Pencillings by the Way

Chapter XVII

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The last days of March have come, clothed in sunshine and summer.

The grass is tall in the Campagna, the fruit-trees are in blossom, the roses and myrtles are in full flower, the shrubs are in full leaf, the whole country about breathes of June.

We left Rome this morning on an excursion to the "Fountain of Egeria."

A more heavenly day never broke.

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Chapter XVII Reading 1/49

Pencillings by the Way Nathaniel Parker Willis

Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of Pencillings by the Way is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

SUMMER WEATHER IN MARCH--BATHS OF CARACALLA--BEGINNING OF THE APPIAN WAY--TOMB OF THE SCIPIOS--CATACOMBS--CHURCH OF SAN SEBASTIANO--YOUNG CAPUCHIN FRIAR--TOMBS OF THE EARLY CHRISTIAN MARTYRS--CHAMBER WHERE THE APOSTLES WORSHIPPED--TOMB OF CECILIA METELLA--THE CAMPAGNA--CIRCUS OF CARACALLA OR ROMULUS--TEMPLE DEDICATED TO RIDICULE--KEATS'S GRAVE--FOUNTAIN OF EGERIA--THE WOOD WHERE NUMA MET THE NYMPH--HOLY WEEK. The last days of March have come, clothed in sunshine and summer. The grass is tall in the Campagna, the fruit-trees are in blossom, the roses and myrtles are in full flower, the shrubs are in full leaf, the whole country about breathes of June. We left Rome this morning on an excursion to the "Fountain of Egeria." A more heavenly day never broke.

Pencillings by the Way

Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of Pencillings by the Way is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The last days of March have come, clothed in sunshine and summer.

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The grass is tall in the Campagna, the fruit-trees are in blossom, the roses and myrtles are in full flower, the shrubs are in full leaf, the whole country about breathes of June.

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We left Rome this morning on an excursion to the "Fountain of Egeria."

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A more heavenly day never broke.

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About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “The grass is tall in the Campagna, the fruit-trees are in blossom, the roses and myrtles are in full flower, the shrubs are in full leaf, the whole country about breathes of June.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “The last days of March have come, clothed in sunshine and summer.”

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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 A more heavenly day never broke.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The grass is tall in the Campagna, the fruit-trees are in blossom, the roses and myrtles are in full flower, the shrubs are in full leaf, the whole country about breathes of June.

andeterminerUS /æn/

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

From this reading We left Rome this morning on an excursion to the "Fountain of Egeria."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The last days of March have come, clothed in sunshine and summer.

APOSTLES

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From this reading SUMMER WEATHER IN MARCH--BATHS OF CARACALLA--BEGINNING OF THE APPIAN WAY--TOMB OF THE SCIPIOS--CATACOMBS--CHURCH OF SAN SEBASTIANO--YOUNG CAPUCHIN FRIAR--TOMBS OF THE EARLY CHRISTIAN MARTYRS--CHAMBER WHERE THE APOSTLES WORSHIPPED--TOMB OF CECILIA METELLA--THE CAMPAGNA--CIRCUS OF CARACALLA OR ROMULUS--TEMPLE DEDICATED TO RIDICULE--KEATS'S GRAVE--FOUNTAIN OF EGERIA--THE WOOD WHERE NUMA MET THE NYMPH--HOLY WEEK.

APPIAN

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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading The grass is tall in the Campagna, the fruit-trees are in blossom, the roses and myrtles are in full flower, the shrubs are in full leaf, the whole country about breathes of June.

BATHS

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BEGINNING

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blossom

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From this reading The grass is tall in the Campagna, the fruit-trees are in blossom, the roses and myrtles are in full flower, the shrubs are in full leaf, the whole country about breathes of June.

breathes

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From this reading The grass is tall in the Campagna, the fruit-trees are in blossom, the roses and myrtles are in full flower, the shrubs are in full leaf, the whole country about breathes of June.

broke

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From this reading A more heavenly day never broke.

CAMPAGNA

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CAPUCHIN

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CARACALLA

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CATACOMBS

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CECILIA

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CHAMBER

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CHRISTIAN

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CHURCH

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CIRCUS

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clothed

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From this reading The last days of March have come, clothed in sunshine and summer.

come

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From this reading The last days of March have come, clothed in sunshine and summer.

country

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From this reading The grass is tall in the Campagna, the fruit-trees are in blossom, the roses and myrtles are in full flower, the shrubs are in full leaf, the whole country about breathes of June.

day

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From this reading A more heavenly day never broke.

days

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From this reading The last days of March have come, clothed in sunshine and summer.

DEDICATED

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EARLY

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EGERIA

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excursion

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From this reading We left Rome this morning on an excursion to the "Fountain of Egeria."

flower

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From this reading The grass is tall in the Campagna, the fruit-trees are in blossom, the roses and myrtles are in full flower, the shrubs are in full leaf, the whole country about breathes of June.

FOUNTAIN

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FRIAR

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fruit-trees

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From this reading The grass is tall in the Campagna, the fruit-trees are in blossom, the roses and myrtles are in full flower, the shrubs are in full leaf, the whole country about breathes of June.

full

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From this reading The grass is tall in the Campagna, the fruit-trees are in blossom, the roses and myrtles are in full flower, the shrubs are in full leaf, the whole country about breathes of June.

grass

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From this reading The grass is tall in the Campagna, the fruit-trees are in blossom, the roses and myrtles are in full flower, the shrubs are in full leaf, the whole country about breathes of June.

GRAVE

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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The last days of March have come, clothed in sunshine and summer.

heavenly

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From this reading A more heavenly day never broke.

HOLY

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INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading The grass is tall in the Campagna, the fruit-trees are in blossom, the roses and myrtles are in full flower, the shrubs are in full leaf, the whole country about breathes of June.

June

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From this reading The grass is tall in the Campagna, the fruit-trees are in blossom, the roses and myrtles are in full flower, the shrubs are in full leaf, the whole country about breathes of June.

KEATS'S

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last

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From this reading The last days of March have come, clothed in sunshine and summer.

leaf

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From this reading The grass is tall in the Campagna, the fruit-trees are in blossom, the roses and myrtles are in full flower, the shrubs are in full leaf, the whole country about breathes of June.

left

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From this reading We left Rome this morning on an excursion to the "Fountain of Egeria."

MARCH

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MARTYRS

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MET

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METELLA

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more

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From this reading A more heavenly day never broke.

morning

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From this reading We left Rome this morning on an excursion to the "Fountain of Egeria."

myrtles

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From this reading The grass is tall in the Campagna, the fruit-trees are in blossom, the roses and myrtles are in full flower, the shrubs are in full leaf, the whole country about breathes of June.

never

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From this reading A more heavenly day never broke.

NUMA

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NYMPH

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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading We left Rome this morning on an excursion to the "Fountain of Egeria."

ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

RIDICULE

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Rome

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ROMULUS

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roses

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From this reading The grass is tall in the Campagna, the fruit-trees are in blossom, the roses and myrtles are in full flower, the shrubs are in full leaf, the whole country about breathes of June.

SAN

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SCIPIOS

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SEBASTIANO

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shrubs

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From this reading The grass is tall in the Campagna, the fruit-trees are in blossom, the roses and myrtles are in full flower, the shrubs are in full leaf, the whole country about breathes of June.

SUMMER

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sunshine

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From this reading The last days of March have come, clothed in sunshine and summer.

tall

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From this reading The grass is tall in the Campagna, the fruit-trees are in blossom, the roses and myrtles are in full flower, the shrubs are in full leaf, the whole country about breathes of June.

TEMPLE

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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading We left Rome this morning on an excursion to the "Fountain of Egeria."

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

TOMB

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TOMBS

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WAY

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WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We left Rome this morning on an excursion to the "Fountain of Egeria."

WEATHER

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WEEK

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WHEREconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

whole

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From this reading The grass is tall in the Campagna, the fruit-trees are in blossom, the roses and myrtles are in full flower, the shrubs are in full leaf, the whole country about breathes of June.

WOOD

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WORSHIPPED

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YOUNG

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