1872
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From this reading In San Sebastián, a beautiful watering place on the northern coast of Guipúzcoa, Spain, Don Pío Baroja y Nessi was born on the 28th day of December, 1872.
28th
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From this reading In San Sebastián, a beautiful watering place on the northern coast of Guipúzcoa, Spain, Don Pío Baroja y Nessi was born on the 28th day of December, 1872.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In San Sebastián, a beautiful watering place on the northern coast of Guipúzcoa, Spain, Don Pío Baroja y Nessi was born on the 28th day of December, 1872.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There, wandering among the foothills of the Pyrenees, listening to the talk of the hardy Basque peasants, playing on the beautiful crescent of the _playa_, sailing about the pretty land-locked harbour, he spent his childhood.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There, wandering among the foothills of the Pyrenees, listening to the talk of the hardy Basque peasants, playing on the beautiful crescent of the _playa_, sailing about the pretty land-locked harbour, he spent his childhood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In those early days he became thoroughly conversant with the Basque tongue--that mysterious and impossibly difficult language of whose true origin students are still in doubt.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In those early days he became thoroughly conversant with the Basque tongue--that mysterious and impossibly difficult language of whose true origin students are still in doubt.
Baroja
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From this reading In San Sebastián, a beautiful watering place on the northern coast of Guipúzcoa, Spain, Don Pío Baroja y Nessi was born on the 28th day of December, 1872.
BasquenounUS /bæsk/
a member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain
From this reading There, wandering among the foothills of the Pyrenees, listening to the talk of the hardy Basque peasants, playing on the beautiful crescent of the _playa_, sailing about the pretty land-locked harbour, he spent his childhood.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading In San Sebastián, a beautiful watering place on the northern coast of Guipúzcoa, Spain, Don Pío Baroja y Nessi was born on the 28th day of December, 1872.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading In those early days he became thoroughly conversant with the Basque tongue--that mysterious and impossibly difficult language of whose true origin students are still in doubt.
brought into existence
From this reading In San Sebastián, a beautiful watering place on the northern coast of Guipúzcoa, Spain, Don Pío Baroja y Nessi was born on the 28th day of December, 1872.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE SPANISH By JACOB S. FASSETT, Jr.
childhoodnounUS /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading There, wandering among the foothills of the Pyrenees, listening to the talk of the hardy Basque peasants, playing on the beautiful crescent of the _playa_, sailing about the pretty land-locked harbour, he spent his childhood.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading In San Sebastián, a beautiful watering place on the northern coast of Guipúzcoa, Spain, Don Pío Baroja y Nessi was born on the 28th day of December, 1872.
conversantadjectiveUS /kənˈvɜːrsənt/
(usually followed by “with”) well informed about or knowing thoroughly
From this reading In those early days he became thoroughly conversant with the Basque tongue--that mysterious and impossibly difficult language of whose true origin students are still in doubt.
crescentnounUS /ˈkresənt/
any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
From this reading There, wandering among the foothills of the Pyrenees, listening to the talk of the hardy Basque peasants, playing on the beautiful crescent of the _playa_, sailing about the pretty land-locked harbour, he spent his childhood.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading In San Sebastián, a beautiful watering place on the northern coast of Guipúzcoa, Spain, Don Pío Baroja y Nessi was born on the 28th day of December, 1872.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading In those early days he became thoroughly conversant with the Basque tongue--that mysterious and impossibly difficult language of whose true origin students are still in doubt.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading In San Sebastián, a beautiful watering place on the northern coast of Guipúzcoa, Spain, Don Pío Baroja y Nessi was born on the 28th day of December, 1872.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading In those early days he became thoroughly conversant with the Basque tongue--that mysterious and impossibly difficult language of whose true origin students are still in doubt.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading In San Sebastián, a beautiful watering place on the northern coast of Guipúzcoa, Spain, Don Pío Baroja y Nessi was born on the 28th day of December, 1872.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading In those early days he became thoroughly conversant with the Basque tongue--that mysterious and impossibly difficult language of whose true origin students are still in doubt.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading In those early days he became thoroughly conversant with the Basque tongue--that mysterious and impossibly difficult language of whose true origin students are still in doubt.
FASSETT
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From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE SPANISH By JACOB S. FASSETT, Jr.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading His father was Don Serafín Baroja.
foothillsnounUS /ˈfʊthɪlz/
plural of “foothill” — a relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain
From this reading There, wandering among the foothills of the Pyrenees, listening to the talk of the hardy Basque peasants, playing on the beautiful crescent of the _playa_, sailing about the pretty land-locked harbour, he spent his childhood.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE SPANISH By JACOB S. FASSETT, Jr.
Guipúzcoa
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From this reading In San Sebastián, a beautiful watering place on the northern coast of Guipúzcoa, Spain, Don Pío Baroja y Nessi was born on the 28th day of December, 1872.
harbourverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
From this reading There, wandering among the foothills of the Pyrenees, listening to the talk of the hardy Basque peasants, playing on the beautiful crescent of the _playa_, sailing about the pretty land-locked harbour, he spent his childhood.
hardyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrdi/
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading There, wandering among the foothills of the Pyrenees, listening to the talk of the hardy Basque peasants, playing on the beautiful crescent of the _playa_, sailing about the pretty land-locked harbour, he spent his childhood.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There, wandering among the foothills of the Pyrenees, listening to the talk of the hardy Basque peasants, playing on the beautiful crescent of the _playa_, sailing about the pretty land-locked harbour, he spent his childhood.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There, wandering among the foothills of the Pyrenees, listening to the talk of the hardy Basque peasants, playing on the beautiful crescent of the _playa_, sailing about the pretty land-locked harbour, he spent his childhood.
impossiblyadverbUS /ˌɪmˈpɑːsəbli/
to a degree impossible of achievement
From this reading In those early days he became thoroughly conversant with the Basque tongue--that mysterious and impossibly difficult language of whose true origin students are still in doubt.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In San Sebastián, a beautiful watering place on the northern coast of Guipúzcoa, Spain, Don Pío Baroja y Nessi was born on the 28th day of December, 1872.
JACOBnounUS /ˈdʒeɪkəb/
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE SPANISH By JACOB S. FASSETT, Jr.
JrnounUS /ˈdʒuːnjər/
a son who has the same first name as his father
From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE SPANISH By JACOB S. FASSETT, Jr.
land-locked
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From this reading There, wandering among the foothills of the Pyrenees, listening to the talk of the hardy Basque peasants, playing on the beautiful crescent of the _playa_, sailing about the pretty land-locked harbour, he spent his childhood.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading In those early days he became thoroughly conversant with the Basque tongue--that mysterious and impossibly difficult language of whose true origin students are still in doubt.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading There, wandering among the foothills of the Pyrenees, listening to the talk of the hardy Basque peasants, playing on the beautiful crescent of the _playa_, sailing about the pretty land-locked harbour, he spent his childhood.
of an obscure nature
From this reading In those early days he became thoroughly conversant with the Basque tongue--that mysterious and impossibly difficult language of whose true origin students are still in doubt.
Nessi
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From this reading In San Sebastián, a beautiful watering place on the northern coast of Guipúzcoa, Spain, Don Pío Baroja y Nessi was born on the 28th day of December, 1872.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading In San Sebastián, a beautiful watering place on the northern coast of Guipúzcoa, Spain, Don Pío Baroja y Nessi was born on the 28th day of December, 1872.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In San Sebastián, a beautiful watering place on the northern coast of Guipúzcoa, Spain, Don Pío Baroja y Nessi was born on the 28th day of December, 1872.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In San Sebastián, a beautiful watering place on the northern coast of Guipúzcoa, Spain, Don Pío Baroja y Nessi was born on the 28th day of December, 1872.
originnounUS /ˈɔːrədʒən/
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading In those early days he became thoroughly conversant with the Basque tongue--that mysterious and impossibly difficult language of whose true origin students are still in doubt.
peasantsnounUS /ˈpezənts/
plural of “peasant” — a country person
From this reading There, wandering among the foothills of the Pyrenees, listening to the talk of the hardy Basque peasants, playing on the beautiful crescent of the _playa_, sailing about the pretty land-locked harbour, he spent his childhood.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In San Sebastián, a beautiful watering place on the northern coast of Guipúzcoa, Spain, Don Pío Baroja y Nessi was born on the 28th day of December, 1872.
playa
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From this reading There, wandering among the foothills of the Pyrenees, listening to the talk of the hardy Basque peasants, playing on the beautiful crescent of the _playa_, sailing about the pretty land-locked harbour, he spent his childhood.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading There, wandering among the foothills of the Pyrenees, listening to the talk of the hardy Basque peasants, playing on the beautiful crescent of the _playa_, sailing about the pretty land-locked harbour, he spent his childhood.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading There, wandering among the foothills of the Pyrenees, listening to the talk of the hardy Basque peasants, playing on the beautiful crescent of the _playa_, sailing about the pretty land-locked harbour, he spent his childhood.
PyreneesnounUS /ˈpɪrəiz/
a chain of mountains between France and Spain
From this reading There, wandering among the foothills of the Pyrenees, listening to the talk of the hardy Basque peasants, playing on the beautiful crescent of the _playa_, sailing about the pretty land-locked harbour, he spent his childhood.
Pío
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From this reading In San Sebastián, a beautiful watering place on the northern coast of Guipúzcoa, Spain, Don Pío Baroja y Nessi was born on the 28th day of December, 1872.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE SPANISH By JACOB S. FASSETT, Jr.
sailingnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/
the work of a sailor
From this reading There, wandering among the foothills of the Pyrenees, listening to the talk of the hardy Basque peasants, playing on the beautiful crescent of the _playa_, sailing about the pretty land-locked harbour, he spent his childhood.
San
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From this reading In San Sebastián, a beautiful watering place on the northern coast of Guipúzcoa, Spain, Don Pío Baroja y Nessi was born on the 28th day of December, 1872.
Sebastián
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From this reading In San Sebastián, a beautiful watering place on the northern coast of Guipúzcoa, Spain, Don Pío Baroja y Nessi was born on the 28th day of December, 1872.
Serafín
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From this reading His father was Don Serafín Baroja.
SpainnounUS /speɪn/
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
From this reading In San Sebastián, a beautiful watering place on the northern coast of Guipúzcoa, Spain, Don Pío Baroja y Nessi was born on the 28th day of December, 1872.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE SPANISH By JACOB S. FASSETT, Jr.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading There, wandering among the foothills of the Pyrenees, listening to the talk of the hardy Basque peasants, playing on the beautiful crescent of the _playa_, sailing about the pretty land-locked harbour, he spent his childhood.
not in physical motion
From this reading In those early days he became thoroughly conversant with the Basque tongue--that mysterious and impossibly difficult language of whose true origin students are still in doubt.
studentsnounUS /ˈstuːdənts/
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading In those early days he became thoroughly conversant with the Basque tongue--that mysterious and impossibly difficult language of whose true origin students are still in doubt.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading There, wandering among the foothills of the Pyrenees, listening to the talk of the hardy Basque peasants, playing on the beautiful crescent of the _playa_, sailing about the pretty land-locked harbour, he spent his childhood.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In those early days he became thoroughly conversant with the Basque tongue--that mysterious and impossibly difficult language of whose true origin students are still in doubt.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE SPANISH By JACOB S. FASSETT, Jr.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There, wandering among the foothills of the Pyrenees, listening to the talk of the hardy Basque peasants, playing on the beautiful crescent of the _playa_, sailing about the pretty land-locked harbour, he spent his childhood.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading In those early days he became thoroughly conversant with the Basque tongue--that mysterious and impossibly difficult language of whose true origin students are still in doubt.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading In those early days he became thoroughly conversant with the Basque tongue--that mysterious and impossibly difficult language of whose true origin students are still in doubt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There, wandering among the foothills of the Pyrenees, listening to the talk of the hardy Basque peasants, playing on the beautiful crescent of the _playa_, sailing about the pretty land-locked harbour, he spent his childhood.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading In those early days he became thoroughly conversant with the Basque tongue--that mysterious and impossibly difficult language of whose true origin students are still in doubt.
TRANSLATEDverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪd/
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading TRANSLATED FROM THE SPANISH By JACOB S. FASSETT, Jr.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading In those early days he became thoroughly conversant with the Basque tongue--that mysterious and impossibly difficult language of whose true origin students are still in doubt.
migratory
From this reading There, wandering among the foothills of the Pyrenees, listening to the talk of the hardy Basque peasants, playing on the beautiful crescent of the _playa_, sailing about the pretty land-locked harbour, he spent his childhood.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In San Sebastián, a beautiful watering place on the northern coast of Guipúzcoa, Spain, Don Pío Baroja y Nessi was born on the 28th day of December, 1872.
wateringnounUS /ˈwɔːtərɪŋ/
shedding tears
From this reading In San Sebastián, a beautiful watering place on the northern coast of Guipúzcoa, Spain, Don Pío Baroja y Nessi was born on the 28th day of December, 1872.
belonging to which person
From this reading In those early days he became thoroughly conversant with the Basque tongue--that mysterious and impossibly difficult language of whose true origin students are still in doubt.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In those early days he became thoroughly conversant with the Basque tongue--that mysterious and impossibly difficult language of whose true origin students are still in doubt.
ynounUS /waɪ/
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading In San Sebastián, a beautiful watering place on the northern coast of Guipúzcoa, Spain, Don Pío Baroja y Nessi was born on the 28th day of December, 1872.
