used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a goatskin box under one arm, a tawny cotton umbrella pressed by the other, and his left hand clutching the knotted ends of a kerchief holding more luggage, he set out from the Barge Office.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading He longed to be in Mulberry, which all travellers agreed was the next best thing to being in Italy.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He longed to be in Mulberry, which all travellers agreed was the next best thing to being in Italy.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The cloud-piercing houses had always loomed in his dream pictures, but no returned exile had ever told him that they filled the soul with this nameless dread.
America'snounUS /əˈmerəkəz/
possessive form of “america” — North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading CASA DI BELLO THE banked fire of America’s Sabbath gave its quiet to Bowling Green the day that Bertino landed in New York.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With a goatskin box under one arm, a tawny cotton umbrella pressed by the other, and his left hand clutching the knotted ends of a kerchief holding more luggage, he set out from the Barge Office.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading With a goatskin box under one arm, a tawny cotton umbrella pressed by the other, and his left hand clutching the knotted ends of a kerchief holding more luggage, he set out from the Barge Office.
bankedverbUS /bæŋkt/
past form of “bank” — tip laterally
From this reading CASA DI BELLO THE banked fire of America’s Sabbath gave its quiet to Bowling Green the day that Bertino landed in New York.
BargeverbUS /bɑːrdʒ/
push one's way
From this reading With a goatskin box under one arm, a tawny cotton umbrella pressed by the other, and his left hand clutching the knotted ends of a kerchief holding more luggage, he set out from the Barge Office.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He longed to be in Mulberry, which all travellers agreed was the next best thing to being in Italy.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He longed to be in Mulberry, which all travellers agreed was the next best thing to being in Italy.
BELLO
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From this reading CASA DI BELLO THE banked fire of America’s Sabbath gave its quiet to Bowling Green the day that Bertino landed in New York.
Bertino
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From this reading CASA DI BELLO THE banked fire of America’s Sabbath gave its quiet to Bowling Green the day that Bertino landed in New York.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading He longed to be in Mulberry, which all travellers agreed was the next best thing to being in Italy.
BowlingnounUS /ˈboʊlɪŋ/
a game in which balls are rolled at an object or group of objects with the aim of knocking them over or moving them
From this reading CASA DI BELLO THE banked fire of America’s Sabbath gave its quiet to Bowling Green the day that Bertino landed in New York.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading With a goatskin box under one arm, a tawny cotton umbrella pressed by the other, and his left hand clutching the knotted ends of a kerchief holding more luggage, he set out from the Barge Office.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The cloud-piercing houses had always loomed in his dream pictures, but no returned exile had ever told him that they filled the soul with this nameless dread.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With a goatskin box under one arm, a tawny cotton umbrella pressed by the other, and his left hand clutching the knotted ends of a kerchief holding more luggage, he set out from the Barge Office.
Cardinali
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From this reading It was not the New York he had seen so often from the heights of Cardinali.
CASA
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From this reading CASA DI BELLO THE banked fire of America’s Sabbath gave its quiet to Bowling Green the day that Bertino landed in New York.
cloud-piercing
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From this reading The cloud-piercing houses had always loomed in his dream pictures, but no returned exile had ever told him that they filled the soul with this nameless dread.
clutchingverbUS /ˈklʌtʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading With a goatskin box under one arm, a tawny cotton umbrella pressed by the other, and his left hand clutching the knotted ends of a kerchief holding more luggage, he set out from the Barge Office.
cottonnounUS /ˈkɑːtən/
soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
From this reading With a goatskin box under one arm, a tawny cotton umbrella pressed by the other, and his left hand clutching the knotted ends of a kerchief holding more luggage, he set out from the Barge Office.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading CASA DI BELLO THE banked fire of America’s Sabbath gave its quiet to Bowling Green the day that Bertino landed in New York.
DI
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From this reading CASA DI BELLO THE banked fire of America’s Sabbath gave its quiet to Bowling Green the day that Bertino landed in New York.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading The cloud-piercing houses had always loomed in his dream pictures, but no returned exile had ever told him that they filled the soul with this nameless dread.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading The cloud-piercing houses had always loomed in his dream pictures, but no returned exile had ever told him that they filled the soul with this nameless dread.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading With a goatskin box under one arm, a tawny cotton umbrella pressed by the other, and his left hand clutching the knotted ends of a kerchief holding more luggage, he set out from the Barge Office.
at any time
From this reading The cloud-piercing houses had always loomed in his dream pictures, but no returned exile had ever told him that they filled the soul with this nameless dread.
exileverbUS /ˈeɡzaɪl/
expel from a country
From this reading The cloud-piercing houses had always loomed in his dream pictures, but no returned exile had ever told him that they filled the soul with this nameless dread.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The cloud-piercing houses had always loomed in his dream pictures, but no returned exile had ever told him that they filled the soul with this nameless dread.
start firing a weapon
From this reading CASA DI BELLO THE banked fire of America’s Sabbath gave its quiet to Bowling Green the day that Bertino landed in New York.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was not the New York he had seen so often from the heights of Cardinali.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading CASA DI BELLO THE banked fire of America’s Sabbath gave its quiet to Bowling Green the day that Bertino landed in New York.
goatskinnoun
the hide of a goat
From this reading With a goatskin box under one arm, a tawny cotton umbrella pressed by the other, and his left hand clutching the knotted ends of a kerchief holding more luggage, he set out from the Barge Office.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading CASA DI BELLO THE banked fire of America’s Sabbath gave its quiet to Bowling Green the day that Bertino landed in New York.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was not the New York he had seen so often from the heights of Cardinali.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading With a goatskin box under one arm, a tawny cotton umbrella pressed by the other, and his left hand clutching the knotted ends of a kerchief holding more luggage, he set out from the Barge Office.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was not the New York he had seen so often from the heights of Cardinali.
heightsnounUS /haɪts/
a high place
From this reading It was not the New York he had seen so often from the heights of Cardinali.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The cloud-piercing houses had always loomed in his dream pictures, but no returned exile had ever told him that they filled the soul with this nameless dread.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The cloud-piercing houses had always loomed in his dream pictures, but no returned exile had ever told him that they filled the soul with this nameless dread.
the act of retaining something
From this reading With a goatskin box under one arm, a tawny cotton umbrella pressed by the other, and his left hand clutching the knotted ends of a kerchief holding more luggage, he set out from the Barge Office.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The cloud-piercing houses had always loomed in his dream pictures, but no returned exile had ever told him that they filled the soul with this nameless dread.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CASA DI BELLO THE banked fire of America’s Sabbath gave its quiet to Bowling Green the day that Bertino landed in New York.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not the New York he had seen so often from the heights of Cardinali.
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 He longed to be in Mulberry, which all travellers agreed was the next best thing to being in Italy.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading CASA DI BELLO THE banked fire of America’s Sabbath gave its quiet to Bowling Green the day that Bertino landed in New York.
kerchiefnounUS /ˈkɜːrtʃəf/
a square scarf that is folded into a triangle and worn over the head or about the neck
From this reading With a goatskin box under one arm, a tawny cotton umbrella pressed by the other, and his left hand clutching the knotted ends of a kerchief holding more luggage, he set out from the Barge Office.
knottedadjectiveUS /ˈnɑːtɪd/
tied with a knot
From this reading With a goatskin box under one arm, a tawny cotton umbrella pressed by the other, and his left hand clutching the knotted ends of a kerchief holding more luggage, he set out from the Barge Office.
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading CASA DI BELLO THE banked fire of America’s Sabbath gave its quiet to Bowling Green the day that Bertino landed in New York.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading With a goatskin box under one arm, a tawny cotton umbrella pressed by the other, and his left hand clutching the knotted ends of a kerchief holding more luggage, he set out from the Barge Office.
longedverbUS /lɔːŋd/
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading He longed to be in Mulberry, which all travellers agreed was the next best thing to being in Italy.
loomedverbUS /luːmd/
past form of “loom” — come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading The cloud-piercing houses had always loomed in his dream pictures, but no returned exile had ever told him that they filled the soul with this nameless dread.
luggagenounUS /ˈlʌɡədʒ/
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading With a goatskin box under one arm, a tawny cotton umbrella pressed by the other, and his left hand clutching the knotted ends of a kerchief holding more luggage, he set out from the Barge Office.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading With a goatskin box under one arm, a tawny cotton umbrella pressed by the other, and his left hand clutching the knotted ends of a kerchief holding more luggage, he set out from the Barge Office.
MulberrynounUS /ˈmʌlberi/
any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry
From this reading He longed to be in Mulberry, which all travellers agreed was the next best thing to being in Italy.
namelessadjectiveUS /ˈneɪm.ləs/
Having no name, or having a name that is kept secret or unknown.
From this reading The cloud-piercing houses had always loomed in his dream pictures, but no returned exile had ever told him that they filled the soul with this nameless dread.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading CASA DI BELLO THE banked fire of America’s Sabbath gave its quiet to Bowling Green the day that Bertino landed in New York.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading He longed to be in Mulberry, which all travellers agreed was the next best thing to being in Italy.
not any; not one
From this reading The cloud-piercing houses had always loomed in his dream pictures, but no returned exile had ever told him that they filled the soul with this nameless dread.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not the New York he had seen so often from the heights of Cardinali.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CASA DI BELLO THE banked fire of America’s Sabbath gave its quiet to Bowling Green the day that Bertino landed in New York.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading With a goatskin box under one arm, a tawny cotton umbrella pressed by the other, and his left hand clutching the knotted ends of a kerchief holding more luggage, he set out from the Barge Office.
many times at short intervals
From this reading It was not the New York he had seen so often from the heights of Cardinali.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With a goatskin box under one arm, a tawny cotton umbrella pressed by the other, and his left hand clutching the knotted ends of a kerchief holding more luggage, he set out from the Barge Office.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading With a goatskin box under one arm, a tawny cotton umbrella pressed by the other, and his left hand clutching the knotted ends of a kerchief holding more luggage, he set out from the Barge Office.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading With a goatskin box under one arm, a tawny cotton umbrella pressed by the other, and his left hand clutching the knotted ends of a kerchief holding more luggage, he set out from the Barge Office.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading The cloud-piercing houses had always loomed in his dream pictures, but no returned exile had ever told him that they filled the soul with this nameless dread.
compacted by ironing
From this reading With a goatskin box under one arm, a tawny cotton umbrella pressed by the other, and his left hand clutching the knotted ends of a kerchief holding more luggage, he set out from the Barge Office.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading CASA DI BELLO THE banked fire of America’s Sabbath gave its quiet to Bowling Green the day that Bertino landed in New York.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The cloud-piercing houses had always loomed in his dream pictures, but no returned exile had ever told him that they filled the soul with this nameless dread.
SabbathnounUS /ˈsæbəθ/
a day of rest and worship: Sunday for most Christians; Saturday for the Jews and a few Christians; Friday for Muslims
From this reading CASA DI BELLO THE banked fire of America’s Sabbath gave its quiet to Bowling Green the day that Bertino landed in New York.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It was not the New York he had seen so often from the heights of Cardinali.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading With a goatskin box under one arm, a tawny cotton umbrella pressed by the other, and his left hand clutching the knotted ends of a kerchief holding more luggage, he set out from the Barge Office.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was not the New York he had seen so often from the heights of Cardinali.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading The cloud-piercing houses had always loomed in his dream pictures, but no returned exile had ever told him that they filled the soul with this nameless dread.
tawnyadjectiveUS /ˈtɑːni/
of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leather
From this reading With a goatskin box under one arm, a tawny cotton umbrella pressed by the other, and his left hand clutching the knotted ends of a kerchief holding more luggage, he set out from the Barge Office.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CASA DI BELLO THE banked fire of America’s Sabbath gave its quiet to Bowling Green the day that Bertino landed in New York.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CASA DI BELLO THE banked fire of America’s Sabbath gave its quiet to Bowling Green the day that Bertino landed in New York.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The cloud-piercing houses had always loomed in his dream pictures, but no returned exile had ever told him that they filled the soul with this nameless dread.
a special situation
From this reading He longed to be in Mulberry, which all travellers agreed was the next best thing to being in Italy.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The cloud-piercing houses had always loomed in his dream pictures, but no returned exile had ever told him that they filled the soul with this nameless dread.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CASA DI BELLO THE banked fire of America’s Sabbath gave its quiet to Bowling Green the day that Bertino landed in New York.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The cloud-piercing houses had always loomed in his dream pictures, but no returned exile had ever told him that they filled the soul with this nameless dread.
travellersnounUS /ˈtrævələrz/
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading He longed to be in Mulberry, which all travellers agreed was the next best thing to being in Italy.
umbrellanounUS /əmˈbrelə/
a lightweight handheld collapsible canopy
From this reading With a goatskin box under one arm, a tawny cotton umbrella pressed by the other, and his left hand clutching the knotted ends of a kerchief holding more luggage, he set out from the Barge Office.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading With a goatskin box under one arm, a tawny cotton umbrella pressed by the other, and his left hand clutching the knotted ends of a kerchief holding more luggage, he set out from the Barge Office.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not the New York he had seen so often from the heights of Cardinali.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He longed to be in Mulberry, which all travellers agreed was the next best thing to being in Italy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The cloud-piercing houses had always loomed in his dream pictures, but no returned exile had ever told him that they filled the soul with this nameless dread.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading CASA DI BELLO THE banked fire of America’s Sabbath gave its quiet to Bowling Green the day that Bertino landed in New York.
