used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Casa Guidi is a great pile of graystone, a pile of many windows which give upon the Via Maggio and a little piazza, as the squares in Florence are called.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading According to almost universal custom, Casa Guidi was divided into half a dozen different apartments, occupied by as many families.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading We lived in that same Casa Guidi from whose windows Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poet-eyes saw what she afterward put into glowing verse.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading According to almost universal custom, Casa Guidi was divided into half a dozen different apartments, occupied by as many families.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Casa Guidi is a great pile of graystone, a pile of many windows which give upon the Via Maggio and a little piazza, as the squares in Florence are called.
apartmentsnounUS /əˈpɑːrtmənts/
plural of “apartment” — a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading According to almost universal custom, Casa Guidi was divided into half a dozen different apartments, occupied by as many families.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Casa Guidi is a great pile of graystone, a pile of many windows which give upon the Via Maggio and a little piazza, as the squares in Florence are called.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Casa Guidi is a great pile of graystone, a pile of many windows which give upon the Via Maggio and a little piazza, as the squares in Florence are called.
Barrett
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From this reading We lived in that same Casa Guidi from whose windows Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poet-eyes saw what she afterward put into glowing verse.
brighteradjectiveUS /ˈbraɪtər/
comparative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Consequently it is lighter and brighter than are many of the houses in Florence, where the streets are narrow and the houses lofty.
Browning'snounUS /ˈbraʊnɪŋz/
possessive form of “browning” — United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading We lived in that same Casa Guidi from whose windows Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poet-eyes saw what she afterward put into glowing verse.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading According to almost universal custom, Casa Guidi was divided into half a dozen different apartments, occupied by as many families.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Casa Guidi is a great pile of graystone, a pile of many windows which give upon the Via Maggio and a little piazza, as the squares in Florence are called.
Casa
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From this reading We lived in that same Casa Guidi from whose windows Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poet-eyes saw what she afterward put into glowing verse.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Ours was on the second floor, on the side of the house overlooking the piazza on which stood the church of San Felice.
ConsequentlyadverbUS /ˈkɑːnsəkwəntli/
(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading Consequently it is lighter and brighter than are many of the houses in Florence, where the streets are narrow and the houses lofty.
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading According to almost universal custom, Casa Guidi was divided into half a dozen different apartments, occupied by as many families.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading According to almost universal custom, Casa Guidi was divided into half a dozen different apartments, occupied by as many families.
separated into parts or pieces
From this reading According to almost universal custom, Casa Guidi was divided into half a dozen different apartments, occupied by as many families.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading According to almost universal custom, Casa Guidi was divided into half a dozen different apartments, occupied by as many families.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading We lived in that same Casa Guidi from whose windows Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poet-eyes saw what she afterward put into glowing verse.
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading According to almost universal custom, Casa Guidi was divided into half a dozen different apartments, occupied by as many families.
Felice
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From this reading Ours was on the second floor, on the side of the house overlooking the piazza on which stood the church of San Felice.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Ours was on the second floor, on the side of the house overlooking the piazza on which stood the church of San Felice.
FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading Casa Guidi is a great pile of graystone, a pile of many windows which give upon the Via Maggio and a little piazza, as the squares in Florence are called.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We lived in that same Casa Guidi from whose windows Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poet-eyes saw what she afterward put into glowing verse.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Casa Guidi is a great pile of graystone, a pile of many windows which give upon the Via Maggio and a little piazza, as the squares in Florence are called.
glowingadjectiveUS /ˈɡloʊɪŋ/
highly enthusiastic
From this reading We lived in that same Casa Guidi from whose windows Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poet-eyes saw what she afterward put into glowing verse.
graystone
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From this reading Casa Guidi is a great pile of graystone, a pile of many windows which give upon the Via Maggio and a little piazza, as the squares in Florence are called.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Casa Guidi is a great pile of graystone, a pile of many windows which give upon the Via Maggio and a little piazza, as the squares in Florence are called.
Guidi
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From this reading We lived in that same Casa Guidi from whose windows Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poet-eyes saw what she afterward put into glowing verse.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading According to almost universal custom, Casa Guidi was divided into half a dozen different apartments, occupied by as many families.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Ours was on the second floor, on the side of the house overlooking the piazza on which stood the church of San Felice.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Consequently it is lighter and brighter than are many of the houses in Florence, where the streets are narrow and the houses lofty.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We lived in that same Casa Guidi from whose windows Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poet-eyes saw what she afterward put into glowing verse.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We lived in that same Casa Guidi from whose windows Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poet-eyes saw what she afterward put into glowing verse.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Casa Guidi is a great pile of graystone, a pile of many windows which give upon the Via Maggio and a little piazza, as the squares in Florence are called.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Consequently it is lighter and brighter than are many of the houses in Florence, where the streets are narrow and the houses lofty.
lighternounUS /ˈlaɪtər/
a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire
From this reading Consequently it is lighter and brighter than are many of the houses in Florence, where the streets are narrow and the houses lofty.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Casa Guidi is a great pile of graystone, a pile of many windows which give upon the Via Maggio and a little piazza, as the squares in Florence are called.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading We lived in that same Casa Guidi from whose windows Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poet-eyes saw what she afterward put into glowing verse.
loftyadjectiveUS /ˈlɔːfti/
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading Consequently it is lighter and brighter than are many of the houses in Florence, where the streets are narrow and the houses lofty.
Maggio
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From this reading Casa Guidi is a great pile of graystone, a pile of many windows which give upon the Via Maggio and a little piazza, as the squares in Florence are called.
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 Casa Guidi is a great pile of graystone, a pile of many windows which give upon the Via Maggio and a little piazza, as the squares in Florence are called.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading Consequently it is lighter and brighter than are many of the houses in Florence, where the streets are narrow and the houses lofty.
held or filled or in use
From this reading According to almost universal custom, Casa Guidi was divided into half a dozen different apartments, occupied by as many families.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Casa Guidi is a great pile of graystone, a pile of many windows which give upon the Via Maggio and a little piazza, as the squares in Florence are called.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ours was on the second floor, on the side of the house overlooking the piazza on which stood the church of San Felice.
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading Ours was on the second floor, on the side of the house overlooking the piazza on which stood the church of San Felice.
overlookingadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərlʊkɪŋ/
used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading Ours was on the second floor, on the side of the house overlooking the piazza on which stood the church of San Felice.
piazzanounUS /piˈæzə/
a public square with room for pedestrians
From this reading Casa Guidi is a great pile of graystone, a pile of many windows which give upon the Via Maggio and a little piazza, as the squares in Florence are called.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading Casa Guidi is a great pile of graystone, a pile of many windows which give upon the Via Maggio and a little piazza, as the squares in Florence are called.
poet-eyes
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From this reading We lived in that same Casa Guidi from whose windows Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poet-eyes saw what she afterward put into glowing verse.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We lived in that same Casa Guidi from whose windows Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poet-eyes saw what she afterward put into glowing verse.
Identical; not different.
From this reading We lived in that same Casa Guidi from whose windows Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poet-eyes saw what she afterward put into glowing verse.
San
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From this reading Ours was on the second floor, on the side of the house overlooking the piazza on which stood the church of San Felice.
cut with a saw
From this reading We lived in that same Casa Guidi from whose windows Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poet-eyes saw what she afterward put into glowing verse.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Ours was on the second floor, on the side of the house overlooking the piazza on which stood the church of San Felice.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We lived in that same Casa Guidi from whose windows Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poet-eyes saw what she afterward put into glowing verse.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Ours was on the second floor, on the side of the house overlooking the piazza on which stood the church of San Felice.
squaresnounUS /skwerz/
plural of “square” — (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
From this reading Casa Guidi is a great pile of graystone, a pile of many windows which give upon the Via Maggio and a little piazza, as the squares in Florence are called.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Ours was on the second floor, on the side of the house overlooking the piazza on which stood the church of San Felice.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Consequently it is lighter and brighter than are many of the houses in Florence, where the streets are narrow and the houses lofty.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Consequently it is lighter and brighter than are many of the houses in Florence, where the streets are narrow and the houses lofty.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We lived in that same Casa Guidi from whose windows Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poet-eyes saw what she afterward put into glowing verse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Casa Guidi is a great pile of graystone, a pile of many windows which give upon the Via Maggio and a little piazza, as the squares in Florence are called.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading According to almost universal custom, Casa Guidi was divided into half a dozen different apartments, occupied by as many families.
universaladjectiveUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəl/
of worldwide scope or applicability
From this reading According to almost universal custom, Casa Guidi was divided into half a dozen different apartments, occupied by as many families.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Casa Guidi is a great pile of graystone, a pile of many windows which give upon the Via Maggio and a little piazza, as the squares in Florence are called.
literature in metrical form
From this reading We lived in that same Casa Guidi from whose windows Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poet-eyes saw what she afterward put into glowing verse.
ViaprepositionUS /ˈvaɪə/
by way of; passing through
From this reading Casa Guidi is a great pile of graystone, a pile of many windows which give upon the Via Maggio and a little piazza, as the squares in Florence are called.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading According to almost universal custom, Casa Guidi was divided into half a dozen different apartments, occupied by as many families.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We lived in that same Casa Guidi from whose windows Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poet-eyes saw what she afterward put into glowing verse.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We lived in that same Casa Guidi from whose windows Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poet-eyes saw what she afterward put into glowing verse.
in or at the place that
From this reading Consequently it is lighter and brighter than are many of the houses in Florence, where the streets are narrow and the houses lofty.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Casa Guidi is a great pile of graystone, a pile of many windows which give upon the Via Maggio and a little piazza, as the squares in Florence are called.
belonging to which person
From this reading We lived in that same Casa Guidi from whose windows Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poet-eyes saw what she afterward put into glowing verse.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading We lived in that same Casa Guidi from whose windows Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poet-eyes saw what she afterward put into glowing verse.
