used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading How small it looked, what a huddled speck with a bubble dome, to be represented by so stupendous a name!
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Fay stood on her balcony, and looked over the ilexes of her villa at Frascati; out across the grey-green of the Campagna to the little compressed city which goes by the great name of Rome.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Grim Fate was tender, contemplating you, And fairies brought their offerings at your birth; You take the rose-leaf pathway as your due, Your rightful meed the choicest gifts of earth.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading --ARTHUR C. LEGGE.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Grim Fate was tender, contemplating you, And fairies brought their offerings at your birth; You take the rose-leaf pathway as your due, Your rightful meed the choicest gifts of earth.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Grim Fate was tender, contemplating you, And fairies brought their offerings at your birth; You take the rose-leaf pathway as your due, Your rightful meed the choicest gifts of earth.
balconynounUS /ˈbælkəni/
an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
From this reading Fay stood on her balcony, and looked over the ilexes of her villa at Frascati; out across the grey-green of the Campagna to the little compressed city which goes by the great name of Rome.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How small it looked, what a huddled speck with a bubble dome, to be represented by so stupendous a name!
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading Grim Fate was tender, contemplating you, And fairies brought their offerings at your birth; You take the rose-leaf pathway as your due, Your rightful meed the choicest gifts of earth.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Grim Fate was tender, contemplating you, And fairies brought their offerings at your birth; You take the rose-leaf pathway as your due, Your rightful meed the choicest gifts of earth.
bubbleverbUS /ˈbʌbəl/
form, produce, or emit bubbles
From this reading How small it looked, what a huddled speck with a bubble dome, to be represented by so stupendous a name!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Fay stood on her balcony, and looked over the ilexes of her villa at Frascati; out across the grey-green of the Campagna to the little compressed city which goes by the great name of Rome.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading --ARTHUR C. LEGGE.
Campagna
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From this reading Fay stood on her balcony, and looked over the ilexes of her villa at Frascati; out across the grey-green of the Campagna to the little compressed city which goes by the great name of Rome.
choicestadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɔɪsəst/
superlative of “choice” — of superior grade
From this reading Grim Fate was tender, contemplating you, And fairies brought their offerings at your birth; You take the rose-leaf pathway as your due, Your rightful meed the choicest gifts of earth.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Fay stood on her balcony, and looked over the ilexes of her villa at Frascati; out across the grey-green of the Campagna to the little compressed city which goes by the great name of Rome.
compressedadjectiveUS /kəmˈprest/
pressed tightly together
From this reading Fay stood on her balcony, and looked over the ilexes of her villa at Frascati; out across the grey-green of the Campagna to the little compressed city which goes by the great name of Rome.
contemplatingverbUS /ˈkɑːntəmpleɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “contemplate” — look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
From this reading Grim Fate was tender, contemplating you, And fairies brought their offerings at your birth; You take the rose-leaf pathway as your due, Your rightful meed the choicest gifts of earth.
domenounUS /doʊm/
a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading How small it looked, what a huddled speck with a bubble dome, to be represented by so stupendous a name!
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading Grim Fate was tender, contemplating you, And fairies brought their offerings at your birth; You take the rose-leaf pathway as your due, Your rightful meed the choicest gifts of earth.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Grim Fate was tender, contemplating you, And fairies brought their offerings at your birth; You take the rose-leaf pathway as your due, Your rightful meed the choicest gifts of earth.
fairiesnounUS /ˈferiz/
plural of “fairy” — a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading Grim Fate was tender, contemplating you, And fairies brought their offerings at your birth; You take the rose-leaf pathway as your due, Your rightful meed the choicest gifts of earth.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Grim Fate was tender, contemplating you, And fairies brought their offerings at your birth; You take the rose-leaf pathway as your due, Your rightful meed the choicest gifts of earth.
FaynounUS /feɪ/
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading Fay stood on her balcony, and looked over the ilexes of her villa at Frascati; out across the grey-green of the Campagna to the little compressed city which goes by the great name of Rome.
Frascati
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From this reading Fay stood on her balcony, and looked over the ilexes of her villa at Frascati; out across the grey-green of the Campagna to the little compressed city which goes by the great name of Rome.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading She gazed at it without seeing it.
plural of “gift” — something acquired without compensation
From this reading Grim Fate was tender, contemplating you, And fairies brought their offerings at your birth; You take the rose-leaf pathway as your due, Your rightful meed the choicest gifts of earth.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading Fay stood on her balcony, and looked over the ilexes of her villa at Frascati; out across the grey-green of the Campagna to the little compressed city which goes by the great name of Rome.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Fay stood on her balcony, and looked over the ilexes of her villa at Frascati; out across the grey-green of the Campagna to the little compressed city which goes by the great name of Rome.
grey-greenadjective
of green tinged with grey
From this reading Fay stood on her balcony, and looked over the ilexes of her villa at Frascati; out across the grey-green of the Campagna to the little compressed city which goes by the great name of Rome.
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading Grim Fate was tender, contemplating you, And fairies brought their offerings at your birth; You take the rose-leaf pathway as your due, Your rightful meed the choicest gifts of earth.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Fay stood on her balcony, and looked over the ilexes of her villa at Frascati; out across the grey-green of the Campagna to the little compressed city which goes by the great name of Rome.
How
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From this reading How small it looked, what a huddled speck with a bubble dome, to be represented by so stupendous a name!
huddledadjectiveUS /ˈhʌdəld/
crowded or massed together
From this reading How small it looked, what a huddled speck with a bubble dome, to be represented by so stupendous a name!
ilexes
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From this reading Fay stood on her balcony, and looked over the ilexes of her villa at Frascati; out across the grey-green of the Campagna to the little compressed city which goes by the great name of Rome.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How small it looked, what a huddled speck with a bubble dome, to be represented by so stupendous a name!
LEGGE
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From this reading --ARTHUR C. LEGGE.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Fay stood on her balcony, and looked over the ilexes of her villa at Frascati; out across the grey-green of the Campagna to the little compressed city which goes by the great name of Rome.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Fay stood on her balcony, and looked over the ilexes of her villa at Frascati; out across the grey-green of the Campagna to the little compressed city which goes by the great name of Rome.
meednoun
a fitting reward
From this reading Grim Fate was tender, contemplating you, And fairies brought their offerings at your birth; You take the rose-leaf pathway as your due, Your rightful meed the choicest gifts of earth.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Fay stood on her balcony, and looked over the ilexes of her villa at Frascati; out across the grey-green of the Campagna to the little compressed city which goes by the great name of Rome.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Grim Fate was tender, contemplating you, And fairies brought their offerings at your birth; You take the rose-leaf pathway as your due, Your rightful meed the choicest gifts of earth.
offeringsnounUS /ˈɔːfərɪŋz/
plural of “offering” — something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading Grim Fate was tender, contemplating you, And fairies brought their offerings at your birth; You take the rose-leaf pathway as your due, Your rightful meed the choicest gifts of earth.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Fay stood on her balcony, and looked over the ilexes of her villa at Frascati; out across the grey-green of the Campagna to the little compressed city which goes by the great name of Rome.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Fay stood on her balcony, and looked over the ilexes of her villa at Frascati; out across the grey-green of the Campagna to the little compressed city which goes by the great name of Rome.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Fay stood on her balcony, and looked over the ilexes of her villa at Frascati; out across the grey-green of the Campagna to the little compressed city which goes by the great name of Rome.
pathwaynounUS /ˈpæθweɪ/
a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain
From this reading Grim Fate was tender, contemplating you, And fairies brought their offerings at your birth; You take the rose-leaf pathway as your due, Your rightful meed the choicest gifts of earth.
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading How small it looked, what a huddled speck with a bubble dome, to be represented by so stupendous a name!
rightfuladjectiveUS /ˈraɪtfəl/
legally valid
From this reading Grim Fate was tender, contemplating you, And fairies brought their offerings at your birth; You take the rose-leaf pathway as your due, Your rightful meed the choicest gifts of earth.
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading Fay stood on her balcony, and looked over the ilexes of her villa at Frascati; out across the grey-green of the Campagna to the little compressed city which goes by the great name of Rome.
rose-leaf
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From this reading Grim Fate was tender, contemplating you, And fairies brought their offerings at your birth; You take the rose-leaf pathway as your due, Your rightful meed the choicest gifts of earth.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading She gazed at it without seeing it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gazed at it without seeing it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading How small it looked, what a huddled speck with a bubble dome, to be represented by so stupendous a name!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading How small it looked, what a huddled speck with a bubble dome, to be represented by so stupendous a name!
specknounUS /spek/
a very small spot
From this reading How small it looked, what a huddled speck with a bubble dome, to be represented by so stupendous a name!
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Fay stood on her balcony, and looked over the ilexes of her villa at Frascati; out across the grey-green of the Campagna to the little compressed city which goes by the great name of Rome.
stupendousadjectiveUS /stuːˈpendəs/
so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
From this reading How small it looked, what a huddled speck with a bubble dome, to be represented by so stupendous a name!
carry out
From this reading Grim Fate was tender, contemplating you, And fairies brought their offerings at your birth; You take the rose-leaf pathway as your due, Your rightful meed the choicest gifts of earth.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading Grim Fate was tender, contemplating you, And fairies brought their offerings at your birth; You take the rose-leaf pathway as your due, Your rightful meed the choicest gifts of earth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Grim Fate was tender, contemplating you, And fairies brought their offerings at your birth; You take the rose-leaf pathway as your due, Your rightful meed the choicest gifts of earth.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Grim Fate was tender, contemplating you, And fairies brought their offerings at your birth; You take the rose-leaf pathway as your due, Your rightful meed the choicest gifts of earth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fay stood on her balcony, and looked over the ilexes of her villa at Frascati; out across the grey-green of the Campagna to the little compressed city which goes by the great name of Rome.
villanounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading Fay stood on her balcony, and looked over the ilexes of her villa at Frascati; out across the grey-green of the Campagna to the little compressed city which goes by the great name of Rome.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Grim Fate was tender, contemplating you, And fairies brought their offerings at your birth; You take the rose-leaf pathway as your due, Your rightful meed the choicest gifts of earth.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading How small it looked, what a huddled speck with a bubble dome, to be represented by so stupendous a name!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Fay stood on her balcony, and looked over the ilexes of her villa at Frascati; out across the grey-green of the Campagna to the little compressed city which goes by the great name of Rome.
in the company of; together with
From this reading How small it looked, what a huddled speck with a bubble dome, to be represented by so stupendous a name!
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She gazed at it without seeing it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Grim Fate was tender, contemplating you, And fairies brought their offerings at your birth; You take the rose-leaf pathway as your due, Your rightful meed the choicest gifts of earth.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Grim Fate was tender, contemplating you, And fairies brought their offerings at your birth; You take the rose-leaf pathway as your due, Your rightful meed the choicest gifts of earth.
