used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Buyer of Ox Skins It was on the day Giorgio returned to Siena that Farfalla was sold again.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He was not even thinking about horses.
anew
From this reading A Buyer of Ox Skins It was on the day Giorgio returned to Siena that Farfalla was sold again.
(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 As he drove along in his shiny new Fiat, he was sorting skins in his mind--all sizes, all qualities.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading As he drove along in his shiny new Fiat, he was sorting skins in his mind--all sizes, all qualities.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he drove along in his shiny new Fiat, he was sorting skins in his mind--all sizes, all qualities.
big-framed
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From this reading He was a big-framed, bushy-browed man with a shock of white hair.
bushy-browed
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From this reading He was a big-framed, bushy-browed man with a shock of white hair.
Busisi
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From this reading A buyer of ox skins, Signor Busisi by name, was making one of his regular trips to the Maremma.
BuyernounUS /ˈbaɪər/
a person who buys
From this reading A Buyer of Ox Skins It was on the day Giorgio returned to Siena that Farfalla was sold again.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A buyer of ox skins, Signor Busisi by name, was making one of his regular trips to the Maremma.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A Buyer of Ox Skins It was on the day Giorgio returned to Siena that Farfalla was sold again.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading As he drove along in his shiny new Fiat, he was sorting skins in his mind--all sizes, all qualities.
divisible by two
From this reading He was not even thinking about horses.
Farfalla
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From this reading A Buyer of Ox Skins It was on the day Giorgio returned to Siena that Farfalla was sold again.
FiatnounUS /ˈfaɪæt/
a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
From this reading As he drove along in his shiny new Fiat, he was sorting skins in his mind--all sizes, all qualities.
Giorgio
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From this reading A Buyer of Ox Skins It was on the day Giorgio returned to Siena that Farfalla was sold again.
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 was a big-framed, bushy-browed man with a shock of white hair.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was a big-framed, bushy-browed man with a shock of white hair.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A buyer of ox skins, Signor Busisi by name, was making one of his regular trips to the Maremma.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading He was not even thinking about horses.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As he drove along in his shiny new Fiat, he was sorting skins in his mind--all sizes, all qualities.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A Buyer of Ox Skins It was on the day Giorgio returned to Siena that Farfalla was sold again.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading A buyer of ox skins, Signor Busisi by name, was making one of his regular trips to the Maremma.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was a big-framed, bushy-browed man with a shock of white hair.
Maremma
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From this reading A buyer of ox skins, Signor Busisi by name, was making one of his regular trips to the Maremma.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading As he drove along in his shiny new Fiat, he was sorting skins in his mind--all sizes, all qualities.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A buyer of ox skins, Signor Busisi by name, was making one of his regular trips to the Maremma.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading As he drove along in his shiny new Fiat, he was sorting skins in his mind--all sizes, all qualities.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not even thinking about horses.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Buyer of Ox Skins It was on the day Giorgio returned to Siena that Farfalla was sold again.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A Buyer of Ox Skins It was on the day Giorgio returned to Siena that Farfalla was sold again.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A buyer of ox skins, Signor Busisi by name, was making one of his regular trips to the Maremma.
OxnounUS /ɑːks/
an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus
From this reading A Buyer of Ox Skins It was on the day Giorgio returned to Siena that Farfalla was sold again.
plural of “quality” — an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
From this reading As he drove along in his shiny new Fiat, he was sorting skins in his mind--all sizes, all qualities.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading A buyer of ox skins, Signor Busisi by name, was making one of his regular trips to the Maremma.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading A Buyer of Ox Skins It was on the day Giorgio returned to Siena that Farfalla was sold again.
shinyadjectiveUS /ˈʃaɪni/
reflecting light
From this reading As he drove along in his shiny new Fiat, he was sorting skins in his mind--all sizes, all qualities.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading He was a big-framed, bushy-browed man with a shock of white hair.
Siena
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From this reading A Buyer of Ox Skins It was on the day Giorgio returned to Siena that Farfalla was sold again.
SignornounUS /ˈsiːnjɔːr/
used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately
From this reading A buyer of ox skins, Signor Busisi by name, was making one of his regular trips to the Maremma.
sizesnounUS /ˈsaɪzəz/
plural of “size” — the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading As he drove along in his shiny new Fiat, he was sorting skins in his mind--all sizes, all qualities.
SkinsnounUS /skɪnz/
plural of “skin” — a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading A Buyer of Ox Skins It was on the day Giorgio returned to Siena that Farfalla was sold again.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading A Buyer of Ox Skins It was on the day Giorgio returned to Siena that Farfalla was sold again.
sortingnounUS /ˈsɔːrtɪŋ/
an operation that segregates items into groups according to a specified criterion
From this reading As he drove along in his shiny new Fiat, he was sorting skins in his mind--all sizes, all qualities.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A Buyer of Ox Skins It was on the day Giorgio returned to Siena that Farfalla was sold again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Buyer of Ox Skins It was on the day Giorgio returned to Siena that Farfalla was sold again.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading He was not even thinking about horses.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Buyer of Ox Skins It was on the day Giorgio returned to Siena that Farfalla was sold again.
tripsnounUS /trɪps/
plural of “trip” — a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading A buyer of ox skins, Signor Busisi by name, was making one of his regular trips to the Maremma.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Buyer of Ox Skins It was on the day Giorgio returned to Siena that Farfalla was sold again.
a Caucasian
From this reading He was a big-framed, bushy-browed man with a shock of white hair.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was a big-framed, bushy-browed man with a shock of white hair.
