used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hundreds of green crabs could be seen clinging lazily to the stone walls of the houses, wherever there was a place still cool and wet from the salt sea-water.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The gondoliers call these beggars "crab-catchers," because they cling about the mooring-steps of the canals to beg centimes from the passengers in the gondolas.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading RAFAEL'S TRAINED TOPS It was early in the afternoon of the next day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hundreds of green crabs could be seen clinging lazily to the stone walls of the houses, wherever there was a place still cool and wet from the salt sea-water.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the base of the two great columns in the Piazzetta, groups of Venetian beggars were soundly sleeping.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading At the base of the two great columns in the Piazzetta, groups of Venetian beggars were soundly sleeping.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Hundreds of green crabs could be seen clinging lazily to the stone walls of the houses, wherever there was a place still cool and wet from the salt sea-water.
for the reason that
From this reading The gondoliers call these beggars "crab-catchers," because they cling about the mooring-steps of the canals to beg centimes from the passengers in the gondolas.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading The gondoliers call these beggars "crab-catchers," because they cling about the mooring-steps of the canals to beg centimes from the passengers in the gondolas.
beggarsnounUS /ˈbeɡərz/
plural of “beggar” — a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading At the base of the two great columns in the Piazzetta, groups of Venetian beggars were soundly sleeping.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The gondoliers call these beggars "crab-catchers," because they cling about the mooring-steps of the canals to beg centimes from the passengers in the gondolas.
canalsnounUS /kəˈnælz/
plural of “canal” — (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
From this reading The tide was low in the canals of Venice.
centimesnounUS /ˈsentaɪmz/
plural of “centime” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries: France and Algeria and Belgium and Burkina Faso and Burundi and Cameroon and Chad and the Congo and Gabon and Haiti and the Ivory Coast and Luxembourg and Mali and Morocco and Niger and Rwanda and Senegal and Switzerland and Togo
From this reading The gondoliers call these beggars "crab-catchers," because they cling about the mooring-steps of the canals to beg centimes from the passengers in the gondolas.
clingverbUS /klɪŋ/
come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading The gondoliers call these beggars "crab-catchers," because they cling about the mooring-steps of the canals to beg centimes from the passengers in the gondolas.
clingingverbUS /ˈklɪŋɪŋ/
-ing form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading Hundreds of green crabs could be seen clinging lazily to the stone walls of the houses, wherever there was a place still cool and wet from the salt sea-water.
columnsnounUS /ˈkɑːləmz/
plural of “column” — a line of units following one after another
From this reading At the base of the two great columns in the Piazzetta, groups of Venetian beggars were soundly sleeping.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading Hundreds of green crabs could be seen clinging lazily to the stone walls of the houses, wherever there was a place still cool and wet from the salt sea-water.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Hundreds of green crabs could be seen clinging lazily to the stone walls of the houses, wherever there was a place still cool and wet from the salt sea-water.
crab-catchers
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From this reading The gondoliers call these beggars "crab-catchers," because they cling about the mooring-steps of the canals to beg centimes from the passengers in the gondolas.
crabsnounUS /kræbz/
infestation of the pubic hair by crab lice
From this reading Hundreds of green crabs could be seen clinging lazily to the stone walls of the houses, wherever there was a place still cool and wet from the salt sea-water.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading RAFAEL'S TRAINED TOPS It was early in the afternoon of the next day.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading RAFAEL'S TRAINED TOPS It was early in the afternoon of the next day.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hundreds of green crabs could be seen clinging lazily to the stone walls of the houses, wherever there was a place still cool and wet from the salt sea-water.
gondolasnounUS /ˈɡɑːndələz/
plural of “gondola” — a low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no roof
From this reading The gondoliers call these beggars "crab-catchers," because they cling about the mooring-steps of the canals to beg centimes from the passengers in the gondolas.
gondoliersnounUS /ˌɡɑːndəˈlɪrz/
plural of “gondolier” — a (Venetian) boatman who propels a gondola
From this reading The gondoliers call these beggars "crab-catchers," because they cling about the mooring-steps of the canals to beg centimes from the passengers in the gondolas.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading At the base of the two great columns in the Piazzetta, groups of Venetian beggars were soundly sleeping.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Hundreds of green crabs could be seen clinging lazily to the stone walls of the houses, wherever there was a place still cool and wet from the salt sea-water.
groupsnounUS /ɡruːps/
plural of “group” — any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading At the base of the two great columns in the Piazzetta, groups of Venetian beggars were soundly sleeping.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Hundreds of green crabs could be seen clinging lazily to the stone walls of the houses, wherever there was a place still cool and wet from the salt sea-water.
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading Hundreds of green crabs could be seen clinging lazily to the stone walls of the houses, wherever there was a place still cool and wet from the salt sea-water.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RAFAEL'S TRAINED TOPS It was early in the afternoon of the next day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading RAFAEL'S TRAINED TOPS It was early in the afternoon of the next day.
lazilyadverbUS /ˈlæzəli/
in a slow and lazy manner
From this reading Hundreds of green crabs could be seen clinging lazily to the stone walls of the houses, wherever there was a place still cool and wet from the salt sea-water.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The tide was low in the canals of Venice.
mooring-steps
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From this reading The gondoliers call these beggars "crab-catchers," because they cling about the mooring-steps of the canals to beg centimes from the passengers in the gondolas.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading RAFAEL'S TRAINED TOPS It was early in the afternoon of the next day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RAFAEL'S TRAINED TOPS It was early in the afternoon of the next day.
passengersnounUS /ˈpæsəndʒərz/
plural of “passenger” — a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading The gondoliers call these beggars "crab-catchers," because they cling about the mooring-steps of the canals to beg centimes from the passengers in the gondolas.
Piazzetta
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From this reading At the base of the two great columns in the Piazzetta, groups of Venetian beggars were soundly sleeping.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Hundreds of green crabs could be seen clinging lazily to the stone walls of the houses, wherever there was a place still cool and wet from the salt sea-water.
RAFAEL'S
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From this reading RAFAEL'S TRAINED TOPS It was early in the afternoon of the next day.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading Hundreds of green crabs could be seen clinging lazily to the stone walls of the houses, wherever there was a place still cool and wet from the salt sea-water.
sea-water
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From this reading Hundreds of green crabs could be seen clinging lazily to the stone walls of the houses, wherever there was a place still cool and wet from the salt sea-water.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Hundreds of green crabs could be seen clinging lazily to the stone walls of the houses, wherever there was a place still cool and wet from the salt sea-water.
the state of being asleep
From this reading At the base of the two great columns in the Piazzetta, groups of Venetian beggars were soundly sleeping.
soundlyadverbUS /ˈsaʊndli/
deeply or completely
From this reading At the base of the two great columns in the Piazzetta, groups of Venetian beggars were soundly sleeping.
not in physical motion
From this reading Hundreds of green crabs could be seen clinging lazily to the stone walls of the houses, wherever there was a place still cool and wet from the salt sea-water.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Hundreds of green crabs could be seen clinging lazily to the stone walls of the houses, wherever there was a place still cool and wet from the salt sea-water.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RAFAEL'S TRAINED TOPS It was early in the afternoon of the next day.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Hundreds of green crabs could be seen clinging lazily to the stone walls of the houses, wherever there was a place still cool and wet from the salt sea-water.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The gondoliers call these beggars "crab-catchers," because they cling about the mooring-steps of the canals to beg centimes from the passengers in the gondolas.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The gondoliers call these beggars "crab-catchers," because they cling about the mooring-steps of the canals to beg centimes from the passengers in the gondolas.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading The tide was low in the canals of Venice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hundreds of green crabs could be seen clinging lazily to the stone walls of the houses, wherever there was a place still cool and wet from the salt sea-water.
TOPSadjectiveUS /tɑːps/
of the highest quality
From this reading RAFAEL'S TRAINED TOPS It was early in the afternoon of the next day.
TRAINEDadjectiveUS /treɪnd/
shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form
From this reading RAFAEL'S TRAINED TOPS It was early in the afternoon of the next day.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading At the base of the two great columns in the Piazzetta, groups of Venetian beggars were soundly sleeping.
VenetiannounUS /vəˈniːʃən/
a resident of Venice
From this reading At the base of the two great columns in the Piazzetta, groups of Venetian beggars were soundly sleeping.
VenicenounUS /ˈvenəs/
the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction
From this reading The tide was low in the canals of Venice.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Hundreds of green crabs could be seen clinging lazily to the stone walls of the houses, wherever there was a place still cool and wet from the salt sea-water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RAFAEL'S TRAINED TOPS It was early in the afternoon of the next day.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At the base of the two great columns in the Piazzetta, groups of Venetian beggars were soundly sleeping.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading Hundreds of green crabs could be seen clinging lazily to the stone walls of the houses, wherever there was a place still cool and wet from the salt sea-water.
in or to any place at all
From this reading Hundreds of green crabs could be seen clinging lazily to the stone walls of the houses, wherever there was a place still cool and wet from the salt sea-water.
