used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Sure enough a small crowd of people stood in the white roadway that divided the hotel from the river, and four men were singing beautiful music.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading CARLO AS GUIDE The first night that Patty spent in Florence she awoke about midnight, thinking she heard music.
anew
From this reading “I must have been dreaming,” she said to herself, and then, again, she heard lovely strains, as of some one singing outside her window.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I must have been dreaming,” she said to herself, and then, again, she heard lovely strains, as of some one singing outside her window.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CARLO AS GUIDE The first night that Patty spent in Florence she awoke about midnight, thinking she heard music.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading CARLO AS GUIDE The first night that Patty spent in Florence she awoke about midnight, thinking she heard music.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Sure enough a small crowd of people stood in the white roadway that divided the hotel from the river, and four men were singing beautiful music.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I must have been dreaming,” she said to herself, and then, again, she heard lovely strains, as of some one singing outside her window.
blindsnounUS /blaɪndz/
plural of “blind” — people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading She jumped up and ran to peep through the blinds.
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From this reading CARLO AS GUIDE The first night that Patty spent in Florence she awoke about midnight, thinking she heard music.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading Sure enough a small crowd of people stood in the white roadway that divided the hotel from the river, and four men were singing beautiful music.
separated into parts or pieces
From this reading Sure enough a small crowd of people stood in the white roadway that divided the hotel from the river, and four men were singing beautiful music.
dreamingnounUS /ˈdriːmɪŋ/
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “I must have been dreaming,” she said to herself, and then, again, she heard lovely strains, as of some one singing outside her window.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Sure enough a small crowd of people stood in the white roadway that divided the hotel from the river, and four men were singing beautiful music.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading CARLO AS GUIDE The first night that Patty spent in Florence she awoke about midnight, thinking she heard music.
FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/
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 CARLO AS GUIDE The first night that Patty spent in Florence she awoke about midnight, thinking she heard music.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Sure enough a small crowd of people stood in the white roadway that divided the hotel from the river, and four men were singing beautiful music.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sure enough a small crowd of people stood in the white roadway that divided the hotel from the river, and four men were singing beautiful music.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading CARLO AS GUIDE The first night that Patty spent in Florence she awoke about midnight, thinking she heard music.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The others were passers-by, who had stopped to listen, and who stood about or sat on the low parapet.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I must have been dreaming,” she said to herself, and then, again, she heard lovely strains, as of some one singing outside her window.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading CARLO AS GUIDE The first night that Patty spent in Florence she awoke about midnight, thinking she heard music.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I must have been dreaming,” she said to herself, and then, again, she heard lovely strains, as of some one singing outside her window.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I must have been dreaming,” she said to herself, and then, again, she heard lovely strains, as of some one singing outside her window.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading Sure enough a small crowd of people stood in the white roadway that divided the hotel from the river, and four men were singing beautiful music.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I must have been dreaming,” she said to herself, and then, again, she heard lovely strains, as of some one singing outside her window.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CARLO AS GUIDE The first night that Patty spent in Florence she awoke about midnight, thinking she heard music.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading She jumped up and ran to peep through the blinds.
hear with intention
From this reading The others were passers-by, who had stopped to listen, and who stood about or sat on the low parapet.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “I must have been dreaming,” she said to herself, and then, again, she heard lovely strains, as of some one singing outside her window.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The others were passers-by, who had stopped to listen, and who stood about or sat on the low parapet.
the force of workers available
From this reading Sure enough a small crowd of people stood in the white roadway that divided the hotel from the river, and four men were singing beautiful music.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading CARLO AS GUIDE The first night that Patty spent in Florence she awoke about midnight, thinking she heard music.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading CARLO AS GUIDE The first night that Patty spent in Florence she awoke about midnight, thinking she heard music.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must have been dreaming,” she said to herself, and then, again, she heard lovely strains, as of some one singing outside her window.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading CARLO AS GUIDE The first night that Patty spent in Florence she awoke about midnight, thinking she heard music.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I must have been dreaming,” she said to herself, and then, again, she heard lovely strains, as of some one singing outside her window.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The others were passers-by, who had stopped to listen, and who stood about or sat on the low parapet.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I must have been dreaming,” she said to herself, and then, again, she heard lovely strains, as of some one singing outside her window.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The others were passers-by, who had stopped to listen, and who stood about or sat on the low parapet.
others
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From this reading The others were passers-by, who had stopped to listen, and who stood about or sat on the low parapet.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading “I must have been dreaming,” she said to herself, and then, again, she heard lovely strains, as of some one singing outside her window.
parapetnounUS /ˈperəpet/
a low wall along the edge of a roof or balcony
From this reading The others were passers-by, who had stopped to listen, and who stood about or sat on the low parapet.
passers-bynounUS /ˈpæsərzbaɪ/
plural of “passer-by” — a person who passes by casually or by chance
From this reading The others were passers-by, who had stopped to listen, and who stood about or sat on the low parapet.
PattynounUS /ˈpæti/
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading CARLO AS GUIDE The first night that Patty spent in Florence she awoke about midnight, thinking she heard music.
peepverbUS /piːp/
look furtively
From this reading She jumped up and ran to peep through the blinds.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Sure enough a small crowd of people stood in the white roadway that divided the hotel from the river, and four men were singing beautiful music.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading She jumped up and ran to peep through the blinds.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Sure enough a small crowd of people stood in the white roadway that divided the hotel from the river, and four men were singing beautiful music.
roadwaynounUS /ˈroʊdweɪ/
a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel
From this reading Sure enough a small crowd of people stood in the white roadway that divided the hotel from the river, and four men were singing beautiful music.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I must have been dreaming,” she said to herself, and then, again, she heard lovely strains, as of some one singing outside her window.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The others were passers-by, who had stopped to listen, and who stood about or sat on the low parapet.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CARLO AS GUIDE The first night that Patty spent in Florence she awoke about midnight, thinking she heard music.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading “I must have been dreaming,” she said to herself, and then, again, she heard lovely strains, as of some one singing outside her window.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Sure enough a small crowd of people stood in the white roadway that divided the hotel from the river, and four men were singing beautiful music.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “I must have been dreaming,” she said to herself, and then, again, she heard lovely strains, as of some one singing outside her window.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading CARLO AS GUIDE The first night that Patty spent in Florence she awoke about midnight, thinking she heard music.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Sure enough a small crowd of people stood in the white roadway that divided the hotel from the river, and four men were singing beautiful music.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The others were passers-by, who had stopped to listen, and who stood about or sat on the low parapet.
strainsnounUS /streɪnz/
plural of “strain” — (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading “I must have been dreaming,” she said to herself, and then, again, she heard lovely strains, as of some one singing outside her window.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Sure enough a small crowd of people stood in the white roadway that divided the hotel from the river, and four men were singing beautiful music.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CARLO AS GUIDE The first night that Patty spent in Florence she awoke about midnight, thinking she heard music.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CARLO AS GUIDE The first night that Patty spent in Florence she awoke about midnight, thinking she heard music.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “I must have been dreaming,” she said to herself, and then, again, she heard lovely strains, as of some one singing outside her window.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading CARLO AS GUIDE The first night that Patty spent in Florence she awoke about midnight, thinking she heard music.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She jumped up and ran to peep through the blinds.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I must have been dreaming,” she said to herself, and then, again, she heard lovely strains, as of some one singing outside her window.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She jumped up and ran to peep through the blinds.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sure enough a small crowd of people stood in the white roadway that divided the hotel from the river, and four men were singing beautiful music.
a Caucasian
From this reading Sure enough a small crowd of people stood in the white roadway that divided the hotel from the river, and four men were singing beautiful music.
which person or people
From this reading The others were passers-by, who had stopped to listen, and who stood about or sat on the low parapet.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading “I must have been dreaming,” she said to herself, and then, again, she heard lovely strains, as of some one singing outside her window.
