Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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

From this reading I Gora Dwight with a quick turn of a strong and supple wrist flung a folding chair up through the trap door of the roof.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading It was expected that the fire would be halted by dynamiting the blocks east of the avenue, but as it had already leapt across not far from Market Street and was running out toward the Mission, Gora pinned her faith in nothing less than a change of wind.

(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 It was still some distance from all but the lower end of Van Ness Avenue, the wide street that divides the eastern and western sections of the city, as Market Street divides the northern and southern, and her own home on Geary Street was beyond Franklin and safe for the present.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading It was expected that the fire would be halted by dynamiting the blocks east of the avenue, but as it had already leapt across not far from Market Street and was running out toward the Mission, Gora pinned her faith in nothing less than a change of wind.

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

From this reading I Gora Dwight with a quick turn of a strong and supple wrist flung a folding chair up through the trap door of the roof.

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

From this reading It was still some distance from all but the lower end of Van Ness Avenue, the wide street that divides the eastern and western sections of the city, as Market Street divides the northern and southern, and her own home on Geary Street was beyond Franklin and safe for the present.

a line of approach

From this reading It was still some distance from all but the lower end of Van Ness Avenue, the wide street that divides the eastern and western sections of the city, as Market Street divides the northern and southern, and her own home on Geary Street was beyond Franklin and safe for the present.

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

From this reading It was expected that the fire would be halted by dynamiting the blocks east of the avenue, but as it had already leapt across not far from Market Street and was running out toward the Mission, Gora pinned her faith in nothing less than a change of wind.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading It was still some distance from all but the lower end of Van Ness Avenue, the wide street that divides the eastern and western sections of the city, as Market Street divides the northern and southern, and her own home on Geary Street was beyond Franklin and safe for the present.

plural of “block” — a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)

From this reading It was expected that the fire would be halted by dynamiting the blocks east of the avenue, but as it had already leapt across not far from Market Street and was running out toward the Mission, Gora pinned her faith in nothing less than a change of wind.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was still some distance from all but the lower end of Van Ness Avenue, the wide street that divides the eastern and western sections of the city, as Market Street divides the northern and southern, and her own home on Geary Street was beyond Franklin and safe for the present.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was expected that the fire would be halted by dynamiting the blocks east of the avenue, but as it had already leapt across not far from Market Street and was running out toward the Mission, Gora pinned her faith in nothing less than a change of wind.

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading I Gora Dwight with a quick turn of a strong and supple wrist flung a folding chair up through the trap door of the roof.

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading It was expected that the fire would be halted by dynamiting the blocks east of the avenue, but as it had already leapt across not far from Market Street and was running out toward the Mission, Gora pinned her faith in nothing less than a change of wind.

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

From this reading It was still some distance from all but the lower end of Van Ness Avenue, the wide street that divides the eastern and western sections of the city, as Market Street divides the northern and southern, and her own home on Geary Street was beyond Franklin and safe for the present.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading It was the second day of the fire, which was now raging in the valleys north of Market Street and up the hills.

the property created by the space between two objects or points

From this reading It was still some distance from all but the lower end of Van Ness Avenue, the wide street that divides the eastern and western sections of the city, as Market Street divides the northern and southern, and her own home on Geary Street was beyond Franklin and safe for the present.

plural of “divide” — a serious disagreement between two groups of people (typically producing tension or hostility)

From this reading It was still some distance from all but the lower end of Van Ness Avenue, the wide street that divides the eastern and western sections of the city, as Market Street divides the northern and southern, and her own home on Geary Street was beyond Franklin and safe for the present.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading I Gora Dwight with a quick turn of a strong and supple wrist flung a folding chair up through the trap door of the roof.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading She followed with a pitcher of water, opened the chair, and sat down.

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From this reading I Gora Dwight with a quick turn of a strong and supple wrist flung a folding chair up through the trap door of the roof.

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

From this reading It was expected that the fire would be halted by dynamiting the blocks east of the avenue, but as it had already leapt across not far from Market Street and was running out toward the Mission, Gora pinned her faith in nothing less than a change of wind.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading It was expected that the fire would be halted by dynamiting the blocks east of the avenue, but as it had already leapt across not far from Market Street and was running out toward the Mission, Gora pinned her faith in nothing less than a change of wind.

lying toward or situated in the east

From this reading It was still some distance from all but the lower end of Van Ness Avenue, the wide street that divides the eastern and western sections of the city, as Market Street divides the northern and southern, and her own home on Geary Street was beyond Franklin and safe for the present.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading It was still some distance from all but the lower end of Van Ness Avenue, the wide street that divides the eastern and western sections of the city, as Market Street divides the northern and southern, and her own home on Geary Street was beyond Franklin and safe for the present.

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading It was expected that the fire would be halted by dynamiting the blocks east of the avenue, but as it had already leapt across not far from Market Street and was running out toward the Mission, Gora pinned her faith in nothing less than a change of wind.

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading It was expected that the fire would be halted by dynamiting the blocks east of the avenue, but as it had already leapt across not far from Market Street and was running out toward the Mission, Gora pinned her faith in nothing less than a change of wind.

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading It was expected that the fire would be halted by dynamiting the blocks east of the avenue, but as it had already leapt across not far from Market Street and was running out toward the Mission, Gora pinned her faith in nothing less than a change of wind.

start firing a weapon

From this reading It was the second day of the fire, which was now raging in the valleys north of Market Street and up the hills.

inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness

From this reading I Gora Dwight with a quick turn of a strong and supple wrist flung a folding chair up through the trap door of the roof.

the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape

From this reading I Gora Dwight with a quick turn of a strong and supple wrist flung a folding chair up through the trap door of the roof.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading She followed with a pitcher of water, opened the chair, and sat down.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It was still some distance from all but the lower end of Van Ness Avenue, the wide street that divides the eastern and western sections of the city, as Market Street divides the northern and southern, and her own home on Geary Street was beyond Franklin and safe for the present.

United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)

From this reading It was still some distance from all but the lower end of Van Ness Avenue, the wide street that divides the eastern and western sections of the city, as Market Street divides the northern and southern, and her own home on Geary Street was beyond Franklin and safe for the present.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was still some distance from all but the lower end of Van Ness Avenue, the wide street that divides the eastern and western sections of the city, as Market Street divides the northern and southern, and her own home on Geary Street was beyond Franklin and safe for the present.

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

From this reading It was still some distance from all but the lower end of Van Ness Avenue, the wide street that divides the eastern and western sections of the city, as Market Street divides the northern and southern, and her own home on Geary Street was beyond Franklin and safe for the present.

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

From this reading I Gora Dwight with a quick turn of a strong and supple wrist flung a folding chair up through the trap door of the roof.

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

From this reading It was expected that the fire would be halted by dynamiting the blocks east of the avenue, but as it had already leapt across not far from Market Street and was running out toward the Mission, Gora pinned her faith in nothing less than a change of wind.

past form of “halt” — cause to stop

From this reading It was expected that the fire would be halted by dynamiting the blocks east of the avenue, but as it had already leapt across not far from Market Street and was running out toward the Mission, Gora pinned her faith in nothing less than a change of wind.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading It was still some distance from all but the lower end of Van Ness Avenue, the wide street that divides the eastern and western sections of the city, as Market Street divides the northern and southern, and her own home on Geary Street was beyond Franklin and safe for the present.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading It was the second day of the fire, which was now raging in the valleys north of Market Street and up the hills.

where you live at a particular time

From this reading It was still some distance from all but the lower end of Van Ness Avenue, the wide street that divides the eastern and western sections of the city, as Market Street divides the northern and southern, and her own home on Geary Street was beyond Franklin and safe for the present.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I Gora Dwight with a quick turn of a strong and supple wrist flung a folding chair up through the trap door of the roof.

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

From this reading It was the second day of the fire, which was now raging in the valleys north of Market Street and up the hills.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was the second day of the fire, which was now raging in the valleys north of Market Street and up the hills.

inflected form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading It was expected that the fire would be halted by dynamiting the blocks east of the avenue, but as it had already leapt across not far from Market Street and was running out toward the Mission, Gora pinned her faith in nothing less than a change of wind.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading It was expected that the fire would be halted by dynamiting the blocks east of the avenue, but as it had already leapt across not far from Market Street and was running out toward the Mission, Gora pinned her faith in nothing less than a change of wind.

move something or somebody to a lower position

From this reading It was still some distance from all but the lower end of Van Ness Avenue, the wide street that divides the eastern and western sections of the city, as Market Street divides the northern and southern, and her own home on Geary Street was beyond Franklin and safe for the present.

the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold

From this reading It was the second day of the fire, which was now raging in the valleys north of Market Street and up the hills.

an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work

From this reading It was expected that the fire would be halted by dynamiting the blocks east of the avenue, but as it had already leapt across not far from Market Street and was running out toward the Mission, Gora pinned her faith in nothing less than a change of wind.

a strip of land projecting into a body of water

From this reading It was still some distance from all but the lower end of Van Ness Avenue, the wide street that divides the eastern and western sections of the city, as Market Street divides the northern and southern, and her own home on Geary Street was beyond Franklin and safe for the present.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading It was the second day of the fire, which was now raging in the valleys north of Market Street and up the hills.

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

From this reading It was still some distance from all but the lower end of Van Ness Avenue, the wide street that divides the eastern and western sections of the city, as Market Street divides the northern and southern, and her own home on Geary Street was beyond Franklin and safe for the present.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading It was expected that the fire would be halted by dynamiting the blocks east of the avenue, but as it had already leapt across not far from Market Street and was running out toward the Mission, Gora pinned her faith in nothing less than a change of wind.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading It was expected that the fire would be halted by dynamiting the blocks east of the avenue, but as it had already leapt across not far from Market Street and was running out toward the Mission, Gora pinned her faith in nothing less than a change of wind.

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

From this reading It was the second day of the fire, which was now raging in the valleys north of Market Street and up the hills.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I Gora Dwight with a quick turn of a strong and supple wrist flung a folding chair up through the trap door of the roof.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It was still some distance from all but the lower end of Van Ness Avenue, the wide street that divides the eastern and western sections of the city, as Market Street divides the northern and southern, and her own home on Geary Street was beyond Franklin and safe for the present.

used of mouth or eyes

From this reading She followed with a pitcher of water, opened the chair, and sat down.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading It was expected that the fire would be halted by dynamiting the blocks east of the avenue, but as it had already leapt across not far from Market Street and was running out toward the Mission, Gora pinned her faith in nothing less than a change of wind.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading It was still some distance from all but the lower end of Van Ness Avenue, the wide street that divides the eastern and western sections of the city, as Market Street divides the northern and southern, and her own home on Geary Street was beyond Franklin and safe for the present.

inflected form of “pin” — to hold fast or prevent from moving

From this reading It was expected that the fire would be halted by dynamiting the blocks east of the avenue, but as it had already leapt across not far from Market Street and was running out toward the Mission, Gora pinned her faith in nothing less than a change of wind.

(baseball) the person who does the pitching

From this reading She followed with a pitcher of water, opened the chair, and sat down.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading It was still some distance from all but the lower end of Van Ness Avenue, the wide street that divides the eastern and western sections of the city, as Market Street divides the northern and southern, and her own home on Geary Street was beyond Franklin and safe for the present.

accomplished rapidly and without delay

From this reading I Gora Dwight with a quick turn of a strong and supple wrist flung a folding chair up through the trap door of the roof.

characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense

From this reading It was the second day of the fire, which was now raging in the valleys north of Market Street and up the hills.

a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading I Gora Dwight with a quick turn of a strong and supple wrist flung a folding chair up through the trap door of the roof.

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading It was expected that the fire would be halted by dynamiting the blocks east of the avenue, but as it had already leapt across not far from Market Street and was running out toward the Mission, Gora pinned her faith in nothing less than a change of wind.

free from danger or the risk of harm

From this reading It was still some distance from all but the lower end of Van Ness Avenue, the wide street that divides the eastern and western sections of the city, as Market Street divides the northern and southern, and her own home on Geary Street was beyond Franklin and safe for the present.

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

From this reading She followed with a pitcher of water, opened the chair, and sat down.

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading It was the second day of the fire, which was now raging in the valleys north of Market Street and up the hills.

plural of “section” — a self-contained part of a larger composition (written or musical)

From this reading It was still some distance from all but the lower end of Van Ness Avenue, the wide street that divides the eastern and western sections of the city, as Market Street divides the northern and southern, and her own home on Geary Street was beyond Franklin and safe for the present.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She followed with a pitcher of water, opened the chair, and sat down.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading It was still some distance from all but the lower end of Van Ness Avenue, the wide street that divides the eastern and western sections of the city, as Market Street divides the northern and southern, and her own home on Geary Street was beyond Franklin and safe for the present.

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

From this reading It was still some distance from all but the lower end of Van Ness Avenue, the wide street that divides the eastern and western sections of the city, as Market Street divides the northern and southern, and her own home on Geary Street was beyond Franklin and safe for the present.

not in physical motion

From this reading It was still some distance from all but the lower end of Van Ness Avenue, the wide street that divides the eastern and western sections of the city, as Market Street divides the northern and southern, and her own home on Geary Street was beyond Franklin and safe for the present.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading It was the second day of the fire, which was now raging in the valleys north of Market Street and up the hills.

having strength or power greater than average or expected

From this reading I Gora Dwight with a quick turn of a strong and supple wrist flung a folding chair up through the trap door of the roof.

gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease

From this reading I Gora Dwight with a quick turn of a strong and supple wrist flung a folding chair up through the trap door of the roof.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading It was expected that the fire would be halted by dynamiting the blocks east of the avenue, but as it had already leapt across not far from Market Street and was running out toward the Mission, Gora pinned her faith in nothing less than a change of wind.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was still some distance from all but the lower end of Van Ness Avenue, the wide street that divides the eastern and western sections of the city, as Market Street divides the northern and southern, and her own home on Geary Street was beyond Franklin and safe for the present.

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

From this reading I Gora Dwight with a quick turn of a strong and supple wrist flung a folding chair up through the trap door of the roof.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading I Gora Dwight with a quick turn of a strong and supple wrist flung a folding chair up through the trap door of the roof.

in the direction of

From this reading It was expected that the fire would be halted by dynamiting the blocks east of the avenue, but as it had already leapt across not far from Market Street and was running out toward the Mission, Gora pinned her faith in nothing less than a change of wind.

a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

From this reading I Gora Dwight with a quick turn of a strong and supple wrist flung a folding chair up through the trap door of the roof.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading I Gora Dwight with a quick turn of a strong and supple wrist flung a folding chair up through the trap door of the roof.

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

From this reading I Gora Dwight with a quick turn of a strong and supple wrist flung a folding chair up through the trap door of the roof.

plural of “valley” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading It was the second day of the fire, which was now raging in the valleys north of Market Street and up the hills.

any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)

From this reading It was still some distance from all but the lower end of Van Ness Avenue, the wide street that divides the eastern and western sections of the city, as Market Street divides the northern and southern, and her own home on Geary Street was beyond Franklin and safe for the present.

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

From this reading It was the second day of the fire, which was now raging in the valleys north of Market Street and up the hills.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading She followed with a pitcher of water, opened the chair, and sat down.

relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts

From this reading It was still some distance from all but the lower end of Van Ness Avenue, the wide street that divides the eastern and western sections of the city, as Market Street divides the northern and southern, and her own home on Geary Street was beyond Franklin and safe for the present.

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

From this reading It was the second day of the fire, which was now raging in the valleys north of Market Street and up the hills.

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

From this reading It was still some distance from all but the lower end of Van Ness Avenue, the wide street that divides the eastern and western sections of the city, as Market Street divides the northern and southern, and her own home on Geary Street was beyond Franklin and safe for the present.

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading It was expected that the fire would be halted by dynamiting the blocks east of the avenue, but as it had already leapt across not far from Market Street and was running out toward the Mission, Gora pinned her faith in nothing less than a change of wind.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I Gora Dwight with a quick turn of a strong and supple wrist flung a folding chair up through the trap door of the roof.

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

From this reading It was expected that the fire would be halted by dynamiting the blocks east of the avenue, but as it had already leapt across not far from Market Street and was running out toward the Mission, Gora pinned her faith in nothing less than a change of wind.

a joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bones

From this reading I Gora Dwight with a quick turn of a strong and supple wrist flung a folding chair up through the trap door of the roof.