Chapter XX · Chapter 20

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

From this reading THE BLUE CITY In the following month, on a Saturday afternoon, Audrey, Miss Ingate, and Jane Foley were seated at an open-air café in the Blue City.

concurrence of opinion

From this reading The total impression of the show--which it need hardly be said was situated in the polite Edgbaston district--was ethereal, especially when its minarets and towers, all in accordance with the taste of the period, were beheld from a distance.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading THE BLUE CITY In the following month, on a Saturday afternoon, Audrey, Miss Ingate, and Jane Foley were seated at an open-air café in the Blue City.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading The total impression of the show--which it need hardly be said was situated in the polite Edgbaston district--was ethereal, especially when its minarets and towers, all in accordance with the taste of the period, were beheld from a distance.

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

From this reading THE BLUE CITY In the following month, on a Saturday afternoon, Audrey, Miss Ingate, and Jane Foley were seated at an open-air café in the Blue City.

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

From this reading THE BLUE CITY In the following month, on a Saturday afternoon, Audrey, Miss Ingate, and Jane Foley were seated at an open-air café in the Blue City.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Birmingham, in that year, was not imitative, and, with its chemical knowledge, it had discovered that certain shades of blue would resist the effects of smoke far more successfully than any shade of white.

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

From this reading The Blue City, now no more, was, as may be remembered, Birmingham's reply to the White City of London, and the imitative White City of Manchester.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE BLUE CITY In the following month, on a Saturday afternoon, Audrey, Miss Ingate, and Jane Foley were seated at an open-air café in the Blue City.

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From this reading THE BLUE CITY In the following month, on a Saturday afternoon, Audrey, Miss Ingate, and Jane Foley were seated at an open-air café in the Blue City.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The Blue City, now no more, was, as may be remembered, Birmingham's reply to the White City of London, and the imitative White City of Manchester.

inflected form of “behold” — see with attention

From this reading The total impression of the show--which it need hardly be said was situated in the polite Edgbaston district--was ethereal, especially when its minarets and towers, all in accordance with the taste of the period, were beheld from a distance.

the largest city in Alabama; located in northeastern Alabama

From this reading Birmingham, in that year, was not imitative, and, with its chemical knowledge, it had discovered that certain shades of blue would resist the effects of smoke far more successfully than any shade of white.

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From this reading The Blue City, now no more, was, as may be remembered, Birmingham's reply to the White City of London, and the imitative White City of Manchester.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading THE BLUE CITY In the following month, on a Saturday afternoon, Audrey, Miss Ingate, and Jane Foley were seated at an open-air café in the Blue City.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading And experience even showed that these shades of blue were improved, made more delicate and romantic, by smoke.

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From this reading THE BLUE CITY In the following month, on a Saturday afternoon, Audrey, Miss Ingate, and Jane Foley were seated at an open-air café in the Blue City.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading Birmingham, in that year, was not imitative, and, with its chemical knowledge, it had discovered that certain shades of blue would resist the effects of smoke far more successfully than any shade of white.

relating to or used in chemistry

From this reading Birmingham, in that year, was not imitative, and, with its chemical knowledge, it had discovered that certain shades of blue would resist the effects of smoke far more successfully than any shade of white.

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

From this reading THE BLUE CITY In the following month, on a Saturday afternoon, Audrey, Miss Ingate, and Jane Foley were seated at an open-air café in the Blue City.

exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

From this reading And experience even showed that these shades of blue were improved, made more delicate and romantic, by smoke.

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading Birmingham, in that year, was not imitative, and, with its chemical knowledge, it had discovered that certain shades of blue would resist the effects of smoke far more successfully than any shade of white.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading The total impression of the show--which it need hardly be said was situated in the polite Edgbaston district--was ethereal, especially when its minarets and towers, all in accordance with the taste of the period, were beheld from a distance.

a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading The total impression of the show--which it need hardly be said was situated in the polite Edgbaston district--was ethereal, especially when its minarets and towers, all in accordance with the taste of the period, were beheld from a distance.

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From this reading The total impression of the show--which it need hardly be said was situated in the polite Edgbaston district--was ethereal, especially when its minarets and towers, all in accordance with the taste of the period, were beheld from a distance.

property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business

From this reading Birmingham, in that year, was not imitative, and, with its chemical knowledge, it had discovered that certain shades of blue would resist the effects of smoke far more successfully than any shade of white.

to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

From this reading The total impression of the show--which it need hardly be said was situated in the polite Edgbaston district--was ethereal, especially when its minarets and towers, all in accordance with the taste of the period, were beheld from a distance.

characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; as impalpable or intangible as air

From this reading The total impression of the show--which it need hardly be said was situated in the polite Edgbaston district--was ethereal, especially when its minarets and towers, all in accordance with the taste of the period, were beheld from a distance.

divisible by two

From this reading And experience even showed that these shades of blue were improved, made more delicate and romantic, by smoke.

undergo or live through a difficult experience

From this reading And experience even showed that these shades of blue were improved, made more delicate and romantic, by smoke.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Birmingham, in that year, was not imitative, and, with its chemical knowledge, it had discovered that certain shades of blue would resist the effects of smoke far more successfully than any shade of white.

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From this reading THE BLUE CITY In the following month, on a Saturday afternoon, Audrey, Miss Ingate, and Jane Foley were seated at an open-air café in the Blue City.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading THE BLUE CITY In the following month, on a Saturday afternoon, Audrey, Miss Ingate, and Jane Foley were seated at an open-air café in the Blue City.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The total impression of the show--which it need hardly be said was situated in the polite Edgbaston district--was ethereal, especially when its minarets and towers, all in accordance with the taste of the period, were beheld from a distance.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Birmingham, in that year, was not imitative, and, with its chemical knowledge, it had discovered that certain shades of blue would resist the effects of smoke far more successfully than any shade of white.

only a very short time before

From this reading The total impression of the show--which it need hardly be said was situated in the polite Edgbaston district--was ethereal, especially when its minarets and towers, all in accordance with the taste of the period, were beheld from a distance.

marked by or given to imitation

From this reading The Blue City, now no more, was, as may be remembered, Birmingham's reply to the White City of London, and the imitative White City of Manchester.

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading The total impression of the show--which it need hardly be said was situated in the polite Edgbaston district--was ethereal, especially when its minarets and towers, all in accordance with the taste of the period, were beheld from a distance.

made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially made ready for use or marketing

From this reading And experience even showed that these shades of blue were improved, made more delicate and romantic, by smoke.

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

From this reading THE BLUE CITY In the following month, on a Saturday afternoon, Audrey, Miss Ingate, and Jane Foley were seated at an open-air café in the Blue City.

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From this reading THE BLUE CITY In the following month, on a Saturday afternoon, Audrey, Miss Ingate, and Jane Foley were seated at an open-air café in the Blue City.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Birmingham, in that year, was not imitative, and, with its chemical knowledge, it had discovered that certain shades of blue would resist the effects of smoke far more successfully than any shade of white.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Birmingham, in that year, was not imitative, and, with its chemical knowledge, it had discovered that certain shades of blue would resist the effects of smoke far more successfully than any shade of white.

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From this reading THE BLUE CITY In the following month, on a Saturday afternoon, Audrey, Miss Ingate, and Jane Foley were seated at an open-air café in the Blue City.

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading Birmingham, in that year, was not imitative, and, with its chemical knowledge, it had discovered that certain shades of blue would resist the effects of smoke far more successfully than any shade of white.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading The Blue City, now no more, was, as may be remembered, Birmingham's reply to the White City of London, and the imitative White City of Manchester.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading And experience even showed that these shades of blue were improved, made more delicate and romantic, by smoke.

largest city in New Hampshire; located in southeastern New Hampshire on the Merrimack river

From this reading The Blue City, now no more, was, as may be remembered, Birmingham's reply to the White City of London, and the imitative White City of Manchester.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading The Blue City, now no more, was, as may be remembered, Birmingham's reply to the White City of London, and the imitative White City of Manchester.

plural of “minaret” — slender tower with balconies

From this reading The total impression of the show--which it need hardly be said was situated in the polite Edgbaston district--was ethereal, especially when its minarets and towers, all in accordance with the taste of the period, were beheld from a distance.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading THE BLUE CITY In the following month, on a Saturday afternoon, Audrey, Miss Ingate, and Jane Foley were seated at an open-air café in the Blue City.

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading THE BLUE CITY In the following month, on a Saturday afternoon, Audrey, Miss Ingate, and Jane Foley were seated at an open-air café in the Blue City.

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

From this reading The Blue City, now no more, was, as may be remembered, Birmingham's reply to the White City of London, and the imitative White City of Manchester.

a condition requiring relief

From this reading The total impression of the show--which it need hardly be said was situated in the polite Edgbaston district--was ethereal, especially when its minarets and towers, all in accordance with the taste of the period, were beheld from a distance.

not any; not one

From this reading The Blue City, now no more, was, as may be remembered, Birmingham's reply to the White City of London, and the imitative White City of Manchester.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Birmingham, in that year, was not imitative, and, with its chemical knowledge, it had discovered that certain shades of blue would resist the effects of smoke far more successfully than any shade of white.

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

From this reading The Blue City, now no more, was, as may be remembered, Birmingham's reply to the White City of London, and the imitative White City of Manchester.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Blue City, now no more, was, as may be remembered, Birmingham's reply to the White City of London, and the imitative White City of Manchester.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE BLUE CITY In the following month, on a Saturday afternoon, Audrey, Miss Ingate, and Jane Foley were seated at an open-air café in the Blue City.

in the open air

From this reading THE BLUE CITY In the following month, on a Saturday afternoon, Audrey, Miss Ingate, and Jane Foley were seated at an open-air café in the Blue City.

an amount of time

From this reading The total impression of the show--which it need hardly be said was situated in the polite Edgbaston district--was ethereal, especially when its minarets and towers, all in accordance with the taste of the period, were beheld from a distance.

showing regard for others in manners, speech, behavior, etc.

From this reading The total impression of the show--which it need hardly be said was situated in the polite Edgbaston district--was ethereal, especially when its minarets and towers, all in accordance with the taste of the period, were beheld from a distance.

past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading The Blue City, now no more, was, as may be remembered, Birmingham's reply to the White City of London, and the imitative White City of Manchester.

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

From this reading The Blue City, now no more, was, as may be remembered, Birmingham's reply to the White City of London, and the imitative White City of Manchester.

elude, especially in a baffling way

From this reading Birmingham, in that year, was not imitative, and, with its chemical knowledge, it had discovered that certain shades of blue would resist the effects of smoke far more successfully than any shade of white.

belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts

From this reading And experience even showed that these shades of blue were improved, made more delicate and romantic, by smoke.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading The total impression of the show--which it need hardly be said was situated in the polite Edgbaston district--was ethereal, especially when its minarets and towers, all in accordance with the taste of the period, were beheld from a distance.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading THE BLUE CITY In the following month, on a Saturday afternoon, Audrey, Miss Ingate, and Jane Foley were seated at an open-air café in the Blue City.

(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

From this reading THE BLUE CITY In the following month, on a Saturday afternoon, Audrey, Miss Ingate, and Jane Foley were seated at an open-air café in the Blue City.

relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

From this reading Birmingham, in that year, was not imitative, and, with its chemical knowledge, it had discovered that certain shades of blue would resist the effects of smoke far more successfully than any shade of white.

(plural) something that reminds you of someone or something

From this reading Birmingham, in that year, was not imitative, and, with its chemical knowledge, it had discovered that certain shades of blue would resist the effects of smoke far more successfully than any shade of white.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading The total impression of the show--which it need hardly be said was situated in the polite Edgbaston district--was ethereal, especially when its minarets and towers, all in accordance with the taste of the period, were beheld from a distance.

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading And experience even showed that these shades of blue were improved, made more delicate and romantic, by smoke.

situated in a particular spot or position

From this reading The total impression of the show--which it need hardly be said was situated in the polite Edgbaston district--was ethereal, especially when its minarets and towers, all in accordance with the taste of the period, were beheld from a distance.

a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas

From this reading Birmingham, in that year, was not imitative, and, with its chemical knowledge, it had discovered that certain shades of blue would resist the effects of smoke far more successfully than any shade of white.

with success; in a successful manner

From this reading Birmingham, in that year, was not imitative, and, with its chemical knowledge, it had discovered that certain shades of blue would resist the effects of smoke far more successfully than any shade of white.

To perceive flavor through the mouth.

From this reading The total impression of the show--which it need hardly be said was situated in the polite Edgbaston district--was ethereal, especially when its minarets and towers, all in accordance with the taste of the period, were beheld from a distance.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Birmingham, in that year, was not imitative, and, with its chemical knowledge, it had discovered that certain shades of blue would resist the effects of smoke far more successfully than any shade of white.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Birmingham, in that year, was not imitative, and, with its chemical knowledge, it had discovered that certain shades of blue would resist the effects of smoke far more successfully than any shade of white.

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

From this reading THE BLUE CITY In the following month, on a Saturday afternoon, Audrey, Miss Ingate, and Jane Foley were seated at an open-air café in the Blue City.

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

From this reading And experience even showed that these shades of blue were improved, made more delicate and romantic, by smoke.

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

From this reading The Blue City, now no more, was, as may be remembered, Birmingham's reply to the White City of London, and the imitative White City of Manchester.

add up in number or quantity

From this reading The total impression of the show--which it need hardly be said was situated in the polite Edgbaston district--was ethereal, especially when its minarets and towers, all in accordance with the taste of the period, were beheld from a distance.

plural of “tower” — a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

From this reading The total impression of the show--which it need hardly be said was situated in the polite Edgbaston district--was ethereal, especially when its minarets and towers, all in accordance with the taste of the period, were beheld from a distance.

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

From this reading The Blue City, now no more, was, as may be remembered, Birmingham's reply to the White City of London, and the imitative White City of Manchester.

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

From this reading THE BLUE CITY In the following month, on a Saturday afternoon, Audrey, Miss Ingate, and Jane Foley were seated at an open-air café in the Blue City.

at the time that

From this reading The total impression of the show--which it need hardly be said was situated in the polite Edgbaston district--was ethereal, especially when its minarets and towers, all in accordance with the taste of the period, were beheld from a distance.

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

From this reading The total impression of the show--which it need hardly be said was situated in the polite Edgbaston district--was ethereal, especially when its minarets and towers, all in accordance with the taste of the period, were beheld from a distance.

a Caucasian

From this reading The Blue City, now no more, was, as may be remembered, Birmingham's reply to the White City of London, and the imitative White City of Manchester.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Birmingham, in that year, was not imitative, and, with its chemical knowledge, it had discovered that certain shades of blue would resist the effects of smoke far more successfully than any shade of white.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Birmingham, in that year, was not imitative, and, with its chemical knowledge, it had discovered that certain shades of blue would resist the effects of smoke far more successfully than any shade of white.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading Birmingham, in that year, was not imitative, and, with its chemical knowledge, it had discovered that certain shades of blue would resist the effects of smoke far more successfully than any shade of white.