used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
Acquaviva
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From this reading It happened to be the same rooms as were occupied twenty-seven years ago by the teacher of languages, to whom I had gone for lessons while I was with Cardinal Acquaviva.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
in the past
From this reading It happened to be the same rooms as were occupied twenty-seven years ago by the teacher of languages, to whom I had gone for lessons while I was with Cardinal Acquaviva.
AmbassadornounUS /æmˈbæsədər/
a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They had provided her with an ill-made artificial eye, of a wrong size and a bad colour, which gave a very unpleasant expression to her face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
artificialadjectiveUS /ˌɑːrtəˈfɪʃəl/
contrived by art rather than nature
From this reading They had provided her with an ill-made artificial eye, of a wrong size and a bad colour, which gave a very unpleasant expression to her face.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It happened to be the same rooms as were occupied twenty-seven years ago by the teacher of languages, to whom I had gone for lessons while I was with Cardinal Acquaviva.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading They had provided her with an ill-made artificial eye, of a wrong size and a bad colour, which gave a very unpleasant expression to her face.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It happened to be the same rooms as were occupied twenty-seven years ago by the teacher of languages, to whom I had gone for lessons while I was with Cardinal Acquaviva.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The woman had a daughter of sixteen or seventeen years old, who would have been very pretty if the small-pox had not deprived her of one eye.
Bernis
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From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading The landlady was the wife of a cook who only slept with his better half once a week.
Buondcorsi
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From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It happened to be the same rooms as were occupied twenty-seven years ago by the teacher of languages, to whom I had gone for lessons while I was with Cardinal Acquaviva.
CardinalnounUS /ˈkɑːrdənəl/
(Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading They had provided her with an ill-made artificial eye, of a wrong size and a bad colour, which gave a very unpleasant expression to her face.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading The landlady was the wife of a cook who only slept with his better half once a week.
Croce
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From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
d'Aspura
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From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
a female human offspring
From this reading The woman had a daughter of sixteen or seventeen years old, who would have been very pretty if the small-pox had not deprived her of one eye.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
deprivedadjectiveUS /dɪˈpraɪvd/
marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences
From this reading The woman had a daughter of sixteen or seventeen years old, who would have been very pretty if the small-pox had not deprived her of one eye.
DuchessnounUS /ˈdʌtʃəs/
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading They had provided her with an ill-made artificial eye, of a wrong size and a bad colour, which gave a very unpleasant expression to her face.
the organ of sight
From this reading The woman had a daughter of sixteen or seventeen years old, who would have been very pretty if the small-pox had not deprived her of one eye.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading They had provided her with an ill-made artificial eye, of a wrong size and a bad colour, which gave a very unpleasant expression to her face.
Fiano
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From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It happened to be the same rooms as were occupied twenty-seven years ago by the teacher of languages, to whom I had gone for lessons while I was with Cardinal Acquaviva.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading They had provided her with an ill-made artificial eye, of a wrong size and a bad colour, which gave a very unpleasant expression to her face.
destroyed or killed
From this reading It happened to be the same rooms as were occupied twenty-seven years ago by the teacher of languages, to whom I had gone for lessons while I was with Cardinal Acquaviva.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The landlady was the wife of a cook who only slept with his better half once a week.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading It happened to be the same rooms as were occupied twenty-seven years ago by the teacher of languages, to whom I had gone for lessons while I was with Cardinal Acquaviva.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The woman had a daughter of sixteen or seventeen years old, who would have been very pretty if the small-pox had not deprived her of one eye.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The woman had a daughter of sixteen or seventeen years old, who would have been very pretty if the small-pox had not deprived her of one eye.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The woman had a daughter of sixteen or seventeen years old, who would have been very pretty if the small-pox had not deprived her of one eye.
ill-made
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From this reading They had provided her with an ill-made artificial eye, of a wrong size and a bad colour, which gave a very unpleasant expression to her face.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It happened to be the same rooms as were occupied twenty-seven years ago by the teacher of languages, to whom I had gone for lessons while I was with Cardinal Acquaviva.
landladynounUS /ˈlændleɪdi/
a landlord who is a woman
From this reading The landlady was the wife of a cook who only slept with his better half once a week.
languagesnounUS /ˈlæŋɡwədʒəz/
plural of “language” — a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading It happened to be the same rooms as were occupied twenty-seven years ago by the teacher of languages, to whom I had gone for lessons while I was with Cardinal Acquaviva.
lessonsnounUS /ˈlesənz/
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading It happened to be the same rooms as were occupied twenty-seven years ago by the teacher of languages, to whom I had gone for lessons while I was with Cardinal Acquaviva.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
MargaritanounUS /ˌmɑːrɡərˈiːtə/
a cocktail made of tequila and triple sec with lime and lemon juice
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
Menicuccio
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From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The woman had a daughter of sixteen or seventeen years old, who would have been very pretty if the small-pox had not deprived her of one eye.
held or filled or in use
From this reading It happened to be the same rooms as were occupied twenty-seven years ago by the teacher of languages, to whom I had gone for lessons while I was with Cardinal Acquaviva.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The woman had a daughter of sixteen or seventeen years old, who would have been very pretty if the small-pox had not deprived her of one eye.
on one occasion
From this reading The landlady was the wife of a cook who only slept with his better half once a week.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The woman had a daughter of sixteen or seventeen years old, who would have been very pretty if the small-pox had not deprived her of one eye.
and nothing more
From this reading The landlady was the wife of a cook who only slept with his better half once a week.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The woman had a daughter of sixteen or seventeen years old, who would have been very pretty if the small-pox had not deprived her of one eye.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading The woman had a daughter of sixteen or seventeen years old, who would have been very pretty if the small-pox had not deprived her of one eye.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
past form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading They had provided her with an ill-made artificial eye, of a wrong size and a bad colour, which gave a very unpleasant expression to her face.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
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 Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
Identical; not different.
From this reading It happened to be the same rooms as were occupied twenty-seven years ago by the teacher of languages, to whom I had gone for lessons while I was with Cardinal Acquaviva.
SantanounUS /ˈsæntə/
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
seventeenadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːn/
being one more than sixteen
From this reading The woman had a daughter of sixteen or seventeen years old, who would have been very pretty if the small-pox had not deprived her of one eye.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
sixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/
being one more than fifteen
From this reading The woman had a daughter of sixteen or seventeen years old, who would have been very pretty if the small-pox had not deprived her of one eye.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading They had provided her with an ill-made artificial eye, of a wrong size and a bad colour, which gave a very unpleasant expression to her face.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading The landlady was the wife of a cook who only slept with his better half once a week.
small-pox
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From this reading The woman had a daughter of sixteen or seventeen years old, who would have been very pretty if the small-pox had not deprived her of one eye.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
suitenounUS /swiːt/
a musical composition of several movements only loosely connected
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading It happened to be the same rooms as were occupied twenty-seven years ago by the teacher of languages, to whom I had gone for lessons while I was with Cardinal Acquaviva.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had provided her with an ill-made artificial eye, of a wrong size and a bad colour, which gave a very unpleasant expression to her face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
twenty-sevennoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one
From this reading It happened to be the same rooms as were occupied twenty-seven years ago by the teacher of languages, to whom I had gone for lessons while I was with Cardinal Acquaviva.
offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
From this reading They had provided her with an ill-made artificial eye, of a wrong size and a bad colour, which gave a very unpleasant expression to her face.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
precisely as stated
From this reading The woman had a daughter of sixteen or seventeen years old, who would have been very pretty if the small-pox had not deprived her of one eye.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The landlady was the wife of a cook who only slept with his better half once a week.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It happened to be the same rooms as were occupied twenty-seven years ago by the teacher of languages, to whom I had gone for lessons while I was with Cardinal Acquaviva.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They had provided her with an ill-made artificial eye, of a wrong size and a bad colour, which gave a very unpleasant expression to her face.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It happened to be the same rooms as were occupied twenty-seven years ago by the teacher of languages, to whom I had gone for lessons while I was with Cardinal Acquaviva.
which person or people
From this reading The landlady was the wife of a cook who only slept with his better half once a week.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It happened to be the same rooms as were occupied twenty-seven years ago by the teacher of languages, to whom I had gone for lessons while I was with Cardinal Acquaviva.
belonging to which person
From this reading Margarita--Madame Buondcorsi--The Duchess of Fiano--Cardinal Bernis--The Princess Santa Croce--Menicuccio and His Sister I had made up my mind to spend a quiet six months at Rome, and the day after my arrival I took a pleasant suite of rooms opposite the Spanish Ambassador, whose name was d’Aspura.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The landlady was the wife of a cook who only slept with his better half once a week.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It happened to be the same rooms as were occupied twenty-seven years ago by the teacher of languages, to whom I had gone for lessons while I was with Cardinal Acquaviva.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The woman had a daughter of sixteen or seventeen years old, who would have been very pretty if the small-pox had not deprived her of one eye.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The woman had a daughter of sixteen or seventeen years old, who would have been very pretty if the small-pox had not deprived her of one eye.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading They had provided her with an ill-made artificial eye, of a wrong size and a bad colour, which gave a very unpleasant expression to her face.
a late time of life
From this reading It happened to be the same rooms as were occupied twenty-seven years ago by the teacher of languages, to whom I had gone for lessons while I was with Cardinal Acquaviva.
