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Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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Howard's Questionings.
_When the fight begins within himself, A man's worth something.
God stoops o'er his head, Satan looks up beneath his feet--both tug-- He's left, himself, i' the middle: the soul wakes And grows_.
--BROWNING.
At last the morning came when the postponed visit to Santa Maria del Carmine, on the other side of the Arno, was to be made.
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Barbara's Heritage Young Americans Among

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of Barbara's Heritage Young Americans Among is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Howard's Questionings.
/ˈhaʊərdz ˈkwestʃənɪŋz/
Line 2
_When the fight begins within himself, A man's worth something.
/wen ðə faɪt bɪˈɡɪnz wɪˈðɪn hɪmˈself ə mænz wɜːrθ ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
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God stoops o'er his head, Satan looks up beneath his feet--both tug-- He's left, himself, i' the middle: the soul wakes And grows_.
Line 4
--BROWNING.
/ˈbraʊnɪŋ/
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At last the morning came when the postponed visit to Santa Maria del Carmine, on the other side of the Arno, was to be made.

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Arno noun US /ˈɑːrnoʊ/

a river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea

From this reading “At last the morning came when the postponed visit to Santa Maria del Carmine, on the other side of the Arno, was to be made.”

Carmine noun US /ˈkɑːrmən/

a variable color averaging a vivid red

From this reading “At last the morning came when the postponed visit to Santa Maria del Carmine, on the other side of the Arno, was to be made.”

Howard's noun US /ˈhaʊərdz/

possessive form of “howard” — English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)

From this reading “Howard's Questionings.”

postponed verb US /poʊstˈpoʊnd/

past form of “postpone” — hold back to a later time

From this reading “At last the morning came when the postponed visit to Santa Maria del Carmine, on the other side of the Arno, was to be made.”

Questionings noun US /ˈkwestʃənɪŋz/

plural of “questioning” — a request for information

From this reading “Howard's Questionings.”

stoops noun US /stuːps/

plural of “stoop” — an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward

From this reading “God stoops o'er his head, Satan looks up beneath his feet--both tug-- He's left, himself, i' the middle: the soul wakes And grows_.”

tug verb US /tʌɡ/

pull hard

From this reading “God stoops o'er his head, Satan looks up beneath his feet--both tug-- He's left, himself, i' the middle: the soul wakes And grows_.”

wakes noun US /weɪks/

plural of “wake” — the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)

From this reading “God stoops o'er his head, Satan looks up beneath his feet--both tug-- He's left, himself, i' the middle: the soul wakes And grows_.”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading _When the fight begins within himself, A man's worth something.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading God stoops o'er his head, Satan looks up beneath his feet--both tug-- He's left, himself, i' the middle: the soul wakes And grows_.

ArnonounUS /ˈɑːrnoʊ/

a river in central Italy rising in the Apennines and flowing through Florence and Pisa to the Ligurian Sea

From this reading At last the morning came when the postponed visit to Santa Maria del Carmine, on the other side of the Arno, was to be made.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At last the morning came when the postponed visit to Santa Maria del Carmine, on the other side of the Arno, was to be made.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading At last the morning came when the postponed visit to Santa Maria del Carmine, on the other side of the Arno, was to be made.

beginsnounUS /bɪˈɡɪnz/

plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)

From this reading _When the fight begins within himself, A man's worth something.

beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading God stoops o'er his head, Satan looks up beneath his feet--both tug-- He's left, himself, i' the middle: the soul wakes And grows_.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading God stoops o'er his head, Satan looks up beneath his feet--both tug-- He's left, himself, i' the middle: the soul wakes And grows_.

BROWNINGnounUS /ˈbraʊnɪŋ/

United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)

From this reading --BROWNING.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

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

From this reading At last the morning came when the postponed visit to Santa Maria del Carmine, on the other side of the Arno, was to be made.

CarminenounUS /ˈkɑːrmən/

a variable color averaging a vivid red

From this reading At last the morning came when the postponed visit to Santa Maria del Carmine, on the other side of the Arno, was to be made.

del

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From this reading At last the morning came when the postponed visit to Santa Maria del Carmine, on the other side of the Arno, was to be made.

feetnounUS /fiːt/

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading God stoops o'er his head, Satan looks up beneath his feet--both tug-- He's left, himself, i' the middle: the soul wakes And grows_.

fightverbUS /faɪt/

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading _When the fight begins within himself, A man's worth something.

GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading God stoops o'er his head, Satan looks up beneath his feet--both tug-- He's left, himself, i' the middle: the soul wakes And grows_.

growsverbUS /ɡroʊz/

third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading God stoops o'er his head, Satan looks up beneath his feet--both tug-- He's left, himself, i' the middle: the soul wakes And grows_.

He's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading God stoops o'er his head, Satan looks up beneath his feet--both tug-- He's left, himself, i' the middle: the soul wakes And grows_.

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading God stoops o'er his head, Satan looks up beneath his feet--both tug-- He's left, himself, i' the middle: the soul wakes And grows_.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading _When the fight begins within himself, A man's worth something.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading God stoops o'er his head, Satan looks up beneath his feet--both tug-- He's left, himself, i' the middle: the soul wakes And grows_.

Howard'snounUS /ˈhaʊərdz/

possessive form of “howard” — English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)

From this reading Howard's Questionings.

ipronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading God stoops o'er his head, Satan looks up beneath his feet--both tug-- He's left, himself, i' the middle: the soul wakes And grows_.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading At last the morning came when the postponed visit to Santa Maria del Carmine, on the other side of the Arno, was to be made.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading God stoops o'er his head, Satan looks up beneath his feet--both tug-- He's left, himself, i' the middle: the soul wakes And grows_.

looksnounUS /lʊks/

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading God stoops o'er his head, Satan looks up beneath his feet--both tug-- He's left, himself, i' the middle: the soul wakes And grows_.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading At last the morning came when the postponed visit to Santa Maria del Carmine, on the other side of the Arno, was to be made.

man'snounUS /mænz/

possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading _When the fight begins within himself, A man's worth something.

MarianounUS /mərˈiːə/

a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon

From this reading At last the morning came when the postponed visit to Santa Maria del Carmine, on the other side of the Arno, was to be made.

middlenounUS /ˈmɪdəl/

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading God stoops o'er his head, Satan looks up beneath his feet--both tug-- He's left, himself, i' the middle: the soul wakes And grows_.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading At last the morning came when the postponed visit to Santa Maria del Carmine, on the other side of the Arno, was to be made.

o'eradverb

throughout a period of time

From this reading God stoops o'er his head, Satan looks up beneath his feet--both tug-- He's left, himself, i' the middle: the soul wakes And grows_.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading At last the morning came when the postponed visit to Santa Maria del Carmine, on the other side of the Arno, was to be made.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading At last the morning came when the postponed visit to Santa Maria del Carmine, on the other side of the Arno, was to be made.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading At last the morning came when the postponed visit to Santa Maria del Carmine, on the other side of the Arno, was to be made.

postponedverbUS /poʊstˈpoʊnd/

past form of “postpone” — hold back to a later time

From this reading At last the morning came when the postponed visit to Santa Maria del Carmine, on the other side of the Arno, was to be made.

QuestioningsnounUS /ˈkwestʃənɪŋz/

plural of “questioning” — a request for information

From this reading Howard's Questionings.

SantanounUS /ˈsæntə/

the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas

From this reading At last the morning came when the postponed visit to Santa Maria del Carmine, on the other side of the Arno, was to be made.

SatannounUS /ˈseɪtən/

(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell

From this reading God stoops o'er his head, Satan looks up beneath his feet--both tug-- He's left, himself, i' the middle: the soul wakes And grows_.

sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading At last the morning came when the postponed visit to Santa Maria del Carmine, on the other side of the Arno, was to be made.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading _When the fight begins within himself, A man's worth something.

soulnounUS /soʊl/

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading God stoops o'er his head, Satan looks up beneath his feet--both tug-- He's left, himself, i' the middle: the soul wakes And grows_.

stoopsnounUS /stuːps/

plural of “stoop” — an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward

From this reading God stoops o'er his head, Satan looks up beneath his feet--both tug-- He's left, himself, i' the middle: the soul wakes And grows_.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _When the fight begins within himself, A man's worth something.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading At last the morning came when the postponed visit to Santa Maria del Carmine, on the other side of the Arno, was to be made.

tugverbUS /tʌɡ/

pull hard

From this reading God stoops o'er his head, Satan looks up beneath his feet--both tug-- He's left, himself, i' the middle: the soul wakes And grows_.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading God stoops o'er his head, Satan looks up beneath his feet--both tug-- He's left, himself, i' the middle: the soul wakes And grows_.

visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading At last the morning came when the postponed visit to Santa Maria del Carmine, on the other side of the Arno, was to be made.

wakesnounUS /weɪks/

plural of “wake” — the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)

From this reading God stoops o'er his head, Satan looks up beneath his feet--both tug-- He's left, himself, i' the middle: the soul wakes And grows_.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading At last the morning came when the postponed visit to Santa Maria del Carmine, on the other side of the Arno, was to be made.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading _When the fight begins within himself, A man's worth something.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading _When the fight begins within himself, A man's worth something.

worthnounUS /wɜːrθ/

an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value

From this reading _When the fight begins within himself, A man's worth something.

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