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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That journey of Tito’s to Rome, which had removed many difficulties from Romola’s departure, had been resolved on quite suddenly, at a supper, only the evening before.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
agreeable
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From this reading Tito had set out towards that supper with agreeable expectations.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The meats were likely to be delicate, the wines choice, the company distinguished; for the place of entertainment was the Selva or Orto de’ Rucellai, or, as we should say, the Rucellai Gardens; and the host, Bernardo Rucellai, was quite a typical Florentine grandee.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The meats were likely to be delicate, the wines choice, the company distinguished; for the place of entertainment was the Selva or Orto de’ Rucellai, or, as we should say, the Rucellai Gardens; and the host, Bernardo Rucellai, was quite a typical Florentine grandee.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That journey of Tito’s to Rome, which had removed many difficulties from Romola’s departure, had been resolved on quite suddenly, at a supper, only the evening before.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The meats were likely to be delicate, the wines choice, the company distinguished; for the place of entertainment was the Selva or Orto de’ Rucellai, or, as we should say, the Rucellai Gardens; and the host, Bernardo Rucellai, was quite a typical Florentine grandee.
became
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From this reading By bringing the excellent secret of this dye, called _oricello_, from the Levant to Florence, a certain merchant, who lived nearly a hundred years before our Bernardo’s time, won for himself and his descendants much wealth, and the pleasantly-suggestive surname of Oricellari, or Roccellari, which on Tuscan tongues speedily became Rucellai.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That journey of Tito’s to Rome, which had removed many difficulties from Romola’s departure, had been resolved on quite suddenly, at a supper, only the evening before.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading That journey of Tito’s to Rome, which had removed many difficulties from Romola’s departure, had been resolved on quite suddenly, at a supper, only the evening before.
Bernardo
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From this reading The meats were likely to be delicate, the wines choice, the company distinguished; for the place of entertainment was the Selva or Orto de’ Rucellai, or, as we should say, the Rucellai Gardens; and the host, Bernardo Rucellai, was quite a typical Florentine grandee.
Bernardo's
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From this reading By bringing the excellent secret of this dye, called _oricello_, from the Levant to Florence, a certain merchant, who lived nearly a hundred years before our Bernardo’s time, won for himself and his descendants much wealth, and the pleasantly-suggestive surname of Oricellari, or Roccellari, which on Tuscan tongues speedily became Rucellai.
bring
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From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
bringing
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From this reading By bringing the excellent secret of this dye, called _oricello_, from the Levant to Florence, a certain merchant, who lived nearly a hundred years before our Bernardo’s time, won for himself and his descendants much wealth, and the pleasantly-suggestive surname of Oricellari, or Roccellari, which on Tuscan tongues speedily became Rucellai.
button-heads
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From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By bringing the excellent secret of this dye, called _oricello_, from the Levant to Florence, a certain merchant, who lived nearly a hundred years before our Bernardo’s time, won for himself and his descendants much wealth, and the pleasantly-suggestive surname of Oricellari, or Roccellari, which on Tuscan tongues speedily became Rucellai.
called
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From this reading By bringing the excellent secret of this dye, called _oricello_, from the Levant to Florence, a certain merchant, who lived nearly a hundred years before our Bernardo’s time, won for himself and his descendants much wealth, and the pleasantly-suggestive surname of Oricellari, or Roccellari, which on Tuscan tongues speedily became Rucellai.
Canaries
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From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
certain
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From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
choice
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From this reading The meats were likely to be delicate, the wines choice, the company distinguished; for the place of entertainment was the Selva or Orto de’ Rucellai, or, as we should say, the Rucellai Gardens; and the host, Bernardo Rucellai, was quite a typical Florentine grandee.
circumstances
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From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
company
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From this reading The meats were likely to be delicate, the wines choice, the company distinguished; for the place of entertainment was the Selva or Orto de’ Rucellai, or, as we should say, the Rucellai Gardens; and the host, Bernardo Rucellai, was quite a typical Florentine grandee.
de
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From this reading The meats were likely to be delicate, the wines choice, the company distinguished; for the place of entertainment was the Selva or Orto de’ Rucellai, or, as we should say, the Rucellai Gardens; and the host, Bernardo Rucellai, was quite a typical Florentine grandee.
deal
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From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
delicate
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From this reading The meats were likely to be delicate, the wines choice, the company distinguished; for the place of entertainment was the Selva or Orto de’ Rucellai, or, as we should say, the Rucellai Gardens; and the host, Bernardo Rucellai, was quite a typical Florentine grandee.
departure
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From this reading That journey of Tito’s to Rome, which had removed many difficulties from Romola’s departure, had been resolved on quite suddenly, at a supper, only the evening before.
descendants
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From this reading By bringing the excellent secret of this dye, called _oricello_, from the Levant to Florence, a certain merchant, who lived nearly a hundred years before our Bernardo’s time, won for himself and his descendants much wealth, and the pleasantly-suggestive surname of Oricellari, or Roccellari, which on Tuscan tongues speedily became Rucellai.
difficulties
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From this reading That journey of Tito’s to Rome, which had removed many difficulties from Romola’s departure, had been resolved on quite suddenly, at a supper, only the evening before.
distinguished
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From this reading The meats were likely to be delicate, the wines choice, the company distinguished; for the place of entertainment was the Selva or Orto de’ Rucellai, or, as we should say, the Rucellai Gardens; and the host, Bernardo Rucellai, was quite a typical Florentine grandee.
drunk
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From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
dye
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From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
entertainment
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From this reading The meats were likely to be delicate, the wines choice, the company distinguished; for the place of entertainment was the Selva or Orto de’ Rucellai, or, as we should say, the Rucellai Gardens; and the host, Bernardo Rucellai, was quite a typical Florentine grandee.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
evening
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From this reading That journey of Tito’s to Rome, which had removed many difficulties from Romola’s departure, had been resolved on quite suddenly, at a supper, only the evening before.
excellent
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From this reading By bringing the excellent secret of this dye, called _oricello_, from the Levant to Florence, a certain merchant, who lived nearly a hundred years before our Bernardo’s time, won for himself and his descendants much wealth, and the pleasantly-suggestive surname of Oricellari, or Roccellari, which on Tuscan tongues speedily became Rucellai.
expectations
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From this reading Tito had set out towards that supper with agreeable expectations.
eyes
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From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
family
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From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
Florence
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From this reading By bringing the excellent secret of this dye, called _oricello_, from the Levant to Florence, a certain merchant, who lived nearly a hundred years before our Bernardo’s time, won for himself and his descendants much wealth, and the pleasantly-suggestive surname of Oricellari, or Roccellari, which on Tuscan tongues speedily became Rucellai.
Florentine
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From this reading The meats were likely to be delicate, the wines choice, the company distinguished; for the place of entertainment was the Selva or Orto de’ Rucellai, or, as we should say, the Rucellai Gardens; and the host, Bernardo Rucellai, was quite a typical Florentine grandee.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The meats were likely to be delicate, the wines choice, the company distinguished; for the place of entertainment was the Selva or Orto de’ Rucellai, or, as we should say, the Rucellai Gardens; and the host, Bernardo Rucellai, was quite a typical Florentine grandee.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That journey of Tito’s to Rome, which had removed many difficulties from Romola’s departure, had been resolved on quite suddenly, at a supper, only the evening before.
Gardens
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From this reading The meats were likely to be delicate, the wines choice, the company distinguished; for the place of entertainment was the Selva or Orto de’ Rucellai, or, as we should say, the Rucellai Gardens; and the host, Bernardo Rucellai, was quite a typical Florentine grandee.
give
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From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
grandee
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From this reading The meats were likely to be delicate, the wines choice, the company distinguished; for the place of entertainment was the Selva or Orto de’ Rucellai, or, as we should say, the Rucellai Gardens; and the host, Bernardo Rucellai, was quite a typical Florentine grandee.
grateful
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From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
Greek
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From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
grows
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From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That journey of Tito’s to Rome, which had removed many difficulties from Romola’s departure, had been resolved on quite suddenly, at a supper, only the evening before.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading By bringing the excellent secret of this dye, called _oricello_, from the Levant to Florence, a certain merchant, who lived nearly a hundred years before our Bernardo’s time, won for himself and his descendants much wealth, and the pleasantly-suggestive surname of Oricellari, or Roccellari, which on Tuscan tongues speedily became Rucellai.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
host
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From this reading The meats were likely to be delicate, the wines choice, the company distinguished; for the place of entertainment was the Selva or Orto de’ Rucellai, or, as we should say, the Rucellai Gardens; and the host, Bernardo Rucellai, was quite a typical Florentine grandee.
hundred
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From this reading By bringing the excellent secret of this dye, called _oricello_, from the Levant to Florence, a certain merchant, who lived nearly a hundred years before our Bernardo’s time, won for himself and his descendants much wealth, and the pleasantly-suggestive surname of Oricellari, or Roccellari, which on Tuscan tongues speedily became Rucellai.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
isles
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From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That journey of Tito’s to Rome, which had removed many difficulties from Romola’s departure, had been resolved on quite suddenly, at a supper, only the evening before.
Levant
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From this reading By bringing the excellent secret of this dye, called _oricello_, from the Levant to Florence, a certain merchant, who lived nearly a hundred years before our Bernardo’s time, won for himself and his descendants much wealth, and the pleasantly-suggestive surname of Oricellari, or Roccellari, which on Tuscan tongues speedily became Rucellai.
lichen
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From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
light
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From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
likely
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From this reading The meats were likely to be delicate, the wines choice, the company distinguished; for the place of entertainment was the Selva or Orto de’ Rucellai, or, as we should say, the Rucellai Gardens; and the host, Bernardo Rucellai, was quite a typical Florentine grandee.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
lived
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From this reading By bringing the excellent secret of this dye, called _oricello_, from the Levant to Florence, a certain merchant, who lived nearly a hundred years before our Bernardo’s time, won for himself and his descendants much wealth, and the pleasantly-suggestive surname of Oricellari, or Roccellari, which on Tuscan tongues speedily became Rucellai.
many
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From this reading That journey of Tito’s to Rome, which had removed many difficulties from Romola’s departure, had been resolved on quite suddenly, at a supper, only the evening before.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
meats
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From this reading The meats were likely to be delicate, the wines choice, the company distinguished; for the place of entertainment was the Selva or Orto de’ Rucellai, or, as we should say, the Rucellai Gardens; and the host, Bernardo Rucellai, was quite a typical Florentine grandee.
men
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From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading By bringing the excellent secret of this dye, called _oricello_, from the Levant to Florence, a certain merchant, who lived nearly a hundred years before our Bernardo’s time, won for himself and his descendants much wealth, and the pleasantly-suggestive surname of Oricellari, or Roccellari, which on Tuscan tongues speedily became Rucellai.
much
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From this reading By bringing the excellent secret of this dye, called _oricello_, from the Levant to Florence, a certain merchant, who lived nearly a hundred years before our Bernardo’s time, won for himself and his descendants much wealth, and the pleasantly-suggestive surname of Oricellari, or Roccellari, which on Tuscan tongues speedily became Rucellai.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
named
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From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
nearly
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From this reading By bringing the excellent secret of this dye, called _oricello_, from the Levant to Florence, a certain merchant, who lived nearly a hundred years before our Bernardo’s time, won for himself and his descendants much wealth, and the pleasantly-suggestive surname of Oricellari, or Roccellari, which on Tuscan tongues speedily became Rucellai.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That journey of Tito’s to Rome, which had removed many difficulties from Romola’s departure, had been resolved on quite suddenly, at a supper, only the evening before.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That journey of Tito’s to Rome, which had removed many difficulties from Romola’s departure, had been resolved on quite suddenly, at a supper, only the evening before.
only
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From this reading That journey of Tito’s to Rome, which had removed many difficulties from Romola’s departure, had been resolved on quite suddenly, at a supper, only the evening before.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The meats were likely to be delicate, the wines choice, the company distinguished; for the place of entertainment was the Selva or Orto de’ Rucellai, or, as we should say, the Rucellai Gardens; and the host, Bernardo Rucellai, was quite a typical Florentine grandee.
orcella
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From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
Oricellari
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From this reading By bringing the excellent secret of this dye, called _oricello_, from the Levant to Florence, a certain merchant, who lived nearly a hundred years before our Bernardo’s time, won for himself and his descendants much wealth, and the pleasantly-suggestive surname of Oricellari, or Roccellari, which on Tuscan tongues speedily became Rucellai.
oricello
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From this reading By bringing the excellent secret of this dye, called _oricello_, from the Levant to Florence, a certain merchant, who lived nearly a hundred years before our Bernardo’s time, won for himself and his descendants much wealth, and the pleasantly-suggestive surname of Oricellari, or Roccellari, which on Tuscan tongues speedily became Rucellai.
Orto
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From this reading The meats were likely to be delicate, the wines choice, the company distinguished; for the place of entertainment was the Selva or Orto de’ Rucellai, or, as we should say, the Rucellai Gardens; and the host, Bernardo Rucellai, was quite a typical Florentine grandee.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading By bringing the excellent secret of this dye, called _oricello_, from the Levant to Florence, a certain merchant, who lived nearly a hundred years before our Bernardo’s time, won for himself and his descendants much wealth, and the pleasantly-suggestive surname of Oricellari, or Roccellari, which on Tuscan tongues speedily became Rucellai.
out
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From this reading Tito had set out towards that supper with agreeable expectations.
place
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From this reading The meats were likely to be delicate, the wines choice, the company distinguished; for the place of entertainment was the Selva or Orto de’ Rucellai, or, as we should say, the Rucellai Gardens; and the host, Bernardo Rucellai, was quite a typical Florentine grandee.
pleasantly-suggestive
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From this reading By bringing the excellent secret of this dye, called _oricello_, from the Levant to Florence, a certain merchant, who lived nearly a hundred years before our Bernardo’s time, won for himself and his descendants much wealth, and the pleasantly-suggestive surname of Oricellari, or Roccellari, which on Tuscan tongues speedily became Rucellai.
popularly
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From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
prettily
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From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
properly
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From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
purple
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From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That journey of Tito’s to Rome, which had removed many difficulties from Romola’s departure, had been resolved on quite suddenly, at a supper, only the evening before.
reddish
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From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
removed
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From this reading That journey of Tito’s to Rome, which had removed many difficulties from Romola’s departure, had been resolved on quite suddenly, at a supper, only the evening before.
resolved
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From this reading That journey of Tito’s to Rome, which had removed many difficulties from Romola’s departure, had been resolved on quite suddenly, at a supper, only the evening before.
roccella
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From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
Roccellari
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From this reading By bringing the excellent secret of this dye, called _oricello_, from the Levant to Florence, a certain merchant, who lived nearly a hundred years before our Bernardo’s time, won for himself and his descendants much wealth, and the pleasantly-suggestive surname of Oricellari, or Roccellari, which on Tuscan tongues speedily became Rucellai.
rocks
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From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
Rome
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From this reading That journey of Tito’s to Rome, which had removed many difficulties from Romola’s departure, had been resolved on quite suddenly, at a supper, only the evening before.
Romola's
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From this reading That journey of Tito’s to Rome, which had removed many difficulties from Romola’s departure, had been resolved on quite suddenly, at a supper, only the evening before.
Rucellai
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From this reading The meats were likely to be delicate, the wines choice, the company distinguished; for the place of entertainment was the Selva or Orto de’ Rucellai, or, as we should say, the Rucellai Gardens; and the host, Bernardo Rucellai, was quite a typical Florentine grandee.
say
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From this reading The meats were likely to be delicate, the wines choice, the company distinguished; for the place of entertainment was the Selva or Orto de’ Rucellai, or, as we should say, the Rucellai Gardens; and the host, Bernardo Rucellai, was quite a typical Florentine grandee.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading By bringing the excellent secret of this dye, called _oricello_, from the Levant to Florence, a certain merchant, who lived nearly a hundred years before our Bernardo’s time, won for himself and his descendants much wealth, and the pleasantly-suggestive surname of Oricellari, or Roccellari, which on Tuscan tongues speedily became Rucellai.
Selva
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From this reading The meats were likely to be delicate, the wines choice, the company distinguished; for the place of entertainment was the Selva or Orto de’ Rucellai, or, as we should say, the Rucellai Gardens; and the host, Bernardo Rucellai, was quite a typical Florentine grandee.
set
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From this reading Tito had set out towards that supper with agreeable expectations.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The meats were likely to be delicate, the wines choice, the company distinguished; for the place of entertainment was the Selva or Orto de’ Rucellai, or, as we should say, the Rucellai Gardens; and the host, Bernardo Rucellai, was quite a typical Florentine grandee.
significance
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From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
speedily
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From this reading By bringing the excellent secret of this dye, called _oricello_, from the Levant to Florence, a certain merchant, who lived nearly a hundred years before our Bernardo’s time, won for himself and his descendants much wealth, and the pleasantly-suggestive surname of Oricellari, or Roccellari, which on Tuscan tongues speedily became Rucellai.
stems
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From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That journey of Tito’s to Rome, which had removed many difficulties from Romola’s departure, had been resolved on quite suddenly, at a supper, only the evening before.
supper
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From this reading That journey of Tito’s to Rome, which had removed many difficulties from Romola’s departure, had been resolved on quite suddenly, at a supper, only the evening before.
surname
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From this reading By bringing the excellent secret of this dye, called _oricello_, from the Levant to Florence, a certain merchant, who lived nearly a hundred years before our Bernardo’s time, won for himself and his descendants much wealth, and the pleasantly-suggestive surname of Oricellari, or Roccellari, which on Tuscan tongues speedily became Rucellai.
symbolic
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From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That journey of Tito’s to Rome, which had removed many difficulties from Romola’s departure, had been resolved on quite suddenly, at a supper, only the evening before.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That journey of Tito’s to Rome, which had removed many difficulties from Romola’s departure, had been resolved on quite suddenly, at a supper, only the evening before.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By bringing the excellent secret of this dye, called _oricello_, from the Levant to Florence, a certain merchant, who lived nearly a hundred years before our Bernardo’s time, won for himself and his descendants much wealth, and the pleasantly-suggestive surname of Oricellari, or Roccellari, which on Tuscan tongues speedily became Rucellai.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By bringing the excellent secret of this dye, called _oricello_, from the Levant to Florence, a certain merchant, who lived nearly a hundred years before our Bernardo’s time, won for himself and his descendants much wealth, and the pleasantly-suggestive surname of Oricellari, or Roccellari, which on Tuscan tongues speedily became Rucellai.
Tito
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From this reading Tito had set out towards that supper with agreeable expectations.
Tito's
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From this reading That journey of Tito’s to Rome, which had removed many difficulties from Romola’s departure, had been resolved on quite suddenly, at a supper, only the evening before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That journey of Tito’s to Rome, which had removed many difficulties from Romola’s departure, had been resolved on quite suddenly, at a supper, only the evening before.
tongues
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From this reading By bringing the excellent secret of this dye, called _oricello_, from the Levant to Florence, a certain merchant, who lived nearly a hundred years before our Bernardo’s time, won for himself and his descendants much wealth, and the pleasantly-suggestive surname of Oricellari, or Roccellari, which on Tuscan tongues speedily became Rucellai.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Tito had set out towards that supper with agreeable expectations.
Tuscan
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From this reading By bringing the excellent secret of this dye, called _oricello_, from the Levant to Florence, a certain merchant, who lived nearly a hundred years before our Bernardo’s time, won for himself and his descendants much wealth, and the pleasantly-suggestive surname of Oricellari, or Roccellari, which on Tuscan tongues speedily became Rucellai.
typical
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From this reading The meats were likely to be delicate, the wines choice, the company distinguished; for the place of entertainment was the Selva or Orto de’ Rucellai, or, as we should say, the Rucellai Gardens; and the host, Bernardo Rucellai, was quite a typical Florentine grandee.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
understood
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From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
very
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From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The meats were likely to be delicate, the wines choice, the company distinguished; for the place of entertainment was the Selva or Orto de’ Rucellai, or, as we should say, the Rucellai Gardens; and the host, Bernardo Rucellai, was quite a typical Florentine grandee.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The meats were likely to be delicate, the wines choice, the company distinguished; for the place of entertainment was the Selva or Orto de’ Rucellai, or, as we should say, the Rucellai Gardens; and the host, Bernardo Rucellai, was quite a typical Florentine grandee.
wealth
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From this reading By bringing the excellent secret of this dye, called _oricello_, from the Levant to Florence, a certain merchant, who lived nearly a hundred years before our Bernardo’s time, won for himself and his descendants much wealth, and the pleasantly-suggestive surname of Oricellari, or Roccellari, which on Tuscan tongues speedily became Rucellai.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The meats were likely to be delicate, the wines choice, the company distinguished; for the place of entertainment was the Selva or Orto de’ Rucellai, or, as we should say, the Rucellai Gardens; and the host, Bernardo Rucellai, was quite a typical Florentine grandee.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That journey of Tito’s to Rome, which had removed many difficulties from Romola’s departure, had been resolved on quite suddenly, at a supper, only the evening before.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading By bringing the excellent secret of this dye, called _oricello_, from the Levant to Florence, a certain merchant, who lived nearly a hundred years before our Bernardo’s time, won for himself and his descendants much wealth, and the pleasantly-suggestive surname of Oricellari, or Roccellari, which on Tuscan tongues speedily became Rucellai.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Even his family name has a significance which is prettily symbolic: properly understood, it may bring before us a little lichen, popularly named _orcella_ or _roccella_, which grows on the rocks of Greek isles and in the Canaries; and having drunk a great deal of light into its little stems and button-heads, will, under certain circumstances, give it out again as a reddish purple dye, very grateful to the eyes of men.
wines
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From this reading The meats were likely to be delicate, the wines choice, the company distinguished; for the place of entertainment was the Selva or Orto de’ Rucellai, or, as we should say, the Rucellai Gardens; and the host, Bernardo Rucellai, was quite a typical Florentine grandee.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Tito had set out towards that supper with agreeable expectations.
won
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From this reading By bringing the excellent secret of this dye, called _oricello_, from the Levant to Florence, a certain merchant, who lived nearly a hundred years before our Bernardo’s time, won for himself and his descendants much wealth, and the pleasantly-suggestive surname of Oricellari, or Roccellari, which on Tuscan tongues speedily became Rucellai.
years
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From this reading By bringing the excellent secret of this dye, called _oricello_, from the Levant to Florence, a certain merchant, who lived nearly a hundred years before our Bernardo’s time, won for himself and his descendants much wealth, and the pleasantly-suggestive surname of Oricellari, or Roccellari, which on Tuscan tongues speedily became Rucellai.
