Chapter XIV

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

From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The next day he kept his promise, and we had the pleasure of seeing the marble basin filled with ten or twelve beautiful girls who swam about in the water.

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading He was in favour in Spain, but the king allowed him to live at Naples, as he was afraid of his initiating the Prince of Asturias, his brothers, and perhaps the whole Court, into his peculiar vices.

past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading He was in favour in Spain, but the king allowed him to live at Naples, as he was afraid of his initiating the Prince of Asturias, his brothers, and perhaps the whole Court, into his peculiar vices.

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From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

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

From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He was in favour in Spain, but the king allowed him to live at Naples, as he was afraid of his initiating the Prince of Asturias, his brothers, and perhaps the whole Court, into his peculiar vices.

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From this reading He was in favour in Spain, but the king allowed him to live at Naples, as he was afraid of his initiating the Prince of Asturias, his brothers, and perhaps the whole Court, into his peculiar vices.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids

From this reading The next day he kept his promise, and we had the pleasure of seeing the marble basin filled with ten or twelve beautiful girls who swam about in the water.

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading The next day he kept his promise, and we had the pleasure of seeing the marble basin filled with ten or twelve beautiful girls who swam about in the water.

plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading He was in favour in Spain, but the king allowed him to live at Naples, as he was afraid of his initiating the Prince of Asturias, his brothers, and perhaps the whole Court, into his peculiar vices.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He was in favour in Spain, but the king allowed him to live at Naples, as he was afraid of his initiating the Prince of Asturias, his brothers, and perhaps the whole Court, into his peculiar vices.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

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From this reading In spite of this gay company I went to see Callimena twice a day; she still made me sigh in vain.

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From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading In spite of this gay company I went to see Callimena twice a day; she still made me sigh in vain.

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From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading He was in favour in Spain, but the king allowed him to live at Naples, as he was afraid of his initiating the Prince of Asturias, his brothers, and perhaps the whole Court, into his peculiar vices.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading The next day he kept his promise, and we had the pleasure of seeing the marble basin filled with ten or twelve beautiful girls who swam about in the water.

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading Miss Chudleigh and the two other ladies pronounced this spectacle tedious; they no doubt preferred that of the previous day.

of Epicurus or epicureanism

From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

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From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

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From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

a feeling of favorable regard

From this reading He was in favour in Spain, but the king allowed him to live at Naples, as he was afraid of his initiating the Prince of Asturias, his brothers, and perhaps the whole Court, into his peculiar vices.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading The next day he kept his promise, and we had the pleasure of seeing the marble basin filled with ten or twelve beautiful girls who swam about in the water.

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From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

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From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

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From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

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From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

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From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer

From this reading In spite of this gay company I went to see Callimena twice a day; she still made me sigh in vain.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading The next day he kept his promise, and we had the pleasure of seeing the marble basin filled with ten or twelve beautiful girls who swam about in the water.

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From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

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

From this reading The next day he kept his promise, and we had the pleasure of seeing the marble basin filled with ten or twelve beautiful girls who swam about in the water.

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

From this reading He was in favour in Spain, but the king allowed him to live at Naples, as he was afraid of his initiating the Prince of Asturias, his brothers, and perhaps the whole Court, into his peculiar vices.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He was in favour in Spain, but the king allowed him to live at Naples, as he was afraid of his initiating the Prince of Asturias, his brothers, and perhaps the whole Court, into his peculiar vices.

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

From this reading He was in favour in Spain, but the king allowed him to live at Naples, as he was afraid of his initiating the Prince of Asturias, his brothers, and perhaps the whole Court, into his peculiar vices.

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

From this reading In spite of this gay company I went to see Callimena twice a day; she still made me sigh in vain.

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

From this reading He was in favour in Spain, but the king allowed him to live at Naples, as he was afraid of his initiating the Prince of Asturias, his brothers, and perhaps the whole Court, into his peculiar vices.

-ing form of “initiate” — bring into being

From this reading He was in favour in Spain, but the king allowed him to live at Naples, as he was afraid of his initiating the Prince of Asturias, his brothers, and perhaps the whole Court, into his peculiar vices.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading He was in favour in Spain, but the king allowed him to live at Naples, as he was afraid of his initiating the Prince of Asturias, his brothers, and perhaps the whole Court, into his peculiar vices.

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading The next day he kept his promise, and we had the pleasure of seeing the marble basin filled with ten or twelve beautiful girls who swam about in the water.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading Miss Chudleigh and the two other ladies pronounced this spectacle tedious; they no doubt preferred that of the previous day.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading He was in favour in Spain, but the king allowed him to live at Naples, as he was afraid of his initiating the Prince of Asturias, his brothers, and perhaps the whole Court, into his peculiar vices.

title used for a married Frenchwoman

From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading In spite of this gay company I went to see Callimena twice a day; she still made me sigh in vain.

a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material

From this reading The next day he kept his promise, and we had the pleasure of seeing the marble basin filled with ten or twelve beautiful girls who swam about in the water.

humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)

From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

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

From this reading In spite of this gay company I went to see Callimena twice a day; she still made me sigh in vain.

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From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

past form of “mock” — treat with contempt

From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

a favorite saying of a sect or political group

From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

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

From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading The next day he kept his promise, and we had the pleasure of seeing the marble basin filled with ten or twelve beautiful girls who swam about in the water.

not any; not one

From this reading Miss Chudleigh and the two other ladies pronounced this spectacle tedious; they no doubt preferred that of the previous day.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The next day he kept his promise, and we had the pleasure of seeing the marble basin filled with ten or twelve beautiful girls who swam about in the water.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Miss Chudleigh and the two other ladies pronounced this spectacle tedious; they no doubt preferred that of the previous day.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading He was in favour in Spain, but the king allowed him to live at Naples, as he was afraid of his initiating the Prince of Asturias, his brothers, and perhaps the whole Court, into his peculiar vices.

by chance

From this reading He was in favour in Spain, but the king allowed him to live at Naples, as he was afraid of his initiating the Prince of Asturias, his brothers, and perhaps the whole Court, into his peculiar vices.

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From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading The next day he kept his promise, and we had the pleasure of seeing the marble basin filled with ten or twelve beautiful girls who swam about in the water.

more desirable than another

From this reading Miss Chudleigh and the two other ladies pronounced this spectacle tedious; they no doubt preferred that of the previous day.

just preceding something else in time or order

From this reading Miss Chudleigh and the two other ladies pronounced this spectacle tedious; they no doubt preferred that of the previous day.

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

make a promise or commitment

From this reading The next day he kept his promise, and we had the pleasure of seeing the marble basin filled with ten or twelve beautiful girls who swam about in the water.

strongly marked; easily noticeable

From this reading Miss Chudleigh and the two other ladies pronounced this spectacle tedious; they no doubt preferred that of the previous day.

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

From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

possessing material wealth

From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire

From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

a battle in World War II; the port was captured by United States troops in September 1943

From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

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From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading In spite of this gay company I went to see Callimena twice a day; she still made me sigh in vain.

perception by means of the eyes

From this reading The next day he kept his promise, and we had the pleasure of seeing the marble basin filled with ten or twelve beautiful girls who swam about in the water.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In spite of this gay company I went to see Callimena twice a day; she still made me sigh in vain.

heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily

From this reading In spite of this gay company I went to see Callimena twice a day; she still made me sigh in vain.

a male human offspring

From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

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From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power

From this reading He was in favour in Spain, but the king allowed him to live at Naples, as he was afraid of his initiating the Prince of Asturias, his brothers, and perhaps the whole Court, into his peculiar vices.

something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)

From this reading Miss Chudleigh and the two other ladies pronounced this spectacle tedious; they no doubt preferred that of the previous day.

feeling a need to see others suffer

From this reading In spite of this gay company I went to see Callimena twice a day; she still made me sigh in vain.

not in physical motion

From this reading In spite of this gay company I went to see Callimena twice a day; she still made me sigh in vain.

inflected form of “swim” — travel through water

From this reading The next day he kept his promise, and we had the pleasure of seeing the marble basin filled with ten or twelve beautiful girls who swam about in the water.

so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

From this reading Miss Chudleigh and the two other ladies pronounced this spectacle tedious; they no doubt preferred that of the previous day.

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading The next day he kept his promise, and we had the pleasure of seeing the marble basin filled with ten or twelve beautiful girls who swam about in the water.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Miss Chudleigh and the two other ladies pronounced this spectacle tedious; they no doubt preferred that of the previous day.

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

From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Miss Chudleigh and the two other ladies pronounced this spectacle tedious; they no doubt preferred that of the previous day.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Miss Chudleigh and the two other ladies pronounced this spectacle tedious; they no doubt preferred that of the previous day.

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

From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading The next day he kept his promise, and we had the pleasure of seeing the marble basin filled with ten or twelve beautiful girls who swam about in the water.

two times

From this reading In spite of this gay company I went to see Callimena twice a day; she still made me sigh in vain.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Miss Chudleigh and the two other ladies pronounced this spectacle tedious; they no doubt preferred that of the previous day.

characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance

From this reading In spite of this gay company I went to see Callimena twice a day; she still made me sigh in vain.

plural of “vice” — moral weakness

From this reading He was in favour in Spain, but the king allowed him to live at Naples, as he was afraid of his initiating the Prince of Asturias, his brothers, and perhaps the whole Court, into his peculiar vices.

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

From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading The next day he kept his promise, and we had the pleasure of seeing the marble basin filled with ten or twelve beautiful girls who swam about in the water.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading The next day he kept his promise, and we had the pleasure of seeing the marble basin filled with ten or twelve beautiful girls who swam about in the water.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading In spite of this gay company I went to see Callimena twice a day; she still made me sigh in vain.

which person or people

From this reading The next day he kept his promise, and we had the pleasure of seeing the marble basin filled with ten or twelve beautiful girls who swam about in the water.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading He was in favour in Spain, but the king allowed him to live at Naples, as he was afraid of his initiating the Prince of Asturias, his brothers, and perhaps the whole Court, into his peculiar vices.

belonging to which person

From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.

in the company of; together with

From this reading My Amours with Gallimena--Journey to Sorrento--Medini-- Goudar--Miss Chudleigh--The Marquis Petina--Gaetano--Madame Cornelis’s Son--An Anecdote of Sara Goudar--The Florentines Mocked by the King--My Journey to Salerno, Return to Naples, and Arrival at Rome The Prince of Francavilla was a rich Epicurean, whose motto was ‘Fovet et favet’.