used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Here on a sheltered slope, its back to the hills, its windows overlooking stretches of olive groves, a villa had been built.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Winter came softly across Italy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once a country home for a prince, now patched and painted when a strange tenant took it.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading The _Morning Post_ had announced that "Lady Blakeney and Mrs Carteret had left London together for the Continent.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Here on a sheltered slope, its back to the hills, its windows overlooking stretches of olive groves, a villa had been built.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Here on a sheltered slope, its back to the hills, its windows overlooking stretches of olive groves, a villa had been built.
Blakeney
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From this reading The _Morning Post_ had announced that "Lady Blakeney and Mrs Carteret had left London together for the Continent.
breathsnounUS /breθs/
plural of “breath” — the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading There were hours of sunlight, breaths of wind which carried no chill dampness.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading Here on a sheltered slope, its back to the hills, its windows overlooking stretches of olive groves, a villa had been built.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Winter came softly across Italy.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading There were hours of sunlight, breaths of wind which carried no chill dampness.
Carteret
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From this reading The _Morning Post_ had announced that "Lady Blakeney and Mrs Carteret had left London together for the Continent.
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading There were hours of sunlight, breaths of wind which carried no chill dampness.
ContinentnounUS /ˈkɑːntənənt/
one of the large landmasses of the earth
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a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Once a country home for a prince, now patched and painted when a strange tenant took it.
dampnessnounUS /ˈdæmpnɪs/
a slight wetness
From this reading There were hours of sunlight, breaths of wind which carried no chill dampness.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Once a country home for a prince, now patched and painted when a strange tenant took it.
grovesnounUS /ɡroʊvz/
United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)
From this reading Here on a sheltered slope, its back to the hills, its windows overlooking stretches of olive groves, a villa had been built.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Here on a sheltered slope, its back to the hills, its windows overlooking stretches of olive groves, a villa had been built.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here on a sheltered slope, its back to the hills, its windows overlooking stretches of olive groves, a villa had been built.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Here on a sheltered slope, its back to the hills, its windows overlooking stretches of olive groves, a villa had been built.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Once a country home for a prince, now patched and painted when a strange tenant took it.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading There were hours of sunlight, breaths of wind which carried no chill dampness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Once a country home for a prince, now patched and painted when a strange tenant took it.
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading Winter came softly across Italy.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Here on a sheltered slope, its back to the hills, its windows overlooking stretches of olive groves, a villa had been built.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The _Morning Post_ had announced that "Lady Blakeney and Mrs Carteret had left London together for the Continent.
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 The _Morning Post_ had announced that "Lady Blakeney and Mrs Carteret had left London together for the Continent.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading The _Morning Post_ had announced that "Lady Blakeney and Mrs Carteret had left London together for the Continent.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The _Morning Post_ had announced that "Lady Blakeney and Mrs Carteret had left London together for the Continent.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The _Morning Post_ had announced that "Lady Blakeney and Mrs Carteret had left London together for the Continent.
not any; not one
From this reading There were hours of sunlight, breaths of wind which carried no chill dampness.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Once a country home for a prince, now patched and painted when a strange tenant took it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There were hours of sunlight, breaths of wind which carried no chill dampness.
oliveadjectiveUS /ˈɑːləv/
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading Here on a sheltered slope, its back to the hills, its windows overlooking stretches of olive groves, a villa had been built.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Here on a sheltered slope, its back to the hills, its windows overlooking stretches of olive groves, a villa had been built.
on one occasion
From this reading Once a country home for a prince, now patched and painted when a strange tenant took it.
overlookingadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərlʊkɪŋ/
used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading Here on a sheltered slope, its back to the hills, its windows overlooking stretches of olive groves, a villa had been built.
coated with paint
From this reading Once a country home for a prince, now patched and painted when a strange tenant took it.
patchedadjectiveUS /pætʃt/
mended usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch
From this reading Once a country home for a prince, now patched and painted when a strange tenant took it.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading The _Morning Post_ had announced that "Lady Blakeney and Mrs Carteret had left London together for the Continent.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Once a country home for a prince, now patched and painted when a strange tenant took it.
shelteredadjectiveUS /ˈʃeltərd/
protected from danger or bad weather
From this reading Here on a sheltered slope, its back to the hills, its windows overlooking stretches of olive groves, a villa had been built.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading Here on a sheltered slope, its back to the hills, its windows overlooking stretches of olive groves, a villa had been built.
with low volume
From this reading Winter came softly across Italy.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Once a country home for a prince, now patched and painted when a strange tenant took it.
stretchesnounUS /ˈstretʃəz/
plural of “stretch” — a large and unbroken expanse or distance
From this reading Here on a sheltered slope, its back to the hills, its windows overlooking stretches of olive groves, a villa had been built.
the rays of the sun
From this reading There were hours of sunlight, breaths of wind which carried no chill dampness.
tenantnounUS /ˈtenənt/
someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else
From this reading Once a country home for a prince, now patched and painted when a strange tenant took it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The _Morning Post_ had announced that "Lady Blakeney and Mrs Carteret had left London together for the Continent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here on a sheltered slope, its back to the hills, its windows overlooking stretches of olive groves, a villa had been built.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were hours of sunlight, breaths of wind which carried no chill dampness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here on a sheltered slope, its back to the hills, its windows overlooking stretches of olive groves, a villa had been built.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The _Morning Post_ had announced that "Lady Blakeney and Mrs Carteret had left London together for the Continent.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Once a country home for a prince, now patched and painted when a strange tenant took it.
villanounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading Here on a sheltered slope, its back to the hills, its windows overlooking stretches of olive groves, a villa had been built.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were hours of sunlight, breaths of wind which carried no chill dampness.
at the time that
From this reading Once a country home for a prince, now patched and painted when a strange tenant took it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There were hours of sunlight, breaths of wind which carried no chill dampness.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading There were hours of sunlight, breaths of wind which carried no chill dampness.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Here on a sheltered slope, its back to the hills, its windows overlooking stretches of olive groves, a villa had been built.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Winter came softly across Italy.
