Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

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From this reading Rome, October, 1847.

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

From this reading REVIEW OF PAST AND PRESENT.--THE MERITS OF ITALIAN LITERATURE.--MANZONI.--ITALIAN DIALECTS.--MILAN, THE MILANESE, AND THE SIMPLICITY OF THEIR LANGUAGE.--THE NORTH OF ITALY, AND A TOUR TO SWITZERLAND.--ITALIAN LAKES.--MAGGIORE, COMO, AND LUGANO.--LAGO DI GARDA.--THE BOATMEN OF THE LAKES AND THE GONDOLIERS.--LADY FRANKLIN, WIDOW OF THE NAVIGATOR.--RETURN TO AND FESTIVALS AT MILAN.--THE ARCHBISHOP.--AUSTRIAN RULE AND AUSTRIAN POLICY.--THE FUTURE HOPES OF ITALY.--A GLANCE AT PAVIA, FLORENCE, PARMA, AND BOLOGNA, AND THE WORKS OF THE MASTERS.

later than; following

From this reading I think my last letter was from Milan, and written after I had seen Manzoni.

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

From this reading REVIEW OF PAST AND PRESENT.--THE MERITS OF ITALIAN LITERATURE.--MANZONI.--ITALIAN DIALECTS.--MILAN, THE MILANESE, AND THE SIMPLICITY OF THEIR LANGUAGE.--THE NORTH OF ITALY, AND A TOUR TO SWITZERLAND.--ITALIAN LAKES.--MAGGIORE, COMO, AND LUGANO.--LAGO DI GARDA.--THE BOATMEN OF THE LAKES AND THE GONDOLIERS.--LADY FRANKLIN, WIDOW OF THE NAVIGATOR.--RETURN TO AND FESTIVALS AT MILAN.--THE ARCHBISHOP.--AUSTRIAN RULE AND AUSTRIAN POLICY.--THE FUTURE HOPES OF ITALY.--A GLANCE AT PAVIA, FLORENCE, PARMA, AND BOLOGNA, AND THE WORKS OF THE MASTERS.

a bishop of highest rank

From this reading REVIEW OF PAST AND PRESENT.--THE MERITS OF ITALIAN LITERATURE.--MANZONI.--ITALIAN DIALECTS.--MILAN, THE MILANESE, AND THE SIMPLICITY OF THEIR LANGUAGE.--THE NORTH OF ITALY, AND A TOUR TO SWITZERLAND.--ITALIAN LAKES.--MAGGIORE, COMO, AND LUGANO.--LAGO DI GARDA.--THE BOATMEN OF THE LAKES AND THE GONDOLIERS.--LADY FRANKLIN, WIDOW OF THE NAVIGATOR.--RETURN TO AND FESTIVALS AT MILAN.--THE ARCHBISHOP.--AUSTRIAN RULE AND AUSTRIAN POLICY.--THE FUTURE HOPES OF ITALY.--A GLANCE AT PAVIA, FLORENCE, PARMA, AND BOLOGNA, AND THE WORKS OF THE MASTERS.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading REVIEW OF PAST AND PRESENT.--THE MERITS OF ITALIAN LITERATURE.--MANZONI.--ITALIAN DIALECTS.--MILAN, THE MILANESE, AND THE SIMPLICITY OF THEIR LANGUAGE.--THE NORTH OF ITALY, AND A TOUR TO SWITZERLAND.--ITALIAN LAKES.--MAGGIORE, COMO, AND LUGANO.--LAGO DI GARDA.--THE BOATMEN OF THE LAKES AND THE GONDOLIERS.--LADY FRANKLIN, WIDOW OF THE NAVIGATOR.--RETURN TO AND FESTIVALS AT MILAN.--THE ARCHBISHOP.--AUSTRIAN RULE AND AUSTRIAN POLICY.--THE FUTURE HOPES OF ITALY.--A GLANCE AT PAVIA, FLORENCE, PARMA, AND BOLOGNA, AND THE WORKS OF THE MASTERS.

a native or inhabitant of Austria

From this reading REVIEW OF PAST AND PRESENT.--THE MERITS OF ITALIAN LITERATURE.--MANZONI.--ITALIAN DIALECTS.--MILAN, THE MILANESE, AND THE SIMPLICITY OF THEIR LANGUAGE.--THE NORTH OF ITALY, AND A TOUR TO SWITZERLAND.--ITALIAN LAKES.--MAGGIORE, COMO, AND LUGANO.--LAGO DI GARDA.--THE BOATMEN OF THE LAKES AND THE GONDOLIERS.--LADY FRANKLIN, WIDOW OF THE NAVIGATOR.--RETURN TO AND FESTIVALS AT MILAN.--THE ARCHBISHOP.--AUSTRIAN RULE AND AUSTRIAN POLICY.--THE FUTURE HOPES OF ITALY.--A GLANCE AT PAVIA, FLORENCE, PARMA, AND BOLOGNA, AND THE WORKS OF THE MASTERS.

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From this reading REVIEW OF PAST AND PRESENT.--THE MERITS OF ITALIAN LITERATURE.--MANZONI.--ITALIAN DIALECTS.--MILAN, THE MILANESE, AND THE SIMPLICITY OF THEIR LANGUAGE.--THE NORTH OF ITALY, AND A TOUR TO SWITZERLAND.--ITALIAN LAKES.--MAGGIORE, COMO, AND LUGANO.--LAGO DI GARDA.--THE BOATMEN OF THE LAKES AND THE GONDOLIERS.--LADY FRANKLIN, WIDOW OF THE NAVIGATOR.--RETURN TO AND FESTIVALS AT MILAN.--THE ARCHBISHOP.--AUSTRIAN RULE AND AUSTRIAN POLICY.--THE FUTURE HOPES OF ITALY.--A GLANCE AT PAVIA, FLORENCE, PARMA, AND BOLOGNA, AND THE WORKS OF THE MASTERS.

the capital of Emilia-Romagna; located in northern Italy to the east of the Apennines

From this reading REVIEW OF PAST AND PRESENT.--THE MERITS OF ITALIAN LITERATURE.--MANZONI.--ITALIAN DIALECTS.--MILAN, THE MILANESE, AND THE SIMPLICITY OF THEIR LANGUAGE.--THE NORTH OF ITALY, AND A TOUR TO SWITZERLAND.--ITALIAN LAKES.--MAGGIORE, COMO, AND LUGANO.--LAGO DI GARDA.--THE BOATMEN OF THE LAKES AND THE GONDOLIERS.--LADY FRANKLIN, WIDOW OF THE NAVIGATOR.--RETURN TO AND FESTIVALS AT MILAN.--THE ARCHBISHOP.--AUSTRIAN RULE AND AUSTRIAN POLICY.--THE FUTURE HOPES OF ITALY.--A GLANCE AT PAVIA, FLORENCE, PARMA, AND BOLOGNA, AND THE WORKS OF THE MASTERS.

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From this reading REVIEW OF PAST AND PRESENT.--THE MERITS OF ITALIAN LITERATURE.--MANZONI.--ITALIAN DIALECTS.--MILAN, THE MILANESE, AND THE SIMPLICITY OF THEIR LANGUAGE.--THE NORTH OF ITALY, AND A TOUR TO SWITZERLAND.--ITALIAN LAKES.--MAGGIORE, COMO, AND LUGANO.--LAGO DI GARDA.--THE BOATMEN OF THE LAKES AND THE GONDOLIERS.--LADY FRANKLIN, WIDOW OF THE NAVIGATOR.--RETURN TO AND FESTIVALS AT MILAN.--THE ARCHBISHOP.--AUSTRIAN RULE AND AUSTRIAN POLICY.--THE FUTURE HOPES OF ITALY.--A GLANCE AT PAVIA, FLORENCE, PARMA, AND BOLOGNA, AND THE WORKS OF THE MASTERS.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading REVIEW OF PAST AND PRESENT.--THE MERITS OF ITALIAN LITERATURE.--MANZONI.--ITALIAN DIALECTS.--MILAN, THE MILANESE, AND THE SIMPLICITY OF THEIR LANGUAGE.--THE NORTH OF ITALY, AND A TOUR TO SWITZERLAND.--ITALIAN LAKES.--MAGGIORE, COMO, AND LUGANO.--LAGO DI GARDA.--THE BOATMEN OF THE LAKES AND THE GONDOLIERS.--LADY FRANKLIN, WIDOW OF THE NAVIGATOR.--RETURN TO AND FESTIVALS AT MILAN.--THE ARCHBISHOP.--AUSTRIAN RULE AND AUSTRIAN POLICY.--THE FUTURE HOPES OF ITALY.--A GLANCE AT PAVIA, FLORENCE, PARMA, AND BOLOGNA, AND THE WORKS OF THE MASTERS.

plural of “dialect” — the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people

From this reading REVIEW OF PAST AND PRESENT.--THE MERITS OF ITALIAN LITERATURE.--MANZONI.--ITALIAN DIALECTS.--MILAN, THE MILANESE, AND THE SIMPLICITY OF THEIR LANGUAGE.--THE NORTH OF ITALY, AND A TOUR TO SWITZERLAND.--ITALIAN LAKES.--MAGGIORE, COMO, AND LUGANO.--LAGO DI GARDA.--THE BOATMEN OF THE LAKES AND THE GONDOLIERS.--LADY FRANKLIN, WIDOW OF THE NAVIGATOR.--RETURN TO AND FESTIVALS AT MILAN.--THE ARCHBISHOP.--AUSTRIAN RULE AND AUSTRIAN POLICY.--THE FUTURE HOPES OF ITALY.--A GLANCE AT PAVIA, FLORENCE, PARMA, AND BOLOGNA, AND THE WORKS OF THE MASTERS.

a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event

From this reading I have now seen the most important representatives who survive of the last epoch in thought.

plural of “festival” — a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration

From this reading REVIEW OF PAST AND PRESENT.--THE MERITS OF ITALIAN LITERATURE.--MANZONI.--ITALIAN DIALECTS.--MILAN, THE MILANESE, AND THE SIMPLICITY OF THEIR LANGUAGE.--THE NORTH OF ITALY, AND A TOUR TO SWITZERLAND.--ITALIAN LAKES.--MAGGIORE, COMO, AND LUGANO.--LAGO DI GARDA.--THE BOATMEN OF THE LAKES AND THE GONDOLIERS.--LADY FRANKLIN, WIDOW OF THE NAVIGATOR.--RETURN TO AND FESTIVALS AT MILAN.--THE ARCHBISHOP.--AUSTRIAN RULE AND AUSTRIAN POLICY.--THE FUTURE HOPES OF ITALY.--A GLANCE AT PAVIA, FLORENCE, PARMA, AND BOLOGNA, AND THE WORKS OF THE MASTERS.

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 REVIEW OF PAST AND PRESENT.--THE MERITS OF ITALIAN LITERATURE.--MANZONI.--ITALIAN DIALECTS.--MILAN, THE MILANESE, AND THE SIMPLICITY OF THEIR LANGUAGE.--THE NORTH OF ITALY, AND A TOUR TO SWITZERLAND.--ITALIAN LAKES.--MAGGIORE, COMO, AND LUGANO.--LAGO DI GARDA.--THE BOATMEN OF THE LAKES AND THE GONDOLIERS.--LADY FRANKLIN, WIDOW OF THE NAVIGATOR.--RETURN TO AND FESTIVALS AT MILAN.--THE ARCHBISHOP.--AUSTRIAN RULE AND AUSTRIAN POLICY.--THE FUTURE HOPES OF ITALY.--A GLANCE AT PAVIA, FLORENCE, PARMA, AND BOLOGNA, AND THE WORKS OF THE MASTERS.

United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915)

From this reading REVIEW OF PAST AND PRESENT.--THE MERITS OF ITALIAN LITERATURE.--MANZONI.--ITALIAN DIALECTS.--MILAN, THE MILANESE, AND THE SIMPLICITY OF THEIR LANGUAGE.--THE NORTH OF ITALY, AND A TOUR TO SWITZERLAND.--ITALIAN LAKES.--MAGGIORE, COMO, AND LUGANO.--LAGO DI GARDA.--THE BOATMEN OF THE LAKES AND THE GONDOLIERS.--LADY FRANKLIN, WIDOW OF THE NAVIGATOR.--RETURN TO AND FESTIVALS AT MILAN.--THE ARCHBISHOP.--AUSTRIAN RULE AND AUSTRIAN POLICY.--THE FUTURE HOPES OF ITALY.--A GLANCE AT PAVIA, FLORENCE, PARMA, AND BOLOGNA, AND THE WORKS OF THE MASTERS.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I think my last letter was from Milan, and written after I had seen Manzoni.

yet to be or coming

From this reading REVIEW OF PAST AND PRESENT.--THE MERITS OF ITALIAN LITERATURE.--MANZONI.--ITALIAN DIALECTS.--MILAN, THE MILANESE, AND THE SIMPLICITY OF THEIR LANGUAGE.--THE NORTH OF ITALY, AND A TOUR TO SWITZERLAND.--ITALIAN LAKES.--MAGGIORE, COMO, AND LUGANO.--LAGO DI GARDA.--THE BOATMEN OF THE LAKES AND THE GONDOLIERS.--LADY FRANKLIN, WIDOW OF THE NAVIGATOR.--RETURN TO AND FESTIVALS AT MILAN.--THE ARCHBISHOP.--AUSTRIAN RULE AND AUSTRIAN POLICY.--THE FUTURE HOPES OF ITALY.--A GLANCE AT PAVIA, FLORENCE, PARMA, AND BOLOGNA, AND THE WORKS OF THE MASTERS.

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From this reading REVIEW OF PAST AND PRESENT.--THE MERITS OF ITALIAN LITERATURE.--MANZONI.--ITALIAN DIALECTS.--MILAN, THE MILANESE, AND THE SIMPLICITY OF THEIR LANGUAGE.--THE NORTH OF ITALY, AND A TOUR TO SWITZERLAND.--ITALIAN LAKES.--MAGGIORE, COMO, AND LUGANO.--LAGO DI GARDA.--THE BOATMEN OF THE LAKES AND THE GONDOLIERS.--LADY FRANKLIN, WIDOW OF THE NAVIGATOR.--RETURN TO AND FESTIVALS AT MILAN.--THE ARCHBISHOP.--AUSTRIAN RULE AND AUSTRIAN POLICY.--THE FUTURE HOPES OF ITALY.--A GLANCE AT PAVIA, FLORENCE, PARMA, AND BOLOGNA, AND THE WORKS OF THE MASTERS.

throw a glance at; take a brief look at

From this reading REVIEW OF PAST AND PRESENT.--THE MERITS OF ITALIAN LITERATURE.--MANZONI.--ITALIAN DIALECTS.--MILAN, THE MILANESE, AND THE SIMPLICITY OF THEIR LANGUAGE.--THE NORTH OF ITALY, AND A TOUR TO SWITZERLAND.--ITALIAN LAKES.--MAGGIORE, COMO, AND LUGANO.--LAGO DI GARDA.--THE BOATMEN OF THE LAKES AND THE GONDOLIERS.--LADY FRANKLIN, WIDOW OF THE NAVIGATOR.--RETURN TO AND FESTIVALS AT MILAN.--THE ARCHBISHOP.--AUSTRIAN RULE AND AUSTRIAN POLICY.--THE FUTURE HOPES OF ITALY.--A GLANCE AT PAVIA, FLORENCE, PARMA, AND BOLOGNA, AND THE WORKS OF THE MASTERS.

plural of “gondolier” — a (Venetian) boatman who propels a gondola

From this reading REVIEW OF PAST AND PRESENT.--THE MERITS OF ITALIAN LITERATURE.--MANZONI.--ITALIAN DIALECTS.--MILAN, THE MILANESE, AND THE SIMPLICITY OF THEIR LANGUAGE.--THE NORTH OF ITALY, AND A TOUR TO SWITZERLAND.--ITALIAN LAKES.--MAGGIORE, COMO, AND LUGANO.--LAGO DI GARDA.--THE BOATMEN OF THE LAKES AND THE GONDOLIERS.--LADY FRANKLIN, WIDOW OF THE NAVIGATOR.--RETURN TO AND FESTIVALS AT MILAN.--THE ARCHBISHOP.--AUSTRIAN RULE AND AUSTRIAN POLICY.--THE FUTURE HOPES OF ITALY.--A GLANCE AT PAVIA, FLORENCE, PARMA, AND BOLOGNA, AND THE WORKS OF THE MASTERS.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading This was to me a great pleasure.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading I think my last letter was from Milan, and written after I had seen Manzoni.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have now seen the most important representatives who survive of the last epoch in thought.

plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading REVIEW OF PAST AND PRESENT.--THE MERITS OF ITALIAN LITERATURE.--MANZONI.--ITALIAN DIALECTS.--MILAN, THE MILANESE, AND THE SIMPLICITY OF THEIR LANGUAGE.--THE NORTH OF ITALY, AND A TOUR TO SWITZERLAND.--ITALIAN LAKES.--MAGGIORE, COMO, AND LUGANO.--LAGO DI GARDA.--THE BOATMEN OF THE LAKES AND THE GONDOLIERS.--LADY FRANKLIN, WIDOW OF THE NAVIGATOR.--RETURN TO AND FESTIVALS AT MILAN.--THE ARCHBISHOP.--AUSTRIAN RULE AND AUSTRIAN POLICY.--THE FUTURE HOPES OF ITALY.--A GLANCE AT PAVIA, FLORENCE, PARMA, AND BOLOGNA, AND THE WORKS OF THE MASTERS.

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

From this reading I think my last letter was from Milan, and written after I had seen Manzoni.

of great significance or value

From this reading I have now seen the most important representatives who survive of the last epoch in thought.

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

From this reading I have now seen the most important representatives who survive of the last epoch in thought.

a native or inhabitant of Italy

From this reading REVIEW OF PAST AND PRESENT.--THE MERITS OF ITALIAN LITERATURE.--MANZONI.--ITALIAN DIALECTS.--MILAN, THE MILANESE, AND THE SIMPLICITY OF THEIR LANGUAGE.--THE NORTH OF ITALY, AND A TOUR TO SWITZERLAND.--ITALIAN LAKES.--MAGGIORE, COMO, AND LUGANO.--LAGO DI GARDA.--THE BOATMEN OF THE LAKES AND THE GONDOLIERS.--LADY FRANKLIN, WIDOW OF THE NAVIGATOR.--RETURN TO AND FESTIVALS AT MILAN.--THE ARCHBISHOP.--AUSTRIAN RULE AND AUSTRIAN POLICY.--THE FUTURE HOPES OF ITALY.--A GLANCE AT PAVIA, FLORENCE, PARMA, AND BOLOGNA, AND THE WORKS OF THE MASTERS.

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 REVIEW OF PAST AND PRESENT.--THE MERITS OF ITALIAN LITERATURE.--MANZONI.--ITALIAN DIALECTS.--MILAN, THE MILANESE, AND THE SIMPLICITY OF THEIR LANGUAGE.--THE NORTH OF ITALY, AND A TOUR TO SWITZERLAND.--ITALIAN LAKES.--MAGGIORE, COMO, AND LUGANO.--LAGO DI GARDA.--THE BOATMEN OF THE LAKES AND THE GONDOLIERS.--LADY FRANKLIN, WIDOW OF THE NAVIGATOR.--RETURN TO AND FESTIVALS AT MILAN.--THE ARCHBISHOP.--AUSTRIAN RULE AND AUSTRIAN POLICY.--THE FUTURE HOPES OF ITALY.--A GLANCE AT PAVIA, FLORENCE, PARMA, AND BOLOGNA, AND THE WORKS OF THE MASTERS.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading REVIEW OF PAST AND PRESENT.--THE MERITS OF ITALIAN LITERATURE.--MANZONI.--ITALIAN DIALECTS.--MILAN, THE MILANESE, AND THE SIMPLICITY OF THEIR LANGUAGE.--THE NORTH OF ITALY, AND A TOUR TO SWITZERLAND.--ITALIAN LAKES.--MAGGIORE, COMO, AND LUGANO.--LAGO DI GARDA.--THE BOATMEN OF THE LAKES AND THE GONDOLIERS.--LADY FRANKLIN, WIDOW OF THE NAVIGATOR.--RETURN TO AND FESTIVALS AT MILAN.--THE ARCHBISHOP.--AUSTRIAN RULE AND AUSTRIAN POLICY.--THE FUTURE HOPES OF ITALY.--A GLANCE AT PAVIA, FLORENCE, PARMA, AND BOLOGNA, AND THE WORKS OF THE MASTERS.

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From this reading REVIEW OF PAST AND PRESENT.--THE MERITS OF ITALIAN LITERATURE.--MANZONI.--ITALIAN DIALECTS.--MILAN, THE MILANESE, AND THE SIMPLICITY OF THEIR LANGUAGE.--THE NORTH OF ITALY, AND A TOUR TO SWITZERLAND.--ITALIAN LAKES.--MAGGIORE, COMO, AND LUGANO.--LAGO DI GARDA.--THE BOATMEN OF THE LAKES AND THE GONDOLIERS.--LADY FRANKLIN, WIDOW OF THE NAVIGATOR.--RETURN TO AND FESTIVALS AT MILAN.--THE ARCHBISHOP.--AUSTRIAN RULE AND AUSTRIAN POLICY.--THE FUTURE HOPES OF ITALY.--A GLANCE AT PAVIA, FLORENCE, PARMA, AND BOLOGNA, AND THE WORKS OF THE MASTERS.

plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading REVIEW OF PAST AND PRESENT.--THE MERITS OF ITALIAN LITERATURE.--MANZONI.--ITALIAN DIALECTS.--MILAN, THE MILANESE, AND THE SIMPLICITY OF THEIR LANGUAGE.--THE NORTH OF ITALY, AND A TOUR TO SWITZERLAND.--ITALIAN LAKES.--MAGGIORE, COMO, AND LUGANO.--LAGO DI GARDA.--THE BOATMEN OF THE LAKES AND THE GONDOLIERS.--LADY FRANKLIN, WIDOW OF THE NAVIGATOR.--RETURN TO AND FESTIVALS AT MILAN.--THE ARCHBISHOP.--AUSTRIAN RULE AND AUSTRIAN POLICY.--THE FUTURE HOPES OF ITALY.--A GLANCE AT PAVIA, FLORENCE, PARMA, AND BOLOGNA, AND THE WORKS OF THE MASTERS.

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading REVIEW OF PAST AND PRESENT.--THE MERITS OF ITALIAN LITERATURE.--MANZONI.--ITALIAN DIALECTS.--MILAN, THE MILANESE, AND THE SIMPLICITY OF THEIR LANGUAGE.--THE NORTH OF ITALY, AND A TOUR TO SWITZERLAND.--ITALIAN LAKES.--MAGGIORE, COMO, AND LUGANO.--LAGO DI GARDA.--THE BOATMEN OF THE LAKES AND THE GONDOLIERS.--LADY FRANKLIN, WIDOW OF THE NAVIGATOR.--RETURN TO AND FESTIVALS AT MILAN.--THE ARCHBISHOP.--AUSTRIAN RULE AND AUSTRIAN POLICY.--THE FUTURE HOPES OF ITALY.--A GLANCE AT PAVIA, FLORENCE, PARMA, AND BOLOGNA, AND THE WORKS OF THE MASTERS.

immediately past

From this reading I think my last letter was from Milan, and written after I had seen Manzoni.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading I think my last letter was from Milan, and written after I had seen Manzoni.

creative writing of recognized artistic value

From this reading REVIEW OF PAST AND PRESENT.--THE MERITS OF ITALIAN LITERATURE.--MANZONI.--ITALIAN DIALECTS.--MILAN, THE MILANESE, AND THE SIMPLICITY OF THEIR LANGUAGE.--THE NORTH OF ITALY, AND A TOUR TO SWITZERLAND.--ITALIAN LAKES.--MAGGIORE, COMO, AND LUGANO.--LAGO DI GARDA.--THE BOATMEN OF THE LAKES AND THE GONDOLIERS.--LADY FRANKLIN, WIDOW OF THE NAVIGATOR.--RETURN TO AND FESTIVALS AT MILAN.--THE ARCHBISHOP.--AUSTRIAN RULE AND AUSTRIAN POLICY.--THE FUTURE HOPES OF ITALY.--A GLANCE AT PAVIA, FLORENCE, PARMA, AND BOLOGNA, AND THE WORKS OF THE MASTERS.

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From this reading REVIEW OF PAST AND PRESENT.--THE MERITS OF ITALIAN LITERATURE.--MANZONI.--ITALIAN DIALECTS.--MILAN, THE MILANESE, AND THE SIMPLICITY OF THEIR LANGUAGE.--THE NORTH OF ITALY, AND A TOUR TO SWITZERLAND.--ITALIAN LAKES.--MAGGIORE, COMO, AND LUGANO.--LAGO DI GARDA.--THE BOATMEN OF THE LAKES AND THE GONDOLIERS.--LADY FRANKLIN, WIDOW OF THE NAVIGATOR.--RETURN TO AND FESTIVALS AT MILAN.--THE ARCHBISHOP.--AUSTRIAN RULE AND AUSTRIAN POLICY.--THE FUTURE HOPES OF ITALY.--A GLANCE AT PAVIA, FLORENCE, PARMA, AND BOLOGNA, AND THE WORKS OF THE MASTERS.

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From this reading REVIEW OF PAST AND PRESENT.--THE MERITS OF ITALIAN LITERATURE.--MANZONI.--ITALIAN DIALECTS.--MILAN, THE MILANESE, AND THE SIMPLICITY OF THEIR LANGUAGE.--THE NORTH OF ITALY, AND A TOUR TO SWITZERLAND.--ITALIAN LAKES.--MAGGIORE, COMO, AND LUGANO.--LAGO DI GARDA.--THE BOATMEN OF THE LAKES AND THE GONDOLIERS.--LADY FRANKLIN, WIDOW OF THE NAVIGATOR.--RETURN TO AND FESTIVALS AT MILAN.--THE ARCHBISHOP.--AUSTRIAN RULE AND AUSTRIAN POLICY.--THE FUTURE HOPES OF ITALY.--A GLANCE AT PAVIA, FLORENCE, PARMA, AND BOLOGNA, AND THE WORKS OF THE MASTERS.

Italian novelist and poet (1785-1873)

From this reading REVIEW OF PAST AND PRESENT.--THE MERITS OF ITALIAN LITERATURE.--MANZONI.--ITALIAN DIALECTS.--MILAN, THE MILANESE, AND THE SIMPLICITY OF THEIR LANGUAGE.--THE NORTH OF ITALY, AND A TOUR TO SWITZERLAND.--ITALIAN LAKES.--MAGGIORE, COMO, AND LUGANO.--LAGO DI GARDA.--THE BOATMEN OF THE LAKES AND THE GONDOLIERS.--LADY FRANKLIN, WIDOW OF THE NAVIGATOR.--RETURN TO AND FESTIVALS AT MILAN.--THE ARCHBISHOP.--AUSTRIAN RULE AND AUSTRIAN POLICY.--THE FUTURE HOPES OF ITALY.--A GLANCE AT PAVIA, FLORENCE, PARMA, AND BOLOGNA, AND THE WORKS OF THE MASTERS.

United States poet (1869-1950)

From this reading REVIEW OF PAST AND PRESENT.--THE MERITS OF ITALIAN LITERATURE.--MANZONI.--ITALIAN DIALECTS.--MILAN, THE MILANESE, AND THE SIMPLICITY OF THEIR LANGUAGE.--THE NORTH OF ITALY, AND A TOUR TO SWITZERLAND.--ITALIAN LAKES.--MAGGIORE, COMO, AND LUGANO.--LAGO DI GARDA.--THE BOATMEN OF THE LAKES AND THE GONDOLIERS.--LADY FRANKLIN, WIDOW OF THE NAVIGATOR.--RETURN TO AND FESTIVALS AT MILAN.--THE ARCHBISHOP.--AUSTRIAN RULE AND AUSTRIAN POLICY.--THE FUTURE HOPES OF ITALY.--A GLANCE AT PAVIA, FLORENCE, PARMA, AND BOLOGNA, AND THE WORKS OF THE MASTERS.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading This was to me a great pleasure.

plural of “merit” — any admirable quality or attribute

From this reading REVIEW OF PAST AND PRESENT.--THE MERITS OF ITALIAN LITERATURE.--MANZONI.--ITALIAN DIALECTS.--MILAN, THE MILANESE, AND THE SIMPLICITY OF THEIR LANGUAGE.--THE NORTH OF ITALY, AND A TOUR TO SWITZERLAND.--ITALIAN LAKES.--MAGGIORE, COMO, AND LUGANO.--LAGO DI GARDA.--THE BOATMEN OF THE LAKES AND THE GONDOLIERS.--LADY FRANKLIN, WIDOW OF THE NAVIGATOR.--RETURN TO AND FESTIVALS AT MILAN.--THE ARCHBISHOP.--AUSTRIAN RULE AND AUSTRIAN POLICY.--THE FUTURE HOPES OF ITALY.--A GLANCE AT PAVIA, FLORENCE, PARMA, AND BOLOGNA, AND THE WORKS OF THE MASTERS.

the capital of Lombardy in northern Italy; has been an international center of trade and industry since the Middle Ages

From this reading REVIEW OF PAST AND PRESENT.--THE MERITS OF ITALIAN LITERATURE.--MANZONI.--ITALIAN DIALECTS.--MILAN, THE MILANESE, AND THE SIMPLICITY OF THEIR LANGUAGE.--THE NORTH OF ITALY, AND A TOUR TO SWITZERLAND.--ITALIAN LAKES.--MAGGIORE, COMO, AND LUGANO.--LAGO DI GARDA.--THE BOATMEN OF THE LAKES AND THE GONDOLIERS.--LADY FRANKLIN, WIDOW OF THE NAVIGATOR.--RETURN TO AND FESTIVALS AT MILAN.--THE ARCHBISHOP.--AUSTRIAN RULE AND AUSTRIAN POLICY.--THE FUTURE HOPES OF ITALY.--A GLANCE AT PAVIA, FLORENCE, PARMA, AND BOLOGNA, AND THE WORKS OF THE MASTERS.

a native or inhabitant of Milan

From this reading REVIEW OF PAST AND PRESENT.--THE MERITS OF ITALIAN LITERATURE.--MANZONI.--ITALIAN DIALECTS.--MILAN, THE MILANESE, AND THE SIMPLICITY OF THEIR LANGUAGE.--THE NORTH OF ITALY, AND A TOUR TO SWITZERLAND.--ITALIAN LAKES.--MAGGIORE, COMO, AND LUGANO.--LAGO DI GARDA.--THE BOATMEN OF THE LAKES AND THE GONDOLIERS.--LADY FRANKLIN, WIDOW OF THE NAVIGATOR.--RETURN TO AND FESTIVALS AT MILAN.--THE ARCHBISHOP.--AUSTRIAN RULE AND AUSTRIAN POLICY.--THE FUTURE HOPES OF ITALY.--A GLANCE AT PAVIA, FLORENCE, PARMA, AND BOLOGNA, AND THE WORKS OF THE MASTERS.

used to form the superlative

From this reading I have now seen the most important representatives who survive of the last epoch in thought.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I think my last letter was from Milan, and written after I had seen Manzoni.

the ship's officer in charge of navigation

From this reading REVIEW OF PAST AND PRESENT.--THE MERITS OF ITALIAN LITERATURE.--MANZONI.--ITALIAN DIALECTS.--MILAN, THE MILANESE, AND THE SIMPLICITY OF THEIR LANGUAGE.--THE NORTH OF ITALY, AND A TOUR TO SWITZERLAND.--ITALIAN LAKES.--MAGGIORE, COMO, AND LUGANO.--LAGO DI GARDA.--THE BOATMEN OF THE LAKES AND THE GONDOLIERS.--LADY FRANKLIN, WIDOW OF THE NAVIGATOR.--RETURN TO AND FESTIVALS AT MILAN.--THE ARCHBISHOP.--AUSTRIAN RULE AND AUSTRIAN POLICY.--THE FUTURE HOPES OF ITALY.--A GLANCE AT PAVIA, FLORENCE, PARMA, AND BOLOGNA, AND THE WORKS OF THE MASTERS.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

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in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

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the month following September and preceding November

From this reading Rome, October, 1847.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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the time that has elapsed

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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

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a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading This was to me a great pleasure.

a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group

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give an exhibition of to an interested audience

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plural of “representative” — a person who represents others

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go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

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a new appraisal or evaluation

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capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire

From this reading Rome, October, 1847.

a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior

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inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I think my last letter was from Milan, and written after I had seen Manzoni.

the quality of being simple or uncompounded

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continue to live and avoid dying

From this reading I have now seen the most important representatives who survive of the last epoch in thought.

a landlocked federal republic in central Europe

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

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belonging to the people or things already mentioned

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judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading I think my last letter was from Milan, and written after I had seen Manzoni.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This was to me a great pleasure.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading I have now seen the most important representatives who survive of the last epoch in thought.

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

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a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area

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

From this reading I think my last letter was from Milan, and written after I had seen Manzoni.

which person or people

From this reading I have now seen the most important representatives who survive of the last epoch in thought.

a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried

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buildings for carrying on industrial labor

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set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading I think my last letter was from Milan, and written after I had seen Manzoni.