Chapter V

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

From this reading They are connected by a covered way, which runs along over the roofs of houses, and crosses the jewelers’ bridge, so called because upon it are built the shops of all the jewelers in town,--or so it would seem at first sight.

later than; following

From this reading As a rule, however, the gold-work was inferior, and the settings were very apt to come apart, and the pins to break and bend, after a very short wear.

plural of “age” — how long something has existed

From this reading At all events, here are nothing but jewelers’ shops; small shops, such as I imagine the shops of the middle ages to have been.

(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 They are connected by a covered way, which runs along over the roofs of houses, and crosses the jewelers’ bridge, so called because upon it are built the shops of all the jewelers in town,--or so it would seem at first sight.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading They are connected by a covered way, which runs along over the roofs of houses, and crosses the jewelers’ bridge, so called because upon it are built the shops of all the jewelers in town,--or so it would seem at first sight.

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

From this reading The two public picture galleries of Florence--the Pitti and the Uffizi--are on either side of the Arno.

separated or at a distance in place or position or time

From this reading As a rule, however, the gold-work was inferior, and the settings were very apt to come apart, and the pins to break and bend, after a very short wear.

(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward

From this reading As a rule, however, the gold-work was inferior, and the settings were very apt to come apart, and the pins to break and bend, after a very short wear.

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

From this reading The two public picture galleries of Florence--the Pitti and the Uffizi--are on either side of the Arno.

a river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea

From this reading The two public picture galleries of Florence--the Pitti and the Uffizi--are on either side of the Arno.

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

From this reading At all events, here are nothing but jewelers’ shops; small shops, such as I imagine the shops of the middle ages to have been.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading They are connected by a covered way, which runs along over the roofs of houses, and crosses the jewelers’ bridge, so called because upon it are built the shops of all the jewelers in town,--or so it would seem at first sight.

for the reason that

From this reading They are connected by a covered way, which runs along over the roofs of houses, and crosses the jewelers’ bridge, so called because upon it are built the shops of all the jewelers in town,--or so it would seem at first sight.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading At all events, here are nothing but jewelers’ shops; small shops, such as I imagine the shops of the middle ages to have been.

form a curve

From this reading As a rule, however, the gold-work was inferior, and the settings were very apt to come apart, and the pins to break and bend, after a very short wear.

plural of “bracelet” — a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist

From this reading But in the narrow windows, and in the unostentatious show-cases, are displayed most exquisite workmanship in Florentine mosaic, in turquoise, in malakite, exquisite as to the quality of the mosaic and the character of the designs in which the earrings, brooches, bracelets, were made up.

terminate

From this reading As a rule, however, the gold-work was inferior, and the settings were very apt to come apart, and the pins to break and bend, after a very short wear.

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

From this reading They are connected by a covered way, which runs along over the roofs of houses, and crosses the jewelers’ bridge, so called because upon it are built the shops of all the jewelers in town,--or so it would seem at first sight.

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From this reading But in the narrow windows, and in the unostentatious show-cases, are displayed most exquisite workmanship in Florentine mosaic, in turquoise, in malakite, exquisite as to the quality of the mosaic and the character of the designs in which the earrings, brooches, bracelets, were made up.

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading They are connected by a covered way, which runs along over the roofs of houses, and crosses the jewelers’ bridge, so called because upon it are built the shops of all the jewelers in town,--or so it would seem at first sight.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading At all events, here are nothing but jewelers’ shops; small shops, such as I imagine the shops of the middle ages to have been.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading They are connected by a covered way, which runs along over the roofs of houses, and crosses the jewelers’ bridge, so called because upon it are built the shops of all the jewelers in town,--or so it would seem at first sight.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading They are connected by a covered way, which runs along over the roofs of houses, and crosses the jewelers’ bridge, so called because upon it are built the shops of all the jewelers in town,--or so it would seem at first sight.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading But in the narrow windows, and in the unostentatious show-cases, are displayed most exquisite workmanship in Florentine mosaic, in turquoise, in malakite, exquisite as to the quality of the mosaic and the character of the designs in which the earrings, brooches, bracelets, were made up.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading As a rule, however, the gold-work was inferior, and the settings were very apt to come apart, and the pins to break and bend, after a very short wear.

being joined in close association

From this reading They are connected by a covered way, which runs along over the roofs of houses, and crosses the jewelers’ bridge, so called because upon it are built the shops of all the jewelers in town,--or so it would seem at first sight.

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading They are connected by a covered way, which runs along over the roofs of houses, and crosses the jewelers’ bridge, so called because upon it are built the shops of all the jewelers in town,--or so it would seem at first sight.

plural of “cross” — a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece

From this reading They are connected by a covered way, which runs along over the roofs of houses, and crosses the jewelers’ bridge, so called because upon it are built the shops of all the jewelers in town,--or so it would seem at first sight.

plural of “design” — the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)

From this reading But in the narrow windows, and in the unostentatious show-cases, are displayed most exquisite workmanship in Florentine mosaic, in turquoise, in malakite, exquisite as to the quality of the mosaic and the character of the designs in which the earrings, brooches, bracelets, were made up.

past form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent

From this reading But in the narrow windows, and in the unostentatious show-cases, are displayed most exquisite workmanship in Florentine mosaic, in turquoise, in malakite, exquisite as to the quality of the mosaic and the character of the designs in which the earrings, brooches, bracelets, were made up.

plural of “earring” — jewelry to ornament the ear; usually clipped to the earlobe or fastened through a hole in the lobe

From this reading But in the narrow windows, and in the unostentatious show-cases, are displayed most exquisite workmanship in Florentine mosaic, in turquoise, in malakite, exquisite as to the quality of the mosaic and the character of the designs in which the earrings, brooches, bracelets, were made up.

one or the other of two

From this reading The two public picture galleries of Florence--the Pitti and the Uffizi--are on either side of the Arno.

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading At all events, here are nothing but jewelers’ shops; small shops, such as I imagine the shops of the middle ages to have been.

intense or sharp

From this reading But in the narrow windows, and in the unostentatious show-cases, are displayed most exquisite workmanship in Florentine mosaic, in turquoise, in malakite, exquisite as to the quality of the mosaic and the character of the designs in which the earrings, brooches, bracelets, were made up.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading They are connected by a covered way, which runs along over the roofs of houses, and crosses the jewelers’ bridge, so called because upon it are built the shops of all the jewelers in town,--or so it would seem at first sight.

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 The two public picture galleries of Florence--the Pitti and the Uffizi--are on either side of the Arno.

of or relating to or characteristic of the city of Florence, Italy

From this reading But in the narrow windows, and in the unostentatious show-cases, are displayed most exquisite workmanship in Florentine mosaic, in turquoise, in malakite, exquisite as to the quality of the mosaic and the character of the designs in which the earrings, brooches, bracelets, were made up.

plural of “gallery” — spectators at a golf or tennis match

From this reading The two public picture galleries of Florence--the Pitti and the Uffizi--are on either side of the Arno.

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From this reading As a rule, however, the gold-work was inferior, and the settings were very apt to come apart, and the pins to break and bend, after a very short wear.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading At all events, here are nothing but jewelers’ shops; small shops, such as I imagine the shops of the middle ages to have been.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading At all events, here are nothing but jewelers’ shops; small shops, such as I imagine the shops of the middle ages to have been.

plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading They are connected by a covered way, which runs along over the roofs of houses, and crosses the jewelers’ bridge, so called because upon it are built the shops of all the jewelers in town,--or so it would seem at first sight.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading As a rule, however, the gold-work was inferior, and the settings were very apt to come apart, and the pins to break and bend, after a very short wear.

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

From this reading At all events, here are nothing but jewelers’ shops; small shops, such as I imagine the shops of the middle ages to have been.

form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case

From this reading At all events, here are nothing but jewelers’ shops; small shops, such as I imagine the shops of the middle ages to have been.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading They are connected by a covered way, which runs along over the roofs of houses, and crosses the jewelers’ bridge, so called because upon it are built the shops of all the jewelers in town,--or so it would seem at first sight.

of or characteristic of low rank or importance

From this reading As a rule, however, the gold-work was inferior, and the settings were very apt to come apart, and the pins to break and bend, after a very short wear.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading They are connected by a covered way, which runs along over the roofs of houses, and crosses the jewelers’ bridge, so called because upon it are built the shops of all the jewelers in town,--or so it would seem at first sight.

plural of “jeweler” — someone who makes jewelry

From this reading They are connected by a covered way, which runs along over the roofs of houses, and crosses the jewelers’ bridge, so called because upon it are built the shops of all the jewelers in town,--or so it would seem at first sight.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading But in the narrow windows, and in the unostentatious show-cases, are displayed most exquisite workmanship in Florentine mosaic, in turquoise, in malakite, exquisite as to the quality of the mosaic and the character of the designs in which the earrings, brooches, bracelets, were made up.

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From this reading But in the narrow windows, and in the unostentatious show-cases, are displayed most exquisite workmanship in Florentine mosaic, in turquoise, in malakite, exquisite as to the quality of the mosaic and the character of the designs in which the earrings, brooches, bracelets, were made up.

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading At all events, here are nothing but jewelers’ shops; small shops, such as I imagine the shops of the middle ages to have been.

art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass

From this reading But in the narrow windows, and in the unostentatious show-cases, are displayed most exquisite workmanship in Florentine mosaic, in turquoise, in malakite, exquisite as to the quality of the mosaic and the character of the designs in which the earrings, brooches, bracelets, were made up.

used to form the superlative

From this reading But in the narrow windows, and in the unostentatious show-cases, are displayed most exquisite workmanship in Florentine mosaic, in turquoise, in malakite, exquisite as to the quality of the mosaic and the character of the designs in which the earrings, brooches, bracelets, were made up.

make or become more narrow or restricted

From this reading But in the narrow windows, and in the unostentatious show-cases, are displayed most exquisite workmanship in Florentine mosaic, in turquoise, in malakite, exquisite as to the quality of the mosaic and the character of the designs in which the earrings, brooches, bracelets, were made up.

not one thing; not anything

From this reading At all events, here are nothing but jewelers’ shops; small shops, such as I imagine the shops of the middle ages to have been.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The two public picture galleries of Florence--the Pitti and the Uffizi--are on either side of the Arno.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The two public picture galleries of Florence--the Pitti and the Uffizi--are on either side of the Arno.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading They are connected by a covered way, which runs along over the roofs of houses, and crosses the jewelers’ bridge, so called because upon it are built the shops of all the jewelers in town,--or so it would seem at first sight.

above and across; more than

From this reading They are connected by a covered way, which runs along over the roofs of houses, and crosses the jewelers’ bridge, so called because upon it are built the shops of all the jewelers in town,--or so it would seem at first sight.

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading The two public picture galleries of Florence--the Pitti and the Uffizi--are on either side of the Arno.

plural of “pin” — a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment

From this reading As a rule, however, the gold-work was inferior, and the settings were very apt to come apart, and the pins to break and bend, after a very short wear.

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From this reading The two public picture galleries of Florence--the Pitti and the Uffizi--are on either side of the Arno.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading The two public picture galleries of Florence--the Pitti and the Uffizi--are on either side of the Arno.

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

From this reading But in the narrow windows, and in the unostentatious show-cases, are displayed most exquisite workmanship in Florentine mosaic, in turquoise, in malakite, exquisite as to the quality of the mosaic and the character of the designs in which the earrings, brooches, bracelets, were made up.

plural of “roof” — a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading They are connected by a covered way, which runs along over the roofs of houses, and crosses the jewelers’ bridge, so called because upon it are built the shops of all the jewelers in town,--or so it would seem at first sight.

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

From this reading As a rule, however, the gold-work was inferior, and the settings were very apt to come apart, and the pins to break and bend, after a very short wear.

plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

From this reading They are connected by a covered way, which runs along over the roofs of houses, and crosses the jewelers’ bridge, so called because upon it are built the shops of all the jewelers in town,--or so it would seem at first sight.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading They are connected by a covered way, which runs along over the roofs of houses, and crosses the jewelers’ bridge, so called because upon it are built the shops of all the jewelers in town,--or so it would seem at first sight.

plural of “setting” — the context and environment in which something is set

From this reading As a rule, however, the gold-work was inferior, and the settings were very apt to come apart, and the pins to break and bend, after a very short wear.

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

From this reading They are connected by a covered way, which runs along over the roofs of houses, and crosses the jewelers’ bridge, so called because upon it are built the shops of all the jewelers in town,--or so it would seem at first sight.

primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading As a rule, however, the gold-work was inferior, and the settings were very apt to come apart, and the pins to break and bend, after a very short wear.

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From this reading But in the narrow windows, and in the unostentatious show-cases, are displayed most exquisite workmanship in Florentine mosaic, in turquoise, in malakite, exquisite as to the quality of the mosaic and the character of the designs in which the earrings, brooches, bracelets, were made up.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading The two public picture galleries of Florence--the Pitti and the Uffizi--are on either side of the Arno.

an instance of visual perception

From this reading They are connected by a covered way, which runs along over the roofs of houses, and crosses the jewelers’ bridge, so called because upon it are built the shops of all the jewelers in town,--or so it would seem at first sight.

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

From this reading At all events, here are nothing but jewelers’ shops; small shops, such as I imagine the shops of the middle ages to have been.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading They are connected by a covered way, which runs along over the roofs of houses, and crosses the jewelers’ bridge, so called because upon it are built the shops of all the jewelers in town,--or so it would seem at first sight.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading At all events, here are nothing but jewelers’ shops; small shops, such as I imagine the shops of the middle ages to have been.

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

From this reading The two public picture galleries of Florence--the Pitti and the Uffizi--are on either side of the Arno.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They are connected by a covered way, which runs along over the roofs of houses, and crosses the jewelers’ bridge, so called because upon it are built the shops of all the jewelers in town,--or so it would seem at first sight.

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

From this reading At all events, here are nothing but jewelers’ shops; small shops, such as I imagine the shops of the middle ages to have been.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading They are connected by a covered way, which runs along over the roofs of houses, and crosses the jewelers’ bridge, so called because upon it are built the shops of all the jewelers in town,--or so it would seem at first sight.

a blue to grey green mineral consisting of copper aluminum phosphate

From this reading But in the narrow windows, and in the unostentatious show-cases, are displayed most exquisite workmanship in Florentine mosaic, in turquoise, in malakite, exquisite as to the quality of the mosaic and the character of the designs in which the earrings, brooches, bracelets, were made up.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading The two public picture galleries of Florence--the Pitti and the Uffizi--are on either side of the Arno.

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From this reading The two public picture galleries of Florence--the Pitti and the Uffizi--are on either side of the Arno.

not ostentatious

From this reading But in the narrow windows, and in the unostentatious show-cases, are displayed most exquisite workmanship in Florentine mosaic, in turquoise, in malakite, exquisite as to the quality of the mosaic and the character of the designs in which the earrings, brooches, bracelets, were made up.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading But in the narrow windows, and in the unostentatious show-cases, are displayed most exquisite workmanship in Florentine mosaic, in turquoise, in malakite, exquisite as to the quality of the mosaic and the character of the designs in which the earrings, brooches, bracelets, were made up.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading They are connected by a covered way, which runs along over the roofs of houses, and crosses the jewelers’ bridge, so called because upon it are built the shops of all the jewelers in town,--or so it would seem at first sight.

precisely as stated

From this reading As a rule, however, the gold-work was inferior, and the settings were very apt to come apart, and the pins to break and bend, after a very short wear.

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

From this reading As a rule, however, the gold-work was inferior, and the settings were very apt to come apart, and the pins to break and bend, after a very short wear.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading They are connected by a covered way, which runs along over the roofs of houses, and crosses the jewelers’ bridge, so called because upon it are built the shops of all the jewelers in town,--or so it would seem at first sight.

be dressed in

From this reading As a rule, however, the gold-work was inferior, and the settings were very apt to come apart, and the pins to break and bend, after a very short wear.

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

From this reading But in the narrow windows, and in the unostentatious show-cases, are displayed most exquisite workmanship in Florentine mosaic, in turquoise, in malakite, exquisite as to the quality of the mosaic and the character of the designs in which the earrings, brooches, bracelets, were made up.

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

From this reading They are connected by a covered way, which runs along over the roofs of houses, and crosses the jewelers’ bridge, so called because upon it are built the shops of all the jewelers in town,--or so it would seem at first sight.

(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface

From this reading But in the narrow windows, and in the unostentatious show-cases, are displayed most exquisite workmanship in Florentine mosaic, in turquoise, in malakite, exquisite as to the quality of the mosaic and the character of the designs in which the earrings, brooches, bracelets, were made up.

skill in an occupation or trade

From this reading But in the narrow windows, and in the unostentatious show-cases, are displayed most exquisite workmanship in Florentine mosaic, in turquoise, in malakite, exquisite as to the quality of the mosaic and the character of the designs in which the earrings, brooches, bracelets, were made up.

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

From this reading They are connected by a covered way, which runs along over the roofs of houses, and crosses the jewelers’ bridge, so called because upon it are built the shops of all the jewelers in town,--or so it would seem at first sight.