Chapter I

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From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

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From this reading It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

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From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

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From this reading It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

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From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

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From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

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From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

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From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

matters of personal concern

From this reading I refer more particularly to such studies as _The Bread-line_, _The Push-cart Man_, _The Toilers of the Tenements_, _Christmas in the Tenements_, _Whence the Song_, and _The Love Affairs of Little Italy_.

later than; following

From this reading For, to begin with, the city, as I see it, was more varied and arresting and, after its fashion, poetic and even idealistic then than it is now.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

in addition

From this reading Also, and more particularly, they represent in part, at least, certain phases which at that time most arrested and appealed to me, and which now are fast vanishing or are no more.

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

From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

past form of “appeal” — take a court case to a higher court for review

From this reading Also, and more particularly, they represent in part, at least, certain phases which at that time most arrested and appealed to me, and which now are fast vanishing or are no more.

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

From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)

From this reading It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

past form of “arrest” — take into custody

From this reading Also, and more particularly, they represent in part, at least, certain phases which at that time most arrested and appealed to me, and which now are fast vanishing or are no more.

commanding attention

From this reading For, to begin with, the city, as I see it, was more varied and arresting and, after its fashion, poetic and even idealistic then than it is now.

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

From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Also, and more particularly, they represent in part, at least, certain phases which at that time most arrested and appealed to me, and which now are fast vanishing or are no more.

a line of approach

From this reading It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws

From this reading It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading For, to begin with, the city, as I see it, was more varied and arresting and, after its fashion, poetic and even idealistic then than it is now.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

From this reading It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

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From this reading I refer more particularly to such studies as _The Bread-line_, _The Push-cart Man_, _The Toilers of the Tenements_, _Christmas in the Tenements_, _Whence the Song_, and _The Love Affairs of Little Italy_.

of short duration or distance

From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use

From this reading It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

a period of 100 years

From this reading It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading Also, and more particularly, they represent in part, at least, certain phases which at that time most arrested and appealed to me, and which now are fast vanishing or are no more.

period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6

From this reading I refer more particularly to such studies as _The Bread-line_, _The Push-cart Man_, _The Toilers of the Tenements_, _Christmas in the Tenements_, _Whence the Song_, and _The Love Affairs of Little Italy_.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises

From this reading It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

completely ordinary and unremarkable

From this reading It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

past form of “contrast” — put in opposition to show or emphasize differences

From this reading It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

plural of “contrast” — the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

From this reading It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

a period of 10 years

From this reading It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

the last (12th) month of the year

From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

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

From this reading It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

divisible by two

From this reading For, to begin with, the city, as I see it, was more varied and arresting and, after its fashion, poetic and even idealistic then than it is now.

accept an excuse for

From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading For, to begin with, the city, as I see it, was more varied and arresting and, after its fashion, poetic and even idealistic then than it is now.

quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

From this reading Also, and more particularly, they represent in part, at least, certain phases which at that time most arrested and appealed to me, and which now are fast vanishing or are no more.

a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon

From this reading It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

involving financial matters

From this reading It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

greater in size or importance or degree

From this reading It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas

From this reading For, to begin with, the city, as I see it, was more varied and arresting and, after its fashion, poetic and even idealistic then than it is now.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

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

From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

an occurrence of something

From this reading It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

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

From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD

From this reading I refer more particularly to such studies as _The Bread-line_, _The Push-cart Man_, _The Toilers of the Tenements_, _Christmas in the Tenements_, _Whence the Song_, and _The Love Affairs of Little Italy_.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading For, to begin with, the city, as I see it, was more varied and arresting and, after its fashion, poetic and even idealistic then than it is now.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

immediately past

From this reading It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading Also, and more particularly, they represent in part, at least, certain phases which at that time most arrested and appealed to me, and which now are fast vanishing or are no more.

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

From this reading I refer more particularly to such studies as _The Bread-line_, _The Push-cart Man_, _The Toilers of the Tenements_, _Christmas in the Tenements_, _Whence the Song_, and _The Love Affairs of Little Italy_.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading I refer more particularly to such studies as _The Bread-line_, _The Push-cart Man_, _The Toilers of the Tenements_, _Christmas in the Tenements_, _Whence the Song_, and _The Love Affairs of Little Italy_.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading I refer more particularly to such studies as _The Bread-line_, _The Push-cart Man_, _The Toilers of the Tenements_, _Christmas in the Tenements_, _Whence the Song_, and _The Love Affairs of Little Italy_.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Also, and more particularly, they represent in part, at least, certain phases which at that time most arrested and appealed to me, and which now are fast vanishing or are no more.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Also, and more particularly, they represent in part, at least, certain phases which at that time most arrested and appealed to me, and which now are fast vanishing or are no more.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Also, and more particularly, they represent in part, at least, certain phases which at that time most arrested and appealed to me, and which now are fast vanishing or are no more.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

not any; not one

From this reading Also, and more particularly, they represent in part, at least, certain phases which at that time most arrested and appealed to me, and which now are fast vanishing or are no more.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Also, and more particularly, they represent in part, at least, certain phases which at that time most arrested and appealed to me, and which now are fast vanishing or are no more.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish

From this reading It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

something offered (as a proposal or bid)

From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

and nothing more

From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

From this reading It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

being in opposition or having an opponent

From this reading It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Also, and more particularly, they represent in part, at least, certain phases which at that time most arrested and appealed to me, and which now are fast vanishing or are no more.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading Also, and more particularly, they represent in part, at least, certain phases which at that time most arrested and appealed to me, and which now are fast vanishing or are no more.

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From this reading It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

plural of “phase” — any distinct time period in a sequence of events

From this reading Also, and more particularly, they represent in part, at least, certain phases which at that time most arrested and appealed to me, and which now are fast vanishing or are no more.

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

of or relating to poetry

From this reading For, to begin with, the city, as I see it, was more varied and arresting and, after its fashion, poetic and even idealistic then than it is now.

text handwritten in the style of printed matter

From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

restricted to something

From this reading It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

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From this reading I refer more particularly to such studies as _The Bread-line_, _The Push-cart Man_, _The Toilers of the Tenements_, _Christmas in the Tenements_, _Whence the Song_, and _The Love Affairs of Little Italy_.

make reference to

From this reading I refer more particularly to such studies as _The Bread-line_, _The Push-cart Man_, _The Toilers of the Tenements_, _Christmas in the Tenements_, _Whence the Song_, and _The Love Affairs of Little Italy_.

take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to

From this reading Also, and more particularly, they represent in part, at least, certain phases which at that time most arrested and appealed to me, and which now are fast vanishing or are no more.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading For, to begin with, the city, as I see it, was more varied and arresting and, after its fashion, poetic and even idealistic then than it is now.

relating to human society and its members

From this reading It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

a short musical composition with words

From this reading I refer more particularly to such studies as _The Bread-line_, _The Push-cart Man_, _The Toilers of the Tenements_, _Christmas in the Tenements_, _Whence the Song_, and _The Love Affairs of Little Italy_.

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From this reading It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.

From this reading It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

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

From this reading It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

plural of “study” — a detailed critical inspection

From this reading I refer more particularly to such studies as _The Bread-line_, _The Push-cart Man_, _The Toilers of the Tenements_, _Christmas in the Tenements_, _Whence the Song_, and _The Love Affairs of Little Italy_.

the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists

From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading I refer more particularly to such studies as _The Bread-line_, _The Push-cart Man_, _The Toilers of the Tenements_, _Christmas in the Tenements_, _Whence the Song_, and _The Love Affairs of Little Italy_.

plural of “tenement” — a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards

From this reading I refer more particularly to such studies as _The Bread-line_, _The Push-cart Man_, _The Toilers of the Tenements_, _Christmas in the Tenements_, _Whence the Song_, and _The Love Affairs of Little Italy_.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading For, to begin with, the city, as I see it, was more varied and arresting and, after its fashion, poetic and even idealistic then than it is now.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

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

From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading For, to begin with, the city, as I see it, was more varied and arresting and, after its fashion, poetic and even idealistic then than it is now.

near that time or date

From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Also, and more particularly, they represent in part, at least, certain phases which at that time most arrested and appealed to me, and which now are fast vanishing or are no more.

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

From this reading Also, and more particularly, they represent in part, at least, certain phases which at that time most arrested and appealed to me, and which now are fast vanishing or are no more.

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From this reading It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

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

From this reading I refer more particularly to such studies as _The Bread-line_, _The Push-cart Man_, _The Toilers of the Tenements_, _Christmas in the Tenements_, _Whence the Song_, and _The Love Affairs of Little Italy_.

a sudden or mysterious disappearance

From this reading Also, and more particularly, they represent in part, at least, certain phases which at that time most arrested and appealed to me, and which now are fast vanishing or are no more.

characterized by variety

From this reading For, to begin with, the city, as I see it, was more varied and arresting and, after its fashion, poetic and even idealistic then than it is now.

any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

From this reading It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

precisely as stated

From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

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 It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

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

From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.

an old word meaning “from where”

From this reading I refer more particularly to such studies as _The Bread-line_, _The Push-cart Man_, _The Toilers of the Tenements_, _Christmas in the Tenements_, _Whence the Song_, and _The Love Affairs of Little Italy_.

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

From this reading Also, and more particularly, they represent in part, at least, certain phases which at that time most arrested and appealed to me, and which now are fast vanishing or are no more.

in the company of; together with

From this reading For, to begin with, the city, as I see it, was more varied and arresting and, after its fashion, poetic and even idealistic then than it is now.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading It offered, if I may venture the opinion, greater social and financial contrasts than it does now: the splendor of the purely social Fifth Avenue of the last decade of the last century and the first decade of this, for instance, as opposed to the purely commercial area that now bears that name; the sparklingly personality-dotted Wall Street of 1890–1910 as contrasted with the commonplace and almost bread and butter world that it is to-day.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading First Printing, December, 1923 Second Printing, May, 1924 My only excuse for offering these very brief pictures of the City of New York as it was between 1900 and 1914 or ’15, or thereabout, is that they are of the very substance of the city I knew in my early adventurings in it.