used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is a truly delightful little book, despite the sad predicament in which the Twins find themselves.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Beppo and Beppina are twelve years old and are the older children of the aristocratic Marchese Grifoni.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Beppo and Beppina are twelve years old and are the older children of the aristocratic Marchese Grifoni.
aristocraticadjectiveUS /ərˌɪstəˈkrætɪk/
belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy
From this reading Beppo and Beppina are twelve years old and are the older children of the aristocratic Marchese Grifoni.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Unfortunately they lose contact with Teresina the nurse, and set off to find their own way back home.
Beppina
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From this reading Beppo and Beppina are twelve years old and are the older children of the aristocratic Marchese Grifoni.
Beppo
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From this reading Beppo and Beppina are twelve years old and are the older children of the aristocratic Marchese Grifoni.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is a truly delightful little book, despite the sad predicament in which the Twins find themselves.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Italian Twins, by Lucy Fitch Perkins.
cathedralnounUS /kəˈθiːdrəl/
any large and important church
From this reading They are taken by their family nurse to visit the cathedral in the centre of the city of Florence, for it is Easter Saturday.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading They are taken by their family nurse to visit the cathedral in the centre of the city of Florence, for it is Easter Saturday.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Beppo and Beppina are twelve years old and are the older children of the aristocratic Marchese Grifoni.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading They are taken by their family nurse to visit the cathedral in the centre of the city of Florence, for it is Easter Saturday.
contactnounUS /ˈkɑːntækt/
close interaction
From this reading Unfortunately they lose contact with Teresina the nurse, and set off to find their own way back home.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is a truly delightful little book, despite the sad predicament in which the Twins find themselves.
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is a truly delightful little book, despite the sad predicament in which the Twins find themselves.
EasternounUS /ˈiːstər/
a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
From this reading They are taken by their family nurse to visit the cathedral in the centre of the city of Florence, for it is Easter Saturday.
a social unit living together
From this reading They are taken by their family nurse to visit the cathedral in the centre of the city of Florence, for it is Easter Saturday.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is a truly delightful little book, despite the sad predicament in which the Twins find themselves.
FitchnounUS /fɪtʃ/
dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
From this reading The Italian Twins, by Lucy Fitch Perkins.
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 They are taken by their family nurse to visit the cathedral in the centre of the city of Florence, for it is Easter Saturday.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They are taken by their family nurse to visit the cathedral in the centre of the city of Florence, for it is Easter Saturday.
Grifoni
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From this reading Beppo and Beppina are twelve years old and are the older children of the aristocratic Marchese Grifoni.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Unfortunately they lose contact with Teresina the nurse, and set off to find their own way back home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is a truly delightful little book, despite the sad predicament in which the Twins find themselves.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is a truly delightful little book, despite the sad predicament in which the Twins find themselves.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They are taken by their family nurse to visit the cathedral in the centre of the city of Florence, for it is Easter Saturday.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading The Italian Twins, by Lucy Fitch Perkins.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is a truly delightful little book, despite the sad predicament in which the Twins find themselves.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Unfortunately they lose contact with Teresina the nurse, and set off to find their own way back home.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading The Italian Twins, by Lucy Fitch Perkins.
Marchese
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From this reading Beppo and Beppina are twelve years old and are the older children of the aristocratic Marchese Grifoni.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading They are taken by their family nurse to visit the cathedral in the centre of the city of Florence, for it is Easter Saturday.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beppo and Beppina are twelve years old and are the older children of the aristocratic Marchese Grifoni.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Unfortunately they lose contact with Teresina the nurse, and set off to find their own way back home.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Beppo and Beppina are twelve years old and are the older children of the aristocratic Marchese Grifoni.
olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading Beppo and Beppina are twelve years old and are the older children of the aristocratic Marchese Grifoni.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Unfortunately they lose contact with Teresina the nurse, and set off to find their own way back home.
Perkins
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From this reading The Italian Twins, by Lucy Fitch Perkins.
predicamentnounUS /prɪˈdɪkəmənt/
a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is a truly delightful little book, despite the sad predicament in which the Twins find themselves.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is a truly delightful little book, despite the sad predicament in which the Twins find themselves.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading They are taken by their family nurse to visit the cathedral in the centre of the city of Florence, for it is Easter Saturday.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Unfortunately they lose contact with Teresina the nurse, and set off to find their own way back home.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading They are taken by their family nurse to visit the cathedral in the centre of the city of Florence, for it is Easter Saturday.
Teresina
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From this reading Unfortunately they lose contact with Teresina the nurse, and set off to find their own way back home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Italian Twins, by Lucy Fitch Perkins.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They are taken by their family nurse to visit the cathedral in the centre of the city of Florence, for it is Easter Saturday.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is a truly delightful little book, despite the sad predicament in which the Twins find themselves.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are taken by their family nurse to visit the cathedral in the centre of the city of Florence, for it is Easter Saturday.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is a truly delightful little book, despite the sad predicament in which the Twins find themselves.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They are taken by their family nurse to visit the cathedral in the centre of the city of Florence, for it is Easter Saturday.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is a truly delightful little book, despite the sad predicament in which the Twins find themselves.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Beppo and Beppina are twelve years old and are the older children of the aristocratic Marchese Grifoni.
TwinsnounUS /twɪnz/
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading The Italian Twins, by Lucy Fitch Perkins.
UnfortunatelyadverbUS /ənˈfɔːrtʃənətli/
by bad luck
From this reading Unfortunately they lose contact with Teresina the nurse, and set off to find their own way back home.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading They are taken by their family nurse to visit the cathedral in the centre of the city of Florence, for it is Easter Saturday.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Unfortunately they lose contact with Teresina the nurse, and set off to find their own way back home.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This is a truly delightful little book, despite the sad predicament in which the Twins find themselves.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Unfortunately they lose contact with Teresina the nurse, and set off to find their own way back home.
a late time of life
From this reading Beppo and Beppina are twelve years old and are the older children of the aristocratic Marchese Grifoni.
