Chapter X

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

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From this reading The carriage had been overturned on the highway, at midnight, beyond Francolisa and four miles from St. Agatha.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Le Duc rode back and told me that the postillions had taken flight, possibly to give notice of our mishap to highwaymen, who are very common in the States of the Church and Naples.

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 Alfani was beneath me and uttered piercing shrieks, for he thought he had broken his left arm.

aroused to action

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading I got out of the carriage easily enough, but poor old Alfani, who was unwieldly with fat, badly hurt, and half dead with fright, could not extricate himself without assistance.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The carriage had been overturned on the highway, at midnight, beyond Francolisa and four miles from St. Agatha.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Le Duc rode back and told me that the postillions had taken flight, possibly to give notice of our mishap to highwaymen, who are very common in the States of the Church and Naples.

to a severe or serious degree

From this reading I got out of the carriage easily enough, but poor old Alfani, who was unwieldly with fat, badly hurt, and half dead with fright, could not extricate himself without assistance.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The carriage had been overturned on the highway, at midnight, beyond Francolisa and four miles from St. Agatha.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading Alfani was beneath me and uttered piercing shrieks, for he thought he had broken his left arm.

next to; at the side of

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading The carriage had been overturned on the highway, at midnight, beyond Francolisa and four miles from St. Agatha.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I got out of the carriage easily enough, but poor old Alfani, who was unwieldly with fat, badly hurt, and half dead with fright, could not extricate himself without assistance.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

From this reading Le Duc rode back and told me that the postillions had taken flight, possibly to give notice of our mishap to highwaymen, who are very common in the States of the Church and Naples.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading Le Duc rode back and told me that the postillions had taken flight, possibly to give notice of our mishap to highwaymen, who are very common in the States of the Church and Naples.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading I got out of the carriage easily enough, but poor old Alfani, who was unwieldly with fat, badly hurt, and half dead with fright, could not extricate himself without assistance.

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

From this reading I got out of the carriage easily enough, but poor old Alfani, who was unwieldly with fat, badly hurt, and half dead with fright, could not extricate himself without assistance.

the act of departing

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Le Duc rode back and told me that the postillions had taken flight, possibly to give notice of our mishap to highwaymen, who are very common in the States of the Church and Naples.

with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)

From this reading I got out of the carriage easily enough, but poor old Alfani, who was unwieldly with fat, badly hurt, and half dead with fright, could not extricate himself without assistance.

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading I got out of the carriage easily enough, but poor old Alfani, who was unwieldly with fat, badly hurt, and half dead with fright, could not extricate himself without assistance.

release from entanglement of difficulty

From this reading I got out of the carriage easily enough, but poor old Alfani, who was unwieldly with fat, badly hurt, and half dead with fright, could not extricate himself without assistance.

having an (over)abundance of flesh

From this reading I got out of the carriage easily enough, but poor old Alfani, who was unwieldly with fat, badly hurt, and half dead with fright, could not extricate himself without assistance.

a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Alfani was beneath me and uttered piercing shrieks, for he thought he had broken his left arm.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The carriage had been overturned on the highway, at midnight, beyond Francolisa and four miles from St. Agatha.

an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

From this reading I got out of the carriage easily enough, but poor old Alfani, who was unwieldly with fat, badly hurt, and half dead with fright, could not extricate himself without assistance.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The carriage had been overturned on the highway, at midnight, beyond Francolisa and four miles from St. Agatha.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Le Duc rode back and told me that the postillions had taken flight, possibly to give notice of our mishap to highwaymen, who are very common in the States of the Church and Naples.

the act of departing

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading I got out of the carriage easily enough, but poor old Alfani, who was unwieldly with fat, badly hurt, and half dead with fright, could not extricate himself without assistance.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The carriage had been overturned on the highway, at midnight, beyond Francolisa and four miles from St. Agatha.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading I got out of the carriage easily enough, but poor old Alfani, who was unwieldly with fat, badly hurt, and half dead with fright, could not extricate himself without assistance.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Alfani was beneath me and uttered piercing shrieks, for he thought he had broken his left arm.

a major road for any form of motor transport

From this reading The carriage had been overturned on the highway, at midnight, beyond Francolisa and four miles from St. Agatha.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Le Duc rode back and told me that the postillions had taken flight, possibly to give notice of our mishap to highwaymen, who are very common in the States of the Church and Naples.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading I got out of the carriage easily enough, but poor old Alfani, who was unwieldly with fat, badly hurt, and half dead with fright, could not extricate himself without assistance.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Alfani was beneath me and uttered piercing shrieks, for he thought he had broken his left arm.

the back of a horse

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

be the source of pain

From this reading I got out of the carriage easily enough, but poor old Alfani, who was unwieldly with fat, badly hurt, and half dead with fright, could not extricate himself without assistance.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading Le Duc rode back and told me that the postillions had taken flight, possibly to give notice of our mishap to highwaymen, who are very common in the States of the Church and Naples.

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 Alfani was beneath me and uttered piercing shrieks, for he thought he had broken his left arm.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night

From this reading The carriage had been overturned on the highway, at midnight, beyond Francolisa and four miles from St. Agatha.

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading The carriage had been overturned on the highway, at midnight, beyond Francolisa and four miles from St. Agatha.

an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate

From this reading Le Duc rode back and told me that the postillions had taken flight, possibly to give notice of our mishap to highwaymen, who are very common in the States of the Church and Naples.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region

From this reading Le Duc rode back and told me that the postillions had taken flight, possibly to give notice of our mishap to highwaymen, who are very common in the States of the Church and Naples.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I got out of the carriage easily enough, but poor old Alfani, who was unwieldly with fat, badly hurt, and half dead with fright, could not extricate himself without assistance.

an announcement containing information about an event

From this reading Le Duc rode back and told me that the postillions had taken flight, possibly to give notice of our mishap to highwaymen, who are very common in the States of the Church and Naples.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading I got out of the carriage easily enough, but poor old Alfani, who was unwieldly with fat, badly hurt, and half dead with fright, could not extricate himself without assistance.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Le Duc rode back and told me that the postillions had taken flight, possibly to give notice of our mishap to highwaymen, who are very common in the States of the Church and Naples.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading I got out of the carriage easily enough, but poor old Alfani, who was unwieldly with fat, badly hurt, and half dead with fright, could not extricate himself without assistance.

having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom

From this reading The carriage had been overturned on the highway, at midnight, beyond Francolisa and four miles from St. Agatha.

having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

From this reading Alfani was beneath me and uttered piercing shrieks, for he thought he had broken his left arm.

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading I got out of the carriage easily enough, but poor old Alfani, who was unwieldly with fat, badly hurt, and half dead with fright, could not extricate himself without assistance.

by chance

From this reading Le Duc rode back and told me that the postillions had taken flight, possibly to give notice of our mishap to highwaymen, who are very common in the States of the Church and Naples.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Le Duc rode back and told me that the postillions had taken flight, possibly to give notice of our mishap to highwaymen, who are very common in the States of the Church and Naples.

to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading Le Duc rode back and told me that the postillions had taken flight, possibly to give notice of our mishap to highwaymen, who are very common in the States of the Church and Naples.

the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

plural of “shriek” — sharp piercing cry

From this reading Alfani was beneath me and uttered piercing shrieks, for he thought he had broken his left arm.

the state of being asleep

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

a native or inhabitant of Spain

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The carriage had been overturned on the highway, at midnight, beyond Francolisa and four miles from St. Agatha.

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading Le Duc rode back and told me that the postillions had taken flight, possibly to give notice of our mishap to highwaymen, who are very common in the States of the Church and Naples.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading Le Duc rode back and told me that the postillions had taken flight, possibly to give notice of our mishap to highwaymen, who are very common in the States of the Church and Naples.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Le Duc rode back and told me that the postillions had taken flight, possibly to give notice of our mishap to highwaymen, who are very common in the States of the Church and Naples.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Alfani was beneath me and uttered piercing shrieks, for he thought he had broken his left arm.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading Le Duc rode back and told me that the postillions had taken flight, possibly to give notice of our mishap to highwaymen, who are very common in the States of the Church and Naples.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I got out of the carriage easily enough, but poor old Alfani, who was unwieldly with fat, badly hurt, and half dead with fright, could not extricate himself without assistance.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

communicated in words

From this reading Alfani was beneath me and uttered piercing shrieks, for he thought he had broken his left arm.

precisely as stated

From this reading Le Duc rode back and told me that the postillions had taken flight, possibly to give notice of our mishap to highwaymen, who are very common in the States of the Church and Naples.

acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

at the time that

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

which person or people

From this reading Le Duc rode back and told me that the postillions had taken flight, possibly to give notice of our mishap to highwaymen, who are very common in the States of the Church and Naples.

in the company of; together with

From this reading My Carriage Broken--Mariuccia’s Wedding--Flight of Lord Lismore--My Return to Florence, and My Departure with the Corticelli My Spaniard was going on before us on horseback, and I was sleeping profoundly beside Don Ciccio Alfani in my comfortable carriage, drawn by four horses, when a violent shock aroused me.

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading I got out of the carriage easily enough, but poor old Alfani, who was unwieldly with fat, badly hurt, and half dead with fright, could not extricate himself without assistance.