1844
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From this reading DICKENS AND CHRISTMAS In the July of 1844 Dickens went on an Italian tour, which he afterwards summarized in the book called “Pictures from Italy.”
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They are, of course, very vivacious, but there is no great need to insist on them, considered as Italian sketches; there is no need whatever to worry about them as a phase of the mind of Dickens when he travelled out of England.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They are, of course, very vivacious, but there is no great need to insist on them, considered as Italian sketches; there is no need whatever to worry about them as a phase of the mind of Dickens when he travelled out of England.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading DICKENS AND CHRISTMAS In the July of 1844 Dickens went on an Italian tour, which he afterwards summarized in the book called “Pictures from Italy.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading There is no trace in all these amusing pages that he really felt the great foreign things which lie in wait for us in the south of Europe, the Latin civilization, the Catholic Church, the art of the centre, the endless end of Rome.
amusingadjectiveUS /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/
providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading There is no trace in all these amusing pages that he really felt the great foreign things which lie in wait for us in the south of Europe, the Latin civilization, the Catholic Church, the art of the centre, the endless end of Rome.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading DICKENS AND CHRISTMAS In the July of 1844 Dickens went on an Italian tour, which he afterwards summarized in the book called “Pictures from Italy.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DICKENS AND CHRISTMAS In the July of 1844 Dickens went on an Italian tour, which he afterwards summarized in the book called “Pictures from Italy.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are, of course, very vivacious, but there is no great need to insist on them, considered as Italian sketches; there is no need whatever to worry about them as a phase of the mind of Dickens when he travelled out of England.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading There is no trace in all these amusing pages that he really felt the great foreign things which lie in wait for us in the south of Europe, the Latin civilization, the Catholic Church, the art of the centre, the endless end of Rome.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They are, of course, very vivacious, but there is no great need to insist on them, considered as Italian sketches; there is no need whatever to worry about them as a phase of the mind of Dickens when he travelled out of England.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading DICKENS AND CHRISTMAS In the July of 1844 Dickens went on an Italian tour, which he afterwards summarized in the book called “Pictures from Italy.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They are, of course, very vivacious, but there is no great need to insist on them, considered as Italian sketches; there is no need whatever to worry about them as a phase of the mind of Dickens when he travelled out of England.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading DICKENS AND CHRISTMAS In the July of 1844 Dickens went on an Italian tour, which he afterwards summarized in the book called “Pictures from Italy.”
CatholicadjectiveUS /ˈkæθlɪk/
of or relating to or supporting Catholicism
From this reading There is no trace in all these amusing pages that he really felt the great foreign things which lie in wait for us in the south of Europe, the Latin civilization, the Catholic Church, the art of the centre, the endless end of Rome.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading There is no trace in all these amusing pages that he really felt the great foreign things which lie in wait for us in the south of Europe, the Latin civilization, the Catholic Church, the art of the centre, the endless end of Rome.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading DICKENS AND CHRISTMAS In the July of 1844 Dickens went on an Italian tour, which he afterwards summarized in the book called “Pictures from Italy.”
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading There is no trace in all these amusing pages that he really felt the great foreign things which lie in wait for us in the south of Europe, the Latin civilization, the Catholic Church, the art of the centre, the endless end of Rome.
civilizationnounUS /ˌsɪvəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
a society in an advanced state of social development (e.g., with complex legal and political and religious organizations)
From this reading There is no trace in all these amusing pages that he really felt the great foreign things which lie in wait for us in the south of Europe, the Latin civilization, the Catholic Church, the art of the centre, the endless end of Rome.
carefully weighed
From this reading They are, of course, very vivacious, but there is no great need to insist on them, considered as Italian sketches; there is no need whatever to worry about them as a phase of the mind of Dickens when he travelled out of England.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading They are, of course, very vivacious, but there is no great need to insist on them, considered as Italian sketches; there is no need whatever to worry about them as a phase of the mind of Dickens when he travelled out of England.
DICKENSnounUS /ˈdɪkənz/
a word used in exclamations of confusion
From this reading DICKENS AND CHRISTMAS In the July of 1844 Dickens went on an Italian tour, which he afterwards summarized in the book called “Pictures from Italy.”
Dickensland
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From this reading His travels are not travels in Italy, but travels in Dickensland.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading There is no trace in all these amusing pages that he really felt the great foreign things which lie in wait for us in the south of Europe, the Latin civilization, the Catholic Church, the art of the centre, the endless end of Rome.
endlessadjectiveUS /ˈendləs/
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading There is no trace in all these amusing pages that he really felt the great foreign things which lie in wait for us in the south of Europe, the Latin civilization, the Catholic Church, the art of the centre, the endless end of Rome.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading They are, of course, very vivacious, but there is no great need to insist on them, considered as Italian sketches; there is no need whatever to worry about them as a phase of the mind of Dickens when he travelled out of England.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading There is no trace in all these amusing pages that he really felt the great foreign things which lie in wait for us in the south of Europe, the Latin civilization, the Catholic Church, the art of the centre, the endless end of Rome.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading There is no trace in all these amusing pages that he really felt the great foreign things which lie in wait for us in the south of Europe, the Latin civilization, the Catholic Church, the art of the centre, the endless end of Rome.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There is no trace in all these amusing pages that he really felt the great foreign things which lie in wait for us in the south of Europe, the Latin civilization, the Catholic Church, the art of the centre, the endless end of Rome.
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading There is no trace in all these amusing pages that he really felt the great foreign things which lie in wait for us in the south of Europe, the Latin civilization, the Catholic Church, the art of the centre, the endless end of Rome.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading DICKENS AND CHRISTMAS In the July of 1844 Dickens went on an Italian tour, which he afterwards summarized in the book called “Pictures from Italy.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading They are, of course, very vivacious, but there is no great need to insist on them, considered as Italian sketches; there is no need whatever to worry about them as a phase of the mind of Dickens when he travelled out of England.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DICKENS AND CHRISTMAS In the July of 1844 Dickens went on an Italian tour, which he afterwards summarized in the book called “Pictures from Italy.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His travels are not travels in Italy, but travels in Dickensland.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DICKENS AND CHRISTMAS In the July of 1844 Dickens went on an Italian tour, which he afterwards summarized in the book called “Pictures from Italy.”
insistverbUS /ˌɪnˈsɪst/
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading They are, of course, very vivacious, but there is no great need to insist on them, considered as Italian sketches; there is no need whatever to worry about them as a phase of the mind of Dickens when he travelled out of England.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They are, of course, very vivacious, but there is no great need to insist on them, considered as Italian sketches; there is no need whatever to worry about them as a phase of the mind of Dickens when he travelled out of England.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading DICKENS AND CHRISTMAS In the July of 1844 Dickens went on an Italian tour, which he afterwards summarized in the book called “Pictures from Italy.”
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading DICKENS AND CHRISTMAS In the July of 1844 Dickens went on an Italian tour, which he afterwards summarized in the book called “Pictures from Italy.”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading DICKENS AND CHRISTMAS In the July of 1844 Dickens went on an Italian tour, which he afterwards summarized in the book called “Pictures from Italy.”
LatinadjectiveUS /ˈlætən/
of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language
From this reading There is no trace in all these amusing pages that he really felt the great foreign things which lie in wait for us in the south of Europe, the Latin civilization, the Catholic Church, the art of the centre, the endless end of Rome.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading There is no trace in all these amusing pages that he really felt the great foreign things which lie in wait for us in the south of Europe, the Latin civilization, the Catholic Church, the art of the centre, the endless end of Rome.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading They are, of course, very vivacious, but there is no great need to insist on them, considered as Italian sketches; there is no need whatever to worry about them as a phase of the mind of Dickens when he travelled out of England.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading They are, of course, very vivacious, but there is no great need to insist on them, considered as Italian sketches; there is no need whatever to worry about them as a phase of the mind of Dickens when he travelled out of England.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He never travelled out of England.
not any; not one
From this reading They are, of course, very vivacious, but there is no great need to insist on them, considered as Italian sketches; there is no need whatever to worry about them as a phase of the mind of Dickens when he travelled out of England.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His travels are not travels in Italy, but travels in Dickensland.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DICKENS AND CHRISTMAS In the July of 1844 Dickens went on an Italian tour, which he afterwards summarized in the book called “Pictures from Italy.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DICKENS AND CHRISTMAS In the July of 1844 Dickens went on an Italian tour, which he afterwards summarized in the book called “Pictures from Italy.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They are, of course, very vivacious, but there is no great need to insist on them, considered as Italian sketches; there is no need whatever to worry about them as a phase of the mind of Dickens when he travelled out of England.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading There is no trace in all these amusing pages that he really felt the great foreign things which lie in wait for us in the south of Europe, the Latin civilization, the Catholic Church, the art of the centre, the endless end of Rome.
phasenounUS /feɪz/
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading They are, of course, very vivacious, but there is no great need to insist on them, considered as Italian sketches; there is no need whatever to worry about them as a phase of the mind of Dickens when he travelled out of England.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading DICKENS AND CHRISTMAS In the July of 1844 Dickens went on an Italian tour, which he afterwards summarized in the book called “Pictures from Italy.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading There is no trace in all these amusing pages that he really felt the great foreign things which lie in wait for us in the south of Europe, the Latin civilization, the Catholic Church, the art of the centre, the endless end of Rome.
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 There is no trace in all these amusing pages that he really felt the great foreign things which lie in wait for us in the south of Europe, the Latin civilization, the Catholic Church, the art of the centre, the endless end of Rome.
sketchesnounUS /ˈsketʃəz/
plural of “sketch” — preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading They are, of course, very vivacious, but there is no great need to insist on them, considered as Italian sketches; there is no need whatever to worry about them as a phase of the mind of Dickens when he travelled out of England.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading There is no trace in all these amusing pages that he really felt the great foreign things which lie in wait for us in the south of Europe, the Latin civilization, the Catholic Church, the art of the centre, the endless end of Rome.
summarizedverbUS /ˈsʌməraɪzd/
past form of “summarize” — give a summary
From this reading DICKENS AND CHRISTMAS In the July of 1844 Dickens went on an Italian tour, which he afterwards summarized in the book called “Pictures from Italy.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is no trace in all these amusing pages that he really felt the great foreign things which lie in wait for us in the south of Europe, the Latin civilization, the Catholic Church, the art of the centre, the endless end of Rome.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DICKENS AND CHRISTMAS In the July of 1844 Dickens went on an Italian tour, which he afterwards summarized in the book called “Pictures from Italy.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They are, of course, very vivacious, but there is no great need to insist on them, considered as Italian sketches; there is no need whatever to worry about them as a phase of the mind of Dickens when he travelled out of England.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They are, of course, very vivacious, but there is no great need to insist on them, considered as Italian sketches; there is no need whatever to worry about them as a phase of the mind of Dickens when he travelled out of England.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading There is no trace in all these amusing pages that he really felt the great foreign things which lie in wait for us in the south of Europe, the Latin civilization, the Catholic Church, the art of the centre, the endless end of Rome.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are, of course, very vivacious, but there is no great need to insist on them, considered as Italian sketches; there is no need whatever to worry about them as a phase of the mind of Dickens when he travelled out of England.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading There is no trace in all these amusing pages that he really felt the great foreign things which lie in wait for us in the south of Europe, the Latin civilization, the Catholic Church, the art of the centre, the endless end of Rome.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They are, of course, very vivacious, but there is no great need to insist on them, considered as Italian sketches; there is no need whatever to worry about them as a phase of the mind of Dickens when he travelled out of England.
tournounUS /tʊr/
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading DICKENS AND CHRISTMAS In the July of 1844 Dickens went on an Italian tour, which he afterwards summarized in the book called “Pictures from Italy.”
a just detectable amount
From this reading There is no trace in all these amusing pages that he really felt the great foreign things which lie in wait for us in the south of Europe, the Latin civilization, the Catholic Church, the art of the centre, the endless end of Rome.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading They are, of course, very vivacious, but there is no great need to insist on them, considered as Italian sketches; there is no need whatever to worry about them as a phase of the mind of Dickens when he travelled out of England.
travelsnounUS /ˈtrævəlz/
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading His travels are not travels in Italy, but travels in Dickensland.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There is no trace in all these amusing pages that he really felt the great foreign things which lie in wait for us in the south of Europe, the Latin civilization, the Catholic Church, the art of the centre, the endless end of Rome.
precisely as stated
From this reading They are, of course, very vivacious, but there is no great need to insist on them, considered as Italian sketches; there is no need whatever to worry about them as a phase of the mind of Dickens when he travelled out of England.
vivaciousadjectiveUS /vəˈveɪʃəs/
vigorous and animated
From this reading They are, of course, very vivacious, but there is no great need to insist on them, considered as Italian sketches; there is no need whatever to worry about them as a phase of the mind of Dickens when he travelled out of England.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading There is no trace in all these amusing pages that he really felt the great foreign things which lie in wait for us in the south of Europe, the Latin civilization, the Catholic Church, the art of the centre, the endless end of Rome.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading DICKENS AND CHRISTMAS In the July of 1844 Dickens went on an Italian tour, which he afterwards summarized in the book called “Pictures from Italy.”
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading They are, of course, very vivacious, but there is no great need to insist on them, considered as Italian sketches; there is no need whatever to worry about them as a phase of the mind of Dickens when he travelled out of England.
at the time that
From this reading They are, of course, very vivacious, but there is no great need to insist on them, considered as Italian sketches; there is no need whatever to worry about them as a phase of the mind of Dickens when he travelled out of England.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading DICKENS AND CHRISTMAS In the July of 1844 Dickens went on an Italian tour, which he afterwards summarized in the book called “Pictures from Italy.”
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading They are, of course, very vivacious, but there is no great need to insist on them, considered as Italian sketches; there is no need whatever to worry about them as a phase of the mind of Dickens when he travelled out of England.
