Chapter XXVII

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

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

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

From this reading The massive gates were opened and shut by a hand-worked windlass, over which ran an endless chain.

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

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

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From this reading The Arabian-Turkish palace seemed to sleep under the starshine of the November night, wrapped in its royal mantle of roses and bougainvillea.

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

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

a line of approach

From this reading The car rolled in, and the gate was shut as it passed up the avenue.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Two white-clad negro porters worked the winch, the gate slid smoothly back in its groovings.

have

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

shining intensely

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts; widely grown in warm regions

From this reading The Arabian-Turkish palace seemed to sleep under the starshine of the November night, wrapped in its royal mantle of roses and bougainvillea.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

a series of things depending on each other as if linked together

From this reading The massive gates were opened and shut by a hand-worked windlass, over which ran an endless chain.

a man paid to drive a privately owned car

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

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

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

German engineer and automobile manufacturer who produced the first high-speed internal combustion engine (1834-1900)

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

tiresomely long; seemingly without end

From this reading The massive gates were opened and shut by a hand-worked windlass, over which ran an endless chain.

past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

From this reading Two white-clad negro porters worked the winch, the gate slid smoothly back in its groovings.

United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)

From this reading The massive gates were opened and shut by a hand-worked windlass, over which ran an endless chain.

having or deserving or conferring glory

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

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

From this reading Two white-clad negro porters worked the winch, the gate slid smoothly back in its groovings.

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

From this reading The massive gates were opened and shut by a hand-worked windlass, over which ran an endless chain.

plural of “headlight” — a powerful light with reflector; attached to the front of an automobile or locomotive

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

vigorously energetic or forceful

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

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

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

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 XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The car rolled in, and the gate was shut as it passed up the avenue.

a native or inhabitant of Italy

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Two white-clad negro porters worked the winch, the gate slid smoothly back in its groovings.

the cloak as a symbol of authority

From this reading The Arabian-Turkish palace seemed to sleep under the starshine of the November night, wrapped in its royal mantle of roses and bougainvillea.

imposing in size or bulk or solidity

From this reading The massive gates were opened and shut by a hand-worked windlass, over which ran an endless chain.

without a moon or a visible moon

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today

From this reading Two white-clad negro porters worked the winch, the gate slid smoothly back in its groovings.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

the month following October and preceding December

From this reading The Arabian-Turkish palace seemed to sleep under the starshine of the November night, wrapped in its royal mantle of roses and bougainvillea.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading The massive gates were opened and shut by a hand-worked windlass, over which ran an endless chain.

(Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

above and across; more than

From this reading The massive gates were opened and shut by a hand-worked windlass, over which ran an endless chain.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading The Arabian-Turkish palace seemed to sleep under the starshine of the November night, wrapped in its royal mantle of roses and bougainvillea.

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading The car rolled in, and the gate was shut as it passed up the avenue.

the Ottoman court in Constantinople

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

plural of “porter” — a person employed to carry luggage and supplies

From this reading Two white-clad negro porters worked the winch, the gate slid smoothly back in its groovings.

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading The massive gates were opened and shut by a hand-worked windlass, over which ran an endless chain.

especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward

From this reading The car rolled in, and the gate was shut as it passed up the avenue.

plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading The Arabian-Turkish palace seemed to sleep under the starshine of the November night, wrapped in its royal mantle of roses and bougainvillea.

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading The Arabian-Turkish palace seemed to sleep under the starshine of the November night, wrapped in its royal mantle of roses and bougainvillea.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading The Arabian-Turkish palace seemed to sleep under the starshine of the November night, wrapped in its royal mantle of roses and bougainvillea.

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

From this reading The massive gates were opened and shut by a hand-worked windlass, over which ran an endless chain.

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading The Arabian-Turkish palace seemed to sleep under the starshine of the November night, wrapped in its royal mantle of roses and bougainvillea.

inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner

From this reading Two white-clad negro porters worked the winch, the gate slid smoothly back in its groovings.

with no problems or difficulties

From this reading Two white-clad negro porters worked the winch, the gate slid smoothly back in its groovings.

past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

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From this reading The Arabian-Turkish palace seemed to sleep under the starshine of the November night, wrapped in its royal mantle of roses and bougainvillea.

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

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

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

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

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

From this reading The Arabian-Turkish palace seemed to sleep under the starshine of the November night, wrapped in its royal mantle of roses and bougainvillea.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Two white-clad negro porters worked the winch, the gate slid smoothly back in its groovings.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading The Arabian-Turkish palace seemed to sleep under the starshine of the November night, wrapped in its royal mantle of roses and bougainvillea.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading The car rolled in, and the gate was shut as it passed up the avenue.

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

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

widely or fully known

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

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

From this reading The massive gates were opened and shut by a hand-worked windlass, over which ran an endless chain.

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

From this reading The massive gates were opened and shut by a hand-worked windlass, over which ran an endless chain.

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From this reading Two white-clad negro porters worked the winch, the gate slid smoothly back in its groovings.

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

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds

From this reading Two white-clad negro porters worked the winch, the gate slid smoothly back in its groovings.

lifting device consisting of a horizontal cylinder turned by a crank on which a cable or rope winds

From this reading The massive gates were opened and shut by a hand-worked windlass, over which ran an endless chain.

in the company of; together with

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Two white-clad negro porters worked the winch, the gate slid smoothly back in its groovings.

covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak

From this reading The Arabian-Turkish palace seemed to sleep under the starshine of the November night, wrapped in its royal mantle of roses and bougainvillea.

shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.

the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one

From this reading XVI This was another moonless night, with Orion glorious in the East, and the Great Bear blazing on the northern horizon, as the headlights of the high-powered Daimler car, driven by the Italian chauffeur, flashed on a high, wide _porte cochère_ of white-painted wrought iron, and the horn sounded a well-known call.