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Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of Pictures from Italy is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Charles Dickens • Curated US English Learning Edition

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* * * * * On Sunday, the Pope assisted in the performance of High Mass at St. Peter’s.

The effect of the Cathedral on my mind, on that second visit, was exactly what it was at first, and what it remains after many visits.

It is not religiously impressive or affecting.

It is an immense edifice, with no one point for the mind to rest upon; and it tires itself with wandering round and round.

The very purpose of the place, is not expressed in anything you see there, unless you examine its details—and all examination of details is incompatible with the place itself.

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Pictures from Italy Charles Dickens

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Chapter XIII

Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of Pictures from Italy is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

* * * * * On Sunday, the Pope assisted in the performance of High Mass at St. Peter’s. The effect of the Cathedral on my mind, on that second visit, was exactly what it was at first, and what it remains after many visits. It is not religiously impressive or affecting. It is an immense edifice, with no one point for the mind to rest upon; and it tires itself with wandering round and round. The very purpose of the place, is not expressed in anything you see there, unless you examine its details—and all examination of details is incompatible with the place itself.

Pictures from Italy

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of Pictures from Italy is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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* * * * * On Sunday, the Pope assisted in the performance of High Mass at St. Peter’s.

Line 2

The effect of the Cathedral on my mind, on that second visit, was exactly what it was at first, and what it remains after many visits.

Line 3

It is not religiously impressive or affecting.

Line 4

It is an immense edifice, with no one point for the mind to rest upon; and it tires itself with wandering round and round.

Line 5

The very purpose of the place, is not expressed in anything you see there, unless you examine its details—and all examination of details is incompatible with the place itself.

Learner Dictionary

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Mind noun US /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading “The effect of the Cathedral on my mind, on that second visit, was exactly what it was at first, and what it remains after many visits.”

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affecting

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From this reading It is not religiously impressive or affecting.

after

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From this reading The effect of the Cathedral on my mind, on that second visit, was exactly what it was at first, and what it remains after many visits.

all

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From this reading The very purpose of the place, is not expressed in anything you see there, unless you examine its details—and all examination of details is incompatible with the place itself.

an

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From this reading It is an immense edifice, with no one point for the mind to rest upon; and it tires itself with wandering round and round.

and

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From this reading The effect of the Cathedral on my mind, on that second visit, was exactly what it was at first, and what it remains after many visits.

anything

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From this reading The very purpose of the place, is not expressed in anything you see there, unless you examine its details—and all examination of details is incompatible with the place itself.

assisted

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From this reading * * * * * On Sunday, the Pope assisted in the performance of High Mass at St. Peter’s.

at

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From this reading * * * * * On Sunday, the Pope assisted in the performance of High Mass at St. Peter’s.

Cathedral

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From this reading The effect of the Cathedral on my mind, on that second visit, was exactly what it was at first, and what it remains after many visits.

details

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From this reading The very purpose of the place, is not expressed in anything you see there, unless you examine its details—and all examination of details is incompatible with the place itself.

edifice

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From this reading It is an immense edifice, with no one point for the mind to rest upon; and it tires itself with wandering round and round.

effect

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From this reading The effect of the Cathedral on my mind, on that second visit, was exactly what it was at first, and what it remains after many visits.

exactly

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From this reading The effect of the Cathedral on my mind, on that second visit, was exactly what it was at first, and what it remains after many visits.

examination

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From this reading The very purpose of the place, is not expressed in anything you see there, unless you examine its details—and all examination of details is incompatible with the place itself.

examine

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From this reading The very purpose of the place, is not expressed in anything you see there, unless you examine its details—and all examination of details is incompatible with the place itself.

expressed

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From this reading The very purpose of the place, is not expressed in anything you see there, unless you examine its details—and all examination of details is incompatible with the place itself.

first

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From this reading The effect of the Cathedral on my mind, on that second visit, was exactly what it was at first, and what it remains after many visits.

for

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From this reading It is an immense edifice, with no one point for the mind to rest upon; and it tires itself with wandering round and round.

High

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From this reading * * * * * On Sunday, the Pope assisted in the performance of High Mass at St. Peter’s.

immense

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From this reading It is an immense edifice, with no one point for the mind to rest upon; and it tires itself with wandering round and round.

impressive

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From this reading It is not religiously impressive or affecting.

in

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From this reading * * * * * On Sunday, the Pope assisted in the performance of High Mass at St. Peter’s.

incompatible

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From this reading The very purpose of the place, is not expressed in anything you see there, unless you examine its details—and all examination of details is incompatible with the place itself.

is

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From this reading It is not religiously impressive or affecting.

it

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From this reading The effect of the Cathedral on my mind, on that second visit, was exactly what it was at first, and what it remains after many visits.

its

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From this reading The very purpose of the place, is not expressed in anything you see there, unless you examine its details—and all examination of details is incompatible with the place itself.

itself

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From this reading It is an immense edifice, with no one point for the mind to rest upon; and it tires itself with wandering round and round.

many

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From this reading The effect of the Cathedral on my mind, on that second visit, was exactly what it was at first, and what it remains after many visits.

Mass

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From this reading * * * * * On Sunday, the Pope assisted in the performance of High Mass at St. Peter’s.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading The effect of the Cathedral on my mind, on that second visit, was exactly what it was at first, and what it remains after many visits.

my

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From this reading The effect of the Cathedral on my mind, on that second visit, was exactly what it was at first, and what it remains after many visits.

no

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From this reading It is an immense edifice, with no one point for the mind to rest upon; and it tires itself with wandering round and round.

not

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From this reading It is not religiously impressive or affecting.

of

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From this reading * * * * * On Sunday, the Pope assisted in the performance of High Mass at St. Peter’s.

On

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From this reading * * * * * On Sunday, the Pope assisted in the performance of High Mass at St. Peter’s.

one

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From this reading It is an immense edifice, with no one point for the mind to rest upon; and it tires itself with wandering round and round.

or

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From this reading It is not religiously impressive or affecting.

performance

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From this reading * * * * * On Sunday, the Pope assisted in the performance of High Mass at St. Peter’s.

Peter's

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From this reading * * * * * On Sunday, the Pope assisted in the performance of High Mass at St. Peter’s.

place

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From this reading The very purpose of the place, is not expressed in anything you see there, unless you examine its details—and all examination of details is incompatible with the place itself.

point

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From this reading It is an immense edifice, with no one point for the mind to rest upon; and it tires itself with wandering round and round.

Pope

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From this reading * * * * * On Sunday, the Pope assisted in the performance of High Mass at St. Peter’s.

purpose

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From this reading The very purpose of the place, is not expressed in anything you see there, unless you examine its details—and all examination of details is incompatible with the place itself.

religiously

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From this reading It is not religiously impressive or affecting.

remains

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From this reading The effect of the Cathedral on my mind, on that second visit, was exactly what it was at first, and what it remains after many visits.

rest

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From this reading It is an immense edifice, with no one point for the mind to rest upon; and it tires itself with wandering round and round.

round

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From this reading It is an immense edifice, with no one point for the mind to rest upon; and it tires itself with wandering round and round.

second

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From this reading The effect of the Cathedral on my mind, on that second visit, was exactly what it was at first, and what it remains after many visits.

see

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From this reading The very purpose of the place, is not expressed in anything you see there, unless you examine its details—and all examination of details is incompatible with the place itself.

St

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From this reading * * * * * On Sunday, the Pope assisted in the performance of High Mass at St. Peter’s.

Sunday

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From this reading * * * * * On Sunday, the Pope assisted in the performance of High Mass at St. Peter’s.

that

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From this reading The effect of the Cathedral on my mind, on that second visit, was exactly what it was at first, and what it remains after many visits.

the

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From this reading * * * * * On Sunday, the Pope assisted in the performance of High Mass at St. Peter’s.

there

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From this reading The very purpose of the place, is not expressed in anything you see there, unless you examine its details—and all examination of details is incompatible with the place itself.

tires

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From this reading It is an immense edifice, with no one point for the mind to rest upon; and it tires itself with wandering round and round.

to

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From this reading It is an immense edifice, with no one point for the mind to rest upon; and it tires itself with wandering round and round.

unless

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From this reading The very purpose of the place, is not expressed in anything you see there, unless you examine its details—and all examination of details is incompatible with the place itself.

upon

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From this reading It is an immense edifice, with no one point for the mind to rest upon; and it tires itself with wandering round and round.

very

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From this reading The very purpose of the place, is not expressed in anything you see there, unless you examine its details—and all examination of details is incompatible with the place itself.

visit

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From this reading The effect of the Cathedral on my mind, on that second visit, was exactly what it was at first, and what it remains after many visits.

visits

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From this reading The effect of the Cathedral on my mind, on that second visit, was exactly what it was at first, and what it remains after many visits.

wandering

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From this reading It is an immense edifice, with no one point for the mind to rest upon; and it tires itself with wandering round and round.

was

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From this reading The effect of the Cathedral on my mind, on that second visit, was exactly what it was at first, and what it remains after many visits.

what

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From this reading The effect of the Cathedral on my mind, on that second visit, was exactly what it was at first, and what it remains after many visits.

with

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From this reading It is an immense edifice, with no one point for the mind to rest upon; and it tires itself with wandering round and round.

you

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From this reading The very purpose of the place, is not expressed in anything you see there, unless you examine its details—and all examination of details is incompatible with the place itself.

Chapter 13 of Pictures from Italy by Charles Dickens holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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