used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Do not expect me to give you a description of this extraordinary work of art, which, on the whole, made a very surprising, but not equally pleasing, impression on me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The "Marriage at Cana," by Paul Veronese, which is to be seen in a Benedictine convent in the Island of St. George, was in particular mentioned to us in high terms.
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading BARON VON F------ TO COUNT VON O------.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
BenedictinenounUS /ˌbenəˈdɪktin/
a monk or nun belonging to the order founded by Saint Benedict
From this reading The "Marriage at Cana," by Paul Veronese, which is to be seen in a Benedictine convent in the Island of St. George, was in particular mentioned to us in high terms.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading We should have required as many hours as we had minutes to study a composition of one hundred and twenty figures, upon a ground thirty feet broad.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Do not expect me to give you a description of this extraordinary work of art, which, on the whole, made a very surprising, but not equally pleasing, impression on me.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The "Marriage at Cana," by Paul Veronese, which is to be seen in a Benedictine convent in the Island of St. George, was in particular mentioned to us in high terms.
Cana
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From this reading The "Marriage at Cana," by Paul Veronese, which is to be seen in a Benedictine convent in the Island of St. George, was in particular mentioned to us in high terms.
compositionnounUS /ˌkɑːmpəˈzɪʃən/
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading We should have required as many hours as we had minutes to study a composition of one hundred and twenty figures, upon a ground thirty feet broad.
conventnounUS /ˈkɑːnvənt/
a religious residence especially for nuns
From this reading The "Marriage at Cana," by Paul Veronese, which is to be seen in a Benedictine convent in the Island of St. George, was in particular mentioned to us in high terms.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading BARON VON F------ TO COUNT VON O------.
delayedadjectiveUS /dɪˈleɪd/
not as far along as normal in development
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
the act of departing
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading Do not expect me to give you a description of this extraordinary work of art, which, on the whole, made a very surprising, but not equally pleasing, impression on me.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do not expect me to give you a description of this extraordinary work of art, which, on the whole, made a very surprising, but not equally pleasing, impression on me.
edifices
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From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
to the same degree (often followed by “as”)
From this reading Do not expect me to give you a description of this extraordinary work of art, which, on the whole, made a very surprising, but not equally pleasing, impression on me.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Do not expect me to give you a description of this extraordinary work of art, which, on the whole, made a very surprising, but not equally pleasing, impression on me.
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading Do not expect me to give you a description of this extraordinary work of art, which, on the whole, made a very surprising, but not equally pleasing, impression on me.
FnounUS /ef/
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading BARON VON F------ TO COUNT VON O------.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading We should have required as many hours as we had minutes to study a composition of one hundred and twenty figures, upon a ground thirty feet broad.
plural of “figure” — a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading We should have required as many hours as we had minutes to study a composition of one hundred and twenty figures, upon a ground thirty feet broad.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading The "Marriage at Cana," by Paul Veronese, which is to be seen in a Benedictine convent in the Island of St. George, was in particular mentioned to us in high terms.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Do not expect me to give you a description of this extraordinary work of art, which, on the whole, made a very surprising, but not equally pleasing, impression on me.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading We should have required as many hours as we had minutes to study a composition of one hundred and twenty figures, upon a ground thirty feet broad.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We should have required as many hours as we had minutes to study a composition of one hundred and twenty figures, upon a ground thirty feet broad.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We should have required as many hours as we had minutes to study a composition of one hundred and twenty figures, upon a ground thirty feet broad.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The "Marriage at Cana," by Paul Veronese, which is to be seen in a Benedictine convent in the Island of St. George, was in particular mentioned to us in high terms.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading We should have required as many hours as we had minutes to study a composition of one hundred and twenty figures, upon a ground thirty feet broad.
ten 10s
From this reading We should have required as many hours as we had minutes to study a composition of one hundred and twenty figures, upon a ground thirty feet broad.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading Do not expect me to give you a description of this extraordinary work of art, which, on the whole, made a very surprising, but not equally pleasing, impression on me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
intendsverbUS /ˌɪnˈtendz/
third-person singular of “intend” — have in mind as a purpose
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading The "Marriage at Cana," by Paul Veronese, which is to be seen in a Benedictine convent in the Island of St. George, was in particular mentioned to us in high terms.
immediately past
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Do not expect me to give you a description of this extraordinary work of art, which, on the whole, made a very surprising, but not equally pleasing, impression on me.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading We should have required as many hours as we had minutes to study a composition of one hundred and twenty figures, upon a ground thirty feet broad.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading The "Marriage at Cana," by Paul Veronese, which is to be seen in a Benedictine convent in the Island of St. George, was in particular mentioned to us in high terms.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do not expect me to give you a description of this extraordinary work of art, which, on the whole, made a very surprising, but not equally pleasing, impression on me.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading The "Marriage at Cana," by Paul Veronese, which is to be seen in a Benedictine convent in the Island of St. George, was in particular mentioned to us in high terms.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading We should have required as many hours as we had minutes to study a composition of one hundred and twenty figures, upon a ground thirty feet broad.
a particular point in time
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Do not expect me to give you a description of this extraordinary work of art, which, on the whole, made a very surprising, but not equally pleasing, impression on me.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading BARON VON F------ TO COUNT VON O------.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Do not expect me to give you a description of this extraordinary work of art, which, on the whole, made a very surprising, but not equally pleasing, impression on me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading The "Marriage at Cana," by Paul Veronese, which is to be seen in a Benedictine convent in the Island of St. George, was in particular mentioned to us in high terms.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading The "Marriage at Cana," by Paul Veronese, which is to be seen in a Benedictine convent in the Island of St. George, was in particular mentioned to us in high terms.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
pleasingadjectiveUS /ˈpliːzɪŋ/
giving pleasure and satisfaction
From this reading Do not expect me to give you a description of this extraordinary work of art, which, on the whole, made a very surprising, but not equally pleasing, impression on me.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
rapidadjectiveUS /ˈræpəd/
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading We should have required as many hours as we had minutes to study a composition of one hundred and twenty figures, upon a ground thirty feet broad.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The "Marriage at Cana," by Paul Veronese, which is to be seen in a Benedictine convent in the Island of St. George, was in particular mentioned to us in high terms.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading We should have required as many hours as we had minutes to study a composition of one hundred and twenty figures, upon a ground thirty feet broad.
St
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From this reading The "Marriage at Cana," by Paul Veronese, which is to be seen in a Benedictine convent in the Island of St. George, was in particular mentioned to us in high terms.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading We should have required as many hours as we had minutes to study a composition of one hundred and twenty figures, upon a ground thirty feet broad.
surprisingadjectiveUS /sərˈpraɪzɪŋ/
causing surprise or wonder or amazement
From this reading Do not expect me to give you a description of this extraordinary work of art, which, on the whole, made a very surprising, but not equally pleasing, impression on me.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading The "Marriage at Cana," by Paul Veronese, which is to be seen in a Benedictine convent in the Island of St. George, was in particular mentioned to us in high terms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading We should have required as many hours as we had minutes to study a composition of one hundred and twenty figures, upon a ground thirty feet broad.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
up to a particular time
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BARON VON F------ TO COUNT VON O------.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading We should have required as many hours as we had minutes to study a composition of one hundred and twenty figures, upon a ground thirty feet broad.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We should have required as many hours as we had minutes to study a composition of one hundred and twenty figures, upon a ground thirty feet broad.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The "Marriage at Cana," by Paul Veronese, which is to be seen in a Benedictine convent in the Island of St. George, was in particular mentioned to us in high terms.
VenicenounUS /ˈvenəs/
the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
Veronesenoun
Italian painter of the Venetian school (1528-1588)
From this reading The "Marriage at Cana," by Paul Veronese, which is to be seen in a Benedictine convent in the Island of St. George, was in particular mentioned to us in high terms.
precisely as stated
From this reading Do not expect me to give you a description of this extraordinary work of art, which, on the whole, made a very surprising, but not equally pleasing, impression on me.
VON
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From this reading BARON VON F------ TO COUNT VON O------.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We should have required as many hours as we had minutes to study a composition of one hundred and twenty figures, upon a ground thirty feet broad.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
at the time that
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Do not expect me to give you a description of this extraordinary work of art, which, on the whole, made a very surprising, but not equally pleasing, impression on me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Do not expect me to give you a description of this extraordinary work of art, which, on the whole, made a very surprising, but not equally pleasing, impression on me.
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading As the time of our departure from Venice is now approaching with rapid steps, this week was to be devoted to seeing everything worthy of notice in pictures and public edifices; a task which, when one intends making a long stay in a place, is always delayed till the last moment.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do not expect me to give you a description of this extraordinary work of art, which, on the whole, made a very surprising, but not equally pleasing, impression on me.
