Chapter XXXIII

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

From this reading As a young girl, she had married, at the bidding of ambition, a man who was twenty years her senior; as a middle-aged woman now, and for the same reason, she married one who was almost as much her junior.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading She had not the foresight to perceive that the grievance on the score of disparity of years which she had nursed against Facino would be nursed against herself to her ultimate destruction by this sly, furtive, and cruel Prince to whom now she gave herself and her vast possessions.

how long something has existed

From this reading PRINCE OF VALSASSINA As Bellarion had calculated and disposed, so things fell out, and Filippo Maria Visconti in the twenty-second year of his age led to the altar the widowed Countess of Biandrate who was thirty-nine.

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

From this reading As a young girl, she had married, at the bidding of ambition, a man who was twenty years her senior; as a middle-aged woman now, and for the same reason, she married one who was almost as much her junior.

the table in Christian churches where communion is given

From this reading PRINCE OF VALSASSINA As Bellarion had calculated and disposed, so things fell out, and Filippo Maria Visconti in the twenty-second year of his age led to the altar the widowed Countess of Biandrate who was thirty-nine.

a cherished desire

From this reading As a young girl, she had married, at the bidding of ambition, a man who was twenty years her senior; as a middle-aged woman now, and for the same reason, she married one who was almost as much her junior.

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

From this reading PRINCE OF VALSASSINA As Bellarion had calculated and disposed, so things fell out, and Filippo Maria Visconti in the twenty-second year of his age led to the altar the widowed Countess of Biandrate who was thirty-nine.

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

From this reading PRINCE OF VALSASSINA As Bellarion had calculated and disposed, so things fell out, and Filippo Maria Visconti in the twenty-second year of his age led to the altar the widowed Countess of Biandrate who was thirty-nine.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading As a young girl, she had married, at the bidding of ambition, a man who was twenty years her senior; as a middle-aged woman now, and for the same reason, she married one who was almost as much her junior.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading She had not the foresight to perceive that the grievance on the score of disparity of years which she had nursed against Facino would be nursed against herself to her ultimate destruction by this sly, furtive, and cruel Prince to whom now she gave herself and her vast possessions.

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From this reading PRINCE OF VALSASSINA As Bellarion had calculated and disposed, so things fell out, and Filippo Maria Visconti in the twenty-second year of his age led to the altar the widowed Countess of Biandrate who was thirty-nine.

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From this reading PRINCE OF VALSASSINA As Bellarion had calculated and disposed, so things fell out, and Filippo Maria Visconti in the twenty-second year of his age led to the altar the widowed Countess of Biandrate who was thirty-nine.

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading As a young girl, she had married, at the bidding of ambition, a man who was twenty years her senior; as a middle-aged woman now, and for the same reason, she married one who was almost as much her junior.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading She had not the foresight to perceive that the grievance on the score of disparity of years which she had nursed against Facino would be nursed against herself to her ultimate destruction by this sly, furtive, and cruel Prince to whom now she gave herself and her vast possessions.

carefully thought out in advance

From this reading PRINCE OF VALSASSINA As Bellarion had calculated and disposed, so things fell out, and Filippo Maria Visconti in the twenty-second year of his age led to the altar the widowed Countess of Biandrate who was thirty-nine.

female equivalent of a count or earl

From this reading PRINCE OF VALSASSINA As Bellarion had calculated and disposed, so things fell out, and Filippo Maria Visconti in the twenty-second year of his age led to the altar the widowed Countess of Biandrate who was thirty-nine.

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading She had not the foresight to perceive that the grievance on the score of disparity of years which she had nursed against Facino would be nursed against herself to her ultimate destruction by this sly, furtive, and cruel Prince to whom now she gave herself and her vast possessions.

past form of “defend” — argue or speak in defense of

From this reading Estorre Visconti defended in vain his usurped dominion against Gian Maria's legitimate successor.

the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists

From this reading She had not the foresight to perceive that the grievance on the score of disparity of years which she had nursed against Facino would be nursed against herself to her ultimate destruction by this sly, furtive, and cruel Prince to whom now she gave herself and her vast possessions.

inequality or difference in some respect

From this reading She had not the foresight to perceive that the grievance on the score of disparity of years which she had nursed against Facino would be nursed against herself to her ultimate destruction by this sly, furtive, and cruel Prince to whom now she gave herself and her vast possessions.

having made preparations

From this reading PRINCE OF VALSASSINA As Bellarion had calculated and disposed, so things fell out, and Filippo Maria Visconti in the twenty-second year of his age led to the altar the widowed Countess of Biandrate who was thirty-nine.

dominance or power through legal authority

From this reading Estorre Visconti defended in vain his usurped dominion against Gian Maria's legitimate successor.

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From this reading Estorre Visconti defended in vain his usurped dominion against Gian Maria's legitimate successor.

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From this reading She had not the foresight to perceive that the grievance on the score of disparity of years which she had nursed against Facino would be nursed against herself to her ultimate destruction by this sly, furtive, and cruel Prince to whom now she gave herself and her vast possessions.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading PRINCE OF VALSASSINA As Bellarion had calculated and disposed, so things fell out, and Filippo Maria Visconti in the twenty-second year of his age led to the altar the widowed Countess of Biandrate who was thirty-nine.

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From this reading PRINCE OF VALSASSINA As Bellarion had calculated and disposed, so things fell out, and Filippo Maria Visconti in the twenty-second year of his age led to the altar the widowed Countess of Biandrate who was thirty-nine.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading As a young girl, she had married, at the bidding of ambition, a man who was twenty years her senior; as a middle-aged woman now, and for the same reason, she married one who was almost as much her junior.

providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future

From this reading She had not the foresight to perceive that the grievance on the score of disparity of years which she had nursed against Facino would be nursed against herself to her ultimate destruction by this sly, furtive, and cruel Prince to whom now she gave herself and her vast possessions.

marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed

From this reading She had not the foresight to perceive that the grievance on the score of disparity of years which she had nursed against Facino would be nursed against herself to her ultimate destruction by this sly, furtive, and cruel Prince to whom now she gave herself and her vast possessions.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading She had not the foresight to perceive that the grievance on the score of disparity of years which she had nursed against Facino would be nursed against herself to her ultimate destruction by this sly, furtive, and cruel Prince to whom now she gave herself and her vast possessions.

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From this reading Estorre Visconti defended in vain his usurped dominion against Gian Maria's legitimate successor.

a young female

From this reading As a young girl, she had married, at the bidding of ambition, a man who was twenty years her senior; as a middle-aged woman now, and for the same reason, she married one who was almost as much her junior.

a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

From this reading She had not the foresight to perceive that the grievance on the score of disparity of years which she had nursed against Facino would be nursed against herself to her ultimate destruction by this sly, furtive, and cruel Prince to whom now she gave herself and her vast possessions.

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

From this reading PRINCE OF VALSASSINA As Bellarion had calculated and disposed, so things fell out, and Filippo Maria Visconti in the twenty-second year of his age led to the altar the widowed Countess of Biandrate who was thirty-nine.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading That, however, is no part of the story I have set myself to tell.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading As a young girl, she had married, at the bidding of ambition, a man who was twenty years her senior; as a middle-aged woman now, and for the same reason, she married one who was almost as much her junior.

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading She had not the foresight to perceive that the grievance on the score of disparity of years which she had nursed against Facino would be nursed against herself to her ultimate destruction by this sly, furtive, and cruel Prince to whom now she gave herself and her vast possessions.

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

From this reading PRINCE OF VALSASSINA As Bellarion had calculated and disposed, so things fell out, and Filippo Maria Visconti in the twenty-second year of his age led to the altar the widowed Countess of Biandrate who was thirty-nine.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading That, however, is no part of the story I have set myself to tell.

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

From this reading That, however, is no part of the story I have set myself to tell.

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

From this reading PRINCE OF VALSASSINA As Bellarion had calculated and disposed, so things fell out, and Filippo Maria Visconti in the twenty-second year of his age led to the altar the widowed Countess of Biandrate who was thirty-nine.

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

From this reading That, however, is no part of the story I have set myself to tell.

term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male

From this reading As a young girl, she had married, at the bidding of ambition, a man who was twenty years her senior; as a middle-aged woman now, and for the same reason, she married one who was almost as much her junior.

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

From this reading PRINCE OF VALSASSINA As Bellarion had calculated and disposed, so things fell out, and Filippo Maria Visconti in the twenty-second year of his age led to the altar the widowed Countess of Biandrate who was thirty-nine.

of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful

From this reading Estorre Visconti defended in vain his usurped dominion against Gian Maria's legitimate successor.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading As a young girl, she had married, at the bidding of ambition, a man who was twenty years her senior; as a middle-aged woman now, and for the same reason, she married one who was almost as much her junior.

a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon

From this reading PRINCE OF VALSASSINA As Bellarion had calculated and disposed, so things fell out, and Filippo Maria Visconti in the twenty-second year of his age led to the altar the widowed Countess of Biandrate who was thirty-nine.

possessive form of “maria” — a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon

From this reading Estorre Visconti defended in vain his usurped dominion against Gian Maria's legitimate successor.

joined in matrimony

From this reading As a young girl, she had married, at the bidding of ambition, a man who was twenty years her senior; as a middle-aged woman now, and for the same reason, she married one who was almost as much her junior.

being roughly between 45 and 65 years old

From this reading As a young girl, she had married, at the bidding of ambition, a man who was twenty years her senior; as a middle-aged woman now, and for the same reason, she married one who was almost as much her junior.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading As a young girl, she had married, at the bidding of ambition, a man who was twenty years her senior; as a middle-aged woman now, and for the same reason, she married one who was almost as much her junior.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading That, however, is no part of the story I have set myself to tell.

not any; not one

From this reading That, however, is no part of the story I have set myself to tell.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She had not the foresight to perceive that the grievance on the score of disparity of years which she had nursed against Facino would be nursed against herself to her ultimate destruction by this sly, furtive, and cruel Prince to whom now she gave herself and her vast possessions.

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

From this reading As a young girl, she had married, at the bidding of ambition, a man who was twenty years her senior; as a middle-aged woman now, and for the same reason, she married one who was almost as much her junior.

(of an infant) breast-fed

From this reading She had not the foresight to perceive that the grievance on the score of disparity of years which she had nursed against Facino would be nursed against herself to her ultimate destruction by this sly, furtive, and cruel Prince to whom now she gave herself and her vast possessions.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading PRINCE OF VALSASSINA As Bellarion had calculated and disposed, so things fell out, and Filippo Maria Visconti in the twenty-second year of his age led to the altar the widowed Countess of Biandrate who was thirty-nine.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She had not the foresight to perceive that the grievance on the score of disparity of years which she had nursed against Facino would be nursed against herself to her ultimate destruction by this sly, furtive, and cruel Prince to whom now she gave herself and her vast possessions.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading As a young girl, she had married, at the bidding of ambition, a man who was twenty years her senior; as a middle-aged woman now, and for the same reason, she married one who was almost as much her junior.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading PRINCE OF VALSASSINA As Bellarion had calculated and disposed, so things fell out, and Filippo Maria Visconti in the twenty-second year of his age led to the altar the widowed Countess of Biandrate who was thirty-nine.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading That, however, is no part of the story I have set myself to tell.

to become aware of through the senses

From this reading She had not the foresight to perceive that the grievance on the score of disparity of years which she had nursed against Facino would be nursed against herself to her ultimate destruction by this sly, furtive, and cruel Prince to whom now she gave herself and her vast possessions.

plural of “possession” — the act of having and controlling property

From this reading She had not the foresight to perceive that the grievance on the score of disparity of years which she had nursed against Facino would be nursed against herself to her ultimate destruction by this sly, furtive, and cruel Prince to whom now she gave herself and her vast possessions.

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading PRINCE OF VALSASSINA As Bellarion had calculated and disposed, so things fell out, and Filippo Maria Visconti in the twenty-second year of his age led to the altar the widowed Countess of Biandrate who was thirty-nine.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading As a young girl, she had married, at the bidding of ambition, a man who was twenty years her senior; as a middle-aged woman now, and for the same reason, she married one who was almost as much her junior.

Identical; not different.

From this reading As a young girl, she had married, at the bidding of ambition, a man who was twenty years her senior; as a middle-aged woman now, and for the same reason, she married one who was almost as much her junior.

a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)

From this reading She had not the foresight to perceive that the grievance on the score of disparity of years which she had nursed against Facino would be nursed against herself to her ultimate destruction by this sly, furtive, and cruel Prince to whom now she gave herself and her vast possessions.

older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service

From this reading As a young girl, she had married, at the bidding of ambition, a man who was twenty years her senior; as a middle-aged woman now, and for the same reason, she married one who was almost as much her junior.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading That, however, is no part of the story I have set myself to tell.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading As a young girl, she had married, at the bidding of ambition, a man who was twenty years her senior; as a middle-aged woman now, and for the same reason, she married one who was almost as much her junior.

marked by skill in deception

From this reading She had not the foresight to perceive that the grievance on the score of disparity of years which she had nursed against Facino would be nursed against herself to her ultimate destruction by this sly, furtive, and cruel Prince to whom now she gave herself and her vast possessions.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading PRINCE OF VALSASSINA As Bellarion had calculated and disposed, so things fell out, and Filippo Maria Visconti in the twenty-second year of his age led to the altar the widowed Countess of Biandrate who was thirty-nine.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading That, however, is no part of the story I have set myself to tell.

a person who follows next in order

From this reading Estorre Visconti defended in vain his usurped dominion against Gian Maria's legitimate successor.

express in words

From this reading That, however, is no part of the story I have set myself to tell.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She had not the foresight to perceive that the grievance on the score of disparity of years which she had nursed against Facino would be nursed against herself to her ultimate destruction by this sly, furtive, and cruel Prince to whom now she gave herself and her vast possessions.

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

From this reading PRINCE OF VALSASSINA As Bellarion had calculated and disposed, so things fell out, and Filippo Maria Visconti in the twenty-second year of his age led to the altar the widowed Countess of Biandrate who was thirty-nine.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading PRINCE OF VALSASSINA As Bellarion had calculated and disposed, so things fell out, and Filippo Maria Visconti in the twenty-second year of his age led to the altar the widowed Countess of Biandrate who was thirty-nine.

being nine more than thirty

From this reading PRINCE OF VALSASSINA As Bellarion had calculated and disposed, so things fell out, and Filippo Maria Visconti in the twenty-second year of his age led to the altar the widowed Countess of Biandrate who was thirty-nine.

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

From this reading She had not the foresight to perceive that the grievance on the score of disparity of years which she had nursed against Facino would be nursed against herself to her ultimate destruction by this sly, furtive, and cruel Prince to whom now she gave herself and her vast possessions.

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

From this reading PRINCE OF VALSASSINA As Bellarion had calculated and disposed, so things fell out, and Filippo Maria Visconti in the twenty-second year of his age led to the altar the widowed Countess of Biandrate who was thirty-nine.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading As a young girl, she had married, at the bidding of ambition, a man who was twenty years her senior; as a middle-aged woman now, and for the same reason, she married one who was almost as much her junior.

coming next after the twenty-first in position

From this reading PRINCE OF VALSASSINA As Bellarion had calculated and disposed, so things fell out, and Filippo Maria Visconti in the twenty-second year of his age led to the altar the widowed Countess of Biandrate who was thirty-nine.

furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme

From this reading She had not the foresight to perceive that the grievance on the score of disparity of years which she had nursed against Facino would be nursed against herself to her ultimate destruction by this sly, furtive, and cruel Prince to whom now she gave herself and her vast possessions.

past form of “usurp” — seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession

From this reading Estorre Visconti defended in vain his usurped dominion against Gian Maria's legitimate successor.

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

From this reading Estorre Visconti defended in vain his usurped dominion against Gian Maria's legitimate successor.

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From this reading PRINCE OF VALSASSINA As Bellarion had calculated and disposed, so things fell out, and Filippo Maria Visconti in the twenty-second year of his age led to the altar the widowed Countess of Biandrate who was thirty-nine.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading She had not the foresight to perceive that the grievance on the score of disparity of years which she had nursed against Facino would be nursed against herself to her ultimate destruction by this sly, furtive, and cruel Prince to whom now she gave herself and her vast possessions.

Italian filmmaker (1906-1976)

From this reading PRINCE OF VALSASSINA As Bellarion had calculated and disposed, so things fell out, and Filippo Maria Visconti in the twenty-second year of his age led to the altar the widowed Countess of Biandrate who was thirty-nine.

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

From this reading PRINCE OF VALSASSINA As Bellarion had calculated and disposed, so things fell out, and Filippo Maria Visconti in the twenty-second year of his age led to the altar the widowed Countess of Biandrate who was thirty-nine.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading She had not the foresight to perceive that the grievance on the score of disparity of years which she had nursed against Facino would be nursed against herself to her ultimate destruction by this sly, furtive, and cruel Prince to whom now she gave herself and her vast possessions.

which person or people

From this reading PRINCE OF VALSASSINA As Bellarion had calculated and disposed, so things fell out, and Filippo Maria Visconti in the twenty-second year of his age led to the altar the widowed Countess of Biandrate who was thirty-nine.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading She had not the foresight to perceive that the grievance on the score of disparity of years which she had nursed against Facino would be nursed against herself to her ultimate destruction by this sly, furtive, and cruel Prince to whom now she gave herself and her vast possessions.

single because of death of the spouse

From this reading PRINCE OF VALSASSINA As Bellarion had calculated and disposed, so things fell out, and Filippo Maria Visconti in the twenty-second year of his age led to the altar the widowed Countess of Biandrate who was thirty-nine.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading As a young girl, she had married, at the bidding of ambition, a man who was twenty years her senior; as a middle-aged woman now, and for the same reason, she married one who was almost as much her junior.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading She had not the foresight to perceive that the grievance on the score of disparity of years which she had nursed against Facino would be nursed against herself to her ultimate destruction by this sly, furtive, and cruel Prince to whom now she gave herself and her vast possessions.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading PRINCE OF VALSASSINA As Bellarion had calculated and disposed, so things fell out, and Filippo Maria Visconti in the twenty-second year of his age led to the altar the widowed Countess of Biandrate who was thirty-nine.

a late time of life

From this reading As a young girl, she had married, at the bidding of ambition, a man who was twenty years her senior; as a middle-aged woman now, and for the same reason, she married one who was almost as much her junior.

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading As a young girl, she had married, at the bidding of ambition, a man who was twenty years her senior; as a middle-aged woman now, and for the same reason, she married one who was almost as much her junior.