Chapter XII

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

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

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

From this reading The time for quitting Florence having arrived, I wrote to ask an audience of leave of the royal family.

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

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

react verbally

From this reading The answer was favourable, the grand duke naming the following morning at the Pitti, and the grand duchess an hour a little later at the Poggio Imperiale, a palace just without the walls, and in the immediate vicinity of St. Illario.

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From this reading I was shown into an ante-chamber, where I was desired to take a seat.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading The time for quitting Florence having arrived, I wrote to ask an audience of leave of the royal family.

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading The time for quitting Florence having arrived, I wrote to ask an audience of leave of the royal family.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The answer was favourable, the grand duke naming the following morning at the Pitti, and the grand duchess an hour a little later at the Poggio Imperiale, a palace just without the walls, and in the immediate vicinity of St. Illario.

a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg

From this reading Ten was the hour at which I presented myself at the Pitti, in an ordinary morning-dress, wearing shoes instead of boots.

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From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

assets available for use in the production of further assets

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

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From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

connected with or engaged in or sponsored by or used in commerce or commercial enterprises

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

wanted intensely

From this reading I was shown into an ante-chamber, where I was desired to take a seat.

the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right

From this reading The answer was favourable, the grand duke naming the following morning at the Pitti, and the grand duchess an hour a little later at the Poggio Imperiale, a palace just without the walls, and in the immediate vicinity of St. Illario.

a British peer of the highest rank

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

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From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

a social unit living together

From this reading The time for quitting Florence having arrived, I wrote to ask an audience of leave of the royal family.

encouraging or approving or pleasing

From this reading The answer was favourable, the grand duke naming the following morning at the Pitti, and the grand duchess an hour a little later at the Poggio Imperiale, a palace just without the walls, and in the immediate vicinity of St. Illario.

a fast narrow sailing ship of the Mediterranean

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

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From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries

From this reading The time for quitting Florence having arrived, I wrote to ask an audience of leave of the royal family.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading The answer was favourable, the grand duke naming the following morning at the Pitti, and the grand duchess an hour a little later at the Poggio Imperiale, a palace just without the walls, and in the immediate vicinity of St. Illario.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

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From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

a native or resident of Genoa

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading The time for quitting Florence having arrived, I wrote to ask an audience of leave of the royal family.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading The answer was favourable, the grand duke naming the following morning at the Pitti, and the grand duchess an hour a little later at the Poggio Imperiale, a palace just without the walls, and in the immediate vicinity of St. Illario.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading The time for quitting Florence having arrived, I wrote to ask an audience of leave of the royal family.

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From this reading The answer was favourable, the grand duke naming the following morning at the Pitti, and the grand duchess an hour a little later at the Poggio Imperiale, a palace just without the walls, and in the immediate vicinity of St. Illario.

of the present time and place

From this reading The answer was favourable, the grand duke naming the following morning at the Pitti, and the grand duchess an hour a little later at the Poggio Imperiale, a palace just without the walls, and in the immediate vicinity of St. Illario.

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From this reading The answer was favourable, the grand duke naming the following morning at the Pitti, and the grand duchess an hour a little later at the Poggio Imperiale, a palace just without the walls, and in the immediate vicinity of St. Illario.

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

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading Ten was the hour at which I presented myself at the Pitti, in an ordinary morning-dress, wearing shoes instead of boots.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading I was shown into an ante-chamber, where I was desired to take a seat.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

and nothing more

From this reading The answer was favourable, the grand duke naming the following morning at the Pitti, and the grand duchess an hour a little later at the Poggio Imperiale, a palace just without the walls, and in the immediate vicinity of St. Illario.

happening at a time subsequent to a reference time

From this reading The answer was favourable, the grand duke naming the following morning at the Pitti, and the grand duchess an hour a little later at the Poggio Imperiale, a palace just without the walls, and in the immediate vicinity of St. Illario.

go away from a place

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading The answer was favourable, the grand duke naming the following morning at the Pitti, and the grand duchess an hour a little later at the Poggio Imperiale, a palace just without the walls, and in the immediate vicinity of St. Illario.

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

plural of “marsh” — low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

the largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading The answer was favourable, the grand duke naming the following morning at the Pitti, and the grand duchess an hour a little later at the Poggio Imperiale, a palace just without the walls, and in the immediate vicinity of St. Illario.

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From this reading Ten was the hour at which I presented myself at the Pitti, in an ordinary morning-dress, wearing shoes instead of boots.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading Ten was the hour at which I presented myself at the Pitti, in an ordinary morning-dress, wearing shoes instead of boots.

the verbal act of naming

From this reading The answer was favourable, the grand duke naming the following morning at the Pitti, and the grand duchess an hour a little later at the Poggio Imperiale, a palace just without the walls, and in the immediate vicinity of St. Illario.

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

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

a judge of a probate court

From this reading Ten was the hour at which I presented myself at the Pitti, in an ordinary morning-dress, wearing shoes instead of boots.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading The answer was favourable, the grand duke naming the following morning at the Pitti, and the grand duchess an hour a little later at the Poggio Imperiale, a palace just without the walls, and in the immediate vicinity of St. Illario.

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From this reading The answer was favourable, the grand duke naming the following morning at the Pitti, and the grand duchess an hour a little later at the Poggio Imperiale, a palace just without the walls, and in the immediate vicinity of St. Illario.

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From this reading The answer was favourable, the grand duke naming the following morning at the Pitti, and the grand duchess an hour a little later at the Poggio Imperiale, a palace just without the walls, and in the immediate vicinity of St. Illario.

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From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

port city in northwest Portugal; noted for port wine

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Ten was the hour at which I presented myself at the Pitti, in an ordinary morning-dress, wearing shoes instead of boots.

enforced isolation of patients suffering from a contagious disease in order to prevent the spread of disease

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

inflected form of “quit” — put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading The time for quitting Florence having arrived, I wrote to ask an audience of leave of the royal family.

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading The time for quitting Florence having arrived, I wrote to ask an audience of leave of the royal family.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading I was shown into an ante-chamber, where I was desired to take a seat.

a particular situation

From this reading Ten was the hour at which I presented myself at the Pitti, in an ordinary morning-dress, wearing shoes instead of boots.

inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading I was shown into an ante-chamber, where I was desired to take a seat.

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From this reading The answer was favourable, the grand duke naming the following morning at the Pitti, and the grand duchess an hour a little later at the Poggio Imperiale, a palace just without the walls, and in the immediate vicinity of St. Illario.

statues collectively

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

carry out

From this reading I was shown into an ante-chamber, where I was desired to take a seat.

large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement)

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

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

From this reading Ten was the hour at which I presented myself at the Pitti, in an ordinary morning-dress, wearing shoes instead of boots.

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

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading The time for quitting Florence having arrived, I wrote to ask an audience of leave of the royal family.

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

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

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From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

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From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading The answer was favourable, the grand duke naming the following morning at the Pitti, and the grand duchess an hour a little later at the Poggio Imperiale, a palace just without the walls, and in the immediate vicinity of St. Illario.

an act of traveling by water

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading The answer was favourable, the grand duke naming the following morning at the Pitti, and the grand duchess an hour a little later at the Poggio Imperiale, a palace just without the walls, and in the immediate vicinity of St. Illario.

a storehouse for goods and merchandise

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

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

From this reading The answer was favourable, the grand duke naming the following morning at the Pitti, and the grand duchess an hour a little later at the Poggio Imperiale, a palace just without the walls, and in the immediate vicinity of St. Illario.

(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)

From this reading Ten was the hour at which I presented myself at the Pitti, in an ordinary morning-dress, wearing shoes instead of boots.

in or at the place that

From this reading I was shown into an ante-chamber, where I was desired to take a seat.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Ten was the hour at which I presented myself at the Pitti, in an ordinary morning-dress, wearing shoes instead of boots.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Audience of leave with the Grand Duke.--Journey to Leghorn.--Commercial Towns and Capital.--Warehouse for Statuary.--The Port.--Voyage to Naples in a Genoese Felucca.--Elba.--A Mediterranean Quarantine.--Porto Ferrajo.--Napoleon and his House.--A Tarantula.--Island of Troas.--Cività Vecchia.--A lovely night scene off the Campagna.--The Pontine Marshes.--Gulf of Gaeta.--Bay of Naples.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading The answer was favourable, the grand duke naming the following morning at the Pitti, and the grand duchess an hour a little later at the Poggio Imperiale, a palace just without the walls, and in the immediate vicinity of St. Illario.

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading The time for quitting Florence having arrived, I wrote to ask an audience of leave of the royal family.