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Goethe and Schiller: An Historical Romance

Chapter XXVIII

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ADIEU TO ITALY.
Writhing in agony for three days and three long nights, at length Goethe found relief in the omnipresent balsam, all-healing Nature!
The poet-eagle was healed!
The pinions of his soul had recovered from the wounds inflicted by Cupid's envenomed arrow.
Six days of solitude, six days of restless wandering, six days of communing with God and Nature, six days of struggling with his own weakness--these six days have made him six years older, taught him to conquer pain, and restored him to joyousness and confidence in himself.
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Goethe and Schiller: An Historical Romance

Chapter XXVIII

Chapter 28 of Goethe and Schiller: An Historical Romance is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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ADIEU TO ITALY.
/əˈduː tuː ˈɪtəli/
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Writhing in agony for three days and three long nights, at length Goethe found relief in the omnipresent balsam, all-healing Nature!
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The poet-eagle was healed!
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The pinions of his soul had recovered from the wounds inflicted by Cupid's envenomed arrow.
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Six days of solitude, six days of restless wandering, six days of communing with God and Nature, six days of struggling with his own weakness--these six days have made him six years older, taught him to conquer pain, and restored him to joyousness and confidence in himself.

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balsam noun US /ˈbɔːlsəm/

any seed plant yielding balsam

From this reading “Writhing in agony for three days and three long nights, at length Goethe found relief in the omnipresent balsam, all-healing Nature!”

communing verb US /kəˈmjuːnɪŋ/

-ing form of “commune” — communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity

From this reading “Six days of solitude, six days of restless wandering, six days of communing with God and Nature, six days of struggling with his own weakness--these six days have made him six years older, taught him to conquer pain, and restored him to joyousness and confidence in himself.”

conquer verb US /ˈkɑːŋkər/

bring under control by force or authority

From this reading “Six days of solitude, six days of restless wandering, six days of communing with God and Nature, six days of struggling with his own weakness--these six days have made him six years older, taught him to conquer pain, and restored him to joyousness and confidence in himself.”

Goethe noun US /ɡoʊθ/

German poet and novelist and dramatist who lived in Weimar (1749-1832)

From this reading “Writhing in agony for three days and three long nights, at length Goethe found relief in the omnipresent balsam, all-healing Nature!”

healed adjective US /hiːld/

freed from illness or injury

From this reading “The poet-eagle was healed!”

inflicted verb US /ˌɪnˈflɪktɪd/

past form of “inflict” — impose something unpleasant

From this reading “The pinions of his soul had recovered from the wounds inflicted by Cupid's envenomed arrow.”

omnipresent adjective US /ˌɑːmnɪˈprezənt/

being present everywhere at once

From this reading “Writhing in agony for three days and three long nights, at length Goethe found relief in the omnipresent balsam, all-healing Nature!”

Writhing adjective US /ˈraɪðɪŋ/

moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion

From this reading “Writhing in agony for three days and three long nights, at length Goethe found relief in the omnipresent balsam, all-healing Nature!”

Word partnerships in these lines

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three days noun + noun

In this reading “Writhing in agony for three days and three long nights, at length Goethe found relief in the omnipresent balsam, all-healing Nature!”

six years noun + noun

In this reading “Six days of solitude, six days of restless wandering, six days of communing with God and Nature, six days of struggling with his own weakness--these six days have made him six years older, taught him to conquer pain, and restored him to joyousness and confidence in himself.”

at length preposition + noun

in a lengthy or prolix manner

In this reading “Writhing in agony for three days and three long nights, at length Goethe found relief in the omnipresent balsam, all-healing Nature!”

Six days noun + noun

In this reading “Six days of solitude, six days of restless wandering, six days of communing with God and Nature, six days of struggling with his own weakness--these six days have made him six years older, taught him to conquer pain, and restored him to joyousness and confidence in himself.”

inflicted by verb + particle counted as “inflict by”

In this reading “The pinions of his soul had recovered from the wounds inflicted by Cupid's envenomed arrow.”

long nights adjective + noun

In this reading “Writhing in agony for three days and three long nights, at length Goethe found relief in the omnipresent balsam, all-healing Nature!”

for three preposition + noun

In this reading “Writhing in agony for three days and three long nights, at length Goethe found relief in the omnipresent balsam, all-healing Nature!”

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ADIEUnounUS /əˈduː/

a farewell remark

From this reading ADIEU TO ITALY.

agonynounUS /ˈæɡ.ə.ni/

Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.

From this reading Writhing in agony for three days and three long nights, at length Goethe found relief in the omnipresent balsam, all-healing Nature!

all-healing

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From this reading Writhing in agony for three days and three long nights, at length Goethe found relief in the omnipresent balsam, all-healing Nature!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Writhing in agony for three days and three long nights, at length Goethe found relief in the omnipresent balsam, all-healing Nature!

arrownounUS /ˈæroʊ/

a mark to indicate a direction or relation

From this reading The pinions of his soul had recovered from the wounds inflicted by Cupid's envenomed arrow.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Writhing in agony for three days and three long nights, at length Goethe found relief in the omnipresent balsam, all-healing Nature!

balsamnounUS /ˈbɔːlsəm/

any seed plant yielding balsam

From this reading Writhing in agony for three days and three long nights, at length Goethe found relief in the omnipresent balsam, all-healing Nature!

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The pinions of his soul had recovered from the wounds inflicted by Cupid's envenomed arrow.

communingverbUS /kəˈmjuːnɪŋ/

-ing form of “commune” — communicate intimately with; be in a state of heightened, intimate receptivity

From this reading Six days of solitude, six days of restless wandering, six days of communing with God and Nature, six days of struggling with his own weakness--these six days have made him six years older, taught him to conquer pain, and restored him to joyousness and confidence in himself.

confidencenounUS /ˈkɑːnfədəns/

freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities

From this reading Six days of solitude, six days of restless wandering, six days of communing with God and Nature, six days of struggling with his own weakness--these six days have made him six years older, taught him to conquer pain, and restored him to joyousness and confidence in himself.

conquerverbUS /ˈkɑːŋkər/

bring under control by force or authority

From this reading Six days of solitude, six days of restless wandering, six days of communing with God and Nature, six days of struggling with his own weakness--these six days have made him six years older, taught him to conquer pain, and restored him to joyousness and confidence in himself.

Cupid's

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From this reading The pinions of his soul had recovered from the wounds inflicted by Cupid's envenomed arrow.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Writhing in agony for three days and three long nights, at length Goethe found relief in the omnipresent balsam, all-healing Nature!

envenomed

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From this reading The pinions of his soul had recovered from the wounds inflicted by Cupid's envenomed arrow.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Writhing in agony for three days and three long nights, at length Goethe found relief in the omnipresent balsam, all-healing Nature!

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading Writhing in agony for three days and three long nights, at length Goethe found relief in the omnipresent balsam, all-healing Nature!

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The pinions of his soul had recovered from the wounds inflicted by Cupid's envenomed arrow.

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 Six days of solitude, six days of restless wandering, six days of communing with God and Nature, six days of struggling with his own weakness--these six days have made him six years older, taught him to conquer pain, and restored him to joyousness and confidence in himself.

GoethenounUS /ɡoʊθ/

German poet and novelist and dramatist who lived in Weimar (1749-1832)

From this reading Writhing in agony for three days and three long nights, at length Goethe found relief in the omnipresent balsam, all-healing Nature!

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading The pinions of his soul had recovered from the wounds inflicted by Cupid's envenomed arrow.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Six days of solitude, six days of restless wandering, six days of communing with God and Nature, six days of struggling with his own weakness--these six days have made him six years older, taught him to conquer pain, and restored him to joyousness and confidence in himself.

healedadjectiveUS /hiːld/

freed from illness or injury

From this reading The poet-eagle was healed!

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Six days of solitude, six days of restless wandering, six days of communing with God and Nature, six days of struggling with his own weakness--these six days have made him six years older, taught him to conquer pain, and restored him to joyousness and confidence in himself.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

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

From this reading Six days of solitude, six days of restless wandering, six days of communing with God and Nature, six days of struggling with his own weakness--these six days have made him six years older, taught him to conquer pain, and restored him to joyousness and confidence in himself.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading The pinions of his soul had recovered from the wounds inflicted by Cupid's envenomed arrow.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Writhing in agony for three days and three long nights, at length Goethe found relief in the omnipresent balsam, all-healing Nature!

inflictedverbUS /ˌɪnˈflɪktɪd/

past form of “inflict” — impose something unpleasant

From this reading The pinions of his soul had recovered from the wounds inflicted by Cupid's envenomed arrow.

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 ADIEU TO ITALY.

joyousnessnoun

the emotion of great happiness

From this reading Six days of solitude, six days of restless wandering, six days of communing with God and Nature, six days of struggling with his own weakness--these six days have made him six years older, taught him to conquer pain, and restored him to joyousness and confidence in himself.

lengthnounUS /leŋkθ/

the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place

From this reading Writhing in agony for three days and three long nights, at length Goethe found relief in the omnipresent balsam, all-healing Nature!

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 Writhing in agony for three days and three long nights, at length Goethe found relief in the omnipresent balsam, all-healing Nature!

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Six days of solitude, six days of restless wandering, six days of communing with God and Nature, six days of struggling with his own weakness--these six days have made him six years older, taught him to conquer pain, and restored him to joyousness and confidence in himself.

NaturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading Writhing in agony for three days and three long nights, at length Goethe found relief in the omnipresent balsam, all-healing Nature!

nightsnounUS /naɪts/

Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.

From this reading Writhing in agony for three days and three long nights, at length Goethe found relief in the omnipresent balsam, all-healing Nature!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The pinions of his soul had recovered from the wounds inflicted by Cupid's envenomed arrow.

olderadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldər/

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading Six days of solitude, six days of restless wandering, six days of communing with God and Nature, six days of struggling with his own weakness--these six days have made him six years older, taught him to conquer pain, and restored him to joyousness and confidence in himself.

omnipresentadjectiveUS /ˌɑːmnɪˈprezənt/

being present everywhere at once

From this reading Writhing in agony for three days and three long nights, at length Goethe found relief in the omnipresent balsam, all-healing Nature!

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Six days of solitude, six days of restless wandering, six days of communing with God and Nature, six days of struggling with his own weakness--these six days have made him six years older, taught him to conquer pain, and restored him to joyousness and confidence in himself.

painnounUS /peɪn/

a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

From this reading Six days of solitude, six days of restless wandering, six days of communing with God and Nature, six days of struggling with his own weakness--these six days have made him six years older, taught him to conquer pain, and restored him to joyousness and confidence in himself.

pinions

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

From this reading The pinions of his soul had recovered from the wounds inflicted by Cupid's envenomed arrow.

poet-eagle

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

From this reading The poet-eagle was healed!

recoveredadjectiveUS /rəˈkʌvərd/

freed from illness or injury

From this reading The pinions of his soul had recovered from the wounds inflicted by Cupid's envenomed arrow.

reliefnounUS /rɪˈliːf/

the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced

From this reading Writhing in agony for three days and three long nights, at length Goethe found relief in the omnipresent balsam, all-healing Nature!

restlessadjectiveUS /ˈrestləs/

worried and uneasy

From this reading Six days of solitude, six days of restless wandering, six days of communing with God and Nature, six days of struggling with his own weakness--these six days have made him six years older, taught him to conquer pain, and restored him to joyousness and confidence in himself.

restoredverbUS /rɪˈstɔːrd/

past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition

From this reading Six days of solitude, six days of restless wandering, six days of communing with God and Nature, six days of struggling with his own weakness--these six days have made him six years older, taught him to conquer pain, and restored him to joyousness and confidence in himself.

SixnounUS /sɪks/

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading Six days of solitude, six days of restless wandering, six days of communing with God and Nature, six days of struggling with his own weakness--these six days have made him six years older, taught him to conquer pain, and restored him to joyousness and confidence in himself.

solitudenounUS /ˈsɑːlətuːd/

a state of social isolation

From this reading Six days of solitude, six days of restless wandering, six days of communing with God and Nature, six days of struggling with his own weakness--these six days have made him six years older, taught him to conquer pain, and restored him to joyousness and confidence in himself.

soulnounUS /soʊl/

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

From this reading The pinions of his soul had recovered from the wounds inflicted by Cupid's envenomed arrow.

strugglingadjectiveUS /ˈstrʌɡəlɪŋ/

engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity

From this reading Six days of solitude, six days of restless wandering, six days of communing with God and Nature, six days of struggling with his own weakness--these six days have made him six years older, taught him to conquer pain, and restored him to joyousness and confidence in himself.

taughtverbUS /tɔːt/

inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading Six days of solitude, six days of restless wandering, six days of communing with God and Nature, six days of struggling with his own weakness--these six days have made him six years older, taught him to conquer pain, and restored him to joyousness and confidence in himself.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Writhing in agony for three days and three long nights, at length Goethe found relief in the omnipresent balsam, all-healing Nature!

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Six days of solitude, six days of restless wandering, six days of communing with God and Nature, six days of struggling with his own weakness--these six days have made him six years older, taught him to conquer pain, and restored him to joyousness and confidence in himself.

threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Writhing in agony for three days and three long nights, at length Goethe found relief in the omnipresent balsam, all-healing Nature!

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading ADIEU TO ITALY.

wanderingadjectiveUS /ˈwɑːndərɪŋ/

migratory

From this reading Six days of solitude, six days of restless wandering, six days of communing with God and Nature, six days of struggling with his own weakness--these six days have made him six years older, taught him to conquer pain, and restored him to joyousness and confidence in himself.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The poet-eagle was healed!

weaknessnounUS /ˈwiːknəs/

a flaw or weak point

From this reading Six days of solitude, six days of restless wandering, six days of communing with God and Nature, six days of struggling with his own weakness--these six days have made him six years older, taught him to conquer pain, and restored him to joyousness and confidence in himself.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Six days of solitude, six days of restless wandering, six days of communing with God and Nature, six days of struggling with his own weakness--these six days have made him six years older, taught him to conquer pain, and restored him to joyousness and confidence in himself.

woundsnounUS /wuːndz/

plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)

From this reading The pinions of his soul had recovered from the wounds inflicted by Cupid's envenomed arrow.

WrithingadjectiveUS /ˈraɪðɪŋ/

moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion

From this reading Writhing in agony for three days and three long nights, at length Goethe found relief in the omnipresent balsam, all-healing Nature!

yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading Six days of solitude, six days of restless wandering, six days of communing with God and Nature, six days of struggling with his own weakness--these six days have made him six years older, taught him to conquer pain, and restored him to joyousness and confidence in himself.

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