adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Bay of Naples, painted and sung forever, but never adequately, must consent to be here described as essentially a parallelogram, with an opening towards the southwest.
adequatelyadverbUS /ˈædəkwətli/
in an adequate manner or to an adequate degree
From this reading The Bay of Naples, painted and sung forever, but never adequately, must consent to be here described as essentially a parallelogram, with an opening towards the southwest.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Bay of Naples, painted and sung forever, but never adequately, must consent to be here described as essentially a parallelogram, with an opening towards the southwest.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Bay of Naples, painted and sung forever, but never adequately, must consent to be here described as essentially a parallelogram, with an opening towards the southwest.
ant-hill
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From this reading This growing mountain is manufactured exactly like an ant-hill.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Bay of Naples, painted and sung forever, but never adequately, must consent to be here described as essentially a parallelogram, with an opening towards the southwest.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The northeast side of this, with Naples in the right-hand corner, looking seaward and Castellamare in the left-hand corner, at a distance of some fourteen miles, is a vast rich plain, fringed on the shore with towns, and covered with white houses and gardens.
BaynounUS /beɪ/
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading The Bay of Naples, painted and sung forever, but never adequately, must consent to be here described as essentially a parallelogram, with an opening towards the southwest.
baysnounUS /beɪz/
plural of “bay” — an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading The northwest side of the bay, keeping a general westerly direction, is very uneven, with headlands, deep bays, and outlying islands.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Bay of Naples, painted and sung forever, but never adequately, must consent to be here described as essentially a parallelogram, with an opening towards the southwest.
bulknounUS /bʌlk/
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
From this reading Out of this rises the isolated bulk of Vesuvius.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Bay of Naples, painted and sung forever, but never adequately, must consent to be here described as essentially a parallelogram, with an opening towards the southwest.
Castellamare
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From this reading The northeast side of this, with Naples in the right-hand corner, looking seaward and Castellamare in the left-hand corner, at a distance of some fourteen miles, is a vast rich plain, fringed on the shore with towns, and covered with white houses and gardens.
consentnounUS /kənˈsent/
permission to do something
From this reading The Bay of Naples, painted and sung forever, but never adequately, must consent to be here described as essentially a parallelogram, with an opening towards the southwest.
cornernounUS /ˈkɔːrnər/
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading The northeast side of this, with Naples in the right-hand corner, looking seaward and Castellamare in the left-hand corner, at a distance of some fourteen miles, is a vast rich plain, fringed on the shore with towns, and covered with white houses and gardens.
coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The northeast side of this, with Naples in the right-hand corner, looking seaward and Castellamare in the left-hand corner, at a distance of some fourteen miles, is a vast rich plain, fringed on the shore with towns, and covered with white houses and gardens.
deepadjectiveUS /diːp/
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The northwest side of the bay, keeping a general westerly direction, is very uneven, with headlands, deep bays, and outlying islands.
describedadjectiveUS /dɪˈskraɪbd/
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading The Bay of Naples, painted and sung forever, but never adequately, must consent to be here described as essentially a parallelogram, with an opening towards the southwest.
directionnounUS /dərˈekʃən/
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading The northwest side of the bay, keeping a general westerly direction, is very uneven, with headlands, deep bays, and outlying islands.
distancenounUS /ˈdɪstəns/
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading The northeast side of this, with Naples in the right-hand corner, looking seaward and Castellamare in the left-hand corner, at a distance of some fourteen miles, is a vast rich plain, fringed on the shore with towns, and covered with white houses and gardens.
essentiallyadverbUS /eˈsenʃəli/
in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature
From this reading The Bay of Naples, painted and sung forever, but never adequately, must consent to be here described as essentially a parallelogram, with an opening towards the southwest.
exactlyadverbUS /ɪɡˈzæktli/
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading This growing mountain is manufactured exactly like an ant-hill.
foreveradverbUS /fərˈevər/
for a limitless time
From this reading The Bay of Naples, painted and sung forever, but never adequately, must consent to be here described as essentially a parallelogram, with an opening towards the southwest.
fourteennounUS /ˈfɔːrˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading The northeast side of this, with Naples in the right-hand corner, looking seaward and Castellamare in the left-hand corner, at a distance of some fourteen miles, is a vast rich plain, fringed on the shore with towns, and covered with white houses and gardens.
fringedadjective
surrounded as with a border or fringe; sometimes used in combination
From this reading The northeast side of this, with Naples in the right-hand corner, looking seaward and Castellamare in the left-hand corner, at a distance of some fourteen miles, is a vast rich plain, fringed on the shore with towns, and covered with white houses and gardens.
gardensnounUS /ˈɡɑːrdənz/
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The northeast side of this, with Naples in the right-hand corner, looking seaward and Castellamare in the left-hand corner, at a distance of some fourteen miles, is a vast rich plain, fringed on the shore with towns, and covered with white houses and gardens.
generaladjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəl/
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading The northwest side of the bay, keeping a general westerly direction, is very uneven, with headlands, deep bays, and outlying islands.
growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading This growing mountain is manufactured exactly like an ant-hill.
headlands
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From this reading The northwest side of the bay, keeping a general westerly direction, is very uneven, with headlands, deep bays, and outlying islands.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The Bay of Naples, painted and sung forever, but never adequately, must consent to be here described as essentially a parallelogram, with an opening towards the southwest.
housesnounUS /ˈhaʊsəz/
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The northeast side of this, with Naples in the right-hand corner, looking seaward and Castellamare in the left-hand corner, at a distance of some fourteen miles, is a vast rich plain, fringed on the shore with towns, and covered with white houses and gardens.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The northeast side of this, with Naples in the right-hand corner, looking seaward and Castellamare in the left-hand corner, at a distance of some fourteen miles, is a vast rich plain, fringed on the shore with towns, and covered with white houses and gardens.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The northeast side of this, with Naples in the right-hand corner, looking seaward and Castellamare in the left-hand corner, at a distance of some fourteen miles, is a vast rich plain, fringed on the shore with towns, and covered with white houses and gardens.
islandsnounUS /ˈaɪləndz/
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading The northwest side of the bay, keeping a general westerly direction, is very uneven, with headlands, deep bays, and outlying islands.
isolatedadjectiveUS /ˈaɪsəleɪtəd/
not close together in time
From this reading Out of this rises the isolated bulk of Vesuvius.
keepingnounUS /ˈkiːpɪŋ/
conformity or harmony
From this reading The northwest side of the bay, keeping a general westerly direction, is very uneven, with headlands, deep bays, and outlying islands.
left-handadjectiveUS /ˌleftˈhænd/
intended for the left hand
From this reading The northeast side of this, with Naples in the right-hand corner, looking seaward and Castellamare in the left-hand corner, at a distance of some fourteen miles, is a vast rich plain, fringed on the shore with towns, and covered with white houses and gardens.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading This growing mountain is manufactured exactly like an ant-hill.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The northeast side of this, with Naples in the right-hand corner, looking seaward and Castellamare in the left-hand corner, at a distance of some fourteen miles, is a vast rich plain, fringed on the shore with towns, and covered with white houses and gardens.
manufacturedadjectiveUS /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃərd/
produced in a large-scale industrial operation
From this reading This growing mountain is manufactured exactly like an ant-hill.
milesnounUS /maɪlz/
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The northeast side of this, with Naples in the right-hand corner, looking seaward and Castellamare in the left-hand corner, at a distance of some fourteen miles, is a vast rich plain, fringed on the shore with towns, and covered with white houses and gardens.
mountainnounUS /ˈmaʊntən/
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading This growing mountain is manufactured exactly like an ant-hill.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The Bay of Naples, painted and sung forever, but never adequately, must consent to be here described as essentially a parallelogram, with an opening towards the southwest.
NaplesnounUS /ˈneɪpəlz/
a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region
From this reading The Bay of Naples, painted and sung forever, but never adequately, must consent to be here described as essentially a parallelogram, with an opening towards the southwest.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The Bay of Naples, painted and sung forever, but never adequately, must consent to be here described as essentially a parallelogram, with an opening towards the southwest.
northeastnounUS /ˌnɔːrˈθiːst/
the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees
From this reading The northeast side of this, with Naples in the right-hand corner, looking seaward and Castellamare in the left-hand corner, at a distance of some fourteen miles, is a vast rich plain, fringed on the shore with towns, and covered with white houses and gardens.
northwestnounUS /ˌnɔːrˈθwest/
the northwestern region of the United States
From this reading The northwest side of the bay, keeping a general westerly direction, is very uneven, with headlands, deep bays, and outlying islands.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Bay of Naples, painted and sung forever, but never adequately, must consent to be here described as essentially a parallelogram, with an opening towards the southwest.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The northeast side of this, with Naples in the right-hand corner, looking seaward and Castellamare in the left-hand corner, at a distance of some fourteen miles, is a vast rich plain, fringed on the shore with towns, and covered with white houses and gardens.
openingnounUS /ˈoʊpənɪŋ/
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading The Bay of Naples, painted and sung forever, but never adequately, must consent to be here described as essentially a parallelogram, with an opening towards the southwest.
OutadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Out of this rises the isolated bulk of Vesuvius.
outlyingadjectiveUS /ˈaʊtlaɪɪŋ/
relatively far from a center or middle
From this reading The northwest side of the bay, keeping a general westerly direction, is very uneven, with headlands, deep bays, and outlying islands.
paintedadjectiveUS /ˈpeɪntɪd/
coated with paint
From this reading The Bay of Naples, painted and sung forever, but never adequately, must consent to be here described as essentially a parallelogram, with an opening towards the southwest.
parallelogramnoun
a quadrilateral whose opposite sides are both parallel and equal in length
From this reading The Bay of Naples, painted and sung forever, but never adequately, must consent to be here described as essentially a parallelogram, with an opening towards the southwest.
plainadjectiveUS /pleɪn/
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading The northeast side of this, with Naples in the right-hand corner, looking seaward and Castellamare in the left-hand corner, at a distance of some fourteen miles, is a vast rich plain, fringed on the shore with towns, and covered with white houses and gardens.
richadjectiveUS /rɪtʃ/
possessing material wealth
From this reading The northeast side of this, with Naples in the right-hand corner, looking seaward and Castellamare in the left-hand corner, at a distance of some fourteen miles, is a vast rich plain, fringed on the shore with towns, and covered with white houses and gardens.
right-handadjectiveUS /raɪtˈhænd/
located on or directed toward the right
From this reading The northeast side of this, with Naples in the right-hand corner, looking seaward and Castellamare in the left-hand corner, at a distance of some fourteen miles, is a vast rich plain, fringed on the shore with towns, and covered with white houses and gardens.
risesnounUS /ˈraɪzəz/
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading Out of this rises the isolated bulk of Vesuvius.
seawardadjectiveUS /ˈsiːwərd/
(of winds) coming from the land
From this reading The northeast side of this, with Naples in the right-hand corner, looking seaward and Castellamare in the left-hand corner, at a distance of some fourteen miles, is a vast rich plain, fringed on the shore with towns, and covered with white houses and gardens.
shorenounUS /ʃɔːr/
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading The northeast side of this, with Naples in the right-hand corner, looking seaward and Castellamare in the left-hand corner, at a distance of some fourteen miles, is a vast rich plain, fringed on the shore with towns, and covered with white houses and gardens.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The northeast side of this, with Naples in the right-hand corner, looking seaward and Castellamare in the left-hand corner, at a distance of some fourteen miles, is a vast rich plain, fringed on the shore with towns, and covered with white houses and gardens.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The northeast side of this, with Naples in the right-hand corner, looking seaward and Castellamare in the left-hand corner, at a distance of some fourteen miles, is a vast rich plain, fringed on the shore with towns, and covered with white houses and gardens.
southwestnounUS /ˌsaʊˈθwest/
the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
From this reading The Bay of Naples, painted and sung forever, but never adequately, must consent to be here described as essentially a parallelogram, with an opening towards the southwest.
sungnounUS /sʌŋ/
the imperial dynasty of China from 960 to 1279; noted for art and literature and philosophy
From this reading The Bay of Naples, painted and sung forever, but never adequately, must consent to be here described as essentially a parallelogram, with an opening towards the southwest.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Bay of Naples, painted and sung forever, but never adequately, must consent to be here described as essentially a parallelogram, with an opening towards the southwest.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The northeast side of this, with Naples in the right-hand corner, looking seaward and Castellamare in the left-hand corner, at a distance of some fourteen miles, is a vast rich plain, fringed on the shore with towns, and covered with white houses and gardens.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Bay of Naples, painted and sung forever, but never adequately, must consent to be here described as essentially a parallelogram, with an opening towards the southwest.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading The Bay of Naples, painted and sung forever, but never adequately, must consent to be here described as essentially a parallelogram, with an opening towards the southwest.
townsnounUS /taʊnz/
plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The northeast side of this, with Naples in the right-hand corner, looking seaward and Castellamare in the left-hand corner, at a distance of some fourteen miles, is a vast rich plain, fringed on the shore with towns, and covered with white houses and gardens.
unevenadjectiveUS /əˈniːvən/
not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture
From this reading The northwest side of the bay, keeping a general westerly direction, is very uneven, with headlands, deep bays, and outlying islands.
vastadjectiveUS /væst/
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The northeast side of this, with Naples in the right-hand corner, looking seaward and Castellamare in the left-hand corner, at a distance of some fourteen miles, is a vast rich plain, fringed on the shore with towns, and covered with white houses and gardens.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading The northwest side of the bay, keeping a general westerly direction, is very uneven, with headlands, deep bays, and outlying islands.
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 Out of this rises the isolated bulk of Vesuvius.
westerlyadverbUS /ˈwestərli/
toward the west
From this reading The northwest side of the bay, keeping a general westerly direction, is very uneven, with headlands, deep bays, and outlying islands.
whitenounUS /waɪt/
a Caucasian
From this reading The northeast side of this, with Naples in the right-hand corner, looking seaward and Castellamare in the left-hand corner, at a distance of some fourteen miles, is a vast rich plain, fringed on the shore with towns, and covered with white houses and gardens.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Bay of Naples, painted and sung forever, but never adequately, must consent to be here described as essentially a parallelogram, with an opening towards the southwest.
