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From this reading VI CASA ROSA, _May_ 28.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Oh, this misery of being dumb, incoherent, unintelligible, foolish, inarticulate in a foreign land, for lack of words!
accentnounUS /əkˈsent/
distinctive manner of oral expression
From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
afternoonnounUS /ˌæftərˈnuːn/
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
AmericanounUS /əˈmerəkə/
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
apparentlyadverbUS /əˈperəntli/
from appearances alone
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Oh, this misery of being dumb, incoherent, unintelligible, foolish, inarticulate in a foreign land, for lack of words!
blushverbUS /blʌʃ/
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
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From this reading VI CASA ROSA, _May_ 28.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
converseverbUS /ˈkɑːnvərs/
carry on a conversation
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
crudities
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From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
disposedadjectiveUS /dɪˈspoʊzd/
having made preparations
From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
dumbadjectiveUS /dʌm/
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading Oh, this misery of being dumb, incoherent, unintelligible, foolish, inarticulate in a foreign land, for lack of words!
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
fearverbUS /fɪr/
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
foolishadjectiveUS /ˈfuːlɪʃ/
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading Oh, this misery of being dumb, incoherent, unintelligible, foolish, inarticulate in a foreign land, for lack of words!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Oh, this misery of being dumb, incoherent, unintelligible, foolish, inarticulate in a foreign land, for lack of words!
foreignadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrən/
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading Oh, this misery of being dumb, incoherent, unintelligible, foolish, inarticulate in a foreign land, for lack of words!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
gondolanounUS /ˈɡɑːndələ/
a low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no roof
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
grammarnounUS /ˈɡræmər/
the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)
From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
hotelsnounUS /hoʊˈtelz/
plural of “hotel” — a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
idealadjectiveUS /aɪˈdiːl/
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Oh, this misery of being dumb, incoherent, unintelligible, foolish, inarticulate in a foreign land, for lack of words!
inarticulateadjectiveUS /ˌɪnɑːrˈtɪkjələt/
without or deprived of the use of speech or words
From this reading Oh, this misery of being dumb, incoherent, unintelligible, foolish, inarticulate in a foreign land, for lack of words!
incoherentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnkoʊˈhɪrənt/
without logical or meaningful connection
From this reading Oh, this misery of being dumb, incoherent, unintelligible, foolish, inarticulate in a foreign land, for lack of words!
insistverbUS /ˌɪnˈsɪst/
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
intrepidadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtrepəd/
invulnerable to fear or intimidation
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
ItaliannounUS /ˌɪˈtæljən/
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
lacknounUS /læk/
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading Oh, this misery of being dumb, incoherent, unintelligible, foolish, inarticulate in a foreign land, for lack of words!
ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/
a polite name for any woman
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
landnounUS /lænd/
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading Oh, this misery of being dumb, incoherent, unintelligible, foolish, inarticulate in a foreign land, for lack of words!
lessonnounUS /ˈlesən/
a unit of instruction
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
mandolinnounUS /ˈmændəlɪn/
a stringed instrument related to the lute, usually played with a plectrum
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading VI CASA ROSA, _May_ 28.
MiddlenounUS /ˈmɪdəl/
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
miserynounUS /ˈmɪzəri/
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading Oh, this misery of being dumb, incoherent, unintelligible, foolish, inarticulate in a foreign land, for lack of words!
musicnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪk/
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oh, this misery of being dumb, incoherent, unintelligible, foolish, inarticulate in a foreign land, for lack of words!
OhnounUS /oʊ/
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, this misery of being dumb, incoherent, unintelligible, foolish, inarticulate in a foreign land, for lack of words!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
outsetnounUS /ˈaʊtset/
the time at which something is supposed to begin
From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
particularadjectiveUS /pərˈtɪkjələr/
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
pausedverbUS /pɔːzd/
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
ROSAnounUS /ˈroʊzə/
large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
From this reading VI CASA ROSA, _May_ 28.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
speechnounUS /spiːtʃ/
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
StatenounUS /steɪt/
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Oh, this misery of being dumb, incoherent, unintelligible, foolish, inarticulate in a foreign land, for lack of words!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
unintelligibleadjectiveUS /ˌʌnɪnˈtelədʒəbəl/
poorly articulated or enunciated, or drowned by noise
From this reading Oh, this misery of being dumb, incoherent, unintelligible, foolish, inarticulate in a foreign land, for lack of words!
UnionnounUS /ˈjuːnjən/
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
unwiseadjectiveUS /ənˈwaɪz/
showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom
From this reading It is unwise, I fear, to have at the outset too high an ideal either in grammar or accent.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
VInounUS /vaɪ/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading VI CASA ROSA, _May_ 28.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
WestnounUS /west/
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading She seemed to be from the Middle West of America, but I am not disposed to insist upon this point, nor to make any particular State in the Union blush for her crudities of speech.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As our gondola passed one of the hotels this afternoon, we paused long enough to hear an intrepid lady converse with an Italian who carried a mandolin and had apparently come to give a music lesson to her husband.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading Oh, this misery of being dumb, incoherent, unintelligible, foolish, inarticulate in a foreign land, for lack of words!
