used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The story began this summer at Lucerne--' 'But Laura was not at Lucerne,' 'Exactly--but her husband was--' 'I believe it is a pure invention,' broke in the Florentine countess Donna Bianca Dolcebuono--'Giorgio is in Paris now.'
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'About Giorgio perhaps?' returned another lady laughing.
(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 Andrea heard it all in spite of the chattering of the little Contessa Starnina, who sat at his right hand, and never gave him a moment's peace.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the Casa Doria, speaking of one thing and another, the Duchess Angelieri remarked--'It seems that Laura Miano and Elena Muti have quarrelled.'
Andrea
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From this reading Andrea heard it all in spite of the chattering of the little Contessa Starnina, who sat at his right hand, and never gave him a moment's peace.
Angelieri
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From this reading At the Casa Doria, speaking of one thing and another, the Duchess Angelieri remarked--'It seems that Laura Miano and Elena Muti have quarrelled.'
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading At the Casa Doria, speaking of one thing and another, the Duchess Angelieri remarked--'It seems that Laura Miano and Elena Muti have quarrelled.'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the Casa Doria, speaking of one thing and another, the Duchess Angelieri remarked--'It seems that Laura Miano and Elena Muti have quarrelled.'
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The story began this summer at Lucerne--' 'But Laura was not at Lucerne,' 'Exactly--but her husband was--' 'I believe it is a pure invention,' broke in the Florentine countess Donna Bianca Dolcebuono--'Giorgio is in Paris now.'
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading The story began this summer at Lucerne--' 'But Laura was not at Lucerne,' 'Exactly--but her husband was--' 'I believe it is a pure invention,' broke in the Florentine countess Donna Bianca Dolcebuono--'Giorgio is in Paris now.'
Bianca
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From this reading The story began this summer at Lucerne--' 'But Laura was not at Lucerne,' 'Exactly--but her husband was--' 'I believe it is a pure invention,' broke in the Florentine countess Donna Bianca Dolcebuono--'Giorgio is in Paris now.'
lacking funds
From this reading The story began this summer at Lucerne--' 'But Laura was not at Lucerne,' 'Exactly--but her husband was--' 'I believe it is a pure invention,' broke in the Florentine countess Donna Bianca Dolcebuono--'Giorgio is in Paris now.'
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The story began this summer at Lucerne--' 'But Laura was not at Lucerne,' 'Exactly--but her husband was--' 'I believe it is a pure invention,' broke in the Florentine countess Donna Bianca Dolcebuono--'Giorgio is in Paris now.'
Casa
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From this reading At the Casa Doria, speaking of one thing and another, the Duchess Angelieri remarked--'It seems that Laura Miano and Elena Muti have quarrelled.'
chatteringnounUS /ˈtʃætərɪŋ/
the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
From this reading Andrea heard it all in spite of the chattering of the little Contessa Starnina, who sat at his right hand, and never gave him a moment's peace.
Contessa
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From this reading Andrea heard it all in spite of the chattering of the little Contessa Starnina, who sat at his right hand, and never gave him a moment's peace.
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading The story began this summer at Lucerne--' 'But Laura was not at Lucerne,' 'Exactly--but her husband was--' 'I believe it is a pure invention,' broke in the Florentine countess Donna Bianca Dolcebuono--'Giorgio is in Paris now.'
Dolcebuono
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From this reading The story began this summer at Lucerne--' 'But Laura was not at Lucerne,' 'Exactly--but her husband was--' 'I believe it is a pure invention,' broke in the Florentine countess Donna Bianca Dolcebuono--'Giorgio is in Paris now.'
DonnanounUS /ˈdɑːnə/
an Italian woman of rank
From this reading The story began this summer at Lucerne--' 'But Laura was not at Lucerne,' 'Exactly--but her husband was--' 'I believe it is a pure invention,' broke in the Florentine countess Donna Bianca Dolcebuono--'Giorgio is in Paris now.'
Doria
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From this reading At the Casa Doria, speaking of one thing and another, the Duchess Angelieri remarked--'It seems that Laura Miano and Elena Muti have quarrelled.'
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading At the Casa Doria, speaking of one thing and another, the Duchess Angelieri remarked--'It seems that Laura Miano and Elena Muti have quarrelled.'
Elena
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From this reading At the Casa Doria, speaking of one thing and another, the Duchess Angelieri remarked--'It seems that Laura Miano and Elena Muti have quarrelled.'
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading The story began this summer at Lucerne--' 'But Laura was not at Lucerne,' 'Exactly--but her husband was--' 'I believe it is a pure invention,' broke in the Florentine countess Donna Bianca Dolcebuono--'Giorgio is in Paris now.'
FlorentineadjectiveUS /ˈflɔːrəntiːn/
of or relating to or characteristic of the city of Florence, Italy
From this reading The story began this summer at Lucerne--' 'But Laura was not at Lucerne,' 'Exactly--but her husband was--' 'I believe it is a pure invention,' broke in the Florentine countess Donna Bianca Dolcebuono--'Giorgio is in Paris now.'
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Andrea heard it all in spite of the chattering of the little Contessa Starnina, who sat at his right hand, and never gave him a moment's peace.
Giorgio
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From this reading 'About Giorgio perhaps?' returned another lady laughing.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Andrea heard it all in spite of the chattering of the little Contessa Starnina, who sat at his right hand, and never gave him a moment's peace.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At the Casa Doria, speaking of one thing and another, the Duchess Angelieri remarked--'It seems that Laura Miano and Elena Muti have quarrelled.'
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Andrea heard it all in spite of the chattering of the little Contessa Starnina, who sat at his right hand, and never gave him a moment's peace.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The story began this summer at Lucerne--' 'But Laura was not at Lucerne,' 'Exactly--but her husband was--' 'I believe it is a pure invention,' broke in the Florentine countess Donna Bianca Dolcebuono--'Giorgio is in Paris now.'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Andrea heard it all in spite of the chattering of the little Contessa Starnina, who sat at his right hand, and never gave him a moment's peace.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Andrea heard it all in spite of the chattering of the little Contessa Starnina, who sat at his right hand, and never gave him a moment's peace.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading The story began this summer at Lucerne--' 'But Laura was not at Lucerne,' 'Exactly--but her husband was--' 'I believe it is a pure invention,' broke in the Florentine countess Donna Bianca Dolcebuono--'Giorgio is in Paris now.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The story began this summer at Lucerne--' 'But Laura was not at Lucerne,' 'Exactly--but her husband was--' 'I believe it is a pure invention,' broke in the Florentine countess Donna Bianca Dolcebuono--'Giorgio is in Paris now.'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The story began this summer at Lucerne--' 'But Laura was not at Lucerne,' 'Exactly--but her husband was--' 'I believe it is a pure invention,' broke in the Florentine countess Donna Bianca Dolcebuono--'Giorgio is in Paris now.'
inventionnounUS /ˌɪnˈvenʃən/
the creation of something in the mind
From this reading The story began this summer at Lucerne--' 'But Laura was not at Lucerne,' 'Exactly--but her husband was--' 'I believe it is a pure invention,' broke in the Florentine countess Donna Bianca Dolcebuono--'Giorgio is in Paris now.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The story began this summer at Lucerne--' 'But Laura was not at Lucerne,' 'Exactly--but her husband was--' 'I believe it is a pure invention,' broke in the Florentine countess Donna Bianca Dolcebuono--'Giorgio is in Paris now.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading At the Casa Doria, speaking of one thing and another, the Duchess Angelieri remarked--'It seems that Laura Miano and Elena Muti have quarrelled.'
a polite name for any woman
From this reading 'About Giorgio perhaps?' returned another lady laughing.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading 'About Giorgio perhaps?' returned another lady laughing.
Laura
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From this reading At the Casa Doria, speaking of one thing and another, the Duchess Angelieri remarked--'It seems that Laura Miano and Elena Muti have quarrelled.'
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Andrea heard it all in spite of the chattering of the little Contessa Starnina, who sat at his right hand, and never gave him a moment's peace.
LucernenounUS /ˈluːsərn/
important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop
From this reading The story began this summer at Lucerne--' 'But Laura was not at Lucerne,' 'Exactly--but her husband was--' 'I believe it is a pure invention,' broke in the Florentine countess Donna Bianca Dolcebuono--'Giorgio is in Paris now.'
Miano
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From this reading At the Casa Doria, speaking of one thing and another, the Duchess Angelieri remarked--'It seems that Laura Miano and Elena Muti have quarrelled.'
moment'snounUS /ˈmoʊmənts/
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading Andrea heard it all in spite of the chattering of the little Contessa Starnina, who sat at his right hand, and never gave him a moment's peace.
Muti
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From this reading At the Casa Doria, speaking of one thing and another, the Duchess Angelieri remarked--'It seems that Laura Miano and Elena Muti have quarrelled.'
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Andrea heard it all in spite of the chattering of the little Contessa Starnina, who sat at his right hand, and never gave him a moment's peace.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The story began this summer at Lucerne--' 'But Laura was not at Lucerne,' 'Exactly--but her husband was--' 'I believe it is a pure invention,' broke in the Florentine countess Donna Bianca Dolcebuono--'Giorgio is in Paris now.'
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The story began this summer at Lucerne--' 'But Laura was not at Lucerne,' 'Exactly--but her husband was--' 'I believe it is a pure invention,' broke in the Florentine countess Donna Bianca Dolcebuono--'Giorgio is in Paris now.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the Casa Doria, speaking of one thing and another, the Duchess Angelieri remarked--'It seems that Laura Miano and Elena Muti have quarrelled.'
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At the Casa Doria, speaking of one thing and another, the Duchess Angelieri remarked--'It seems that Laura Miano and Elena Muti have quarrelled.'
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading The story began this summer at Lucerne--' 'But Laura was not at Lucerne,' 'Exactly--but her husband was--' 'I believe it is a pure invention,' broke in the Florentine countess Donna Bianca Dolcebuono--'Giorgio is in Paris now.'
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Andrea heard it all in spite of the chattering of the little Contessa Starnina, who sat at his right hand, and never gave him a moment's peace.
by chance
From this reading 'About Giorgio perhaps?' returned another lady laughing.
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading The story began this summer at Lucerne--' 'But Laura was not at Lucerne,' 'Exactly--but her husband was--' 'I believe it is a pure invention,' broke in the Florentine countess Donna Bianca Dolcebuono--'Giorgio is in Paris now.'
quarrelled
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From this reading At the Casa Doria, speaking of one thing and another, the Duchess Angelieri remarked--'It seems that Laura Miano and Elena Muti have quarrelled.'
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading At the Casa Doria, speaking of one thing and another, the Duchess Angelieri remarked--'It seems that Laura Miano and Elena Muti have quarrelled.'
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading 'About Giorgio perhaps?' returned another lady laughing.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Andrea heard it all in spite of the chattering of the little Contessa Starnina, who sat at his right hand, and never gave him a moment's peace.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Andrea heard it all in spite of the chattering of the little Contessa Starnina, who sat at his right hand, and never gave him a moment's peace.
express in words
From this reading 'So they say.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading At the Casa Doria, speaking of one thing and another, the Duchess Angelieri remarked--'It seems that Laura Miano and Elena Muti have quarrelled.'
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'So they say.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading At the Casa Doria, speaking of one thing and another, the Duchess Angelieri remarked--'It seems that Laura Miano and Elena Muti have quarrelled.'
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading Andrea heard it all in spite of the chattering of the little Contessa Starnina, who sat at his right hand, and never gave him a moment's peace.
Starnina
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From this reading Andrea heard it all in spite of the chattering of the little Contessa Starnina, who sat at his right hand, and never gave him a moment's peace.
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 The story began this summer at Lucerne--' 'But Laura was not at Lucerne,' 'Exactly--but her husband was--' 'I believe it is a pure invention,' broke in the Florentine countess Donna Bianca Dolcebuono--'Giorgio is in Paris now.'
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The story began this summer at Lucerne--' 'But Laura was not at Lucerne,' 'Exactly--but her husband was--' 'I believe it is a pure invention,' broke in the Florentine countess Donna Bianca Dolcebuono--'Giorgio is in Paris now.'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the Casa Doria, speaking of one thing and another, the Duchess Angelieri remarked--'It seems that Laura Miano and Elena Muti have quarrelled.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the Casa Doria, speaking of one thing and another, the Duchess Angelieri remarked--'It seems that Laura Miano and Elena Muti have quarrelled.'
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'So they say.
a special situation
From this reading At the Casa Doria, speaking of one thing and another, the Duchess Angelieri remarked--'It seems that Laura Miano and Elena Muti have quarrelled.'
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The story began this summer at Lucerne--' 'But Laura was not at Lucerne,' 'Exactly--but her husband was--' 'I believe it is a pure invention,' broke in the Florentine countess Donna Bianca Dolcebuono--'Giorgio is in Paris now.'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The story began this summer at Lucerne--' 'But Laura was not at Lucerne,' 'Exactly--but her husband was--' 'I believe it is a pure invention,' broke in the Florentine countess Donna Bianca Dolcebuono--'Giorgio is in Paris now.'
which person or people
From this reading Andrea heard it all in spite of the chattering of the little Contessa Starnina, who sat at his right hand, and never gave him a moment's peace.
