Chapter XXV · Chapter 25

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From this reading Rome, December 17, 1847.

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From this reading This 17th day of December I rise to see the floods of sunlight blessing us, as they have almost every day since I returned to Rome,--two months and more,--with scarce three or four days of rainy weather.

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From this reading Rome, December 17, 1847.

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

From this reading TROLLOPE A RESIDENT OF FLORENCE.--THE POPE AS HE COMMUNICATES WITH HIS PEOPLE.--THE POSITION OF AFFAIRS.--LESSER POTENTATES.--THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEW COUNCIL.--THE CEREMONIES THERETO APPERTAINING.--THE AMERICAN FLAG IN ROME.--A BALL.--A FEAST, AND ITS REVERSE.--THE FUNERAL OF A COUNCILLOR.

matters of personal concern

From this reading TROLLOPE A RESIDENT OF FLORENCE.--THE POPE AS HE COMMUNICATES WITH HIS PEOPLE.--THE POSITION OF AFFAIRS.--LESSER POTENTATES.--THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEW COUNCIL.--THE CEREMONIES THERETO APPERTAINING.--THE AMERICAN FLAG IN ROME.--A BALL.--A FEAST, AND ITS REVERSE.--THE FUNERAL OF A COUNCILLOR.

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading This 17th day of December I rise to see the floods of sunlight blessing us, as they have almost every day since I returned to Rome,--two months and more,--with scarce three or four days of rainy weather.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading TROLLOPE A RESIDENT OF FLORENCE.--THE POPE AS HE COMMUNICATES WITH HIS PEOPLE.--THE POSITION OF AFFAIRS.--LESSER POTENTATES.--THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEW COUNCIL.--THE CEREMONIES THERETO APPERTAINING.--THE AMERICAN FLAG IN ROME.--A BALL.--A FEAST, AND ITS REVERSE.--THE FUNERAL OF A COUNCILLOR.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading CARLO BORROMEO.--AN INCIDENT IN THE CHAPEL.--ENGLISH RESIDENTS IN THE SEVEN-HILLED CITY.--MRS.

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

From this reading TROLLOPE A RESIDENT OF FLORENCE.--THE POPE AS HE COMMUNICATES WITH HIS PEOPLE.--THE POSITION OF AFFAIRS.--LESSER POTENTATES.--THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEW COUNCIL.--THE CEREMONIES THERETO APPERTAINING.--THE AMERICAN FLAG IN ROME.--A BALL.--A FEAST, AND ITS REVERSE.--THE FUNERAL OF A COUNCILLOR.

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From this reading TROLLOPE A RESIDENT OF FLORENCE.--THE POPE AS HE COMMUNICATES WITH HIS PEOPLE.--THE POSITION OF AFFAIRS.--LESSER POTENTATES.--THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEW COUNCIL.--THE CEREMONIES THERETO APPERTAINING.--THE AMERICAN FLAG IN ROME.--A BALL.--A FEAST, AND ITS REVERSE.--THE FUNERAL OF A COUNCILLOR.

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

From this reading TROLLOPE A RESIDENT OF FLORENCE.--THE POPE AS HE COMMUNICATES WITH HIS PEOPLE.--THE POSITION OF AFFAIRS.--LESSER POTENTATES.--THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEW COUNCIL.--THE CEREMONIES THERETO APPERTAINING.--THE AMERICAN FLAG IN ROME.--A BALL.--A FEAST, AND ITS REVERSE.--THE FUNERAL OF A COUNCILLOR.

plural of “aspect” — a distinct feature or element in a problem

From this reading THE CLIMATE OF ITALY.--REVIEW OF FIRST IMPRESSIONS.--ROME IN ITS VARIOUS ASPECTS.--THE POPE.--CEMETERY OF SANTO SPIRITO.--CEREMONIES AT THE CHAPELS.--THE WOMEN OF ITALY.--FESTIVAL OF ST.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE CLIMATE OF ITALY.--REVIEW OF FIRST IMPRESSIONS.--ROME IN ITS VARIOUS ASPECTS.--THE POPE.--CEMETERY OF SANTO SPIRITO.--CEREMONIES AT THE CHAPELS.--THE WOMEN OF ITALY.--FESTIVAL OF ST.

round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games

From this reading TROLLOPE A RESIDENT OF FLORENCE.--THE POPE AS HE COMMUNICATES WITH HIS PEOPLE.--THE POSITION OF AFFAIRS.--LESSER POTENTATES.--THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEW COUNCIL.--THE CEREMONIES THERETO APPERTAINING.--THE AMERICAN FLAG IN ROME.--A BALL.--A FEAST, AND ITS REVERSE.--THE FUNERAL OF A COUNCILLOR.

the formal act of approving

From this reading This 17th day of December I rise to see the floods of sunlight blessing us, as they have almost every day since I returned to Rome,--two months and more,--with scarce three or four days of rainy weather.

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From this reading CARLO BORROMEO.--AN INCIDENT IN THE CHAPEL.--ENGLISH RESIDENTS IN THE SEVEN-HILLED CITY.--MRS.

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From this reading CARLO BORROMEO.--AN INCIDENT IN THE CHAPEL.--ENGLISH RESIDENTS IN THE SEVEN-HILLED CITY.--MRS.

a tract of land used for burials

From this reading THE CLIMATE OF ITALY.--REVIEW OF FIRST IMPRESSIONS.--ROME IN ITS VARIOUS ASPECTS.--THE POPE.--CEMETERY OF SANTO SPIRITO.--CEREMONIES AT THE CHAPELS.--THE WOMEN OF ITALY.--FESTIVAL OF ST.

plural of “ceremony” — a formal event performed on a special occasion

From this reading THE CLIMATE OF ITALY.--REVIEW OF FIRST IMPRESSIONS.--ROME IN ITS VARIOUS ASPECTS.--THE POPE.--CEMETERY OF SANTO SPIRITO.--CEREMONIES AT THE CHAPELS.--THE WOMEN OF ITALY.--FESTIVAL OF ST.

a place of worship that has its own altar

From this reading CARLO BORROMEO.--AN INCIDENT IN THE CHAPEL.--ENGLISH RESIDENTS IN THE SEVEN-HILLED CITY.--MRS.

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From this reading THE CLIMATE OF ITALY.--REVIEW OF FIRST IMPRESSIONS.--ROME IN ITS VARIOUS ASPECTS.--THE POPE.--CEMETERY OF SANTO SPIRITO.--CEREMONIES AT THE CHAPELS.--THE WOMEN OF ITALY.--FESTIVAL OF ST.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading CARLO BORROMEO.--AN INCIDENT IN THE CHAPEL.--ENGLISH RESIDENTS IN THE SEVEN-HILLED CITY.--MRS.

the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time

From this reading THE CLIMATE OF ITALY.--REVIEW OF FIRST IMPRESSIONS.--ROME IN ITS VARIOUS ASPECTS.--THE POPE.--CEMETERY OF SANTO SPIRITO.--CEREMONIES AT THE CHAPELS.--THE WOMEN OF ITALY.--FESTIVAL OF ST.

third-person singular of “communicate” — transmit information

From this reading TROLLOPE A RESIDENT OF FLORENCE.--THE POPE AS HE COMMUNICATES WITH HIS PEOPLE.--THE POSITION OF AFFAIRS.--LESSER POTENTATES.--THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEW COUNCIL.--THE CEREMONIES THERETO APPERTAINING.--THE AMERICAN FLAG IN ROME.--A BALL.--A FEAST, AND ITS REVERSE.--THE FUNERAL OF A COUNCILLOR.

a body serving in an administrative capacity

From this reading TROLLOPE A RESIDENT OF FLORENCE.--THE POPE AS HE COMMUNICATES WITH HIS PEOPLE.--THE POSITION OF AFFAIRS.--LESSER POTENTATES.--THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEW COUNCIL.--THE CEREMONIES THERETO APPERTAINING.--THE AMERICAN FLAG IN ROME.--A BALL.--A FEAST, AND ITS REVERSE.--THE FUNERAL OF A COUNCILLOR.

a member of a council

From this reading TROLLOPE A RESIDENT OF FLORENCE.--THE POPE AS HE COMMUNICATES WITH HIS PEOPLE.--THE POSITION OF AFFAIRS.--LESSER POTENTATES.--THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEW COUNCIL.--THE CEREMONIES THERETO APPERTAINING.--THE AMERICAN FLAG IN ROME.--A BALL.--A FEAST, AND ITS REVERSE.--THE FUNERAL OF A COUNCILLOR.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading This 17th day of December I rise to see the floods of sunlight blessing us, as they have almost every day since I returned to Rome,--two months and more,--with scarce three or four days of rainy weather.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading This 17th day of December I rise to see the floods of sunlight blessing us, as they have almost every day since I returned to Rome,--two months and more,--with scarce three or four days of rainy weather.

the last (12th) month of the year

From this reading Rome, December 17, 1847.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading CARLO BORROMEO.--AN INCIDENT IN THE CHAPEL.--ENGLISH RESIDENTS IN THE SEVEN-HILLED CITY.--MRS.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading This 17th day of December I rise to see the floods of sunlight blessing us, as they have almost every day since I returned to Rome,--two months and more,--with scarce three or four days of rainy weather.

a ceremonial dinner party for many people

From this reading TROLLOPE A RESIDENT OF FLORENCE.--THE POPE AS HE COMMUNICATES WITH HIS PEOPLE.--THE POSITION OF AFFAIRS.--LESSER POTENTATES.--THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEW COUNCIL.--THE CEREMONIES THERETO APPERTAINING.--THE AMERICAN FLAG IN ROME.--A BALL.--A FEAST, AND ITS REVERSE.--THE FUNERAL OF A COUNCILLOR.

a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration

From this reading THE CLIMATE OF ITALY.--REVIEW OF FIRST IMPRESSIONS.--ROME IN ITS VARIOUS ASPECTS.--THE POPE.--CEMETERY OF SANTO SPIRITO.--CEREMONIES AT THE CHAPELS.--THE WOMEN OF ITALY.--FESTIVAL OF ST.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading THE CLIMATE OF ITALY.--REVIEW OF FIRST IMPRESSIONS.--ROME IN ITS VARIOUS ASPECTS.--THE POPE.--CEMETERY OF SANTO SPIRITO.--CEREMONIES AT THE CHAPELS.--THE WOMEN OF ITALY.--FESTIVAL OF ST.

emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

From this reading TROLLOPE A RESIDENT OF FLORENCE.--THE POPE AS HE COMMUNICATES WITH HIS PEOPLE.--THE POSITION OF AFFAIRS.--LESSER POTENTATES.--THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEW COUNCIL.--THE CEREMONIES THERETO APPERTAINING.--THE AMERICAN FLAG IN ROME.--A BALL.--A FEAST, AND ITS REVERSE.--THE FUNERAL OF A COUNCILLOR.

plural of “flood” — the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land

From this reading This 17th day of December I rise to see the floods of sunlight blessing us, as they have almost every day since I returned to Rome,--two months and more,--with scarce three or four days of rainy weather.

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 TROLLOPE A RESIDENT OF FLORENCE.--THE POPE AS HE COMMUNICATES WITH HIS PEOPLE.--THE POSITION OF AFFAIRS.--LESSER POTENTATES.--THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEW COUNCIL.--THE CEREMONIES THERETO APPERTAINING.--THE AMERICAN FLAG IN ROME.--A BALL.--A FEAST, AND ITS REVERSE.--THE FUNERAL OF A COUNCILLOR.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading This 17th day of December I rise to see the floods of sunlight blessing us, as they have almost every day since I returned to Rome,--two months and more,--with scarce three or four days of rainy weather.

a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated

From this reading TROLLOPE A RESIDENT OF FLORENCE.--THE POPE AS HE COMMUNICATES WITH HIS PEOPLE.--THE POSITION OF AFFAIRS.--LESSER POTENTATES.--THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEW COUNCIL.--THE CEREMONIES THERETO APPERTAINING.--THE AMERICAN FLAG IN ROME.--A BALL.--A FEAST, AND ITS REVERSE.--THE FUNERAL OF A COUNCILLOR.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading This 17th day of December I rise to see the floods of sunlight blessing us, as they have almost every day since I returned to Rome,--two months and more,--with scarce three or four days of rainy weather.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading TROLLOPE A RESIDENT OF FLORENCE.--THE POPE AS HE COMMUNICATES WITH HIS PEOPLE.--THE POSITION OF AFFAIRS.--LESSER POTENTATES.--THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEW COUNCIL.--THE CEREMONIES THERETO APPERTAINING.--THE AMERICAN FLAG IN ROME.--A BALL.--A FEAST, AND ITS REVERSE.--THE FUNERAL OF A COUNCILLOR.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading TROLLOPE A RESIDENT OF FLORENCE.--THE POPE AS HE COMMUNICATES WITH HIS PEOPLE.--THE POSITION OF AFFAIRS.--LESSER POTENTATES.--THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEW COUNCIL.--THE CEREMONIES THERETO APPERTAINING.--THE AMERICAN FLAG IN ROME.--A BALL.--A FEAST, AND ITS REVERSE.--THE FUNERAL OF A COUNCILLOR.

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

From this reading This 17th day of December I rise to see the floods of sunlight blessing us, as they have almost every day since I returned to Rome,--two months and more,--with scarce three or four days of rainy weather.

plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading THE CLIMATE OF ITALY.--REVIEW OF FIRST IMPRESSIONS.--ROME IN ITS VARIOUS ASPECTS.--THE POPE.--CEMETERY OF SANTO SPIRITO.--CEREMONIES AT THE CHAPELS.--THE WOMEN OF ITALY.--FESTIVAL OF ST.

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

From this reading THE CLIMATE OF ITALY.--REVIEW OF FIRST IMPRESSIONS.--ROME IN ITS VARIOUS ASPECTS.--THE POPE.--CEMETERY OF SANTO SPIRITO.--CEREMONIES AT THE CHAPELS.--THE WOMEN OF ITALY.--FESTIVAL OF ST.

the act of starting a new operation or practice

From this reading TROLLOPE A RESIDENT OF FLORENCE.--THE POPE AS HE COMMUNICATES WITH HIS PEOPLE.--THE POSITION OF AFFAIRS.--LESSER POTENTATES.--THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEW COUNCIL.--THE CEREMONIES THERETO APPERTAINING.--THE AMERICAN FLAG IN ROME.--A BALL.--A FEAST, AND ITS REVERSE.--THE FUNERAL OF A COUNCILLOR.

a single distinct event

From this reading CARLO BORROMEO.--AN INCIDENT IN THE CHAPEL.--ENGLISH RESIDENTS IN THE SEVEN-HILLED CITY.--MRS.

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 THE CLIMATE OF ITALY.--REVIEW OF FIRST IMPRESSIONS.--ROME IN ITS VARIOUS ASPECTS.--THE POPE.--CEMETERY OF SANTO SPIRITO.--CEREMONIES AT THE CHAPELS.--THE WOMEN OF ITALY.--FESTIVAL OF ST.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading THE CLIMATE OF ITALY.--REVIEW OF FIRST IMPRESSIONS.--ROME IN ITS VARIOUS ASPECTS.--THE POPE.--CEMETERY OF SANTO SPIRITO.--CEREMONIES AT THE CHAPELS.--THE WOMEN OF ITALY.--FESTIVAL OF ST.

of less size or importance

From this reading TROLLOPE A RESIDENT OF FLORENCE.--THE POPE AS HE COMMUNICATES WITH HIS PEOPLE.--THE POSITION OF AFFAIRS.--LESSER POTENTATES.--THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEW COUNCIL.--THE CEREMONIES THERETO APPERTAINING.--THE AMERICAN FLAG IN ROME.--A BALL.--A FEAST, AND ITS REVERSE.--THE FUNERAL OF A COUNCILLOR.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading This 17th day of December I rise to see the floods of sunlight blessing us, as they have almost every day since I returned to Rome,--two months and more,--with scarce three or four days of rainy weather.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading This 17th day of December I rise to see the floods of sunlight blessing us, as they have almost every day since I returned to Rome,--two months and more,--with scarce three or four days of rainy weather.

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading CARLO BORROMEO.--AN INCIDENT IN THE CHAPEL.--ENGLISH RESIDENTS IN THE SEVEN-HILLED CITY.--MRS.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading TROLLOPE A RESIDENT OF FLORENCE.--THE POPE AS HE COMMUNICATES WITH HIS PEOPLE.--THE POSITION OF AFFAIRS.--LESSER POTENTATES.--THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEW COUNCIL.--THE CEREMONIES THERETO APPERTAINING.--THE AMERICAN FLAG IN ROME.--A BALL.--A FEAST, AND ITS REVERSE.--THE FUNERAL OF A COUNCILLOR.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE CLIMATE OF ITALY.--REVIEW OF FIRST IMPRESSIONS.--ROME IN ITS VARIOUS ASPECTS.--THE POPE.--CEMETERY OF SANTO SPIRITO.--CEREMONIES AT THE CHAPELS.--THE WOMEN OF ITALY.--FESTIVAL OF ST.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading This 17th day of December I rise to see the floods of sunlight blessing us, as they have almost every day since I returned to Rome,--two months and more,--with scarce three or four days of rainy weather.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading TROLLOPE A RESIDENT OF FLORENCE.--THE POPE AS HE COMMUNICATES WITH HIS PEOPLE.--THE POSITION OF AFFAIRS.--LESSER POTENTATES.--THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEW COUNCIL.--THE CEREMONIES THERETO APPERTAINING.--THE AMERICAN FLAG IN ROME.--A BALL.--A FEAST, AND ITS REVERSE.--THE FUNERAL OF A COUNCILLOR.

the head of the Roman Catholic Church

From this reading THE CLIMATE OF ITALY.--REVIEW OF FIRST IMPRESSIONS.--ROME IN ITS VARIOUS ASPECTS.--THE POPE.--CEMETERY OF SANTO SPIRITO.--CEREMONIES AT THE CHAPELS.--THE WOMEN OF ITALY.--FESTIVAL OF ST.

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading TROLLOPE A RESIDENT OF FLORENCE.--THE POPE AS HE COMMUNICATES WITH HIS PEOPLE.--THE POSITION OF AFFAIRS.--LESSER POTENTATES.--THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEW COUNCIL.--THE CEREMONIES THERETO APPERTAINING.--THE AMERICAN FLAG IN ROME.--A BALL.--A FEAST, AND ITS REVERSE.--THE FUNERAL OF A COUNCILLOR.

plural of “potentate” — a ruler who is unconstrained by law

From this reading TROLLOPE A RESIDENT OF FLORENCE.--THE POPE AS HE COMMUNICATES WITH HIS PEOPLE.--THE POSITION OF AFFAIRS.--LESSER POTENTATES.--THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEW COUNCIL.--THE CEREMONIES THERETO APPERTAINING.--THE AMERICAN FLAG IN ROME.--A BALL.--A FEAST, AND ITS REVERSE.--THE FUNERAL OF A COUNCILLOR.

(of weather) wet by periods of rain

From this reading This 17th day of December I rise to see the floods of sunlight blessing us, as they have almost every day since I returned to Rome,--two months and more,--with scarce three or four days of rainy weather.

living in a particular place

From this reading TROLLOPE A RESIDENT OF FLORENCE.--THE POPE AS HE COMMUNICATES WITH HIS PEOPLE.--THE POSITION OF AFFAIRS.--LESSER POTENTATES.--THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEW COUNCIL.--THE CEREMONIES THERETO APPERTAINING.--THE AMERICAN FLAG IN ROME.--A BALL.--A FEAST, AND ITS REVERSE.--THE FUNERAL OF A COUNCILLOR.

plural of “resident” — someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there

From this reading CARLO BORROMEO.--AN INCIDENT IN THE CHAPEL.--ENGLISH RESIDENTS IN THE SEVEN-HILLED CITY.--MRS.

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading This 17th day of December I rise to see the floods of sunlight blessing us, as they have almost every day since I returned to Rome,--two months and more,--with scarce three or four days of rainy weather.

change to the contrary

From this reading TROLLOPE A RESIDENT OF FLORENCE.--THE POPE AS HE COMMUNICATES WITH HIS PEOPLE.--THE POSITION OF AFFAIRS.--LESSER POTENTATES.--THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEW COUNCIL.--THE CEREMONIES THERETO APPERTAINING.--THE AMERICAN FLAG IN ROME.--A BALL.--A FEAST, AND ITS REVERSE.--THE FUNERAL OF A COUNCILLOR.

a new appraisal or evaluation

From this reading THE CLIMATE OF ITALY.--REVIEW OF FIRST IMPRESSIONS.--ROME IN ITS VARIOUS ASPECTS.--THE POPE.--CEMETERY OF SANTO SPIRITO.--CEREMONIES AT THE CHAPELS.--THE WOMEN OF ITALY.--FESTIVAL OF ST.

move upward

From this reading This 17th day of December I rise to see the floods of sunlight blessing us, as they have almost every day since I returned to Rome,--two months and more,--with scarce three or four days of rainy weather.

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 THE CLIMATE OF ITALY.--REVIEW OF FIRST IMPRESSIONS.--ROME IN ITS VARIOUS ASPECTS.--THE POPE.--CEMETERY OF SANTO SPIRITO.--CEREMONIES AT THE CHAPELS.--THE WOMEN OF ITALY.--FESTIVAL OF ST.

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From this reading THE CLIMATE OF ITALY.--REVIEW OF FIRST IMPRESSIONS.--ROME IN ITS VARIOUS ASPECTS.--THE POPE.--CEMETERY OF SANTO SPIRITO.--CEREMONIES AT THE CHAPELS.--THE WOMEN OF ITALY.--FESTIVAL OF ST.

only a very short time before

From this reading This 17th day of December I rise to see the floods of sunlight blessing us, as they have almost every day since I returned to Rome,--two months and more,--with scarce three or four days of rainy weather.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading This 17th day of December I rise to see the floods of sunlight blessing us, as they have almost every day since I returned to Rome,--two months and more,--with scarce three or four days of rainy weather.

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From this reading CARLO BORROMEO.--AN INCIDENT IN THE CHAPEL.--ENGLISH RESIDENTS IN THE SEVEN-HILLED CITY.--MRS.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading This 17th day of December I rise to see the floods of sunlight blessing us, as they have almost every day since I returned to Rome,--two months and more,--with scarce three or four days of rainy weather.

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From this reading THE CLIMATE OF ITALY.--REVIEW OF FIRST IMPRESSIONS.--ROME IN ITS VARIOUS ASPECTS.--THE POPE.--CEMETERY OF SANTO SPIRITO.--CEREMONIES AT THE CHAPELS.--THE WOMEN OF ITALY.--FESTIVAL OF ST.

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From this reading THE CLIMATE OF ITALY.--REVIEW OF FIRST IMPRESSIONS.--ROME IN ITS VARIOUS ASPECTS.--THE POPE.--CEMETERY OF SANTO SPIRITO.--CEREMONIES AT THE CHAPELS.--THE WOMEN OF ITALY.--FESTIVAL OF ST.

the rays of the sun

From this reading This 17th day of December I rise to see the floods of sunlight blessing us, as they have almost every day since I returned to Rome,--two months and more,--with scarce three or four days of rainy weather.

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

From this reading THE CLIMATE OF ITALY.--REVIEW OF FIRST IMPRESSIONS.--ROME IN ITS VARIOUS ASPECTS.--THE POPE.--CEMETERY OF SANTO SPIRITO.--CEREMONIES AT THE CHAPELS.--THE WOMEN OF ITALY.--FESTIVAL OF ST.

to that

From this reading TROLLOPE A RESIDENT OF FLORENCE.--THE POPE AS HE COMMUNICATES WITH HIS PEOPLE.--THE POSITION OF AFFAIRS.--LESSER POTENTATES.--THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEW COUNCIL.--THE CEREMONIES THERETO APPERTAINING.--THE AMERICAN FLAG IN ROME.--A BALL.--A FEAST, AND ITS REVERSE.--THE FUNERAL OF A COUNCILLOR.

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

From this reading This 17th day of December I rise to see the floods of sunlight blessing us, as they have almost every day since I returned to Rome,--two months and more,--with scarce three or four days of rainy weather.

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

From this reading This 17th day of December I rise to see the floods of sunlight blessing us, as they have almost every day since I returned to Rome,--two months and more,--with scarce three or four days of rainy weather.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading This 17th day of December I rise to see the floods of sunlight blessing us, as they have almost every day since I returned to Rome,--two months and more,--with scarce three or four days of rainy weather.

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

From this reading This 17th day of December I rise to see the floods of sunlight blessing us, as they have almost every day since I returned to Rome,--two months and more,--with scarce three or four days of rainy weather.

English writer of novels (1815-1882)

From this reading TROLLOPE A RESIDENT OF FLORENCE.--THE POPE AS HE COMMUNICATES WITH HIS PEOPLE.--THE POSITION OF AFFAIRS.--LESSER POTENTATES.--THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEW COUNCIL.--THE CEREMONIES THERETO APPERTAINING.--THE AMERICAN FLAG IN ROME.--A BALL.--A FEAST, AND ITS REVERSE.--THE FUNERAL OF A COUNCILLOR.

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

From this reading This 17th day of December I rise to see the floods of sunlight blessing us, as they have almost every day since I returned to Rome,--two months and more,--with scarce three or four days of rainy weather.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading This 17th day of December I rise to see the floods of sunlight blessing us, as they have almost every day since I returned to Rome,--two months and more,--with scarce three or four days of rainy weather.

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading THE CLIMATE OF ITALY.--REVIEW OF FIRST IMPRESSIONS.--ROME IN ITS VARIOUS ASPECTS.--THE POPE.--CEMETERY OF SANTO SPIRITO.--CEREMONIES AT THE CHAPELS.--THE WOMEN OF ITALY.--FESTIVAL OF ST.

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

From this reading This 17th day of December I rise to see the floods of sunlight blessing us, as they have almost every day since I returned to Rome,--two months and more,--with scarce three or four days of rainy weather.

in the company of; together with

From this reading TROLLOPE A RESIDENT OF FLORENCE.--THE POPE AS HE COMMUNICATES WITH HIS PEOPLE.--THE POSITION OF AFFAIRS.--LESSER POTENTATES.--THE INAUGURATION OF THE NEW COUNCIL.--THE CEREMONIES THERETO APPERTAINING.--THE AMERICAN FLAG IN ROME.--A BALL.--A FEAST, AND ITS REVERSE.--THE FUNERAL OF A COUNCILLOR.

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading THE CLIMATE OF ITALY.--REVIEW OF FIRST IMPRESSIONS.--ROME IN ITS VARIOUS ASPECTS.--THE POPE.--CEMETERY OF SANTO SPIRITO.--CEREMONIES AT THE CHAPELS.--THE WOMEN OF ITALY.--FESTIVAL OF ST.