used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Italia, oh, Italia, thou who hast The fatal gift of beauty which became A funeral dower of present woes and past."
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The balmy air was sweet with the breath of countless flowers, the birds sang sweetly in the boughs above her head, and the blue waves of the Arno ebbed and flowed at her feet with a pleasant murmur.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The balmy air was sweet with the breath of countless flowers, the birds sang sweetly in the boughs above her head, and the blue waves of the Arno ebbed and flowed at her feet with a pleasant murmur.
(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 Overhead the clear blue sky of Italy, which poets have painted in deathless verse and artists on immortal canvas, sparkled and glanced in all its radiant sapphire beauty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Italia, oh, Italia, thou who hast The fatal gift of beauty which became A funeral dower of present woes and past."
aptlyadverbUS /ˈæptli/
with competence; in a competent capable manner
From this reading She was musing on the beauty and the sorrow of this lovely hapless land, and the famous words of Byron came aptly to her lips.
ArnonounUS /ˈɑːrnoʊ/
a river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea
From this reading The balmy air was sweet with the breath of countless flowers, the birds sang sweetly in the boughs above her head, and the blue waves of the Arno ebbed and flowed at her feet with a pleasant murmur.
artistsnounUS /ˈɑːrtɪsts/
plural of “artist” — a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading Overhead the clear blue sky of Italy, which poets have painted in deathless verse and artists on immortal canvas, sparkled and glanced in all its radiant sapphire beauty.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The words fell softly from the lips of Irene as she walked beneath the shade of the orange and olive and lemon trees in the villa garden.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The balmy air was sweet with the breath of countless flowers, the birds sang sweetly in the boughs above her head, and the blue waves of the Arno ebbed and flowed at her feet with a pleasant murmur.
balmyadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːmi/
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading The balmy air was sweet with the breath of countless flowers, the birds sang sweetly in the boughs above her head, and the blue waves of the Arno ebbed and flowed at her feet with a pleasant murmur.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading "Italia, oh, Italia, thou who hast The fatal gift of beauty which became A funeral dower of present woes and past."
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading "Italia, oh, Italia, thou who hast The fatal gift of beauty which became A funeral dower of present woes and past."
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The words fell softly from the lips of Irene as she walked beneath the shade of the orange and olive and lemon trees in the villa garden.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The balmy air was sweet with the breath of countless flowers, the birds sang sweetly in the boughs above her head, and the blue waves of the Arno ebbed and flowed at her feet with a pleasant murmur.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The balmy air was sweet with the breath of countless flowers, the birds sang sweetly in the boughs above her head, and the blue waves of the Arno ebbed and flowed at her feet with a pleasant murmur.
boughsnounUS /baʊz/
plural of “bough” — any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading The balmy air was sweet with the breath of countless flowers, the birds sang sweetly in the boughs above her head, and the blue waves of the Arno ebbed and flowed at her feet with a pleasant murmur.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading The balmy air was sweet with the breath of countless flowers, the birds sang sweetly in the boughs above her head, and the blue waves of the Arno ebbed and flowed at her feet with a pleasant murmur.
ByronnounUS /ˈbaɪrən/
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading She was musing on the beauty and the sorrow of this lovely hapless land, and the famous words of Byron came aptly to her lips.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She was musing on the beauty and the sorrow of this lovely hapless land, and the famous words of Byron came aptly to her lips.
canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading Overhead the clear blue sky of Italy, which poets have painted in deathless verse and artists on immortal canvas, sparkled and glanced in all its radiant sapphire beauty.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Overhead the clear blue sky of Italy, which poets have painted in deathless verse and artists on immortal canvas, sparkled and glanced in all its radiant sapphire beauty.
countlessadjectiveUS /ˈkaʊntləs/
too numerous to be counted
From this reading The balmy air was sweet with the breath of countless flowers, the birds sang sweetly in the boughs above her head, and the blue waves of the Arno ebbed and flowed at her feet with a pleasant murmur.
deathlessadjective
never dying
From this reading Overhead the clear blue sky of Italy, which poets have painted in deathless verse and artists on immortal canvas, sparkled and glanced in all its radiant sapphire beauty.
dowernounUS /daʊr/
money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
From this reading "Italia, oh, Italia, thou who hast The fatal gift of beauty which became A funeral dower of present woes and past."
ebbedverbUS /ˈebəd/
past form of “ebb” — flow back or recede
From this reading The balmy air was sweet with the breath of countless flowers, the birds sang sweetly in the boughs above her head, and the blue waves of the Arno ebbed and flowed at her feet with a pleasant murmur.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading She was musing on the beauty and the sorrow of this lovely hapless land, and the famous words of Byron came aptly to her lips.
fataladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtəl/
bringing death
From this reading "Italia, oh, Italia, thou who hast The fatal gift of beauty which became A funeral dower of present woes and past."
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The balmy air was sweet with the breath of countless flowers, the birds sang sweetly in the boughs above her head, and the blue waves of the Arno ebbed and flowed at her feet with a pleasant murmur.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading The words fell softly from the lips of Irene as she walked beneath the shade of the orange and olive and lemon trees in the villa garden.
flowedverbUS /floʊd/
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading The balmy air was sweet with the breath of countless flowers, the birds sang sweetly in the boughs above her head, and the blue waves of the Arno ebbed and flowed at her feet with a pleasant murmur.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading The balmy air was sweet with the breath of countless flowers, the birds sang sweetly in the boughs above her head, and the blue waves of the Arno ebbed and flowed at her feet with a pleasant murmur.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The words fell softly from the lips of Irene as she walked beneath the shade of the orange and olive and lemon trees in the villa garden.
funeralnounUS /ˈfjuːnərəl/
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading "Italia, oh, Italia, thou who hast The fatal gift of beauty which became A funeral dower of present woes and past."
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The words fell softly from the lips of Irene as she walked beneath the shade of the orange and olive and lemon trees in the villa garden.
something acquired without compensation
From this reading "Italia, oh, Italia, thou who hast The fatal gift of beauty which became A funeral dower of present woes and past."
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Overhead the clear blue sky of Italy, which poets have painted in deathless verse and artists on immortal canvas, sparkled and glanced in all its radiant sapphire beauty.
haplessadjectiveUS /ˈhæpləs/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading She was musing on the beauty and the sorrow of this lovely hapless land, and the famous words of Byron came aptly to her lips.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Italia, oh, Italia, thou who hast The fatal gift of beauty which became A funeral dower of present woes and past."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Overhead the clear blue sky of Italy, which poets have painted in deathless verse and artists on immortal canvas, sparkled and glanced in all its radiant sapphire beauty.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The balmy air was sweet with the breath of countless flowers, the birds sang sweetly in the boughs above her head, and the blue waves of the Arno ebbed and flowed at her feet with a pleasant murmur.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The balmy air was sweet with the breath of countless flowers, the birds sang sweetly in the boughs above her head, and the blue waves of the Arno ebbed and flowed at her feet with a pleasant murmur.
immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading Overhead the clear blue sky of Italy, which poets have painted in deathless verse and artists on immortal canvas, sparkled and glanced in all its radiant sapphire beauty.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The words fell softly from the lips of Irene as she walked beneath the shade of the orange and olive and lemon trees in the villa garden.
Irene
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From this reading The words fell softly from the lips of Irene as she walked beneath the shade of the orange and olive and lemon trees in the villa garden.
ItalianounUS /iˈtæliə/
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 "Italia, oh, Italia, thou who hast The fatal gift of beauty which became A funeral dower of present woes and past."
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 Overhead the clear blue sky of Italy, which poets have painted in deathless verse and artists on immortal canvas, sparkled and glanced in all its radiant sapphire beauty.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Overhead the clear blue sky of Italy, which poets have painted in deathless verse and artists on immortal canvas, sparkled and glanced in all its radiant sapphire beauty.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading She was musing on the beauty and the sorrow of this lovely hapless land, and the famous words of Byron came aptly to her lips.
lemonnounUS /ˈlemən/
yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh
From this reading The words fell softly from the lips of Irene as she walked beneath the shade of the orange and olive and lemon trees in the villa garden.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading The words fell softly from the lips of Irene as she walked beneath the shade of the orange and olive and lemon trees in the villa garden.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading She was musing on the beauty and the sorrow of this lovely hapless land, and the famous words of Byron came aptly to her lips.
murmurnounUS /ˈmɜːrmər/
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading The balmy air was sweet with the breath of countless flowers, the birds sang sweetly in the boughs above her head, and the blue waves of the Arno ebbed and flowed at her feet with a pleasant murmur.
musingnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪŋ/
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading She was musing on the beauty and the sorrow of this lovely hapless land, and the famous words of Byron came aptly to her lips.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Italia, oh, Italia, thou who hast The fatal gift of beauty which became A funeral dower of present woes and past."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Italia, oh, Italia, thou who hast The fatal gift of beauty which became A funeral dower of present woes and past."
oliveadjectiveUS /ˈɑːləv/
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading The words fell softly from the lips of Irene as she walked beneath the shade of the orange and olive and lemon trees in the villa garden.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Overhead the clear blue sky of Italy, which poets have painted in deathless verse and artists on immortal canvas, sparkled and glanced in all its radiant sapphire beauty.
orangenounUS /ˈɔːrəndʒ/
round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
From this reading The words fell softly from the lips of Irene as she walked beneath the shade of the orange and olive and lemon trees in the villa garden.
OverheadadverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhed/
above your head; in the sky
From this reading Overhead the clear blue sky of Italy, which poets have painted in deathless verse and artists on immortal canvas, sparkled and glanced in all its radiant sapphire beauty.
coated with paint
From this reading Overhead the clear blue sky of Italy, which poets have painted in deathless verse and artists on immortal canvas, sparkled and glanced in all its radiant sapphire beauty.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading "Italia, oh, Italia, thou who hast The fatal gift of beauty which became A funeral dower of present woes and past."
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading The balmy air was sweet with the breath of countless flowers, the birds sang sweetly in the boughs above her head, and the blue waves of the Arno ebbed and flowed at her feet with a pleasant murmur.
poetsnounUS /ˈpoʊəts/
plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading Overhead the clear blue sky of Italy, which poets have painted in deathless verse and artists on immortal canvas, sparkled and glanced in all its radiant sapphire beauty.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Italia, oh, Italia, thou who hast The fatal gift of beauty which became A funeral dower of present woes and past."
radiantadjectiveUS /ˈreɪdiːənt/
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading Overhead the clear blue sky of Italy, which poets have painted in deathless verse and artists on immortal canvas, sparkled and glanced in all its radiant sapphire beauty.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading The balmy air was sweet with the breath of countless flowers, the birds sang sweetly in the boughs above her head, and the blue waves of the Arno ebbed and flowed at her feet with a pleasant murmur.
sapphireadjectiveUS /ˈsæfaɪər/
of something having the color of a blue sapphire
From this reading Overhead the clear blue sky of Italy, which poets have painted in deathless verse and artists on immortal canvas, sparkled and glanced in all its radiant sapphire beauty.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading The words fell softly from the lips of Irene as she walked beneath the shade of the orange and olive and lemon trees in the villa garden.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The words fell softly from the lips of Irene as she walked beneath the shade of the orange and olive and lemon trees in the villa garden.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Overhead the clear blue sky of Italy, which poets have painted in deathless verse and artists on immortal canvas, sparkled and glanced in all its radiant sapphire beauty.
with low volume
From this reading The words fell softly from the lips of Irene as she walked beneath the shade of the orange and olive and lemon trees in the villa garden.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading She was musing on the beauty and the sorrow of this lovely hapless land, and the famous words of Byron came aptly to her lips.
sparkledverbUS /ˈspɑːrkəld/
past form of “sparkle” — reflect brightly
From this reading Overhead the clear blue sky of Italy, which poets have painted in deathless verse and artists on immortal canvas, sparkled and glanced in all its radiant sapphire beauty.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading The balmy air was sweet with the breath of countless flowers, the birds sang sweetly in the boughs above her head, and the blue waves of the Arno ebbed and flowed at her feet with a pleasant murmur.
sweetlyadverbUS /ˈswiːtli/
in an affectionate or loving manner (“sweet” is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of “sweetly”)
From this reading The balmy air was sweet with the breath of countless flowers, the birds sang sweetly in the boughs above her head, and the blue waves of the Arno ebbed and flowed at her feet with a pleasant murmur.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Italia, oh, Italia, thou who hast The fatal gift of beauty which became A funeral dower of present woes and past."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She was musing on the beauty and the sorrow of this lovely hapless land, and the famous words of Byron came aptly to her lips.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Italia, oh, Italia, thou who hast The fatal gift of beauty which became A funeral dower of present woes and past."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was musing on the beauty and the sorrow of this lovely hapless land, and the famous words of Byron came aptly to her lips.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The words fell softly from the lips of Irene as she walked beneath the shade of the orange and olive and lemon trees in the villa garden.
literature in metrical form
From this reading Overhead the clear blue sky of Italy, which poets have painted in deathless verse and artists on immortal canvas, sparkled and glanced in all its radiant sapphire beauty.
villanounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading The words fell softly from the lips of Irene as she walked beneath the shade of the orange and olive and lemon trees in the villa garden.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading The words fell softly from the lips of Irene as she walked beneath the shade of the orange and olive and lemon trees in the villa garden.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The balmy air was sweet with the breath of countless flowers, the birds sang sweetly in the boughs above her head, and the blue waves of the Arno ebbed and flowed at her feet with a pleasant murmur.
plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading The balmy air was sweet with the breath of countless flowers, the birds sang sweetly in the boughs above her head, and the blue waves of the Arno ebbed and flowed at her feet with a pleasant murmur.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Italia, oh, Italia, thou who hast The fatal gift of beauty which became A funeral dower of present woes and past."
which person or people
From this reading "Italia, oh, Italia, thou who hast The fatal gift of beauty which became A funeral dower of present woes and past."
in the company of; together with
From this reading The balmy air was sweet with the breath of countless flowers, the birds sang sweetly in the boughs above her head, and the blue waves of the Arno ebbed and flowed at her feet with a pleasant murmur.
woesnounUS /woʊz/
plural of “woe” — misery resulting from affliction
From this reading "Italia, oh, Italia, thou who hast The fatal gift of beauty which became A funeral dower of present woes and past."
the words that are spoken
From this reading The words fell softly from the lips of Irene as she walked beneath the shade of the orange and olive and lemon trees in the villa garden.
