Chapter VI

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

From this reading But in spite of tasteless horticulture it is a quaint old square, a little sad and shabby, perhaps, yet mercifully green inside its two iron-railed parallelograms.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

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

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

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

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

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

From this reading The municipal authorities decorated the grass with tulips and later with geraniums.

a shade of blue tinged with green

From this reading Later still, cannas and foliage plants were planted, over which two fountains spurted aqua Crotonis.

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

From this reading DREAMLAND As winter faded into spring the first tracery of green fringed the branches in Stuyvesant Square.

a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

From this reading The municipal authorities decorated the grass with tulips and later with geraniums.

plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization

From this reading DREAMLAND As winter faded into spring the first tracery of green fringed the branches in Stuyvesant Square.

think moodily or anxiously about something

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But in spite of tasteless horticulture it is a quaint old square, a little sad and shabby, perhaps, yet mercifully green inside its two iron-railed parallelograms.

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From this reading Later still, cannas and foliage plants were planted, over which two fountains spurted aqua Crotonis.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

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

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

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

From this reading Later still, cannas and foliage plants were planted, over which two fountains spurted aqua Crotonis.

provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction

From this reading The municipal authorities decorated the grass with tulips and later with geraniums.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

a pleasing country existing only in dreams or imagination

From this reading DREAMLAND As winter faded into spring the first tracery of green fringed the branches in Stuyvesant Square.

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

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

having lost freshness or brilliance of color

From this reading DREAMLAND As winter faded into spring the first tracery of green fringed the branches in Stuyvesant Square.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading DREAMLAND As winter faded into spring the first tracery of green fringed the branches in Stuyvesant Square.

the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading Later still, cannas and foliage plants were planted, over which two fountains spurted aqua Crotonis.

plural of “fountain” — a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises

From this reading Later still, cannas and foliage plants were planted, over which two fountains spurted aqua Crotonis.

surrounded as with a border or fringe; sometimes used in combination

From this reading DREAMLAND As winter faded into spring the first tracery of green fringed the branches in Stuyvesant Square.

soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

possessive form of “george” — Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

plural of “geranium” — any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae

From this reading The municipal authorities decorated the grass with tulips and later with geraniums.

shoot down, of birds

From this reading The municipal authorities decorated the grass with tulips and later with geraniums.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading DREAMLAND As winter faded into spring the first tracery of green fringed the branches in Stuyvesant Square.

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

to a considerable degree

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

the cultivation of plants

From this reading But in spite of tasteless horticulture it is a quaint old square, a little sad and shabby, perhaps, yet mercifully green inside its two iron-railed parallelograms.

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

From this reading DREAMLAND As winter faded into spring the first tracery of green fringed the branches in Stuyvesant Square.

relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space

From this reading But in spite of tasteless horticulture it is a quaint old square, a little sad and shabby, perhaps, yet mercifully green inside its two iron-railed parallelograms.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading DREAMLAND As winter faded into spring the first tracery of green fringed the branches in Stuyvesant Square.

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

From this reading But in spite of tasteless horticulture it is a quaint old square, a little sad and shabby, perhaps, yet mercifully green inside its two iron-railed parallelograms.

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

From this reading But in spite of tasteless horticulture it is a quaint old square, a little sad and shabby, perhaps, yet mercifully green inside its two iron-railed parallelograms.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But in spite of tasteless horticulture it is a quaint old square, a little sad and shabby, perhaps, yet mercifully green inside its two iron-railed parallelograms.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading But in spite of tasteless horticulture it is a quaint old square, a little sad and shabby, perhaps, yet mercifully green inside its two iron-railed parallelograms.

plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading The municipal authorities decorated the grass with tulips and later with geraniums.

having or covered with leaves

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading But in spite of tasteless horticulture it is a quaint old square, a little sad and shabby, perhaps, yet mercifully green inside its two iron-railed parallelograms.

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

plural of “mansion” — (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

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

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

in a compassionate manner

From this reading But in spite of tasteless horticulture it is a quaint old square, a little sad and shabby, perhaps, yet mercifully green inside its two iron-railed parallelograms.

relating or belonging to or characteristic of a municipality

From this reading The municipal authorities decorated the grass with tulips and later with geraniums.

in a northern direction

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading DREAMLAND As winter faded into spring the first tracery of green fringed the branches in Stuyvesant Square.

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

From this reading But in spite of tasteless horticulture it is a quaint old square, a little sad and shabby, perhaps, yet mercifully green inside its two iron-railed parallelograms.

attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

above and across; more than

From this reading Later still, cannas and foliage plants were planted, over which two fountains spurted aqua Crotonis.

coated with paint

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

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

From this reading But in spite of tasteless horticulture it is a quaint old square, a little sad and shabby, perhaps, yet mercifully green inside its two iron-railed parallelograms.

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

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

by chance

From this reading But in spite of tasteless horticulture it is a quaint old square, a little sad and shabby, perhaps, yet mercifully green inside its two iron-railed parallelograms.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held

From this reading Later still, cannas and foliage plants were planted, over which two fountains spurted aqua Crotonis.

plural of “plant” — buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading Later still, cannas and foliage plants were planted, over which two fountains spurted aqua Crotonis.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

strange in an interesting or pleasing way

From this reading But in spite of tasteless horticulture it is a quaint old square, a little sad and shabby, perhaps, yet mercifully green inside its two iron-railed parallelograms.

a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

a unit strength of a radioactive source equal to one million disintegrations per second

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading But in spite of tasteless horticulture it is a quaint old square, a little sad and shabby, perhaps, yet mercifully green inside its two iron-railed parallelograms.

showing signs of wear and tear

From this reading But in spite of tasteless horticulture it is a quaint old square, a little sad and shabby, perhaps, yet mercifully green inside its two iron-railed parallelograms.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

feeling a need to see others suffer

From this reading But in spite of tasteless horticulture it is a quaint old square, a little sad and shabby, perhaps, yet mercifully green inside its two iron-railed parallelograms.

the season of growth

From this reading DREAMLAND As winter faded into spring the first tracery of green fringed the branches in Stuyvesant Square.

past form of “spurt” — gush forth in a sudden stream or jet

From this reading Later still, cannas and foliage plants were planted, over which two fountains spurted aqua Crotonis.

make square

From this reading DREAMLAND As winter faded into spring the first tracery of green fringed the branches in Stuyvesant Square.

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

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

not in physical motion

From this reading Later still, cannas and foliage plants were planted, over which two fountains spurted aqua Crotonis.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

the last Dutch colonial administrator of New Netherland; in 1664 he was forced to surrender the colony to England (1592-1672)

From this reading DREAMLAND As winter faded into spring the first tracery of green fringed the branches in Stuyvesant Square.

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

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

lacking flavor

From this reading But in spite of tasteless horticulture it is a quaint old square, a little sad and shabby, perhaps, yet mercifully green inside its two iron-railed parallelograms.

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

From this reading DREAMLAND As winter faded into spring the first tracery of green fringed the branches in Stuyvesant Square.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

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

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

plural of “tower” — a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

decoration consisting of an open pattern of interlacing ribs

From this reading DREAMLAND As winter faded into spring the first tracery of green fringed the branches in Stuyvesant Square.

cut short in duration

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

plural of “tulip” — any of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower

From this reading The municipal authorities decorated the grass with tulips and later with geraniums.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Later still, cannas and foliage plants were planted, over which two fountains spurted aqua Crotonis.

a period of sleeplessness

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

a person who has never had sex

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

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

From this reading Later still, cannas and foliage plants were planted, over which two fountains spurted aqua Crotonis.

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

From this reading Later still, cannas and foliage plants were planted, over which two fountains spurted aqua Crotonis.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading Above the great sycamores and elms the truncated towers of St. George's brood heavily; along the short, leafy reach of Rutherford Place an old-time Quaker meeting-house keeps gentle vigil; northward, aged mansions peer at the square through time-dimmed windows; south, above the Sisters of The Assumption, a painted Virgin clasps her stone hands and looks down on the little children of the poor.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading DREAMLAND As winter faded into spring the first tracery of green fringed the branches in Stuyvesant Square.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The municipal authorities decorated the grass with tulips and later with geraniums.

but in spite of that

From this reading But in spite of tasteless horticulture it is a quaint old square, a little sad and shabby, perhaps, yet mercifully green inside its two iron-railed parallelograms.