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Debits and credits

Chapter XII

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PRINCESS.
God and my Misery!
I have seen Love at last.
What shall content me after?
THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Debits and credits

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of Debits and credits is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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PRINCESS.
/ˈprɪn.ses/
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God and my Misery!
/ɡɑːd ənd maɪ ˈmɪzəri/
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I have seen Love at last.
/aɪ hæv siːn lʌv æt læst/
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What shall content me after?
/wʌt ʃæl ˈkɑːntent miː ˈæftər/
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THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

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arrant adjective US /ˈærənt/

without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

From this reading “THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....”

birthright noun US /ˈbɜːrθraɪt/

a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth

From this reading “THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....”

land's noun US /lændz/

possessive form of “land” — the land on which real estate is located

marvel verb US /ˈmɑːrvəl/

be amazed at

From this reading “THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....”

miracle noun US /ˈmɪrəkəl/

any amazing or wonderful occurrence

From this reading “THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....”

Misery noun US /ˈmɪzəri/

a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

From this reading “God and my Misery!”

propagation noun US /ˌprɑːpəˈɡeɪʃən/

the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions

From this reading “THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....”

scattered adjective US /ˈskætərd/

occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space

From this reading “THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....”

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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading What shall content me after?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading God and my Misery!

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

arrantadjectiveUS /ˈærənt/

without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I have seen Love at last.

BeneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

BIRTHRIGHTnounUS /ˈbɜːrθraɪt/

a right or privilege that you are entitled to at birth

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

contentnounUS /ˈkɑːntent/

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

From this reading What shall content me after?

footnounUS /fʊt/

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

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 and my Misery!

Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have seen Love at last.

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I have seen Love at last.

KNOWLEDGEnounUS /ˈnɑːlədʒ/

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/

apprehended with certainty

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

land'snounUS /lændz/

possessive form of “land” — the land on which real estate is located

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading I have seen Love at last.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

lieverbUS /laɪ/

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

LovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading I have seen Love at last.

marvelverbUS /ˈmɑːrvəl/

be amazed at

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading What shall content me after?

miraclenounUS /ˈmɪrəkəl/

any amazing or wonderful occurrence

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

MiserynounUS /ˈmɪzəri/

a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune

From this reading God and my Misery!

mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading God and my Misery!

nonepronounUS /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

pagan's

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From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

pridenounUS /praɪd/

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

PRINCESSnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/

The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.

From this reading PRINCESS.

prodigalitynoun

the trait of spending extravagantly

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

PROPAGATIONnounUS /ˌprɑːpəˈɡeɪʃən/

the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

receivedadjectiveUS /rəˈsiːvd/

conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

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 THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

scatteredadjectiveUS /ˈskætərd/

occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading I have seen Love at last.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading What shall content me after?

shownverbUS /ʃoʊn/

inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

speechnounUS /spiːtʃ/

the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

tisnounUS /tɪz/

plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

wealthnounUS /welθ/

the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What shall content me after?

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

wideadjectiveUS /waɪd/

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE PROPAGATION OF KNOWLEDGE THE BIRTHRIGHT _The miracle of our land’s speech--so known And long received, none marvel when ’tis shown!_ We have such wealth as Rome at her most pride Had not or (having) scattered not so wide; Nor with such arrant prodigality Beneath her any pagan’s foot let lie....

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