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From this reading Rome, June 10, 1849.
1849
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From this reading Rome, June 10, 1849.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading When I last wrote, the French were playing the second act of their farce.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Plain facts are the best; for my feelings I could not find fit words.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE FRENCH TREASON AT ROME.--OUDINOT.--LESSEPS.--LETTER OF THE TRIUMVIRATE.--REPLY OF LESSEPS.--COURSE OF OUDINOT.--THE WOUNDED ITALIANS.--GARIBALDI.--ITALIAN YOUNG MEN.--MILITARY FUNERAL.--HAVOC OF THE SIEGE.--COURAGE OF MAZZINI.--FALSENESS OF THE LONDON TIMES.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Plain facts are the best; for my feelings I could not find fit words.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading What shall I write of Rome in these sad but glorious days?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Plain facts are the best; for my feelings I could not find fit words.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading THE FRENCH TREASON AT ROME.--OUDINOT.--LESSEPS.--LETTER OF THE TRIUMVIRATE.--REPLY OF LESSEPS.--COURSE OF OUDINOT.--THE WOUNDED ITALIANS.--GARIBALDI.--ITALIAN YOUNG MEN.--MILITARY FUNERAL.--HAVOC OF THE SIEGE.--COURAGE OF MAZZINI.--FALSENESS OF THE LONDON TIMES.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading THE FRENCH TREASON AT ROME.--OUDINOT.--LESSEPS.--LETTER OF THE TRIUMVIRATE.--REPLY OF LESSEPS.--COURSE OF OUDINOT.--THE WOUNDED ITALIANS.--GARIBALDI.--ITALIAN YOUNG MEN.--MILITARY FUNERAL.--HAVOC OF THE SIEGE.--COURAGE OF MAZZINI.--FALSENESS OF THE LONDON TIMES.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading What shall I write of Rome in these sad but glorious days?
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Plain facts are the best; for my feelings I could not find fit words.
FALSENESSnoun
the state of being false or untrue
From this reading THE FRENCH TREASON AT ROME.--OUDINOT.--LESSEPS.--LETTER OF THE TRIUMVIRATE.--REPLY OF LESSEPS.--COURSE OF OUDINOT.--THE WOUNDED ITALIANS.--GARIBALDI.--ITALIAN YOUNG MEN.--MILITARY FUNERAL.--HAVOC OF THE SIEGE.--COURAGE OF MAZZINI.--FALSENESS OF THE LONDON TIMES.
farcenounUS /fɑːrs/
a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
From this reading When I last wrote, the French were playing the second act of their farce.
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading Plain facts are the best; for my feelings I could not find fit words.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Plain facts are the best; for my feelings I could not find fit words.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Plain facts are the best; for my feelings I could not find fit words.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Plain facts are the best; for my feelings I could not find fit words.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading THE FRENCH TREASON AT ROME.--OUDINOT.--LESSEPS.--LETTER OF THE TRIUMVIRATE.--REPLY OF LESSEPS.--COURSE OF OUDINOT.--THE WOUNDED ITALIANS.--GARIBALDI.--ITALIAN YOUNG MEN.--MILITARY FUNERAL.--HAVOC OF THE SIEGE.--COURAGE OF MAZZINI.--FALSENESS OF THE LONDON TIMES.
FUNERALnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading THE FRENCH TREASON AT ROME.--OUDINOT.--LESSEPS.--LETTER OF THE TRIUMVIRATE.--REPLY OF LESSEPS.--COURSE OF OUDINOT.--THE WOUNDED ITALIANS.--GARIBALDI.--ITALIAN YOUNG MEN.--MILITARY FUNERAL.--HAVOC OF THE SIEGE.--COURAGE OF MAZZINI.--FALSENESS OF THE LONDON TIMES.
GARIBALDInounUS /ˌɡærəˈbɔːldi/
Italian patriot whose conquest of Sicily and Naples led to the formation of the Italian state (1807-1882)
From this reading THE FRENCH TREASON AT ROME.--OUDINOT.--LESSEPS.--LETTER OF THE TRIUMVIRATE.--REPLY OF LESSEPS.--COURSE OF OUDINOT.--THE WOUNDED ITALIANS.--GARIBALDI.--ITALIAN YOUNG MEN.--MILITARY FUNERAL.--HAVOC OF THE SIEGE.--COURAGE OF MAZZINI.--FALSENESS OF THE LONDON TIMES.
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading What shall I write of Rome in these sad but glorious days?
HAVOCnounUS /ˈhævək/
violent and needless disturbance
From this reading THE FRENCH TREASON AT ROME.--OUDINOT.--LESSEPS.--LETTER OF THE TRIUMVIRATE.--REPLY OF LESSEPS.--COURSE OF OUDINOT.--THE WOUNDED ITALIANS.--GARIBALDI.--ITALIAN YOUNG MEN.--MILITARY FUNERAL.--HAVOC OF THE SIEGE.--COURAGE OF MAZZINI.--FALSENESS OF THE LONDON TIMES.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What shall I write of Rome in these sad but glorious days?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What shall I write of Rome in these sad but glorious days?
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading THE FRENCH TREASON AT ROME.--OUDINOT.--LESSEPS.--LETTER OF THE TRIUMVIRATE.--REPLY OF LESSEPS.--COURSE OF OUDINOT.--THE WOUNDED ITALIANS.--GARIBALDI.--ITALIAN YOUNG MEN.--MILITARY FUNERAL.--HAVOC OF THE SIEGE.--COURAGE OF MAZZINI.--FALSENESS OF THE LONDON TIMES.
ITALIANSnounUS /ˌɪˈtæljənz/
plural of “italian” — a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading THE FRENCH TREASON AT ROME.--OUDINOT.--LESSEPS.--LETTER OF THE TRIUMVIRATE.--REPLY OF LESSEPS.--COURSE OF OUDINOT.--THE WOUNDED ITALIANS.--GARIBALDI.--ITALIAN YOUNG MEN.--MILITARY FUNERAL.--HAVOC OF THE SIEGE.--COURAGE OF MAZZINI.--FALSENESS OF THE LONDON TIMES.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading Rome, June 10, 1849.
immediately past
From this reading When I last wrote, the French were playing the second act of their farce.
LESSEPSnoun
French diplomat who supervised the construction of the Suez Canal (1805-1894)
From this reading THE FRENCH TREASON AT ROME.--OUDINOT.--LESSEPS.--LETTER OF THE TRIUMVIRATE.--REPLY OF LESSEPS.--COURSE OF OUDINOT.--THE WOUNDED ITALIANS.--GARIBALDI.--ITALIAN YOUNG MEN.--MILITARY FUNERAL.--HAVOC OF THE SIEGE.--COURAGE OF MAZZINI.--FALSENESS OF THE LONDON TIMES.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading THE FRENCH TREASON AT ROME.--OUDINOT.--LESSEPS.--LETTER OF THE TRIUMVIRATE.--REPLY OF LESSEPS.--COURSE OF OUDINOT.--THE WOUNDED ITALIANS.--GARIBALDI.--ITALIAN YOUNG MEN.--MILITARY FUNERAL.--HAVOC OF THE SIEGE.--COURAGE OF MAZZINI.--FALSENESS OF THE LONDON TIMES.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading THE FRENCH TREASON AT ROME.--OUDINOT.--LESSEPS.--LETTER OF THE TRIUMVIRATE.--REPLY OF LESSEPS.--COURSE OF OUDINOT.--THE WOUNDED ITALIANS.--GARIBALDI.--ITALIAN YOUNG MEN.--MILITARY FUNERAL.--HAVOC OF THE SIEGE.--COURAGE OF MAZZINI.--FALSENESS OF THE LONDON TIMES.
MAZZINInoun
Italian nationalist whose writings spurred the movement for a unified and independent Italy (1805-1872)
From this reading THE FRENCH TREASON AT ROME.--OUDINOT.--LESSEPS.--LETTER OF THE TRIUMVIRATE.--REPLY OF LESSEPS.--COURSE OF OUDINOT.--THE WOUNDED ITALIANS.--GARIBALDI.--ITALIAN YOUNG MEN.--MILITARY FUNERAL.--HAVOC OF THE SIEGE.--COURAGE OF MAZZINI.--FALSENESS OF THE LONDON TIMES.
the force of workers available
From this reading THE FRENCH TREASON AT ROME.--OUDINOT.--LESSEPS.--LETTER OF THE TRIUMVIRATE.--REPLY OF LESSEPS.--COURSE OF OUDINOT.--THE WOUNDED ITALIANS.--GARIBALDI.--ITALIAN YOUNG MEN.--MILITARY FUNERAL.--HAVOC OF THE SIEGE.--COURAGE OF MAZZINI.--FALSENESS OF THE LONDON TIMES.
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading THE FRENCH TREASON AT ROME.--OUDINOT.--LESSEPS.--LETTER OF THE TRIUMVIRATE.--REPLY OF LESSEPS.--COURSE OF OUDINOT.--THE WOUNDED ITALIANS.--GARIBALDI.--ITALIAN YOUNG MEN.--MILITARY FUNERAL.--HAVOC OF THE SIEGE.--COURAGE OF MAZZINI.--FALSENESS OF THE LONDON TIMES.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Plain facts are the best; for my feelings I could not find fit words.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Plain facts are the best; for my feelings I could not find fit words.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FRENCH TREASON AT ROME.--OUDINOT.--LESSEPS.--LETTER OF THE TRIUMVIRATE.--REPLY OF LESSEPS.--COURSE OF OUDINOT.--THE WOUNDED ITALIANS.--GARIBALDI.--ITALIAN YOUNG MEN.--MILITARY FUNERAL.--HAVOC OF THE SIEGE.--COURAGE OF MAZZINI.--FALSENESS OF THE LONDON TIMES.
OUDINOT
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From this reading THE FRENCH TREASON AT ROME.--OUDINOT.--LESSEPS.--LETTER OF THE TRIUMVIRATE.--REPLY OF LESSEPS.--COURSE OF OUDINOT.--THE WOUNDED ITALIANS.--GARIBALDI.--ITALIAN YOUNG MEN.--MILITARY FUNERAL.--HAVOC OF THE SIEGE.--COURAGE OF MAZZINI.--FALSENESS OF THE LONDON TIMES.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Plain facts are the best; for my feelings I could not find fit words.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading When I last wrote, the French were playing the second act of their farce.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading THE FRENCH TREASON AT ROME.--OUDINOT.--LESSEPS.--LETTER OF THE TRIUMVIRATE.--REPLY OF LESSEPS.--COURSE OF OUDINOT.--THE WOUNDED ITALIANS.--GARIBALDI.--ITALIAN YOUNG MEN.--MILITARY FUNERAL.--HAVOC OF THE SIEGE.--COURAGE OF MAZZINI.--FALSENESS OF THE LONDON TIMES.
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 FRENCH TREASON AT ROME.--OUDINOT.--LESSEPS.--LETTER OF THE TRIUMVIRATE.--REPLY OF LESSEPS.--COURSE OF OUDINOT.--THE WOUNDED ITALIANS.--GARIBALDI.--ITALIAN YOUNG MEN.--MILITARY FUNERAL.--HAVOC OF THE SIEGE.--COURAGE OF MAZZINI.--FALSENESS OF THE LONDON TIMES.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading What shall I write of Rome in these sad but glorious days?
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading When I last wrote, the French were playing the second act of their farce.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading What shall I write of Rome in these sad but glorious days?
SIEGEnounUS /siːdʒ/
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
From this reading THE FRENCH TREASON AT ROME.--OUDINOT.--LESSEPS.--LETTER OF THE TRIUMVIRATE.--REPLY OF LESSEPS.--COURSE OF OUDINOT.--THE WOUNDED ITALIANS.--GARIBALDI.--ITALIAN YOUNG MEN.--MILITARY FUNERAL.--HAVOC OF THE SIEGE.--COURAGE OF MAZZINI.--FALSENESS OF THE LONDON TIMES.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FRENCH TREASON AT ROME.--OUDINOT.--LESSEPS.--LETTER OF THE TRIUMVIRATE.--REPLY OF LESSEPS.--COURSE OF OUDINOT.--THE WOUNDED ITALIANS.--GARIBALDI.--ITALIAN YOUNG MEN.--MILITARY FUNERAL.--HAVOC OF THE SIEGE.--COURAGE OF MAZZINI.--FALSENESS OF THE LONDON TIMES.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When I last wrote, the French were playing the second act of their farce.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading What shall I write of Rome in these sad but glorious days?
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading THE FRENCH TREASON AT ROME.--OUDINOT.--LESSEPS.--LETTER OF THE TRIUMVIRATE.--REPLY OF LESSEPS.--COURSE OF OUDINOT.--THE WOUNDED ITALIANS.--GARIBALDI.--ITALIAN YOUNG MEN.--MILITARY FUNERAL.--HAVOC OF THE SIEGE.--COURAGE OF MAZZINI.--FALSENESS OF THE LONDON TIMES.
TREASONnounUS /ˈtriːzən/
a crime that undermines the offender's government
From this reading THE FRENCH TREASON AT ROME.--OUDINOT.--LESSEPS.--LETTER OF THE TRIUMVIRATE.--REPLY OF LESSEPS.--COURSE OF OUDINOT.--THE WOUNDED ITALIANS.--GARIBALDI.--ITALIAN YOUNG MEN.--MILITARY FUNERAL.--HAVOC OF THE SIEGE.--COURAGE OF MAZZINI.--FALSENESS OF THE LONDON TIMES.
TRIUMVIRATEnounUS /traɪˈʌmvərət/
a group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority
From this reading THE FRENCH TREASON AT ROME.--OUDINOT.--LESSEPS.--LETTER OF THE TRIUMVIRATE.--REPLY OF LESSEPS.--COURSE OF OUDINOT.--THE WOUNDED ITALIANS.--GARIBALDI.--ITALIAN YOUNG MEN.--MILITARY FUNERAL.--HAVOC OF THE SIEGE.--COURAGE OF MAZZINI.--FALSENESS OF THE LONDON TIMES.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When I last wrote, the French were playing the second act of their farce.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What shall I write of Rome in these sad but glorious days?
at the time that
From this reading When I last wrote, the French were playing the second act of their farce.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Plain facts are the best; for my feelings I could not find fit words.
people who are wounded
From this reading THE FRENCH TREASON AT ROME.--OUDINOT.--LESSEPS.--LETTER OF THE TRIUMVIRATE.--REPLY OF LESSEPS.--COURSE OF OUDINOT.--THE WOUNDED ITALIANS.--GARIBALDI.--ITALIAN YOUNG MEN.--MILITARY FUNERAL.--HAVOC OF THE SIEGE.--COURAGE OF MAZZINI.--FALSENESS OF THE LONDON TIMES.
produce a literary work
From this reading What shall I write of Rome in these sad but glorious days?
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading When I last wrote, the French were playing the second act of their farce.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading THE FRENCH TREASON AT ROME.--OUDINOT.--LESSEPS.--LETTER OF THE TRIUMVIRATE.--REPLY OF LESSEPS.--COURSE OF OUDINOT.--THE WOUNDED ITALIANS.--GARIBALDI.--ITALIAN YOUNG MEN.--MILITARY FUNERAL.--HAVOC OF THE SIEGE.--COURAGE OF MAZZINI.--FALSENESS OF THE LONDON TIMES.
