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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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AFTERprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading AFTER leaving Paris Mrs. Stowe and her sister, Mrs. Perkins, traveled leisurely through the South of France toward Italy, stopping at Amiens, Lyons, and Marseilles.
Amiens
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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accomplishment of an objective
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AFTER leaving Paris Mrs. Stowe and her sister, Mrs. Perkins, traveled leisurely through the South of France toward Italy, stopping at Amiens, Lyons, and Marseilles.
BYRONnounUS /ˈbaɪrən/
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading PRESCOTT ON "DRED."--FAREWELL TO LADY BYRON.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
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Civita
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DRED
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half the width of an em
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a division of the United Kingdom
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continuing forever or indefinitely
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an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading PRESCOTT ON "DRED."--FAREWELL TO LADY BYRON.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At this place they took steamer for Genoa, Leghorn, and Civita Vecchia.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading AFTER leaving Paris Mrs. Stowe and her sister, Mrs. Perkins, traveled leisurely through the South of France toward Italy, stopping at Amiens, Lyons, and Marseilles.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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GenoanounUS /ˈdʒenoʊə/
a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria
From this reading At this place they took steamer for Genoa, Leghorn, and Civita Vecchia.
GLORIESnounUS /ˈɡlɔːriz/
plural of “glory” — a state of high honor
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HARRIET
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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading AFTER leaving Paris Mrs. Stowe and her sister, Mrs. Perkins, traveled leisurely through the South of France toward Italy, stopping at Amiens, Lyons, and Marseilles.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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INHOSPITABLEadjectiveUS /ɪnˈhɑːspətəbəl/
unfavorable to life or growth
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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 AFTER leaving Paris Mrs. Stowe and her sister, Mrs. Perkins, traveled leisurely through the South of France toward Italy, stopping at Amiens, Lyons, and Marseilles.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading PRESCOTT ON "DRED."--FAREWELL TO LADY BYRON.
the act of departing
From this reading AFTER leaving Paris Mrs. Stowe and her sister, Mrs. Perkins, traveled leisurely through the South of France toward Italy, stopping at Amiens, Lyons, and Marseilles.
LeghornnounUS /ˈleɡhɔːrn/
a stiff hat made of straw with a flat crown
From this reading At this place they took steamer for Genoa, Leghorn, and Civita Vecchia.
leisurelyadverbUS /ˈliːzərli/
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading AFTER leaving Paris Mrs. Stowe and her sister, Mrs. Perkins, traveled leisurely through the South of France toward Italy, stopping at Amiens, Lyons, and Marseilles.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
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LyonsnounUS /ˈlaɪənz/
a city in east-central France on the Rhone River; a principal producer of silk and rayon
From this reading AFTER leaving Paris Mrs. Stowe and her sister, Mrs. Perkins, traveled leisurely through the South of France toward Italy, stopping at Amiens, Lyons, and Marseilles.
MarseillesnounUS /mɑːrˈsaɪləs/
a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean
From this reading AFTER leaving Paris Mrs. Stowe and her sister, Mrs. Perkins, traveled leisurely through the South of France toward Italy, stopping at Amiens, Lyons, and Marseilles.
MARTINEAU
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12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
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a form of address for a man
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a form of address for a married woman
From this reading AFTER leaving Paris Mrs. Stowe and her sister, Mrs. Perkins, traveled leisurely through the South of France toward Italy, stopping at Amiens, Lyons, and Marseilles.
NAPLESnounUS /ˈneɪpəlz/
a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading OLD SCENES REVISITED, 1856.
touching and supported by a surface
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the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading AFTER leaving Paris Mrs. Stowe and her sister, Mrs. Perkins, traveled leisurely through the South of France toward Italy, stopping at Amiens, Lyons, and Marseilles.
Perkins
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a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading At this place they took steamer for Genoa, Leghorn, and Civita Vecchia.
PRESCOTTnounUS /ˈpreskɑːt/
a town in central Arizona
From this reading PRESCOTT ON "DRED."--FAREWELL TO LADY BYRON.
RECEPTIONnounUS /rɪˈsepʃən/
the manner in which something is greeted
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go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
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REVISITEDverbUS /riˈvɪzətɪd/
past form of “revisit” — visit again
From this reading OLD SCENES REVISITED, 1856.
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
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ROUTEnounUS /ruːt/
an established line of travel or access
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plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs
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a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading AFTER leaving Paris Mrs. Stowe and her sister, Mrs. Perkins, traveled leisurely through the South of France toward Italy, stopping at Amiens, Lyons, and Marseilles.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading AFTER leaving Paris Mrs. Stowe and her sister, Mrs. Perkins, traveled leisurely through the South of France toward Italy, stopping at Amiens, Lyons, and Marseilles.
steamernounUS /ˈstiːmər/
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading At this place they took steamer for Genoa, Leghorn, and Civita Vecchia.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading AFTER leaving Paris Mrs. Stowe and her sister, Mrs. Perkins, traveled leisurely through the South of France toward Italy, stopping at Amiens, Lyons, and Marseilles.
StowenounUS /stoʊ/
United States writer of a novel about slavery that advanced the abolitionists' cause (1811-1896)
From this reading AFTER leaving Paris Mrs. Stowe and her sister, Mrs. Perkins, traveled leisurely through the South of France toward Italy, stopping at Amiens, Lyons, and Marseilles.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At this place they took steamer for Genoa, Leghorn, and Civita Vecchia.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this place they took steamer for Genoa, Leghorn, and Civita Vecchia.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading AFTER leaving Paris Mrs. Stowe and her sister, Mrs. Perkins, traveled leisurely through the South of France toward Italy, stopping at Amiens, Lyons, and Marseilles.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading At this place they took steamer for Genoa, Leghorn, and Civita Vecchia.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading AFTER leaving Paris Mrs. Stowe and her sister, Mrs. Perkins, traveled leisurely through the South of France toward Italy, stopping at Amiens, Lyons, and Marseilles.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
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traveledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
traveled over or through; sometimes used as a combining term
From this reading AFTER leaving Paris Mrs. Stowe and her sister, Mrs. Perkins, traveled leisurely through the South of France toward Italy, stopping at Amiens, Lyons, and Marseilles.
TRIALSnounUS /ˈtraɪəlz/
plural of “trial” — the act of testing something
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Vecchia
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From this reading At this place they took steamer for Genoa, Leghorn, and Civita Vecchia.
VENICEnounUS /ˈvenəs/
the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction
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VESUVIUSnounUS /vəˈsuːviəs/
a volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast; a Plinian eruption in 79 AD buried Pompeii and killed Pliny the Elder; last erupted in 1944
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any period of seven consecutive days
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a unit of language that native speakers can identify
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