aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Snow fell, and blew about unmelted: I saw it in the streets of Pompeii.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 It would only last three days, it was very unusual, and all that.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
blewverbUS /bluː/
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading Snow fell, and blew about unmelted: I saw it in the streets of Pompeii.
blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
colderadjectiveUS /ˈkoʊldər/
comparative of “cold” — 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 To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day it was colder, and the next colder yet.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It would only last three days, it was very unusual, and all that.
fellverbUS /fel/
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Snow fell, and blew about unmelted: I saw it in the streets of Pompeii.
GermanynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrməni/
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Snow fell, and blew about unmelted: I saw it in the streets of Pompeii.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading It would only last three days, it was very unusual, and all that.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
NaplesnounUS /ˈneɪpəlz/
a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region
From this reading To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
nativesnounUS /ˈneɪtɪvz/
plural of “native” — an indigenous person who was born in a particular place
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
northeastnounUS /ˌnɔːrˈθiːst/
the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading It would only last three days, it was very unusual, and all that.
poeticallyadverbUS /poʊˈetɪkli/
in a poetic manner
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
Pompeiinoun
ancient city to the southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius
From this reading Snow fell, and blew about unmelted: I saw it in the streets of Pompeii.
rolledadjectiveUS /roʊld/
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading Snow fell, and blew about unmelted: I saw it in the streets of Pompeii.
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
shoneverbUS /ʃoʊn/
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
smokenounUS /smoʊk/
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
SnownounUS /snoʊ/
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Snow fell, and blew about unmelted: I saw it in the streets of Pompeii.
storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
streetsnounUS /striːts/
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Snow fell, and blew about unmelted: I saw it in the streets of Pompeii.
sunnounUS /sʌn/
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It would only last three days, it was very unusual, and all that.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It would only last three days, it was very unusual, and all that.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
Tramontaneadjective
on or coming from the other side of the mountains (from the speaker)
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
unmeltedadjective
not melted
From this reading Snow fell, and blew about unmelted: I saw it in the streets of Pompeii.
unusualadjectiveUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəl/
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading It would only last three days, it was very unusual, and all that.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading It would only last three days, it was very unusual, and all that.
VesuviusnounUS /vəˈsuːviəs/
a volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast; a Plinian eruption in 79 AD buried Pompeii and killed Pliny the Elder; last erupted in 1944
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would only last three days, it was very unusual, and all that.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The next day it was colder, and the next colder yet.
