Chapter XIII

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

From this reading THE MAYOR OF AVENUE A Three or four blocks east of the Bowery and lying north of the Jewish quarter is a little region somewhat less crowded, somewhat quieter, somewhat more clean, than the rest of the tenement country that lies about it.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading THE MAYOR OF AVENUE A Three or four blocks east of the Bowery and lying north of the Jewish quarter is a little region somewhat less crowded, somewhat quieter, somewhat more clean, than the rest of the tenement country that lies about it.

(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 But as yet, if you walk along its four avenues, A, B, C and D, all lined with little shops, or lounge about its shady Tompkin's Square, you will see many a face that will carry your memory back to Berlin and Cologne and the beer-gardens and Sunday promenades of their work-people and petty bourgeois.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading But as yet, if you walk along its four avenues, A, B, C and D, all lined with little shops, or lounge about its shady Tompkin's Square, you will see many a face that will carry your memory back to Berlin and Cologne and the beer-gardens and Sunday promenades of their work-people and petty bourgeois.

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From this reading It is held by Germans--Americanised Germans.

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

From this reading THE MAYOR OF AVENUE A Three or four blocks east of the Bowery and lying north of the Jewish quarter is a little region somewhat less crowded, somewhat quieter, somewhat more clean, than the rest of the tenement country that lies about it.

make known; make an announcement

From this reading But Poles and Magyars, Jews of Roumania, Hungary and Russia, are edging their way into it; such frequent signs as "_Gyogyszertár_," which, evil as it strikes the eye, signifies nothing more malignant than "drugstore," announce this invasion even to casual passers-by.

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

From this reading But Poles and Magyars, Jews of Roumania, Hungary and Russia, are edging their way into it; such frequent signs as "_Gyogyszertár_," which, evil as it strikes the eye, signifies nothing more malignant than "drugstore," announce this invasion even to casual passers-by.

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

From this reading But Poles and Magyars, Jews of Roumania, Hungary and Russia, are edging their way into it; such frequent signs as "_Gyogyszertár_," which, evil as it strikes the eye, signifies nothing more malignant than "drugstore," announce this invasion even to casual passers-by.

a line of approach

From this reading THE MAYOR OF AVENUE A Three or four blocks east of the Bowery and lying north of the Jewish quarter is a little region somewhat less crowded, somewhat quieter, somewhat more clean, than the rest of the tenement country that lies about it.

plural of “avenue” — a line of approach

From this reading But as yet, if you walk along its four avenues, A, B, C and D, all lined with little shops, or lounge about its shady Tompkin's Square, you will see many a face that will carry your memory back to Berlin and Cologne and the beer-gardens and Sunday promenades of their work-people and petty bourgeois.

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading But as yet, if you walk along its four avenues, A, B, C and D, all lined with little shops, or lounge about its shady Tompkin's Square, you will see many a face that will carry your memory back to Berlin and Cologne and the beer-gardens and Sunday promenades of their work-people and petty bourgeois.

(Genesis 11:1-11) a tower built by Noah's descendants (probably in Babylon) who intended it to reach up to heaven; God foiled them by confusing their language so they could no longer understand one another

From this reading Some day the region will know the children of Germany no more; it will be a Babel of the tongues of central Europe.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading But as yet, if you walk along its four avenues, A, B, C and D, all lined with little shops, or lounge about its shady Tompkin's Square, you will see many a face that will carry your memory back to Berlin and Cologne and the beer-gardens and Sunday promenades of their work-people and petty bourgeois.

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

From this reading Some day the region will know the children of Germany no more; it will be a Babel of the tongues of central Europe.

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From this reading But as yet, if you walk along its four avenues, A, B, C and D, all lined with little shops, or lounge about its shady Tompkin's Square, you will see many a face that will carry your memory back to Berlin and Cologne and the beer-gardens and Sunday promenades of their work-people and petty bourgeois.

capital of Germany located in eastern Germany

From this reading But as yet, if you walk along its four avenues, A, B, C and D, all lined with little shops, or lounge about its shady Tompkin's Square, you will see many a face that will carry your memory back to Berlin and Cologne and the beer-gardens and Sunday promenades of their work-people and petty bourgeois.

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

From this reading THE MAYOR OF AVENUE A Three or four blocks east of the Bowery and lying north of the Jewish quarter is a little region somewhat less crowded, somewhat quieter, somewhat more clean, than the rest of the tenement country that lies about it.

(according to Marxist thought) being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class

From this reading But as yet, if you walk along its four avenues, A, B, C and D, all lined with little shops, or lounge about its shady Tompkin's Square, you will see many a face that will carry your memory back to Berlin and Cologne and the beer-gardens and Sunday promenades of their work-people and petty bourgeois.

a street in Manhattan noted for cheap hotels frequented by homeless derelicts

From this reading THE MAYOR OF AVENUE A Three or four blocks east of the Bowery and lying north of the Jewish quarter is a little region somewhat less crowded, somewhat quieter, somewhat more clean, than the rest of the tenement country that lies about it.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But Poles and Magyars, Jews of Roumania, Hungary and Russia, are edging their way into it; such frequent signs as "_Gyogyszertár_," which, evil as it strikes the eye, signifies nothing more malignant than "drugstore," announce this invasion even to casual passers-by.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It is held by Germans--Americanised Germans.

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading But as yet, if you walk along its four avenues, A, B, C and D, all lined with little shops, or lounge about its shady Tompkin's Square, you will see many a face that will carry your memory back to Berlin and Cologne and the beer-gardens and Sunday promenades of their work-people and petty bourgeois.

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading But as yet, if you walk along its four avenues, A, B, C and D, all lined with little shops, or lounge about its shady Tompkin's Square, you will see many a face that will carry your memory back to Berlin and Cologne and the beer-gardens and Sunday promenades of their work-people and petty bourgeois.

marked by blithe unconcern

From this reading But Poles and Magyars, Jews of Roumania, Hungary and Russia, are edging their way into it; such frequent signs as "_Gyogyszertár_," which, evil as it strikes the eye, signifies nothing more malignant than "drugstore," announce this invasion even to casual passers-by.

serving as an essential component

From this reading Some day the region will know the children of Germany no more; it will be a Babel of the tongues of central Europe.

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

From this reading Some day the region will know the children of Germany no more; it will be a Babel of the tongues of central Europe.

free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits

From this reading THE MAYOR OF AVENUE A Three or four blocks east of the Bowery and lying north of the Jewish quarter is a little region somewhat less crowded, somewhat quieter, somewhat more clean, than the rest of the tenement country that lies about it.

a commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River; flourished during the 15th century as a member of the Hanseatic League

From this reading But as yet, if you walk along its four avenues, A, B, C and D, all lined with little shops, or lounge about its shady Tompkin's Square, you will see many a face that will carry your memory back to Berlin and Cologne and the beer-gardens and Sunday promenades of their work-people and petty bourgeois.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading THE MAYOR OF AVENUE A Three or four blocks east of the Bowery and lying north of the Jewish quarter is a little region somewhat less crowded, somewhat quieter, somewhat more clean, than the rest of the tenement country that lies about it.

overfilled or compacted or concentrated

From this reading THE MAYOR OF AVENUE A Three or four blocks east of the Bowery and lying north of the Jewish quarter is a little region somewhat less crowded, somewhat quieter, somewhat more clean, than the rest of the tenement country that lies about it.

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading But as yet, if you walk along its four avenues, A, B, C and D, all lined with little shops, or lounge about its shady Tompkin's Square, you will see many a face that will carry your memory back to Berlin and Cologne and the beer-gardens and Sunday promenades of their work-people and petty bourgeois.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Some day the region will know the children of Germany no more; it will be a Babel of the tongues of central Europe.

a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold

From this reading But Poles and Magyars, Jews of Roumania, Hungary and Russia, are edging their way into it; such frequent signs as "_Gyogyszertár_," which, evil as it strikes the eye, signifies nothing more malignant than "drugstore," announce this invasion even to casual passers-by.

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading THE MAYOR OF AVENUE A Three or four blocks east of the Bowery and lying north of the Jewish quarter is a little region somewhat less crowded, somewhat quieter, somewhat more clean, than the rest of the tenement country that lies about it.

border consisting of anything placed on the edge to finish something (such as a fringe on clothing or on a rug)

From this reading But Poles and Magyars, Jews of Roumania, Hungary and Russia, are edging their way into it; such frequent signs as "_Gyogyszertár_," which, evil as it strikes the eye, signifies nothing more malignant than "drugstore," announce this invasion even to casual passers-by.

the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles

From this reading Some day the region will know the children of Germany no more; it will be a Babel of the tongues of central Europe.

divisible by two

From this reading But Poles and Magyars, Jews of Roumania, Hungary and Russia, are edging their way into it; such frequent signs as "_Gyogyszertár_," which, evil as it strikes the eye, signifies nothing more malignant than "drugstore," announce this invasion even to casual passers-by.

morally objectionable behavior

From this reading But Poles and Magyars, Jews of Roumania, Hungary and Russia, are edging their way into it; such frequent signs as "_Gyogyszertár_," which, evil as it strikes the eye, signifies nothing more malignant than "drugstore," announce this invasion even to casual passers-by.

the organ of sight

From this reading But Poles and Magyars, Jews of Roumania, Hungary and Russia, are edging their way into it; such frequent signs as "_Gyogyszertár_," which, evil as it strikes the eye, signifies nothing more malignant than "drugstore," announce this invasion even to casual passers-by.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading But as yet, if you walk along its four avenues, A, B, C and D, all lined with little shops, or lounge about its shady Tompkin's Square, you will see many a face that will carry your memory back to Berlin and Cologne and the beer-gardens and Sunday promenades of their work-people and petty bourgeois.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading THE MAYOR OF AVENUE A Three or four blocks east of the Bowery and lying north of the Jewish quarter is a little region somewhat less crowded, somewhat quieter, somewhat more clean, than the rest of the tenement country that lies about it.

do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of

From this reading But Poles and Magyars, Jews of Roumania, Hungary and Russia, are edging their way into it; such frequent signs as "_Gyogyszertár_," which, evil as it strikes the eye, signifies nothing more malignant than "drugstore," announce this invasion even to casual passers-by.

plural of “german” — a person of German nationality

From this reading It is held by Germans--Americanised Germans.

a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990

From this reading Some day the region will know the children of Germany no more; it will be a Babel of the tongues of central Europe.

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

From this reading But Poles and Magyars, Jews of Roumania, Hungary and Russia, are edging their way into it; such frequent signs as "_Gyogyszertár_," which, evil as it strikes the eye, signifies nothing more malignant than "drugstore," announce this invasion even to casual passers-by.

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading It is held by Germans--Americanised Germans.

a republic in central Europe

From this reading But Poles and Magyars, Jews of Roumania, Hungary and Russia, are edging their way into it; such frequent signs as "_Gyogyszertár_," which, evil as it strikes the eye, signifies nothing more malignant than "drugstore," announce this invasion even to casual passers-by.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading But as yet, if you walk along its four avenues, A, B, C and D, all lined with little shops, or lounge about its shady Tompkin's Square, you will see many a face that will carry your memory back to Berlin and Cologne and the beer-gardens and Sunday promenades of their work-people and petty bourgeois.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading But Poles and Magyars, Jews of Roumania, Hungary and Russia, are edging their way into it; such frequent signs as "_Gyogyszertár_," which, evil as it strikes the eye, signifies nothing more malignant than "drugstore," announce this invasion even to casual passers-by.

the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder

From this reading But Poles and Magyars, Jews of Roumania, Hungary and Russia, are edging their way into it; such frequent signs as "_Gyogyszertár_," which, evil as it strikes the eye, signifies nothing more malignant than "drugstore," announce this invasion even to casual passers-by.

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

From this reading THE MAYOR OF AVENUE A Three or four blocks east of the Bowery and lying north of the Jewish quarter is a little region somewhat less crowded, somewhat quieter, somewhat more clean, than the rest of the tenement country that lies about it.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE MAYOR OF AVENUE A Three or four blocks east of the Bowery and lying north of the Jewish quarter is a little region somewhat less crowded, somewhat quieter, somewhat more clean, than the rest of the tenement country that lies about it.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading But as yet, if you walk along its four avenues, A, B, C and D, all lined with little shops, or lounge about its shady Tompkin's Square, you will see many a face that will carry your memory back to Berlin and Cologne and the beer-gardens and Sunday promenades of their work-people and petty bourgeois.

of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion

From this reading THE MAYOR OF AVENUE A Three or four blocks east of the Bowery and lying north of the Jewish quarter is a little region somewhat less crowded, somewhat quieter, somewhat more clean, than the rest of the tenement country that lies about it.

plural of “jew” — a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties

From this reading But Poles and Magyars, Jews of Roumania, Hungary and Russia, are edging their way into it; such frequent signs as "_Gyogyszertár_," which, evil as it strikes the eye, signifies nothing more malignant than "drugstore," announce this invasion even to casual passers-by.

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Some day the region will know the children of Germany no more; it will be a Babel of the tongues of central Europe.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading THE MAYOR OF AVENUE A Three or four blocks east of the Bowery and lying north of the Jewish quarter is a little region somewhat less crowded, somewhat quieter, somewhat more clean, than the rest of the tenement country that lies about it.

plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth

From this reading THE MAYOR OF AVENUE A Three or four blocks east of the Bowery and lying north of the Jewish quarter is a little region somewhat less crowded, somewhat quieter, somewhat more clean, than the rest of the tenement country that lies about it.

bordered by a line of things

From this reading But as yet, if you walk along its four avenues, A, B, C and D, all lined with little shops, or lounge about its shady Tompkin's Square, you will see many a face that will carry your memory back to Berlin and Cologne and the beer-gardens and Sunday promenades of their work-people and petty bourgeois.

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

From this reading THE MAYOR OF AVENUE A Three or four blocks east of the Bowery and lying north of the Jewish quarter is a little region somewhat less crowded, somewhat quieter, somewhat more clean, than the rest of the tenement country that lies about it.

sit or recline comfortably

From this reading But as yet, if you walk along its four avenues, A, B, C and D, all lined with little shops, or lounge about its shady Tompkin's Square, you will see many a face that will carry your memory back to Berlin and Cologne and the beer-gardens and Sunday promenades of their work-people and petty bourgeois.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading THE MAYOR OF AVENUE A Three or four blocks east of the Bowery and lying north of the Jewish quarter is a little region somewhat less crowded, somewhat quieter, somewhat more clean, than the rest of the tenement country that lies about it.

plural of “magyar” — a native or inhabitant of Hungary

From this reading But Poles and Magyars, Jews of Roumania, Hungary and Russia, are edging their way into it; such frequent signs as "_Gyogyszertár_," which, evil as it strikes the eye, signifies nothing more malignant than "drugstore," announce this invasion even to casual passers-by.

dangerous to health; characterized by progressive and uncontrolled growth (especially of a tumor)

From this reading But Poles and Magyars, Jews of Roumania, Hungary and Russia, are edging their way into it; such frequent signs as "_Gyogyszertár_," which, evil as it strikes the eye, signifies nothing more malignant than "drugstore," announce this invasion even to casual passers-by.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading But as yet, if you walk along its four avenues, A, B, C and D, all lined with little shops, or lounge about its shady Tompkin's Square, you will see many a face that will carry your memory back to Berlin and Cologne and the beer-gardens and Sunday promenades of their work-people and petty bourgeois.

the head of a city government

From this reading THE MAYOR OF AVENUE A Three or four blocks east of the Bowery and lying north of the Jewish quarter is a little region somewhat less crowded, somewhat quieter, somewhat more clean, than the rest of the tenement country that lies about it.

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading But as yet, if you walk along its four avenues, A, B, C and D, all lined with little shops, or lounge about its shady Tompkin's Square, you will see many a face that will carry your memory back to Berlin and Cologne and the beer-gardens and Sunday promenades of their work-people and petty bourgeois.

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

From this reading THE MAYOR OF AVENUE A Three or four blocks east of the Bowery and lying north of the Jewish quarter is a little region somewhat less crowded, somewhat quieter, somewhat more clean, than the rest of the tenement country that lies about it.

not any; not one

From this reading Some day the region will know the children of Germany no more; it will be a Babel of the tongues of central Europe.

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

From this reading THE MAYOR OF AVENUE A Three or four blocks east of the Bowery and lying north of the Jewish quarter is a little region somewhat less crowded, somewhat quieter, somewhat more clean, than the rest of the tenement country that lies about it.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading But Poles and Magyars, Jews of Roumania, Hungary and Russia, are edging their way into it; such frequent signs as "_Gyogyszertár_," which, evil as it strikes the eye, signifies nothing more malignant than "drugstore," announce this invasion even to casual passers-by.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE MAYOR OF AVENUE A Three or four blocks east of the Bowery and lying north of the Jewish quarter is a little region somewhat less crowded, somewhat quieter, somewhat more clean, than the rest of the tenement country that lies about it.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading THE MAYOR OF AVENUE A Three or four blocks east of the Bowery and lying north of the Jewish quarter is a little region somewhat less crowded, somewhat quieter, somewhat more clean, than the rest of the tenement country that lies about it.

plural of “passer-by” — a person who passes by casually or by chance

From this reading But Poles and Magyars, Jews of Roumania, Hungary and Russia, are edging their way into it; such frequent signs as "_Gyogyszertár_," which, evil as it strikes the eye, signifies nothing more malignant than "drugstore," announce this invasion even to casual passers-by.

inferior in rank or status

From this reading But as yet, if you walk along its four avenues, A, B, C and D, all lined with little shops, or lounge about its shady Tompkin's Square, you will see many a face that will carry your memory back to Berlin and Cologne and the beer-gardens and Sunday promenades of their work-people and petty bourgeois.

plural of “pole” — a long (usually round) rod of wood or metal or plastic

From this reading But Poles and Magyars, Jews of Roumania, Hungary and Russia, are edging their way into it; such frequent signs as "_Gyogyszertár_," which, evil as it strikes the eye, signifies nothing more malignant than "drugstore," announce this invasion even to casual passers-by.

plural of “promenade” — a formal ball held for a school class toward the end of the academic year

From this reading But as yet, if you walk along its four avenues, A, B, C and D, all lined with little shops, or lounge about its shady Tompkin's Square, you will see many a face that will carry your memory back to Berlin and Cologne and the beer-gardens and Sunday promenades of their work-people and petty bourgeois.

one of four equal parts

From this reading THE MAYOR OF AVENUE A Three or four blocks east of the Bowery and lying north of the Jewish quarter is a little region somewhat less crowded, somewhat quieter, somewhat more clean, than the rest of the tenement country that lies about it.

comparative of “quiet” — characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

From this reading THE MAYOR OF AVENUE A Three or four blocks east of the Bowery and lying north of the Jewish quarter is a little region somewhat less crowded, somewhat quieter, somewhat more clean, than the rest of the tenement country that lies about it.

the extended spatial location of something

From this reading THE MAYOR OF AVENUE A Three or four blocks east of the Bowery and lying north of the Jewish quarter is a little region somewhat less crowded, somewhat quieter, somewhat more clean, than the rest of the tenement country that lies about it.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading THE MAYOR OF AVENUE A Three or four blocks east of the Bowery and lying north of the Jewish quarter is a little region somewhat less crowded, somewhat quieter, somewhat more clean, than the rest of the tenement country that lies about it.

a republic in southeastern Europe with a short coastline on the Black Sea

From this reading But Poles and Magyars, Jews of Roumania, Hungary and Russia, are edging their way into it; such frequent signs as "_Gyogyszertár_," which, evil as it strikes the eye, signifies nothing more malignant than "drugstore," announce this invasion even to casual passers-by.

a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991

From this reading But Poles and Magyars, Jews of Roumania, Hungary and Russia, are edging their way into it; such frequent signs as "_Gyogyszertár_," which, evil as it strikes the eye, signifies nothing more malignant than "drugstore," announce this invasion even to casual passers-by.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading But as yet, if you walk along its four avenues, A, B, C and D, all lined with little shops, or lounge about its shady Tompkin's Square, you will see many a face that will carry your memory back to Berlin and Cologne and the beer-gardens and Sunday promenades of their work-people and petty bourgeois.

quiet, dark, or concealed

From this reading But as yet, if you walk along its four avenues, A, B, C and D, all lined with little shops, or lounge about its shady Tompkin's Square, you will see many a face that will carry your memory back to Berlin and Cologne and the beer-gardens and Sunday promenades of their work-people and petty bourgeois.

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

From this reading But as yet, if you walk along its four avenues, A, B, C and D, all lined with little shops, or lounge about its shady Tompkin's Square, you will see many a face that will carry your memory back to Berlin and Cologne and the beer-gardens and Sunday promenades of their work-people and petty bourgeois.

third-person singular of “signify” — denote or connote

From this reading But Poles and Magyars, Jews of Roumania, Hungary and Russia, are edging their way into it; such frequent signs as "_Gyogyszertár_," which, evil as it strikes the eye, signifies nothing more malignant than "drugstore," announce this invasion even to casual passers-by.

plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading But Poles and Magyars, Jews of Roumania, Hungary and Russia, are edging their way into it; such frequent signs as "_Gyogyszertár_," which, evil as it strikes the eye, signifies nothing more malignant than "drugstore," announce this invasion even to casual passers-by.

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

From this reading Some day the region will know the children of Germany no more; it will be a Babel of the tongues of central Europe.

to a small degree or extent

From this reading THE MAYOR OF AVENUE A Three or four blocks east of the Bowery and lying north of the Jewish quarter is a little region somewhat less crowded, somewhat quieter, somewhat more clean, than the rest of the tenement country that lies about it.

make square

From this reading But as yet, if you walk along its four avenues, A, B, C and D, all lined with little shops, or lounge about its shady Tompkin's Square, you will see many a face that will carry your memory back to Berlin and Cologne and the beer-gardens and Sunday promenades of their work-people and petty bourgeois.

plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions

From this reading But Poles and Magyars, Jews of Roumania, Hungary and Russia, are edging their way into it; such frequent signs as "_Gyogyszertár_," which, evil as it strikes the eye, signifies nothing more malignant than "drugstore," announce this invasion even to casual passers-by.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading But Poles and Magyars, Jews of Roumania, Hungary and Russia, are edging their way into it; such frequent signs as "_Gyogyszertár_," which, evil as it strikes the eye, signifies nothing more malignant than "drugstore," announce this invasion even to casual passers-by.

first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians

From this reading But as yet, if you walk along its four avenues, A, B, C and D, all lined with little shops, or lounge about its shady Tompkin's Square, you will see many a face that will carry your memory back to Berlin and Cologne and the beer-gardens and Sunday promenades of their work-people and petty bourgeois.

a run-down apartment house barely meeting minimal standards

From this reading THE MAYOR OF AVENUE A Three or four blocks east of the Bowery and lying north of the Jewish quarter is a little region somewhat less crowded, somewhat quieter, somewhat more clean, than the rest of the tenement country that lies about it.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading THE MAYOR OF AVENUE A Three or four blocks east of the Bowery and lying north of the Jewish quarter is a little region somewhat less crowded, somewhat quieter, somewhat more clean, than the rest of the tenement country that lies about it.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading THE MAYOR OF AVENUE A Three or four blocks east of the Bowery and lying north of the Jewish quarter is a little region somewhat less crowded, somewhat quieter, somewhat more clean, than the rest of the tenement country that lies about it.

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

From this reading THE MAYOR OF AVENUE A Three or four blocks east of the Bowery and lying north of the Jewish quarter is a little region somewhat less crowded, somewhat quieter, somewhat more clean, than the rest of the tenement country that lies about it.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading But Poles and Magyars, Jews of Roumania, Hungary and Russia, are edging their way into it; such frequent signs as "_Gyogyszertár_," which, evil as it strikes the eye, signifies nothing more malignant than "drugstore," announce this invasion even to casual passers-by.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading But Poles and Magyars, Jews of Roumania, Hungary and Russia, are edging their way into it; such frequent signs as "_Gyogyszertár_," which, evil as it strikes the eye, signifies nothing more malignant than "drugstore," announce this invasion even to casual passers-by.

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

From this reading THE MAYOR OF AVENUE A Three or four blocks east of the Bowery and lying north of the Jewish quarter is a little region somewhat less crowded, somewhat quieter, somewhat more clean, than the rest of the tenement country that lies about it.

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

From this reading But Poles and Magyars, Jews of Roumania, Hungary and Russia, are edging their way into it; such frequent signs as "_Gyogyszertár_," which, evil as it strikes the eye, signifies nothing more malignant than "drugstore," announce this invasion even to casual passers-by.

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From this reading But as yet, if you walk along its four avenues, A, B, C and D, all lined with little shops, or lounge about its shady Tompkin's Square, you will see many a face that will carry your memory back to Berlin and Cologne and the beer-gardens and Sunday promenades of their work-people and petty bourgeois.

plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading Some day the region will know the children of Germany no more; it will be a Babel of the tongues of central Europe.

the act of traveling by foot

From this reading But as yet, if you walk along its four avenues, A, B, C and D, all lined with little shops, or lounge about its shady Tompkin's Square, you will see many a face that will carry your memory back to Berlin and Cologne and the beer-gardens and Sunday promenades of their work-people and petty bourgeois.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading But Poles and Magyars, Jews of Roumania, Hungary and Russia, are edging their way into it; such frequent signs as "_Gyogyszertár_," which, evil as it strikes the eye, signifies nothing more malignant than "drugstore," announce this invasion even to casual passers-by.

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

From this reading But Poles and Magyars, Jews of Roumania, Hungary and Russia, are edging their way into it; such frequent signs as "_Gyogyszertár_," which, evil as it strikes the eye, signifies nothing more malignant than "drugstore," announce this invasion even to casual passers-by.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Some day the region will know the children of Germany no more; it will be a Babel of the tongues of central Europe.

in the company of; together with

From this reading But as yet, if you walk along its four avenues, A, B, C and D, all lined with little shops, or lounge about its shady Tompkin's Square, you will see many a face that will carry your memory back to Berlin and Cologne and the beer-gardens and Sunday promenades of their work-people and petty bourgeois.

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

From this reading But as yet, if you walk along its four avenues, A, B, C and D, all lined with little shops, or lounge about its shady Tompkin's Square, you will see many a face that will carry your memory back to Berlin and Cologne and the beer-gardens and Sunday promenades of their work-people and petty bourgeois.

but in spite of that

From this reading But as yet, if you walk along its four avenues, A, B, C and D, all lined with little shops, or lounge about its shady Tompkin's Square, you will see many a face that will carry your memory back to Berlin and Cologne and the beer-gardens and Sunday promenades of their work-people and petty bourgeois.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading But as yet, if you walk along its four avenues, A, B, C and D, all lined with little shops, or lounge about its shady Tompkin's Square, you will see many a face that will carry your memory back to Berlin and Cologne and the beer-gardens and Sunday promenades of their work-people and petty bourgeois.

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading But as yet, if you walk along its four avenues, A, B, C and D, all lined with little shops, or lounge about its shady Tompkin's Square, you will see many a face that will carry your memory back to Berlin and Cologne and the beer-gardens and Sunday promenades of their work-people and petty bourgeois.