used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That was what Adolph, a messenger boy from the Quirinal, said to Grey three days later, when the latter accidentally met him in Florence and inquired for the young English girl who was so sick with the fever.
accidentallyadverbUS /ˌæksəˈdentəli/
without advance planning
From this reading That was what Adolph, a messenger boy from the Quirinal, said to Grey three days later, when the latter accidentally met him in Florence and inquired for the young English girl who was so sick with the fever.
Adolph
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From this reading That was what Adolph, a messenger boy from the Quirinal, said to Grey three days later, when the latter accidentally met him in Florence and inquired for the young English girl who was so sick with the fever.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading The next afternoon the two met accidentally on one of the bridges which cross the river Arno.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That was what Adolph, a messenger boy from the Quirinal, said to Grey three days later, when the latter accidentally met him in Florence and inquired for the young English girl who was so sick with the fever.
ArnonounUS /ˈɑːrnoʊ/
a river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea
From this reading The next afternoon the two met accidentally on one of the bridges which cross the river Arno.
a youthful male person
From this reading That was what Adolph, a messenger boy from the Quirinal, said to Grey three days later, when the latter accidentally met him in Florence and inquired for the young English girl who was so sick with the fever.
bridgesnounUS /ˈbrɪdʒəz/
United States labor leader who organized the longshoremen (1901-1990)
From this reading The next afternoon the two met accidentally on one of the bridges which cross the river Arno.
travel across or pass over
From this reading The next afternoon the two met accidentally on one of the bridges which cross the river Arno.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Adolph had left the Quirinal for Florence, his home, on the evening of the same day of Grey's departure from Rome.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading That was what Adolph, a messenger boy from the Quirinal, said to Grey three days later, when the latter accidentally met him in Florence and inquired for the young English girl who was so sick with the fever.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading DEAD.
the act of departing
From this reading Adolph had left the Quirinal for Florence, his home, on the evening of the same day of Grey's departure from Rome.
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 That was what Adolph, a messenger boy from the Quirinal, said to Grey three days later, when the latter accidentally met him in Florence and inquired for the young English girl who was so sick with the fever.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Adolph had left the Quirinal for Florence, his home, on the evening of the same day of Grey's departure from Rome.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading That was what Adolph, a messenger boy from the Quirinal, said to Grey three days later, when the latter accidentally met him in Florence and inquired for the young English girl who was so sick with the fever.
FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/
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 That was what Adolph, a messenger boy from the Quirinal, said to Grey three days later, when the latter accidentally met him in Florence and inquired for the young English girl who was so sick with the fever.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That was what Adolph, a messenger boy from the Quirinal, said to Grey three days later, when the latter accidentally met him in Florence and inquired for the young English girl who was so sick with the fever.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That was what Adolph, a messenger boy from the Quirinal, said to Grey three days later, when the latter accidentally met him in Florence and inquired for the young English girl who was so sick with the fever.
a young female
From this reading That was what Adolph, a messenger boy from the Quirinal, said to Grey three days later, when the latter accidentally met him in Florence and inquired for the young English girl who was so sick with the fever.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading That was what Adolph, a messenger boy from the Quirinal, said to Grey three days later, when the latter accidentally met him in Florence and inquired for the young English girl who was so sick with the fever.
Grey'snounUS /ɡreɪz/
possessive form of “grey” — United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)
From this reading Adolph had left the Quirinal for Florence, his home, on the evening of the same day of Grey's departure from Rome.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Adolph had left the Quirinal for Florence, his home, on the evening of the same day of Grey's departure from Rome.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That was what Adolph, a messenger boy from the Quirinal, said to Grey three days later, when the latter accidentally met him in Florence and inquired for the young English girl who was so sick with the fever.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Adolph had left the Quirinal for Florence, his home, on the evening of the same day of Grey's departure from Rome.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Adolph had left the Quirinal for Florence, his home, on the evening of the same day of Grey's departure from Rome.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That was what Adolph, a messenger boy from the Quirinal, said to Grey three days later, when the latter accidentally met him in Florence and inquired for the young English girl who was so sick with the fever.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading That was what Adolph, a messenger boy from the Quirinal, said to Grey three days later, when the latter accidentally met him in Florence and inquired for the young English girl who was so sick with the fever.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading That was what Adolph, a messenger boy from the Quirinal, said to Grey three days later, when the latter accidentally met him in Florence and inquired for the young English girl who was so sick with the fever.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading That was what Adolph, a messenger boy from the Quirinal, said to Grey three days later, when the latter accidentally met him in Florence and inquired for the young English girl who was so sick with the fever.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Adolph had left the Quirinal for Florence, his home, on the evening of the same day of Grey's departure from Rome.
a person who carries a message
From this reading That was what Adolph, a messenger boy from the Quirinal, said to Grey three days later, when the latter accidentally met him in Florence and inquired for the young English girl who was so sick with the fever.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading That was what Adolph, a messenger boy from the Quirinal, said to Grey three days later, when the latter accidentally met him in Florence and inquired for the young English girl who was so sick with the fever.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next afternoon the two met accidentally on one of the bridges which cross the river Arno.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Adolph had left the Quirinal for Florence, his home, on the evening of the same day of Grey's departure from Rome.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Adolph had left the Quirinal for Florence, his home, on the evening of the same day of Grey's departure from Rome.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The next afternoon the two met accidentally on one of the bridges which cross the river Arno.
Quirinal
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From this reading That was what Adolph, a messenger boy from the Quirinal, said to Grey three days later, when the latter accidentally met him in Florence and inquired for the young English girl who was so sick with the fever.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The next afternoon the two met accidentally on one of the bridges which cross the river Arno.
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 Adolph had left the Quirinal for Florence, his home, on the evening of the same day of Grey's departure from Rome.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading That was what Adolph, a messenger boy from the Quirinal, said to Grey three days later, when the latter accidentally met him in Florence and inquired for the young English girl who was so sick with the fever.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Adolph had left the Quirinal for Florence, his home, on the evening of the same day of Grey's departure from Rome.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading That was what Adolph, a messenger boy from the Quirinal, said to Grey three days later, when the latter accidentally met him in Florence and inquired for the young English girl who was so sick with the fever.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That was what Adolph, a messenger boy from the Quirinal, said to Grey three days later, when the latter accidentally met him in Florence and inquired for the young English girl who was so sick with the fever.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was what Adolph, a messenger boy from the Quirinal, said to Grey three days later, when the latter accidentally met him in Florence and inquired for the young English girl who was so sick with the fever.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That was what Adolph, a messenger boy from the Quirinal, said to Grey three days later, when the latter accidentally met him in Florence and inquired for the young English girl who was so sick with the fever.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading That was what Adolph, a messenger boy from the Quirinal, said to Grey three days later, when the latter accidentally met him in Florence and inquired for the young English girl who was so sick with the fever.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That was what Adolph, a messenger boy from the Quirinal, said to Grey three days later, when the latter accidentally met him in Florence and inquired for the young English girl who was so sick with the fever.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The next afternoon the two met accidentally on one of the bridges which cross the river Arno.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was what Adolph, a messenger boy from the Quirinal, said to Grey three days later, when the latter accidentally met him in Florence and inquired for the young English girl who was so sick with the fever.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That was what Adolph, a messenger boy from the Quirinal, said to Grey three days later, when the latter accidentally met him in Florence and inquired for the young English girl who was so sick with the fever.
at the time that
From this reading That was what Adolph, a messenger boy from the Quirinal, said to Grey three days later, when the latter accidentally met him in Florence and inquired for the young English girl who was so sick with the fever.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The next afternoon the two met accidentally on one of the bridges which cross the river Arno.
which person or people
From this reading That was what Adolph, a messenger boy from the Quirinal, said to Grey three days later, when the latter accidentally met him in Florence and inquired for the young English girl who was so sick with the fever.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That was what Adolph, a messenger boy from the Quirinal, said to Grey three days later, when the latter accidentally met him in Florence and inquired for the young English girl who was so sick with the fever.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading That was what Adolph, a messenger boy from the Quirinal, said to Grey three days later, when the latter accidentally met him in Florence and inquired for the young English girl who was so sick with the fever.
