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Chapter XIII
That was where Cæsar would have built himself a house, had he had the idea of living retired. The dry, hard landscape was the kind he liked. The mornings were wonderful, the blue sky radiant, the air limpid and thin. The twilight had an extraordinary enchantment. All that vast extent of land, the mountains, the hills of the Casa de Campo, the cypresses of the cemetery, were bathed in a violet light.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “All that vast extent of land, the mountains, the hills of the Casa de Campo, the cypresses of the cemetery, were bathed in a violet light.”
a magic spell or the state caused by one
From this reading “The twilight had an extraordinary enchantment.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “That was where Cæsar would have built himself a house, had he had the idea of living retired.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “That was where Cæsar would have built himself a house, had he had the idea of living retired.”
shining brightly
From this reading “The mornings were wonderful, the blue sky radiant, the air limpid and thin.”
went away to a private place
From this reading “That was where Cæsar would have built himself a house, had he had the idea of living retired.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “The mornings were wonderful, the blue sky radiant, the air limpid and thin.”
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading “The twilight had an extraordinary enchantment.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “The mornings were wonderful, the blue sky radiant, the air limpid and thin.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “That was where Cæsar would have built himself a house, had he had the idea of living retired.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That was where Cæsar would have built himself a house, had he had the idea of living retired.
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From this reading The mornings were wonderful, the blue sky radiant, the air limpid and thin.
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From this reading All that vast extent of land, the mountains, the hills of the Casa de Campo, the cypresses of the cemetery, were bathed in a violet light.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The twilight had an extraordinary enchantment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The mornings were wonderful, the blue sky radiant, the air limpid and thin.
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From this reading All that vast extent of land, the mountains, the hills of the Casa de Campo, the cypresses of the cemetery, were bathed in a violet light.
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From this reading The mornings were wonderful, the blue sky radiant, the air limpid and thin.
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From this reading That was where Cæsar would have built himself a house, had he had the idea of living retired.
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From this reading All that vast extent of land, the mountains, the hills of the Casa de Campo, the cypresses of the cemetery, were bathed in a violet light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All that vast extent of land, the mountains, the hills of the Casa de Campo, the cypresses of the cemetery, were bathed in a violet light.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All that vast extent of land, the mountains, the hills of the Casa de Campo, the cypresses of the cemetery, were bathed in a violet light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All that vast extent of land, the mountains, the hills of the Casa de Campo, the cypresses of the cemetery, were bathed in a violet light.
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From this reading That was where Cæsar would have built himself a house, had he had the idea of living retired.
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From this reading All that vast extent of land, the mountains, the hills of the Casa de Campo, the cypresses of the cemetery, were bathed in a violet light.
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From this reading The dry, hard landscape was the kind he liked.
a magic spell or the state caused by one
From this reading The twilight had an extraordinary enchantment.
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From this reading All that vast extent of land, the mountains, the hills of the Casa de Campo, the cypresses of the cemetery, were bathed in a violet light.
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From this reading The twilight had an extraordinary enchantment.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That was where Cæsar would have built himself a house, had he had the idea of living retired.
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From this reading The dry, hard landscape was the kind he liked.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That was where Cæsar would have built himself a house, had he had the idea of living retired.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That was where Cæsar would have built himself a house, had he had the idea of living retired.
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From this reading All that vast extent of land, the mountains, the hills of the Casa de Campo, the cypresses of the cemetery, were bathed in a violet light.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading That was where Cæsar would have built himself a house, had he had the idea of living retired.
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From this reading That was where Cæsar would have built himself a house, had he had the idea of living retired.
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From this reading That was where Cæsar would have built himself a house, had he had the idea of living retired.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All that vast extent of land, the mountains, the hills of the Casa de Campo, the cypresses of the cemetery, were bathed in a violet light.
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From this reading The dry, hard landscape was the kind he liked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All that vast extent of land, the mountains, the hills of the Casa de Campo, the cypresses of the cemetery, were bathed in a violet light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dry, hard landscape was the kind he liked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All that vast extent of land, the mountains, the hills of the Casa de Campo, the cypresses of the cemetery, were bathed in a violet light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dry, hard landscape was the kind he liked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mornings were wonderful, the blue sky radiant, the air limpid and thin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That was where Cæsar would have built himself a house, had he had the idea of living retired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The mornings were wonderful, the blue sky radiant, the air limpid and thin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All that vast extent of land, the mountains, the hills of the Casa de Campo, the cypresses of the cemetery, were bathed in a violet light.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That was where Cæsar would have built himself a house, had he had the idea of living retired.
shining brightly
From this reading The mornings were wonderful, the blue sky radiant, the air limpid and thin.
went away to a private place
From this reading That was where Cæsar would have built himself a house, had he had the idea of living retired.
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From this reading The mornings were wonderful, the blue sky radiant, the air limpid and thin.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was where Cæsar would have built himself a house, had he had the idea of living retired.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That was where Cæsar would have built himself a house, had he had the idea of living retired.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The mornings were wonderful, the blue sky radiant, the air limpid and thin.
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading The twilight had an extraordinary enchantment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All that vast extent of land, the mountains, the hills of the Casa de Campo, the cypresses of the cemetery, were bathed in a violet light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All that vast extent of land, the mountains, the hills of the Casa de Campo, the cypresses of the cemetery, were bathed in a violet light.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was where Cæsar would have built himself a house, had he had the idea of living retired.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The mornings were wonderful, the blue sky radiant, the air limpid and thin.
in or at the place that
From this reading That was where Cæsar would have built himself a house, had he had the idea of living retired.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The mornings were wonderful, the blue sky radiant, the air limpid and thin.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That was where Cæsar would have built himself a house, had he had the idea of living retired.
