anew
From this reading The strains of music again began to break through the ordinary stillness of the town, and the boats of the great were once more in motion on every canal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The strains of music again began to break through the ordinary stillness of the town, and the boats of the great were once more in motion on every canal.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hands waved timidly in recognition, from the windows of the little dark canopies, as the gondolas glided by, but few paused to greet each other in that city of mystery and suspicion.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The strains of music again began to break through the ordinary stillness of the town, and the boats of the great were once more in motion on every canal.
plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The strains of music again began to break through the ordinary stillness of the town, and the boats of the great were once more in motion on every canal.
terminate
From this reading The strains of music again began to break through the ordinary stillness of the town, and the boats of the great were once more in motion on every canal.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Hands waved timidly in recognition, from the windows of the little dark canopies, as the gondolas glided by, but few paused to greet each other in that city of mystery and suspicion.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Hands waved timidly in recognition, from the windows of the little dark canopies, as the gondolas glided by, but few paused to greet each other in that city of mystery and suspicion.
Cade
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From this reading "We'll follow Cade, we'll follow Cade."
canalnounUS /kəˈnæl/
(astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
From this reading The strains of music again began to break through the ordinary stillness of the town, and the boats of the great were once more in motion on every canal.
canopies
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From this reading Hands waved timidly in recognition, from the windows of the little dark canopies, as the gondolas glided by, but few paused to greet each other in that city of mystery and suspicion.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Hands waved timidly in recognition, from the windows of the little dark canopies, as the gondolas glided by, but few paused to greet each other in that city of mystery and suspicion.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Hands waved timidly in recognition, from the windows of the little dark canopies, as the gondolas glided by, but few paused to greet each other in that city of mystery and suspicion.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Hands waved timidly in recognition, from the windows of the little dark canopies, as the gondolas glided by, but few paused to greet each other in that city of mystery and suspicion.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The strains of music again began to break through the ordinary stillness of the town, and the boats of the great were once more in motion on every canal.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Hands waved timidly in recognition, from the windows of the little dark canopies, as the gondolas glided by, but few paused to greet each other in that city of mystery and suspicion.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "We'll follow Cade, we'll follow Cade."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hands waved timidly in recognition, from the windows of the little dark canopies, as the gondolas glided by, but few paused to greet each other in that city of mystery and suspicion.
glidedverbUS /ˈɡlaɪdɪd/
past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading Hands waved timidly in recognition, from the windows of the little dark canopies, as the gondolas glided by, but few paused to greet each other in that city of mystery and suspicion.
gondolasnounUS /ˈɡɑːndələz/
plural of “gondola” — a low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no roof
From this reading Hands waved timidly in recognition, from the windows of the little dark canopies, as the gondolas glided by, but few paused to greet each other in that city of mystery and suspicion.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The strains of music again began to break through the ordinary stillness of the town, and the boats of the great were once more in motion on every canal.
greetverbUS /ɡriːt/
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading Hands waved timidly in recognition, from the windows of the little dark canopies, as the gondolas glided by, but few paused to greet each other in that city of mystery and suspicion.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Hands waved timidly in recognition, from the windows of the little dark canopies, as the gondolas glided by, but few paused to greet each other in that city of mystery and suspicion.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading HENRY VI.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The strains of music again began to break through the ordinary stillness of the town, and the boats of the great were once more in motion on every canal.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Hands waved timidly in recognition, from the windows of the little dark canopies, as the gondolas glided by, but few paused to greet each other in that city of mystery and suspicion.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The strains of music again began to break through the ordinary stillness of the town, and the boats of the great were once more in motion on every canal.
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading The strains of music again began to break through the ordinary stillness of the town, and the boats of the great were once more in motion on every canal.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading The strains of music again began to break through the ordinary stillness of the town, and the boats of the great were once more in motion on every canal.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading Hands waved timidly in recognition, from the windows of the little dark canopies, as the gondolas glided by, but few paused to greet each other in that city of mystery and suspicion.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The night wore on.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The strains of music again began to break through the ordinary stillness of the town, and the boats of the great were once more in motion on every canal.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The night wore on.
on one occasion
From this reading The strains of music again began to break through the ordinary stillness of the town, and the boats of the great were once more in motion on every canal.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading The strains of music again began to break through the ordinary stillness of the town, and the boats of the great were once more in motion on every canal.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Hands waved timidly in recognition, from the windows of the little dark canopies, as the gondolas glided by, but few paused to greet each other in that city of mystery and suspicion.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Hands waved timidly in recognition, from the windows of the little dark canopies, as the gondolas glided by, but few paused to greet each other in that city of mystery and suspicion.
recognitionnounUS /ˌrekəɡˈnɪʃən/
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading Hands waved timidly in recognition, from the windows of the little dark canopies, as the gondolas glided by, but few paused to greet each other in that city of mystery and suspicion.
stillnessnounUS /ˈstɪlnəs/
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading The strains of music again began to break through the ordinary stillness of the town, and the boats of the great were once more in motion on every canal.
strainsnounUS /streɪnz/
plural of “strain” — (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading The strains of music again began to break through the ordinary stillness of the town, and the boats of the great were once more in motion on every canal.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading Hands waved timidly in recognition, from the windows of the little dark canopies, as the gondolas glided by, but few paused to greet each other in that city of mystery and suspicion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hands waved timidly in recognition, from the windows of the little dark canopies, as the gondolas glided by, but few paused to greet each other in that city of mystery and suspicion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The night wore on.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The strains of music again began to break through the ordinary stillness of the town, and the boats of the great were once more in motion on every canal.
timidlyadverbUS /ˈtɪmədli/
in a shy or timid or bashful manner
From this reading Hands waved timidly in recognition, from the windows of the little dark canopies, as the gondolas glided by, but few paused to greet each other in that city of mystery and suspicion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The strains of music again began to break through the ordinary stillness of the town, and the boats of the great were once more in motion on every canal.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The strains of music again began to break through the ordinary stillness of the town, and the boats of the great were once more in motion on every canal.
VInounUS /vaɪ/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading HENRY VI.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading Hands waved timidly in recognition, from the windows of the little dark canopies, as the gondolas glided by, but few paused to greet each other in that city of mystery and suspicion.
We'll
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From this reading "We'll follow Cade, we'll follow Cade."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The strains of music again began to break through the ordinary stillness of the town, and the boats of the great were once more in motion on every canal.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Hands waved timidly in recognition, from the windows of the little dark canopies, as the gondolas glided by, but few paused to greet each other in that city of mystery and suspicion.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading The night wore on.
