used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There came a warm day, full of light, and life, and color; a day over which the blue sky of Italy smiled.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Beside an artistically arranged fruit stall a slender and handsome Italian girl stood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There came a warm day, full of light, and life, and color; a day over which the blue sky of Italy smiled.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading Beside an artistically arranged fruit stall a slender and handsome Italian girl stood.
artisticallyadverbUS /ɑːrˈtɪstɪkli/
in an artistic manner
From this reading Beside an artistically arranged fruit stall a slender and handsome Italian girl stood.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT LAST.
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind the stall, on a low seat, sat an old woman; she was knitting, but her restless eyes took eager count of every passer-by.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beside an artistically arranged fruit stall a slender and handsome Italian girl stood.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading There came a warm day, full of light, and life, and color; a day over which the blue sky of Italy smiled.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Behind the stall, on a low seat, sat an old woman; she was knitting, but her restless eyes took eager count of every passer-by.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There came a warm day, full of light, and life, and color; a day over which the blue sky of Italy smiled.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading There came a warm day, full of light, and life, and color; a day over which the blue sky of Italy smiled.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading Behind the stall, on a low seat, sat an old woman; she was knitting, but her restless eyes took eager count of every passer-by.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading There came a warm day, full of light, and life, and color; a day over which the blue sky of Italy smiled.
Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you observe that old man, Marcia?" she said in her rapid Italian to the young girl.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading Behind the stall, on a low seat, sat an old woman; she was knitting, but her restless eyes took eager count of every passer-by.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Behind the stall, on a low seat, sat an old woman; she was knitting, but her restless eyes took eager count of every passer-by.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Behind the stall, on a low seat, sat an old woman; she was knitting, but her restless eyes took eager count of every passer-by.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading Beside an artistically arranged fruit stall a slender and handsome Italian girl stood.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading There came a warm day, full of light, and life, and color; a day over which the blue sky of Italy smiled.
a young female
From this reading Beside an artistically arranged fruit stall a slender and handsome Italian girl stood.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading Beside an artistically arranged fruit stall a slender and handsome Italian girl stood.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Behind the stall, on a low seat, sat an old woman; she was knitting, but her restless eyes took eager count of every passer-by.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Did you observe that old man, Marcia?" she said in her rapid Italian to the young girl.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading Beside an artistically arranged fruit stall a slender and handsome Italian girl stood.
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 There came a warm day, full of light, and life, and color; a day over which the blue sky of Italy smiled.
knittingnounUS /ˈnɪtɪŋ/
needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
From this reading Behind the stall, on a low seat, sat an old woman; she was knitting, but her restless eyes took eager count of every passer-by.
immediately past
From this reading AT LAST.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading There came a warm day, full of light, and life, and color; a day over which the blue sky of Italy smiled.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading There came a warm day, full of light, and life, and color; a day over which the blue sky of Italy smiled.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Behind the stall, on a low seat, sat an old woman; she was knitting, but her restless eyes took eager count of every passer-by.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Did you observe that old man, Marcia?" she said in her rapid Italian to the young girl.
Marcia
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From this reading "Did you observe that old man, Marcia?" she said in her rapid Italian to the young girl.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading "Did you observe that old man, Marcia?" she said in her rapid Italian to the young girl.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There came a warm day, full of light, and life, and color; a day over which the blue sky of Italy smiled.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Behind the stall, on a low seat, sat an old woman; she was knitting, but her restless eyes took eager count of every passer-by.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Behind the stall, on a low seat, sat an old woman; she was knitting, but her restless eyes took eager count of every passer-by.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There came a warm day, full of light, and life, and color; a day over which the blue sky of Italy smiled.
passer-bynoun
a person who passes by casually or by chance
From this reading Behind the stall, on a low seat, sat an old woman; she was knitting, but her restless eyes took eager count of every passer-by.
rapidadjectiveUS /ˈræpəd/
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading "Did you observe that old man, Marcia?" she said in her rapid Italian to the young girl.
restlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/
worried and uneasy
From this reading Behind the stall, on a low seat, sat an old woman; she was knitting, but her restless eyes took eager count of every passer-by.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Did you observe that old man, Marcia?" she said in her rapid Italian to the young girl.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Behind the stall, on a low seat, sat an old woman; she was knitting, but her restless eyes took eager count of every passer-by.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Behind the stall, on a low seat, sat an old woman; she was knitting, but her restless eyes took eager count of every passer-by.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Behind the stall, on a low seat, sat an old woman; she was knitting, but her restless eyes took eager count of every passer-by.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading There came a warm day, full of light, and life, and color; a day over which the blue sky of Italy smiled.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading Beside an artistically arranged fruit stall a slender and handsome Italian girl stood.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading There came a warm day, full of light, and life, and color; a day over which the blue sky of Italy smiled.
stallnounUS /stɔːl/
a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed
From this reading Beside an artistically arranged fruit stall a slender and handsome Italian girl stood.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Beside an artistically arranged fruit stall a slender and handsome Italian girl stood.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Did you observe that old man, Marcia?" she said in her rapid Italian to the young girl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There came a warm day, full of light, and life, and color; a day over which the blue sky of Italy smiled.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There came a warm day, full of light, and life, and color; a day over which the blue sky of Italy smiled.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Did you observe that old man, Marcia?" she said in her rapid Italian to the young girl.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Behind the stall, on a low seat, sat an old woman; she was knitting, but her restless eyes took eager count of every passer-by.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading There came a warm day, full of light, and life, and color; a day over which the blue sky of Italy smiled.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Behind the stall, on a low seat, sat an old woman; she was knitting, but her restless eyes took eager count of every passer-by.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There came a warm day, full of light, and life, and color; a day over which the blue sky of Italy smiled.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Behind the stall, on a low seat, sat an old woman; she was knitting, but her restless eyes took eager count of every passer-by.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you observe that old man, Marcia?" she said in her rapid Italian to the young girl.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Did you observe that old man, Marcia?" she said in her rapid Italian to the young girl.
