used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The vanguard arrived in the persons of the Guiccioli and her father, Count Gamba; the Shelleys gave them a cordial welcome.
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading The Countess was an agreeable surprise.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading MIRANDA Great excitement such as travelling royalties always arouse reigned in the Pisan circle at the expected arrival of the Pilgrim.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Countess was an agreeable surprise.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Helped by the Williamses, she had done what she could to put this ancient palace in order.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The vanguard arrived in the persons of the Guiccioli and her father, Count Gamba; the Shelleys gave them a cordial welcome.
ArnonounUS /ˈɑːrnoʊ/
a river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea
From this reading Mary, at Shelley’s request, had taken for him the Palazzo Lanfranchi, stateliest on the Lung’ Arno.
arouseverbUS /ərˈaʊz/
call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
From this reading MIRANDA Great excitement such as travelling royalties always arouse reigned in the Pisan circle at the expected arrival of the Pilgrim.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading MIRANDA Great excitement such as travelling royalties always arouse reigned in the Pisan circle at the expected arrival of the Pilgrim.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The vanguard arrived in the persons of the Guiccioli and her father, Count Gamba; the Shelleys gave them a cordial welcome.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MIRANDA Great excitement such as travelling royalties always arouse reigned in the Pisan circle at the expected arrival of the Pilgrim.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MIRANDA Great excitement such as travelling royalties always arouse reigned in the Pisan circle at the expected arrival of the Pilgrim.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Helped by the Williamses, she had done what she could to put this ancient palace in order.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading MIRANDA Great excitement such as travelling royalties always arouse reigned in the Pisan circle at the expected arrival of the Pilgrim.
cordialadjectiveUS /ˈkɔːrdʒəl/
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading The vanguard arrived in the persons of the Guiccioli and her father, Count Gamba; the Shelleys gave them a cordial welcome.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Helped by the Williamses, she had done what she could to put this ancient palace in order.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading The vanguard arrived in the persons of the Guiccioli and her father, Count Gamba; the Shelleys gave them a cordial welcome.
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading The Countess was an agreeable surprise.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Helped by the Williamses, she had done what she could to put this ancient palace in order.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading MIRANDA Great excitement such as travelling royalties always arouse reigned in the Pisan circle at the expected arrival of the Pilgrim.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading MIRANDA Great excitement such as travelling royalties always arouse reigned in the Pisan circle at the expected arrival of the Pilgrim.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The vanguard arrived in the persons of the Guiccioli and her father, Count Gamba; the Shelleys gave them a cordial welcome.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mary, at Shelley’s request, had taken for him the Palazzo Lanfranchi, stateliest on the Lung’ Arno.
GambanounUS /ˈɡæmbə/
viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the range of the cello
From this reading The vanguard arrived in the persons of the Guiccioli and her father, Count Gamba; the Shelleys gave them a cordial welcome.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The vanguard arrived in the persons of the Guiccioli and her father, Count Gamba; the Shelleys gave them a cordial welcome.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading MIRANDA Great excitement such as travelling royalties always arouse reigned in the Pisan circle at the expected arrival of the Pilgrim.
Guiccioli
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From this reading The vanguard arrived in the persons of the Guiccioli and her father, Count Gamba; the Shelleys gave them a cordial welcome.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mary, at Shelley’s request, had taken for him the Palazzo Lanfranchi, stateliest on the Lung’ Arno.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Helped by the Williamses, she had done what she could to put this ancient palace in order.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The vanguard arrived in the persons of the Guiccioli and her father, Count Gamba; the Shelleys gave them a cordial welcome.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mary, at Shelley’s request, had taken for him the Palazzo Lanfranchi, stateliest on the Lung’ Arno.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MIRANDA Great excitement such as travelling royalties always arouse reigned in the Pisan circle at the expected arrival of the Pilgrim.
Lanfranchi
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From this reading Mary, at Shelley’s request, had taken for him the Palazzo Lanfranchi, stateliest on the Lung’ Arno.
LungnounUS /lʌŋ/
either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates; serves to remove carbon dioxide and provide oxygen to the blood
From this reading Mary, at Shelley’s request, had taken for him the Palazzo Lanfranchi, stateliest on the Lung’ Arno.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Mary, at Shelley’s request, had taken for him the Palazzo Lanfranchi, stateliest on the Lung’ Arno.
MIRANDA
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From this reading MIRANDA Great excitement such as travelling royalties always arouse reigned in the Pisan circle at the expected arrival of the Pilgrim.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MIRANDA Great excitement such as travelling royalties always arouse reigned in the Pisan circle at the expected arrival of the Pilgrim.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mary, at Shelley’s request, had taken for him the Palazzo Lanfranchi, stateliest on the Lung’ Arno.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Helped by the Williamses, she had done what she could to put this ancient palace in order.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Helped by the Williamses, she had done what she could to put this ancient palace in order.
Palazzo
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From this reading Mary, at Shelley’s request, had taken for him the Palazzo Lanfranchi, stateliest on the Lung’ Arno.
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading The vanguard arrived in the persons of the Guiccioli and her father, Count Gamba; the Shelleys gave them a cordial welcome.
PilgrimnounUS /ˈpɪlɡrəm/
someone who journeys in foreign lands
From this reading MIRANDA Great excitement such as travelling royalties always arouse reigned in the Pisan circle at the expected arrival of the Pilgrim.
Pisan
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From this reading MIRANDA Great excitement such as travelling royalties always arouse reigned in the Pisan circle at the expected arrival of the Pilgrim.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Helped by the Williamses, she had done what she could to put this ancient palace in order.
reignedverbUS /reɪnd/
past form of “reign” — have sovereign power
From this reading MIRANDA Great excitement such as travelling royalties always arouse reigned in the Pisan circle at the expected arrival of the Pilgrim.
express the need or desire for
From this reading Mary, at Shelley’s request, had taken for him the Palazzo Lanfranchi, stateliest on the Lung’ Arno.
royaltiesnounUS /ˈrɔɪəltiz/
plural of “royalty” — payment to the holder of a patent or copyright or resource for the right to use their property
From this reading MIRANDA Great excitement such as travelling royalties always arouse reigned in the Pisan circle at the expected arrival of the Pilgrim.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Helped by the Williamses, she had done what she could to put this ancient palace in order.
Shelley'snounUS /ˈʃeliz/
possessive form of “shelley” — English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading Mary, at Shelley’s request, had taken for him the Palazzo Lanfranchi, stateliest on the Lung’ Arno.
Shelleys
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From this reading The vanguard arrived in the persons of the Guiccioli and her father, Count Gamba; the Shelleys gave them a cordial welcome.
stateliest
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From this reading Mary, at Shelley’s request, had taken for him the Palazzo Lanfranchi, stateliest on the Lung’ Arno.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading MIRANDA Great excitement such as travelling royalties always arouse reigned in the Pisan circle at the expected arrival of the Pilgrim.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading The Countess was an agreeable surprise.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Mary, at Shelley’s request, had taken for him the Palazzo Lanfranchi, stateliest on the Lung’ Arno.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MIRANDA Great excitement such as travelling royalties always arouse reigned in the Pisan circle at the expected arrival of the Pilgrim.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The vanguard arrived in the persons of the Guiccioli and her father, Count Gamba; the Shelleys gave them a cordial welcome.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Helped by the Williamses, she had done what she could to put this ancient palace in order.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Helped by the Williamses, she had done what she could to put this ancient palace in order.
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading MIRANDA Great excitement such as travelling royalties always arouse reigned in the Pisan circle at the expected arrival of the Pilgrim.
vanguardnounUS /ˈvænɡɑːrd/
the leading units moving at the head of an army
From this reading The vanguard arrived in the persons of the Guiccioli and her father, Count Gamba; the Shelleys gave them a cordial welcome.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Countess was an agreeable surprise.
accept gladly
From this reading The vanguard arrived in the persons of the Guiccioli and her father, Count Gamba; the Shelleys gave them a cordial welcome.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Helped by the Williamses, she had done what she could to put this ancient palace in order.
Williamses
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From this reading Helped by the Williamses, she had done what she could to put this ancient palace in order.
