1822
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From this reading The life at Pisa, where Byron at last arrived in November 1822, was, at first, quite commonplace and uneventful.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE TRIVIAL ROUND AT PISA From Ravenna to Pisa, from Pisa to Genoa, from Genoa to Cephalonia, from Cephalonia to Missolonghi and an untimely death in a great cause still very far from victory--these are the remaining stages of the pilgrimage.
acquaintancesnounUS /əˈkweɪntənsɪz/
plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading Byron, we gather, lay late in bed, but ultimately rose, and ate biscuits and drank soda-water, and received the visits of his English acquaintances, and rode out with them to an inn, and practised shooting at a mark, and then rode home again.
anew
From this reading Byron, we gather, lay late in bed, but ultimately rose, and ate biscuits and drank soda-water, and received the visits of his English acquaintances, and rode out with them to an inn, and practised shooting at a mark, and then rode home again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE TRIVIAL ROUND AT PISA From Ravenna to Pisa, from Pisa to Genoa, from Genoa to Cephalonia, from Cephalonia to Missolonghi and an untimely death in a great cause still very far from victory--these are the remaining stages of the pilgrimage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE TRIVIAL ROUND AT PISA From Ravenna to Pisa, from Pisa to Genoa, from Genoa to Cephalonia, from Cephalonia to Missolonghi and an untimely death in a great cause still very far from victory--these are the remaining stages of the pilgrimage.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE TRIVIAL ROUND AT PISA From Ravenna to Pisa, from Pisa to Genoa, from Genoa to Cephalonia, from Cephalonia to Missolonghi and an untimely death in a great cause still very far from victory--these are the remaining stages of the pilgrimage.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The life at Pisa, where Byron at last arrived in November 1822, was, at first, quite commonplace and uneventful.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE TRIVIAL ROUND AT PISA From Ravenna to Pisa, from Pisa to Genoa, from Genoa to Cephalonia, from Cephalonia to Missolonghi and an untimely death in a great cause still very far from victory--these are the remaining stages of the pilgrimage.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading Byron, we gather, lay late in bed, but ultimately rose, and ate biscuits and drank soda-water, and received the visits of his English acquaintances, and rode out with them to an inn, and practised shooting at a mark, and then rode home again.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We have a cloud of witnesses--Shelley, Leigh Hunt, Trelawny, Medwin, Lady Blessington, and others; but only the merest fragment of their long depositions can be presented here.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Byron, we gather, lay late in bed, but ultimately rose, and ate biscuits and drank soda-water, and received the visits of his English acquaintances, and rode out with them to an inn, and practised shooting at a mark, and then rode home again.
biscuitsnounUS /ˈbɪskəts/
plural of “biscuit” — small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading Byron, we gather, lay late in bed, but ultimately rose, and ate biscuits and drank soda-water, and received the visits of his English acquaintances, and rode out with them to an inn, and practised shooting at a mark, and then rode home again.
Blessington
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From this reading We have a cloud of witnesses--Shelley, Leigh Hunt, Trelawny, Medwin, Lady Blessington, and others; but only the merest fragment of their long depositions can be presented here.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We have a cloud of witnesses--Shelley, Leigh Hunt, Trelawny, Medwin, Lady Blessington, and others; but only the merest fragment of their long depositions can be presented here.
ByronnounUS /ˈbaɪrən/
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading The life at Pisa, where Byron at last arrived in November 1822, was, at first, quite commonplace and uneventful.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We have a cloud of witnesses--Shelley, Leigh Hunt, Trelawny, Medwin, Lady Blessington, and others; but only the merest fragment of their long depositions can be presented here.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading THE TRIVIAL ROUND AT PISA From Ravenna to Pisa, from Pisa to Genoa, from Genoa to Cephalonia, from Cephalonia to Missolonghi and an untimely death in a great cause still very far from victory--these are the remaining stages of the pilgrimage.
Cephalonia
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From this reading THE TRIVIAL ROUND AT PISA From Ravenna to Pisa, from Pisa to Genoa, from Genoa to Cephalonia, from Cephalonia to Missolonghi and an untimely death in a great cause still very far from victory--these are the remaining stages of the pilgrimage.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading We have a cloud of witnesses--Shelley, Leigh Hunt, Trelawny, Medwin, Lady Blessington, and others; but only the merest fragment of their long depositions can be presented here.
commonplaceadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmənpleɪs/
completely ordinary and unremarkable
From this reading The life at Pisa, where Byron at last arrived in November 1822, was, at first, quite commonplace and uneventful.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One reads of a trivial round of functions rather than of duties punctually discharged at the same hour of every day.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading THE TRIVIAL ROUND AT PISA From Ravenna to Pisa, from Pisa to Genoa, from Genoa to Cephalonia, from Cephalonia to Missolonghi and an untimely death in a great cause still very far from victory--these are the remaining stages of the pilgrimage.
depositionsnounUS /ˌdepəˈzɪʃənz/
plural of “deposition” — the natural process of laying down a deposit of something
From this reading We have a cloud of witnesses--Shelley, Leigh Hunt, Trelawny, Medwin, Lady Blessington, and others; but only the merest fragment of their long depositions can be presented here.
dischargedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈtʃɑːrdʒd/
having lost your job
From this reading One reads of a trivial round of functions rather than of duties punctually discharged at the same hour of every day.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading Byron, we gather, lay late in bed, but ultimately rose, and ate biscuits and drank soda-water, and received the visits of his English acquaintances, and rode out with them to an inn, and practised shooting at a mark, and then rode home again.
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading One reads of a trivial round of functions rather than of duties punctually discharged at the same hour of every day.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Byron, we gather, lay late in bed, but ultimately rose, and ate biscuits and drank soda-water, and received the visits of his English acquaintances, and rode out with them to an inn, and practised shooting at a mark, and then rode home again.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading One reads of a trivial round of functions rather than of duties punctually discharged at the same hour of every day.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading THE TRIVIAL ROUND AT PISA From Ravenna to Pisa, from Pisa to Genoa, from Genoa to Cephalonia, from Cephalonia to Missolonghi and an untimely death in a great cause still very far from victory--these are the remaining stages of the pilgrimage.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The life at Pisa, where Byron at last arrived in November 1822, was, at first, quite commonplace and uneventful.
fragmentnounUS /ˈfræɡ.mənt/
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading We have a cloud of witnesses--Shelley, Leigh Hunt, Trelawny, Medwin, Lady Blessington, and others; but only the merest fragment of their long depositions can be presented here.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE TRIVIAL ROUND AT PISA From Ravenna to Pisa, from Pisa to Genoa, from Genoa to Cephalonia, from Cephalonia to Missolonghi and an untimely death in a great cause still very far from victory--these are the remaining stages of the pilgrimage.
functionsnounUS /ˈfʌŋkʃənz/
plural of “function” — (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
From this reading One reads of a trivial round of functions rather than of duties punctually discharged at the same hour of every day.
assemble or get together
From this reading Byron, we gather, lay late in bed, but ultimately rose, and ate biscuits and drank soda-water, and received the visits of his English acquaintances, and rode out with them to an inn, and practised shooting at a mark, and then rode home again.
GenoanounUS /ˈdʒenoʊə/
a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria
From this reading THE TRIVIAL ROUND AT PISA From Ravenna to Pisa, from Pisa to Genoa, from Genoa to Cephalonia, from Cephalonia to Missolonghi and an untimely death in a great cause still very far from victory--these are the remaining stages of the pilgrimage.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE TRIVIAL ROUND AT PISA From Ravenna to Pisa, from Pisa to Genoa, from Genoa to Cephalonia, from Cephalonia to Missolonghi and an untimely death in a great cause still very far from victory--these are the remaining stages of the pilgrimage.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have a cloud of witnesses--Shelley, Leigh Hunt, Trelawny, Medwin, Lady Blessington, and others; but only the merest fragment of their long depositions can be presented here.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We have a cloud of witnesses--Shelley, Leigh Hunt, Trelawny, Medwin, Lady Blessington, and others; but only the merest fragment of their long depositions can be presented here.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Byron, we gather, lay late in bed, but ultimately rose, and ate biscuits and drank soda-water, and received the visits of his English acquaintances, and rode out with them to an inn, and practised shooting at a mark, and then rode home again.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Byron, we gather, lay late in bed, but ultimately rose, and ate biscuits and drank soda-water, and received the visits of his English acquaintances, and rode out with them to an inn, and practised shooting at a mark, and then rode home again.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading One reads of a trivial round of functions rather than of duties punctually discharged at the same hour of every day.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading We have a cloud of witnesses--Shelley, Leigh Hunt, Trelawny, Medwin, Lady Blessington, and others; but only the merest fragment of their long depositions can be presented here.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TRIVIAL ROUND AT PISA From Ravenna to Pisa, from Pisa to Genoa, from Genoa to Cephalonia, from Cephalonia to Missolonghi and an untimely death in a great cause still very far from victory--these are the remaining stages of the pilgrimage.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading Byron, we gather, lay late in bed, but ultimately rose, and ate biscuits and drank soda-water, and received the visits of his English acquaintances, and rode out with them to an inn, and practised shooting at a mark, and then rode home again.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading We have a cloud of witnesses--Shelley, Leigh Hunt, Trelawny, Medwin, Lady Blessington, and others; but only the merest fragment of their long depositions can be presented here.
immediately past
From this reading The life at Pisa, where Byron at last arrived in November 1822, was, at first, quite commonplace and uneventful.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Byron, we gather, lay late in bed, but ultimately rose, and ate biscuits and drank soda-water, and received the visits of his English acquaintances, and rode out with them to an inn, and practised shooting at a mark, and then rode home again.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Byron, we gather, lay late in bed, but ultimately rose, and ate biscuits and drank soda-water, and received the visits of his English acquaintances, and rode out with them to an inn, and practised shooting at a mark, and then rode home again.
LeighnounUS /liː/
English film actress (1913-1967)
From this reading We have a cloud of witnesses--Shelley, Leigh Hunt, Trelawny, Medwin, Lady Blessington, and others; but only the merest fragment of their long depositions can be presented here.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The life at Pisa, where Byron at last arrived in November 1822, was, at first, quite commonplace and uneventful.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading We have a cloud of witnesses--Shelley, Leigh Hunt, Trelawny, Medwin, Lady Blessington, and others; but only the merest fragment of their long depositions can be presented here.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading Byron, we gather, lay late in bed, but ultimately rose, and ate biscuits and drank soda-water, and received the visits of his English acquaintances, and rode out with them to an inn, and practised shooting at a mark, and then rode home again.
Medwin
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From this reading We have a cloud of witnesses--Shelley, Leigh Hunt, Trelawny, Medwin, Lady Blessington, and others; but only the merest fragment of their long depositions can be presented here.
merestadjectiveUS /ˈmerəst/
superlative of “mere” — being nothing more than specified
From this reading We have a cloud of witnesses--Shelley, Leigh Hunt, Trelawny, Medwin, Lady Blessington, and others; but only the merest fragment of their long depositions can be presented here.
Missolonghi
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From this reading THE TRIVIAL ROUND AT PISA From Ravenna to Pisa, from Pisa to Genoa, from Genoa to Cephalonia, from Cephalonia to Missolonghi and an untimely death in a great cause still very far from victory--these are the remaining stages of the pilgrimage.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading The life at Pisa, where Byron at last arrived in November 1822, was, at first, quite commonplace and uneventful.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TRIVIAL ROUND AT PISA From Ravenna to Pisa, from Pisa to Genoa, from Genoa to Cephalonia, from Cephalonia to Missolonghi and an untimely death in a great cause still very far from victory--these are the remaining stages of the pilgrimage.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One reads of a trivial round of functions rather than of duties punctually discharged at the same hour of every day.
and nothing more
From this reading We have a cloud of witnesses--Shelley, Leigh Hunt, Trelawny, Medwin, Lady Blessington, and others; but only the merest fragment of their long depositions can be presented here.
others
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From this reading We have a cloud of witnesses--Shelley, Leigh Hunt, Trelawny, Medwin, Lady Blessington, and others; but only the merest fragment of their long depositions can be presented here.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Byron, we gather, lay late in bed, but ultimately rose, and ate biscuits and drank soda-water, and received the visits of his English acquaintances, and rode out with them to an inn, and practised shooting at a mark, and then rode home again.
pilgrimagenounUS /ˈpɪlɡrəmədʒ/
a journey to a sacred place
From this reading THE TRIVIAL ROUND AT PISA From Ravenna to Pisa, from Pisa to Genoa, from Genoa to Cephalonia, from Cephalonia to Missolonghi and an untimely death in a great cause still very far from victory--these are the remaining stages of the pilgrimage.
PISAnounUS /ˈpiːsə/
a city in Tuscany; site of the famous Leaning Tower
From this reading THE TRIVIAL ROUND AT PISA From Ravenna to Pisa, from Pisa to Genoa, from Genoa to Cephalonia, from Cephalonia to Missolonghi and an untimely death in a great cause still very far from victory--these are the remaining stages of the pilgrimage.
practisedadjectiveUS /ˈpræktɪst/
skillful after much practice
From this reading Byron, we gather, lay late in bed, but ultimately rose, and ate biscuits and drank soda-water, and received the visits of his English acquaintances, and rode out with them to an inn, and practised shooting at a mark, and then rode home again.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading We have a cloud of witnesses--Shelley, Leigh Hunt, Trelawny, Medwin, Lady Blessington, and others; but only the merest fragment of their long depositions can be presented here.
punctuallyadverb
at the expected or proper time
From this reading One reads of a trivial round of functions rather than of duties punctually discharged at the same hour of every day.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The life at Pisa, where Byron at last arrived in November 1822, was, at first, quite commonplace and uneventful.
on the contrary
From this reading One reads of a trivial round of functions rather than of duties punctually discharged at the same hour of every day.
RavennanounUS /rəˈvenə/
a battle between the French and an alliance of Spaniards and Swiss and Venetians in 1512
From this reading THE TRIVIAL ROUND AT PISA From Ravenna to Pisa, from Pisa to Genoa, from Genoa to Cephalonia, from Cephalonia to Missolonghi and an untimely death in a great cause still very far from victory--these are the remaining stages of the pilgrimage.
readsnounUS /riːdz/
plural of “read” — something that is read
From this reading One reads of a trivial round of functions rather than of duties punctually discharged at the same hour of every day.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Byron, we gather, lay late in bed, but ultimately rose, and ate biscuits and drank soda-water, and received the visits of his English acquaintances, and rode out with them to an inn, and practised shooting at a mark, and then rode home again.
not used up
From this reading THE TRIVIAL ROUND AT PISA From Ravenna to Pisa, from Pisa to Genoa, from Genoa to Cephalonia, from Cephalonia to Missolonghi and an untimely death in a great cause still very far from victory--these are the remaining stages of the pilgrimage.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Byron, we gather, lay late in bed, but ultimately rose, and ate biscuits and drank soda-water, and received the visits of his English acquaintances, and rode out with them to an inn, and practised shooting at a mark, and then rode home again.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Byron, we gather, lay late in bed, but ultimately rose, and ate biscuits and drank soda-water, and received the visits of his English acquaintances, and rode out with them to an inn, and practised shooting at a mark, and then rode home again.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading THE TRIVIAL ROUND AT PISA From Ravenna to Pisa, from Pisa to Genoa, from Genoa to Cephalonia, from Cephalonia to Missolonghi and an untimely death in a great cause still very far from victory--these are the remaining stages of the pilgrimage.
Identical; not different.
From this reading One reads of a trivial round of functions rather than of duties punctually discharged at the same hour of every day.
ShelleynounUS /ˈʃeli/
English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading We have a cloud of witnesses--Shelley, Leigh Hunt, Trelawny, Medwin, Lady Blessington, and others; but only the merest fragment of their long depositions can be presented here.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Byron, we gather, lay late in bed, but ultimately rose, and ate biscuits and drank soda-water, and received the visits of his English acquaintances, and rode out with them to an inn, and practised shooting at a mark, and then rode home again.
soda-water
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From this reading Byron, we gather, lay late in bed, but ultimately rose, and ate biscuits and drank soda-water, and received the visits of his English acquaintances, and rode out with them to an inn, and practised shooting at a mark, and then rode home again.
stagesnounUS /ˈsteɪdʒəz/
plural of “stage” — any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading THE TRIVIAL ROUND AT PISA From Ravenna to Pisa, from Pisa to Genoa, from Genoa to Cephalonia, from Cephalonia to Missolonghi and an untimely death in a great cause still very far from victory--these are the remaining stages of the pilgrimage.
not in physical motion
From this reading THE TRIVIAL ROUND AT PISA From Ravenna to Pisa, from Pisa to Genoa, from Genoa to Cephalonia, from Cephalonia to Missolonghi and an untimely death in a great cause still very far from victory--these are the remaining stages of the pilgrimage.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading One reads of a trivial round of functions rather than of duties punctually discharged at the same hour of every day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRIVIAL ROUND AT PISA From Ravenna to Pisa, from Pisa to Genoa, from Genoa to Cephalonia, from Cephalonia to Missolonghi and an untimely death in a great cause still very far from victory--these are the remaining stages of the pilgrimage.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading We have a cloud of witnesses--Shelley, Leigh Hunt, Trelawny, Medwin, Lady Blessington, and others; but only the merest fragment of their long depositions can be presented here.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Byron, we gather, lay late in bed, but ultimately rose, and ate biscuits and drank soda-water, and received the visits of his English acquaintances, and rode out with them to an inn, and practised shooting at a mark, and then rode home again.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Byron, we gather, lay late in bed, but ultimately rose, and ate biscuits and drank soda-water, and received the visits of his English acquaintances, and rode out with them to an inn, and practised shooting at a mark, and then rode home again.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading THE TRIVIAL ROUND AT PISA From Ravenna to Pisa, from Pisa to Genoa, from Genoa to Cephalonia, from Cephalonia to Missolonghi and an untimely death in a great cause still very far from victory--these are the remaining stages of the pilgrimage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TRIVIAL ROUND AT PISA From Ravenna to Pisa, from Pisa to Genoa, from Genoa to Cephalonia, from Cephalonia to Missolonghi and an untimely death in a great cause still very far from victory--these are the remaining stages of the pilgrimage.
Trelawny
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have a cloud of witnesses--Shelley, Leigh Hunt, Trelawny, Medwin, Lady Blessington, and others; but only the merest fragment of their long depositions can be presented here.
TRIVIALadjectiveUS /ˈtrɪviəl/
(informal) small and of little importance
From this reading THE TRIVIAL ROUND AT PISA From Ravenna to Pisa, from Pisa to Genoa, from Genoa to Cephalonia, from Cephalonia to Missolonghi and an untimely death in a great cause still very far from victory--these are the remaining stages of the pilgrimage.
ultimatelyadverbUS /ˈʌltəmətli/
as the end result of a succession or process
From this reading Byron, we gather, lay late in bed, but ultimately rose, and ate biscuits and drank soda-water, and received the visits of his English acquaintances, and rode out with them to an inn, and practised shooting at a mark, and then rode home again.
uneventfuladjectiveUS /ˌʌniˈventfəl/
marked by no noteworthy or significant events
From this reading The life at Pisa, where Byron at last arrived in November 1822, was, at first, quite commonplace and uneventful.
untimelyadjectiveUS /ənˈtaɪmli/
badly timed
From this reading THE TRIVIAL ROUND AT PISA From Ravenna to Pisa, from Pisa to Genoa, from Genoa to Cephalonia, from Cephalonia to Missolonghi and an untimely death in a great cause still very far from victory--these are the remaining stages of the pilgrimage.
precisely as stated
From this reading THE TRIVIAL ROUND AT PISA From Ravenna to Pisa, from Pisa to Genoa, from Genoa to Cephalonia, from Cephalonia to Missolonghi and an untimely death in a great cause still very far from victory--these are the remaining stages of the pilgrimage.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading THE TRIVIAL ROUND AT PISA From Ravenna to Pisa, from Pisa to Genoa, from Genoa to Cephalonia, from Cephalonia to Missolonghi and an untimely death in a great cause still very far from victory--these are the remaining stages of the pilgrimage.
visitsnounUS /ˈvɪzɪts/
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading Byron, we gather, lay late in bed, but ultimately rose, and ate biscuits and drank soda-water, and received the visits of his English acquaintances, and rode out with them to an inn, and practised shooting at a mark, and then rode home again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The life at Pisa, where Byron at last arrived in November 1822, was, at first, quite commonplace and uneventful.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have a cloud of witnesses--Shelley, Leigh Hunt, Trelawny, Medwin, Lady Blessington, and others; but only the merest fragment of their long depositions can be presented here.
in or at the place that
From this reading The life at Pisa, where Byron at last arrived in November 1822, was, at first, quite commonplace and uneventful.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Byron, we gather, lay late in bed, but ultimately rose, and ate biscuits and drank soda-water, and received the visits of his English acquaintances, and rode out with them to an inn, and practised shooting at a mark, and then rode home again.
witnessesnounUS /ˈwɪtnəsəz/
plural of “witness” — someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading We have a cloud of witnesses--Shelley, Leigh Hunt, Trelawny, Medwin, Lady Blessington, and others; but only the merest fragment of their long depositions can be presented here.
