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"Maccaroni of my native land!" said Signor Luigi one day whilst sitting in Katharine's private room at the organ-factory--"Maccaroni of my native land! And so the Signorina have become a real business-personage, helping 'brother' to build the best organs in the world. But the Signorina must not work too hard. She must not depart the roses from her cheeks. And she must eat her lunch lentissimo largissimo, as now.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “And so the Signorina have become a real business-personage, helping 'brother' to build the best organs in the world.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “But the Signorina must not work too hard.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Maccaroni of my native land!" said Signor Luigi one day whilst sitting in Katharine's private room at the organ-factory--"Maccaroni of my native land!”
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading “"Maccaroni of my native land!" said Signor Luigi one day whilst sitting in Katharine's private room at the organ-factory--"Maccaroni of my native land!”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And so the Signorina have become a real business-personage, helping 'brother' to build the best organs in the world.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so the Signorina have become a real business-personage, helping 'brother' to build the best organs in the world.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And she must eat her lunch lentissimo largissimo, as now.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Maccaroni of my native land!" said Signor Luigi one day whilst sitting in Katharine's private room at the organ-factory--"Maccaroni of my native land!
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From this reading And so the Signorina have become a real business-personage, helping 'brother' to build the best organs in the world.
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From this reading And so the Signorina have become a real business-personage, helping 'brother' to build the best organs in the world.
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From this reading And so the Signorina have become a real business-personage, helping 'brother' to build the best organs in the world.
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From this reading And so the Signorina have become a real business-personage, helping 'brother' to build the best organs in the world.
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From this reading And so the Signorina have become a real business-personage, helping 'brother' to build the best organs in the world.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the Signorina must not work too hard.
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From this reading She must not depart the roses from her cheeks.
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From this reading "Maccaroni of my native land!" said Signor Luigi one day whilst sitting in Katharine's private room at the organ-factory--"Maccaroni of my native land!
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From this reading She must not depart the roses from her cheeks.
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From this reading And she must eat her lunch lentissimo largissimo, as now.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She must not depart the roses from her cheeks.
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From this reading But the Signorina must not work too hard.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And so the Signorina have become a real business-personage, helping 'brother' to build the best organs in the world.
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From this reading And so the Signorina have become a real business-personage, helping 'brother' to build the best organs in the world.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She must not depart the roses from her cheeks.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Maccaroni of my native land!" said Signor Luigi one day whilst sitting in Katharine's private room at the organ-factory--"Maccaroni of my native land!
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From this reading "Maccaroni of my native land!" said Signor Luigi one day whilst sitting in Katharine's private room at the organ-factory--"Maccaroni of my native land!
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From this reading "Maccaroni of my native land!" said Signor Luigi one day whilst sitting in Katharine's private room at the organ-factory--"Maccaroni of my native land!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And she must eat her lunch lentissimo largissimo, as now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And she must eat her lunch lentissimo largissimo, as now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Maccaroni of my native land!" said Signor Luigi one day whilst sitting in Katharine's private room at the organ-factory--"Maccaroni of my native land!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And she must eat her lunch lentissimo largissimo, as now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Maccaroni of my native land!" said Signor Luigi one day whilst sitting in Katharine's private room at the organ-factory--"Maccaroni of my native land!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But the Signorina must not work too hard.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Maccaroni of my native land!" said Signor Luigi one day whilst sitting in Katharine's private room at the organ-factory--"Maccaroni of my native land!
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From this reading "Maccaroni of my native land!" said Signor Luigi one day whilst sitting in Katharine's private room at the organ-factory--"Maccaroni of my native land!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the Signorina must not work too hard.
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From this reading And she must eat her lunch lentissimo largissimo, as now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Maccaroni of my native land!" said Signor Luigi one day whilst sitting in Katharine's private room at the organ-factory--"Maccaroni of my native land!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Maccaroni of my native land!" said Signor Luigi one day whilst sitting in Katharine's private room at the organ-factory--"Maccaroni of my native land!
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From this reading "Maccaroni of my native land!" said Signor Luigi one day whilst sitting in Katharine's private room at the organ-factory--"Maccaroni of my native land!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And so the Signorina have become a real business-personage, helping 'brother' to build the best organs in the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Maccaroni of my native land!" said Signor Luigi one day whilst sitting in Katharine's private room at the organ-factory--"Maccaroni of my native land!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And so the Signorina have become a real business-personage, helping 'brother' to build the best organs in the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Maccaroni of my native land!" said Signor Luigi one day whilst sitting in Katharine's private room at the organ-factory--"Maccaroni of my native land!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She must not depart the roses from her cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Maccaroni of my native land!" said Signor Luigi one day whilst sitting in Katharine's private room at the organ-factory--"Maccaroni of my native land!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She must not depart the roses from her cheeks.
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From this reading "Maccaroni of my native land!" said Signor Luigi one day whilst sitting in Katharine's private room at the organ-factory--"Maccaroni of my native land!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And so the Signorina have become a real business-personage, helping 'brother' to build the best organs in the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Maccaroni of my native land!" said Signor Luigi one day whilst sitting in Katharine's private room at the organ-factory--"Maccaroni of my native land!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so the Signorina have become a real business-personage, helping 'brother' to build the best organs in the world.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Maccaroni of my native land!" said Signor Luigi one day whilst sitting in Katharine's private room at the organ-factory--"Maccaroni of my native land!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And so the Signorina have become a real business-personage, helping 'brother' to build the best organs in the world.
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From this reading But the Signorina must not work too hard.
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading "Maccaroni of my native land!" said Signor Luigi one day whilst sitting in Katharine's private room at the organ-factory--"Maccaroni of my native land!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the Signorina must not work too hard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And so the Signorina have become a real business-personage, helping 'brother' to build the best organs in the world.
