adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”
beamnounUS /biːm/
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading “And la Tinti’s fires the blood,” replied the Duke.
Capraja
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From this reading To their hearers, the Duke and Capraja were playing a game of which the premises were unknown.
Cataneo
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From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”
causesnounUS /ˈkɑːzəz/
plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”
cavatina
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From this reading “What a paraphrase of happy love is that _cavatina_!”
directverbUS /dərˈekt/
command with authority
From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”
DukenounUS /duːk/
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading To their hearers, the Duke and Capraja were playing a game of which the premises were unknown.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “Genovese’s voice thrills through every fibre,” said Capraja.
fibrenounUS /ˈfaɪbər/
a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
From this reading “Genovese’s voice thrills through every fibre,” said Capraja.
firesnounUS /ˈfaɪərz/
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading “And la Tinti’s fires the blood,” replied the Duke.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”
gamenounUS /ɡeɪm/
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading To their hearers, the Duke and Capraja were playing a game of which the premises were unknown.
Genovese's
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From this reading “Genovese’s voice thrills through every fibre,” said Capraja.
guidesnounUS /ɡaɪdz/
plural of “guide” — someone employed to conduct others
From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “What a paraphrase of happy love is that _cavatina_!”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”
hearersnounUS /ˈhiːrərz/
plural of “hearer” — someone who listens attentively
From this reading To their hearers, the Duke and Capraja were playing a game of which the premises were unknown.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What a paraphrase of happy love is that _cavatina_!”
lanounUS /lɑː/
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading “And la Tinti’s fires the blood,” replied the Duke.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “What a paraphrase of happy love is that _cavatina_!”
mountedadjectiveUS /ˈmaʊntəd/
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”
moveverbUS /muːv/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”
openingnounUS /ˈoʊpənɪŋ/
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”
paraphrasenounUS /ˈperəfreɪz/
rewording for the purpose of clarification
From this reading “What a paraphrase of happy love is that _cavatina_!”
playingnounUS /ˈpleɪɪŋ/
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading To their hearers, the Duke and Capraja were playing a game of which the premises were unknown.
premisesnounUS /ˈpreməsəz/
land and the buildings on it
From this reading To their hearers, the Duke and Capraja were playing a game of which the premises were unknown.
raynounUS /reɪ/
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”
repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “And la Tinti’s fires the blood,” replied the Duke.
retortedverbUS /riˈtɔːrtɪd/
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Genovese’s voice thrills through every fibre,” said Capraja.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”
starnounUS /stɑːr/
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading To their hearers, the Duke and Capraja were playing a game of which the premises were unknown.
thrillsnounUS /θrɪlz/
plural of “thrill” — the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading “Genovese’s voice thrills through every fibre,” said Capraja.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “Genovese’s voice thrills through every fibre,” said Capraja.
Tinti's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And la Tinti’s fires the blood,” replied the Duke.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”
unknownadjectiveUS /ənˈnoʊn/
not known
From this reading To their hearers, the Duke and Capraja were playing a game of which the premises were unknown.
vistasnounUS /ˈvɪstəz/
plural of “vista” — the visual percept of a region
From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”
voicenounUS /vɔɪs/
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Genovese’s voice thrills through every fibre,” said Capraja.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To their hearers, the Duke and Capraja were playing a game of which the premises were unknown.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What a paraphrase of happy love is that _cavatina_!”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”
worldsnounUS /wɜːrldz/
plural of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And you,” retorted Cataneo, “have you never seen the direct ray of a star opening the vistas above; have you never mounted on that beam which guides you to the sky, to the heart of the first causes which move the worlds?”
