used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “When you shall have seen Murillo’s Conceptions,” Elena said, “you will see the difference between a sweet human nature and a supernatural creature.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading One morning shortly after their arrival at Madrid, the two went to the great picture-gallery, of all picture-galleries the most delightful.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading One morning shortly after their arrival at Madrid, the two went to the great picture-gallery, of all picture-galleries the most delightful.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “When you shall have seen Murillo’s Conceptions,” Elena said, “you will see the difference between a sweet human nature and a supernatural creature.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading One morning shortly after their arrival at Madrid, the two went to the great picture-gallery, of all picture-galleries the most delightful.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One morning shortly after their arrival at Madrid, the two went to the great picture-gallery, of all picture-galleries the most delightful.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Raphael has painted good and beautiful women full of religious feeling; Murillo has painted the miraculous woman.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “You have been in Madrid before?”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “You have been in Madrid before?”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “When you shall have seen Murillo’s Conceptions,” Elena said, “you will see the difference between a sweet human nature and a supernatural creature.
ConceptionsnounUS /kənˈsepʃənz/
plural of “conception” — an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
From this reading “When you shall have seen Murillo’s Conceptions,” Elena said, “you will see the difference between a sweet human nature and a supernatural creature.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “When you shall have seen Murillo’s Conceptions,” Elena said, “you will see the difference between a sweet human nature and a supernatural creature.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading One morning shortly after their arrival at Madrid, the two went to the great picture-gallery, of all picture-galleries the most delightful.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading “When you shall have seen Murillo’s Conceptions,” Elena said, “you will see the difference between a sweet human nature and a supernatural creature.
emanating from God
From this reading The Spaniard had a vision of the Divine.”
Elena
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From this reading “When you shall have seen Murillo’s Conceptions,” Elena said, “you will see the difference between a sweet human nature and a supernatural creature.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Raphael has painted good and beautiful women full of religious feeling; Murillo has painted the miraculous woman.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Raphael has painted good and beautiful women full of religious feeling; Murillo has painted the miraculous woman.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Raphael has painted good and beautiful women full of religious feeling; Murillo has painted the miraculous woman.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading One morning shortly after their arrival at Madrid, the two went to the great picture-gallery, of all picture-galleries the most delightful.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Spaniard had a vision of the Divine.”
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Raphael has painted good and beautiful women full of religious feeling; Murillo has painted the miraculous woman.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “When you shall have seen Murillo’s Conceptions,” Elena said, “you will see the difference between a sweet human nature and a supernatural creature.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading “When you shall have seen Murillo’s Conceptions,” Elena said, “you will see the difference between a sweet human nature and a supernatural creature.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You have been in Madrid before?”
MadridnounUS /məˈdrɪd/
the capital and largest city situated centrally in Spain; home of an outstanding art museum
From this reading One morning shortly after their arrival at Madrid, the two went to the great picture-gallery, of all picture-galleries the most delightful.
miraculousadjectiveUS /mərˈækjələs/
being or having the character of a miracle
From this reading Raphael has painted good and beautiful women full of religious feeling; Murillo has painted the miraculous woman.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One morning shortly after their arrival at Madrid, the two went to the great picture-gallery, of all picture-galleries the most delightful.
used to form the superlative
From this reading One morning shortly after their arrival at Madrid, the two went to the great picture-gallery, of all picture-galleries the most delightful.
MurillonounUS /məˈrɪloʊ/
Spanish painter (1617-1682)
From this reading Raphael has painted good and beautiful women full of religious feeling; Murillo has painted the miraculous woman.
Murillo's
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From this reading “When you shall have seen Murillo’s Conceptions,” Elena said, “you will see the difference between a sweet human nature and a supernatural creature.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading “When you shall have seen Murillo’s Conceptions,” Elena said, “you will see the difference between a sweet human nature and a supernatural creature.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One morning shortly after their arrival at Madrid, the two went to the great picture-gallery, of all picture-galleries the most delightful.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One morning shortly after their arrival at Madrid, the two went to the great picture-gallery, of all picture-galleries the most delightful.
coated with paint
From this reading Raphael has painted good and beautiful women full of religious feeling; Murillo has painted the miraculous woman.
picture-galleries
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From this reading One morning shortly after their arrival at Madrid, the two went to the great picture-gallery, of all picture-galleries the most delightful.
picture-gallery
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From this reading One morning shortly after their arrival at Madrid, the two went to the great picture-gallery, of all picture-galleries the most delightful.
RaphaelnounUS /ˌrɑːfaɪˈel/
Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520)
From this reading Raphael has painted good and beautiful women full of religious feeling; Murillo has painted the miraculous woman.
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading Raphael has painted good and beautiful women full of religious feeling; Murillo has painted the miraculous woman.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “When you shall have seen Murillo’s Conceptions,” Elena said, “you will see the difference between a sweet human nature and a supernatural creature.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “When you shall have seen Murillo’s Conceptions,” Elena said, “you will see the difference between a sweet human nature and a supernatural creature.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “When you shall have seen Murillo’s Conceptions,” Elena said, “you will see the difference between a sweet human nature and a supernatural creature.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “When you shall have seen Murillo’s Conceptions,” Elena said, “you will see the difference between a sweet human nature and a supernatural creature.
for a short time
From this reading One morning shortly after their arrival at Madrid, the two went to the great picture-gallery, of all picture-galleries the most delightful.
SpaniardnounUS /ˈspænjərd/
a native or inhabitant of Spain
From this reading The Spaniard had a vision of the Divine.”
supernaturalnounUS /ˌsuːpərˈnætʃərəl/
supernatural forces and events and beings collectively
From this reading “When you shall have seen Murillo’s Conceptions,” Elena said, “you will see the difference between a sweet human nature and a supernatural creature.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “When you shall have seen Murillo’s Conceptions,” Elena said, “you will see the difference between a sweet human nature and a supernatural creature.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One morning shortly after their arrival at Madrid, the two went to the great picture-gallery, of all picture-galleries the most delightful.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading One morning shortly after their arrival at Madrid, the two went to the great picture-gallery, of all picture-galleries the most delightful.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One morning shortly after their arrival at Madrid, the two went to the great picture-gallery, of all picture-galleries the most delightful.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading One morning shortly after their arrival at Madrid, the two went to the great picture-gallery, of all picture-galleries the most delightful.
a vivid mental image
From this reading The Spaniard had a vision of the Divine.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading One morning shortly after their arrival at Madrid, the two went to the great picture-gallery, of all picture-galleries the most delightful.
at the time that
From this reading “When you shall have seen Murillo’s Conceptions,” Elena said, “you will see the difference between a sweet human nature and a supernatural creature.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “When you shall have seen Murillo’s Conceptions,” Elena said, “you will see the difference between a sweet human nature and a supernatural creature.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Raphael has painted good and beautiful women full of religious feeling; Murillo has painted the miraculous woman.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Raphael has painted good and beautiful women full of religious feeling; Murillo has painted the miraculous woman.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “When you shall have seen Murillo’s Conceptions,” Elena said, “you will see the difference between a sweet human nature and a supernatural creature.
