1421
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From this reading Gaza de Lure was sitting at the piano when Crumb arrived at the bungalow at 1421 Vista del Paso at a little after six in the evening of the last Saturday in July.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Gaza de Lure was sitting at the piano when Crumb arrived at the bungalow at 1421 Vista del Paso at a little after six in the evening of the last Saturday in July.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The smoke from a half burned cigarette lying on the ebony case was rising in a thin, indolent column above the masses of her black hair.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Gaza de Lure was sitting at the piano when Crumb arrived at the bungalow at 1421 Vista del Paso at a little after six in the evening of the last Saturday in July.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was tired and cross after a hard day at the studio.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Gaza de Lure was sitting at the piano when Crumb arrived at the bungalow at 1421 Vista del Paso at a little after six in the evening of the last Saturday in July.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Crumb gave her a surly nod as he closed the door behind him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Gaza de Lure was sitting at the piano when Crumb arrived at the bungalow at 1421 Vista del Paso at a little after six in the evening of the last Saturday in July.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Crumb gave her a surly nod as he closed the door behind him.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The smoke from a half burned cigarette lying on the ebony case was rising in a thin, indolent column above the masses of her black hair.
bungalownounUS /ˈbʌŋɡəloʊ/
a small house with a single story
From this reading Gaza de Lure was sitting at the piano when Crumb arrived at the bungalow at 1421 Vista del Paso at a little after six in the evening of the last Saturday in July.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading The smoke from a half burned cigarette lying on the ebony case was rising in a thin, indolent column above the masses of her black hair.
an occurrence of something
From this reading The smoke from a half burned cigarette lying on the ebony case was rising in a thin, indolent column above the masses of her black hair.
cigarettenounUS /ˌsɪɡərˈet/
finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading The smoke from a half burned cigarette lying on the ebony case was rising in a thin, indolent column above the masses of her black hair.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Crumb gave her a surly nod as he closed the door behind him.
columnnounUS /ˈkɑːləm/
a line of units following one after another
From this reading The smoke from a half burned cigarette lying on the ebony case was rising in a thin, indolent column above the masses of her black hair.
travel across or pass over
From this reading He was tired and cross after a hard day at the studio.
CrumbnounUS /krʌm/
a very small quantity of something
From this reading Gaza de Lure was sitting at the piano when Crumb arrived at the bungalow at 1421 Vista del Paso at a little after six in the evening of the last Saturday in July.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading He was tired and cross after a hard day at the studio.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Gaza de Lure was sitting at the piano when Crumb arrived at the bungalow at 1421 Vista del Paso at a little after six in the evening of the last Saturday in July.
del
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From this reading Gaza de Lure was sitting at the piano when Crumb arrived at the bungalow at 1421 Vista del Paso at a little after six in the evening of the last Saturday in July.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Crumb gave her a surly nod as he closed the door behind him.
dreamyadjectiveUS /ˈdriːmi/
dreamy in mood or nature
From this reading Her fingers idled through a dreamy waltz.
ebonynounUS /ˈebəni/
a very dark black
From this reading The smoke from a half burned cigarette lying on the ebony case was rising in a thin, indolent column above the masses of her black hair.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Gaza de Lure was sitting at the piano when Crumb arrived at the bungalow at 1421 Vista del Paso at a little after six in the evening of the last Saturday in July.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Her fingers idled through a dreamy waltz.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The smoke from a half burned cigarette lying on the ebony case was rising in a thin, indolent column above the masses of her black hair.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Crumb gave her a surly nod as he closed the door behind him.
GazanounUS /ˈɡɑːzə/
a coastal region at the southeastern corner of the Mediterranean bordering Israel and Egypt
From this reading Gaza de Lure was sitting at the piano when Crumb arrived at the bungalow at 1421 Vista del Paso at a little after six in the evening of the last Saturday in July.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading The smoke from a half burned cigarette lying on the ebony case was rising in a thin, indolent column above the masses of her black hair.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The smoke from a half burned cigarette lying on the ebony case was rising in a thin, indolent column above the masses of her black hair.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading He was tired and cross after a hard day at the studio.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Crumb gave her a surly nod as he closed the door behind him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The smoke from a half burned cigarette lying on the ebony case was rising in a thin, indolent column above the masses of her black hair.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Crumb gave her a surly nod as he closed the door behind him.
idledverbUS /ˈaɪdəld/
past form of “idle” — run disconnected or idle
From this reading Her fingers idled through a dreamy waltz.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Gaza de Lure was sitting at the piano when Crumb arrived at the bungalow at 1421 Vista del Paso at a little after six in the evening of the last Saturday in July.
indolentadjectiveUS /ˈɪndələnt/
disinclined to work or exertion
From this reading The smoke from a half burned cigarette lying on the ebony case was rising in a thin, indolent column above the masses of her black hair.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading Gaza de Lure was sitting at the piano when Crumb arrived at the bungalow at 1421 Vista del Paso at a little after six in the evening of the last Saturday in July.
immediately past
From this reading Gaza de Lure was sitting at the piano when Crumb arrived at the bungalow at 1421 Vista del Paso at a little after six in the evening of the last Saturday in July.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Gaza de Lure was sitting at the piano when Crumb arrived at the bungalow at 1421 Vista del Paso at a little after six in the evening of the last Saturday in July.
LurenounUS /lʊr/
qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
From this reading Gaza de Lure was sitting at the piano when Crumb arrived at the bungalow at 1421 Vista del Paso at a little after six in the evening of the last Saturday in July.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading The smoke from a half burned cigarette lying on the ebony case was rising in a thin, indolent column above the masses of her black hair.
massesnounUS /ˈmæsəz/
the common people generally
From this reading The smoke from a half burned cigarette lying on the ebony case was rising in a thin, indolent column above the masses of her black hair.
nodverbUS /nɑːd/
express or signify by nodding
From this reading Crumb gave her a surly nod as he closed the door behind him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gaza de Lure was sitting at the piano when Crumb arrived at the bungalow at 1421 Vista del Paso at a little after six in the evening of the last Saturday in July.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The smoke from a half burned cigarette lying on the ebony case was rising in a thin, indolent column above the masses of her black hair.
Paso
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From this reading Gaza de Lure was sitting at the piano when Crumb arrived at the bungalow at 1421 Vista del Paso at a little after six in the evening of the last Saturday in July.
pianonounUS /piˈænoʊ/
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading Gaza de Lure was sitting at the piano when Crumb arrived at the bungalow at 1421 Vista del Paso at a little after six in the evening of the last Saturday in July.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading The smoke from a half burned cigarette lying on the ebony case was rising in a thin, indolent column above the masses of her black hair.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Gaza de Lure was sitting at the piano when Crumb arrived at the bungalow at 1421 Vista del Paso at a little after six in the evening of the last Saturday in July.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Gaza de Lure was sitting at the piano when Crumb arrived at the bungalow at 1421 Vista del Paso at a little after six in the evening of the last Saturday in July.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Gaza de Lure was sitting at the piano when Crumb arrived at the bungalow at 1421 Vista del Paso at a little after six in the evening of the last Saturday in July.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading The smoke from a half burned cigarette lying on the ebony case was rising in a thin, indolent column above the masses of her black hair.
studionounUS /ˈstuːdioʊ/
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading He was tired and cross after a hard day at the studio.
surlyadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrli/
inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
From this reading Crumb gave her a surly nod as he closed the door behind him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gaza de Lure was sitting at the piano when Crumb arrived at the bungalow at 1421 Vista del Paso at a little after six in the evening of the last Saturday in July.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The smoke from a half burned cigarette lying on the ebony case was rising in a thin, indolent column above the masses of her black hair.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Her fingers idled through a dreamy waltz.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading He was tired and cross after a hard day at the studio.
VistanounUS /ˈvɪstə/
the visual percept of a region
From this reading Gaza de Lure was sitting at the piano when Crumb arrived at the bungalow at 1421 Vista del Paso at a little after six in the evening of the last Saturday in July.
waltznounUS /wɔːlts/
an assured victory (especially in an election)
From this reading Her fingers idled through a dreamy waltz.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Gaza de Lure was sitting at the piano when Crumb arrived at the bungalow at 1421 Vista del Paso at a little after six in the evening of the last Saturday in July.
at the time that
From this reading Gaza de Lure was sitting at the piano when Crumb arrived at the bungalow at 1421 Vista del Paso at a little after six in the evening of the last Saturday in July.
