Chapter I

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

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press, New York A WEEK before the day set for her wedding, in a bright hour of early April, Hera rode forth from the park of Villa Barbiondi.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Following the margin of the river, she trotted her horse to where the shores lay coupled by a bridge of pontoons--an ancient device of small boats and planking little different from the sort Cæsar’s soldiers threw across the same stream.

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

From this reading Following the margin of the river, she trotted her horse to where the shores lay coupled by a bridge of pontoons--an ancient device of small boats and planking little different from the sort Cæsar’s soldiers threw across the same stream.

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From this reading She drew up and watched the strife going on between the bridge and the current--the boats straining at their anchor-chains and the water rioting between them.

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading Following the margin of the river, she trotted her horse to where the shores lay coupled by a bridge of pontoons--an ancient device of small boats and planking little different from the sort Cæsar’s soldiers threw across the same stream.

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

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press, New York A WEEK before the day set for her wedding, in a bright hour of early April, Hera rode forth from the park of Villa Barbiondi.

the month following March and preceding May

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press, New York A WEEK before the day set for her wedding, in a bright hour of early April, Hera rode forth from the park of Villa Barbiondi.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She drew up and watched the strife going on between the bridge and the current--the boats straining at their anchor-chains and the water rioting between them.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Author of “The Last Lady of Mulberry.”

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From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press, New York A WEEK before the day set for her wedding, in a bright hour of early April, Hera rode forth from the park of Villa Barbiondi.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press, New York A WEEK before the day set for her wedding, in a bright hour of early April, Hera rode forth from the park of Villa Barbiondi.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading She drew up and watched the strife going on between the bridge and the current--the boats straining at their anchor-chains and the water rioting between them.

plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading Following the margin of the river, she trotted her horse to where the shores lay coupled by a bridge of pontoons--an ancient device of small boats and planking little different from the sort Cæsar’s soldiers threw across the same stream.

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

From this reading Following the margin of the river, she trotted her horse to where the shores lay coupled by a bridge of pontoons--an ancient device of small boats and planking little different from the sort Cæsar’s soldiers threw across the same stream.

emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press, New York A WEEK before the day set for her wedding, in a bright hour of early April, Hera rode forth from the park of Villa Barbiondi.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Following the margin of the river, she trotted her horse to where the shores lay coupled by a bridge of pontoons--an ancient device of small boats and planking little different from the sort Cæsar’s soldiers threw across the same stream.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading Italy has no lovelier valley than the one where flowed the river on which she looked, and in the gentler season there is no water-course more expressive of serene human character.

joined together especially in a pair or pairs

From this reading Following the margin of the river, she trotted her horse to where the shores lay coupled by a bridge of pontoons--an ancient device of small boats and planking little different from the sort Cæsar’s soldiers threw across the same stream.

a flow of electricity through a conductor

From this reading She drew up and watched the strife going on between the bridge and the current--the boats straining at their anchor-chains and the water rioting between them.

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From this reading Following the margin of the river, she trotted her horse to where the shores lay coupled by a bridge of pontoons--an ancient device of small boats and planking little different from the sort Cæsar’s soldiers threw across the same stream.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press, New York A WEEK before the day set for her wedding, in a bright hour of early April, Hera rode forth from the park of Villa Barbiondi.

an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose

From this reading Following the margin of the river, she trotted her horse to where the shores lay coupled by a bridge of pontoons--an ancient device of small boats and planking little different from the sort Cæsar’s soldiers threw across the same stream.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading Following the margin of the river, she trotted her horse to where the shores lay coupled by a bridge of pontoons--an ancient device of small boats and planking little different from the sort Cæsar’s soldiers threw across the same stream.

United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

From this reading She drew up and watched the strife going on between the bridge and the current--the boats straining at their anchor-chains and the water rioting between them.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press, New York A WEEK before the day set for her wedding, in a bright hour of early April, Hera rode forth from the park of Villa Barbiondi.

characterized by expression

From this reading Italy has no lovelier valley than the one where flowed the river on which she looked, and in the gentler season there is no water-course more expressive of serene human character.

past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream

From this reading Italy has no lovelier valley than the one where flowed the river on which she looked, and in the gentler season there is no water-course more expressive of serene human character.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading Following the margin of the river, she trotted her horse to where the shores lay coupled by a bridge of pontoons--an ancient device of small boats and planking little different from the sort Cæsar’s soldiers threw across the same stream.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press, New York A WEEK before the day set for her wedding, in a bright hour of early April, Hera rode forth from the park of Villa Barbiondi.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press, New York A WEEK before the day set for her wedding, in a bright hour of early April, Hera rode forth from the park of Villa Barbiondi.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press, New York A WEEK before the day set for her wedding, in a bright hour of early April, Hera rode forth from the park of Villa Barbiondi.

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press, New York A WEEK before the day set for her wedding, in a bright hour of early April, Hera rode forth from the park of Villa Barbiondi.

comparative of “gentle” — soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

From this reading Italy has no lovelier valley than the one where flowed the river on which she looked, and in the gentler season there is no water-course more expressive of serene human character.

the act of departing

From this reading She drew up and watched the strife going on between the bridge and the current--the boats straining at their anchor-chains and the water rioting between them.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Italy has no lovelier valley than the one where flowed the river on which she looked, and in the gentler season there is no water-course more expressive of serene human character.

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

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press, New York A WEEK before the day set for her wedding, in a bright hour of early April, Hera rode forth from the park of Villa Barbiondi.

queen of the Olympian gods in ancient Greek mythology; sister and wife of Zeus remembered for her jealously of the many mortal women Zeus fell in love with; identified with Roman Juno

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press, New York A WEEK before the day set for her wedding, in a bright hour of early April, Hera rode forth from the park of Villa Barbiondi.

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading Following the margin of the river, she trotted her horse to where the shores lay coupled by a bridge of pontoons--an ancient device of small boats and planking little different from the sort Cæsar’s soldiers threw across the same stream.

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press, New York A WEEK before the day set for her wedding, in a bright hour of early April, Hera rode forth from the park of Villa Barbiondi.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading Italy has no lovelier valley than the one where flowed the river on which she looked, and in the gentler season there is no water-course more expressive of serene human character.

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

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press, New York A WEEK before the day set for her wedding, in a bright hour of early April, Hera rode forth from the park of Villa Barbiondi.

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

From this reading Italy has no lovelier valley than the one where flowed the river on which she looked, and in the gentler season there is no water-course more expressive of serene human character.

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 Italy has no lovelier valley than the one where flowed the river on which she looked, and in the gentler season there is no water-course more expressive of serene human character.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press, New York A WEEK before the day set for her wedding, in a bright hour of early April, Hera rode forth from the park of Villa Barbiondi.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading Author of “The Last Lady of Mulberry.”

immediately past

From this reading Author of “The Last Lady of Mulberry.”

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Following the margin of the river, she trotted her horse to where the shores lay coupled by a bridge of pontoons--an ancient device of small boats and planking little different from the sort Cæsar’s soldiers threw across the same stream.

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

From this reading Following the margin of the river, she trotted her horse to where the shores lay coupled by a bridge of pontoons--an ancient device of small boats and planking little different from the sort Cæsar’s soldiers threw across the same stream.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press, New York A WEEK before the day set for her wedding, in a bright hour of early April, Hera rode forth from the park of Villa Barbiondi.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Italy has no lovelier valley than the one where flowed the river on which she looked, and in the gentler season there is no water-course more expressive of serene human character.

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From this reading Italy has no lovelier valley than the one where flowed the river on which she looked, and in the gentler season there is no water-course more expressive of serene human character.

the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary

From this reading Following the margin of the river, she trotted her horse to where the shores lay coupled by a bridge of pontoons--an ancient device of small boats and planking little different from the sort Cæsar’s soldiers threw across the same stream.

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

From this reading Italy has no lovelier valley than the one where flowed the river on which she looked, and in the gentler season there is no water-course more expressive of serene human character.

any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry

From this reading Author of “The Last Lady of Mulberry.”

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press, New York A WEEK before the day set for her wedding, in a bright hour of early April, Hera rode forth from the park of Villa Barbiondi.

not any; not one

From this reading Italy has no lovelier valley than the one where flowed the river on which she looked, and in the gentler season there is no water-course more expressive of serene human character.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Author of “The Last Lady of Mulberry.”

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She drew up and watched the strife going on between the bridge and the current--the boats straining at their anchor-chains and the water rioting between them.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Italy has no lovelier valley than the one where flowed the river on which she looked, and in the gentler season there is no water-course more expressive of serene human character.

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press, New York A WEEK before the day set for her wedding, in a bright hour of early April, Hera rode forth from the park of Villa Barbiondi.

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press, New York A WEEK before the day set for her wedding, in a bright hour of early April, Hera rode forth from the park of Villa Barbiondi.

planks collectively; a quantity of planks

From this reading Following the margin of the river, she trotted her horse to where the shores lay coupled by a bridge of pontoons--an ancient device of small boats and planking little different from the sort Cæsar’s soldiers threw across the same stream.

plural of “pontoon” — (nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridge

From this reading Following the margin of the river, she trotted her horse to where the shores lay coupled by a bridge of pontoons--an ancient device of small boats and planking little different from the sort Cæsar’s soldiers threw across the same stream.

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press, New York A WEEK before the day set for her wedding, in a bright hour of early April, Hera rode forth from the park of Villa Barbiondi.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press, New York A WEEK before the day set for her wedding, in a bright hour of early April, Hera rode forth from the park of Villa Barbiondi.

a state of disorder involving group violence

From this reading She drew up and watched the strife going on between the bridge and the current--the boats straining at their anchor-chains and the water rioting between them.

a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)

From this reading Following the margin of the river, she trotted her horse to where the shores lay coupled by a bridge of pontoons--an ancient device of small boats and planking little different from the sort Cæsar’s soldiers threw across the same stream.

inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press, New York A WEEK before the day set for her wedding, in a bright hour of early April, Hera rode forth from the park of Villa Barbiondi.

Identical; not different.

From this reading Following the margin of the river, she trotted her horse to where the shores lay coupled by a bridge of pontoons--an ancient device of small boats and planking little different from the sort Cæsar’s soldiers threw across the same stream.

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading Italy has no lovelier valley than the one where flowed the river on which she looked, and in the gentler season there is no water-course more expressive of serene human character.

not agitated; without losing self-possession

From this reading Italy has no lovelier valley than the one where flowed the river on which she looked, and in the gentler season there is no water-course more expressive of serene human character.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press, New York A WEEK before the day set for her wedding, in a bright hour of early April, Hera rode forth from the park of Villa Barbiondi.

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

From this reading Following the margin of the river, she trotted her horse to where the shores lay coupled by a bridge of pontoons--an ancient device of small boats and planking little different from the sort Cæsar’s soldiers threw across the same stream.

plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading Following the margin of the river, she trotted her horse to where the shores lay coupled by a bridge of pontoons--an ancient device of small boats and planking little different from the sort Cæsar’s soldiers threw across the same stream.

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

From this reading Following the margin of the river, she trotted her horse to where the shores lay coupled by a bridge of pontoons--an ancient device of small boats and planking little different from the sort Cæsar’s soldiers threw across the same stream.

plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

From this reading Following the margin of the river, she trotted her horse to where the shores lay coupled by a bridge of pontoons--an ancient device of small boats and planking little different from the sort Cæsar’s soldiers threw across the same stream.

plural of “son” — a male human offspring

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press, New York A WEEK before the day set for her wedding, in a bright hour of early April, Hera rode forth from the park of Villa Barbiondi.

a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

From this reading Following the margin of the river, she trotted her horse to where the shores lay coupled by a bridge of pontoons--an ancient device of small boats and planking little different from the sort Cæsar’s soldiers threw across the same stream.

an intense or violent exertion

From this reading She drew up and watched the strife going on between the bridge and the current--the boats straining at their anchor-chains and the water rioting between them.

a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading Following the margin of the river, she trotted her horse to where the shores lay coupled by a bridge of pontoons--an ancient device of small boats and planking little different from the sort Cæsar’s soldiers threw across the same stream.

lack of agreement or harmony

From this reading She drew up and watched the strife going on between the bridge and the current--the boats straining at their anchor-chains and the water rioting between them.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Italy has no lovelier valley than the one where flowed the river on which she looked, and in the gentler season there is no water-course more expressive of serene human character.

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

From this reading Author of “The Last Lady of Mulberry.”

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading She drew up and watched the strife going on between the bridge and the current--the boats straining at their anchor-chains and the water rioting between them.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading She drew up and watched the strife going on between the bridge and the current--the boats straining at their anchor-chains and the water rioting between them.

in or at that place or location

From this reading Italy has no lovelier valley than the one where flowed the river on which she looked, and in the gentler season there is no water-course more expressive of serene human character.

inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air

From this reading Following the margin of the river, she trotted her horse to where the shores lay coupled by a bridge of pontoons--an ancient device of small boats and planking little different from the sort Cæsar’s soldiers threw across the same stream.

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

From this reading Following the margin of the river, she trotted her horse to where the shores lay coupled by a bridge of pontoons--an ancient device of small boats and planking little different from the sort Cæsar’s soldiers threw across the same stream.

inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace

From this reading Following the margin of the river, she trotted her horse to where the shores lay coupled by a bridge of pontoons--an ancient device of small boats and planking little different from the sort Cæsar’s soldiers threw across the same stream.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading She drew up and watched the strife going on between the bridge and the current--the boats straining at their anchor-chains and the water rioting between them.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading Italy has no lovelier valley than the one where flowed the river on which she looked, and in the gentler season there is no water-course more expressive of serene human character.

Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press, New York A WEEK before the day set for her wedding, in a bright hour of early April, Hera rode forth from the park of Villa Barbiondi.

past form of “watch” — look attentively

From this reading She drew up and watched the strife going on between the bridge and the current--the boats straining at their anchor-chains and the water rioting between them.

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 She drew up and watched the strife going on between the bridge and the current--the boats straining at their anchor-chains and the water rioting between them.

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From this reading Italy has no lovelier valley than the one where flowed the river on which she looked, and in the gentler season there is no water-course more expressive of serene human character.

the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press, New York A WEEK before the day set for her wedding, in a bright hour of early April, Hera rode forth from the park of Villa Barbiondi.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press, New York A WEEK before the day set for her wedding, in a bright hour of early April, Hera rode forth from the park of Villa Barbiondi.

in or at the place that

From this reading Following the margin of the river, she trotted her horse to where the shores lay coupled by a bridge of pontoons--an ancient device of small boats and planking little different from the sort Cæsar’s soldiers threw across the same stream.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Italy has no lovelier valley than the one where flowed the river on which she looked, and in the gentler season there is no water-course more expressive of serene human character.

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 G. P. Putnam’s Sons New York and London The Knickerbocker Press, New York A WEEK before the day set for her wedding, in a bright hour of early April, Hera rode forth from the park of Villa Barbiondi.