adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the moment something HAD touched a Borodino--and in the most vital of spots.
actedverbUS /ˈæktɪd/
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the moment something HAD touched a Borodino--and in the most vital of spots.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the moment something HAD touched a Borodino--and in the most vital of spots.
attractverbUS /əˈtrækt/
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading She had not intended to hurt him, or even to attract him;--he only happened to be in the way when her search-light illumined his path.
awaitingverbUS /əˈweɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “await” — look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had not intended to hurt him, or even to attract him;--he only happened to be in the way when her search-light illumined his path.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
bigadjectiveUS /bɪɡ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
Borodinonoun
Napoleon defeated the Russians in 1812 in a pitched battle at a village in western Russia west of Moscow, but irreparably weakened his army
From this reading At the moment something HAD touched a Borodino--and in the most vital of spots.
boynounUS /bɔɪ/
a youthful male person
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
chaperonnoun
one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
columnsnounUS /ˈkɑːləmz/
plural of “column” — a line of units following one after another
From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
cornernounUS /ˈkɔːrnər/
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
customnounUS /ˈkʌstəm/
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
Doges
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From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading She had not intended to hurt him, or even to attract him;--he only happened to be in the way when her search-light illumined his path.
eyenounUS /aɪ/
the organ of sight
From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading This was nothing less than the heart of young Vittorio, the pride and hope of his father.
flashverbUS /flæʃ/
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
floatedverbUS /ˈfloʊtəd/
past form of “float” — be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
gondolanounUS /ˈɡɑːndələ/
a low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no roof
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
gondoliernounUS /ˌɡɑːndəˈlɪr/
a (Venetian) boatman who propels a gondola
From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
HADauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the moment something HAD touched a Borodino--and in the most vital of spots.
happenedverbUS /ˈhæpənd/
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading She had not intended to hurt him, or even to attract him;--he only happened to be in the way when her search-light illumined his path.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
healverbUS /hiːl/
heal or recover
From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading This was nothing less than the heart of young Vittorio, the pride and hope of his father.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had not intended to hurt him, or even to attract him;--he only happened to be in the way when her search-light illumined his path.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had not intended to hurt him, or even to attract him;--he only happened to be in the way when her search-light illumined his path.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This was nothing less than the heart of young Vittorio, the pride and hope of his father.
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading This was nothing less than the heart of young Vittorio, the pride and hope of his father.
hurtverbUS /hɜːrt/
be the source of pain
From this reading She had not intended to hurt him, or even to attract him;--he only happened to be in the way when her search-light illumined his path.
illuminedverbUS /ˌɪˈluːmənd/
past form of “illumine” — make lighter or brighter
From this reading She had not intended to hurt him, or even to attract him;--he only happened to be in the way when her search-light illumined his path.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At the moment something HAD touched a Borodino--and in the most vital of spots.
intendedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtendɪd/
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading She had not intended to hurt him, or even to attract him;--he only happened to be in the way when her search-light illumined his path.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
leavingnounUS /ˈliːvɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
leftnounUS /left/
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 It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading This was nothing less than the heart of young Vittorio, the pride and hope of his father.
Loretta
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
lowerverbUS /ˈloʊər/
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
Molo
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading At the moment something HAD touched a Borodino--and in the most vital of spots.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading At the moment something HAD touched a Borodino--and in the most vital of spots.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not intended to hurt him, or even to attract him;--he only happened to be in the way when her search-light illumined his path.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading This was nothing less than the heart of young Vittorio, the pride and hope of his father.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the moment something HAD touched a Borodino--and in the most vital of spots.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She had not intended to hurt him, or even to attract him;--he only happened to be in the way when her search-light illumined his path.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
Palazzo
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
passverbUS /pæs/
go across or through
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
pathnounUS /pæθ/
a course of conduct
From this reading She had not intended to hurt him, or even to attract him;--he only happened to be in the way when her search-light illumined his path.
pridenounUS /praɪd/
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading This was nothing less than the heart of young Vittorio, the pride and hope of his father.
RosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
search-light
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had not intended to hurt him, or even to attract him;--he only happened to be in the way when her search-light illumined his path.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
ShipyardsnounUS /ˈʃɪpjɑːrdz/
plural of “shipyard” — a workplace where ships are built or repaired
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
sidenounUS /saɪd/
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading At the moment something HAD touched a Borodino--and in the most vital of spots.
spotsnounUS /spɑːts/
spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens
From this reading At the moment something HAD touched a Borodino--and in the most vital of spots.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading This was nothing less than the heart of young Vittorio, the pride and hope of his father.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the moment something HAD touched a Borodino--and in the most vital of spots.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was nothing less than the heart of young Vittorio, the pride and hope of his father.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had not intended to hurt him, or even to attract him;--he only happened to be in the way when her search-light illumined his path.
touchedadjectiveUS /tʌtʃt/
having come into contact
From this reading At the moment something HAD touched a Borodino--and in the most vital of spots.
traghetto
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
two-soldi
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
vitaladjectiveUS /ˈvaɪtəl/
urgently needed; absolutely necessary
From this reading At the moment something HAD touched a Borodino--and in the most vital of spots.
Vittorio
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This was nothing less than the heart of young Vittorio, the pride and hope of his father.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was nothing less than the heart of young Vittorio, the pride and hope of his father.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She had not intended to hurt him, or even to attract him;--he only happened to be in the way when her search-light illumined his path.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He had seen the "Rose of the Shipyards," as she was now called, pass the traghetto of the Molo, off which lay his gondola awaiting custom,--it was on one of the days when the two-soldi boy acted as chaperon,--and his end had come.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
woundnounUS /waʊnd/
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading It had only been a flash from out the lower corner of the left eye of Loretta as she floated along past the big columns of the Palazzo of the Doges, but it had gone through the young gondolier and out on the other side, leaving a wound that nothing would heal.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading This was nothing less than the heart of young Vittorio, the pride and hope of his father.
