used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AND LAST It must be a very dear and intimate reality for which people will be content to give up a dream.--Hawthorne: _The Marble Faun_.
matters of personal concern
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Romance had crowded commerce from the boulevards; poets wrote their verses at the marble-topped tables along the awninged pavements; the lesser streets were lovers' lanes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND LAST It must be a very dear and intimate reality for which people will be content to give up a dream.--Hawthorne: _The Marble Faun_.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Summer held Paris in his arms when Cartaret returned there--held her, wearied from the dance with Spring, in his warm arms, and was rocking her to sleep.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Romance had crowded commerce from the boulevards; poets wrote their verses at the marble-topped tables along the awninged pavements; the lesser streets were lovers' lanes.
awningedadjective
covered with an awning
From this reading Romance had crowded commerce from the boulevards; poets wrote their verses at the marble-topped tables along the awninged pavements; the lesser streets were lovers' lanes.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading AND LAST It must be a very dear and intimate reality for which people will be content to give up a dream.--Hawthorne: _The Marble Faun_.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
biddingnounUS /ˈbɪdɪŋ/
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
billsnounUS /bɪlz/
plural of “bill” — a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
boulevardsnounUS /ˈbʊləvɑːrdz/
plural of “boulevard” — a wide street or thoroughfare
From this reading Romance had crowded commerce from the boulevards; poets wrote their verses at the marble-topped tables along the awninged pavements; the lesser streets were lovers' lanes.
Cartaret
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From this reading Summer held Paris in his arms when Cartaret returned there--held her, wearied from the dance with Spring, in his warm arms, and was rocking her to sleep.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
collectingnounUS /kəˈlektɪŋ/
the act of gathering something together
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
commercenounUS /ˈkɑːmərs/
transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)
From this reading Romance had crowded commerce from the boulevards; poets wrote their verses at the marble-topped tables along the awninged pavements; the lesser streets were lovers' lanes.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading AND LAST It must be a very dear and intimate reality for which people will be content to give up a dream.--Hawthorne: _The Marble Faun_.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading Romance had crowded commerce from the boulevards; poets wrote their verses at the marble-topped tables along the awninged pavements; the lesser streets were lovers' lanes.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading Summer held Paris in his arms when Cartaret returned there--held her, wearied from the dance with Spring, in his warm arms, and was rocking her to sleep.
dearly loved
From this reading AND LAST It must be a very dear and intimate reality for which people will be content to give up a dream.--Hawthorne: _The Marble Faun_.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading AND LAST It must be a very dear and intimate reality for which people will be content to give up a dream.--Hawthorne: _The Marble Faun_.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
Faunnoun
ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat's tail; equivalent to Greek satyr
From this reading AND LAST It must be a very dear and intimate reality for which people will be content to give up a dream.--Hawthorne: _The Marble Faun_.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AND LAST It must be a very dear and intimate reality for which people will be content to give up a dream.--Hawthorne: _The Marble Faun_.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Summer held Paris in his arms when Cartaret returned there--held her, wearied from the dance with Spring, in his warm arms, and was rocking her to sleep.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading AND LAST It must be a very dear and intimate reality for which people will be content to give up a dream.--Hawthorne: _The Marble Faun_.
good-bynoun
a farewell remark
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Romance had crowded commerce from the boulevards; poets wrote their verses at the marble-topped tables along the awninged pavements; the lesser streets were lovers' lanes.
HawthornenounUS /ˈhɔːθɔːrn/
United States writer of novels and short stories mostly on moral themes (1804-1864)
From this reading AND LAST It must be a very dear and intimate reality for which people will be content to give up a dream.--Hawthorne: _The Marble Faun_.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Summer held Paris in his arms when Cartaret returned there--held her, wearied from the dance with Spring, in his warm arms, and was rocking her to sleep.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Summer held Paris in his arms when Cartaret returned there--held her, wearied from the dance with Spring, in his warm arms, and was rocking her to sleep.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Summer held Paris in his arms when Cartaret returned there--held her, wearied from the dance with Spring, in his warm arms, and was rocking her to sleep.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading For Cartaret had not hurried.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Summer held Paris in his arms when Cartaret returned there--held her, wearied from the dance with Spring, in his warm arms, and was rocking her to sleep.
intimateadjectiveUS /ˈɪntəmət/
marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
From this reading AND LAST It must be a very dear and intimate reality for which people will be content to give up a dream.--Hawthorne: _The Marble Faun_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AND LAST It must be a very dear and intimate reality for which people will be content to give up a dream.--Hawthorne: _The Marble Faun_.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
lanesnounUS /leɪnz/
plural of “lane” — a narrow way or road
From this reading Romance had crowded commerce from the boulevards; poets wrote their verses at the marble-topped tables along the awninged pavements; the lesser streets were lovers' lanes.
immediately past
From this reading AND LAST It must be a very dear and intimate reality for which people will be content to give up a dream.--Hawthorne: _The Marble Faun_.
lesseradjectiveUS /ˈlesər/
of less size or importance
From this reading Romance had crowded commerce from the boulevards; poets wrote their verses at the marble-topped tables along the awninged pavements; the lesser streets were lovers' lanes.
held dear
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
loversnounUS /ˈlʌvərz/
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading Romance had crowded commerce from the boulevards; poets wrote their verses at the marble-topped tables along the awninged pavements; the lesser streets were lovers' lanes.
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading AND LAST It must be a very dear and intimate reality for which people will be content to give up a dream.--Hawthorne: _The Marble Faun_.
marble-topped
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Romance had crowded commerce from the boulevards; poets wrote their verses at the marble-topped tables along the awninged pavements; the lesser streets were lovers' lanes.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading AND LAST It must be a very dear and intimate reality for which people will be content to give up a dream.--Hawthorne: _The Marble Faun_.
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For Cartaret had not hurried.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
on one occasion
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
and nothing more
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading Summer held Paris in his arms when Cartaret returned there--held her, wearied from the dance with Spring, in his warm arms, and was rocking her to sleep.
pavementsnounUS /ˈpeɪvmənts/
plural of “pavement” — the paved surface of a thoroughfare
From this reading Romance had crowded commerce from the boulevards; poets wrote their verses at the marble-topped tables along the awninged pavements; the lesser streets were lovers' lanes.
yielding a fair profit
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading AND LAST It must be a very dear and intimate reality for which people will be content to give up a dream.--Hawthorne: _The Marble Faun_.
poetsnounUS /ˈpoʊəts/
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading Romance had crowded commerce from the boulevards; poets wrote their verses at the marble-topped tables along the awninged pavements; the lesser streets were lovers' lanes.
possessionsnounUS /pəˈzeʃənz/
plural of “possession” — the act of having and controlling property
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
PyreneesnounUS /ˈpɪrəiz/
a chain of mountains between France and Spain
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading AND LAST It must be a very dear and intimate reality for which people will be content to give up a dream.--Hawthorne: _The Marble Faun_.
not used up
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Summer held Paris in his arms when Cartaret returned there--held her, wearied from the dance with Spring, in his warm arms, and was rocking her to sleep.
rockingverbUS /ˈrɑːkɪŋ/
-ing form of “rock” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading Summer held Paris in his arms when Cartaret returned there--held her, wearied from the dance with Spring, in his warm arms, and was rocking her to sleep.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading Romance had crowded commerce from the boulevards; poets wrote their verses at the marble-topped tables along the awninged pavements; the lesser streets were lovers' lanes.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
settlingnounUS /ˈsetəlɪŋ/
a gradual sinking to a lower level
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Summer held Paris in his arms when Cartaret returned there--held her, wearied from the dance with Spring, in his warm arms, and was rocking her to sleep.
the season of growth
From this reading Summer held Paris in his arms when Cartaret returned there--held her, wearied from the dance with Spring, in his warm arms, and was rocking her to sleep.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Romance had crowded commerce from the boulevards; poets wrote their verses at the marble-topped tables along the awninged pavements; the lesser streets were lovers' lanes.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Summer held Paris in his arms when Cartaret returned there--held her, wearied from the dance with Spring, in his warm arms, and was rocking her to sleep.
tablesnounUS /ˈteɪbəlz/
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Romance had crowded commerce from the boulevards; poets wrote their verses at the marble-topped tables along the awninged pavements; the lesser streets were lovers' lanes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AND LAST It must be a very dear and intimate reality for which people will be content to give up a dream.--Hawthorne: _The Marble Faun_.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Romance had crowded commerce from the boulevards; poets wrote their verses at the marble-topped tables along the awninged pavements; the lesser streets were lovers' lanes.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Summer held Paris in his arms when Cartaret returned there--held her, wearied from the dance with Spring, in his warm arms, and was rocking her to sleep.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AND LAST It must be a very dear and intimate reality for which people will be content to give up a dream.--Hawthorne: _The Marble Faun_.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading AND LAST It must be a very dear and intimate reality for which people will be content to give up a dream.--Hawthorne: _The Marble Faun_.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Once the Pyrenees were behind him, he felt growing upon him a dread of any return to the city in which he had first met and loved the Lady of the Rose; and only the necessity of settling his affairs there--of collecting his few possessions, paying two or three remaining bills and bidding a last good-by to his friends--drew him forward.
versesnounUS /ˈvɜːrsəz/
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading Romance had crowded commerce from the boulevards; poets wrote their verses at the marble-topped tables along the awninged pavements; the lesser streets were lovers' lanes.
precisely as stated
From this reading AND LAST It must be a very dear and intimate reality for which people will be content to give up a dream.--Hawthorne: _The Marble Faun_.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Summer held Paris in his arms when Cartaret returned there--held her, wearied from the dance with Spring, in his warm arms, and was rocking her to sleep.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Summer held Paris in his arms when Cartaret returned there--held her, wearied from the dance with Spring, in his warm arms, and was rocking her to sleep.
weariedadjectiveUS /ˈwɪrid/
exhausted
From this reading Summer held Paris in his arms when Cartaret returned there--held her, wearied from the dance with Spring, in his warm arms, and was rocking her to sleep.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Romance had crowded commerce from the boulevards; poets wrote their verses at the marble-topped tables along the awninged pavements; the lesser streets were lovers' lanes.
at the time that
From this reading Summer held Paris in his arms when Cartaret returned there--held her, wearied from the dance with Spring, in his warm arms, and was rocking her to sleep.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading AND LAST It must be a very dear and intimate reality for which people will be content to give up a dream.--Hawthorne: _The Marble Faun_.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading AND LAST It must be a very dear and intimate reality for which people will be content to give up a dream.--Hawthorne: _The Marble Faun_.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Summer held Paris in his arms when Cartaret returned there--held her, wearied from the dance with Spring, in his warm arms, and was rocking her to sleep.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Romance had crowded commerce from the boulevards; poets wrote their verses at the marble-topped tables along the awninged pavements; the lesser streets were lovers' lanes.
