Chapter XXXII · Chapter 32

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

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

past form of “achieve” — to gain with effort

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

later than; following

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

(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 All the way over he had been seeing children: dirty children, pale-faced children, children munching at things and children looking as though they had never had anything to munch at--children playing and children crying--it seemed the children's part of town.

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

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

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From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Riding through that part of town it would scarcely suggest itself to any one that what the country needed was more battleships.

any thing at all

From this reading All the way over he had been seeing children: dirty children, pale-faced children, children munching at things and children looking as though they had never had anything to munch at--children playing and children crying--it seemed the children's part of town.

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

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

plural of “battleship” — large and heavily armoured warship

From this reading Riding through that part of town it would scarcely suggest itself to any one that what the country needed was more battleships.

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

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

large or big relative to something else

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

rub with a brush, or as if with a brush

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

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

From this reading All the way over he had been seeing children: dirty children, pale-faced children, children munching at things and children looking as though they had never had anything to munch at--children playing and children crying--it seemed the children's part of town.

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

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

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

From this reading The men and women of tomorrow were growing up in a part of the city too loathsome for the civilized man and woman of today to set foot in.

having a high state of culture and development both social and technological

From this reading The men and women of tomorrow were growing up in a part of the city too loathsome for the civilized man and woman of today to set foot in.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Riding through that part of town it would scarcely suggest itself to any one that what the country needed was more battleships.

overfilled or compacted or concentrated

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

demanding attention

From this reading All the way over he had been seeing children: dirty children, pale-faced children, children munching at things and children looking as though they had never had anything to munch at--children playing and children crying--it seemed the children's part of town.

move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

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

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

From this reading All the way over he had been seeing children: dirty children, pale-faced children, children munching at things and children looking as though they had never had anything to munch at--children playing and children crying--it seemed the children's part of town.

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

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

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

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading The men and women of tomorrow were growing up in a part of the city too loathsome for the civilized man and woman of today to set foot in.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The men and women of tomorrow were growing up in a part of the city too loathsome for the civilized man and woman of today to set foot in.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

greater in size or importance or degree

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading The men and women of tomorrow were growing up in a part of the city too loathsome for the civilized man and woman of today to set foot in.

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

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

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

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

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

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

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

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

intense and profound fear

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

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

From this reading The men and women of tomorrow were growing up in a part of the city too loathsome for the civilized man and woman of today to set foot in.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading All the way over he had been seeing children: dirty children, pale-faced children, children munching at things and children looking as though they had never had anything to munch at--children playing and children crying--it seemed the children's part of town.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Riding through that part of town it would scarcely suggest itself to any one that what the country needed was more battleships.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

causing or able to cause nausea

From this reading The men and women of tomorrow were growing up in a part of the city too loathsome for the civilized man and woman of today to set foot in.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading All the way over he had been seeing children: dirty children, pale-faced children, children munching at things and children looking as though they had never had anything to munch at--children playing and children crying--it seemed the children's part of town.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The men and women of tomorrow were growing up in a part of the city too loathsome for the civilized man and woman of today to set foot in.

the force of workers available

From this reading The men and women of tomorrow were growing up in a part of the city too loathsome for the civilized man and woman of today to set foot in.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

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

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

Norwegian painter (1863-1944)

From this reading All the way over he had been seeing children: dirty children, pale-faced children, children munching at things and children looking as though they had never had anything to munch at--children playing and children crying--it seemed the children's part of town.

-ing form of “munch” — chew noisily

From this reading All the way over he had been seeing children: dirty children, pale-faced children, children munching at things and children looking as though they had never had anything to munch at--children playing and children crying--it seemed the children's part of town.

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading Riding through that part of town it would scarcely suggest itself to any one that what the country needed was more battleships.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading All the way over he had been seeing children: dirty children, pale-faced children, children munching at things and children looking as though they had never had anything to munch at--children playing and children crying--it seemed the children's part of town.

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

come to pass

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

having no odor

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading All the way over he had been seeing children: dirty children, pale-faced children, children munching at things and children looking as though they had never had anything to munch at--children playing and children crying--it seemed the children's part of town.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Riding through that part of town it would scarcely suggest itself to any one that what the country needed was more battleships.

plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

above and across; more than

From this reading All the way over he had been seeing children: dirty children, pale-faced children, children munching at things and children looking as though they had never had anything to munch at--children playing and children crying--it seemed the children's part of town.

having a pale face

From this reading All the way over he had been seeing children: dirty children, pale-faced children, children munching at things and children looking as though they had never had anything to munch at--children playing and children crying--it seemed the children's part of town.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading All the way over he had been seeing children: dirty children, pale-faced children, children munching at things and children looking as though they had never had anything to munch at--children playing and children crying--it seemed the children's part of town.

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading All the way over he had been seeing children: dirty children, pale-faced children, children munching at things and children looking as though they had never had anything to munch at--children playing and children crying--it seemed the children's part of town.

a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements

From this reading Riding through that part of town it would scarcely suggest itself to any one that what the country needed was more battleships.

plural of “roof” — a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

only a very short time before

From this reading Riding through that part of town it would scarcely suggest itself to any one that what the country needed was more battleships.

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading All the way over he had been seeing children: dirty children, pale-faced children, children munching at things and children looking as though they had never had anything to munch at--children playing and children crying--it seemed the children's part of town.

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

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading The men and women of tomorrow were growing up in a part of the city too loathsome for the civilized man and woman of today to set foot in.

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

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

emitting or containing little or no smoke

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

the season of growth

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

not in physical motion

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

(of a nose) blocked

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

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

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading Riding through that part of town it would scarcely suggest itself to any one that what the country needed was more battleships.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

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

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

in or at that place or location

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

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

From this reading All the way over he had been seeing children: dirty children, pale-faced children, children munching at things and children looking as though they had never had anything to munch at--children playing and children crying--it seemed the children's part of town.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading All the way over he had been seeing children: dirty children, pale-faced children, children munching at things and children looking as though they had never had anything to munch at--children playing and children crying--it seemed the children's part of town.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading All the way over he had been seeing children: dirty children, pale-faced children, children munching at things and children looking as though they had never had anything to munch at--children playing and children crying--it seemed the children's part of town.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

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

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

the present time or age

From this reading The men and women of tomorrow were growing up in a part of the city too loathsome for the civilized man and woman of today to set foot in.

the day after today

From this reading The men and women of tomorrow were growing up in a part of the city too loathsome for the civilized man and woman of today to set foot in.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading The men and women of tomorrow were growing up in a part of the city too loathsome for the civilized man and woman of today to set foot in.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading All the way over he had been seeing children: dirty children, pale-faced children, children munching at things and children looking as though they had never had anything to munch at--children playing and children crying--it seemed the children's part of town.

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

not known or well known

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

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

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

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

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading All the way over he had been seeing children: dirty children, pale-faced children, children munching at things and children looking as though they had never had anything to munch at--children playing and children crying--it seemed the children's part of town.

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

From this reading The men and women of tomorrow were growing up in a part of the city too loathsome for the civilized man and woman of today to set foot in.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Riding through that part of town it would scarcely suggest itself to any one that what the country needed was more battleships.

in or at the place that

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

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

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

which person or people

From this reading He was too filled with thought of Ann--the horror of its being where she lived--to let the bigger thought of it brush him more than fleetingly, but it did occur to him that there was still a frontier--and that the men who could bring about smokeless cities--and odorless ones--would be greater public servants than the men who had achieved smokeless powder.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading The men and women of tomorrow were growing up in a part of the city too loathsome for the civilized man and woman of today to set foot in.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading The men and women of tomorrow were growing up in a part of the city too loathsome for the civilized man and woman of today to set foot in.

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

From this reading Children seemed to spring up from the sidewalk and descend from the roofs as his cab, after a long trip through crowded streets with which three months before he would have been totally unfamiliar, stopped at the number Ann had given.