used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is a palace of white marble, in Fifth avenue, near Fifty-ninth street--the view across the Park from the upper windows is superb.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It is a palace of white marble, in Fifth avenue, near Fifty-ninth street--the view across the Park from the upper windows is superb.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PLUTOCRACY AT HOME Let us glance at our typical Mr. Multi-Millionaire’s town house.
a line of approach
From this reading It is a palace of white marble, in Fifth avenue, near Fifty-ninth street--the view across the Park from the upper windows is superb.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading This palace was the inaugural of the family’s recent fashionable career.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading The palace was to have cost our family a million, including the site.
a social unit living together
From this reading The palace was to have cost our family a million, including the site.
family'snounUS /ˈfæməliz/
possessive form of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading This palace was the inaugural of the family’s recent fashionable career.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading It is the struggle to live up to it that is making them famous in New York.
fashionableadjectiveUS /ˈfæʃənəbəl/
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading This palace was the inaugural of the family’s recent fashionable career.
FifthnounUS /fɪfθ/
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading It is a palace of white marble, in Fifth avenue, near Fifty-ninth street--the view across the Park from the upper windows is superb.
Fifty-ninth
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From this reading It is a palace of white marble, in Fifth avenue, near Fifty-ninth street--the view across the Park from the upper windows is superb.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is a palace of white marble, in Fifth avenue, near Fifty-ninth street--the view across the Park from the upper windows is superb.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading PLUTOCRACY AT HOME Let us glance at our typical Mr. Multi-Millionaire’s town house.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The palace was to have cost our family a million, including the site.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading PLUTOCRACY AT HOME Let us glance at our typical Mr. Multi-Millionaire’s town house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading PLUTOCRACY AT HOME Let us glance at our typical Mr. Multi-Millionaire’s town house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is a palace of white marble, in Fifth avenue, near Fifty-ninth street--the view across the Park from the upper windows is superb.
inauguraladjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnɔːɡərəl/
occurring at or characteristic of a formal investiture or induction
From this reading This palace was the inaugural of the family’s recent fashionable career.
includingverbUS /ˌɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading The palace was to have cost our family a million, including the site.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a palace of white marble, in Fifth avenue, near Fifty-ninth street--the view across the Park from the upper windows is superb.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a palace of white marble, in Fifth avenue, near Fifty-ninth street--the view across the Park from the upper windows is superb.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
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be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading It is the struggle to live up to it that is making them famous in New York.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading It is the struggle to live up to it that is making them famous in New York.
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading It is a palace of white marble, in Fifth avenue, near Fifty-ninth street--the view across the Park from the upper windows is superb.
millionnounUS /ˈmɪljən/
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading The palace was to have cost our family a million, including the site.
a form of address for a man
From this reading PLUTOCRACY AT HOME Let us glance at our typical Mr. Multi-Millionaire’s town house.
Multi-Millionaire's
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near in time or place or relationship
From this reading It is a palace of white marble, in Fifth avenue, near Fifty-ninth street--the view across the Park from the upper windows is superb.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It is the struggle to live up to it that is making them famous in New York.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is a palace of white marble, in Fifth avenue, near Fifty-ninth street--the view across the Park from the upper windows is superb.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading PLUTOCRACY AT HOME Let us glance at our typical Mr. Multi-Millionaire’s town house.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading It is a palace of white marble, in Fifth avenue, near Fifty-ninth street--the view across the Park from the upper windows is superb.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading It is a palace of white marble, in Fifth avenue, near Fifty-ninth street--the view across the Park from the upper windows is superb.
PLUTOCRACYnoun
a political system governed by the wealthy people
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recentadjectiveUS /ˈriːsənt/
new
From this reading This palace was the inaugural of the family’s recent fashionable career.
sitenounUS /saɪt/
the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
From this reading The palace was to have cost our family a million, including the site.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading It is a palace of white marble, in Fifth avenue, near Fifty-ninth street--the view across the Park from the upper windows is superb.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading It is the struggle to live up to it that is making them famous in New York.
superbadjectiveUS /sʊˈpɜːrb/
of surpassing excellence
From this reading It is a palace of white marble, in Fifth avenue, near Fifty-ninth street--the view across the Park from the upper windows is superb.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is the struggle to live up to it that is making them famous in New York.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is a palace of white marble, in Fifth avenue, near Fifty-ninth street--the view across the Park from the upper windows is superb.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It is the struggle to live up to it that is making them famous in New York.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This palace was the inaugural of the family’s recent fashionable career.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is the struggle to live up to it that is making them famous in New York.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading PLUTOCRACY AT HOME Let us glance at our typical Mr. Multi-Millionaire’s town house.
typicaladjectiveUS /ˈtɪpəkəl/
exhibiting the qualities or characteristics that identify a group or kind or category
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being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It is the struggle to live up to it that is making them famous in New York.
the topmost one of two
From this reading It is a palace of white marble, in Fifth avenue, near Fifty-ninth street--the view across the Park from the upper windows is superb.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading PLUTOCRACY AT HOME Let us glance at our typical Mr. Multi-Millionaire’s town house.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading It is a palace of white marble, in Fifth avenue, near Fifty-ninth street--the view across the Park from the upper windows is superb.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This palace was the inaugural of the family’s recent fashionable career.
a Caucasian
From this reading It is a palace of white marble, in Fifth avenue, near Fifty-ninth street--the view across the Park from the upper windows is superb.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading It is a palace of white marble, in Fifth avenue, near Fifty-ninth street--the view across the Park from the upper windows is superb.
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 It is the struggle to live up to it that is making them famous in New York.
