Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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

From this reading Johnny had an impulse to stop there for the night and leave the city to a more propitious time, but Bland was already licking lips in anticipation of the joys of Spring Street, and made such vehement protest that Johnny yielded.

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading Johnny had an impulse to stop there for the night and leave the city to a more propitious time, but Bland was already licking lips in anticipation of the joys of Spring Street, and made such vehement protest that Johnny yielded.

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

From this reading Johnny had an impulse to stop there for the night and leave the city to a more propitious time, but Bland was already licking lips in anticipation of the joys of Spring Street, and made such vehement protest that Johnny yielded.

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

From this reading They reached the little suburban village and the street car.

an expectation

From this reading Johnny had an impulse to stop there for the night and leave the city to a more propitious time, but Bland was already licking lips in anticipation of the joys of Spring Street, and made such vehement protest that Johnny yielded.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading If he stayed in Inglewood Bland would go on without him, and Johnny did not want that, for Bland might not come back.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Perhaps it was the night that veiled the city's big human workaday side and showed only the cold, blue-white residence streets palm-shaded and remote, and the inhospitable closed stores and shops of the business district, that gave Johnny a lost, lonesome feeling of utter homelessness.

lacking taste or flavor or tang

From this reading Johnny had an impulse to stop there for the night and leave the city to a more propitious time, but Bland was already licking lips in anticipation of the joys of Spring Street, and made such vehement protest that Johnny yielded.

of white tinged with blue

From this reading Perhaps it was the night that veiled the city's big human workaday side and showed only the cold, blue-white residence streets palm-shaded and remote, and the inhospitable closed stores and shops of the business district, that gave Johnny a lost, lonesome feeling of utter homelessness.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading Perhaps it was the night that veiled the city's big human workaday side and showed only the cold, blue-white residence streets palm-shaded and remote, and the inhospitable closed stores and shops of the business district, that gave Johnny a lost, lonesome feeling of utter homelessness.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Johnny had an impulse to stop there for the night and leave the city to a more propitious time, but Bland was already licking lips in anticipation of the joys of Spring Street, and made such vehement protest that Johnny yielded.

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

From this reading They reached the little suburban village and the street car.

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

From this reading Johnny had an impulse to stop there for the night and leave the city to a more propitious time, but Bland was already licking lips in anticipation of the joys of Spring Street, and made such vehement protest that Johnny yielded.

possessive form of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading Perhaps it was the night that veiled the city's big human workaday side and showed only the cold, blue-white residence streets palm-shaded and remote, and the inhospitable closed stores and shops of the business district, that gave Johnny a lost, lonesome feeling of utter homelessness.

not open or affording passage or access

From this reading Perhaps it was the night that veiled the city's big human workaday side and showed only the cold, blue-white residence streets palm-shaded and remote, and the inhospitable closed stores and shops of the business district, that gave Johnny a lost, lonesome feeling of utter homelessness.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading Perhaps it was the night that veiled the city's big human workaday side and showed only the cold, blue-white residence streets palm-shaded and remote, and the inhospitable closed stores and shops of the business district, that gave Johnny a lost, lonesome feeling of utter homelessness.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading If he stayed in Inglewood Bland would go on without him, and Johnny did not want that, for Bland might not come back.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading If he stayed in Inglewood Bland would go on without him, and Johnny did not want that, for Bland might not come back.

a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading Perhaps it was the night that veiled the city's big human workaday side and showed only the cold, blue-white residence streets palm-shaded and remote, and the inhospitable closed stores and shops of the business district, that gave Johnny a lost, lonesome feeling of utter homelessness.

well known or easily recognized

From this reading And whatever his mental and moral shortcomings, Bland was somebody whom Johnny knew; if not a friend, yet a familiar personality in a city filled with strangers.

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading Perhaps it was the night that veiled the city's big human workaday side and showed only the cold, blue-white residence streets palm-shaded and remote, and the inhospitable closed stores and shops of the business district, that gave Johnny a lost, lonesome feeling of utter homelessness.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading And whatever his mental and moral shortcomings, Bland was somebody whom Johnny knew; if not a friend, yet a familiar personality in a city filled with strangers.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Johnny had an impulse to stop there for the night and leave the city to a more propitious time, but Bland was already licking lips in anticipation of the joys of Spring Street, and made such vehement protest that Johnny yielded.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading And whatever his mental and moral shortcomings, Bland was somebody whom Johnny knew; if not a friend, yet a familiar personality in a city filled with strangers.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Perhaps it was the night that veiled the city's big human workaday side and showed only the cold, blue-white residence streets palm-shaded and remote, and the inhospitable closed stores and shops of the business district, that gave Johnny a lost, lonesome feeling of utter homelessness.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading If he stayed in Inglewood Bland would go on without him, and Johnny did not want that, for Bland might not come back.

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

From this reading Johnny had an impulse to stop there for the night and leave the city to a more propitious time, but Bland was already licking lips in anticipation of the joys of Spring Street, and made such vehement protest that Johnny yielded.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading If he stayed in Inglewood Bland would go on without him, and Johnny did not want that, for Bland might not come back.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading If he stayed in Inglewood Bland would go on without him, and Johnny did not want that, for Bland might not come back.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading And whatever his mental and moral shortcomings, Bland was somebody whom Johnny knew; if not a friend, yet a familiar personality in a city filled with strangers.

the state or condition of having no home (especially the state of living in the streets)

From this reading Perhaps it was the night that veiled the city's big human workaday side and showed only the cold, blue-white residence streets palm-shaded and remote, and the inhospitable closed stores and shops of the business district, that gave Johnny a lost, lonesome feeling of utter homelessness.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading Perhaps it was the night that veiled the city's big human workaday side and showed only the cold, blue-white residence streets palm-shaded and remote, and the inhospitable closed stores and shops of the business district, that gave Johnny a lost, lonesome feeling of utter homelessness.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If he stayed in Inglewood Bland would go on without him, and Johnny did not want that, for Bland might not come back.

an instinctive motive

From this reading Johnny had an impulse to stop there for the night and leave the city to a more propitious time, but Bland was already licking lips in anticipation of the joys of Spring Street, and made such vehement protest that Johnny yielded.

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

From this reading Johnny had an impulse to stop there for the night and leave the city to a more propitious time, but Bland was already licking lips in anticipation of the joys of Spring Street, and made such vehement protest that Johnny yielded.

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

From this reading If he stayed in Inglewood Bland would go on without him, and Johnny did not want that, for Bland might not come back.

unfavorable to life or growth

From this reading Perhaps it was the night that veiled the city's big human workaday side and showed only the cold, blue-white residence streets palm-shaded and remote, and the inhospitable closed stores and shops of the business district, that gave Johnny a lost, lonesome feeling of utter homelessness.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Perhaps it was the night that veiled the city's big human workaday side and showed only the cold, blue-white residence streets palm-shaded and remote, and the inhospitable closed stores and shops of the business district, that gave Johnny a lost, lonesome feeling of utter homelessness.

“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms

From this reading Johnny had an impulse to stop there for the night and leave the city to a more propitious time, but Bland was already licking lips in anticipation of the joys of Spring Street, and made such vehement protest that Johnny yielded.

plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness

From this reading Johnny had an impulse to stop there for the night and leave the city to a more propitious time, but Bland was already licking lips in anticipation of the joys of Spring Street, and made such vehement protest that Johnny yielded.

inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading And whatever his mental and moral shortcomings, Bland was somebody whom Johnny knew; if not a friend, yet a familiar personality in a city filled with strangers.

go away from a place

From this reading Johnny had an impulse to stop there for the night and leave the city to a more propitious time, but Bland was already licking lips in anticipation of the joys of Spring Street, and made such vehement protest that Johnny yielded.

an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest

From this reading Johnny had an impulse to stop there for the night and leave the city to a more propitious time, but Bland was already licking lips in anticipation of the joys of Spring Street, and made such vehement protest that Johnny yielded.

plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

From this reading Johnny had an impulse to stop there for the night and leave the city to a more propitious time, but Bland was already licking lips in anticipation of the joys of Spring Street, and made such vehement protest that Johnny yielded.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading They reached the little suburban village and the street car.

being the only one; single and isolated from others

From this reading Perhaps it was the night that veiled the city's big human workaday side and showed only the cold, blue-white residence streets palm-shaded and remote, and the inhospitable closed stores and shops of the business district, that gave Johnny a lost, lonesome feeling of utter homelessness.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading Perhaps it was the night that veiled the city's big human workaday side and showed only the cold, blue-white residence streets palm-shaded and remote, and the inhospitable closed stores and shops of the business district, that gave Johnny a lost, lonesome feeling of utter homelessness.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Johnny had an impulse to stop there for the night and leave the city to a more propitious time, but Bland was already licking lips in anticipation of the joys of Spring Street, and made such vehement protest that Johnny yielded.

involving the mind or an intellectual process

From this reading And whatever his mental and moral shortcomings, Bland was somebody whom Johnny knew; if not a friend, yet a familiar personality in a city filled with strangers.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading If he stayed in Inglewood Bland would go on without him, and Johnny did not want that, for Bland might not come back.

concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles

From this reading And whatever his mental and moral shortcomings, Bland was somebody whom Johnny knew; if not a friend, yet a familiar personality in a city filled with strangers.

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

From this reading Johnny had an impulse to stop there for the night and leave the city to a more propitious time, but Bland was already licking lips in anticipation of the joys of Spring Street, and made such vehement protest that Johnny yielded.

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

From this reading Johnny had an impulse to stop there for the night and leave the city to a more propitious time, but Bland was already licking lips in anticipation of the joys of Spring Street, and made such vehement protest that Johnny yielded.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading If he stayed in Inglewood Bland would go on without him, and Johnny did not want that, for Bland might not come back.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Johnny had an impulse to stop there for the night and leave the city to a more propitious time, but Bland was already licking lips in anticipation of the joys of Spring Street, and made such vehement protest that Johnny yielded.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading If he stayed in Inglewood Bland would go on without him, and Johnny did not want that, for Bland might not come back.

and nothing more

From this reading Perhaps it was the night that veiled the city's big human workaday side and showed only the cold, blue-white residence streets palm-shaded and remote, and the inhospitable closed stores and shops of the business district, that gave Johnny a lost, lonesome feeling of utter homelessness.

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

From this reading Perhaps it was the night that veiled the city's big human workaday side and showed only the cold, blue-white residence streets palm-shaded and remote, and the inhospitable closed stores and shops of the business district, that gave Johnny a lost, lonesome feeling of utter homelessness.

by chance

From this reading Perhaps it was the night that veiled the city's big human workaday side and showed only the cold, blue-white residence streets palm-shaded and remote, and the inhospitable closed stores and shops of the business district, that gave Johnny a lost, lonesome feeling of utter homelessness.

the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual

From this reading And whatever his mental and moral shortcomings, Bland was somebody whom Johnny knew; if not a friend, yet a familiar personality in a city filled with strangers.

presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success

From this reading Johnny had an impulse to stop there for the night and leave the city to a more propitious time, but Bland was already licking lips in anticipation of the joys of Spring Street, and made such vehement protest that Johnny yielded.

a formal and solemn declaration of objection

From this reading Johnny had an impulse to stop there for the night and leave the city to a more propitious time, but Bland was already licking lips in anticipation of the joys of Spring Street, and made such vehement protest that Johnny yielded.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading They reached the little suburban village and the street car.

located far away spatially

From this reading Perhaps it was the night that veiled the city's big human workaday side and showed only the cold, blue-white residence streets palm-shaded and remote, and the inhospitable closed stores and shops of the business district, that gave Johnny a lost, lonesome feeling of utter homelessness.

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading Perhaps it was the night that veiled the city's big human workaday side and showed only the cold, blue-white residence streets palm-shaded and remote, and the inhospitable closed stores and shops of the business district, that gave Johnny a lost, lonesome feeling of utter homelessness.

plural of “shop” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading Perhaps it was the night that veiled the city's big human workaday side and showed only the cold, blue-white residence streets palm-shaded and remote, and the inhospitable closed stores and shops of the business district, that gave Johnny a lost, lonesome feeling of utter homelessness.

plural of “shortcoming” — a failing or deficiency

From this reading And whatever his mental and moral shortcomings, Bland was somebody whom Johnny knew; if not a friend, yet a familiar personality in a city filled with strangers.

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

From this reading Perhaps it was the night that veiled the city's big human workaday side and showed only the cold, blue-white residence streets palm-shaded and remote, and the inhospitable closed stores and shops of the business district, that gave Johnny a lost, lonesome feeling of utter homelessness.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading Perhaps it was the night that veiled the city's big human workaday side and showed only the cold, blue-white residence streets palm-shaded and remote, and the inhospitable closed stores and shops of the business district, that gave Johnny a lost, lonesome feeling of utter homelessness.

a person, without saying who

From this reading And whatever his mental and moral shortcomings, Bland was somebody whom Johnny knew; if not a friend, yet a familiar personality in a city filled with strangers.

the season of growth

From this reading Johnny had an impulse to stop there for the night and leave the city to a more propitious time, but Bland was already licking lips in anticipation of the joys of Spring Street, and made such vehement protest that Johnny yielded.

past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading If he stayed in Inglewood Bland would go on without him, and Johnny did not want that, for Bland might not come back.

come to a halt, stop moving

From this reading Johnny had an impulse to stop there for the night and leave the city to a more propitious time, but Bland was already licking lips in anticipation of the joys of Spring Street, and made such vehement protest that Johnny yielded.

plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services

From this reading Perhaps it was the night that veiled the city's big human workaday side and showed only the cold, blue-white residence streets palm-shaded and remote, and the inhospitable closed stores and shops of the business district, that gave Johnny a lost, lonesome feeling of utter homelessness.

plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading And whatever his mental and moral shortcomings, Bland was somebody whom Johnny knew; if not a friend, yet a familiar personality in a city filled with strangers.

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

From this reading They reached the little suburban village and the street car.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading Perhaps it was the night that veiled the city's big human workaday side and showed only the cold, blue-white residence streets palm-shaded and remote, and the inhospitable closed stores and shops of the business district, that gave Johnny a lost, lonesome feeling of utter homelessness.

relating to or characteristic of or situated in suburbs

From this reading They reached the little suburban village and the street car.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Johnny had an impulse to stop there for the night and leave the city to a more propitious time, but Bland was already licking lips in anticipation of the joys of Spring Street, and made such vehement protest that Johnny yielded.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Johnny had an impulse to stop there for the night and leave the city to a more propitious time, but Bland was already licking lips in anticipation of the joys of Spring Street, and made such vehement protest that Johnny yielded.

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

From this reading They reached the little suburban village and the street car.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Johnny had an impulse to stop there for the night and leave the city to a more propitious time, but Bland was already licking lips in anticipation of the joys of Spring Street, and made such vehement protest that Johnny yielded.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They reached the little suburban village and the street car.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Johnny had an impulse to stop there for the night and leave the city to a more propitious time, but Bland was already licking lips in anticipation of the joys of Spring Street, and made such vehement protest that Johnny yielded.

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

From this reading Johnny had an impulse to stop there for the night and leave the city to a more propitious time, but Bland was already licking lips in anticipation of the joys of Spring Street, and made such vehement protest that Johnny yielded.

articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise

From this reading Perhaps it was the night that veiled the city's big human workaday side and showed only the cold, blue-white residence streets palm-shaded and remote, and the inhospitable closed stores and shops of the business district, that gave Johnny a lost, lonesome feeling of utter homelessness.

marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid

From this reading Johnny had an impulse to stop there for the night and leave the city to a more propitious time, but Bland was already licking lips in anticipation of the joys of Spring Street, and made such vehement protest that Johnny yielded.

having or as if having a veil or concealing cover

From this reading Perhaps it was the night that veiled the city's big human workaday side and showed only the cold, blue-white residence streets palm-shaded and remote, and the inhospitable closed stores and shops of the business district, that gave Johnny a lost, lonesome feeling of utter homelessness.

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading They reached the little suburban village and the street car.

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading If he stayed in Inglewood Bland would go on without him, and Johnny did not want that, for Bland might not come back.

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

From this reading Johnny had an impulse to stop there for the night and leave the city to a more propitious time, but Bland was already licking lips in anticipation of the joys of Spring Street, and made such vehement protest that Johnny yielded.

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading And whatever his mental and moral shortcomings, Bland was somebody whom Johnny knew; if not a friend, yet a familiar personality in a city filled with strangers.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading And whatever his mental and moral shortcomings, Bland was somebody whom Johnny knew; if not a friend, yet a familiar personality in a city filled with strangers.

in the company of; together with

From this reading And whatever his mental and moral shortcomings, Bland was somebody whom Johnny knew; if not a friend, yet a familiar personality in a city filled with strangers.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading If he stayed in Inglewood Bland would go on without him, and Johnny did not want that, for Bland might not come back.

found in the ordinary course of events

From this reading Perhaps it was the night that veiled the city's big human workaday side and showed only the cold, blue-white residence streets palm-shaded and remote, and the inhospitable closed stores and shops of the business district, that gave Johnny a lost, lonesome feeling of utter homelessness.

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

From this reading If he stayed in Inglewood Bland would go on without him, and Johnny did not want that, for Bland might not come back.

but in spite of that

From this reading And whatever his mental and moral shortcomings, Bland was somebody whom Johnny knew; if not a friend, yet a familiar personality in a city filled with strangers.

past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of

From this reading Johnny had an impulse to stop there for the night and leave the city to a more propitious time, but Bland was already licking lips in anticipation of the joys of Spring Street, and made such vehement protest that Johnny yielded.