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Rafael in Italy

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Ăp´pĭ [letter a with an uptack]n Way, a famous Roman highway. Ȃp´pĭ ŭs Clau´dĭ ŭs (clâ), a Roman statesman. ä̤ vän´ti (tē), begone. ƀăm bi´nō (bē), baby. Be fa na (b[letter a with an uptack] fä´nȧ), the Italian Lady Santa Claus. Bi an ca (b[letter e with an uptack] ăṉ´kȧ), a girl's name. Brin di si (br[letter e with an uptack]n´d[letter e with an uptack] zē), a seaport of south-eastern Italy. Cam pag na (cȧm pän´yȧ), a plain surrounding Rome. Căn´dĭ ȧ, an island in the Mediterranean Sea. Căp´ĭ tō līne, one of the seven hills of Rome. cä´rō, dear. Cȧ vour´ (vo͞or), an Italian statesman, died 1861. cen time (sän tēm´), a copper coin, the hundredth part of a franc. Çĭn çĭn nȧ´tŭs, a Roman soldier and hero. Çîr´ cŭs Ä gō näl´[letter e with an uptack], one of the squares in Rome. Cŏl ŏs sē´ŭm, an out-door theatre of ancient Rome. Cŏn´stȧn tine (tēn), the first Christian emperor of Rome. cŏn´tä di´nō (dē), a peasant farmer. Çȳ´prŭs, an island in the Mediterranean Sea. Dän´dō lō, a Doge of Venice, died 1205. Doge (dōj), the chief ruler in the ancient republic of Venice. ĕc´cō, look; behold. Flā mĭn´ĭ a̤n Way, a highway of ancient Rome. fō´rŭm, a market-place or public meeting-place. Ġĕṉ´ [letter o with an downtack] ȧ, a seaport of northwestern Italy. gŏn´dō lȧ, a boat used in the canals of Venice. gŏn dō lier´ (lēr), a man who rows a gondola. Hẽr cū lā´nē ŭm, a buried city near Naples. Hō rā´ti us (shĭ ŭs), a Roman legendary hero. Jul ius Cae sar (jūl´yŭs sē´zär), a famous Roman general, statesman, orator, and writer; died 44 B. C. lȧ go͞on´, a shallow sound or channel. li di (lē´dē), sand-bars in the lagoon of Venice. Li´dō (lē), the bathing-beach of Venice. li´rȧ (lē), a coin worth about nineteen cents. li re (lē´ra), plural of lira. l'Ĭ täl´ĭ ȧ, Italy. log gia (lŏd´jȧ), a roofed, open gallery. mäd´re (r[letter a with an uptack]), mother. Măr´ȧ thŏn run, a twenty-six-mile running race. Mer ce ri a (mãr ch [letter a with an uptack] rē´ [letter a with an uptack]), a shopping district in Venice. Mĕs si´nȧ (sē), a city in Sicily, destroyed by earthquakes in 1908. mi a (mē´ȧ); mi o (mē´ō), my. Mi chael An ge lo (mī´kĕl ăn´j[letter e with an uptack] lō), an Italian painter and sculptor; died 1564. M[letter o with an uptack] rē´ä, the southern peninsula of Greece. Nē a̤ pŏl´ĭ ta̤n, pertaining to Naples. Păl´ạ tīne, one of the seven hills of Rome. Pa laz zo Vec chi o (pä lät´sō vĕk´kē ō), a palace in Florence. Pä´ō lō, a boy's name; Paul. Paz zi (pät´sē), an influential family of Florence. Pi az za (pē ät´sȧ), square. Pi az´za dĕl Dū ō´mō, the square in front of the cathedral in Florence. Pi az zet ta (pē ät sĕt´tȧ), little square. Pit ti (pē´tē), a palace in Florence. pō lĕn´ta, a pudding made of meal boiled in milk. Pŏm pe ii (pā´yē), a buried city near Naples. quat tro (kwŏt´trō), four. Ri äl´tō (rē), a bridge over the Grand Canal of Venice. Sän Gior´ġĭ ō (jôr), Saint George; a church in Venice. Sän Min i a to (mē nē ä´tō), a cemetery on a hill southeast of Florence. scal di no (skŏl dē´nō), a brazier. Scȧl´ĭ ġẽr[letter s with an downtack below], an Italian family of medieval times. si (sē), yes. Si e na (sē ā´nȧ), a province and city in Italy. Si gnor (sē nyōr´); Si gnore (sē nyō´r[letter a with an uptack]), Sir; Mr. Si gno ra (sē nyō´rȧ), Madam; Mrs. Si gno ri na (sē nyō rē´nȧ), Miss. Sträss´bu̇rg, a city in Germany. Tär´quin (kwĭn), a legendary king of ancient Rome. Tī´bẽr, the river on which Rome is situated. Tin tō rĕt´tō (tēn), an Italian painter, died 1594. Ti tian (tĭsh´a̤n), a famous Venetian painter, died 1576. Tre vi (trā´ve), a fountain in Rome. Tŭs´ca̤ ny̆, a province of Italy. Uf fi zi (öf fēt´s[letter e with an uptack]), a celebrated art-gallery in Florence. Văt´ĭ ca̤n, the Pope's residence. Ve rō´ nȧ (v[letter a with an uptack]), a city in northern Italy. Ve ro ne se (v[letter a with an uptack] r[letter o with an uptack] n[letter a with an uptack]´ z[letter a with an uptack]), an Italian painter, died 1588. Vē sū´vĭ ŭs, an active volcano near Naples. Vīl´lȧ Bŏr ghe´se (gā z[letter e with an uptack]), a villa near Rome. Vi´vä̤ (vē), "long live!" "hurrah for!"

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