Chapter XI · Chapter 11

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

From this reading There are a million and a half of Italians in the United States, of whom nearly six hundred thousand reside in New York City--more than in Rome itself.

(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 Naples alone of all the cities of Italy has so large an Italian population; while Boston has one hundred thousand, Philadelphia one hundred thousand, San Francisco seventy thousand, New Orleans seventy thousand, Chicago sixty thousand, Denver twenty-five thousand, Pittsburg twenty-five thousand, Baltimore twenty thousand, and there are extensive colonies, often numbering as many as ten thousand, in several other cities.

Having no one else present.

From this reading Naples alone of all the cities of Italy has so large an Italian population; while Boston has one hundred thousand, Philadelphia one hundred thousand, San Francisco seventy thousand, New Orleans seventy thousand, Chicago sixty thousand, Denver twenty-five thousand, Pittsburg twenty-five thousand, Baltimore twenty thousand, and there are extensive colonies, often numbering as many as ten thousand, in several other cities.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading The north Italians are molto simpatici to the American character, and many of their national traits are singularly like our own, for they are honest, thrifty, industrious, law-abiding and good-natured.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Naples alone of all the cities of Italy has so large an Italian population; while Boston has one hundred thousand, Philadelphia one hundred thousand, San Francisco seventy thousand, New Orleans seventy thousand, Chicago sixty thousand, Denver twenty-five thousand, Pittsburg twenty-five thousand, Baltimore twenty thousand, and there are extensive colonies, often numbering as many as ten thousand, in several other cities.

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

From this reading There are a million and a half of Italians in the United States, of whom nearly six hundred thousand reside in New York City--more than in Rome itself.

(usually followed by “to”) naturally disposed toward

From this reading The Italians from the extreme south of the peninsula have fewer of these qualities, and are apt to be ignorant, lazy, destitute, and superstitious.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There are a million and a half of Italians in the United States, of whom nearly six hundred thousand reside in New York City--more than in Rome itself.

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

From this reading Naples alone of all the cities of Italy has so large an Italian population; while Boston has one hundred thousand, Philadelphia one hundred thousand, San Francisco seventy thousand, New Orleans seventy thousand, Chicago sixty thousand, Denver twenty-five thousand, Pittsburg twenty-five thousand, Baltimore twenty thousand, and there are extensive colonies, often numbering as many as ten thousand, in several other cities.

the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center

From this reading Naples alone of all the cities of Italy has so large an Italian population; while Boston has one hundred thousand, Philadelphia one hundred thousand, San Francisco seventy thousand, New Orleans seventy thousand, Chicago sixty thousand, Denver twenty-five thousand, Pittsburg twenty-five thousand, Baltimore twenty thousand, and there are extensive colonies, often numbering as many as ten thousand, in several other cities.

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

From this reading The Italians from the extreme south of the peninsula have fewer of these qualities, and are apt to be ignorant, lazy, destitute, and superstitious.

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

From this reading Naples alone of all the cities of Italy has so large an Italian population; while Boston has one hundred thousand, Philadelphia one hundred thousand, San Francisco seventy thousand, New Orleans seventy thousand, Chicago sixty thousand, Denver twenty-five thousand, Pittsburg twenty-five thousand, Baltimore twenty thousand, and there are extensive colonies, often numbering as many as ten thousand, in several other cities.

the two together, not just one

From this reading So vast a foreign-born population is bound to contain elements of both strength and weakness.

confined by bonds

From this reading So vast a foreign-born population is bound to contain elements of both strength and weakness.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading The north Italians are molto simpatici to the American character, and many of their national traits are singularly like our own, for they are honest, thrifty, industrious, law-abiding and good-natured.

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading Naples alone of all the cities of Italy has so large an Italian population; while Boston has one hundred thousand, Philadelphia one hundred thousand, San Francisco seventy thousand, New Orleans seventy thousand, Chicago sixty thousand, Denver twenty-five thousand, Pittsburg twenty-five thousand, Baltimore twenty thousand, and there are extensive colonies, often numbering as many as ten thousand, in several other cities.

plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading Naples alone of all the cities of Italy has so large an Italian population; while Boston has one hundred thousand, Philadelphia one hundred thousand, San Francisco seventy thousand, New Orleans seventy thousand, Chicago sixty thousand, Denver twenty-five thousand, Pittsburg twenty-five thousand, Baltimore twenty thousand, and there are extensive colonies, often numbering as many as ten thousand, in several other cities.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading There are a million and a half of Italians in the United States, of whom nearly six hundred thousand reside in New York City--more than in Rome itself.

plural of “colony” — a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government

From this reading Naples alone of all the cities of Italy has so large an Italian population; while Boston has one hundred thousand, Philadelphia one hundred thousand, San Francisco seventy thousand, New Orleans seventy thousand, Chicago sixty thousand, Denver twenty-five thousand, Pittsburg twenty-five thousand, Baltimore twenty thousand, and there are extensive colonies, often numbering as many as ten thousand, in several other cities.

include or contain; have as a component

From this reading So vast a foreign-born population is bound to contain elements of both strength and weakness.

the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river

From this reading Naples alone of all the cities of Italy has so large an Italian population; while Boston has one hundred thousand, Philadelphia one hundred thousand, San Francisco seventy thousand, New Orleans seventy thousand, Chicago sixty thousand, Denver twenty-five thousand, Pittsburg twenty-five thousand, Baltimore twenty thousand, and there are extensive colonies, often numbering as many as ten thousand, in several other cities.

poor enough to need help from others

From this reading The Italians from the extreme south of the peninsula have fewer of these qualities, and are apt to be ignorant, lazy, destitute, and superstitious.

violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)

From this reading So vast a foreign-born population is bound to contain elements of both strength and weakness.

large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity

From this reading Naples alone of all the cities of Italy has so large an Italian population; while Boston has one hundred thousand, Philadelphia one hundred thousand, San Francisco seventy thousand, New Orleans seventy thousand, Chicago sixty thousand, Denver twenty-five thousand, Pittsburg twenty-five thousand, Baltimore twenty thousand, and there are extensive colonies, often numbering as many as ten thousand, in several other cities.

of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

From this reading The Italians from the extreme south of the peninsula have fewer of these qualities, and are apt to be ignorant, lazy, destitute, and superstitious.

(comparative of “few” used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of

From this reading The Italians from the extreme south of the peninsula have fewer of these qualities, and are apt to be ignorant, lazy, destitute, and superstitious.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The north Italians are molto simpatici to the American character, and many of their national traits are singularly like our own, for they are honest, thrifty, industrious, law-abiding and good-natured.

of persons born in another area or country than that lived in

From this reading So vast a foreign-born population is bound to contain elements of both strength and weakness.

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From this reading Naples alone of all the cities of Italy has so large an Italian population; while Boston has one hundred thousand, Philadelphia one hundred thousand, San Francisco seventy thousand, New Orleans seventy thousand, Chicago sixty thousand, Denver twenty-five thousand, Pittsburg twenty-five thousand, Baltimore twenty thousand, and there are extensive colonies, often numbering as many as ten thousand, in several other cities.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The Italians from the extreme south of the peninsula have fewer of these qualities, and are apt to be ignorant, lazy, destitute, and superstitious.

having an easygoing and cheerful disposition

From this reading The north Italians are molto simpatici to the American character, and many of their national traits are singularly like our own, for they are honest, thrifty, industrious, law-abiding and good-natured.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading There are a million and a half of Italians in the United States, of whom nearly six hundred thousand reside in New York City--more than in Rome itself.

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

From this reading Naples alone of all the cities of Italy has so large an Italian population; while Boston has one hundred thousand, Philadelphia one hundred thousand, San Francisco seventy thousand, New Orleans seventy thousand, Chicago sixty thousand, Denver twenty-five thousand, Pittsburg twenty-five thousand, Baltimore twenty thousand, and there are extensive colonies, often numbering as many as ten thousand, in several other cities.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The Italians from the extreme south of the peninsula have fewer of these qualities, and are apt to be ignorant, lazy, destitute, and superstitious.

not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent

From this reading The north Italians are molto simpatici to the American character, and many of their national traits are singularly like our own, for they are honest, thrifty, industrious, law-abiding and good-natured.

ten 10s

From this reading There are a million and a half of Italians in the United States, of whom nearly six hundred thousand reside in New York City--more than in Rome itself.

uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication

From this reading The Italians from the extreme south of the peninsula have fewer of these qualities, and are apt to be ignorant, lazy, destitute, and superstitious.

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

From this reading There are a million and a half of Italians in the United States, of whom nearly six hundred thousand reside in New York City--more than in Rome itself.

characterized by hard work and perseverance

From this reading The north Italians are molto simpatici to the American character, and many of their national traits are singularly like our own, for they are honest, thrifty, industrious, law-abiding and good-natured.

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

From this reading So vast a foreign-born population is bound to contain elements of both strength and weakness.

a native or inhabitant of Italy

From this reading Naples alone of all the cities of Italy has so large an Italian population; while Boston has one hundred thousand, Philadelphia one hundred thousand, San Francisco seventy thousand, New Orleans seventy thousand, Chicago sixty thousand, Denver twenty-five thousand, Pittsburg twenty-five thousand, Baltimore twenty thousand, and there are extensive colonies, often numbering as many as ten thousand, in several other cities.

plural of “italian” — a native or inhabitant of Italy

From this reading There are a million and a half of Italians in the United States, of whom nearly six hundred thousand reside in New York City--more than in Rome itself.

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 Naples alone of all the cities of Italy has so large an Italian population; while Boston has one hundred thousand, Philadelphia one hundred thousand, San Francisco seventy thousand, New Orleans seventy thousand, Chicago sixty thousand, Denver twenty-five thousand, Pittsburg twenty-five thousand, Baltimore twenty thousand, and there are extensive colonies, often numbering as many as ten thousand, in several other cities.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading There are a million and a half of Italians in the United States, of whom nearly six hundred thousand reside in New York City--more than in Rome itself.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Naples alone of all the cities of Italy has so large an Italian population; while Boston has one hundred thousand, Philadelphia one hundred thousand, San Francisco seventy thousand, New Orleans seventy thousand, Chicago sixty thousand, Denver twenty-five thousand, Pittsburg twenty-five thousand, Baltimore twenty thousand, and there are extensive colonies, often numbering as many as ten thousand, in several other cities.

(of individuals) adhering strictly to laws and rules and customs

From this reading The north Italians are molto simpatici to the American character, and many of their national traits are singularly like our own, for they are honest, thrifty, industrious, law-abiding and good-natured.

moving slowly and gently

From this reading The Italians from the extreme south of the peninsula have fewer of these qualities, and are apt to be ignorant, lazy, destitute, and superstitious.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading The north Italians are molto simpatici to the American character, and many of their national traits are singularly like our own, for they are honest, thrifty, industrious, law-abiding and good-natured.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Naples alone of all the cities of Italy has so large an Italian population; while Boston has one hundred thousand, Philadelphia one hundred thousand, San Francisco seventy thousand, New Orleans seventy thousand, Chicago sixty thousand, Denver twenty-five thousand, Pittsburg twenty-five thousand, Baltimore twenty thousand, and there are extensive colonies, often numbering as many as ten thousand, in several other cities.

the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros

From this reading There are a million and a half of Italians in the United States, of whom nearly six hundred thousand reside in New York City--more than in Rome itself.

much

From this reading The north Italians are molto simpatici to the American character, and many of their national traits are singularly like our own, for they are honest, thrifty, industrious, law-abiding and good-natured.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading There are a million and a half of Italians in the United States, of whom nearly six hundred thousand reside in New York City--more than in Rome itself.

a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region

From this reading Naples alone of all the cities of Italy has so large an Italian population; while Boston has one hundred thousand, Philadelphia one hundred thousand, San Francisco seventy thousand, New Orleans seventy thousand, Chicago sixty thousand, Denver twenty-five thousand, Pittsburg twenty-five thousand, Baltimore twenty thousand, and there are extensive colonies, often numbering as many as ten thousand, in several other cities.

of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country

From this reading The north Italians are molto simpatici to the American character, and many of their national traits are singularly like our own, for they are honest, thrifty, industrious, law-abiding and good-natured.

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

From this reading There are a million and a half of Italians in the United States, of whom nearly six hundred thousand reside in New York City--more than in Rome itself.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading There are a million and a half of Italians in the United States, of whom nearly six hundred thousand reside in New York City--more than in Rome itself.

the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The north Italians are molto simpatici to the American character, and many of their national traits are singularly like our own, for they are honest, thrifty, industrious, law-abiding and good-natured.

a numbered list

From this reading Naples alone of all the cities of Italy has so large an Italian population; while Boston has one hundred thousand, Philadelphia one hundred thousand, San Francisco seventy thousand, New Orleans seventy thousand, Chicago sixty thousand, Denver twenty-five thousand, Pittsburg twenty-five thousand, Baltimore twenty thousand, and there are extensive colonies, often numbering as many as ten thousand, in several other cities.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There are a million and a half of Italians in the United States, of whom nearly six hundred thousand reside in New York City--more than in Rome itself.

many times at short intervals

From this reading Naples alone of all the cities of Italy has so large an Italian population; while Boston has one hundred thousand, Philadelphia one hundred thousand, San Francisco seventy thousand, New Orleans seventy thousand, Chicago sixty thousand, Denver twenty-five thousand, Pittsburg twenty-five thousand, Baltimore twenty thousand, and there are extensive colonies, often numbering as many as ten thousand, in several other cities.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Naples alone of all the cities of Italy has so large an Italian population; while Boston has one hundred thousand, Philadelphia one hundred thousand, San Francisco seventy thousand, New Orleans seventy thousand, Chicago sixty thousand, Denver twenty-five thousand, Pittsburg twenty-five thousand, Baltimore twenty thousand, and there are extensive colonies, often numbering as many as ten thousand, in several other cities.

a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)

From this reading Naples alone of all the cities of Italy has so large an Italian population; while Boston has one hundred thousand, Philadelphia one hundred thousand, San Francisco seventy thousand, New Orleans seventy thousand, Chicago sixty thousand, Denver twenty-five thousand, Pittsburg twenty-five thousand, Baltimore twenty thousand, and there are extensive colonies, often numbering as many as ten thousand, in several other cities.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Naples alone of all the cities of Italy has so large an Italian population; while Boston has one hundred thousand, Philadelphia one hundred thousand, San Francisco seventy thousand, New Orleans seventy thousand, Chicago sixty thousand, Denver twenty-five thousand, Pittsburg twenty-five thousand, Baltimore twenty thousand, and there are extensive colonies, often numbering as many as ten thousand, in several other cities.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading The north Italians are molto simpatici to the American character, and many of their national traits are singularly like our own, for they are honest, thrifty, industrious, law-abiding and good-natured.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading The north Italians are molto simpatici to the American character, and many of their national traits are singularly like our own, for they are honest, thrifty, industrious, law-abiding and good-natured.

a large mass of land projecting into a body of water

From this reading The Italians from the extreme south of the peninsula have fewer of these qualities, and are apt to be ignorant, lazy, destitute, and superstitious.

the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania

From this reading Naples alone of all the cities of Italy has so large an Italian population; while Boston has one hundred thousand, Philadelphia one hundred thousand, San Francisco seventy thousand, New Orleans seventy thousand, Chicago sixty thousand, Denver twenty-five thousand, Pittsburg twenty-five thousand, Baltimore twenty thousand, and there are extensive colonies, often numbering as many as ten thousand, in several other cities.

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From this reading Naples alone of all the cities of Italy has so large an Italian population; while Boston has one hundred thousand, Philadelphia one hundred thousand, San Francisco seventy thousand, New Orleans seventy thousand, Chicago sixty thousand, Denver twenty-five thousand, Pittsburg twenty-five thousand, Baltimore twenty thousand, and there are extensive colonies, often numbering as many as ten thousand, in several other cities.

the people who inhabit a territory or state

From this reading Naples alone of all the cities of Italy has so large an Italian population; while Boston has one hundred thousand, Philadelphia one hundred thousand, San Francisco seventy thousand, New Orleans seventy thousand, Chicago sixty thousand, Denver twenty-five thousand, Pittsburg twenty-five thousand, Baltimore twenty thousand, and there are extensive colonies, often numbering as many as ten thousand, in several other cities.

plural of “quality” — an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

From this reading The Italians from the extreme south of the peninsula have fewer of these qualities, and are apt to be ignorant, lazy, destitute, and superstitious.

make one's home in a particular place or community

From this reading There are a million and a half of Italians in the United States, of whom nearly six hundred thousand reside in New York City--more than in Rome itself.

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 are a million and a half of Italians in the United States, of whom nearly six hundred thousand reside in New York City--more than in Rome itself.

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From this reading Naples alone of all the cities of Italy has so large an Italian population; while Boston has one hundred thousand, Philadelphia one hundred thousand, San Francisco seventy thousand, New Orleans seventy thousand, Chicago sixty thousand, Denver twenty-five thousand, Pittsburg twenty-five thousand, Baltimore twenty thousand, and there are extensive colonies, often numbering as many as ten thousand, in several other cities.

being ten more than sixty

From this reading Naples alone of all the cities of Italy has so large an Italian population; while Boston has one hundred thousand, Philadelphia one hundred thousand, San Francisco seventy thousand, New Orleans seventy thousand, Chicago sixty thousand, Denver twenty-five thousand, Pittsburg twenty-five thousand, Baltimore twenty thousand, and there are extensive colonies, often numbering as many as ten thousand, in several other cities.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading Naples alone of all the cities of Italy has so large an Italian population; while Boston has one hundred thousand, Philadelphia one hundred thousand, San Francisco seventy thousand, New Orleans seventy thousand, Chicago sixty thousand, Denver twenty-five thousand, Pittsburg twenty-five thousand, Baltimore twenty thousand, and there are extensive colonies, often numbering as many as ten thousand, in several other cities.

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From this reading The north Italians are molto simpatici to the American character, and many of their national traits are singularly like our own, for they are honest, thrifty, industrious, law-abiding and good-natured.

in a singular manner or to a singular degree

From this reading The north Italians are molto simpatici to the American character, and many of their national traits are singularly like our own, for they are honest, thrifty, industrious, law-abiding and good-natured.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading There are a million and a half of Italians in the United States, of whom nearly six hundred thousand reside in New York City--more than in Rome itself.

being ten more than fifty

From this reading Naples alone of all the cities of Italy has so large an Italian population; while Boston has one hundred thousand, Philadelphia one hundred thousand, San Francisco seventy thousand, New Orleans seventy thousand, Chicago sixty thousand, Denver twenty-five thousand, Pittsburg twenty-five thousand, Baltimore twenty thousand, and there are extensive colonies, often numbering as many as ten thousand, in several other cities.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Naples alone of all the cities of Italy has so large an Italian population; while Boston has one hundred thousand, Philadelphia one hundred thousand, San Francisco seventy thousand, New Orleans seventy thousand, Chicago sixty thousand, Denver twenty-five thousand, Pittsburg twenty-five thousand, Baltimore twenty thousand, and there are extensive colonies, often numbering as many as ten thousand, in several other cities.

the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The Italians from the extreme south of the peninsula have fewer of these qualities, and are apt to be ignorant, lazy, destitute, and superstitious.

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading There are a million and a half of Italians in the United States, of whom nearly six hundred thousand reside in New York City--more than in Rome itself.

the property of being physically or mentally strong

From this reading So vast a foreign-born population is bound to contain elements of both strength and weakness.

showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance

From this reading The Italians from the extreme south of the peninsula have fewer of these qualities, and are apt to be ignorant, lazy, destitute, and superstitious.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading Naples alone of all the cities of Italy has so large an Italian population; while Boston has one hundred thousand, Philadelphia one hundred thousand, San Francisco seventy thousand, New Orleans seventy thousand, Chicago sixty thousand, Denver twenty-five thousand, Pittsburg twenty-five thousand, Baltimore twenty thousand, and there are extensive colonies, often numbering as many as ten thousand, in several other cities.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading There are a million and a half of Italians in the United States, of whom nearly six hundred thousand reside in New York City--more than in Rome itself.

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

From this reading There are a million and a half of Italians in the United States, of whom nearly six hundred thousand reside in New York City--more than in Rome itself.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The north Italians are molto simpatici to the American character, and many of their national traits are singularly like our own, for they are honest, thrifty, industrious, law-abiding and good-natured.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There are a million and a half of Italians in the United States, of whom nearly six hundred thousand reside in New York City--more than in Rome itself.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading The Italians from the extreme south of the peninsula have fewer of these qualities, and are apt to be ignorant, lazy, destitute, and superstitious.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The north Italians are molto simpatici to the American character, and many of their national traits are singularly like our own, for they are honest, thrifty, industrious, law-abiding and good-natured.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading There are a million and a half of Italians in the United States, of whom nearly six hundred thousand reside in New York City--more than in Rome itself.

careful and diligent in the use of resources

From this reading The north Italians are molto simpatici to the American character, and many of their national traits are singularly like our own, for they are honest, thrifty, industrious, law-abiding and good-natured.

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

From this reading So vast a foreign-born population is bound to contain elements of both strength and weakness.

plural of “trait” — a distinguishing feature of your personal nature

From this reading The north Italians are molto simpatici to the American character, and many of their national traits are singularly like our own, for they are honest, thrifty, industrious, law-abiding and good-natured.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading Naples alone of all the cities of Italy has so large an Italian population; while Boston has one hundred thousand, Philadelphia one hundred thousand, San Francisco seventy thousand, New Orleans seventy thousand, Chicago sixty thousand, Denver twenty-five thousand, Pittsburg twenty-five thousand, Baltimore twenty thousand, and there are extensive colonies, often numbering as many as ten thousand, in several other cities.

being five more than twenty

From this reading Naples alone of all the cities of Italy has so large an Italian population; while Boston has one hundred thousand, Philadelphia one hundred thousand, San Francisco seventy thousand, New Orleans seventy thousand, Chicago sixty thousand, Denver twenty-five thousand, Pittsburg twenty-five thousand, Baltimore twenty thousand, and there are extensive colonies, often numbering as many as ten thousand, in several other cities.

characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity

From this reading There are a million and a half of Italians in the United States, of whom nearly six hundred thousand reside in New York City--more than in Rome itself.

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

From this reading So vast a foreign-born population is bound to contain elements of both strength and weakness.

a flaw or weak point

From this reading So vast a foreign-born population is bound to contain elements of both strength and weakness.

during the time that

From this reading Naples alone of all the cities of Italy has so large an Italian population; while Boston has one hundred thousand, Philadelphia one hundred thousand, San Francisco seventy thousand, New Orleans seventy thousand, Chicago sixty thousand, Denver twenty-five thousand, Pittsburg twenty-five thousand, Baltimore twenty thousand, and there are extensive colonies, often numbering as many as ten thousand, in several other cities.

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

From this reading There are a million and a half of Italians in the United States, of whom nearly six hundred thousand reside in New York City--more than in Rome itself.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading There are a million and a half of Italians in the United States, of whom nearly six hundred thousand reside in New York City--more than in Rome itself.