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

From this reading There was a little time of rest and then visits to the Island of Capri, to the ruins of Pompeii, to Mount Vesuvius.

plural of “acquaintance” — personal knowledge or information about someone or something

From this reading When the Martha Washington finally arrived in Naples, good-byes were said to all their ship's acquaintances and the Rainbow Ranch party had their first ten days in Italy to themselves.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading When the Martha Washington finally arrived in Naples, good-byes were said to all their ship's acquaintances and the Rainbow Ranch party had their first ten days in Italy to themselves.

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

From this reading Not that any one object or place made so great an impression beyond another, but because Italy seemed so different from their own land.

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

From this reading When the Martha Washington finally arrived in Naples, good-byes were said to all their ship's acquaintances and the Rainbow Ranch party had their first ten days in Italy to themselves.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading Not that any one object or place made so great an impression beyond another, but because Italy seemed so different from their own land.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Not that any one object or place made so great an impression beyond another, but because Italy seemed so different from their own land.

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading When the Martha Washington finally arrived in Naples, good-byes were said to all their ship's acquaintances and the Rainbow Ranch party had their first ten days in Italy to themselves.

for the reason that

From this reading Not that any one object or place made so great an impression beyond another, but because Italy seemed so different from their own land.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading And before very long Ruth and the four girls found themselves yielding more than they had dreamed to the wonderful spell of southern Italy.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading Not that any one object or place made so great an impression beyond another, but because Italy seemed so different from their own land.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Not that any one object or place made so great an impression beyond another, but because Italy seemed so different from their own land.

an island (part of Campania) in the Bay of Naples in southern Italy; a tourist attraction noted for beautiful scenery

From this reading There was a little time of rest and then visits to the Island of Capri, to the ruins of Pompeii, to Mount Vesuvius.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading When the Martha Washington finally arrived in Naples, good-byes were said to all their ship's acquaintances and the Rainbow Ranch party had their first ten days in Italy to themselves.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading Not that any one object or place made so great an impression beyond another, but because Italy seemed so different from their own land.

conceived of or imagined or hoped for

From this reading And before very long Ruth and the four girls found themselves yielding more than they had dreamed to the wonderful spell of southern Italy.

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading When the Martha Washington finally arrived in Naples, good-byes were said to all their ship's acquaintances and the Rainbow Ranch party had their first ten days in Italy to themselves.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading When the Martha Washington finally arrived in Naples, good-byes were said to all their ship's acquaintances and the Rainbow Ranch party had their first ten days in Italy to themselves.

set up or found

From this reading And before very long Ruth and the four girls found themselves yielding more than they had dreamed to the wonderful spell of southern Italy.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading And before very long Ruth and the four girls found themselves yielding more than they had dreamed to the wonderful spell of southern Italy.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Not that any one object or place made so great an impression beyond another, but because Italy seemed so different from their own land.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading And before very long Ruth and the four girls found themselves yielding more than they had dreamed to the wonderful spell of southern Italy.

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From this reading When the Martha Washington finally arrived in Naples, good-byes were said to all their ship's acquaintances and the Rainbow Ranch party had their first ten days in Italy to themselves.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Not that any one object or place made so great an impression beyond another, but because Italy seemed so different from their own land.

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

From this reading REFLECTIONS RUTH had her way.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading REFLECTIONS RUTH had her way.

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading Not that any one object or place made so great an impression beyond another, but because Italy seemed so different from their own land.

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

From this reading When the Martha Washington finally arrived in Naples, good-byes were said to all their ship's acquaintances and the Rainbow Ranch party had their first ten days in Italy to themselves.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading There was a little time of rest and then visits to the Island of Capri, to the ruins of Pompeii, to Mount Vesuvius.

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 When the Martha Washington finally arrived in Naples, good-byes were said to all their ship's acquaintances and the Rainbow Ranch party had their first ten days in Italy to themselves.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading Not that any one object or place made so great an impression beyond another, but because Italy seemed so different from their own land.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading There was a little time of rest and then visits to the Island of Capri, to the ruins of Pompeii, to Mount Vesuvius.

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading And before very long Ruth and the four girls found themselves yielding more than they had dreamed to the wonderful spell of southern Italy.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Not that any one object or place made so great an impression beyond another, but because Italy seemed so different from their own land.

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From this reading When the Martha Washington finally arrived in Naples, good-byes were said to all their ship's acquaintances and the Rainbow Ranch party had their first ten days in Italy to themselves.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading And before very long Ruth and the four girls found themselves yielding more than they had dreamed to the wonderful spell of southern Italy.

attach to a support

From this reading There was a little time of rest and then visits to the Island of Capri, to the ruins of Pompeii, to Mount Vesuvius.

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

From this reading When the Martha Washington finally arrived in Naples, good-byes were said to all their ship's acquaintances and the Rainbow Ranch party had their first ten days in Italy to themselves.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not that any one object or place made so great an impression beyond another, but because Italy seemed so different from their own land.

a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading Not that any one object or place made so great an impression beyond another, but because Italy seemed so different from their own land.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading There was a little time of rest and then visits to the Island of Capri, to the ruins of Pompeii, to Mount Vesuvius.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Not that any one object or place made so great an impression beyond another, but because Italy seemed so different from their own land.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Not that any one object or place made so great an impression beyond another, but because Italy seemed so different from their own land.

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Not that any one object or place made so great an impression beyond another, but because Italy seemed so different from their own land.

an organization to gain political power

From this reading When the Martha Washington finally arrived in Naples, good-byes were said to all their ship's acquaintances and the Rainbow Ranch party had their first ten days in Italy to themselves.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Not that any one object or place made so great an impression beyond another, but because Italy seemed so different from their own land.

ancient city to the southeast of Naples that was buried by a volcanic eruption from Vesuvius

From this reading There was a little time of rest and then visits to the Island of Capri, to the ruins of Pompeii, to Mount Vesuvius.

an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain

From this reading When the Martha Washington finally arrived in Naples, good-byes were said to all their ship's acquaintances and the Rainbow Ranch party had their first ten days in Italy to themselves.

farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)

From this reading When the Martha Washington finally arrived in Naples, good-byes were said to all their ship's acquaintances and the Rainbow Ranch party had their first ten days in Italy to themselves.

plural of “reflection” — a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

From this reading REFLECTIONS RUTH had her way.

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading There was a little time of rest and then visits to the Island of Capri, to the ruins of Pompeii, to Mount Vesuvius.

plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading There was a little time of rest and then visits to the Island of Capri, to the ruins of Pompeii, to Mount Vesuvius.

United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)

From this reading REFLECTIONS RUTH had her way.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading When the Martha Washington finally arrived in Naples, good-byes were said to all their ship's acquaintances and the Rainbow Ranch party had their first ten days in Italy to themselves.

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Not that any one object or place made so great an impression beyond another, but because Italy seemed so different from their own land.

possessive form of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight

From this reading When the Martha Washington finally arrived in Naples, good-byes were said to all their ship's acquaintances and the Rainbow Ranch party had their first ten days in Italy to themselves.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Not that any one object or place made so great an impression beyond another, but because Italy seemed so different from their own land.

in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading And before very long Ruth and the four girls found themselves yielding more than they had dreamed to the wonderful spell of southern Italy.

orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of

From this reading And before very long Ruth and the four girls found themselves yielding more than they had dreamed to the wonderful spell of southern Italy.

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

From this reading When the Martha Washington finally arrived in Naples, good-byes were said to all their ship's acquaintances and the Rainbow Ranch party had their first ten days in Italy to themselves.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading And before very long Ruth and the four girls found themselves yielding more than they had dreamed to the wonderful spell of southern Italy.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Not that any one object or place made so great an impression beyond another, but because Italy seemed so different from their own land.

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

From this reading When the Martha Washington finally arrived in Naples, good-byes were said to all their ship's acquaintances and the Rainbow Ranch party had their first ten days in Italy to themselves.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading When the Martha Washington finally arrived in Naples, good-byes were said to all their ship's acquaintances and the Rainbow Ranch party had their first ten days in Italy to themselves.

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading When the Martha Washington finally arrived in Naples, good-byes were said to all their ship's acquaintances and the Rainbow Ranch party had their first ten days in Italy to themselves.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading There was a little time of rest and then visits to the Island of Capri, to the ruins of Pompeii, to Mount Vesuvius.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was a little time of rest and then visits to the Island of Capri, to the ruins of Pompeii, to Mount Vesuvius.

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

From this reading And before very long Ruth and the four girls found themselves yielding more than they had dreamed to the wonderful spell of southern Italy.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading There was a little time of rest and then visits to the Island of Capri, to the ruins of Pompeii, to Mount Vesuvius.

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

From this reading When the Martha Washington finally arrived in Naples, good-byes were said to all their ship's acquaintances and the Rainbow Ranch party had their first ten days in Italy to themselves.

precisely as stated

From this reading And before very long Ruth and the four girls found themselves yielding more than they had dreamed to the wonderful spell of southern Italy.

a volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast; a Plinian eruption in 79 AD buried Pompeii and killed Pliny the Elder; last erupted in 1944

From this reading There was a little time of rest and then visits to the Island of Capri, to the ruins of Pompeii, to Mount Vesuvius.

plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time

From this reading There was a little time of rest and then visits to the Island of Capri, to the ruins of Pompeii, to Mount Vesuvius.

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

From this reading There was a little time of rest and then visits to the Island of Capri, to the ruins of Pompeii, to Mount Vesuvius.

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading When the Martha Washington finally arrived in Naples, good-byes were said to all their ship's acquaintances and the Rainbow Ranch party had their first ten days in Italy to themselves.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading REFLECTIONS RUTH had her way.

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

From this reading When the Martha Washington finally arrived in Naples, good-byes were said to all their ship's acquaintances and the Rainbow Ranch party had their first ten days in Italy to themselves.

at the time that

From this reading When the Martha Washington finally arrived in Naples, good-byes were said to all their ship's acquaintances and the Rainbow Ranch party had their first ten days in Italy to themselves.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading And before very long Ruth and the four girls found themselves yielding more than they had dreamed to the wonderful spell of southern Italy.

inclined to yield to argument or influence or control

From this reading And before very long Ruth and the four girls found themselves yielding more than they had dreamed to the wonderful spell of southern Italy.