Chapter XIX

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Under one of these porticoes, whose massive columns support the building called the _Procuratie Nuove_, is the Caffé Florian, a house which has been but once closed for the night, during the last hundred years.

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From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading As I have devoted some few pages to the _trattorie_ and coffee-houses of Rome, it would hardly be fair to leave those of Venice unnoticed.

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading Every one knows the peculiar appearance of the Piazza di San Marco, with its oriental-looking church and lofty bell-tower, and its rows of glittering arcades.

plural of “arcade” — a covered passageway with shops and stalls on either side

From this reading Every one knows the peculiar appearance of the Piazza di San Marco, with its oriental-looking church and lofty bell-tower, and its rows of glittering arcades.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As I have devoted some few pages to the _trattorie_ and coffee-houses of Rome, it would hardly be fair to leave those of Venice unnoticed.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading As I have devoted some few pages to the _trattorie_ and coffee-houses of Rome, it would hardly be fair to leave those of Venice unnoticed.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Under one of these porticoes, whose massive columns support the building called the _Procuratie Nuove_, is the Caffé Florian, a house which has been but once closed for the night, during the last hundred years.

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From this reading Every one knows the peculiar appearance of the Piazza di San Marco, with its oriental-looking church and lofty bell-tower, and its rows of glittering arcades.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place

From this reading Under one of these porticoes, whose massive columns support the building called the _Procuratie Nuove_, is the Caffé Florian, a house which has been but once closed for the night, during the last hundred years.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Under one of these porticoes, whose massive columns support the building called the _Procuratie Nuove_, is the Caffé Florian, a house which has been but once closed for the night, during the last hundred years.

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From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

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From this reading Under one of these porticoes, whose massive columns support the building called the _Procuratie Nuove_, is the Caffé Florian, a house which has been but once closed for the night, during the last hundred years.

past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading Under one of these porticoes, whose massive columns support the building called the _Procuratie Nuove_, is the Caffé Florian, a house which has been but once closed for the night, during the last hundred years.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading It has indeed no doors, unless a few glass frames, to keep out the cold winds of winter, can be so denominated.

(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 CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

a game played with playing cards

From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

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From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

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From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading Every one knows the peculiar appearance of the Piazza di San Marco, with its oriental-looking church and lofty bell-tower, and its rows of glittering arcades.

not open or affording passage or access

From this reading Under one of these porticoes, whose massive columns support the building called the _Procuratie Nuove_, is the Caffé Florian, a house which has been but once closed for the night, during the last hundred years.

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From this reading As I have devoted some few pages to the _trattorie_ and coffee-houses of Rome, it would hardly be fair to leave those of Venice unnoticed.

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading It has indeed no doors, unless a few glass frames, to keep out the cold winds of winter, can be so denominated.

plural of “column” — a line of units following one after another

From this reading Under one of these porticoes, whose massive columns support the building called the _Procuratie Nuove_, is the Caffé Florian, a house which has been but once closed for the night, during the last hundred years.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury

From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

past form of “denominate” — assign a name or title to

From this reading It has indeed no doors, unless a few glass frames, to keep out the cold winds of winter, can be so denominated.

zealous in devotion or affection

From this reading As I have devoted some few pages to the _trattorie_ and coffee-houses of Rome, it would hardly be fair to leave those of Venice unnoticed.

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From this reading Every one knows the peculiar appearance of the Piazza di San Marco, with its oriental-looking church and lofty bell-tower, and its rows of glittering arcades.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading It has indeed no doors, unless a few glass frames, to keep out the cold winds of winter, can be so denominated.

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading Under one of these porticoes, whose massive columns support the building called the _Procuratie Nuove_, is the Caffé Florian, a house which has been but once closed for the night, during the last hundred years.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading Every one knows the peculiar appearance of the Piazza di San Marco, with its oriental-looking church and lofty bell-tower, and its rows of glittering arcades.

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading As I have devoted some few pages to the _trattorie_ and coffee-houses of Rome, it would hardly be fair to leave those of Venice unnoticed.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading As I have devoted some few pages to the _trattorie_ and coffee-houses of Rome, it would hardly be fair to leave those of Venice unnoticed.

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

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From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Under one of these porticoes, whose massive columns support the building called the _Procuratie Nuove_, is the Caffé Florian, a house which has been but once closed for the night, during the last hundred years.

plural of “frame” — the framework for a pair of eyeglasses

From this reading It has indeed no doors, unless a few glass frames, to keep out the cold winds of winter, can be so denominated.

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading It has indeed no doors, unless a few glass frames, to keep out the cold winds of winter, can be so denominated.

having brief brilliant points or flashes of light

From this reading Every one knows the peculiar appearance of the Piazza di San Marco, with its oriental-looking church and lofty bell-tower, and its rows of glittering arcades.

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

only a very short time before

From this reading As I have devoted some few pages to the _trattorie_ and coffee-houses of Rome, it would hardly be fair to leave those of Venice unnoticed.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Under one of these porticoes, whose massive columns support the building called the _Procuratie Nuove_, is the Caffé Florian, a house which has been but once closed for the night, during the last hundred years.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading As I have devoted some few pages to the _trattorie_ and coffee-houses of Rome, it would hardly be fair to leave those of Venice unnoticed.

plural of “hawker” — someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)

From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading Under one of these porticoes, whose massive columns support the building called the _Procuratie Nuove_, is the Caffé Florian, a house which has been but once closed for the night, during the last hundred years.

ten 10s

From this reading Under one of these porticoes, whose massive columns support the building called the _Procuratie Nuove_, is the Caffé Florian, a house which has been but once closed for the night, during the last hundred years.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading As I have devoted some few pages to the _trattorie_ and coffee-houses of Rome, it would hardly be fair to leave those of Venice unnoticed.

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From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading It has indeed no doors, unless a few glass frames, to keep out the cold winds of winter, can be so denominated.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Under one of these porticoes, whose massive columns support the building called the _Procuratie Nuove_, is the Caffé Florian, a house which has been but once closed for the night, during the last hundred years.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading As I have devoted some few pages to the _trattorie_ and coffee-houses of Rome, it would hardly be fair to leave those of Venice unnoticed.

a native or inhabitant of Italy

From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Every one knows the peculiar appearance of the Piazza di San Marco, with its oriental-looking church and lofty bell-tower, and its rows of glittering arcades.

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading It has indeed no doors, unless a few glass frames, to keep out the cold winds of winter, can be so denominated.

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading Every one knows the peculiar appearance of the Piazza di San Marco, with its oriental-looking church and lofty bell-tower, and its rows of glittering arcades.

immediately past

From this reading Under one of these porticoes, whose massive columns support the building called the _Procuratie Nuove_, is the Caffé Florian, a house which has been but once closed for the night, during the last hundred years.

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From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

go away from a place

From this reading As I have devoted some few pages to the _trattorie_ and coffee-houses of Rome, it would hardly be fair to leave those of Venice unnoticed.

of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

From this reading Every one knows the peculiar appearance of the Piazza di San Marco, with its oriental-looking church and lofty bell-tower, and its rows of glittering arcades.

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From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

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From this reading Every one knows the peculiar appearance of the Piazza di San Marco, with its oriental-looking church and lofty bell-tower, and its rows of glittering arcades.

imposing in size or bulk or solidity

From this reading Under one of these porticoes, whose massive columns support the building called the _Procuratie Nuove_, is the Caffé Florian, a house which has been but once closed for the night, during the last hundred years.

plural of “merchant” — a businessperson engaged in retail trade

From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

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From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

plural of “musician” — someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)

From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

not any; not one

From this reading It has indeed no doors, unless a few glass frames, to keep out the cold winds of winter, can be so denominated.

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From this reading Under one of these porticoes, whose massive columns support the building called the _Procuratie Nuove_, is the Caffé Florian, a house which has been but once closed for the night, during the last hundred years.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

on one occasion

From this reading Under one of these porticoes, whose massive columns support the building called the _Procuratie Nuove_, is the Caffé Florian, a house which has been but once closed for the night, during the last hundred years.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Every one knows the peculiar appearance of the Piazza di San Marco, with its oriental-looking church and lofty bell-tower, and its rows of glittering arcades.

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From this reading Every one knows the peculiar appearance of the Piazza di San Marco, with its oriental-looking church and lofty bell-tower, and its rows of glittering arcades.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading It has indeed no doors, unless a few glass frames, to keep out the cold winds of winter, can be so denominated.

plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading As I have devoted some few pages to the _trattorie_ and coffee-houses of Rome, it would hardly be fair to leave those of Venice unnoticed.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading Every one knows the peculiar appearance of the Piazza di San Marco, with its oriental-looking church and lofty bell-tower, and its rows of glittering arcades.

a public square with room for pedestrians

From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

a person who participates in or is skilled at some game

From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

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From this reading Under one of these porticoes, whose massive columns support the building called the _Procuratie Nuove_, is the Caffé Florian, a house which has been but once closed for the night, during the last hundred years.

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From this reading Under one of these porticoes, whose massive columns support the building called the _Procuratie Nuove_, is the Caffé Florian, a house which has been but once closed for the night, during the last hundred years.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

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From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

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From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

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 As I have devoted some few pages to the _trattorie_ and coffee-houses of Rome, it would hardly be fair to leave those of Venice unnoticed.

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From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

plural of “row” — an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading Every one knows the peculiar appearance of the Piazza di San Marco, with its oriental-looking church and lofty bell-tower, and its rows of glittering arcades.

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From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

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From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

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From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It has indeed no doors, unless a few glass frames, to keep out the cold winds of winter, can be so denominated.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading As I have devoted some few pages to the _trattorie_ and coffee-houses of Rome, it would hardly be fair to leave those of Venice unnoticed.

the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities

From this reading Under one of these porticoes, whose massive columns support the building called the _Procuratie Nuove_, is the Caffé Florian, a house which has been but once closed for the night, during the last hundred years.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Under one of these porticoes, whose massive columns support the building called the _Procuratie Nuove_, is the Caffé Florian, a house which has been but once closed for the night, during the last hundred years.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading As I have devoted some few pages to the _trattorie_ and coffee-houses of Rome, it would hardly be fair to leave those of Venice unnoticed.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading As I have devoted some few pages to the _trattorie_ and coffee-houses of Rome, it would hardly be fair to leave those of Venice unnoticed.

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From this reading As I have devoted some few pages to the _trattorie_ and coffee-houses of Rome, it would hardly be fair to leave those of Venice unnoticed.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Under one of these porticoes, whose massive columns support the building called the _Procuratie Nuove_, is the Caffé Florian, a house which has been but once closed for the night, during the last hundred years.

except if; if not

From this reading It has indeed no doors, unless a few glass frames, to keep out the cold winds of winter, can be so denominated.

not noticed

From this reading As I have devoted some few pages to the _trattorie_ and coffee-houses of Rome, it would hardly be fair to leave those of Venice unnoticed.

a resident of Venice

From this reading THE CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

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 CAFFES OF VENICE--THE “FLORIAN”--THE “IMPERATORE D’AUSTRIA”--PIAZZA--VENETIAN HAWKERS--MUSICIANS--MERCHANTS OF CAROMEL--THE SCHIAVONI--ITALIAN CARDS--THE BIRRARIE--SAN MOISE--AN ACCORDEON PLAYER--QUINTAVALLE--QUEER FISH--DINING-ROOMS--SERENADES--NIGHT ON THE GRAND CANAL--THE RIALTO--SAN LAZZARO--MALAMOCCO--CHIOGGIA--CAPTAIN ROVERE IN DANGER.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Under one of these porticoes, whose massive columns support the building called the _Procuratie Nuove_, is the Caffé Florian, a house which has been but once closed for the night, during the last hundred years.

belonging to which person

From this reading Under one of these porticoes, whose massive columns support the building called the _Procuratie Nuove_, is the Caffé Florian, a house which has been but once closed for the night, during the last hundred years.

plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading It has indeed no doors, unless a few glass frames, to keep out the cold winds of winter, can be so denominated.

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading It has indeed no doors, unless a few glass frames, to keep out the cold winds of winter, can be so denominated.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Every one knows the peculiar appearance of the Piazza di San Marco, with its oriental-looking church and lofty bell-tower, and its rows of glittering arcades.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading As I have devoted some few pages to the _trattorie_ and coffee-houses of Rome, it would hardly be fair to leave those of Venice unnoticed.

a late time of life

From this reading Under one of these porticoes, whose massive columns support the building called the _Procuratie Nuove_, is the Caffé Florian, a house which has been but once closed for the night, during the last hundred years.