Chapter XXIII

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

From this reading MARGHARITA'S DIARY--A CORRESPONDENCE _Letter from Count Leonardo di Marioni to Miss M. Briscoe, care of the Earl of St. Maurice, Mallory Grange, Lincolnshire._ "HOTEL DE PARIS, TURIN.

speak to

From this reading I arrived here last night, and early this morning I visited the address which I obtained at Florence with so much difficulty.

used to show sadness, pity, or regret

From this reading "MY BELOVED NIECE: Alas!

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

From this reading I arrived here last night, and early this morning I visited the address which I obtained at Florence with so much difficulty.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading I have but another disappointment to recount.

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

From this reading I arrived here last night, and early this morning I visited the address which I obtained at Florence with so much difficulty.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I arrived here last night, and early this morning I visited the address which I obtained at Florence with so much difficulty.

dearly loved

From this reading "MY BELOVED NIECE: Alas!

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

From this reading MARGHARITA'S DIARY--A CORRESPONDENCE _Letter from Count Leonardo di Marioni to Miss M. Briscoe, care of the Earl of St. Maurice, Mallory Grange, Lincolnshire._ "HOTEL DE PARIS, TURIN.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I have but another disappointment to recount.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading MARGHARITA'S DIARY--A CORRESPONDENCE _Letter from Count Leonardo di Marioni to Miss M. Briscoe, care of the Earl of St. Maurice, Mallory Grange, Lincolnshire._ "HOTEL DE PARIS, TURIN.

communication by the exchange of letters

From this reading MARGHARITA'S DIARY--A CORRESPONDENCE _Letter from Count Leonardo di Marioni to Miss M. Briscoe, care of the Earl of St. Maurice, Mallory Grange, Lincolnshire._ "HOTEL DE PARIS, TURIN.

determine the number or amount of

From this reading MARGHARITA'S DIARY--A CORRESPONDENCE _Letter from Count Leonardo di Marioni to Miss M. Briscoe, care of the Earl of St. Maurice, Mallory Grange, Lincolnshire._ "HOTEL DE PARIS, TURIN.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading MARGHARITA'S DIARY--A CORRESPONDENCE _Letter from Count Leonardo di Marioni to Miss M. Briscoe, care of the Earl of St. Maurice, Mallory Grange, Lincolnshire._ "HOTEL DE PARIS, TURIN.

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

From this reading MARGHARITA'S DIARY--A CORRESPONDENCE _Letter from Count Leonardo di Marioni to Miss M. Briscoe, care of the Earl of St. Maurice, Mallory Grange, Lincolnshire._ "HOTEL DE PARIS, TURIN.

a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

From this reading MARGHARITA'S DIARY--A CORRESPONDENCE _Letter from Count Leonardo di Marioni to Miss M. Briscoe, care of the Earl of St. Maurice, Mallory Grange, Lincolnshire._ "HOTEL DE PARIS, TURIN.

an effort that is inconvenient

From this reading I arrived here last night, and early this morning I visited the address which I obtained at Florence with so much difficulty.

a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized

From this reading I have but another disappointment to recount.

a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

From this reading MARGHARITA'S DIARY--A CORRESPONDENCE _Letter from Count Leonardo di Marioni to Miss M. Briscoe, care of the Earl of St. Maurice, Mallory Grange, Lincolnshire._ "HOTEL DE PARIS, TURIN.

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

From this reading I arrived here last night, and early this morning I visited the address which I obtained at Florence with so much difficulty.

a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries

From this reading I arrived here last night, and early this morning I visited the address which I obtained at Florence with so much difficulty.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading MARGHARITA'S DIARY--A CORRESPONDENCE _Letter from Count Leonardo di Marioni to Miss M. Briscoe, care of the Earl of St. Maurice, Mallory Grange, Lincolnshire._ "HOTEL DE PARIS, TURIN.

an outlying farm

From this reading MARGHARITA'S DIARY--A CORRESPONDENCE _Letter from Count Leonardo di Marioni to Miss M. Briscoe, care of the Earl of St. Maurice, Mallory Grange, Lincolnshire._ "HOTEL DE PARIS, TURIN.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have but another disappointment to recount.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading I arrived here last night, and early this morning I visited the address which I obtained at Florence with so much difficulty.

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading MARGHARITA'S DIARY--A CORRESPONDENCE _Letter from Count Leonardo di Marioni to Miss M. Briscoe, care of the Earl of St. Maurice, Mallory Grange, Lincolnshire._ "HOTEL DE PARIS, TURIN.

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading The house was shut up.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I have but another disappointment to recount.

immediately past

From this reading I arrived here last night, and early this morning I visited the address which I obtained at Florence with so much difficulty.

Italian painter and sculptor and engineer and scientist and architect; the most versatile genius of the Italian Renaissance (1452-1519)

From this reading MARGHARITA'S DIARY--A CORRESPONDENCE _Letter from Count Leonardo di Marioni to Miss M. Briscoe, care of the Earl of St. Maurice, Mallory Grange, Lincolnshire._ "HOTEL DE PARIS, TURIN.

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading MARGHARITA'S DIARY--A CORRESPONDENCE _Letter from Count Leonardo di Marioni to Miss M. Briscoe, care of the Earl of St. Maurice, Mallory Grange, Lincolnshire._ "HOTEL DE PARIS, TURIN.

an agricultural county of eastern England on the North Sea

From this reading MARGHARITA'S DIARY--A CORRESPONDENCE _Letter from Count Leonardo di Marioni to Miss M. Briscoe, care of the Earl of St. Maurice, Mallory Grange, Lincolnshire._ "HOTEL DE PARIS, TURIN.

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading MARGHARITA'S DIARY--A CORRESPONDENCE _Letter from Count Leonardo di Marioni to Miss M. Briscoe, care of the Earl of St. Maurice, Mallory Grange, Lincolnshire._ "HOTEL DE PARIS, TURIN.

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

From this reading MARGHARITA'S DIARY--A CORRESPONDENCE _Letter from Count Leonardo di Marioni to Miss M. Briscoe, care of the Earl of St. Maurice, Mallory Grange, Lincolnshire._ "HOTEL DE PARIS, TURIN.

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

From this reading MARGHARITA'S DIARY--A CORRESPONDENCE _Letter from Count Leonardo di Marioni to Miss M. Briscoe, care of the Earl of St. Maurice, Mallory Grange, Lincolnshire._ "HOTEL DE PARIS, TURIN.

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

From this reading MARGHARITA'S DIARY--A CORRESPONDENCE _Letter from Count Leonardo di Marioni to Miss M. Briscoe, care of the Earl of St. Maurice, Mallory Grange, Lincolnshire._ "HOTEL DE PARIS, TURIN.

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

From this reading MARGHARITA'S DIARY--A CORRESPONDENCE _Letter from Count Leonardo di Marioni to Miss M. Briscoe, care of the Earl of St. Maurice, Mallory Grange, Lincolnshire._ "HOTEL DE PARIS, TURIN.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading MARGHARITA'S DIARY--A CORRESPONDENCE _Letter from Count Leonardo di Marioni to Miss M. Briscoe, care of the Earl of St. Maurice, Mallory Grange, Lincolnshire._ "HOTEL DE PARIS, TURIN.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading I arrived here last night, and early this morning I visited the address which I obtained at Florence with so much difficulty.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading I arrived here last night, and early this morning I visited the address which I obtained at Florence with so much difficulty.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "MY BELOVED NIECE: Alas!

a daughter of your brother or sister

From this reading "MY BELOVED NIECE: Alas!

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading I arrived here last night, and early this morning I visited the address which I obtained at Florence with so much difficulty.

past form of “obtain” — come into possession of

From this reading I arrived here last night, and early this morning I visited the address which I obtained at Florence with so much difficulty.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MARGHARITA'S DIARY--A CORRESPONDENCE _Letter from Count Leonardo di Marioni to Miss M. Briscoe, care of the Earl of St. Maurice, Mallory Grange, Lincolnshire._ "HOTEL DE PARIS, TURIN.

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading MARGHARITA'S DIARY--A CORRESPONDENCE _Letter from Count Leonardo di Marioni to Miss M. Briscoe, care of the Earl of St. Maurice, Mallory Grange, Lincolnshire._ "HOTEL DE PARIS, TURIN.

narrate or give a detailed account of

From this reading I have but another disappointment to recount.

move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut

From this reading The house was shut up.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I arrived here last night, and early this morning I visited the address which I obtained at Florence with so much difficulty.

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

From this reading MARGHARITA'S DIARY--A CORRESPONDENCE _Letter from Count Leonardo di Marioni to Miss M. Briscoe, care of the Earl of St. Maurice, Mallory Grange, Lincolnshire._ "HOTEL DE PARIS, TURIN.

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

From this reading MARGHARITA'S DIARY--A CORRESPONDENCE _Letter from Count Leonardo di Marioni to Miss M. Briscoe, care of the Earl of St. Maurice, Mallory Grange, Lincolnshire._ "HOTEL DE PARIS, TURIN.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I arrived here last night, and early this morning I visited the address which I obtained at Florence with so much difficulty.

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

From this reading MARGHARITA'S DIARY--A CORRESPONDENCE _Letter from Count Leonardo di Marioni to Miss M. Briscoe, care of the Earl of St. Maurice, Mallory Grange, Lincolnshire._ "HOTEL DE PARIS, TURIN.

capital city of the Piemonte region of northwestern Italy

From this reading MARGHARITA'S DIARY--A CORRESPONDENCE _Letter from Count Leonardo di Marioni to Miss M. Briscoe, care of the Earl of St. Maurice, Mallory Grange, Lincolnshire._ "HOTEL DE PARIS, TURIN.

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

From this reading The house was shut up.

past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading I arrived here last night, and early this morning I visited the address which I obtained at Florence with so much difficulty.

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

From this reading The house was shut up.

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

From this reading I arrived here last night, and early this morning I visited the address which I obtained at Florence with so much difficulty.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I arrived here last night, and early this morning I visited the address which I obtained at Florence with so much difficulty.