used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For it was a cold sirocco, bringing showers of tepid rain from the south, and the drops seemed to chill themselves as they fell.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The sirocco was blowing up and down the streets, and about the corners, with its sickening blast, making us all feel like dead people, and hiding away the sun from us.
in the past
From this reading It was really not so long ago--only one year.
(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 The sirocco was blowing up and down the streets, and about the corners, with its sickening blast, making us all feel like dead people, and hiding away the sun from us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sirocco was blowing up and down the streets, and about the corners, with its sickening blast, making us all feel like dead people, and hiding away the sun from us.
any thing at all
From this reading It is no use trying to do anything when it blows sirocco, at least for us who are born here.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is no use trying to do anything when it blows sirocco, at least for us who are born here.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For it was a cold sirocco, bringing showers of tepid rain from the south, and the drops seemed to chill themselves as they fell.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is no use trying to do anything when it blows sirocco, at least for us who are born here.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The sirocco was blowing up and down the streets, and about the corners, with its sickening blast, making us all feel like dead people, and hiding away the sun from us.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But I had been persuaded to go with Nino to the house of Sor Ercole to hear my boy sing the opera he had last studied, and so I put my cloak over my shoulders, and wrapped its folds over my breast, and covered my mouth, and we went out.
blastverbUS /blæst/
make a strident sound
From this reading The sirocco was blowing up and down the streets, and about the corners, with its sickening blast, making us all feel like dead people, and hiding away the sun from us.
blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading The sirocco was blowing up and down the streets, and about the corners, with its sickening blast, making us all feel like dead people, and hiding away the sun from us.
plural of “blow” — a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
From this reading It is no use trying to do anything when it blows sirocco, at least for us who are born here.
brought into existence
From this reading It is no use trying to do anything when it blows sirocco, at least for us who are born here.
a youthful male person
From this reading But I had been persuaded to go with Nino to the house of Sor Ercole to hear my boy sing the opera he had last studied, and so I put my cloak over my shoulders, and wrapped its folds over my breast, and covered my mouth, and we went out.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading But I had been persuaded to go with Nino to the house of Sor Ercole to hear my boy sing the opera he had last studied, and so I put my cloak over my shoulders, and wrapped its folds over my breast, and covered my mouth, and we went out.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading For it was a cold sirocco, bringing showers of tepid rain from the south, and the drops seemed to chill themselves as they fell.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I had been persuaded to go with Nino to the house of Sor Ercole to hear my boy sing the opera he had last studied, and so I put my cloak over my shoulders, and wrapped its folds over my breast, and covered my mouth, and we went out.
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading For it was a cold sirocco, bringing showers of tepid rain from the south, and the drops seemed to chill themselves as they fell.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading But I had been persuaded to go with Nino to the house of Sor Ercole to hear my boy sing the opera he had last studied, and so I put my cloak over my shoulders, and wrapped its folds over my breast, and covered my mouth, and we went out.
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 For it was a cold sirocco, bringing showers of tepid rain from the south, and the drops seemed to chill themselves as they fell.
cornersnounUS /ˈkɔːrnərz/
plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area
From this reading The sirocco was blowing up and down the streets, and about the corners, with its sickening blast, making us all feel like dead people, and hiding away the sun from us.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading But I had been persuaded to go with Nino to the house of Sor Ercole to hear my boy sing the opera he had last studied, and so I put my cloak over my shoulders, and wrapped its folds over my breast, and covered my mouth, and we went out.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The sirocco was blowing up and down the streets, and about the corners, with its sickening blast, making us all feel like dead people, and hiding away the sun from us.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It is no use trying to do anything when it blows sirocco, at least for us who are born here.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The sirocco was blowing up and down the streets, and about the corners, with its sickening blast, making us all feel like dead people, and hiding away the sun from us.
dropsnounUS /drɑːps/
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading For it was a cold sirocco, bringing showers of tepid rain from the south, and the drops seemed to chill themselves as they fell.
Ercole
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From this reading But I had been persuaded to go with Nino to the house of Sor Ercole to hear my boy sing the opera he had last studied, and so I put my cloak over my shoulders, and wrapped its folds over my breast, and covered my mouth, and we went out.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading The sirocco was blowing up and down the streets, and about the corners, with its sickening blast, making us all feel like dead people, and hiding away the sun from us.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading For it was a cold sirocco, bringing showers of tepid rain from the south, and the drops seemed to chill themselves as they fell.
foldsnounUS /foʊldz/
plural of “fold” — an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading But I had been persuaded to go with Nino to the house of Sor Ercole to hear my boy sing the opera he had last studied, and so I put my cloak over my shoulders, and wrapped its folds over my breast, and covered my mouth, and we went out.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is no use trying to do anything when it blows sirocco, at least for us who are born here.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sirocco was blowing up and down the streets, and about the corners, with its sickening blast, making us all feel like dead people, and hiding away the sun from us.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But I had been persuaded to go with Nino to the house of Sor Ercole to hear my boy sing the opera he had last studied, and so I put my cloak over my shoulders, and wrapped its folds over my breast, and covered my mouth, and we went out.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But I had been persuaded to go with Nino to the house of Sor Ercole to hear my boy sing the opera he had last studied, and so I put my cloak over my shoulders, and wrapped its folds over my breast, and covered my mouth, and we went out.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But I had been persuaded to go with Nino to the house of Sor Ercole to hear my boy sing the opera he had last studied, and so I put my cloak over my shoulders, and wrapped its folds over my breast, and covered my mouth, and we went out.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading But I had been persuaded to go with Nino to the house of Sor Ercole to hear my boy sing the opera he had last studied, and so I put my cloak over my shoulders, and wrapped its folds over my breast, and covered my mouth, and we went out.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It is no use trying to do anything when it blows sirocco, at least for us who are born here.
hidingnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading The sirocco was blowing up and down the streets, and about the corners, with its sickening blast, making us all feel like dead people, and hiding away the sun from us.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading But I had been persuaded to go with Nino to the house of Sor Ercole to hear my boy sing the opera he had last studied, and so I put my cloak over my shoulders, and wrapped its folds over my breast, and covered my mouth, and we went out.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I had been persuaded to go with Nino to the house of Sor Ercole to hear my boy sing the opera he had last studied, and so I put my cloak over my shoulders, and wrapped its folds over my breast, and covered my mouth, and we went out.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is no use trying to do anything when it blows sirocco, at least for us who are born here.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was really not so long ago--only one year.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The sirocco was blowing up and down the streets, and about the corners, with its sickening blast, making us all feel like dead people, and hiding away the sun from us.
immediately past
From this reading But I had been persuaded to go with Nino to the house of Sor Ercole to hear my boy sing the opera he had last studied, and so I put my cloak over my shoulders, and wrapped its folds over my breast, and covered my mouth, and we went out.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading It is no use trying to do anything when it blows sirocco, at least for us who are born here.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The sirocco was blowing up and down the streets, and about the corners, with its sickening blast, making us all feel like dead people, and hiding away the sun from us.
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 It was really not so long ago--only one year.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The sirocco was blowing up and down the streets, and about the corners, with its sickening blast, making us all feel like dead people, and hiding away the sun from us.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading But I had been persuaded to go with Nino to the house of Sor Ercole to hear my boy sing the opera he had last studied, and so I put my cloak over my shoulders, and wrapped its folds over my breast, and covered my mouth, and we went out.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But I had been persuaded to go with Nino to the house of Sor Ercole to hear my boy sing the opera he had last studied, and so I put my cloak over my shoulders, and wrapped its folds over my breast, and covered my mouth, and we went out.
Nino
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From this reading But I had been persuaded to go with Nino to the house of Sor Ercole to hear my boy sing the opera he had last studied, and so I put my cloak over my shoulders, and wrapped its folds over my breast, and covered my mouth, and we went out.
not any; not one
From this reading It is no use trying to do anything when it blows sirocco, at least for us who are born here.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was really not so long ago--only one year.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But I had been persuaded to go with Nino to the house of Sor Ercole to hear my boy sing the opera he had last studied, and so I put my cloak over my shoulders, and wrapped its folds over my breast, and covered my mouth, and we went out.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was really not so long ago--only one year.
and nothing more
From this reading It was really not so long ago--only one year.
operanounUS /ˈɑːprə/
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading But I had been persuaded to go with Nino to the house of Sor Ercole to hear my boy sing the opera he had last studied, and so I put my cloak over my shoulders, and wrapped its folds over my breast, and covered my mouth, and we went out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But I had been persuaded to go with Nino to the house of Sor Ercole to hear my boy sing the opera he had last studied, and so I put my cloak over my shoulders, and wrapped its folds over my breast, and covered my mouth, and we went out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But I had been persuaded to go with Nino to the house of Sor Ercole to hear my boy sing the opera he had last studied, and so I put my cloak over my shoulders, and wrapped its folds over my breast, and covered my mouth, and we went out.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The sirocco was blowing up and down the streets, and about the corners, with its sickening blast, making us all feel like dead people, and hiding away the sun from us.
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading But I had been persuaded to go with Nino to the house of Sor Ercole to hear my boy sing the opera he had last studied, and so I put my cloak over my shoulders, and wrapped its folds over my breast, and covered my mouth, and we went out.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But I had been persuaded to go with Nino to the house of Sor Ercole to hear my boy sing the opera he had last studied, and so I put my cloak over my shoulders, and wrapped its folds over my breast, and covered my mouth, and we went out.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading For it was a cold sirocco, bringing showers of tepid rain from the south, and the drops seemed to chill themselves as they fell.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It was really not so long ago--only one year.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading For it was a cold sirocco, bringing showers of tepid rain from the south, and the drops seemed to chill themselves as they fell.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading But I had been persuaded to go with Nino to the house of Sor Ercole to hear my boy sing the opera he had last studied, and so I put my cloak over my shoulders, and wrapped its folds over my breast, and covered my mouth, and we went out.
showersnounUS /ˈʃaʊərz/
plural of “shower” — a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
From this reading For it was a cold sirocco, bringing showers of tepid rain from the south, and the drops seemed to chill themselves as they fell.
sickeningadjectiveUS /ˈsɪkənɪŋ/
causing or able to cause nausea
From this reading The sirocco was blowing up and down the streets, and about the corners, with its sickening blast, making us all feel like dead people, and hiding away the sun from us.
deliver by singing
From this reading But I had been persuaded to go with Nino to the house of Sor Ercole to hear my boy sing the opera he had last studied, and so I put my cloak over my shoulders, and wrapped its folds over my breast, and covered my mouth, and we went out.
sirocconoun
a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand
From this reading The sirocco was blowing up and down the streets, and about the corners, with its sickening blast, making us all feel like dead people, and hiding away the sun from us.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was really not so long ago--only one year.
Sor
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From this reading But I had been persuaded to go with Nino to the house of Sor Ercole to hear my boy sing the opera he had last studied, and so I put my cloak over my shoulders, and wrapped its folds over my breast, and covered my mouth, and we went out.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading For it was a cold sirocco, bringing showers of tepid rain from the south, and the drops seemed to chill themselves as they fell.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The sirocco was blowing up and down the streets, and about the corners, with its sickening blast, making us all feel like dead people, and hiding away the sun from us.
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading But I had been persuaded to go with Nino to the house of Sor Ercole to hear my boy sing the opera he had last studied, and so I put my cloak over my shoulders, and wrapped its folds over my breast, and covered my mouth, and we went out.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sirocco was blowing up and down the streets, and about the corners, with its sickening blast, making us all feel like dead people, and hiding away the sun from us.
tepidadjectiveUS /ˈtepɪd/
moderately warm
From this reading For it was a cold sirocco, bringing showers of tepid rain from the south, and the drops seemed to chill themselves as they fell.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sirocco was blowing up and down the streets, and about the corners, with its sickening blast, making us all feel like dead people, and hiding away the sun from us.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading For it was a cold sirocco, bringing showers of tepid rain from the south, and the drops seemed to chill themselves as they fell.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For it was a cold sirocco, bringing showers of tepid rain from the south, and the drops seemed to chill themselves as they fell.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is no use trying to do anything when it blows sirocco, at least for us who are born here.
hard to endure
From this reading It is no use trying to do anything when it blows sirocco, at least for us who are born here.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The sirocco was blowing up and down the streets, and about the corners, with its sickening blast, making us all feel like dead people, and hiding away the sun from us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sirocco was blowing up and down the streets, and about the corners, with its sickening blast, making us all feel like dead people, and hiding away the sun from us.
the act of using
From this reading It is no use trying to do anything when it blows sirocco, at least for us who are born here.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was really not so long ago--only one year.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But I had been persuaded to go with Nino to the house of Sor Ercole to hear my boy sing the opera he had last studied, and so I put my cloak over my shoulders, and wrapped its folds over my breast, and covered my mouth, and we went out.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But I had been persuaded to go with Nino to the house of Sor Ercole to hear my boy sing the opera he had last studied, and so I put my cloak over my shoulders, and wrapped its folds over my breast, and covered my mouth, and we went out.
at the time that
From this reading It is no use trying to do anything when it blows sirocco, at least for us who are born here.
which person or people
From this reading It is no use trying to do anything when it blows sirocco, at least for us who are born here.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sirocco was blowing up and down the streets, and about the corners, with its sickening blast, making us all feel like dead people, and hiding away the sun from us.
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading But I had been persuaded to go with Nino to the house of Sor Ercole to hear my boy sing the opera he had last studied, and so I put my cloak over my shoulders, and wrapped its folds over my breast, and covered my mouth, and we went out.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading It was really not so long ago--only one year.
