used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The First Signpost In a hill town of Italy, close by the Tyrrhenian Sea, lives the boy, Giorgio Terni.
ambernounUS /ˈæmbər/
a deep yellow color
From this reading He is slight of build but hard-muscled and lithe, with dark wavy hair and amber eyes the color of a young fox's.
Amiata
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From this reading His town, Monticello Amiata, is named for nearby Mount Amiata.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He is slight of build but hard-muscled and lithe, with dark wavy hair and amber eyes the color of a young fox's.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But the countryside that dips down to the sea is known as the Maremma, or "marshy place."
a youthful male person
From this reading The First Signpost In a hill town of Italy, close by the Tyrrhenian Sea, lives the boy, Giorgio Terni.
bredverbUS /bred/
inflected form of “breed” — call forth
From this reading It was once wild and desolate, and it bred strong, earthy men who grappled their living from the wetlands.
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading He is slight of build but hard-muscled and lithe, with dark wavy hair and amber eyes the color of a young fox's.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He is slight of build but hard-muscled and lithe, with dark wavy hair and amber eyes the color of a young fox's.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The First Signpost In a hill town of Italy, close by the Tyrrhenian Sea, lives the boy, Giorgio Terni.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading The First Signpost In a hill town of Italy, close by the Tyrrhenian Sea, lives the boy, Giorgio Terni.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading He is slight of build but hard-muscled and lithe, with dark wavy hair and amber eyes the color of a young fox's.
countrysidenounUS /ˈkʌntrisaɪd/
rural regions
From this reading But the countryside that dips down to the sea is known as the Maremma, or "marshy place."
absence of light or illumination
From this reading He is slight of build but hard-muscled and lithe, with dark wavy hair and amber eyes the color of a young fox's.
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading It was once wild and desolate, and it bred strong, earthy men who grappled their living from the wetlands.
dipsnounUS /dɪps/
plural of “dip” — a depression in an otherwise level surface
From this reading But the countryside that dips down to the sea is known as the Maremma, or "marshy place."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading But the countryside that dips down to the sea is known as the Maremma, or "marshy place."
earthyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrθi/
conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
From this reading It was once wild and desolate, and it bred strong, earthy men who grappled their living from the wetlands.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He is slight of build but hard-muscled and lithe, with dark wavy hair and amber eyes the color of a young fox's.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The First Signpost In a hill town of Italy, close by the Tyrrhenian Sea, lives the boy, Giorgio Terni.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His town, Monticello Amiata, is named for nearby Mount Amiata.
fox'snounUS /ˈfɑːksəz/
possessive form of “fox” — alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs
From this reading He is slight of build but hard-muscled and lithe, with dark wavy hair and amber eyes the color of a young fox's.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was once wild and desolate, and it bred strong, earthy men who grappled their living from the wetlands.
Giorgio
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From this reading The First Signpost In a hill town of Italy, close by the Tyrrhenian Sea, lives the boy, Giorgio Terni.
grappledverbUS /ˈɡræpəld/
past form of “grapple” — succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available
From this reading It was once wild and desolate, and it bred strong, earthy men who grappled their living from the wetlands.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading He is slight of build but hard-muscled and lithe, with dark wavy hair and amber eyes the color of a young fox's.
hard-muscled
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From this reading He is slight of build but hard-muscled and lithe, with dark wavy hair and amber eyes the color of a young fox's.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is slight of build but hard-muscled and lithe, with dark wavy hair and amber eyes the color of a young fox's.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The First Signpost In a hill town of Italy, close by the Tyrrhenian Sea, lives the boy, Giorgio Terni.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His town, Monticello Amiata, is named for nearby Mount Amiata.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The First Signpost In a hill town of Italy, close by the Tyrrhenian Sea, lives the boy, Giorgio Terni.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is slight of build but hard-muscled and lithe, with dark wavy hair and amber eyes the color of a young fox's.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was once wild and desolate, and it bred strong, earthy men who grappled their living from the wetlands.
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 The First Signpost In a hill town of Italy, close by the Tyrrhenian Sea, lives the boy, Giorgio Terni.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading But the countryside that dips down to the sea is known as the Maremma, or "marshy place."
litheadjectiveUS /laɪð/
gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease
From this reading He is slight of build but hard-muscled and lithe, with dark wavy hair and amber eyes the color of a young fox's.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The First Signpost In a hill town of Italy, close by the Tyrrhenian Sea, lives the boy, Giorgio Terni.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading It was once wild and desolate, and it bred strong, earthy men who grappled their living from the wetlands.
Maremma
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From this reading But the countryside that dips down to the sea is known as the Maremma, or "marshy place."
marshyadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrʃi/
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading But the countryside that dips down to the sea is known as the Maremma, or "marshy place."
the force of workers available
From this reading It was once wild and desolate, and it bred strong, earthy men who grappled their living from the wetlands.
Monticello
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From this reading His town, Monticello Amiata, is named for nearby Mount Amiata.
attach to a support
From this reading His town, Monticello Amiata, is named for nearby Mount Amiata.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading His town, Monticello Amiata, is named for nearby Mount Amiata.
nearbyadjectiveUS /ˈnɪrˈbaɪ/
close at hand
From this reading His town, Monticello Amiata, is named for nearby Mount Amiata.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The First Signpost In a hill town of Italy, close by the Tyrrhenian Sea, lives the boy, Giorgio Terni.
on one occasion
From this reading It was once wild and desolate, and it bred strong, earthy men who grappled their living from the wetlands.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But the countryside that dips down to the sea is known as the Maremma, or "marshy place."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading But the countryside that dips down to the sea is known as the Maremma, or "marshy place."
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The First Signpost In a hill town of Italy, close by the Tyrrhenian Sea, lives the boy, Giorgio Terni.
SignpostnounUS /ˈsaɪnpoʊst/
a post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way
From this reading The First Signpost In a hill town of Italy, close by the Tyrrhenian Sea, lives the boy, Giorgio Terni.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading He is slight of build but hard-muscled and lithe, with dark wavy hair and amber eyes the color of a young fox's.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading It was once wild and desolate, and it bred strong, earthy men who grappled their living from the wetlands.
Terni
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From this reading The First Signpost In a hill town of Italy, close by the Tyrrhenian Sea, lives the boy, Giorgio Terni.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the countryside that dips down to the sea is known as the Maremma, or "marshy place."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The First Signpost In a hill town of Italy, close by the Tyrrhenian Sea, lives the boy, Giorgio Terni.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was once wild and desolate, and it bred strong, earthy men who grappled their living from the wetlands.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the countryside that dips down to the sea is known as the Maremma, or "marshy place."
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The First Signpost In a hill town of Italy, close by the Tyrrhenian Sea, lives the boy, Giorgio Terni.
Tyrrhenian
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From this reading The First Signpost In a hill town of Italy, close by the Tyrrhenian Sea, lives the boy, Giorgio Terni.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was once wild and desolate, and it bred strong, earthy men who grappled their living from the wetlands.
wavyadjectiveUS /ˈweɪvi/
(of hair) having waves
From this reading He is slight of build but hard-muscled and lithe, with dark wavy hair and amber eyes the color of a young fox's.
wetlandsnounUS /ˈwetlændz/
plural of “wetland” — a low area where the land is saturated with water
From this reading It was once wild and desolate, and it bred strong, earthy men who grappled their living from the wetlands.
which person or people
From this reading It was once wild and desolate, and it bred strong, earthy men who grappled their living from the wetlands.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading It was once wild and desolate, and it bred strong, earthy men who grappled their living from the wetlands.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He is slight of build but hard-muscled and lithe, with dark wavy hair and amber eyes the color of a young fox's.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He is slight of build but hard-muscled and lithe, with dark wavy hair and amber eyes the color of a young fox's.
