Chapter XI

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

From this reading WE must now take the reader away from Greece, and ask him to turn his thoughts for a little while to Sicily.

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From this reading ‘Cold art thou, little one, cheek and brow, Ah me, ah me! but I love thee now.’

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

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

From this reading If an example were wanted of the effect of intestine quarrel, we need only point to Sicily at the time at which our story has arrived.

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

From this reading ‘Cold art thou, little one, cheek and brow, Ah me, ah me! but I love thee now.’

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading If an example were wanted of the effect of intestine quarrel, we need only point to Sicily at the time at which our story has arrived.

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading ‘Cold art thou, little one, cheek and brow, Ah me, ah me! but I love thee now.’

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading WE must now take the reader away from Greece, and ask him to turn his thoughts for a little while to Sicily.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading If an example were wanted of the effect of intestine quarrel, we need only point to Sicily at the time at which our story has arrived.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading WE must now take the reader away from Greece, and ask him to turn his thoughts for a little while to Sicily.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

in addition to; as well as

From this reading There were the Siculi, the early, if not the original, inhabitants, and some small Phœnikian settlements, besides colonies from Ionian and Dorian Greece.

the two together, not just one

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

the part of the face above the eyes

From this reading ‘Cold art thou, little one, cheek and brow, Ah me, ah me! but I love thee now.’

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading ‘Cold art thou, little one, cheek and brow, Ah me, ah me! but I love thee now.’

showing who or what does the action

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

either side of the face below the eyes

From this reading ‘Cold art thou, little one, cheek and brow, Ah me, ah me! but I love thee now.’

one who is the object of choice; who is given preference

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

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 ‘Cold art thou, little one, cheek and brow, Ah me, ah me! but I love thee now.’

plural of “colony” — a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading There were the Siculi, the early, if not the original, inhabitants, and some small Phœnikian settlements, besides colonies from Ionian and Dorian Greece.

plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

made known or openly avowed

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

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From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks

From this reading There were the Siculi, the early, if not the original, inhabitants, and some small Phœnikian settlements, besides colonies from Ionian and Dorian Greece.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading There were the Siculi, the early, if not the original, inhabitants, and some small Phœnikian settlements, besides colonies from Ionian and Dorian Greece.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading If an example were wanted of the effect of intestine quarrel, we need only point to Sicily at the time at which our story has arrived.

the male ruler of an empire

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

an item of information that is typical of a class or group

From this reading If an example were wanted of the effect of intestine quarrel, we need only point to Sicily at the time at which our story has arrived.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

capable of reproducing

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading WE must now take the reader away from Greece, and ask him to turn his thoughts for a little while to Sicily.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading WE must now take the reader away from Greece, and ask him to turn his thoughts for a little while to Sicily.

plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

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

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil

From this reading WE must now take the reader away from Greece, and ask him to turn his thoughts for a little while to Sicily.

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

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

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

From this reading If an example were wanted of the effect of intestine quarrel, we need only point to Sicily at the time at which our story has arrived.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

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

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

plural of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

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

From this reading WE must now take the reader away from Greece, and ask him to turn his thoughts for a little while to Sicily.

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

From this reading WE must now take the reader away from Greece, and ask him to turn his thoughts for a little while to Sicily.

a sacred place of pilgrimage

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

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

From this reading ‘Cold art thou, little one, cheek and brow, Ah me, ah me! but I love thee now.’

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If an example were wanted of the effect of intestine quarrel, we need only point to Sicily at the time at which our story has arrived.

plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place

From this reading There were the Siculi, the early, if not the original, inhabitants, and some small Phœnikian settlements, besides colonies from Ionian and Dorian Greece.

the part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus

From this reading If an example were wanted of the effect of intestine quarrel, we need only point to Sicily at the time at which our story has arrived.

a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks

From this reading There were the Siculi, the early, if not the original, inhabitants, and some small Phœnikian settlements, besides colonies from Ionian and Dorian Greece.

without respect

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

plural of “isle” — a small island

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

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

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

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

From this reading ‘Cold art thou, little one, cheek and brow, Ah me, ah me! but I love thee now.’

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading ‘Cold art thou, little one, cheek and brow, Ah me, ah me! but I love thee now.’

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 That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading ‘Cold art thou, little one, cheek and brow, Ah me, ah me! but I love thee now.’

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

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading WE must now take the reader away from Greece, and ask him to turn his thoughts for a little while to Sicily.

a condition requiring relief

From this reading If an example were wanted of the effect of intestine quarrel, we need only point to Sicily at the time at which our story has arrived.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

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

From this reading ‘Cold art thou, little one, cheek and brow, Ah me, ah me! but I love thee now.’

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading If an example were wanted of the effect of intestine quarrel, we need only point to Sicily at the time at which our story has arrived.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

on one occasion

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading ‘Cold art thou, little one, cheek and brow, Ah me, ah me! but I love thee now.’

and nothing more

From this reading If an example were wanted of the effect of intestine quarrel, we need only point to Sicily at the time at which our story has arrived.

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

From this reading There were the Siculi, the early, if not the original, inhabitants, and some small Phœnikian settlements, besides colonies from Ionian and Dorian Greece.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading If an example were wanted of the effect of intestine quarrel, we need only point to Sicily at the time at which our story has arrived.

a former British mandate on the east coast of the Mediterranean; divided between Jordan and Israel in 1948

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

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From this reading There were the Siculi, the early, if not the original, inhabitants, and some small Phœnikian settlements, besides colonies from Ionian and Dorian Greece.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading If an example were wanted of the effect of intestine quarrel, we need only point to Sicily at the time at which our story has arrived.

an angry dispute

From this reading If an example were wanted of the effect of intestine quarrel, we need only point to Sicily at the time at which our story has arrived.

a person who enjoys reading

From this reading WE must now take the reader away from Greece, and ask him to turn his thoughts for a little while to Sicily.

relating to or characteristic of people of Rome

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

plural of “settlement” — a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading There were the Siculi, the early, if not the original, inhabitants, and some small Phœnikian settlements, besides colonies from Ionian and Dorian Greece.

the Italian region on the island of Sicily

From this reading WE must now take the reader away from Greece, and ask him to turn his thoughts for a little while to Sicily.

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From this reading There were the Siculi, the early, if not the original, inhabitants, and some small Phœnikian settlements, besides colonies from Ionian and Dorian Greece.

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

From this reading There were the Siculi, the early, if not the original, inhabitants, and some small Phœnikian settlements, besides colonies from Ionian and Dorian Greece.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

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

From this reading There were the Siculi, the early, if not the original, inhabitants, and some small Phœnikian settlements, besides colonies from Ionian and Dorian Greece.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading If an example were wanted of the effect of intestine quarrel, we need only point to Sicily at the time at which our story has arrived.

carry out

From this reading WE must now take the reader away from Greece, and ask him to turn his thoughts for a little while to Sicily.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

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

From this reading WE must now take the reader away from Greece, and ask him to turn his thoughts for a little while to Sicily.

an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person

From this reading ‘Cold art thou, little one, cheek and brow, Ah me, ah me! but I love thee now.’

in or at that place or location

From this reading There were the Siculi, the early, if not the original, inhabitants, and some small Phœnikian settlements, besides colonies from Ionian and Dorian Greece.

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

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading ‘Cold art thou, little one, cheek and brow, Ah me, ah me! but I love thee now.’

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading WE must now take the reader away from Greece, and ask him to turn his thoughts for a little while to Sicily.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading If an example were wanted of the effect of intestine quarrel, we need only point to Sicily at the time at which our story has arrived.

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

From this reading WE must now take the reader away from Greece, and ask him to turn his thoughts for a little while to Sicily.

having edges that are jagged from injury

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading WE must now take the reader away from Greece, and ask him to turn his thoughts for a little while to Sicily.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

a vivid mental image

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading If an example were wanted of the effect of intestine quarrel, we need only point to Sicily at the time at which our story has arrived.

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

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading WE must now take the reader away from Greece, and ask him to turn his thoughts for a little while to Sicily.

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

From this reading If an example were wanted of the effect of intestine quarrel, we need only point to Sicily at the time at which our story has arrived.

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

From this reading If an example were wanted of the effect of intestine quarrel, we need only point to Sicily at the time at which our story has arrived.

during the time that

From this reading WE must now take the reader away from Greece, and ask him to turn his thoughts for a little while to Sicily.

which person or people

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.

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

From this reading That land, so fertile and so beautiful that a Holy Roman Emperor, who knew both countries, once irreverently declared that the Almighty would not have chosen Palestine for His peculiar people if He had first seen Sicily,—this island, which, more than any other, gives us a vision of those happy isles to which the heroes of the past were said to go,—this beautiful island, like many another fair spot on earth, was torn by its dissensions.