used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It had been a very strange, dull Christmas, although every one had been kind, and the Palonis had done their best to give the little girls a good time.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It was Christmas afternoon, and the twins were alone in the tiny apartment.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Afterwards they had dined with their kind landlord and his wife, and feasted on roast chicken stuffed with chestnuts, a delicacy very rare in their simple lives, for meat costs money, and Mummy's means were limited.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading It was Christmas afternoon, and the twins were alone in the tiny apartment.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It had been a very strange, dull Christmas, although every one had been kind, and the Palonis had done their best to give the little girls a good time.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading When Mummy was at home they always attended the little American church, where the service was very simple, a great contrast to the high mass at the cathedral.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading When Mummy was at home they always attended the little American church, where the service was very simple, a great contrast to the high mass at the cathedral.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Christmas afternoon, and the twins were alone in the tiny apartment.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading It was Christmas afternoon, and the twins were alone in the tiny apartment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the morning Signora Paloni had taken them to the Christmas mass at the Duomo, and they had really enjoyed the beautiful music, and the unfamiliar service.
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading When Mummy was at home they always attended the little American church, where the service was very simple, a great contrast to the high mass at the cathedral.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading In the morning Signora Paloni had taken them to the Christmas mass at the Duomo, and they had really enjoyed the beautiful music, and the unfamiliar service.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been a very strange, dull Christmas, although every one had been kind, and the Palonis had done their best to give the little girls a good time.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading It had been a very strange, dull Christmas, although every one had been kind, and the Palonis had done their best to give the little girls a good time.
cathedralnounUS /kəˈθiːdrəl/
any large and important church
From this reading When Mummy was at home they always attended the little American church, where the service was very simple, a great contrast to the high mass at the cathedral.
chestnutsnounUS /ˈtʃesnəts/
plural of “chestnut” — wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
From this reading Afterwards they had dined with their kind landlord and his wife, and feasted on roast chicken stuffed with chestnuts, a delicacy very rare in their simple lives, for meat costs money, and Mummy's means were limited.
chickennounUS /ˈtʃɪkən/
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading Afterwards they had dined with their kind landlord and his wife, and feasted on roast chicken stuffed with chestnuts, a delicacy very rare in their simple lives, for meat costs money, and Mummy's means were limited.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading It was Christmas afternoon, and the twins were alone in the tiny apartment.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading When Mummy was at home they always attended the little American church, where the service was very simple, a great contrast to the high mass at the cathedral.
contrastnounUS /ˈkɑːntræst/
the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
From this reading When Mummy was at home they always attended the little American church, where the service was very simple, a great contrast to the high mass at the cathedral.
costsnounUS /kɑːsts/
pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation
From this reading Afterwards they had dined with their kind landlord and his wife, and feasted on roast chicken stuffed with chestnuts, a delicacy very rare in their simple lives, for meat costs money, and Mummy's means were limited.
delicacynounUS /ˈdeləkəsi/
the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance
From this reading Afterwards they had dined with their kind landlord and his wife, and feasted on roast chicken stuffed with chestnuts, a delicacy very rare in their simple lives, for meat costs money, and Mummy's means were limited.
dinedverbUS /daɪnd/
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading Afterwards they had dined with their kind landlord and his wife, and feasted on roast chicken stuffed with chestnuts, a delicacy very rare in their simple lives, for meat costs money, and Mummy's means were limited.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading It had been a very strange, dull Christmas, although every one had been kind, and the Palonis had done their best to give the little girls a good time.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading It had been a very strange, dull Christmas, although every one had been kind, and the Palonis had done their best to give the little girls a good time.
Duomonoun
the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese
From this reading In the morning Signora Paloni had taken them to the Christmas mass at the Duomo, and they had really enjoyed the beautiful music, and the unfamiliar service.
past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading In the morning Signora Paloni had taken them to the Christmas mass at the Duomo, and they had really enjoyed the beautiful music, and the unfamiliar service.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It had been a very strange, dull Christmas, although every one had been kind, and the Palonis had done their best to give the little girls a good time.
feastedverbUS /ˈfiːstɪd/
past form of “feast” — partake in a feast or banquet
From this reading Afterwards they had dined with their kind landlord and his wife, and feasted on roast chicken stuffed with chestnuts, a delicacy very rare in their simple lives, for meat costs money, and Mummy's means were limited.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Afterwards they had dined with their kind landlord and his wife, and feasted on roast chicken stuffed with chestnuts, a delicacy very rare in their simple lives, for meat costs money, and Mummy's means were limited.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading It had been a very strange, dull Christmas, although every one had been kind, and the Palonis had done their best to give the little girls a good time.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading It had been a very strange, dull Christmas, although every one had been kind, and the Palonis had done their best to give the little girls a good time.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It had been a very strange, dull Christmas, although every one had been kind, and the Palonis had done their best to give the little girls a good time.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading When Mummy was at home they always attended the little American church, where the service was very simple, a great contrast to the high mass at the cathedral.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had been a very strange, dull Christmas, although every one had been kind, and the Palonis had done their best to give the little girls a good time.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading When Mummy was at home they always attended the little American church, where the service was very simple, a great contrast to the high mass at the cathedral.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Afterwards they had dined with their kind landlord and his wife, and feasted on roast chicken stuffed with chestnuts, a delicacy very rare in their simple lives, for meat costs money, and Mummy's means were limited.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading When Mummy was at home they always attended the little American church, where the service was very simple, a great contrast to the high mass at the cathedral.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was Christmas afternoon, and the twins were alone in the tiny apartment.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Christmas afternoon, and the twins were alone in the tiny apartment.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading It had been a very strange, dull Christmas, although every one had been kind, and the Palonis had done their best to give the little girls a good time.
landlordnounUS /ˈlændlɔːrd/
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading Afterwards they had dined with their kind landlord and his wife, and feasted on roast chicken stuffed with chestnuts, a delicacy very rare in their simple lives, for meat costs money, and Mummy's means were limited.
limitedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪmətəd/
small in range or scope
From this reading Afterwards they had dined with their kind landlord and his wife, and feasted on roast chicken stuffed with chestnuts, a delicacy very rare in their simple lives, for meat costs money, and Mummy's means were limited.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It had been a very strange, dull Christmas, although every one had been kind, and the Palonis had done their best to give the little girls a good time.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Afterwards they had dined with their kind landlord and his wife, and feasted on roast chicken stuffed with chestnuts, a delicacy very rare in their simple lives, for meat costs money, and Mummy's means were limited.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading In the morning Signora Paloni had taken them to the Christmas mass at the Duomo, and they had really enjoyed the beautiful music, and the unfamiliar service.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading Afterwards they had dined with their kind landlord and his wife, and feasted on roast chicken stuffed with chestnuts, a delicacy very rare in their simple lives, for meat costs money, and Mummy's means were limited.
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading Afterwards they had dined with their kind landlord and his wife, and feasted on roast chicken stuffed with chestnuts, a delicacy very rare in their simple lives, for meat costs money, and Mummy's means were limited.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Afterwards they had dined with their kind landlord and his wife, and feasted on roast chicken stuffed with chestnuts, a delicacy very rare in their simple lives, for meat costs money, and Mummy's means were limited.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading In the morning Signora Paloni had taken them to the Christmas mass at the Duomo, and they had really enjoyed the beautiful music, and the unfamiliar service.
MummynounUS /ˈmʌmi/
informal terms for a mother
From this reading When Mummy was at home they always attended the little American church, where the service was very simple, a great contrast to the high mass at the cathedral.
Mummy'snounUS /ˈmʌmiz/
possessive form of “mummy” — informal terms for a mother
From this reading Afterwards they had dined with their kind landlord and his wife, and feasted on roast chicken stuffed with chestnuts, a delicacy very rare in their simple lives, for meat costs money, and Mummy's means were limited.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading In the morning Signora Paloni had taken them to the Christmas mass at the Duomo, and they had really enjoyed the beautiful music, and the unfamiliar service.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Afterwards they had dined with their kind landlord and his wife, and feasted on roast chicken stuffed with chestnuts, a delicacy very rare in their simple lives, for meat costs money, and Mummy's means were limited.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It had been a very strange, dull Christmas, although every one had been kind, and the Palonis had done their best to give the little girls a good time.
Paloni
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From this reading In the morning Signora Paloni had taken them to the Christmas mass at the Duomo, and they had really enjoyed the beautiful music, and the unfamiliar service.
Palonis
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From this reading It had been a very strange, dull Christmas, although every one had been kind, and the Palonis had done their best to give the little girls a good time.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading Afterwards they had dined with their kind landlord and his wife, and feasted on roast chicken stuffed with chestnuts, a delicacy very rare in their simple lives, for meat costs money, and Mummy's means were limited.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading In the morning Signora Paloni had taken them to the Christmas mass at the Duomo, and they had really enjoyed the beautiful music, and the unfamiliar service.
roastverbUS /roʊst/
cook with dry heat, usually in an oven
From this reading Afterwards they had dined with their kind landlord and his wife, and feasted on roast chicken stuffed with chestnuts, a delicacy very rare in their simple lives, for meat costs money, and Mummy's means were limited.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading In the morning Signora Paloni had taken them to the Christmas mass at the Duomo, and they had really enjoyed the beautiful music, and the unfamiliar service.
Signoranoun
an Italian title of address equivalent to Mrs. when used before a name
From this reading In the morning Signora Paloni had taken them to the Christmas mass at the Duomo, and they had really enjoyed the beautiful music, and the unfamiliar service.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading When Mummy was at home they always attended the little American church, where the service was very simple, a great contrast to the high mass at the cathedral.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading It had been a very strange, dull Christmas, although every one had been kind, and the Palonis had done their best to give the little girls a good time.
stuffedadjectiveUS /stʌft/
filled with something
From this reading Afterwards they had dined with their kind landlord and his wife, and feasted on roast chicken stuffed with chestnuts, a delicacy very rare in their simple lives, for meat costs money, and Mummy's means were limited.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading In the morning Signora Paloni had taken them to the Christmas mass at the Duomo, and they had really enjoyed the beautiful music, and the unfamiliar service.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Christmas afternoon, and the twins were alone in the tiny apartment.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It had been a very strange, dull Christmas, although every one had been kind, and the Palonis had done their best to give the little girls a good time.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In the morning Signora Paloni had taken them to the Christmas mass at the Duomo, and they had really enjoyed the beautiful music, and the unfamiliar service.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the morning Signora Paloni had taken them to the Christmas mass at the Duomo, and they had really enjoyed the beautiful music, and the unfamiliar service.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It had been a very strange, dull Christmas, although every one had been kind, and the Palonis had done their best to give the little girls a good time.
very small
From this reading It was Christmas afternoon, and the twins were alone in the tiny apartment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had been a very strange, dull Christmas, although every one had been kind, and the Palonis had done their best to give the little girls a good time.
twinsnounUS /twɪnz/
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading It was Christmas afternoon, and the twins were alone in the tiny apartment.
unfamiliaradjectiveUS /ˌʌnfəˈmɪljər/
not known or well known
From this reading In the morning Signora Paloni had taken them to the Christmas mass at the Duomo, and they had really enjoyed the beautiful music, and the unfamiliar service.
precisely as stated
From this reading It had been a very strange, dull Christmas, although every one had been kind, and the Palonis had done their best to give the little girls a good time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Christmas afternoon, and the twins were alone in the tiny apartment.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was Christmas afternoon, and the twins were alone in the tiny apartment.
at the time that
From this reading When Mummy was at home they always attended the little American church, where the service was very simple, a great contrast to the high mass at the cathedral.
in or at the place that
From this reading When Mummy was at home they always attended the little American church, where the service was very simple, a great contrast to the high mass at the cathedral.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Afterwards they had dined with their kind landlord and his wife, and feasted on roast chicken stuffed with chestnuts, a delicacy very rare in their simple lives, for meat costs money, and Mummy's means were limited.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Afterwards they had dined with their kind landlord and his wife, and feasted on roast chicken stuffed with chestnuts, a delicacy very rare in their simple lives, for meat costs money, and Mummy's means were limited.
