used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ahead of us, beyond the rises and hollows of the _macchia_, rose a bare mountain summit, not very tall, the ascent to it broken by granite ledges, so that from a distance it almost appeared to be terraced.
Advenit
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From this reading Advenit qui vestra dies muliebribus armis Verba redarguerit."
AeneidnounUS /əˈniːɪd/
an epic in Latin by Virgil; tells the adventures of Aeneas after the Trojan War; provides an illustrious historical background for the Roman Empire
From this reading VIRGIL, Aeneid, xi.
agitare
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From this reading "Silvis te, Tyrrhene, feras agitare putasti?
at or in the front
From this reading Ahead of us, beyond the rises and hollows of the _macchia_, rose a bare mountain summit, not very tall, the ascent to it broken by granite ledges, so that from a distance it almost appeared to be terraced.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Ahead of us, beyond the rises and hollows of the _macchia_, rose a bare mountain summit, not very tall, the ascent to it broken by granite ledges, so that from a distance it almost appeared to be terraced.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ahead of us, beyond the rises and hollows of the _macchia_, rose a bare mountain summit, not very tall, the ascent to it broken by granite ledges, so that from a distance it almost appeared to be terraced.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Ahead of us, beyond the rises and hollows of the _macchia_, rose a bare mountain summit, not very tall, the ascent to it broken by granite ledges, so that from a distance it almost appeared to be terraced.
armis
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From this reading Advenit qui vestra dies muliebribus armis Verba redarguerit."
ascentnounUS /əˈsent/
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
From this reading Ahead of us, beyond the rises and hollows of the _macchia_, rose a bare mountain summit, not very tall, the ascent to it broken by granite ledges, so that from a distance it almost appeared to be terraced.
completely unclothed
From this reading Ahead of us, beyond the rises and hollows of the _macchia_, rose a bare mountain summit, not very tall, the ascent to it broken by granite ledges, so that from a distance it almost appeared to be terraced.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ahead of us, beyond the rises and hollows of the _macchia_, rose a bare mountain summit, not very tall, the ascent to it broken by granite ledges, so that from a distance it almost appeared to be terraced.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading I BECOME HOSTAGE TO THE PRINCESS CAMILLA.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Ahead of us, beyond the rises and hollows of the _macchia_, rose a bare mountain summit, not very tall, the ascent to it broken by granite ledges, so that from a distance it almost appeared to be terraced.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Ahead of us, beyond the rises and hollows of the _macchia_, rose a bare mountain summit, not very tall, the ascent to it broken by granite ledges, so that from a distance it almost appeared to be terraced.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ahead of us, beyond the rises and hollows of the _macchia_, rose a bare mountain summit, not very tall, the ascent to it broken by granite ledges, so that from a distance it almost appeared to be terraced.
CAMILLA
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From this reading I BECOME HOSTAGE TO THE PRINCESS CAMILLA.
diesnounUS /daɪz/
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading Advenit qui vestra dies muliebribus armis Verba redarguerit."
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Ahead of us, beyond the rises and hollows of the _macchia_, rose a bare mountain summit, not very tall, the ascent to it broken by granite ledges, so that from a distance it almost appeared to be terraced.
feras
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From this reading "Silvis te, Tyrrhene, feras agitare putasti?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ahead of us, beyond the rises and hollows of the _macchia_, rose a bare mountain summit, not very tall, the ascent to it broken by granite ledges, so that from a distance it almost appeared to be terraced.
granitenounUS /ˈɡrænət/
plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
From this reading Ahead of us, beyond the rises and hollows of the _macchia_, rose a bare mountain summit, not very tall, the ascent to it broken by granite ledges, so that from a distance it almost appeared to be terraced.
hollowsnounUS /ˈhɑːloʊz/
plural of “hollow” — a cavity or space in something
From this reading Ahead of us, beyond the rises and hollows of the _macchia_, rose a bare mountain summit, not very tall, the ascent to it broken by granite ledges, so that from a distance it almost appeared to be terraced.
HOSTAGEnounUS /ˈhɑːstɪdʒ/
a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
From this reading I BECOME HOSTAGE TO THE PRINCESS CAMILLA.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I BECOME HOSTAGE TO THE PRINCESS CAMILLA.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ahead of us, beyond the rises and hollows of the _macchia_, rose a bare mountain summit, not very tall, the ascent to it broken by granite ledges, so that from a distance it almost appeared to be terraced.
ledgesnounUS /ˈledʒɪz/
plural of “ledge” — a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
From this reading Ahead of us, beyond the rises and hollows of the _macchia_, rose a bare mountain summit, not very tall, the ascent to it broken by granite ledges, so that from a distance it almost appeared to be terraced.
macchia
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From this reading Ahead of us, beyond the rises and hollows of the _macchia_, rose a bare mountain summit, not very tall, the ascent to it broken by granite ledges, so that from a distance it almost appeared to be terraced.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Ahead of us, beyond the rises and hollows of the _macchia_, rose a bare mountain summit, not very tall, the ascent to it broken by granite ledges, so that from a distance it almost appeared to be terraced.
muliebribus
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From this reading Advenit qui vestra dies muliebribus armis Verba redarguerit."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Ahead of us, beyond the rises and hollows of the _macchia_, rose a bare mountain summit, not very tall, the ascent to it broken by granite ledges, so that from a distance it almost appeared to be terraced.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ahead of us, beyond the rises and hollows of the _macchia_, rose a bare mountain summit, not very tall, the ascent to it broken by granite ledges, so that from a distance it almost appeared to be terraced.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading I BECOME HOSTAGE TO THE PRINCESS CAMILLA.
putasti
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From this reading "Silvis te, Tyrrhene, feras agitare putasti?
qui
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From this reading Advenit qui vestra dies muliebribus armis Verba redarguerit."
redarguerit
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From this reading Advenit qui vestra dies muliebribus armis Verba redarguerit."
risesnounUS /ˈraɪzəz/
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading Ahead of us, beyond the rises and hollows of the _macchia_, rose a bare mountain summit, not very tall, the ascent to it broken by granite ledges, so that from a distance it almost appeared to be terraced.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Ahead of us, beyond the rises and hollows of the _macchia_, rose a bare mountain summit, not very tall, the ascent to it broken by granite ledges, so that from a distance it almost appeared to be terraced.
Silvis
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From this reading "Silvis te, Tyrrhene, feras agitare putasti?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ahead of us, beyond the rises and hollows of the _macchia_, rose a bare mountain summit, not very tall, the ascent to it broken by granite ledges, so that from a distance it almost appeared to be terraced.
summitnounUS /ˈsʌmət/
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
From this reading Ahead of us, beyond the rises and hollows of the _macchia_, rose a bare mountain summit, not very tall, the ascent to it broken by granite ledges, so that from a distance it almost appeared to be terraced.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Ahead of us, beyond the rises and hollows of the _macchia_, rose a bare mountain summit, not very tall, the ascent to it broken by granite ledges, so that from a distance it almost appeared to be terraced.
tenounUS /tiː/
a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold
From this reading "Silvis te, Tyrrhene, feras agitare putasti?
terracedverbUS /ˈterəst/
past form of “terrace” — provide (a house) with a terrace
From this reading Ahead of us, beyond the rises and hollows of the _macchia_, rose a bare mountain summit, not very tall, the ascent to it broken by granite ledges, so that from a distance it almost appeared to be terraced.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ahead of us, beyond the rises and hollows of the _macchia_, rose a bare mountain summit, not very tall, the ascent to it broken by granite ledges, so that from a distance it almost appeared to be terraced.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I BECOME HOSTAGE TO THE PRINCESS CAMILLA.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I BECOME HOSTAGE TO THE PRINCESS CAMILLA.
Tyrrhene
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From this reading "Silvis te, Tyrrhene, feras agitare putasti?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ahead of us, beyond the rises and hollows of the _macchia_, rose a bare mountain summit, not very tall, the ascent to it broken by granite ledges, so that from a distance it almost appeared to be terraced.
Verba
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From this reading Advenit qui vestra dies muliebribus armis Verba redarguerit."
precisely as stated
From this reading Ahead of us, beyond the rises and hollows of the _macchia_, rose a bare mountain summit, not very tall, the ascent to it broken by granite ledges, so that from a distance it almost appeared to be terraced.
vestra
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From this reading Advenit qui vestra dies muliebribus armis Verba redarguerit."
VIRGILnounUS /ˈvɜːrdʒəl/
a Roman poet; author of the epic poem “Aeneid” (70-19 BC)
From this reading VIRGIL, Aeneid, xi.
xinounUS /ʃiː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one
From this reading VIRGIL, Aeneid, xi.
