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After Dark

Chapter XXX

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About six months after the events already related, Signor Andrea D’Arbino and the Cavaliere Finello happened to be staying with a friend, in a seaside villa on the Castellamare shore of the bay of Naples.
Most of their time was pleasantly occupied on the sea, in fishing and sailing.
A boat was placed entirely at their disposal.
Sometimes they loitered whole days along the shore; sometimes made trips to the lovely islands in the bay.
One evening they were sailing near Sorrento, with a light wind.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

After Dark

Chapter XXX

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
About six months after the events already related, Signor Andrea D’Arbino and the Cavaliere Finello happened to be staying with a friend, in a seaside villa on the Castellamare shore of the bay of Naples.
Line 2
Most of their time was pleasantly occupied on the sea, in fishing and sailing.
Line 3
A boat was placed entirely at their disposal.
Line 4
Sometimes they loitered whole days along the shore; sometimes made trips to the lovely islands in the bay.
Line 5
One evening they were sailing near Sorrento, with a light wind.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “About six months after the events already related, Signor Andrea D’Arbino and the Cavaliere Finello happened to be staying with a friend, in a seaside villa on the Castellamare shore of the bay of Naples.”

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “About six months after the events already related, Signor Andrea D’Arbino and the Cavaliere Finello happened to be staying with a friend, in a seaside villa on the Castellamare shore of the bay of Naples.”

Along preposition US /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading “Sometimes they loitered whole days along the shore; sometimes made trips to the lovely islands in the bay.”

Already noun US /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “About six months after the events already related, Signor Andrea D’Arbino and the Cavaliere Finello happened to be staying with a friend, in a seaside villa on the Castellamare shore of the bay of Naples.”

Entirely noun US /ˈentirely/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “A boat was placed entirely at their disposal.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “One evening they were sailing near Sorrento, with a light wind.”

Sometimes noun US /sometimes/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Sometimes they loitered whole days along the shore; sometimes made trips to the lovely islands in the bay.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Most of their time was pleasantly occupied on the sea, in fishing and sailing.”

Wind noun US /wind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “One evening they were sailing near Sorrento, with a light wind.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading About six months after the events already related, Signor Andrea D’Arbino and the Cavaliere Finello happened to be staying with a friend, in a seaside villa on the Castellamare shore of the bay of Naples.

AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading About six months after the events already related, Signor Andrea D’Arbino and the Cavaliere Finello happened to be staying with a friend, in a seaside villa on the Castellamare shore of the bay of Naples.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading About six months after the events already related, Signor Andrea D’Arbino and the Cavaliere Finello happened to be staying with a friend, in a seaside villa on the Castellamare shore of the bay of Naples.

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Sometimes they loitered whole days along the shore; sometimes made trips to the lovely islands in the bay.

alreadynounUS /already/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading About six months after the events already related, Signor Andrea D’Arbino and the Cavaliere Finello happened to be staying with a friend, in a seaside villa on the Castellamare shore of the bay of Naples.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading About six months after the events already related, Signor Andrea D’Arbino and the Cavaliere Finello happened to be staying with a friend, in a seaside villa on the Castellamare shore of the bay of Naples.

Andrea

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From this reading About six months after the events already related, Signor Andrea D’Arbino and the Cavaliere Finello happened to be staying with a friend, in a seaside villa on the Castellamare shore of the bay of Naples.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A boat was placed entirely at their disposal.

bay

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From this reading About six months after the events already related, Signor Andrea D’Arbino and the Cavaliere Finello happened to be staying with a friend, in a seaside villa on the Castellamare shore of the bay of Naples.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading About six months after the events already related, Signor Andrea D’Arbino and the Cavaliere Finello happened to be staying with a friend, in a seaside villa on the Castellamare shore of the bay of Naples.

boat

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From this reading A boat was placed entirely at their disposal.

Castellamare

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From this reading About six months after the events already related, Signor Andrea D’Arbino and the Cavaliere Finello happened to be staying with a friend, in a seaside villa on the Castellamare shore of the bay of Naples.

Cavaliere

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From this reading About six months after the events already related, Signor Andrea D’Arbino and the Cavaliere Finello happened to be staying with a friend, in a seaside villa on the Castellamare shore of the bay of Naples.

D'Arbino

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From this reading About six months after the events already related, Signor Andrea D’Arbino and the Cavaliere Finello happened to be staying with a friend, in a seaside villa on the Castellamare shore of the bay of Naples.

days

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From this reading Sometimes they loitered whole days along the shore; sometimes made trips to the lovely islands in the bay.

disposal

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From this reading A boat was placed entirely at their disposal.

entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading A boat was placed entirely at their disposal.

evening

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From this reading One evening they were sailing near Sorrento, with a light wind.

events

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From this reading About six months after the events already related, Signor Andrea D’Arbino and the Cavaliere Finello happened to be staying with a friend, in a seaside villa on the Castellamare shore of the bay of Naples.

Finello

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From this reading About six months after the events already related, Signor Andrea D’Arbino and the Cavaliere Finello happened to be staying with a friend, in a seaside villa on the Castellamare shore of the bay of Naples.

fishing

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From this reading Most of their time was pleasantly occupied on the sea, in fishing and sailing.

friend

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From this reading About six months after the events already related, Signor Andrea D’Arbino and the Cavaliere Finello happened to be staying with a friend, in a seaside villa on the Castellamare shore of the bay of Naples.

happened

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From this reading About six months after the events already related, Signor Andrea D’Arbino and the Cavaliere Finello happened to be staying with a friend, in a seaside villa on the Castellamare shore of the bay of Naples.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading About six months after the events already related, Signor Andrea D’Arbino and the Cavaliere Finello happened to be staying with a friend, in a seaside villa on the Castellamare shore of the bay of Naples.

islands

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From this reading Sometimes they loitered whole days along the shore; sometimes made trips to the lovely islands in the bay.

light

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From this reading One evening they were sailing near Sorrento, with a light wind.

loitered

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From this reading Sometimes they loitered whole days along the shore; sometimes made trips to the lovely islands in the bay.

lovely

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From this reading Sometimes they loitered whole days along the shore; sometimes made trips to the lovely islands in the bay.

made

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From this reading Sometimes they loitered whole days along the shore; sometimes made trips to the lovely islands in the bay.

months

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From this reading About six months after the events already related, Signor Andrea D’Arbino and the Cavaliere Finello happened to be staying with a friend, in a seaside villa on the Castellamare shore of the bay of Naples.

Most

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From this reading Most of their time was pleasantly occupied on the sea, in fishing and sailing.

Naples

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From this reading About six months after the events already related, Signor Andrea D’Arbino and the Cavaliere Finello happened to be staying with a friend, in a seaside villa on the Castellamare shore of the bay of Naples.

near

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From this reading One evening they were sailing near Sorrento, with a light wind.

occupied

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From this reading Most of their time was pleasantly occupied on the sea, in fishing and sailing.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading About six months after the events already related, Signor Andrea D’Arbino and the Cavaliere Finello happened to be staying with a friend, in a seaside villa on the Castellamare shore of the bay of Naples.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading About six months after the events already related, Signor Andrea D’Arbino and the Cavaliere Finello happened to be staying with a friend, in a seaside villa on the Castellamare shore of the bay of Naples.

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One evening they were sailing near Sorrento, with a light wind.

placed

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From this reading A boat was placed entirely at their disposal.

pleasantly

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From this reading Most of their time was pleasantly occupied on the sea, in fishing and sailing.

related

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From this reading About six months after the events already related, Signor Andrea D’Arbino and the Cavaliere Finello happened to be staying with a friend, in a seaside villa on the Castellamare shore of the bay of Naples.

sailing

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From this reading Most of their time was pleasantly occupied on the sea, in fishing and sailing.

sea

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From this reading Most of their time was pleasantly occupied on the sea, in fishing and sailing.

seaside

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From this reading About six months after the events already related, Signor Andrea D’Arbino and the Cavaliere Finello happened to be staying with a friend, in a seaside villa on the Castellamare shore of the bay of Naples.

shore

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From this reading About six months after the events already related, Signor Andrea D’Arbino and the Cavaliere Finello happened to be staying with a friend, in a seaside villa on the Castellamare shore of the bay of Naples.

Signor

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From this reading About six months after the events already related, Signor Andrea D’Arbino and the Cavaliere Finello happened to be staying with a friend, in a seaside villa on the Castellamare shore of the bay of Naples.

six

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From this reading About six months after the events already related, Signor Andrea D’Arbino and the Cavaliere Finello happened to be staying with a friend, in a seaside villa on the Castellamare shore of the bay of Naples.

Sometimes

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From this reading Sometimes they loitered whole days along the shore; sometimes made trips to the lovely islands in the bay.

Sorrento

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From this reading One evening they were sailing near Sorrento, with a light wind.

staying

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From this reading About six months after the events already related, Signor Andrea D’Arbino and the Cavaliere Finello happened to be staying with a friend, in a seaside villa on the Castellamare shore of the bay of Naples.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading About six months after the events already related, Signor Andrea D’Arbino and the Cavaliere Finello happened to be staying with a friend, in a seaside villa on the Castellamare shore of the bay of Naples.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Most of their time was pleasantly occupied on the sea, in fishing and sailing.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Sometimes they loitered whole days along the shore; sometimes made trips to the lovely islands in the bay.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Most of their time was pleasantly occupied on the sea, in fishing and sailing.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading About six months after the events already related, Signor Andrea D’Arbino and the Cavaliere Finello happened to be staying with a friend, in a seaside villa on the Castellamare shore of the bay of Naples.

trips

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From this reading Sometimes they loitered whole days along the shore; sometimes made trips to the lovely islands in the bay.

villa

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From this reading About six months after the events already related, Signor Andrea D’Arbino and the Cavaliere Finello happened to be staying with a friend, in a seaside villa on the Castellamare shore of the bay of Naples.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Most of their time was pleasantly occupied on the sea, in fishing and sailing.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading One evening they were sailing near Sorrento, with a light wind.

whole

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From this reading Sometimes they loitered whole days along the shore; sometimes made trips to the lovely islands in the bay.

windnounUS /wind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading One evening they were sailing near Sorrento, with a light wind.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading About six months after the events already related, Signor Andrea D’Arbino and the Cavaliere Finello happened to be staying with a friend, in a seaside villa on the Castellamare shore of the bay of Naples.