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Chapter XV
To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany. The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea. It would only last three days, it was very unusual, and all that. The next day it was colder, and the next colder yet. Snow fell, and blew about unmelted: I saw it in the streets of Pompeii.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Snow fell, and blew about unmelted: I saw it in the streets of Pompeii.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “It would only last three days, it was very unusual, and all that.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.”
brief or direct in expression
From this reading “To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.”
in the direction of
From this reading “The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would only last three days, it was very unusual, and all that.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “The next day it was colder, and the next colder yet.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Snow fell, and blew about unmelted: I saw it in the streets of Pompeii.
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From this reading It would only last three days, it was very unusual, and all that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
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From this reading Snow fell, and blew about unmelted: I saw it in the streets of Pompeii.
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From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
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From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day it was colder, and the next colder yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would only last three days, it was very unusual, and all that.
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From this reading Snow fell, and blew about unmelted: I saw it in the streets of Pompeii.
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From this reading To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
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From this reading To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Snow fell, and blew about unmelted: I saw it in the streets of Pompeii.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It would only last three days, it was very unusual, and all that.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
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From this reading To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
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From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would only last three days, it was very unusual, and all that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Snow fell, and blew about unmelted: I saw it in the streets of Pompeii.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Snow fell, and blew about unmelted: I saw it in the streets of Pompeii.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
brief or direct in expression
From this reading To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Snow fell, and blew about unmelted: I saw it in the streets of Pompeii.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Snow fell, and blew about unmelted: I saw it in the streets of Pompeii.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It would only last three days, it was very unusual, and all that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would only last three days, it was very unusual, and all that.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
in the direction of
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Snow fell, and blew about unmelted: I saw it in the streets of Pompeii.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would only last three days, it was very unusual, and all that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would only last three days, it was very unusual, and all that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To make my long story short, it happened to be colder next morning at Naples than it was in Germany.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sun shone; but the northeast wind, which the natives poetically call the Tramontane, was blowing, and the white smoke of Vesuvius rolled towards the sea.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would only last three days, it was very unusual, and all that.
but in spite of that
From this reading The next day it was colder, and the next colder yet.
