used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Irene thought not, as she stood on her veranda next morning and gazed across the blue bay to where Vesuvius was sending a thin column of smoke into the cloudless sky.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Irene thought not, as she stood on her veranda next morning and gazed across the blue bay to where Vesuvius was sending a thin column of smoke into the cloudless sky.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Irene was sorry at the time not to see the imperial city, but afterwards she was glad that her first impression of an Italian town should have been of Naples.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Irene was sorry at the time not to see the imperial city, but afterwards she was glad that her first impression of an Italian town should have been of Naples.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Villa Camellia The Beverleys did not break their journey in Rome, but merely changed trains and pushed on southward.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Is there any place like it in the whole world?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Irene thought not, as she stood on her veranda next morning and gazed across the blue bay to where Vesuvius was sending a thin column of smoke into the cloudless sky.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Irene was sorry at the time not to see the imperial city, but afterwards she was glad that her first impression of an Italian town should have been of Naples.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Irene thought not, as she stood on her veranda next morning and gazed across the blue bay to where Vesuvius was sending a thin column of smoke into the cloudless sky.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Irene was sorry at the time not to see the imperial city, but afterwards she was glad that her first impression of an Italian town should have been of Naples.
Beverleys
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From this reading The Villa Camellia The Beverleys did not break their journey in Rome, but merely changed trains and pushed on southward.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Irene thought not, as she stood on her veranda next morning and gazed across the blue bay to where Vesuvius was sending a thin column of smoke into the cloudless sky.
terminate
From this reading The Villa Camellia The Beverleys did not break their journey in Rome, but merely changed trains and pushed on southward.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Villa Camellia The Beverleys did not break their journey in Rome, but merely changed trains and pushed on southward.
Camellianoun
any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers
From this reading The Villa Camellia The Beverleys did not break their journey in Rome, but merely changed trains and pushed on southward.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading The Villa Camellia The Beverleys did not break their journey in Rome, but merely changed trains and pushed on southward.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Irene was sorry at the time not to see the imperial city, but afterwards she was glad that her first impression of an Italian town should have been of Naples.
cloudlessadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdləs/
free from clouds
From this reading Irene thought not, as she stood on her veranda next morning and gazed across the blue bay to where Vesuvius was sending a thin column of smoke into the cloudless sky.
columnnounUS /ˈkɑːləm/
a line of units following one after another
From this reading Irene thought not, as she stood on her veranda next morning and gazed across the blue bay to where Vesuvius was sending a thin column of smoke into the cloudless sky.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Villa Camellia The Beverleys did not break their journey in Rome, but merely changed trains and pushed on southward.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Irene was sorry at the time not to see the imperial city, but afterwards she was glad that her first impression of an Italian town should have been of Naples.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Irene thought not, as she stood on her veranda next morning and gazed across the blue bay to where Vesuvius was sending a thin column of smoke into the cloudless sky.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Irene was sorry at the time not to see the imperial city, but afterwards she was glad that her first impression of an Italian town should have been of Naples.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Irene was sorry at the time not to see the imperial city, but afterwards she was glad that her first impression of an Italian town should have been of Naples.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Irene was sorry at the time not to see the imperial city, but afterwards she was glad that her first impression of an Italian town should have been of Naples.
imperialadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɪriəl/
relating to or associated with an empire
From this reading Irene was sorry at the time not to see the imperial city, but afterwards she was glad that her first impression of an Italian town should have been of Naples.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading Irene was sorry at the time not to see the imperial city, but afterwards she was glad that her first impression of an Italian town should have been of Naples.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Villa Camellia The Beverleys did not break their journey in Rome, but merely changed trains and pushed on southward.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Irene thought not, as she stood on her veranda next morning and gazed across the blue bay to where Vesuvius was sending a thin column of smoke into the cloudless sky.
Irene
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Irene was sorry at the time not to see the imperial city, but afterwards she was glad that her first impression of an Italian town should have been of Naples.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is there any place like it in the whole world?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is there any place like it in the whole world?
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading Irene was sorry at the time not to see the imperial city, but afterwards she was glad that her first impression of an Italian town should have been of Naples.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading The Villa Camellia The Beverleys did not break their journey in Rome, but merely changed trains and pushed on southward.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Is there any place like it in the whole world?
and nothing more
From this reading The Villa Camellia The Beverleys did not break their journey in Rome, but merely changed trains and pushed on southward.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Irene thought not, as she stood on her veranda next morning and gazed across the blue bay to where Vesuvius was sending a thin column of smoke into the cloudless sky.
NaplesnounUS /ˈneɪpəlz/
a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region
From this reading Irene was sorry at the time not to see the imperial city, but afterwards she was glad that her first impression of an Italian town should have been of Naples.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Irene thought not, as she stood on her veranda next morning and gazed across the blue bay to where Vesuvius was sending a thin column of smoke into the cloudless sky.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Villa Camellia The Beverleys did not break their journey in Rome, but merely changed trains and pushed on southward.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Irene was sorry at the time not to see the imperial city, but afterwards she was glad that her first impression of an Italian town should have been of Naples.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Villa Camellia The Beverleys did not break their journey in Rome, but merely changed trains and pushed on southward.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Is there any place like it in the whole world?
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading The Villa Camellia The Beverleys did not break their journey in Rome, but merely changed trains and pushed on southward.
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading The Villa Camellia The Beverleys did not break their journey in Rome, but merely changed trains and pushed on southward.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Irene was sorry at the time not to see the imperial city, but afterwards she was glad that her first impression of an Italian town should have been of Naples.
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading Irene thought not, as she stood on her veranda next morning and gazed across the blue bay to where Vesuvius was sending a thin column of smoke into the cloudless sky.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Irene was sorry at the time not to see the imperial city, but afterwards she was glad that her first impression of an Italian town should have been of Naples.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Irene was sorry at the time not to see the imperial city, but afterwards she was glad that her first impression of an Italian town should have been of Naples.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Irene thought not, as she stood on her veranda next morning and gazed across the blue bay to where Vesuvius was sending a thin column of smoke into the cloudless sky.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading Irene thought not, as she stood on her veranda next morning and gazed across the blue bay to where Vesuvius was sending a thin column of smoke into the cloudless sky.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Irene was sorry at the time not to see the imperial city, but afterwards she was glad that her first impression of an Italian town should have been of Naples.
southwardadverbUS /ˈsaʊθwərd/
toward the south
From this reading The Villa Camellia The Beverleys did not break their journey in Rome, but merely changed trains and pushed on southward.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Irene thought not, as she stood on her veranda next morning and gazed across the blue bay to where Vesuvius was sending a thin column of smoke into the cloudless sky.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Irene was sorry at the time not to see the imperial city, but afterwards she was glad that her first impression of an Italian town should have been of Naples.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Villa Camellia The Beverleys did not break their journey in Rome, but merely changed trains and pushed on southward.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Villa Camellia The Beverleys did not break their journey in Rome, but merely changed trains and pushed on southward.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Is there any place like it in the whole world?
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Irene thought not, as she stood on her veranda next morning and gazed across the blue bay to where Vesuvius was sending a thin column of smoke into the cloudless sky.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Irene thought not, as she stood on her veranda next morning and gazed across the blue bay to where Vesuvius was sending a thin column of smoke into the cloudless sky.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Irene was sorry at the time not to see the imperial city, but afterwards she was glad that her first impression of an Italian town should have been of Naples.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Irene was sorry at the time not to see the imperial city, but afterwards she was glad that her first impression of an Italian town should have been of Naples.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Irene was sorry at the time not to see the imperial city, but afterwards she was glad that her first impression of an Italian town should have been of Naples.
trainsnounUS /treɪnz/
plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
From this reading The Villa Camellia The Beverleys did not break their journey in Rome, but merely changed trains and pushed on southward.
verandanounUS /vərˈændə/
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading Irene thought not, as she stood on her veranda next morning and gazed across the blue bay to where Vesuvius was sending a thin column of smoke into the cloudless sky.
VesuviusnounUS /vəˈsuːviəs/
a volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast; a Plinian eruption in 79 AD buried Pompeii and killed Pliny the Elder; last erupted in 1944
From this reading Irene thought not, as she stood on her veranda next morning and gazed across the blue bay to where Vesuvius was sending a thin column of smoke into the cloudless sky.
VillanounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading The Villa Camellia The Beverleys did not break their journey in Rome, but merely changed trains and pushed on southward.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Irene was sorry at the time not to see the imperial city, but afterwards she was glad that her first impression of an Italian town should have been of Naples.
in or at the place that
From this reading Irene thought not, as she stood on her veranda next morning and gazed across the blue bay to where Vesuvius was sending a thin column of smoke into the cloudless sky.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Is there any place like it in the whole world?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Is there any place like it in the whole world?
