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Rafael in Italy
Rafael in Italy

Chapter I · Chapter 1

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The Vocabulary at the end of the book gives the Phonetic pronunciation of the Italian words used in the book.
The Unicode alphabets have been given wherever available.
But the following two Phonetic diacritical marks do not have a Unicode representation.
Joint author of "Boy Blue and His Friends," "The Child Life Readers," etc.
Author of "Little Me Too," "The Make-Believe Boys," etc.
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Rafael in Italy

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of Rafael in Italy is here in full — 18 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/3 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The Vocabulary at the end of the book gives the Phonetic pronunciation of the Italian words used in the book.
/ðə voʊˈkæbjəleri æt ðə end ʌv ðə bʊk ɡɪvz ðə fəˈnetɪk proʊˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən ʌv ðə ˌɪˈtæljən wɜːrdz juːzd ɪn ðə bʊk/
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The Unicode alphabets have been given wherever available.
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But the following two Phonetic diacritical marks do not have a Unicode representation.
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Joint author of "Boy Blue and His Friends," "The Child Life Readers," etc.
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Author of "Little Me Too," "The Make-Believe Boys," etc.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

available adjective US /əˈveɪləbəl/

obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service

From this reading “The Unicode alphabets have been given wherever available.”

diacritical adjective US /ˌdaɪəˈkrɪtəkəl/

capable of distinguishing

From this reading “But the following two Phonetic diacritical marks do not have a Unicode representation.”

Joint noun US /dʒɔɪnt/

(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

From this reading “Joint author of "Boy Blue and His Friends," "The Child Life Readers," etc.”

Phonetic adjective US /fəˈnetɪk/

of or relating to speech sounds

From this reading “The Vocabulary at the end of the book gives the Phonetic pronunciation of the Italian words used in the book.”

pronunciation noun US /proʊˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/

the manner in which someone utters a word

From this reading “The Vocabulary at the end of the book gives the Phonetic pronunciation of the Italian words used in the book.”

Readers noun US /ˈriːdərz/

plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading

From this reading “Joint author of "Boy Blue and His Friends," "The Child Life Readers," etc.”

representation noun US /ˌreprəzenˈteɪʃən/

a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image

From this reading “But the following two Phonetic diacritical marks do not have a Unicode representation.”

Vocabulary noun US /voʊˈkæbjəleri/

a listing of the words used in some enterprise

From this reading “The Vocabulary at the end of the book gives the Phonetic pronunciation of the Italian words used in the book.”

All words in this reading · 45

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading But the following two Phonetic diacritical marks do not have a Unicode representation.

alphabets

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

From this reading The Unicode alphabets have been given wherever available.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Joint author of "Boy Blue and His Friends," "The Child Life Readers," etc.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The Vocabulary at the end of the book gives the Phonetic pronunciation of the Italian words used in the book.

authornounUS /ˈɔːθər/

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Joint author of "Boy Blue and His Friends," "The Child Life Readers," etc.

availableadjectiveUS /əˈveɪləbəl/

obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service

From this reading The Unicode alphabets have been given wherever available.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading The Unicode alphabets have been given wherever available.

BlueadjectiveUS /bluː/

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading Joint author of "Boy Blue and His Friends," "The Child Life Readers," etc.

booknounUS /bʊk/

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading The Vocabulary at the end of the book gives the Phonetic pronunciation of the Italian words used in the book.

BoynounUS /bɔɪ/

a youthful male person

From this reading Joint author of "Boy Blue and His Friends," "The Child Life Readers," etc.

BoysnounUS /bɔɪz/

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Author of "Little Me Too," "The Make-Believe Boys," etc.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But the following two Phonetic diacritical marks do not have a Unicode representation.

ChildnounUS /tʃaɪld/

a young person of either sex

From this reading Joint author of "Boy Blue and His Friends," "The Child Life Readers," etc.

diacriticaladjectiveUS /ˌdaɪəˈkrɪtəkəl/

capable of distinguishing

From this reading But the following two Phonetic diacritical marks do not have a Unicode representation.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading But the following two Phonetic diacritical marks do not have a Unicode representation.

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading The Vocabulary at the end of the book gives the Phonetic pronunciation of the Italian words used in the book.

etc

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

From this reading Joint author of "Boy Blue and His Friends," "The Child Life Readers," etc.

followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading But the following two Phonetic diacritical marks do not have a Unicode representation.

FriendsnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Joint author of "Boy Blue and His Friends," "The Child Life Readers," etc.

givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading The Unicode alphabets have been given wherever available.

givesnounUS /ɡɪvz/

plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length

From this reading The Vocabulary at the end of the book gives the Phonetic pronunciation of the Italian words used in the book.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The Unicode alphabets have been given wherever available.

HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Joint author of "Boy Blue and His Friends," "The Child Life Readers," etc.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The Vocabulary at the end of the book gives the Phonetic pronunciation of the Italian words used in the book.

ItaliannounUS /ˌɪˈtæljən/

a native or inhabitant of Italy

From this reading The Vocabulary at the end of the book gives the Phonetic pronunciation of the Italian words used in the book.

JointnounUS /dʒɔɪnt/

(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

From this reading Joint author of "Boy Blue and His Friends," "The Child Life Readers," etc.

LifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Joint author of "Boy Blue and His Friends," "The Child Life Readers," etc.

LittleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Author of "Little Me Too," "The Make-Believe Boys," etc.

Make-Believenoun

imaginative intellectual play

From this reading Author of "Little Me Too," "The Make-Believe Boys," etc.

marksnounUS /mɑːrks/

English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)

From this reading But the following two Phonetic diacritical marks do not have a Unicode representation.

MepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Author of "Little Me Too," "The Make-Believe Boys," etc.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading But the following two Phonetic diacritical marks do not have a Unicode representation.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Vocabulary at the end of the book gives the Phonetic pronunciation of the Italian words used in the book.

PhoneticadjectiveUS /fəˈnetɪk/

of or relating to speech sounds

From this reading The Vocabulary at the end of the book gives the Phonetic pronunciation of the Italian words used in the book.

pronunciationnounUS /proʊˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/

the manner in which someone utters a word

From this reading The Vocabulary at the end of the book gives the Phonetic pronunciation of the Italian words used in the book.

ReadersnounUS /ˈriːdərz/

plural of “reader” — a person who enjoys reading

From this reading Joint author of "Boy Blue and His Friends," "The Child Life Readers," etc.

representationnounUS /ˌreprəzenˈteɪʃən/

a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image

From this reading But the following two Phonetic diacritical marks do not have a Unicode representation.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Vocabulary at the end of the book gives the Phonetic pronunciation of the Italian words used in the book.

TooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Author of "Little Me Too," "The Make-Believe Boys," etc.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading But the following two Phonetic diacritical marks do not have a Unicode representation.

Unicode

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

From this reading The Unicode alphabets have been given wherever available.

usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading The Vocabulary at the end of the book gives the Phonetic pronunciation of the Italian words used in the book.

VocabularynounUS /voʊˈkæbjəleri/

a listing of the words used in some enterprise

From this reading The Vocabulary at the end of the book gives the Phonetic pronunciation of the Italian words used in the book.

whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/

in or to any place at all

From this reading The Unicode alphabets have been given wherever available.

wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading The Vocabulary at the end of the book gives the Phonetic pronunciation of the Italian words used in the book.

Chapter 1 of Rafael in Italy by Etta Blaisdell McDonald holds 18 sentences, grouped into 4 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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.

What does chapter 1 of Rafael in Italy contain?

Chapter 1 holds 18 sentences of Rafael in Italy, unabridged, divided into 4 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 1 of Rafael in Italy by Etta Blaisdell McDonald exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 18 sentences, grouped into 4 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 1 of Rafael in Italy?

Work through the 4 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 4 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 1 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Is this the complete text of Rafael in Italy?

Yes. All 1337 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #28765 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #28765, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Rafael in Italy take to read?

About 111 minutes of reading across 268 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Phonetic
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