feeble wail, which seemed to come out of the earth.

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From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.

on the contrary

From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.

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From this reading WHAT REDBURN SAW IN LAUNCELOTT’S-HEY The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.

third-person singular of “remind” — put in the mind of someone

From this reading WHAT REDBURN SAW IN LAUNCELOTT’S-HEY The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading WHAT REDBURN SAW IN LAUNCELOTT’S-HEY The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.

cut with a saw

From this reading WHAT REDBURN SAW IN LAUNCELOTT’S-HEY The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Once, passing through this place, I heard a feeble wail, which seemed to come out of the earth.

not often

From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.

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

From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.

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From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.

an optical instrument for aiding the eye in aiming, as on a firearm or surveying instrument

From this reading WHAT REDBURN SAW IN LAUNCELOTT’S-HEY The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.

a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.

marked by or emitting or filled with smoke

From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.

characterized by or preferring solitude

From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.

take away possessions from someone

From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.

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

From this reading WHAT REDBURN SAW IN LAUNCELOTT’S-HEY The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading WHAT REDBURN SAW IN LAUNCELOTT’S-HEY The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.

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From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.

the time of day immediately following sunset

From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.

precisely as stated

From this reading WHAT REDBURN SAW IN LAUNCELOTT’S-HEY The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading WHAT REDBURN SAW IN LAUNCELOTT’S-HEY The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.

emit long loud cries

From this reading Once, passing through this place, I heard a feeble wail, which seemed to come out of the earth.

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 It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.

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

From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.

plural of “warehouse” — a storehouse for goods and merchandise

From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.

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

From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading WHAT REDBURN SAW IN LAUNCELOTT’S-HEY The dead-house reminds me of other sad things; for in the vicinity of the docks are many very painful sights.

in or at the place that

From this reading It was but a strip of crooked side-walk where I stood; the dingy wall was on every side, converting the mid-day into twilight; and not a soul was in sight.

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

From this reading Once, passing through this place, I heard a feeble wail, which seemed to come out of the earth.

in the company of; together with

From this reading In going to our boarding-house, the sign of the Baltimore Clipper, I generally passed through a narrow street called “Launcelott’s-Hey,” lined with dingy, prison-like cotton warehouses.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading In this street, or rather alley, you seldom see any one but a truck-man, or some solitary old warehouse-keeper, haunting his smoky den like a ghost.