used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a warm Saturday afternoon and he unbuttoned his dacron blazer a block or so into Chinatown.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He smiled as he wandered by the bright restaurants and shops, the rows of ivory Buddhas in window after window.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It was a warm Saturday afternoon and he unbuttoned his dacron blazer a block or so into Chinatown.
airportnounUS /ˈerpɔːrt/
an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo
From this reading The airport taxi left him at his place, where he showered and shaved.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The airport taxi left him at his place, where he showered and shaved.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading Then he decided he would walk, down through Chinatown and over into North Beach, to Beth's apartment.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He smiled as he wandered by the bright restaurants and shops, the rows of ivory Buddhas in window after window.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The airport taxi left him at his place, where he showered and shaved.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Pendleton had been away from San Francisco over two months.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading Then he decided he would walk, down through Chinatown and over into North Beach, to Beth's apartment.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Pendleton had been away from San Francisco over two months.
Beth'snounUS /beθs/
possessive form of “beth” — the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet
From this reading Then he decided he would walk, down through Chinatown and over into North Beach, to Beth's apartment.
blazernounUS /ˈbleɪzər/
lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the colors of a club or school
From this reading It was a warm Saturday afternoon and he unbuttoned his dacron blazer a block or so into Chinatown.
blocknounUS /blɑːk/
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading It was a warm Saturday afternoon and he unbuttoned his dacron blazer a block or so into Chinatown.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading He smiled as he wandered by the bright restaurants and shops, the rows of ivory Buddhas in window after window.
Buddhas
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From this reading He smiled as he wandered by the bright restaurants and shops, the rows of ivory Buddhas in window after window.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He smiled as he wandered by the bright restaurants and shops, the rows of ivory Buddhas in window after window.
Chinatown
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From this reading Then he decided he would walk, down through Chinatown and over into North Beach, to Beth's apartment.
dacronnounUS /ˈdækrɑːn/
a kind of polyester fabric
From this reading It was a warm Saturday afternoon and he unbuttoned his dacron blazer a block or so into Chinatown.
recognizable; marked
From this reading Then he decided he would walk, down through Chinatown and over into North Beach, to Beth's apartment.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Then he decided he would walk, down through Chinatown and over into North Beach, to Beth's apartment.
Francisco
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From this reading Pendleton had been away from San Francisco over two months.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pendleton had been away from San Francisco over two months.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pendleton had been away from San Francisco over two months.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The airport taxi left him at his place, where he showered and shaved.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The airport taxi left him at his place, where he showered and shaved.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The airport taxi left him at his place, where he showered and shaved.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He smiled as he wandered by the bright restaurants and shops, the rows of ivory Buddhas in window after window.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then he decided he would walk, down through Chinatown and over into North Beach, to Beth's apartment.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a warm Saturday afternoon and he unbuttoned his dacron blazer a block or so into Chinatown.
ivorynounUS /ˈaɪvəri/
a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
From this reading He smiled as he wandered by the bright restaurants and shops, the rows of ivory Buddhas in window after window.
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 The airport taxi left him at his place, where he showered and shaved.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Pendleton had been away from San Francisco over two months.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Then he decided he would walk, down through Chinatown and over into North Beach, to Beth's apartment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He smiled as he wandered by the bright restaurants and shops, the rows of ivory Buddhas in window after window.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was a warm Saturday afternoon and he unbuttoned his dacron blazer a block or so into Chinatown.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Pendleton had been away from San Francisco over two months.
Pendleton
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From this reading Pendleton had been away from San Francisco over two months.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The airport taxi left him at his place, where he showered and shaved.
restaurantsnounUS /ˈrestərɑːnts/
plural of “restaurant” — a building where people go to eat
From this reading He smiled as he wandered by the bright restaurants and shops, the rows of ivory Buddhas in window after window.
rowsnounUS /roʊz/
plural of “row” — an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading He smiled as he wandered by the bright restaurants and shops, the rows of ivory Buddhas in window after window.
San
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From this reading Pendleton had been away from San Francisco over two months.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading It was a warm Saturday afternoon and he unbuttoned his dacron blazer a block or so into Chinatown.
shavedadjectiveUS /ʃeɪvd/
having the beard or hair cut off close to the skin
From this reading The airport taxi left him at his place, where he showered and shaved.
shopsnounUS /ʃɑːps/
plural of “shop” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading He smiled as he wandered by the bright restaurants and shops, the rows of ivory Buddhas in window after window.
showeredverbUS /ˈʃaʊərd/
past form of “shower” — expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns
From this reading The airport taxi left him at his place, where he showered and shaved.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He smiled as he wandered by the bright restaurants and shops, the rows of ivory Buddhas in window after window.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was a warm Saturday afternoon and he unbuttoned his dacron blazer a block or so into Chinatown.
taxiverbUS /ˈtæksi/
travel slowly
From this reading The airport taxi left him at his place, where he showered and shaved.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The airport taxi left him at his place, where he showered and shaved.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he decided he would walk, down through Chinatown and over into North Beach, to Beth's apartment.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Then he decided he would walk, down through Chinatown and over into North Beach, to Beth's apartment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he decided he would walk, down through Chinatown and over into North Beach, to Beth's apartment.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Pendleton had been away from San Francisco over two months.
unbuttonedadjectiveUS /ənˈbʌtənd/
not buttoned
From this reading It was a warm Saturday afternoon and he unbuttoned his dacron blazer a block or so into Chinatown.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Then he decided he would walk, down through Chinatown and over into North Beach, to Beth's apartment.
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading He smiled as he wandered by the bright restaurants and shops, the rows of ivory Buddhas in window after window.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading It was a warm Saturday afternoon and he unbuttoned his dacron blazer a block or so into Chinatown.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a warm Saturday afternoon and he unbuttoned his dacron blazer a block or so into Chinatown.
in or at the place that
From this reading The airport taxi left him at his place, where he showered and shaved.
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 He smiled as he wandered by the bright restaurants and shops, the rows of ivory Buddhas in window after window.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Then he decided he would walk, down through Chinatown and over into North Beach, to Beth's apartment.
