used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "But the part of Italy where she really lives is a little castaway island in the Adriatic, some fifty miles north from Ancona,--the little, unknown, beautiful island of Sampaolo."
speak to
From this reading "Rome may be the official sort of address she gives to land-agents and people," Anthony interposed.
AdriannounUS /ˈeɪdriən/
Roman Emperor who was the adoptive son of Trajan; travelled throughout his empire to strengthen its frontiers and encourage learning and architecture; on a visit to Britain in 122 he ordered the construction of Hadrian's Wall (76-138)
From this reading Adrian came to a standstill again, and dropped his jaw in sign of astonishment.
AdriaticnounUS /ˌeɪdriˈætɪk/
an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west
From this reading "But the part of Italy where she really lives is a little castaway island in the Adriatic, some fifty miles north from Ancona,--the little, unknown, beautiful island of Sampaolo."
anew
From this reading Adrian came to a standstill again, and dropped his jaw in sign of astonishment.
Ancona
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From this reading "But the part of Italy where she really lives is a little castaway island in the Adriatic, some fifty miles north from Ancona,--the little, unknown, beautiful island of Sampaolo."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Rome may be the official sort of address she gives to land-agents and people," Anthony interposed.
AnthonynounUS /ˈænθəni/
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading "Rome may be the official sort of address she gives to land-agents and people," Anthony interposed.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading Adrian came to a standstill again, and dropped his jaw in sign of astonishment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Not really?" he gasped at length.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Rome may be the official sort of address she gives to land-agents and people," Anthony interposed.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "But the part of Italy where she really lives is a little castaway island in the Adriatic, some fifty miles north from Ancona,--the little, unknown, beautiful island of Sampaolo."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But the part of Italy where she really lives is a little castaway island in the Adriatic, some fifty miles north from Ancona,--the little, unknown, beautiful island of Sampaolo."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Adrian came to a standstill again, and dropped his jaw in sign of astonishment.
castawaynounUS /ˈkæstəweɪ/
a person who is rejected (from society or home)
From this reading "But the part of Italy where she really lives is a little castaway island in the Adriatic, some fifty miles north from Ancona,--the little, unknown, beautiful island of Sampaolo."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Oh, come.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Adrian came to a standstill again, and dropped his jaw in sign of astonishment.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading "But the part of Italy where she really lives is a little castaway island in the Adriatic, some fifty miles north from Ancona,--the little, unknown, beautiful island of Sampaolo."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "But the part of Italy where she really lives is a little castaway island in the Adriatic, some fifty miles north from Ancona,--the little, unknown, beautiful island of Sampaolo."
past form of “gasp” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted
From this reading Not really?" he gasped at length.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading "Rome may be the official sort of address she gives to land-agents and people," Anthony interposed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not really?" he gasped at length.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Adrian came to a standstill again, and dropped his jaw in sign of astonishment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But the part of Italy where she really lives is a little castaway island in the Adriatic, some fifty miles north from Ancona,--the little, unknown, beautiful island of Sampaolo."
interposed
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From this reading "Rome may be the official sort of address she gives to land-agents and people," Anthony interposed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But the part of Italy where she really lives is a little castaway island in the Adriatic, some fifty miles north from Ancona,--the little, unknown, beautiful island of Sampaolo."
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading "But the part of Italy where she really lives is a little castaway island in the Adriatic, some fifty miles north from Ancona,--the little, unknown, beautiful island of Sampaolo."
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading "But the part of Italy where she really lives is a little castaway island in the Adriatic, some fifty miles north from Ancona,--the little, unknown, beautiful island of Sampaolo."
jawverbUS /dʒɔː/
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading Adrian came to a standstill again, and dropped his jaw in sign of astonishment.
land-agents
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From this reading "Rome may be the official sort of address she gives to land-agents and people," Anthony interposed.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading Not really?" he gasped at length.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "But the part of Italy where she really lives is a little castaway island in the Adriatic, some fifty miles north from Ancona,--the little, unknown, beautiful island of Sampaolo."
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "But the part of Italy where she really lives is a little castaway island in the Adriatic, some fifty miles north from Ancona,--the little, unknown, beautiful island of Sampaolo."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Rome may be the official sort of address she gives to land-agents and people," Anthony interposed.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "But the part of Italy where she really lives is a little castaway island in the Adriatic, some fifty miles north from Ancona,--the little, unknown, beautiful island of Sampaolo."
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "But the part of Italy where she really lives is a little castaway island in the Adriatic, some fifty miles north from Ancona,--the little, unknown, beautiful island of Sampaolo."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not really?" he gasped at length.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Rome may be the official sort of address she gives to land-agents and people," Anthony interposed.
having official authority or sanction
From this reading "Rome may be the official sort of address she gives to land-agents and people," Anthony interposed.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, come.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "But the part of Italy where she really lives is a little castaway island in the Adriatic, some fifty miles north from Ancona,--the little, unknown, beautiful island of Sampaolo."
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "Rome may be the official sort of address she gives to land-agents and people," Anthony interposed.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "But the part of Italy where she really lives is a little castaway island in the Adriatic, some fifty miles north from Ancona,--the little, unknown, beautiful island of Sampaolo."
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 "Rome may be the official sort of address she gives to land-agents and people," Anthony interposed.
Sampaolo
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From this reading "But the part of Italy where she really lives is a little castaway island in the Adriatic, some fifty miles north from Ancona,--the little, unknown, beautiful island of Sampaolo."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Rome may be the official sort of address she gives to land-agents and people," Anthony interposed.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Adrian came to a standstill again, and dropped his jaw in sign of astonishment.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "But the part of Italy where she really lives is a little castaway island in the Adriatic, some fifty miles north from Ancona,--the little, unknown, beautiful island of Sampaolo."
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "Rome may be the official sort of address she gives to land-agents and people," Anthony interposed.
standstillnounUS /ˈstændstɪl/
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
From this reading Adrian came to a standstill again, and dropped his jaw in sign of astonishment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Rome may be the official sort of address she gives to land-agents and people," Anthony interposed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Rome may be the official sort of address she gives to land-agents and people," Anthony interposed.
not known
From this reading "But the part of Italy where she really lives is a little castaway island in the Adriatic, some fifty miles north from Ancona,--the little, unknown, beautiful island of Sampaolo."
in or at the place that
From this reading "But the part of Italy where she really lives is a little castaway island in the Adriatic, some fifty miles north from Ancona,--the little, unknown, beautiful island of Sampaolo."
