used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Shelley passed his days in the Cathedral reading the _Inferno_ and _Purgatorio_, in a solitary spot behind the altar where the light of day beneath the storied window is yellow and dim.
altarnounUS /ˈɔːltər/
the table in Christian churches where communion is given
From this reading Shelley passed his days in the Cathedral reading the _Inferno_ and _Purgatorio_, in a solitary spot behind the altar where the light of day beneath the storied window is yellow and dim.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “QUEEN OF MARBLE AND OF MUD” The clear sky of Italy, the constant cloudless sky.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The babies and nursemaids who this time went with it, were hardly any drag on its rapid and whimsical progress.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading Milan was reached by way of the Mont Cenis, where the first halt was made to await news of Byron to whom Shelley had written informing him of the arrival of his daughter.
awaitverbUS /əˈweɪt/
look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading Milan was reached by way of the Mont Cenis, where the first halt was made to await news of Byron to whom Shelley had written informing him of the arrival of his daughter.
babiesnounUS /ˈbeɪbiz/
plural of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading The babies and nursemaids who this time went with it, were hardly any drag on its rapid and whimsical progress.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Shelley passed his days in the Cathedral reading the _Inferno_ and _Purgatorio_, in a solitary spot behind the altar where the light of day beneath the storied window is yellow and dim.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Shelley passed his days in the Cathedral reading the _Inferno_ and _Purgatorio_, in a solitary spot behind the altar where the light of day beneath the storied window is yellow and dim.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Milan was reached by way of the Mont Cenis, where the first halt was made to await news of Byron to whom Shelley had written informing him of the arrival of his daughter.
ByronnounUS /ˈbaɪrən/
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading Milan was reached by way of the Mont Cenis, where the first halt was made to await news of Byron to whom Shelley had written informing him of the arrival of his daughter.
caravannounUS /ˈkærəvæn/
a procession (of wagons or mules or camels) traveling together in single file
From this reading Once more the caravan of three went down towards the lands of forgetfulness and sunshine.
CathedralnounUS /kəˈθiːdrəl/
any large and important church
From this reading Shelley passed his days in the Cathedral reading the _Inferno_ and _Purgatorio_, in a solitary spot behind the altar where the light of day beneath the storied window is yellow and dim.
Cenis
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From this reading Milan was reached by way of the Mont Cenis, where the first halt was made to await news of Byron to whom Shelley had written informing him of the arrival of his daughter.
rid of obstructions
From this reading “QUEEN OF MARBLE AND OF MUD” The clear sky of Italy, the constant cloudless sky.
cloudlessadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdləs/
free from clouds
From this reading “QUEEN OF MARBLE AND OF MUD” The clear sky of Italy, the constant cloudless sky.
unvarying in nature
From this reading “QUEEN OF MARBLE AND OF MUD” The clear sky of Italy, the constant cloudless sky.
a female human offspring
From this reading Milan was reached by way of the Mont Cenis, where the first halt was made to await news of Byron to whom Shelley had written informing him of the arrival of his daughter.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Shelley passed his days in the Cathedral reading the _Inferno_ and _Purgatorio_, in a solitary spot behind the altar where the light of day beneath the storied window is yellow and dim.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Shelley passed his days in the Cathedral reading the _Inferno_ and _Purgatorio_, in a solitary spot behind the altar where the light of day beneath the storied window is yellow and dim.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading Shelley passed his days in the Cathedral reading the _Inferno_ and _Purgatorio_, in a solitary spot behind the altar where the light of day beneath the storied window is yellow and dim.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Once more the caravan of three went down towards the lands of forgetfulness and sunshine.
dragverbUS /dræɡ/
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading The babies and nursemaids who this time went with it, were hardly any drag on its rapid and whimsical progress.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Milan was reached by way of the Mont Cenis, where the first halt was made to await news of Byron to whom Shelley had written informing him of the arrival of his daughter.
forgetfulnessnoun
tendency to forget
From this reading Once more the caravan of three went down towards the lands of forgetfulness and sunshine.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Milan was reached by way of the Mont Cenis, where the first halt was made to await news of Byron to whom Shelley had written informing him of the arrival of his daughter.
haltverbUS /hɔːlt/
cause to stop
From this reading Milan was reached by way of the Mont Cenis, where the first halt was made to await news of Byron to whom Shelley had written informing him of the arrival of his daughter.
only a very short time before
From this reading The babies and nursemaids who this time went with it, were hardly any drag on its rapid and whimsical progress.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Milan was reached by way of the Mont Cenis, where the first halt was made to await news of Byron to whom Shelley had written informing him of the arrival of his daughter.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Milan was reached by way of the Mont Cenis, where the first halt was made to await news of Byron to whom Shelley had written informing him of the arrival of his daughter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Shelley passed his days in the Cathedral reading the _Inferno_ and _Purgatorio_, in a solitary spot behind the altar where the light of day beneath the storied window is yellow and dim.
InfernonounUS /ˌɪnˈfɜːrnoʊ/
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading Shelley passed his days in the Cathedral reading the _Inferno_ and _Purgatorio_, in a solitary spot behind the altar where the light of day beneath the storied window is yellow and dim.
informingnounUS /ˌɪnˈfɔːrmɪŋ/
to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law (usually in return for favors)
From this reading Milan was reached by way of the Mont Cenis, where the first halt was made to await news of Byron to whom Shelley had written informing him of the arrival of his daughter.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Shelley passed his days in the Cathedral reading the _Inferno_ and _Purgatorio_, in a solitary spot behind the altar where the light of day beneath the storied window is yellow and dim.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The babies and nursemaids who this time went with it, were hardly any drag on its rapid and whimsical progress.
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading “QUEEN OF MARBLE AND OF MUD” The clear sky of Italy, the constant cloudless sky.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The babies and nursemaids who this time went with it, were hardly any drag on its rapid and whimsical progress.
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Once more the caravan of three went down towards the lands of forgetfulness and sunshine.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Shelley passed his days in the Cathedral reading the _Inferno_ and _Purgatorio_, in a solitary spot behind the altar where the light of day beneath the storied window is yellow and dim.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Milan was reached by way of the Mont Cenis, where the first halt was made to await news of Byron to whom Shelley had written informing him of the arrival of his daughter.
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading “QUEEN OF MARBLE AND OF MUD” The clear sky of Italy, the constant cloudless sky.
MilannounUS /məˈlɑːn/
the capital of Lombardy in northern Italy; has been an international center of trade and industry since the Middle Ages
From this reading Milan was reached by way of the Mont Cenis, where the first halt was made to await news of Byron to whom Shelley had written informing him of the arrival of his daughter.
Mont
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From this reading Milan was reached by way of the Mont Cenis, where the first halt was made to await news of Byron to whom Shelley had written informing him of the arrival of his daughter.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Once more the caravan of three went down towards the lands of forgetfulness and sunshine.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading “QUEEN OF MARBLE AND OF MUD” The clear sky of Italy, the constant cloudless sky.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Milan was reached by way of the Mont Cenis, where the first halt was made to await news of Byron to whom Shelley had written informing him of the arrival of his daughter.
nursemaids
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From this reading The babies and nursemaids who this time went with it, were hardly any drag on its rapid and whimsical progress.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “QUEEN OF MARBLE AND OF MUD” The clear sky of Italy, the constant cloudless sky.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The babies and nursemaids who this time went with it, were hardly any drag on its rapid and whimsical progress.
on one occasion
From this reading Once more the caravan of three went down towards the lands of forgetfulness and sunshine.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Shelley passed his days in the Cathedral reading the _Inferno_ and _Purgatorio_, in a solitary spot behind the altar where the light of day beneath the storied window is yellow and dim.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading The babies and nursemaids who this time went with it, were hardly any drag on its rapid and whimsical progress.
Purgatorio
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From this reading Shelley passed his days in the Cathedral reading the _Inferno_ and _Purgatorio_, in a solitary spot behind the altar where the light of day beneath the storied window is yellow and dim.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “QUEEN OF MARBLE AND OF MUD” The clear sky of Italy, the constant cloudless sky.
rapidadjectiveUS /ˈræpəd/
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading The babies and nursemaids who this time went with it, were hardly any drag on its rapid and whimsical progress.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Milan was reached by way of the Mont Cenis, where the first halt was made to await news of Byron to whom Shelley had written informing him of the arrival of his daughter.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Shelley passed his days in the Cathedral reading the _Inferno_ and _Purgatorio_, in a solitary spot behind the altar where the light of day beneath the storied window is yellow and dim.
ShelleynounUS /ˈʃeli/
English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading Milan was reached by way of the Mont Cenis, where the first halt was made to await news of Byron to whom Shelley had written informing him of the arrival of his daughter.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading “QUEEN OF MARBLE AND OF MUD” The clear sky of Italy, the constant cloudless sky.
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading Shelley passed his days in the Cathedral reading the _Inferno_ and _Purgatorio_, in a solitary spot behind the altar where the light of day beneath the storied window is yellow and dim.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Shelley passed his days in the Cathedral reading the _Inferno_ and _Purgatorio_, in a solitary spot behind the altar where the light of day beneath the storied window is yellow and dim.
storiedadjectiveUS /ˈstɔːrid/
having an illustrious past
From this reading Shelley passed his days in the Cathedral reading the _Inferno_ and _Purgatorio_, in a solitary spot behind the altar where the light of day beneath the storied window is yellow and dim.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Once more the caravan of three went down towards the lands of forgetfulness and sunshine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “QUEEN OF MARBLE AND OF MUD” The clear sky of Italy, the constant cloudless sky.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The babies and nursemaids who this time went with it, were hardly any drag on its rapid and whimsical progress.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Once more the caravan of three went down towards the lands of forgetfulness and sunshine.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The babies and nursemaids who this time went with it, were hardly any drag on its rapid and whimsical progress.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Milan was reached by way of the Mont Cenis, where the first halt was made to await news of Byron to whom Shelley had written informing him of the arrival of his daughter.
in the direction of
From this reading Once more the caravan of three went down towards the lands of forgetfulness and sunshine.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Milan was reached by way of the Mont Cenis, where the first halt was made to await news of Byron to whom Shelley had written informing him of the arrival of his daughter.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Milan was reached by way of the Mont Cenis, where the first halt was made to await news of Byron to whom Shelley had written informing him of the arrival of his daughter.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Once more the caravan of three went down towards the lands of forgetfulness and sunshine.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The babies and nursemaids who this time went with it, were hardly any drag on its rapid and whimsical progress.
in or at the place that
From this reading Milan was reached by way of the Mont Cenis, where the first halt was made to await news of Byron to whom Shelley had written informing him of the arrival of his daughter.
whimsicaladjectiveUS /ˈwɪmzɪkəl/
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
From this reading The babies and nursemaids who this time went with it, were hardly any drag on its rapid and whimsical progress.
which person or people
From this reading The babies and nursemaids who this time went with it, were hardly any drag on its rapid and whimsical progress.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Milan was reached by way of the Mont Cenis, where the first halt was made to await news of Byron to whom Shelley had written informing him of the arrival of his daughter.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Shelley passed his days in the Cathedral reading the _Inferno_ and _Purgatorio_, in a solitary spot behind the altar where the light of day beneath the storied window is yellow and dim.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The babies and nursemaids who this time went with it, were hardly any drag on its rapid and whimsical progress.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Milan was reached by way of the Mont Cenis, where the first halt was made to await news of Byron to whom Shelley had written informing him of the arrival of his daughter.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading Shelley passed his days in the Cathedral reading the _Inferno_ and _Purgatorio_, in a solitary spot behind the altar where the light of day beneath the storied window is yellow and dim.
