1923
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From this reading New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1923 "No," said Pierre Jouvent, "I do not know Italy.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1923 "No," said Pierre Jouvent, "I do not know Italy.
aboundsverbUS /əˈbaʊndz/
third-person singular of “abound” — be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities
From this reading Some time or other I must visit its cities, as well as the museums and works of art with which it abounds.
AlfrednounUS /ˈælfrəd/
king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1923 "No," said Pierre Jouvent, "I do not know Italy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I started to go there twice, but each time I was stopped at the frontier and could not manage to get any further.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading I shall make another attempt as soon as possible to cross that impregnable border.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I started to go there twice, but each time I was stopped at the frontier and could not manage to get any further.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Some time or other I must visit its cities, as well as the museums and works of art with which it abounds.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Some time or other I must visit its cities, as well as the museums and works of art with which it abounds.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I started to go there twice, but each time I was stopped at the frontier and could not manage to get any further.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading I shall make another attempt as soon as possible to cross that impregnable border.
attemptsnounUS /əˈtempts/
plural of “attempt” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading And yet my two attempts gave me charming ideas of the manners of that beautiful country.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading And yet my two attempts gave me charming ideas of the manners of that beautiful country.
bordernounUS /ˈbɔːrdər/
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading I shall make another attempt as soon as possible to cross that impregnable border.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I started to go there twice, but each time I was stopped at the frontier and could not manage to get any further.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading And yet my two attempts gave me charming ideas of the manners of that beautiful country.
citiesnounUS /ˈsɪtiz/
plural of “city” — a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Some time or other I must visit its cities, as well as the museums and works of art with which it abounds.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I started to go there twice, but each time I was stopped at the frontier and could not manage to get any further.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading And yet my two attempts gave me charming ideas of the manners of that beautiful country.
travel across or pass over
From this reading I shall make another attempt as soon as possible to cross that impregnable border.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1923 "No," said Pierre Jouvent, "I do not know Italy.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading I started to go there twice, but each time I was stopped at the frontier and could not manage to get any further.
frontiernounUS /frənˈtɪr/
a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country
From this reading I started to go there twice, but each time I was stopped at the frontier and could not manage to get any further.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading I started to go there twice, but each time I was stopped at the frontier and could not manage to get any further.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading And yet my two attempts gave me charming ideas of the manners of that beautiful country.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I started to go there twice, but each time I was stopped at the frontier and could not manage to get any further.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I started to go there twice, but each time I was stopped at the frontier and could not manage to get any further.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1923 "No," said Pierre Jouvent, "I do not know Italy.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And yet my two attempts gave me charming ideas of the manners of that beautiful country.
impregnableadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpreɡnəbəl/
immune to attack; incapable of being tampered with
From this reading I shall make another attempt as soon as possible to cross that impregnable border.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Some time or other I must visit its cities, as well as the museums and works of art with which it abounds.
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 New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1923 "No," said Pierre Jouvent, "I do not know Italy.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Some time or other I must visit its cities, as well as the museums and works of art with which it abounds.
Jouvent
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From this reading New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1923 "No," said Pierre Jouvent, "I do not know Italy.
Knopf
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From this reading New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1923 "No," said Pierre Jouvent, "I do not know Italy.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1923 "No," said Pierre Jouvent, "I do not know Italy.
engage in
From this reading I shall make another attempt as soon as possible to cross that impregnable border.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading I started to go there twice, but each time I was stopped at the frontier and could not manage to get any further.
social deportment
From this reading And yet my two attempts gave me charming ideas of the manners of that beautiful country.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And yet my two attempts gave me charming ideas of the manners of that beautiful country.
museumsnounUS /mjuːˈziːəmz/
plural of “museum” — a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading Some time or other I must visit its cities, as well as the museums and works of art with which it abounds.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Some time or other I must visit its cities, as well as the museums and works of art with which it abounds.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And yet my two attempts gave me charming ideas of the manners of that beautiful country.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1923 "No," said Pierre Jouvent, "I do not know Italy.
not any; not one
From this reading New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1923 "No," said Pierre Jouvent, "I do not know Italy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1923 "No," said Pierre Jouvent, "I do not know Italy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And yet my two attempts gave me charming ideas of the manners of that beautiful country.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Some time or other I must visit its cities, as well as the museums and works of art with which it abounds.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Some time or other I must visit its cities, as well as the museums and works of art with which it abounds.
PierrenounUS /piˈer/
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1923 "No," said Pierre Jouvent, "I do not know Italy.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading I shall make another attempt as soon as possible to cross that impregnable border.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1923 "No," said Pierre Jouvent, "I do not know Italy.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall make another attempt as soon as possible to cross that impregnable border.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some time or other I must visit its cities, as well as the museums and works of art with which it abounds.
in the near future
From this reading I shall make another attempt as soon as possible to cross that impregnable border.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I started to go there twice, but each time I was stopped at the frontier and could not manage to get any further.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading I started to go there twice, but each time I was stopped at the frontier and could not manage to get any further.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And yet my two attempts gave me charming ideas of the manners of that beautiful country.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I started to go there twice, but each time I was stopped at the frontier and could not manage to get any further.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I started to go there twice, but each time I was stopped at the frontier and could not manage to get any further.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I started to go there twice, but each time I was stopped at the frontier and could not manage to get any further.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I started to go there twice, but each time I was stopped at the frontier and could not manage to get any further.
two times
From this reading I started to go there twice, but each time I was stopped at the frontier and could not manage to get any further.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading And yet my two attempts gave me charming ideas of the manners of that beautiful country.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Some time or other I must visit its cities, as well as the museums and works of art with which it abounds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I started to go there twice, but each time I was stopped at the frontier and could not manage to get any further.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Some time or other I must visit its cities, as well as the museums and works of art with which it abounds.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Some time or other I must visit its cities, as well as the museums and works of art with which it abounds.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Some time or other I must visit its cities, as well as the museums and works of art with which it abounds.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading Some time or other I must visit its cities, as well as the museums and works of art with which it abounds.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet my two attempts gave me charming ideas of the manners of that beautiful country.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1923 "No," said Pierre Jouvent, "I do not know Italy.
