Chapter VIII

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

From this reading Its high ceilings, its massive golden-oak woodwork, its elaborate low-hung chandelier of bronze and china, its dingy bay walls of painted plaster, and its four high narrow windows to the south—all bespoke a departed era in architecture and decoration.

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading The office, like the building, breathed an air of former days.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Its high ceilings, its massive golden-oak woodwork, its elaborate low-hung chandelier of bronze and china, its dingy bay walls of painted plaster, and its four high narrow windows to the south—all bespoke a departed era in architecture and decoration.

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

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Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading We entered the ancient building, with its discolored marble pillars and balustrades and its old-fashioned iron scroll-work, by the Franklin Street door, and went directly to the District Attorney’s office on the fourth floor.

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

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an architectural product or work

From this reading Its high ceilings, its massive golden-oak woodwork, its elaborate low-hung chandelier of bronze and china, its dingy bay walls of painted plaster, and its four high narrow windows to the south—all bespoke a departed era in architecture and decoration.

possessive form of “attorney” — a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice

From this reading We entered the ancient building, with its discolored marble pillars and balustrades and its old-fashioned iron scroll-work, by the Franklin Street door, and went directly to the District Attorney’s office on the fourth floor.

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From this reading We entered the ancient building, with its discolored marble pillars and balustrades and its old-fashioned iron scroll-work, by the Franklin Street door, and went directly to the District Attorney’s office on the fourth floor.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading Its high ceilings, its massive golden-oak woodwork, its elaborate low-hung chandelier of bronze and china, its dingy bay walls of painted plaster, and its four high narrow windows to the south—all bespoke a departed era in architecture and decoration.

(of clothing) custom-made

From this reading Its high ceilings, its massive golden-oak woodwork, its elaborate low-hung chandelier of bronze and china, its dingy bay walls of painted plaster, and its four high narrow windows to the south—all bespoke a departed era in architecture and decoration.

uttered without voice

From this reading The office, like the building, breathed an air of former days.

an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin

From this reading Its high ceilings, its massive golden-oak woodwork, its elaborate low-hung chandelier of bronze and china, its dingy bay walls of painted plaster, and its four high narrow windows to the south—all bespoke a departed era in architecture and decoration.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading On the floor was a large velvet carpet-rug of dingy brown; and the windows were hung with velour draperies of the same color.

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading We entered the ancient building, with its discolored marble pillars and balustrades and its old-fashioned iron scroll-work, by the Franklin Street door, and went directly to the District Attorney’s office on the fourth floor.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading We entered the ancient building, with its discolored marble pillars and balustrades and its old-fashioned iron scroll-work, by the Franklin Street door, and went directly to the District Attorney’s office on the fourth floor.

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From this reading On the floor was a large velvet carpet-rug of dingy brown; and the windows were hung with velour draperies of the same color.

plural of “ceiling” — the overhead upper surface of a covered space

From this reading Its high ceilings, its massive golden-oak woodwork, its elaborate low-hung chandelier of bronze and china, its dingy bay walls of painted plaster, and its four high narrow windows to the south—all bespoke a departed era in architecture and decoration.

branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling

From this reading Its high ceilings, its massive golden-oak woodwork, its elaborate low-hung chandelier of bronze and china, its dingy bay walls of painted plaster, and its four high narrow windows to the south—all bespoke a departed era in architecture and decoration.

a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world

From this reading Its high ceilings, its massive golden-oak woodwork, its elaborate low-hung chandelier of bronze and china, its dingy bay walls of painted plaster, and its four high narrow windows to the south—all bespoke a departed era in architecture and decoration.

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

From this reading On the floor was a large velvet carpet-rug of dingy brown; and the windows were hung with velour draperies of the same color.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading The office, like the building, breathed an air of former days.

something used to beautify

From this reading Its high ceilings, its massive golden-oak woodwork, its elaborate low-hung chandelier of bronze and china, its dingy bay walls of painted plaster, and its four high narrow windows to the south—all bespoke a departed era in architecture and decoration.

well in the past; former

From this reading Its high ceilings, its massive golden-oak woodwork, its elaborate low-hung chandelier of bronze and china, its dingy bay walls of painted plaster, and its four high narrow windows to the south—all bespoke a departed era in architecture and decoration.

thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

From this reading Its high ceilings, its massive golden-oak woodwork, its elaborate low-hung chandelier of bronze and china, its dingy bay walls of painted plaster, and its four high narrow windows to the south—all bespoke a departed era in architecture and decoration.

without deviation

From this reading We entered the ancient building, with its discolored marble pillars and balustrades and its old-fashioned iron scroll-work, by the Franklin Street door, and went directly to the District Attorney’s office on the fourth floor.

past form of “discolor” — lose color or turn colorless

From this reading We entered the ancient building, with its discolored marble pillars and balustrades and its old-fashioned iron scroll-work, by the Franklin Street door, and went directly to the District Attorney’s office on the fourth floor.

a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading We entered the ancient building, with its discolored marble pillars and balustrades and its old-fashioned iron scroll-work, by the Franklin Street door, and went directly to the District Attorney’s office on the fourth floor.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading We entered the ancient building, with its discolored marble pillars and balustrades and its old-fashioned iron scroll-work, by the Franklin Street door, and went directly to the District Attorney’s office on the fourth floor.

plural of “drapery” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

From this reading On the floor was a large velvet carpet-rug of dingy brown; and the windows were hung with velour draperies of the same color.

marked by complexity and richness of detail

From this reading Its high ceilings, its massive golden-oak woodwork, its elaborate low-hung chandelier of bronze and china, its dingy bay walls of painted plaster, and its four high narrow windows to the south—all bespoke a departed era in architecture and decoration.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading We entered the ancient building, with its discolored marble pillars and balustrades and its old-fashioned iron scroll-work, by the Franklin Street door, and went directly to the District Attorney’s office on the fourth floor.

a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

From this reading Its high ceilings, its massive golden-oak woodwork, its elaborate low-hung chandelier of bronze and china, its dingy bay walls of painted plaster, and its four high narrow windows to the south—all bespoke a departed era in architecture and decoration.

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading We entered the ancient building, with its discolored marble pillars and balustrades and its old-fashioned iron scroll-work, by the Franklin Street door, and went directly to the District Attorney’s office on the fourth floor.

referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

From this reading The office, like the building, breathed an air of former days.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Its high ceilings, its massive golden-oak woodwork, its elaborate low-hung chandelier of bronze and china, its dingy bay walls of painted plaster, and its four high narrow windows to the south—all bespoke a departed era in architecture and decoration.

following the third position; number four in a countable series

From this reading We entered the ancient building, with its discolored marble pillars and balustrades and its old-fashioned iron scroll-work, by the Franklin Street door, and went directly to the District Attorney’s office on the fourth floor.

United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)

From this reading We entered the ancient building, with its discolored marble pillars and balustrades and its old-fashioned iron scroll-work, by the Franklin Street door, and went directly to the District Attorney’s office on the fourth floor.

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From this reading Its high ceilings, its massive golden-oak woodwork, its elaborate low-hung chandelier of bronze and china, its dingy bay walls of painted plaster, and its four high narrow windows to the south—all bespoke a departed era in architecture and decoration.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading Its high ceilings, its massive golden-oak woodwork, its elaborate low-hung chandelier of bronze and china, its dingy bay walls of painted plaster, and its four high narrow windows to the south—all bespoke a departed era in architecture and decoration.

inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging

From this reading On the floor was a large velvet carpet-rug of dingy brown; and the windows were hung with velour draperies of the same color.

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

From this reading Its high ceilings, its massive golden-oak woodwork, its elaborate low-hung chandelier of bronze and china, its dingy bay walls of painted plaster, and its four high narrow windows to the south—all bespoke a departed era in architecture and decoration.

conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting

From this reading Reports and an Interview (Saturday, June 15; 3 p.m.)

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

From this reading We entered the ancient building, with its discolored marble pillars and balustrades and its old-fashioned iron scroll-work, by the Franklin Street door, and went directly to the District Attorney’s office on the fourth floor.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading We entered the ancient building, with its discolored marble pillars and balustrades and its old-fashioned iron scroll-work, by the Franklin Street door, and went directly to the District Attorney’s office on the fourth floor.

the month following May and preceding July

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above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading On the floor was a large velvet carpet-rug of dingy brown; and the windows were hung with velour draperies of the same color.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The office, like the building, breathed an air of former days.

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From this reading Its high ceilings, its massive golden-oak woodwork, its elaborate low-hung chandelier of bronze and china, its dingy bay walls of painted plaster, and its four high narrow windows to the south—all bespoke a departed era in architecture and decoration.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

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a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material

From this reading We entered the ancient building, with its discolored marble pillars and balustrades and its old-fashioned iron scroll-work, by the Franklin Street door, and went directly to the District Attorney’s office on the fourth floor.

imposing in size or bulk or solidity

From this reading Its high ceilings, its massive golden-oak woodwork, its elaborate low-hung chandelier of bronze and china, its dingy bay walls of painted plaster, and its four high narrow windows to the south—all bespoke a departed era in architecture and decoration.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading Its high ceilings, its massive golden-oak woodwork, its elaborate low-hung chandelier of bronze and china, its dingy bay walls of painted plaster, and its four high narrow windows to the south—all bespoke a departed era in architecture and decoration.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The office, like the building, breathed an air of former days.

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading We entered the ancient building, with its discolored marble pillars and balustrades and its old-fashioned iron scroll-work, by the Franklin Street door, and went directly to the District Attorney’s office on the fourth floor.

out of fashion

From this reading We entered the ancient building, with its discolored marble pillars and balustrades and its old-fashioned iron scroll-work, by the Franklin Street door, and went directly to the District Attorney’s office on the fourth floor.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading We entered the ancient building, with its discolored marble pillars and balustrades and its old-fashioned iron scroll-work, by the Franklin Street door, and went directly to the District Attorney’s office on the fourth floor.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

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coated with paint

From this reading Its high ceilings, its massive golden-oak woodwork, its elaborate low-hung chandelier of bronze and china, its dingy bay walls of painted plaster, and its four high narrow windows to the south—all bespoke a departed era in architecture and decoration.

plural of “pillar” — a fundamental principle or practice

From this reading We entered the ancient building, with its discolored marble pillars and balustrades and its old-fashioned iron scroll-work, by the Franklin Street door, and went directly to the District Attorney’s office on the fourth floor.

apply a heavy coat to

From this reading Its high ceilings, its massive golden-oak woodwork, its elaborate low-hung chandelier of bronze and china, its dingy bay walls of painted plaster, and its four high narrow windows to the south—all bespoke a departed era in architecture and decoration.

plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group

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Identical; not different.

From this reading On the floor was a large velvet carpet-rug of dingy brown; and the windows were hung with velour draperies of the same color.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

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From this reading We entered the ancient building, with its discolored marble pillars and balustrades and its old-fashioned iron scroll-work, by the Franklin Street door, and went directly to the District Attorney’s office on the fourth floor.

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

From this reading Its high ceilings, its massive golden-oak woodwork, its elaborate low-hung chandelier of bronze and china, its dingy bay walls of painted plaster, and its four high narrow windows to the south—all bespoke a departed era in architecture and decoration.

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

From this reading We entered the ancient building, with its discolored marble pillars and balustrades and its old-fashioned iron scroll-work, by the Franklin Street door, and went directly to the District Attorney’s office on the fourth floor.

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

From this reading We entered the ancient building, with its discolored marble pillars and balustrades and its old-fashioned iron scroll-work, by the Franklin Street door, and went directly to the District Attorney’s office on the fourth floor.

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

From this reading We entered the ancient building, with its discolored marble pillars and balustrades and its old-fashioned iron scroll-work, by the Franklin Street door, and went directly to the District Attorney’s office on the fourth floor.

heavy fabric that resembles velvet

From this reading On the floor was a large velvet carpet-rug of dingy brown; and the windows were hung with velour draperies of the same color.

a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back

From this reading On the floor was a large velvet carpet-rug of dingy brown; and the windows were hung with velour draperies of the same color.

plural of “wall” — 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 Its high ceilings, its massive golden-oak woodwork, its elaborate low-hung chandelier of bronze and china, its dingy bay walls of painted plaster, and its four high narrow windows to the south—all bespoke a departed era in architecture and decoration.

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

From this reading On the floor was a large velvet carpet-rug of dingy brown; and the windows were hung with velour draperies of the same color.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We entered the ancient building, with its discolored marble pillars and balustrades and its old-fashioned iron scroll-work, by the Franklin Street door, and went directly to the District Attorney’s office on the fourth floor.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading We entered the ancient building, with its discolored marble pillars and balustrades and its old-fashioned iron scroll-work, by the Franklin Street door, and went directly to the District Attorney’s office on the fourth floor.

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

From this reading On the floor was a large velvet carpet-rug of dingy brown; and the windows were hung with velour draperies of the same color.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading Its high ceilings, its massive golden-oak woodwork, its elaborate low-hung chandelier of bronze and china, its dingy bay walls of painted plaster, and its four high narrow windows to the south—all bespoke a departed era in architecture and decoration.

in the company of; together with

From this reading We entered the ancient building, with its discolored marble pillars and balustrades and its old-fashioned iron scroll-work, by the Franklin Street door, and went directly to the District Attorney’s office on the fourth floor.

work made of wood; especially moldings or stairways or furniture

From this reading Its high ceilings, its massive golden-oak woodwork, its elaborate low-hung chandelier of bronze and china, its dingy bay walls of painted plaster, and its four high narrow windows to the south—all bespoke a departed era in architecture and decoration.