used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “I’ll have to crate the cars, then, and ship them across country to wait for us at Genoa,” said Mr. Alexander.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
AlexandernounUS /ˌæləɡˈzændər/
European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherb
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I’ll have to crate the cars, then, and ship them across country to wait for us at Genoa,” said Mr. Alexander.
AthensnounUS /ˈæθənz/
the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess)
From this reading Mr. Fabian said it would be best to go to Brindisi and from there cross the Ionian Sea and visit Athens, as long as they were so near.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Then, from Athens, they could go to Pompeii and other famous places, and finally take a steamer back to Genoa.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mr. Fabian said it would be best to go to Brindisi and from there cross the Ionian Sea and visit Athens, as long as they were so near.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A new schedule had been studied, and the route outlined a few weeks before, was revised.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A new schedule had been studied, and the route outlined a few weeks before, was revised.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
Brindisinoun
a port city in southeastern Apulia in Italy; a center for the Crusades in the Middle Ages
From this reading Mr. Fabian said it would be best to go to Brindisi and from there cross the Ionian Sea and visit Athens, as long as they were so near.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
carsnounUS /kɑːrz/
plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “I’ll have to crate the cars, then, and ship them across country to wait for us at Genoa,” said Mr. Alexander.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Then, from Athens, they could go to Pompeii and other famous places, and finally take a steamer back to Genoa.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “I’ll have to crate the cars, then, and ship them across country to wait for us at Genoa,” said Mr. Alexander.
cratenounUS /kreɪt/
a rugged box (usually made of wood); used for shipping
From this reading “I’ll have to crate the cars, then, and ship them across country to wait for us at Genoa,” said Mr. Alexander.
travel across or pass over
From this reading Mr. Fabian said it would be best to go to Brindisi and from there cross the Ionian Sea and visit Athens, as long as they were so near.
ditchnounUS /dɪtʃ/
a long narrow excavation in the earth
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
earthquakenounUS /ˈɜːrθkweɪk/
shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane or from volcanic activity
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
FabianadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪbiən/
of or relating to Fabianism
From this reading Mr. Fabian said it would be best to go to Brindisi and from there cross the Ionian Sea and visit Athens, as long as they were so near.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Then, from Athens, they could go to Pompeii and other famous places, and finally take a steamer back to Genoa.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A new schedule had been studied, and the route outlined a few weeks before, was revised.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Then, from Athens, they could go to Pompeii and other famous places, and finally take a steamer back to Genoa.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. Fabian said it would be best to go to Brindisi and from there cross the Ionian Sea and visit Athens, as long as they were so near.
GenoanounUS /ˈdʒenoʊə/
a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria
From this reading Then, from Athens, they could go to Pompeii and other famous places, and finally take a steamer back to Genoa.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Mr. Fabian said it would be best to go to Brindisi and from there cross the Ionian Sea and visit Athens, as long as they were so near.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
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From this reading “I’ll have to crate the cars, then, and ship them across country to wait for us at Genoa,” said Mr. Alexander.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
Ioniannoun
a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
From this reading Mr. Fabian said it would be best to go to Brindisi and from there cross the Ionian Sea and visit Athens, as long as they were so near.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
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 Mr. Fabian said it would be best to go to Brindisi and from there cross the Ionian Sea and visit Athens, as long as they were so near.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
NaplesnounUS /ˈneɪpəlz/
a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Mr. Fabian said it would be best to go to Brindisi and from there cross the Ionian Sea and visit Athens, as long as they were so near.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Then, from Athens, they could go to Pompeii and other famous places, and finally take a steamer back to Genoa.
outlinedadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtlaɪnd/
showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary
From this reading A new schedule had been studied, and the route outlined a few weeks before, was revised.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Then, from Athens, they could go to Pompeii and other famous places, and finally take a steamer back to Genoa.
Pompeiinoun
ancient city to the southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius
From this reading Then, from Athens, they could go to Pompeii and other famous places, and finally take a steamer back to Genoa.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
replaceverbUS /ˌriːˈpleɪs/
substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
replenishverbUS /riˈplenɪʃ/
fill something that had previously been emptied
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
revisedadjectiveUS /rɪˈvaɪzd/
improved or brought up to date
From this reading A new schedule had been studied, and the route outlined a few weeks before, was revised.
routenounUS /ruːt/
an established line of travel or access
From this reading A new schedule had been studied, and the route outlined a few weeks before, was revised.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mr. Fabian said it would be best to go to Brindisi and from there cross the Ionian Sea and visit Athens, as long as they were so near.
schedulenounUS /ˈskedʒʊl/
a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
From this reading A new schedule had been studied, and the route outlined a few weeks before, was revised.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Mr. Fabian said it would be best to go to Brindisi and from there cross the Ionian Sea and visit Athens, as long as they were so near.
transport commercially
From this reading “I’ll have to crate the cars, then, and ship them across country to wait for us at Genoa,” said Mr. Alexander.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mr. Fabian said it would be best to go to Brindisi and from there cross the Ionian Sea and visit Athens, as long as they were so near.
the season of growth
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
From this reading Then, from Athens, they could go to Pompeii and other famous places, and finally take a steamer back to Genoa.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading A new schedule had been studied, and the route outlined a few weeks before, was revised.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
carry out
From this reading Then, from Athens, they could go to Pompeii and other famous places, and finally take a steamer back to Genoa.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “I’ll have to crate the cars, then, and ship them across country to wait for us at Genoa,” said Mr. Alexander.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, from Athens, they could go to Pompeii and other famous places, and finally take a steamer back to Genoa.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Mr. Fabian said it would be best to go to Brindisi and from there cross the Ionian Sea and visit Athens, as long as they were so near.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Fabian said it would be best to go to Brindisi and from there cross the Ionian Sea and visit Athens, as long as they were so near.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I’ll have to crate the cars, then, and ship them across country to wait for us at Genoa,” said Mr. Alexander.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “I’ll have to crate the cars, then, and ship them across country to wait for us at Genoa,” said Mr. Alexander.
wardrobesnounUS /ˈwɔːrdroʊbz/
plural of “wardrobe” — a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A new schedule had been studied, and the route outlined a few weeks before, was revised.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The visit in Naples extended itself into a week, as the girls needed to replenish their wardrobes after the earthquake, and Mr. Alexander thought it best to have a new spring for the car ordered to replace the one that had received such a strain in the ditch.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A new schedule had been studied, and the route outlined a few weeks before, was revised.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr. Fabian said it would be best to go to Brindisi and from there cross the Ionian Sea and visit Athens, as long as they were so near.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mr. Fabian said it would be best to go to Brindisi and from there cross the Ionian Sea and visit Athens, as long as they were so near.
