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Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

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FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.
Rome, October 18, 1847.
In the spring, when I came to Rome, the people were in the intoxication of joy at the first serious measures of reform taken by the Pope.
I saw with pleasure their childlike joy and trust.
With equal pleasure I saw the Pope, who has not in his expression the signs of intellectual greatness so much as of nobleness and tenderness of heart, of large and liberal sympathies.
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At Home and Abroad

Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23

Chapter 23 of At Home and Abroad is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.
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Rome, October 18, 1847.
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In the spring, when I came to Rome, the people were in the intoxication of joy at the first serious measures of reform taken by the Pope.
/ɪn ðə sprɪŋ wen aɪ keɪm tuː roʊm ðə ˈpiːpəl wɜːr ɪn ðə ˌɪntɑːksəˈkeɪʃən ʌv dʒɔɪ æt ðə fɜːrst ˈsɪriəs ˈmeʒərz ʌv rəˈfɔːrm ˈteɪkən baɪ ðə poʊp/
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I saw with pleasure their childlike joy and trust.
/aɪ sɔː wɪð ˈpleʒər ðer ˈtʃaɪldlaɪk dʒɔɪ ənd trʌst/
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With equal pleasure I saw the Pope, who has not in his expression the signs of intellectual greatness so much as of nobleness and tenderness of heart, of large and liberal sympathies.

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austrians noun US /ˈɔːstriənz/

plural of “austrian” — a native or inhabitant of Austria

From this reading “FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.”

childlike adjective US /ˈtʃaɪldlaɪk/

befitting a young child

From this reading “I saw with pleasure their childlike joy and trust.”

docility noun US /dɑːˈsɪləti/

the trait of being agreeably submissive and manageable

From this reading “FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.”

fete verb US /feɪt/

have a celebration

From this reading “FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.”

instructors noun US /ˌɪnˈstrʌktərz/

plural of “instructor” — a person whose occupation is teaching

From this reading “FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.”

participation noun US /pɑːrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən/

the act of sharing in the activities of a group

From this reading “FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.”

sculptors noun US /ˈskʌlptərz/

plural of “sculptor” — an artist who creates sculptures

From this reading “FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.”

tuscany noun US /ˈtʌskəni/

a region in central Italy

From this reading “FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.”

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From this reading Rome, October 18, 1847.

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From this reading Rome, October 18, 1847.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

ADVANTAGEnounUS /ædˈvæntɪdʒ/

the quality of having a superior or more favorable position

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

AMERICAnounUS /əˈmerəkə/

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

AMERICANnounUS /əˈmerəkən/

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

AMERICANSnounUS /əˈmerəkənz/

plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

ANdeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

APOSTASYnoun

the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

ASconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

AUGURYnoun

an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

AUSTRIANSnounUS /ˈɔːstriənz/

plural of “austrian” — a native or inhabitant of Austria

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

AVAILABLEadjectiveUS /əˈveɪləbəl/

obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

BEauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading In the spring, when I came to Rome, the people were in the intoxication of joy at the first serious measures of reform taken by the Pope.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading In the spring, when I came to Rome, the people were in the intoxication of joy at the first serious measures of reform taken by the Pope.

CAPITALnounUS /ˈkæpətəl/

assets available for use in the production of further assets

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

childlikeadjectiveUS /ˈtʃaɪldlaɪk/

befitting a young child

From this reading I saw with pleasure their childlike joy and trust.

CRAWFORDnounUS /ˈkrɔːfərd/

United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

CURSEnounUS /kɜːrs/

profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

DOCILITYnounUS /dɑːˈsɪləti/

the trait of being agreeably submissive and manageable

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

DRAWNadjectiveUS /drɔːn/

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

EARNESTLYadverbUS /ˈɜːrnəstli/

in a serious manner

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

EFFECTSnounUS /ɪˈfekts/

property of a personal character that is portable but not used in business

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

ENLIGHTENEDadjectiveUS /ˌenˈlaɪtənd/

having knowledge and spiritual insight

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

equalverbUS /ˈiːkwəl/

be identical or equivalent to

From this reading With equal pleasure I saw the Pope, who has not in his expression the signs of intellectual greatness so much as of nobleness and tenderness of heart, of large and liberal sympathies.

ESTABLISHEDadjectiveUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃt/

brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

ESTIMATIONnounUS /ˌestəˈmeɪʃən/

a document appraising the value of something (as for insurance or taxation)

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

EXPRESSIONnounUS /ɪkˈspreʃən/

the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

FETEverbUS /feɪt/

have a celebration

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

FLORENCEnounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/

a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

FOREIGNadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrən/

of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

FREEDOMnounUS /ˈfriːdəm/

the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

FUTUREadjectiveUS /ˈfjuːtʃər/

yet to be or coming

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

GENERALLYadverbUS /ˈdʒenərəli/

usually; as a rule

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

GRANTverbUS /ɡrænt/

let have

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

GREATadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

greatnessnounUS /ˈɡreɪtnəs/

the property possessed by something or someone of outstanding importance or eminence

From this reading With equal pleasure I saw the Pope, who has not in his expression the signs of intellectual greatness so much as of nobleness and tenderness of heart, of large and liberal sympathies.

GREENOUGH

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From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

GUARDnounUS /ɡɑːrd/

a person who keeps watch over something or someone

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

HAPPYadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading With equal pleasure I saw the Pope, who has not in his expression the signs of intellectual greatness so much as of nobleness and tenderness of heart, of large and liberal sympathies.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading With equal pleasure I saw the Pope, who has not in his expression the signs of intellectual greatness so much as of nobleness and tenderness of heart, of large and liberal sympathies.

HISdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

HONORnounUS /ˈɑːnər/

a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

HOPEDverbUS /hoʊpt/

past form of “hope” — expect and wish

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

HYMNSnounUS /hɪmz/

plural of “hymn” — a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading In the spring, when I came to Rome, the people were in the intoxication of joy at the first serious measures of reform taken by the Pope.

IMPRESSIONSnounUS /ˌɪmˈpreʃənz/

plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

INFLUENCEnounUS /ˈɪnfluːəns/

a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

INSTRUCTORSnounUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌktərz/

plural of “instructor” — a person whose occupation is teaching

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

intellectualadjectiveUS /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuːəl/

of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind

From this reading With equal pleasure I saw the Pope, who has not in his expression the signs of intellectual greatness so much as of nobleness and tenderness of heart, of large and liberal sympathies.

INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

intoxicationnounUS /ˌɪntɑːksəˈkeɪʃən/

the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance

From this reading In the spring, when I came to Rome, the people were in the intoxication of joy at the first serious measures of reform taken by the Pope.

INTRUSIONnounUS /ˌɪnˈtruːʒən/

any entry into an area not previously occupied

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

IRRUPTIONnoun

a sudden violent entrance; a bursting in

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

ITALIANnounUS /ˌɪˈtæljən/

a native or inhabitant of Italy

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

ITALYnounUS /ˈɪtəli/

a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

ITSdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

IXnoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading In the spring, when I came to Rome, the people were in the intoxication of joy at the first serious measures of reform taken by the Pope.

JUSTadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

LABORSnounUS /ˈleɪbərz/

plural of “labor” — a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading With equal pleasure I saw the Pope, who has not in his expression the signs of intellectual greatness so much as of nobleness and tenderness of heart, of large and liberal sympathies.

liberaladjectiveUS /ˈlɪbɜːrəl/

showing or characterized by broad-mindedness

From this reading With equal pleasure I saw the Pope, who has not in his expression the signs of intellectual greatness so much as of nobleness and tenderness of heart, of large and liberal sympathies.

LIBERTYnounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/

The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

LOUISnounUS /ˈluːɪs/

United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

measuresnounUS /ˈmeʒərz/

plural of “measure” — any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

From this reading In the spring, when I came to Rome, the people were in the intoxication of joy at the first serious measures of reform taken by the Pope.

MINDSnounUS /maɪndz/

plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading With equal pleasure I saw the Pope, who has not in his expression the signs of intellectual greatness so much as of nobleness and tenderness of heart, of large and liberal sympathies.

NATIONALadjectiveUS /ˈnæʃənəl/

of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

noblenessnoun

the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct

From this reading With equal pleasure I saw the Pope, who has not in his expression the signs of intellectual greatness so much as of nobleness and tenderness of heart, of large and liberal sympathies.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading With equal pleasure I saw the Pope, who has not in his expression the signs of intellectual greatness so much as of nobleness and tenderness of heart, of large and liberal sympathies.

OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/

the month following September and preceding November

From this reading Rome, October 18, 1847.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

PARTICIPATIONnounUS /pɑːrˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃən/

the act of sharing in the activities of a group

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

PEOPLEnounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

PHILIPPE'S

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From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

PIUS

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From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading I saw with pleasure their childlike joy and trust.

POPEnounUS /poʊp/

the head of the Roman Catholic Church

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

PRESENTverbUS /ˈprezənt/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

PRESSverbUS /pres/

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

reformnounUS /rəˈfɔːrm/

a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses

From this reading In the spring, when I came to Rome, the people were in the intoxication of joy at the first serious measures of reform taken by the Pope.

ROMEnounUS /roʊm/

capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading I saw with pleasure their childlike joy and trust.

SCULPTORSnounUS /ˈskʌlptərz/

plural of “sculptor” — an artist who creates sculptures

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

seriousadjectiveUS /ˈsɪriəs/

concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities

From this reading In the spring, when I came to Rome, the people were in the intoxication of joy at the first serious measures of reform taken by the Pope.

signsnounUS /saɪnz/

plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading With equal pleasure I saw the Pope, who has not in his expression the signs of intellectual greatness so much as of nobleness and tenderness of heart, of large and liberal sympathies.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading With equal pleasure I saw the Pope, who has not in his expression the signs of intellectual greatness so much as of nobleness and tenderness of heart, of large and liberal sympathies.

SPRINGnounUS /sprɪŋ/

the season of growth

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

sympathiesnounUS /ˈsɪmpəθiz/

plural of “sympathy” — an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

From this reading With equal pleasure I saw the Pope, who has not in his expression the signs of intellectual greatness so much as of nobleness and tenderness of heart, of large and liberal sympathies.

SYMPATHYnounUS /ˈsɪmpəθi/

an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading In the spring, when I came to Rome, the people were in the intoxication of joy at the first serious measures of reform taken by the Pope.

tendernessnounUS /ˈtendərnəs/

a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling

From this reading With equal pleasure I saw the Pope, who has not in his expression the signs of intellectual greatness so much as of nobleness and tenderness of heart, of large and liberal sympathies.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

THEIRdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

THEREadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

TOWARDprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

trustnounUS /trʌst/

something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)

From this reading I saw with pleasure their childlike joy and trust.

TURNEDadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

TUSCANYnounUS /ˈtʌskəni/

a region in central Italy

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading In the spring, when I came to Rome, the people were in the intoxication of joy at the first serious measures of reform taken by the Pope.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading In the spring, when I came to Rome, the people were in the intoxication of joy at the first serious measures of reform taken by the Pope.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading With equal pleasure I saw the Pope, who has not in his expression the signs of intellectual greatness so much as of nobleness and tenderness of heart, of large and liberal sympathies.

WISEadjectiveUS /waɪz/

having or prompted by wisdom or discernment

From this reading FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF ROME IN THE SPRING.--THE POPE.--ROME AS A CAPITAL.--TUSCANY.--THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS THERE JUST ESTABLISHED.--THE ENLIGHTENED MINDS AND AVAILABLE INSTRUCTORS OF TUSCANY.--ITALIAN ESTIMATION OF PIUS IX., AND THE INFLUENCE, PRESENT AND FUTURE, OF HIS LABORS.--FOREIGN INTRUSION THE CURSE OF ITALY.--IRRUPTION OF THE AUSTRIANS INTO ITALY, AND ITS EFFECTS.--LOUIS PHILIPPE'S APOSTASY TURNED TO THE ADVANTAGE OF FREEDOM.--THE GREAT FETE AT FLORENCE IN HONOR OF THE GRANT OF A NATIONAL GUARD.--THE AMERICAN SCULPTORS, GREENOUGH, CRAWFORD, AND THEIR PARTICIPATION IN THE FETE.--AMERICANS GENERALLY IN ITALY.--HYMNS IN FLORENCE IN HONOR OF PIUS IX.--HAPPY AUGURY TO BE DRAWN FROM THE WISE DOCILITY OF THE PEOPLE.--AN EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY FROM AMERICA TOWARD ITALY EARNESTLY HOPED FOR.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I saw with pleasure their childlike joy and trust.

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A word that appears in the opening chapter of At Home and Abroad; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.