1721
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From this reading To be done with this part of my history, so she did, and was made mine in the church of Sant' Andrea on October 24, 1724, three years, almost to a day, since my arrival in Padua in 1721.
1724
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From this reading To be done with this part of my history, so she did, and was made mine in the church of Sant' Andrea on October 24, 1724, three years, almost to a day, since my arrival in Padua in 1721.
24
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From this reading To be done with this part of my history, so she did, and was made mine in the church of Sant' Andrea on October 24, 1724, three years, almost to a day, since my arrival in Padua in 1721.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had found a church and a priest in the Ghetto; she would need a little money--not very much--and promised, directly the coast was clear, to get me over to that safe quarter.
affairnounUS /əˈfer/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading As to our own affair, she said that everything was in good train.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading To be done with this part of my history, so she did, and was made mine in the church of Sant' Andrea on October 24, 1724, three years, almost to a day, since my arrival in Padua in 1721.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
Andrea
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From this reading To be done with this part of my history, so she did, and was made mine in the church of Sant' Andrea on October 24, 1724, three years, almost to a day, since my arrival in Padua in 1721.
arrivalnounUS /ərˈaɪvəl/
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading To be done with this part of my history, so she did, and was made mine in the church of Sant' Andrea on October 24, 1724, three years, almost to a day, since my arrival in Padua in 1721.
arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading She told me, for instance, that Professor Lanfranchi had undoubtedly arrived in Florence, and that he was staying with Aurelia at the Villa San Giorgio.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She told me, for instance, that Professor Lanfranchi had undoubtedly arrived in Florence, and that he was staying with Aurelia at the Villa San Giorgio.
Aurelia
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From this reading She told me, for instance, that Professor Lanfranchi had undoubtedly arrived in Florence, and that he was staying with Aurelia at the Villa San Giorgio.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
caredverbUS /kerd/
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
churchnounUS /tʃɜːrtʃ/
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading She had found a church and a priest in the Ghetto; she would need a little money--not very much--and promised, directly the coast was clear, to get me over to that safe quarter.
clearverbUS /klɪr/
rid of obstructions
From this reading She had found a church and a priest in the Ghetto; she would need a little money--not very much--and promised, directly the coast was clear, to get me over to that safe quarter.
coastnounUS /koʊst/
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading She had found a church and a priest in the Ghetto; she would need a little money--not very much--and promised, directly the coast was clear, to get me over to that safe quarter.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading To be done with this part of my history, so she did, and was made mine in the church of Sant' Andrea on October 24, 1724, three years, almost to a day, since my arrival in Padua in 1721.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading To be done with this part of my history, so she did, and was made mine in the church of Sant' Andrea on October 24, 1724, three years, almost to a day, since my arrival in Padua in 1721.
directlyadverbUS /dərˈektli/
without deviation
From this reading She had found a church and a priest in the Ghetto; she would need a little money--not very much--and promised, directly the coast was clear, to get me over to that safe quarter.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading To be done with this part of my history, so she did, and was made mine in the church of Sant' Andrea on October 24, 1724, three years, almost to a day, since my arrival in Padua in 1721.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading As to our own affair, she said that everything was in good train.
FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading She told me, for instance, that Professor Lanfranchi had undoubtedly arrived in Florence, and that he was staying with Aurelia at the Villa San Giorgio.
foodnounUS /fuːd/
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading She had found a church and a priest in the Ghetto; she would need a little money--not very much--and promised, directly the coast was clear, to get me over to that safe quarter.
fournounUS /fɔːr/
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She had found a church and a priest in the Ghetto; she would need a little money--not very much--and promised, directly the coast was clear, to get me over to that safe quarter.
GhettonounUS /ˈɡetoʊ/
formerly the restricted quarter of many European cities in which Jews were required to live
From this reading She had found a church and a priest in the Ghetto; she would need a little money--not very much--and promised, directly the coast was clear, to get me over to that safe quarter.
Giorgio
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From this reading She told me, for instance, that Professor Lanfranchi had undoubtedly arrived in Florence, and that he was staying with Aurelia at the Villa San Giorgio.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
GOverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading As to our own affair, she said that everything was in good train.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She told me, for instance, that Professor Lanfranchi had undoubtedly arrived in Florence, and that he was staying with Aurelia at the Villa San Giorgio.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She told me, for instance, that Professor Lanfranchi had undoubtedly arrived in Florence, and that he was staying with Aurelia at the Villa San Giorgio.
historynounUS /ˈhɪstəri/
the aggregate of past events
From this reading To be done with this part of my history, so she did, and was made mine in the church of Sant' Andrea on October 24, 1724, three years, almost to a day, since my arrival in Padua in 1721.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
impartverbUS /ˌɪmˈpɑːrt/
transmit (knowledge or skills)
From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
instancenounUS /ˈɪnstəns/
an occurrence of something
From this reading She told me, for instance, that Professor Lanfranchi had undoubtedly arrived in Florence, and that he was staying with Aurelia at the Villa San Giorgio.
keepingnounUS /ˈkiːpɪŋ/
conformity or harmony
From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
Lanfranchi
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From this reading She told me, for instance, that Professor Lanfranchi had undoubtedly arrived in Florence, and that he was staying with Aurelia at the Villa San Giorgio.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She had found a church and a priest in the Ghetto; she would need a little money--not very much--and promised, directly the coast was clear, to get me over to that safe quarter.
LUCCA
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From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading To be done with this part of my history, so she did, and was made mine in the church of Sant' Andrea on October 24, 1724, three years, almost to a day, since my arrival in Padua in 1721.
marriagenounUS /ˈmerɪdʒ/
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
MARRYverbUS /ˈmeri/
take in marriage
From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To be done with this part of my history, so she did, and was made mine in the church of Sant' Andrea on October 24, 1724, three years, almost to a day, since my arrival in Padua in 1721.
moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading She had found a church and a priest in the Ghetto; she would need a little money--not very much--and promised, directly the coast was clear, to get me over to that safe quarter.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading She had found a church and a priest in the Ghetto; she would need a little money--not very much--and promised, directly the coast was clear, to get me over to that safe quarter.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To be done with this part of my history, so she did, and was made mine in the church of Sant' Andrea on October 24, 1724, three years, almost to a day, since my arrival in Padua in 1721.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
of an obscure nature
From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
neednounUS /niːd/
a condition requiring relief
From this reading She had found a church and a priest in the Ghetto; she would need a little money--not very much--and promised, directly the coast was clear, to get me over to that safe quarter.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had found a church and a priest in the Ghetto; she would need a little money--not very much--and promised, directly the coast was clear, to get me over to that safe quarter.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading To be done with this part of my history, so she did, and was made mine in the church of Sant' Andrea on October 24, 1724, three years, almost to a day, since my arrival in Padua in 1721.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She had found a church and a priest in the Ghetto; she would need a little money--not very much--and promised, directly the coast was clear, to get me over to that safe quarter.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading As to our own affair, she said that everything was in good train.
PaduanounUS /ˈpædjuːə/
a city in Veneto
From this reading To be done with this part of my history, so she did, and was made mine in the church of Sant' Andrea on October 24, 1724, three years, almost to a day, since my arrival in Padua in 1721.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading To be done with this part of my history, so she did, and was made mine in the church of Sant' Andrea on October 24, 1724, three years, almost to a day, since my arrival in Padua in 1721.
pleasedadjectiveUS /pliːzd/
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
priestnounUS /priːst/
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading She had found a church and a priest in the Ghetto; she would need a little money--not very much--and promised, directly the coast was clear, to get me over to that safe quarter.
ProfessornounUS /prəˈfesər/
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading She told me, for instance, that Professor Lanfranchi had undoubtedly arrived in Florence, and that he was staying with Aurelia at the Villa San Giorgio.
promisedverbUS /ˈprɑːməst/
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading She had found a church and a priest in the Ghetto; she would need a little money--not very much--and promised, directly the coast was clear, to get me over to that safe quarter.
quarternounUS /ˈkwɔːrtər/
one of four equal parts
From this reading She had found a church and a priest in the Ghetto; she would need a little money--not very much--and promised, directly the coast was clear, to get me over to that safe quarter.
safeadjectiveUS /seɪf/
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading She had found a church and a priest in the Ghetto; she would need a little money--not very much--and promised, directly the coast was clear, to get me over to that safe quarter.
Sagrestia
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From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading As to our own affair, she said that everything was in good train.
San
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From this reading She told me, for instance, that Professor Lanfranchi had undoubtedly arrived in Florence, and that he was staying with Aurelia at the Villa San Giorgio.
Sant
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From this reading To be done with this part of my history, so she did, and was made mine in the church of Sant' Andrea on October 24, 1724, three years, almost to a day, since my arrival in Padua in 1721.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading To be done with this part of my history, so she did, and was made mine in the church of Sant' Andrea on October 24, 1724, three years, almost to a day, since my arrival in Padua in 1721.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To be done with this part of my history, so she did, and was made mine in the church of Sant' Andrea on October 24, 1724, three years, almost to a day, since my arrival in Padua in 1721.
stayingverbUS /ˈsteɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading She told me, for instance, that Professor Lanfranchi had undoubtedly arrived in Florence, and that he was staying with Aurelia at the Villa San Giorgio.
subjectnounUS /səbˈdʒekt/
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She told me, for instance, that Professor Lanfranchi had undoubtedly arrived in Florence, and that he was staying with Aurelia at the Villa San Giorgio.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To be done with this part of my history, so she did, and was made mine in the church of Sant' Andrea on October 24, 1724, three years, almost to a day, since my arrival in Padua in 1721.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading She told me, for instance, that Professor Lanfranchi had undoubtedly arrived in Florence, and that he was staying with Aurelia at the Villa San Giorgio.
trainverbUS /treɪn/
create by training and teaching
From this reading As to our own affair, she said that everything was in good train.
undoubtedlyadverbUS /ənˈdaʊtɪdli/
without doubt; certainly
From this reading She told me, for instance, that Professor Lanfranchi had undoubtedly arrived in Florence, and that he was staying with Aurelia at the Villa San Giorgio.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
VillanounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading She told me, for instance, that Professor Lanfranchi had undoubtedly arrived in Florence, and that he was staying with Aurelia at the Villa San Giorgio.
VirginianounUS /vərˈdʒɪnjə/
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
visitingnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/
the activity of making visits
From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I MARRY AND GO TO LUCCA Virginia was pleased to be very mysterious on the subject of our marriage, keeping me in the Sagrestia for three or four days, visiting me only to give me food and such news as she cared to impart.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She told me, for instance, that Professor Lanfranchi had undoubtedly arrived in Florence, and that he was staying with Aurelia at the Villa San Giorgio.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had found a church and a priest in the Ghetto; she would need a little money--not very much--and promised, directly the coast was clear, to get me over to that safe quarter.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading To be done with this part of my history, so she did, and was made mine in the church of Sant' Andrea on October 24, 1724, three years, almost to a day, since my arrival in Padua in 1721.
