altrui
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From this reading ‘Tu proverai sì come sa di sale Lo pane altrui, e com’ è duro calle Lo scendere e il salir per l’altrui scale.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Thou shalt find how salt doth taste another’s bread, How hard the way is up and down another’s stairs.’
another's
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From this reading ‘Thou shalt find how salt doth taste another’s bread, How hard the way is up and down another’s stairs.’
assailedverbUS /əˈseɪld/
past form of “assail” — attack someone physically or emotionally
From this reading IN the course of this story we have had to watch the hero of it assailed by many temptations.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading ‘Thou shalt find how salt doth taste another’s bread, How hard the way is up and down another’s stairs.’
showing who or what does the action
From this reading IN the course of this story we have had to watch the hero of it assailed by many temptations.
calle
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From this reading ‘Tu proverai sì come sa di sale Lo pane altrui, e com’ è duro calle Lo scendere e il salir per l’altrui scale.’
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading We have seen him give way to some which many of us think we should have overcome, and overcome others to which most of us would certainly have given way.
com
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From this reading ‘Tu proverai sì come sa di sale Lo pane altrui, e com’ è duro calle Lo scendere e il salir per l’altrui scale.’
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ‘Tu proverai sì come sa di sale Lo pane altrui, e com’ è duro calle Lo scendere e il salir per l’altrui scale.’
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading IN the course of this story we have had to watch the hero of it assailed by many temptations.
DANTEnounUS /ˈdɑːnteɪ/
an Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through Hell and purgatory and paradise guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321)
From this reading DANTE: _Par._, xvii.
di
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From this reading ‘Tu proverai sì come sa di sale Lo pane altrui, e com’ è duro calle Lo scendere e il salir per l’altrui scale.’
dothauxiliary verbUS /dɔːθ/
an old form of “does”
From this reading ‘Thou shalt find how salt doth taste another’s bread, How hard the way is up and down another’s stairs.’
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading ‘Thou shalt find how salt doth taste another’s bread, How hard the way is up and down another’s stairs.’
duro
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From this reading ‘Tu proverai sì come sa di sale Lo pane altrui, e com’ è duro calle Lo scendere e il salir per l’altrui scale.’
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading ‘Tu proverai sì come sa di sale Lo pane altrui, e com’ è duro calle Lo scendere e il salir per l’altrui scale.’
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading ‘Thou shalt find how salt doth taste another’s bread, How hard the way is up and down another’s stairs.’
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading We have seen him give way to some which many of us think we should have overcome, and overcome others to which most of us would certainly have given way.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading We have seen him give way to some which many of us think we should have overcome, and overcome others to which most of us would certainly have given way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN the course of this story we have had to watch the hero of it assailed by many temptations.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading ‘Thou shalt find how salt doth taste another’s bread, How hard the way is up and down another’s stairs.’
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading IN the course of this story we have had to watch the hero of it assailed by many temptations.
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading IN the course of this story we have had to watch the hero of it assailed by many temptations.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We have seen him give way to some which many of us think we should have overcome, and overcome others to which most of us would certainly have given way.
how
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From this reading ‘Thou shalt find how salt doth taste another’s bread, How hard the way is up and down another’s stairs.’
ilnounUS /ɪl/
a midwestern state in north-central United States
From this reading ‘Tu proverai sì come sa di sale Lo pane altrui, e com’ è duro calle Lo scendere e il salir per l’altrui scale.’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN the course of this story we have had to watch the hero of it assailed by many temptations.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Thou shalt find how salt doth taste another’s bread, How hard the way is up and down another’s stairs.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IN the course of this story we have had to watch the hero of it assailed by many temptations.
l'altrui
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From this reading ‘Tu proverai sì come sa di sale Lo pane altrui, e com’ è duro calle Lo scendere e il salir per l’altrui scale.’
Lo
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From this reading ‘Tu proverai sì come sa di sale Lo pane altrui, e com’ è duro calle Lo scendere e il salir per l’altrui scale.’
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 IN the course of this story we have had to watch the hero of it assailed by many temptations.
used to form the superlative
From this reading We have seen him give way to some which many of us think we should have overcome, and overcome others to which most of us would certainly have given way.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN the course of this story we have had to watch the hero of it assailed by many temptations.
others
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From this reading We have seen him give way to some which many of us think we should have overcome, and overcome others to which most of us would certainly have given way.
win a victory over
From this reading We have seen him give way to some which many of us think we should have overcome, and overcome others to which most of us would certainly have given way.
panenounUS /peɪn/
sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
From this reading ‘Tu proverai sì come sa di sale Lo pane altrui, e com’ è duro calle Lo scendere e il salir per l’altrui scale.’
ParnounUS /pɑːr/
(golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course
From this reading DANTE: _Par._, xvii.
for each
From this reading ‘Tu proverai sì come sa di sale Lo pane altrui, e com’ è duro calle Lo scendere e il salir per l’altrui scale.’
proverai
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From this reading ‘Tu proverai sì come sa di sale Lo pane altrui, e com’ è duro calle Lo scendere e il salir per l’altrui scale.’
sanounUS /sɑː/
Nazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943
From this reading ‘Tu proverai sì come sa di sale Lo pane altrui, e com’ è duro calle Lo scendere e il salir per l’altrui scale.’
salenounUS /seɪl/
a particular instance of selling
From this reading ‘Tu proverai sì come sa di sale Lo pane altrui, e com’ è duro calle Lo scendere e il salir per l’altrui scale.’
salir
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From this reading ‘Tu proverai sì come sa di sale Lo pane altrui, e com’ è duro calle Lo scendere e il salir per l’altrui scale.’
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading ‘Thou shalt find how salt doth taste another’s bread, How hard the way is up and down another’s stairs.’
scalenounUS /skeɪl/
an ordered reference standard
From this reading ‘Tu proverai sì come sa di sale Lo pane altrui, e com’ è duro calle Lo scendere e il salir per l’altrui scale.’
scendere
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From this reading ‘Tu proverai sì come sa di sale Lo pane altrui, e com’ è duro calle Lo scendere e il salir per l’altrui scale.’
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We have seen him give way to some which many of us think we should have overcome, and overcome others to which most of us would certainly have given way.
shaltmodal verbUS /ʃælt/
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading ‘Thou shalt find how salt doth taste another’s bread, How hard the way is up and down another’s stairs.’
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading We have seen him give way to some which many of us think we should have overcome, and overcome others to which most of us would certainly have given way.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We have seen him give way to some which many of us think we should have overcome, and overcome others to which most of us would certainly have given way.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading ‘Thou shalt find how salt doth taste another’s bread, How hard the way is up and down another’s stairs.’
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 IN the course of this story we have had to watch the hero of it assailed by many temptations.
sì
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From this reading ‘Tu proverai sì come sa di sale Lo pane altrui, e com’ è duro calle Lo scendere e il salir per l’altrui scale.’
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading ‘Thou shalt find how salt doth taste another’s bread, How hard the way is up and down another’s stairs.’
temptationsnounUS /temˈteɪʃənz/
plural of “temptation” — something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading IN the course of this story we have had to watch the hero of it assailed by many temptations.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Thou shalt find how salt doth taste another’s bread, How hard the way is up and down another’s stairs.’
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading We have seen him give way to some which many of us think we should have overcome, and overcome others to which most of us would certainly have given way.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading IN the course of this story we have had to watch the hero of it assailed by many temptations.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading ‘Thou shalt find how salt doth taste another’s bread, How hard the way is up and down another’s stairs.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN the course of this story we have had to watch the hero of it assailed by many temptations.
Tu
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From this reading ‘Tu proverai sì come sa di sale Lo pane altrui, e com’ è duro calle Lo scendere e il salir per l’altrui scale.’
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading ‘Thou shalt find how salt doth taste another’s bread, How hard the way is up and down another’s stairs.’
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We have seen him give way to some which many of us think we should have overcome, and overcome others to which most of us would certainly have given way.
look attentively
From this reading IN the course of this story we have had to watch the hero of it assailed by many temptations.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading ‘Thou shalt find how salt doth taste another’s bread, How hard the way is up and down another’s stairs.’
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading IN the course of this story we have had to watch the hero of it assailed by many temptations.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We have seen him give way to some which many of us think we should have overcome, and overcome others to which most of us would certainly have given way.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading We have seen him give way to some which many of us think we should have overcome, and overcome others to which most of us would certainly have given way.
xviinoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one
From this reading DANTE: _Par._, xvii.
è
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From this reading ‘Tu proverai sì come sa di sale Lo pane altrui, e com’ è duro calle Lo scendere e il salir per l’altrui scale.’
