used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Song of the Bread Rioters._ MARIO sprang from the couch and asked the brothers the way to the refectory--a small building on the Corso Magenta side of the convent’s domain separated by tortuous passages and a courtyard from the rest of the structure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARIO PLAYS THE DEMAGOGUE The workman sweats And little gets; The rich and fine On capons dine.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Song of the Bread Rioters._ MARIO sprang from the couch and asked the brothers the way to the refectory--a small building on the Corso Magenta side of the convent’s domain separated by tortuous passages and a courtyard from the rest of the structure.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was on the southern wall of this humble edifice that Leonardo painted the Nazarene and the Twelve at table.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading Song of the Bread Rioters._ MARIO sprang from the couch and asked the brothers the way to the refectory--a small building on the Corso Magenta side of the convent’s domain separated by tortuous passages and a courtyard from the rest of the structure.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Song of the Bread Rioters._ MARIO sprang from the couch and asked the brothers the way to the refectory--a small building on the Corso Magenta side of the convent’s domain separated by tortuous passages and a courtyard from the rest of the structure.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Song of the Bread Rioters._ MARIO sprang from the couch and asked the brothers the way to the refectory--a small building on the Corso Magenta side of the convent’s domain separated by tortuous passages and a courtyard from the rest of the structure.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Song of the Bread Rioters._ MARIO sprang from the couch and asked the brothers the way to the refectory--a small building on the Corso Magenta side of the convent’s domain separated by tortuous passages and a courtyard from the rest of the structure.
capons
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From this reading MARIO PLAYS THE DEMAGOGUE The workman sweats And little gets; The rich and fine On capons dine.
convent's
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From this reading Song of the Bread Rioters._ MARIO sprang from the couch and asked the brothers the way to the refectory--a small building on the Corso Magenta side of the convent’s domain separated by tortuous passages and a courtyard from the rest of the structure.
Corso
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From this reading Song of the Bread Rioters._ MARIO sprang from the couch and asked the brothers the way to the refectory--a small building on the Corso Magenta side of the convent’s domain separated by tortuous passages and a courtyard from the rest of the structure.
couchnounUS /kaʊtʃ/
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading Song of the Bread Rioters._ MARIO sprang from the couch and asked the brothers the way to the refectory--a small building on the Corso Magenta side of the convent’s domain separated by tortuous passages and a courtyard from the rest of the structure.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrt.jɑːrd/
An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by the walls of a house.
From this reading Song of the Bread Rioters._ MARIO sprang from the couch and asked the brothers the way to the refectory--a small building on the Corso Magenta side of the convent’s domain separated by tortuous passages and a courtyard from the rest of the structure.
DEMAGOGUEnounUS /ˈdeməɡɑːɡ/
a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices
From this reading MARIO PLAYS THE DEMAGOGUE The workman sweats And little gets; The rich and fine On capons dine.
dineverbUS /daɪn/
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading MARIO PLAYS THE DEMAGOGUE The workman sweats And little gets; The rich and fine On capons dine.
domainnounUS /doʊˈmeɪn/
a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading Song of the Bread Rioters._ MARIO sprang from the couch and asked the brothers the way to the refectory--a small building on the Corso Magenta side of the convent’s domain separated by tortuous passages and a courtyard from the rest of the structure.
edificenounUS /ˈedəfəs/
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading It was on the southern wall of this humble edifice that Leonardo painted the Nazarene and the Twelve at table.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Is this fair play?
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading MARIO PLAYS THE DEMAGOGUE The workman sweats And little gets; The rich and fine On capons dine.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Oh, yes! priests say, For the good God wills it so.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Song of the Bread Rioters._ MARIO sprang from the couch and asked the brothers the way to the refectory--a small building on the Corso Magenta side of the convent’s domain separated by tortuous passages and a courtyard from the rest of the structure.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading MARIO PLAYS THE DEMAGOGUE The workman sweats And little gets; The rich and fine On capons dine.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Oh, yes! priests say, For the good God wills it so.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Oh, yes! priests say, For the good God wills it so.
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading It was on the southern wall of this humble edifice that Leonardo painted the Nazarene and the Twelve at table.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is this fair play?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Oh, yes! priests say, For the good God wills it so.
LeonardonounUS /ˌliːəˈnɑːrdoʊ/
Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect; the most versatile genius of the Italian Renaissance (1452-1519)
From this reading It was on the southern wall of this humble edifice that Leonardo painted the Nazarene and the Twelve at table.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading MARIO PLAYS THE DEMAGOGUE The workman sweats And little gets; The rich and fine On capons dine.
MagentanounUS /məˈdʒentə/
a primary subtractive color for light; a dark purple-red color; the dye for magenta was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta
From this reading Song of the Bread Rioters._ MARIO sprang from the couch and asked the brothers the way to the refectory--a small building on the Corso Magenta side of the convent’s domain separated by tortuous passages and a courtyard from the rest of the structure.
MARIO
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From this reading MARIO PLAYS THE DEMAGOGUE The workman sweats And little gets; The rich and fine On capons dine.
Nazarenenoun
a member of a group of Jews who (during the early history of the Christian Church) accepted Jesus as the Messiah
From this reading It was on the southern wall of this humble edifice that Leonardo painted the Nazarene and the Twelve at table.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Song of the Bread Rioters._ MARIO sprang from the couch and asked the brothers the way to the refectory--a small building on the Corso Magenta side of the convent’s domain separated by tortuous passages and a courtyard from the rest of the structure.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, yes! priests say, For the good God wills it so.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MARIO PLAYS THE DEMAGOGUE The workman sweats And little gets; The rich and fine On capons dine.
coated with paint
From this reading It was on the southern wall of this humble edifice that Leonardo painted the Nazarene and the Twelve at table.
passagesnounUS /ˈpæsədʒəz/
plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading Song of the Bread Rioters._ MARIO sprang from the couch and asked the brothers the way to the refectory--a small building on the Corso Magenta side of the convent’s domain separated by tortuous passages and a courtyard from the rest of the structure.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Is this fair play?
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading MARIO PLAYS THE DEMAGOGUE The workman sweats And little gets; The rich and fine On capons dine.
priestsnounUS /priːsts/
plural of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading Oh, yes! priests say, For the good God wills it so.
refectorynoun
a communal dining-hall (usually in a monastery)
From this reading Song of the Bread Rioters._ MARIO sprang from the couch and asked the brothers the way to the refectory--a small building on the Corso Magenta side of the convent’s domain separated by tortuous passages and a courtyard from the rest of the structure.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Song of the Bread Rioters._ MARIO sprang from the couch and asked the brothers the way to the refectory--a small building on the Corso Magenta side of the convent’s domain separated by tortuous passages and a courtyard from the rest of the structure.
possessing material wealth
From this reading MARIO PLAYS THE DEMAGOGUE The workman sweats And little gets; The rich and fine On capons dine.
RiotersnounUS /ˈraɪətərz/
plural of “rioter” — troublemaker who participates in a violent disturbance of the peace; someone who rises up against the constituted authority
From this reading Song of the Bread Rioters._ MARIO sprang from the couch and asked the brothers the way to the refectory--a small building on the Corso Magenta side of the convent’s domain separated by tortuous passages and a courtyard from the rest of the structure.
express in words
From this reading Oh, yes! priests say, For the good God wills it so.
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading Song of the Bread Rioters._ MARIO sprang from the couch and asked the brothers the way to the refectory--a small building on the Corso Magenta side of the convent’s domain separated by tortuous passages and a courtyard from the rest of the structure.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Song of the Bread Rioters._ MARIO sprang from the couch and asked the brothers the way to the refectory--a small building on the Corso Magenta side of the convent’s domain separated by tortuous passages and a courtyard from the rest of the structure.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Song of the Bread Rioters._ MARIO sprang from the couch and asked the brothers the way to the refectory--a small building on the Corso Magenta side of the convent’s domain separated by tortuous passages and a courtyard from the rest of the structure.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Oh, yes! priests say, For the good God wills it so.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Song of the Bread Rioters._ MARIO sprang from the couch and asked the brothers the way to the refectory--a small building on the Corso Magenta side of the convent’s domain separated by tortuous passages and a courtyard from the rest of the structure.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading It was on the southern wall of this humble edifice that Leonardo painted the Nazarene and the Twelve at table.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Song of the Bread Rioters._ MARIO sprang from the couch and asked the brothers the way to the refectory--a small building on the Corso Magenta side of the convent’s domain separated by tortuous passages and a courtyard from the rest of the structure.
structurenounUS /ˈstrʌktʃər/
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
From this reading Song of the Bread Rioters._ MARIO sprang from the couch and asked the brothers the way to the refectory--a small building on the Corso Magenta side of the convent’s domain separated by tortuous passages and a courtyard from the rest of the structure.
sweatsnounUS /swets/
garment consisting of sweat pants and a sweatshirt
From this reading MARIO PLAYS THE DEMAGOGUE The workman sweats And little gets; The rich and fine On capons dine.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading It was on the southern wall of this humble edifice that Leonardo painted the Nazarene and the Twelve at table.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was on the southern wall of this humble edifice that Leonardo painted the Nazarene and the Twelve at table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARIO PLAYS THE DEMAGOGUE The workman sweats And little gets; The rich and fine On capons dine.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Is this fair play?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Song of the Bread Rioters._ MARIO sprang from the couch and asked the brothers the way to the refectory--a small building on the Corso Magenta side of the convent’s domain separated by tortuous passages and a courtyard from the rest of the structure.
tortuousadjectiveUS /ˈtɔːrtʃəwəs/
highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious
From this reading Song of the Bread Rioters._ MARIO sprang from the couch and asked the brothers the way to the refectory--a small building on the Corso Magenta side of the convent’s domain separated by tortuous passages and a courtyard from the rest of the structure.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading It was on the southern wall of this humble edifice that Leonardo painted the Nazarene and the Twelve at table.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading It was on the southern wall of this humble edifice that Leonardo painted the Nazarene and the Twelve at table.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was on the southern wall of this humble edifice that Leonardo painted the Nazarene and the Twelve at table.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Song of the Bread Rioters._ MARIO sprang from the couch and asked the brothers the way to the refectory--a small building on the Corso Magenta side of the convent’s domain separated by tortuous passages and a courtyard from the rest of the structure.
willsnounUS /wɪlz/
plural of “will” — the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention
From this reading Oh, yes! priests say, For the good God wills it so.
workmannounUS /ˈwɜːrkmən/
an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
From this reading MARIO PLAYS THE DEMAGOGUE The workman sweats And little gets; The rich and fine On capons dine.
an affirmative
From this reading Oh, yes! priests say, For the good God wills it so.
