10
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From this reading Rome, January 10, 1848.
16th
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From this reading In the first morning of this New Year I sent off a letter which must then be mailed, in order to reach the steamer of the 16th.
1848
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From this reading Rome, January 10, 1848.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading This afternoon I went to the Quirinal Palace to see the Pope receive the new municipal officers.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading So far am I from home, that even steam does not come nigh to annihilate the distance.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
annihilateverbUS /əˈnaɪəleɪt/
kill in large numbers
From this reading So far am I from home, that even steam does not come nigh to annihilate the distance.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In the first morning of this New Year I sent off a letter which must then be mailed, in order to reach the steamer of the 16th.
CATHOLICISMnounUS /kəˈθɔːləsɪzəm/
the beliefs and practices of a Catholic Church
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
CENSORnounUS /ˈsensər/
someone who censures or condemns
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading So far am I from home, that even steam does not come nigh to annihilate the distance.
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
CONSULnounUS /ˈkɑːnsəl/
a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
DEPOSITIONnounUS /ˌdepəˈzɪʃən/
the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading So far am I from home, that even steam does not come nigh to annihilate the distance.
DISTURBANCESnounUS /dɪˈstɜːrbənsəz/
plural of “disturbance” — activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So far am I from home, that even steam does not come nigh to annihilate the distance.
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
divisible by two
From this reading So far am I from home, that even steam does not come nigh to annihilate the distance.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading So far am I from home, that even steam does not come nigh to annihilate the distance.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading In the first morning of this New Year I sent off a letter which must then be mailed, in order to reach the steamer of the 16th.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
GESU
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From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading So far am I from home, that even steam does not come nigh to annihilate the distance.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the first morning of this New Year I sent off a letter which must then be mailed, in order to reach the steamer of the 16th.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading Rome, January 10, 1848.
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
mailedadjectiveUS /meɪld/
wearing protective mail
From this reading In the first morning of this New Year I sent off a letter which must then be mailed, in order to reach the steamer of the 16th.
MAZZINInoun
Italian nationalist whose writings spurred the movement for a unified and independent Italy (1805-1872)
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading In the first morning of this New Year I sent off a letter which must then be mailed, in order to reach the steamer of the 16th.
municipaladjectiveUS /mjuːˈnɪsəpəl/
relating or belonging to or characteristic of a municipality
From this reading This afternoon I went to the Quirinal Palace to see the Pope receive the new municipal officers.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading In the first morning of this New Year I sent off a letter which must then be mailed, in order to reach the steamer of the 16th.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
nighadjectiveUS /naɪ/
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
From this reading So far am I from home, that even steam does not come nigh to annihilate the distance.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading In the first morning of this New Year I sent off a letter which must then be mailed, in order to reach the steamer of the 16th.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
OPPOSITIONnounUS /ˌɑːpəˈzɪʃən/
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading In the first morning of this New Year I sent off a letter which must then be mailed, in order to reach the steamer of the 16th.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading This afternoon I went to the Quirinal Palace to see the Pope receive the new municipal officers.
PATRONnounUS /ˈpeɪtrən/
a regular customer
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
POLICYnounUS /ˈpɑːləsi/
a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
PONTIFFnounUS /ˈpɑːntəf/
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
POPEnounUS /poʊp/
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
POPE'SnounUS /poʊps/
possessive form of “pope” — the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
POPULARITYnounUS /ˌpɑːpjəˈlerəti/
the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
PROTESTANTnounUS /ˈprɑːtəstənt/
an adherent of Protestantism
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
Quirinal
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From this reading This afternoon I went to the Quirinal Palace to see the Pope receive the new municipal officers.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading In the first morning of this New Year I sent off a letter which must then be mailed, in order to reach the steamer of the 16th.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading This afternoon I went to the Quirinal Palace to see the Pope receive the new municipal officers.
RECEPTIONnounUS /rɪˈsepʃən/
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
REFLECTIONSnounUS /rɪˈflekʃənz/
plural of “reflection” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
REFORMnounUS /rəˈfɔːrm/
a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
REPRESENTATIONSnounUS /ˌreprəzənˈteɪʃənz/
plural of “representation” — a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
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 POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
RUMORSnounUS /ˈruːmərz/
plural of “rumor” — gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading This afternoon I went to the Quirinal Palace to see the Pope receive the new municipal officers.
the act of searching for something
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading In the first morning of this New Year I sent off a letter which must then be mailed, in order to reach the steamer of the 16th.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So far am I from home, that even steam does not come nigh to annihilate the distance.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
steamverbUS /stiːm/
travel by means of steam power
From this reading So far am I from home, that even steam does not come nigh to annihilate the distance.
steamernounUS /ˈstiːmər/
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading In the first morning of this New Year I sent off a letter which must then be mailed, in order to reach the steamer of the 16th.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading In the first morning of this New Year I sent off a letter which must then be mailed, in order to reach the steamer of the 16th.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In the first morning of this New Year I sent off a letter which must then be mailed, in order to reach the steamer of the 16th.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
UNITEDadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
VESPERSnoun
the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office; early evening; now often made a public service on Sundays
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading This afternoon I went to the Quirinal Palace to see the Pope receive the new municipal officers.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the first morning of this New Year I sent off a letter which must then be mailed, in order to reach the steamer of the 16th.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading In the first morning of this New Year I sent off a letter which must then be mailed, in order to reach the steamer of the 16th.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading THE POPE'S RECEPTION OF THE NEW OFFICERS.--THEY KISS HIS FOOT.--VESPERS AT THE GESU.--A POOR YOUTH IN ROME SEEKING A PATRON.--RUMORS OF DISTURBANCES.--THEIR CAUSE.--REPRESENTATIONS TO THE POPE.--HIS CONDUCT IN THE AFFAIR.--AN ITALIAN CONSUL FOR THE UNITED STATES.--CATHOLICISM.--THE POPULARITY OF THE POPE.--HIS DEPOSITION OF A CENSOR.--THE POLICY OF THE POPE IN HIS DOMESTIC NOT EQUAL TO THAT OF HIS PUBLIC LIFE.--HIS OPPOSITION TO PROTESTANT REFORM.--LETTER FROM JOSEPH MAZZINI TO THE PONTIFF.--REFLECTIONS ON IT.