Chapter VII · Chapter 7

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

From this reading "Where's the _scaldino_, grandmother?" were Tuttu's first words, when he woke up to find himself lying on a little bed in a long room, with Maddalena and Father Giacomo bending over him.

(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's all for you...." he muttered brokenly, "Have you got it?"

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

From this reading "Where's the _scaldino_, grandmother?" were Tuttu's first words, when he woke up to find himself lying on a little bed in a long room, with Maddalena and Father Giacomo bending over him.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading A beautiful one it is," said the old woman, the tears streaming down her wrinkled face.

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading "Where's the _scaldino_, grandmother?" were Tuttu's first words, when he woke up to find himself lying on a little bed in a long room, with Maddalena and Father Giacomo bending over him.

movement that causes the formation of a curve

From this reading "Where's the _scaldino_, grandmother?" were Tuttu's first words, when he woke up to find himself lying on a little bed in a long room, with Maddalena and Father Giacomo bending over him.

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From this reading It's all for you...." he muttered brokenly, "Have you got it?"

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading A beautiful one it is," said the old woman, the tears streaming down her wrinkled face.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading A beautiful one it is," said the old woman, the tears streaming down her wrinkled face.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading "Where's the _scaldino_, grandmother?" were Tuttu's first words, when he woke up to find himself lying on a little bed in a long room, with Maddalena and Father Giacomo bending over him.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading "Where's the _scaldino_, grandmother?" were Tuttu's first words, when he woke up to find himself lying on a little bed in a long room, with Maddalena and Father Giacomo bending over him.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading "Where's the _scaldino_, grandmother?" were Tuttu's first words, when he woke up to find himself lying on a little bed in a long room, with Maddalena and Father Giacomo bending over him.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It's all for you...." he muttered brokenly, "Have you got it?"

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From this reading "Where's the _scaldino_, grandmother?" were Tuttu's first words, when he woke up to find himself lying on a little bed in a long room, with Maddalena and Father Giacomo bending over him.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading It's all for you...." he muttered brokenly, "Have you got it?"

the mother of your father or mother

From this reading "Where's the _scaldino_, grandmother?" were Tuttu's first words, when he woke up to find himself lying on a little bed in a long room, with Maddalena and Father Giacomo bending over him.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It's all for you...." he muttered brokenly, "Have you got it?"

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Where's the _scaldino_, grandmother?" were Tuttu's first words, when he woke up to find himself lying on a little bed in a long room, with Maddalena and Father Giacomo bending over him.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading A beautiful one it is," said the old woman, the tears streaming down her wrinkled face.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Where's the _scaldino_, grandmother?" were Tuttu's first words, when he woke up to find himself lying on a little bed in a long room, with Maddalena and Father Giacomo bending over him.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading "Where's the _scaldino_, grandmother?" were Tuttu's first words, when he woke up to find himself lying on a little bed in a long room, with Maddalena and Father Giacomo bending over him.

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

From this reading "Where's the _scaldino_, grandmother?" were Tuttu's first words, when he woke up to find himself lying on a little bed in a long room, with Maddalena and Father Giacomo bending over him.

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

From this reading A beautiful one it is," said the old woman, the tears streaming down her wrinkled face.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It's all for you...." he muttered brokenly, "Have you got it?"

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

From this reading It's all for you...." he muttered brokenly, "Have you got it?"

young sheep

From this reading "Yes, my lamb.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading "Where's the _scaldino_, grandmother?" were Tuttu's first words, when he woke up to find himself lying on a little bed in a long room, with Maddalena and Father Giacomo bending over him.

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 "Where's the _scaldino_, grandmother?" were Tuttu's first words, when he woke up to find himself lying on a little bed in a long room, with Maddalena and Father Giacomo bending over him.

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading "Where's the _scaldino_, grandmother?" were Tuttu's first words, when he woke up to find himself lying on a little bed in a long room, with Maddalena and Father Giacomo bending over him.

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

From this reading "Where's the _scaldino_, grandmother?" were Tuttu's first words, when he woke up to find himself lying on a little bed in a long room, with Maddalena and Father Giacomo bending over him.

past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice

From this reading It's all for you...." he muttered brokenly, "Have you got it?"

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Yes, my lamb.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading A beautiful one it is," said the old woman, the tears streaming down her wrinkled face.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Where's the _scaldino_, grandmother?" were Tuttu's first words, when he woke up to find himself lying on a little bed in a long room, with Maddalena and Father Giacomo bending over him.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading A beautiful one it is," said the old woman, the tears streaming down her wrinkled face.

above and across; more than

From this reading "Where's the _scaldino_, grandmother?" were Tuttu's first words, when he woke up to find himself lying on a little bed in a long room, with Maddalena and Father Giacomo bending over him.

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading "Where's the _scaldino_, grandmother?" were Tuttu's first words, when he woke up to find himself lying on a little bed in a long room, with Maddalena and Father Giacomo bending over him.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading A beautiful one it is," said the old woman, the tears streaming down her wrinkled face.

rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin

From this reading "We saved up....

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From this reading "Where's the _scaldino_, grandmother?" were Tuttu's first words, when he woke up to find himself lying on a little bed in a long room, with Maddalena and Father Giacomo bending over him.

exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts

From this reading A beautiful one it is," said the old woman, the tears streaming down her wrinkled face.

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading A beautiful one it is," said the old woman, the tears streaming down her wrinkled face.

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

From this reading "Where's the _scaldino_, grandmother?" were Tuttu's first words, when he woke up to find himself lying on a little bed in a long room, with Maddalena and Father Giacomo bending over him.

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

From this reading "Where's the _scaldino_, grandmother?" were Tuttu's first words, when he woke up to find himself lying on a little bed in a long room, with Maddalena and Father Giacomo bending over him.

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

From this reading "Where's the _scaldino_, grandmother?" were Tuttu's first words, when he woke up to find himself lying on a little bed in a long room, with Maddalena and Father Giacomo bending over him.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading "Where's the _scaldino_, grandmother?" were Tuttu's first words, when he woke up to find himself lying on a little bed in a long room, with Maddalena and Father Giacomo bending over him.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "We saved up....

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Where's the _scaldino_, grandmother?" were Tuttu's first words, when he woke up to find himself lying on a little bed in a long room, with Maddalena and Father Giacomo bending over him.

at the time that

From this reading "Where's the _scaldino_, grandmother?" were Tuttu's first words, when he woke up to find himself lying on a little bed in a long room, with Maddalena and Father Giacomo bending over him.

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

From this reading "Where's the _scaldino_, grandmother?" were Tuttu's first words, when he woke up to find himself lying on a little bed in a long room, with Maddalena and Father Giacomo bending over him.

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Where's the _scaldino_, grandmother?" were Tuttu's first words, when he woke up to find himself lying on a little bed in a long room, with Maddalena and Father Giacomo bending over him.

inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there

From this reading "Where's the _scaldino_, grandmother?" were Tuttu's first words, when he woke up to find himself lying on a little bed in a long room, with Maddalena and Father Giacomo bending over him.

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading A beautiful one it is," said the old woman, the tears streaming down her wrinkled face.

the words that are spoken

From this reading "Where's the _scaldino_, grandmother?" were Tuttu's first words, when he woke up to find himself lying on a little bed in a long room, with Maddalena and Father Giacomo bending over him.

marked by wrinkles

From this reading A beautiful one it is," said the old woman, the tears streaming down her wrinkled face.

an affirmative

From this reading "Yes, my lamb.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading It's all for you...." he muttered brokenly, "Have you got it?"