used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
anew
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading "Look at the Euganean hills below us, Foscarina; if the wind should come they will rise and float in the air like gauzy veils, and pass over our heads.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some day I should like to go with you to Arquà; the villages there are as pink as the shells we find in myriads in the earth.
Arquà
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From this reading Some day I should like to go with you to Arquà; the villages there are as pink as the shells we find in myriads in the earth.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading When we arrive there, the first drops of a sudden shower will be robbing the peach-blossoms of their petals.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Some day I should like to go with you to Arquà; the villages there are as pink as the shells we find in myriads in the earth.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Look at the Euganean hills below us, Foscarina; if the wind should come they will rise and float in the air like gauzy veils, and pass over our heads.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When we arrive there, the first drops of a sudden shower will be robbing the peach-blossoms of their petals.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading "Look at the Euganean hills below us, Foscarina; if the wind should come they will rise and float in the air like gauzy veils, and pass over our heads.
charmsnounUS /tʃɑːrmz/
plural of “charm” — attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Look at the Euganean hills below us, Foscarina; if the wind should come they will rise and float in the air like gauzy veils, and pass over our heads.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Some day I should like to go with you to Arquà; the villages there are as pink as the shells we find in myriads in the earth.
dropsnounUS /drɑːps/
plural of “drop” — a shape that is spherical and small
From this reading When we arrive there, the first drops of a sudden shower will be robbing the peach-blossoms of their petals.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Some day I should like to go with you to Arquà; the villages there are as pink as the shells we find in myriads in the earth.
Euganean
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From this reading "Look at the Euganean hills below us, Foscarina; if the wind should come they will rise and float in the air like gauzy veils, and pass over our heads.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Some day I should like to go with you to Arquà; the villages there are as pink as the shells we find in myriads in the earth.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading When we arrive there, the first drops of a sudden shower will be robbing the peach-blossoms of their petals.
floatverbUS /floʊt/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading "Look at the Euganean hills below us, Foscarina; if the wind should come they will rise and float in the air like gauzy veils, and pass over our heads.
Foscarina
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From this reading "Look at the Euganean hills below us, Foscarina; if the wind should come they will rise and float in the air like gauzy veils, and pass over our heads.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
gauzyadjective
so thin as to transmit light
From this reading "Look at the Euganean hills below us, Foscarina; if the wind should come they will rise and float in the air like gauzy veils, and pass over our heads.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Some day I should like to go with you to Arquà; the villages there are as pink as the shells we find in myriads in the earth.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I never have seen them so transparent.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Look at the Euganean hills below us, Foscarina; if the wind should come they will rise and float in the air like gauzy veils, and pass over our heads.
heart-rending
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading "Look at the Euganean hills below us, Foscarina; if the wind should come they will rise and float in the air like gauzy veils, and pass over our heads.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never have seen them so transparent.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Look at the Euganean hills below us, Foscarina; if the wind should come they will rise and float in the air like gauzy veils, and pass over our heads.
ILLUSIONSnounUS /ˌɪˈluːʒənz/
plural of “illusion” — an erroneous mental representation
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Look at the Euganean hills below us, Foscarina; if the wind should come they will rise and float in the air like gauzy veils, and pass over our heads.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
and nothing more
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
immediately past
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
go away from a place
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look at the Euganean hills below us, Foscarina; if the wind should come they will rise and float in the air like gauzy veils, and pass over our heads.
myriads
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some day I should like to go with you to Arquà; the villages there are as pink as the shells we find in myriads in the earth.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never have seen them so transparent.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Look at the Euganean hills below us, Foscarina; if the wind should come they will rise and float in the air like gauzy veils, and pass over our heads.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "Look at the Euganean hills below us, Foscarina; if the wind should come they will rise and float in the air like gauzy veils, and pass over our heads.
go across or through
From this reading "Look at the Euganean hills below us, Foscarina; if the wind should come they will rise and float in the air like gauzy veils, and pass over our heads.
peach-blossoms
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From this reading When we arrive there, the first drops of a sudden shower will be robbing the peach-blossoms of their petals.
a human being
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
petalsnounUS /ˈpetəlz/
plural of “petal” — part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored
From this reading When we arrive there, the first drops of a sudden shower will be robbing the peach-blossoms of their petals.
a light shade of red
From this reading Some day I should like to go with you to Arquà; the villages there are as pink as the shells we find in myriads in the earth.
revealsverbUS /rɪˈviːlz/
third-person singular of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
move upward
From this reading "Look at the Euganean hills below us, Foscarina; if the wind should come they will rise and float in the air like gauzy veils, and pass over our heads.
robbingverbUS /ˈrɑːbɪŋ/
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading When we arrive there, the first drops of a sudden shower will be robbing the peach-blossoms of their petals.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I never have seen them so transparent.
shellsnounUS /ʃelz/
plural of “shell” — ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
From this reading Some day I should like to go with you to Arquà; the villages there are as pink as the shells we find in myriads in the earth.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Look at the Euganean hills below us, Foscarina; if the wind should come they will rise and float in the air like gauzy veils, and pass over our heads.
showernounUS /ˈʃaʊər/
a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
From this reading When we arrive there, the first drops of a sudden shower will be robbing the peach-blossoms of their petals.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I never have seen them so transparent.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some day I should like to go with you to Arquà; the villages there are as pink as the shells we find in myriads in the earth.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading When we arrive there, the first drops of a sudden shower will be robbing the peach-blossoms of their petals.
a state of acute pain
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
sweetnessnounUS /ˈswiːtnəs/
the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
tastingnounUS /ˈteɪstɪŋ/
a small amount (especially of food or wine)
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When we arrive there, the first drops of a sudden shower will be robbing the peach-blossoms of their petals.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I never have seen them so transparent.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Some day I should like to go with you to Arquà; the villages there are as pink as the shells we find in myriads in the earth.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Look at the Euganean hills below us, Foscarina; if the wind should come they will rise and float in the air like gauzy veils, and pass over our heads.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
transparentadjectiveUS /trænˈsperənt/
transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity
From this reading I never have seen them so transparent.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Look at the Euganean hills below us, Foscarina; if the wind should come they will rise and float in the air like gauzy veils, and pass over our heads.
veilsnounUS /veɪlz/
plural of “veil” — a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading "Look at the Euganean hills below us, Foscarina; if the wind should come they will rise and float in the air like gauzy veils, and pass over our heads.
villagesnounUS /ˈvɪlədʒəz/
plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Some day I should like to go with you to Arquà; the villages there are as pink as the shells we find in myriads in the earth.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Some day I should like to go with you to Arquà; the villages there are as pink as the shells we find in myriads in the earth.
at the time that
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
which person or people
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Look at the Euganean hills below us, Foscarina; if the wind should come they will rise and float in the air like gauzy veils, and pass over our heads.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading "Look at the Euganean hills below us, Foscarina; if the wind should come they will rise and float in the air like gauzy veils, and pass over our heads.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some day I should like to go with you to Arquà; the villages there are as pink as the shells we find in myriads in the earth.
an affirmative
From this reading ILLUSIONS Yes, heart-rending was the sweetness of that November, smiling like a sick person who has become free from suffering, knowing it is the last, and tasting again the sweetness of life, which reveals to him new charms when just about to leave him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Some day I should like to go with you to Arquà; the villages there are as pink as the shells we find in myriads in the earth.
