used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "There is some animal following us," the cabman said to Ercole as they turned a corner.
AcademynounUS /əˈkæd.ə.mi/
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading The wind howled round San Pietro in Montorio and the Spanish Academy, and whistled through the branches of the plane-trees along the winding descent, and furiously tore the withering leaves.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The wind howled round San Pietro in Montorio and the Spanish Academy, and whistled through the branches of the plane-trees along the winding descent, and furiously tore the withering leaves.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading It was still raining when the three men left the villa, and the night was very dark, for the young moon had already set.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was still raining when the three men left the villa, and the night was very dark, for the young moon had already set.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "There is some animal following us," the cabman said to Ercole as they turned a corner.
apronnounUS /ˈeɪprən/
a garment of cloth or leather or plastic that is tied about the waist and worn to protect your clothing
From this reading Kalmon and Marcello leaned as far back as they could, under the deep hood and behind the high leathern apron.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They struck Ercole's weather-beaten face as he sat beside the coachman with bent head, with his soft hat pulled down over his eyes, and the rain dripped from his coarse moustache.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Kalmon and Marcello leaned as far back as they could, under the deep hood and behind the high leathern apron.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Kalmon and Marcello leaned as far back as they could, under the deep hood and behind the high leathern apron.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading They struck Ercole's weather-beaten face as he sat beside the coachman with bent head, with his soft hat pulled down over his eyes, and the rain dripped from his coarse moustache.
next to; at the side of
From this reading They struck Ercole's weather-beaten face as he sat beside the coachman with bent head, with his soft hat pulled down over his eyes, and the rain dripped from his coarse moustache.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading The wind howled round San Pietro in Montorio and the Spanish Academy, and whistled through the branches of the plane-trees along the winding descent, and furiously tore the withering leaves.
cabmannoun
someone who drives a taxi for a living
From this reading "There is some animal following us," the cabman said to Ercole as they turned a corner.
coachmannounUS /ˈkoʊtʃmən/
a man who drives a coach (or carriage)
From this reading They struck Ercole's weather-beaten face as he sat beside the coachman with bent head, with his soft hat pulled down over his eyes, and the rain dripped from his coarse moustache.
coarseadjectiveUS /kɔːrs/
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading They struck Ercole's weather-beaten face as he sat beside the coachman with bent head, with his soft hat pulled down over his eyes, and the rain dripped from his coarse moustache.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading "There is some animal following us," the cabman said to Ercole as they turned a corner.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Kalmon and Marcello leaned as far back as they could, under the deep hood and behind the high leathern apron.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was still raining when the three men left the villa, and the night was very dark, for the young moon had already set.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Kalmon and Marcello leaned as far back as they could, under the deep hood and behind the high leathern apron.
descentnounUS /dɪˈsent/
An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.
From this reading The wind howled round San Pietro in Montorio and the Spanish Academy, and whistled through the branches of the plane-trees along the winding descent, and furiously tore the withering leaves.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They struck Ercole's weather-beaten face as he sat beside the coachman with bent head, with his soft hat pulled down over his eyes, and the rain dripped from his coarse moustache.
drippedverbUS /drɪpt/
inflected form of “drip” — fall in drops
From this reading They struck Ercole's weather-beaten face as he sat beside the coachman with bent head, with his soft hat pulled down over his eyes, and the rain dripped from his coarse moustache.
Ercole
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From this reading "There is some animal following us," the cabman said to Ercole as they turned a corner.
Ercole's
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From this reading They struck Ercole's weather-beaten face as he sat beside the coachman with bent head, with his soft hat pulled down over his eyes, and the rain dripped from his coarse moustache.
opinion or judgment
From this reading They struck Ercole's weather-beaten face as he sat beside the coachman with bent head, with his soft hat pulled down over his eyes, and the rain dripped from his coarse moustache.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading They struck Ercole's weather-beaten face as he sat beside the coachman with bent head, with his soft hat pulled down over his eyes, and the rain dripped from his coarse moustache.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Kalmon and Marcello leaned as far back as they could, under the deep hood and behind the high leathern apron.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading "There is some animal following us," the cabman said to Ercole as they turned a corner.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was still raining when the three men left the villa, and the night was very dark, for the young moon had already set.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They struck Ercole's weather-beaten face as he sat beside the coachman with bent head, with his soft hat pulled down over his eyes, and the rain dripped from his coarse moustache.
furiouslyadverbUS /ˈfjʊriəsli/
(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner
From this reading The wind howled round San Pietro in Montorio and the Spanish Academy, and whistled through the branches of the plane-trees along the winding descent, and furiously tore the withering leaves.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was still raining when the three men left the villa, and the night was very dark, for the young moon had already set.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading They struck Ercole's weather-beaten face as he sat beside the coachman with bent head, with his soft hat pulled down over his eyes, and the rain dripped from his coarse moustache.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They struck Ercole's weather-beaten face as he sat beside the coachman with bent head, with his soft hat pulled down over his eyes, and the rain dripped from his coarse moustache.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading They struck Ercole's weather-beaten face as he sat beside the coachman with bent head, with his soft hat pulled down over his eyes, and the rain dripped from his coarse moustache.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Kalmon and Marcello leaned as far back as they could, under the deep hood and behind the high leathern apron.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They struck Ercole's weather-beaten face as he sat beside the coachman with bent head, with his soft hat pulled down over his eyes, and the rain dripped from his coarse moustache.
hoodnounUS /hʊd/
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading Kalmon and Marcello leaned as far back as they could, under the deep hood and behind the high leathern apron.
howledverbUS /haʊld/
past form of “howl” — emit long loud cries
From this reading The wind howled round San Pietro in Montorio and the Spanish Academy, and whistled through the branches of the plane-trees along the winding descent, and furiously tore the withering leaves.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The wind howled round San Pietro in Montorio and the Spanish Academy, and whistled through the branches of the plane-trees along the winding descent, and furiously tore the withering leaves.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is some animal following us," the cabman said to Ercole as they turned a corner.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was still raining when the three men left the villa, and the night was very dark, for the young moon had already set.
Kalmon
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From this reading Kalmon and Marcello leaned as far back as they could, under the deep hood and behind the high leathern apron.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Kalmon and Marcello leaned as far back as they could, under the deep hood and behind the high leathern apron.
leathern
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From this reading Kalmon and Marcello leaned as far back as they could, under the deep hood and behind the high leathern apron.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading The wind howled round San Pietro in Montorio and the Spanish Academy, and whistled through the branches of the plane-trees along the winding descent, and furiously tore the withering leaves.
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 was still raining when the three men left the villa, and the night was very dark, for the young moon had already set.
Marcello
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From this reading Kalmon and Marcello leaned as far back as they could, under the deep hood and behind the high leathern apron.
the force of workers available
From this reading It was still raining when the three men left the villa, and the night was very dark, for the young moon had already set.
Montorio
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From this reading The wind howled round San Pietro in Montorio and the Spanish Academy, and whistled through the branches of the plane-trees along the winding descent, and furiously tore the withering leaves.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading It was still raining when the three men left the villa, and the night was very dark, for the young moon had already set.
moustachenounUS /ˈmʌstæʃ/
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading They struck Ercole's weather-beaten face as he sat beside the coachman with bent head, with his soft hat pulled down over his eyes, and the rain dripped from his coarse moustache.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was still raining when the three men left the villa, and the night was very dark, for the young moon had already set.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The wind howled round San Pietro in Montorio and the Spanish Academy, and whistled through the branches of the plane-trees along the winding descent, and furiously tore the withering leaves.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They struck Ercole's weather-beaten face as he sat beside the coachman with bent head, with his soft hat pulled down over his eyes, and the rain dripped from his coarse moustache.
Pietro
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From this reading The wind howled round San Pietro in Montorio and the Spanish Academy, and whistled through the branches of the plane-trees along the winding descent, and furiously tore the withering leaves.
plane-trees
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From this reading The wind howled round San Pietro in Montorio and the Spanish Academy, and whistled through the branches of the plane-trees along the winding descent, and furiously tore the withering leaves.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading They struck Ercole's weather-beaten face as he sat beside the coachman with bent head, with his soft hat pulled down over his eyes, and the rain dripped from his coarse moustache.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading They struck Ercole's weather-beaten face as he sat beside the coachman with bent head, with his soft hat pulled down over his eyes, and the rain dripped from his coarse moustache.
rainingadjectiveUS /ˈreɪnɪŋ/
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading It was still raining when the three men left the villa, and the night was very dark, for the young moon had already set.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The wind howled round San Pietro in Montorio and the Spanish Academy, and whistled through the branches of the plane-trees along the winding descent, and furiously tore the withering leaves.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There is some animal following us," the cabman said to Ercole as they turned a corner.
San
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From this reading The wind howled round San Pietro in Montorio and the Spanish Academy, and whistled through the branches of the plane-trees along the winding descent, and furiously tore the withering leaves.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading They struck Ercole's weather-beaten face as he sat beside the coachman with bent head, with his soft hat pulled down over his eyes, and the rain dripped from his coarse moustache.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It was still raining when the three men left the villa, and the night was very dark, for the young moon had already set.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading They struck Ercole's weather-beaten face as he sat beside the coachman with bent head, with his soft hat pulled down over his eyes, and the rain dripped from his coarse moustache.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "There is some animal following us," the cabman said to Ercole as they turned a corner.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading The wind howled round San Pietro in Montorio and the Spanish Academy, and whistled through the branches of the plane-trees along the winding descent, and furiously tore the withering leaves.
not in physical motion
From this reading It was still raining when the three men left the villa, and the night was very dark, for the young moon had already set.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading They struck Ercole's weather-beaten face as he sat beside the coachman with bent head, with his soft hat pulled down over his eyes, and the rain dripped from his coarse moustache.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was still raining when the three men left the villa, and the night was very dark, for the young moon had already set.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is some animal following us," the cabman said to Ercole as they turned a corner.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They struck Ercole's weather-beaten face as he sat beside the coachman with bent head, with his soft hat pulled down over his eyes, and the rain dripped from his coarse moustache.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading It was still raining when the three men left the villa, and the night was very dark, for the young moon had already set.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The wind howled round San Pietro in Montorio and the Spanish Academy, and whistled through the branches of the plane-trees along the winding descent, and furiously tore the withering leaves.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There is some animal following us," the cabman said to Ercole as they turned a corner.
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading The wind howled round San Pietro in Montorio and the Spanish Academy, and whistled through the branches of the plane-trees along the winding descent, and furiously tore the withering leaves.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "There is some animal following us," the cabman said to Ercole as they turned a corner.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Kalmon and Marcello leaned as far back as they could, under the deep hood and behind the high leathern apron.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There is some animal following us," the cabman said to Ercole as they turned a corner.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was still raining when the three men left the villa, and the night was very dark, for the young moon had already set.
villanounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading It was still raining when the three men left the villa, and the night was very dark, for the young moon had already set.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was still raining when the three men left the villa, and the night was very dark, for the young moon had already set.
weather-beatenadjective
tanned and coarsened from being outdoors
From this reading They struck Ercole's weather-beaten face as he sat beside the coachman with bent head, with his soft hat pulled down over his eyes, and the rain dripped from his coarse moustache.
at the time that
From this reading It was still raining when the three men left the villa, and the night was very dark, for the young moon had already set.
whistledverbUS /ˈwɪsəld/
past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds
From this reading The wind howled round San Pietro in Montorio and the Spanish Academy, and whistled through the branches of the plane-trees along the winding descent, and furiously tore the withering leaves.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The wind howled round San Pietro in Montorio and the Spanish Academy, and whistled through the branches of the plane-trees along the winding descent, and furiously tore the withering leaves.
windingadjectiveUS /ˈwaɪndɪŋ/
marked by repeated turns and bends
From this reading The wind howled round San Pietro in Montorio and the Spanish Academy, and whistled through the branches of the plane-trees along the winding descent, and furiously tore the withering leaves.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They struck Ercole's weather-beaten face as he sat beside the coachman with bent head, with his soft hat pulled down over his eyes, and the rain dripped from his coarse moustache.
witheringadjectiveUS /ˈwɪðərɪŋ/
wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction
From this reading The wind howled round San Pietro in Montorio and the Spanish Academy, and whistled through the branches of the plane-trees along the winding descent, and furiously tore the withering leaves.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading It was still raining when the three men left the villa, and the night was very dark, for the young moon had already set.
