used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Potter Waite stood a moment at the curb beside his car, looking at the heart of this great new city.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Within his memory this handsome space had been a public market, unsightly, evil of odor, reeking with decaying vegetables and the refuse of the meat-stalls.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Potter Waite stood a moment at the curb beside his car, looking at the heart of this great new city.
automobilesnounUS /ˈɔːtəmoʊbiːlz/
plural of “automobile” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading To-day it was overcrowded with parked automobiles.
a line of approach
From this reading At his left opened the Campus Martius, bisected by the magnificent width of Woodward Avenue.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At his right, Cadillac Square stretched broadly away to the County Building's square tower.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Within his memory this handsome space had been a public market, unsightly, evil of odor, reeking with decaying vegetables and the refuse of the meat-stalls.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Potter Waite stood a moment at the curb beside his car, looking at the heart of this great new city.
bisected
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From this reading At his left opened the Campus Martius, bisected by the magnificent width of Woodward Avenue.
broadlyadverbUS /ˈbrɔːdli/
without regard to specific details or exceptions
From this reading At his right, Cadillac Square stretched broadly away to the County Building's square tower.
Building'snounUS /ˈbɪldɪŋz/
possessive form of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading At his right, Cadillac Square stretched broadly away to the County Building's square tower.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At his left opened the Campus Martius, bisected by the magnificent width of Woodward Avenue.
Cadillac
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From this reading At his right, Cadillac Square stretched broadly away to the County Building's square tower.
CampusnounUS /ˈkæmpəs/
a field on which the buildings of a university are situated
From this reading At his left opened the Campus Martius, bisected by the magnificent width of Woodward Avenue.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Potter Waite stood a moment at the curb beside his car, looking at the heart of this great new city.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Potter Waite stood a moment at the curb beside his car, looking at the heart of this great new city.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading At his right, Cadillac Square stretched broadly away to the County Building's square tower.
curbnounUS /kɜːrb/
an edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
From this reading Potter Waite stood a moment at the curb beside his car, looking at the heart of this great new city.
decayingverbUS /dɪˈkeɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “decay” — lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current
From this reading Within his memory this handsome space had been a public market, unsightly, evil of odor, reeking with decaying vegetables and the refuse of the meat-stalls.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading Within his memory this handsome space had been a public market, unsightly, evil of odor, reeking with decaying vegetables and the refuse of the meat-stalls.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Potter Waite stood a moment at the curb beside his car, looking at the heart of this great new city.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Within his memory this handsome space had been a public market, unsightly, evil of odor, reeking with decaying vegetables and the refuse of the meat-stalls.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Within his memory this handsome space had been a public market, unsightly, evil of odor, reeking with decaying vegetables and the refuse of the meat-stalls.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Potter Waite stood a moment at the curb beside his car, looking at the heart of this great new city.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Potter Waite stood a moment at the curb beside his car, looking at the heart of this great new city.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To-day it was overcrowded with parked automobiles.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading At his left opened the Campus Martius, bisected by the magnificent width of Woodward Avenue.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Potter Waite stood a moment at the curb beside his car, looking at the heart of this great new city.
characterized by grandeur
From this reading At his left opened the Campus Martius, bisected by the magnificent width of Woodward Avenue.
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading Within his memory this handsome space had been a public market, unsightly, evil of odor, reeking with decaying vegetables and the refuse of the meat-stalls.
Martius
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From this reading At his left opened the Campus Martius, bisected by the magnificent width of Woodward Avenue.
meat-stalls
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From this reading Within his memory this handsome space had been a public market, unsightly, evil of odor, reeking with decaying vegetables and the refuse of the meat-stalls.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Within his memory this handsome space had been a public market, unsightly, evil of odor, reeking with decaying vegetables and the refuse of the meat-stalls.
a particular point in time
From this reading Potter Waite stood a moment at the curb beside his car, looking at the heart of this great new city.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Potter Waite stood a moment at the curb beside his car, looking at the heart of this great new city.
odornounUS /ˈoʊdər/
any property detected by the olfactory system
From this reading Within his memory this handsome space had been a public market, unsightly, evil of odor, reeking with decaying vegetables and the refuse of the meat-stalls.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Potter Waite stood a moment at the curb beside his car, looking at the heart of this great new city.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading At his left opened the Campus Martius, bisected by the magnificent width of Woodward Avenue.
overcrowdedverbUS /ˈoʊvərkraʊdɪd/
past form of “overcrowd” — cause to crowd together too much
From this reading To-day it was overcrowded with parked automobiles.
parkedadjectiveUS /pɑːrkt/
that have been left
From this reading To-day it was overcrowded with parked automobiles.
PotterverbUS /ˈpɑːtər/
do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
From this reading Potter Waite stood a moment at the curb beside his car, looking at the heart of this great new city.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading Within his memory this handsome space had been a public market, unsightly, evil of odor, reeking with decaying vegetables and the refuse of the meat-stalls.
reekingadjectiveUS /ˈriːkɪŋ/
wet with secreted or exuded moisture such as sweat or tears
From this reading Within his memory this handsome space had been a public market, unsightly, evil of odor, reeking with decaying vegetables and the refuse of the meat-stalls.
show unwillingness towards
From this reading Within his memory this handsome space had been a public market, unsightly, evil of odor, reeking with decaying vegetables and the refuse of the meat-stalls.
precisely, exactly
From this reading At his right, Cadillac Square stretched broadly away to the County Building's square tower.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Within his memory this handsome space had been a public market, unsightly, evil of odor, reeking with decaying vegetables and the refuse of the meat-stalls.
make square
From this reading At his right, Cadillac Square stretched broadly away to the County Building's square tower.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Potter Waite stood a moment at the curb beside his car, looking at the heart of this great new city.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading At his right, Cadillac Square stretched broadly away to the County Building's square tower.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Potter Waite stood a moment at the curb beside his car, looking at the heart of this great new city.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Potter Waite stood a moment at the curb beside his car, looking at the heart of this great new city.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At his right, Cadillac Square stretched broadly away to the County Building's square tower.
To-day
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From this reading To-day it was overcrowded with parked automobiles.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading At his right, Cadillac Square stretched broadly away to the County Building's square tower.
unsightlyadjectiveUS /ənˈsaɪtli/
unpleasant to look at
From this reading Within his memory this handsome space had been a public market, unsightly, evil of odor, reeking with decaying vegetables and the refuse of the meat-stalls.
vegetablesnounUS /ˈvedʒtəbəlz/
plural of “vegetable” — edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading Within his memory this handsome space had been a public market, unsightly, evil of odor, reeking with decaying vegetables and the refuse of the meat-stalls.
WaitenounUS /weɪt/
United States jurist who was appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1874 by President Grant (1816-1888)
From this reading Potter Waite stood a moment at the curb beside his car, looking at the heart of this great new city.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To-day it was overcrowded with parked automobiles.
widthnounUS /wɪdθ/
the extent of something from side to side
From this reading At his left opened the Campus Martius, bisected by the magnificent width of Woodward Avenue.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Within his memory this handsome space had been a public market, unsightly, evil of odor, reeking with decaying vegetables and the refuse of the meat-stalls.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within his memory this handsome space had been a public market, unsightly, evil of odor, reeking with decaying vegetables and the refuse of the meat-stalls.
WoodwardnounUS /ˈwʊdwɔːrd/
United States historian (1908-1999)
From this reading At his left opened the Campus Martius, bisected by the magnificent width of Woodward Avenue.
