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Selections from the Poems and Plays

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of Selections from the Poems and Plays is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Robert Browning • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When Mr. Browning was little more than a child he heard a woman one Guy Fawkes's Day sing, in the street a strange song whose burden was "Following the Queen of the Gypsies, O!"
The singular refrain haunted his memory for many years, and out of it was ultimately born this poem.
6-31.
The Duke's medieval castle was apparently in Northern Germany, near the sea.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Selections from the Poems and Plays

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of Selections from the Poems and Plays is here in full — 368 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/73 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When Mr. Browning was little more than a child he heard a woman one Guy Fawkes's Day sing, in the street a strange song whose burden was "Following the Queen of the Gypsies, O!"
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The singular refrain haunted his memory for many years, and out of it was ultimately born this poem.
/ðə ˈsɪŋɡjələr rɪˈfreɪn ˈhɔːntɪd hɪz ˈmem.ər.i fɔːr ˈmeni jɪrz ənd aʊt ʌv ɪt wɑːz ˈʌltəmətli bɔːrn ðɪs ˈpoʊəm/
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6-31.
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The Duke's medieval castle was apparently in Northern Germany, near the sea.
/ðə duːks mɪˈdiːvəl ˈkæsəl wɑːz əˈperəntli ɪn ˈnɔːrðərn ˈdʒɜːrməni nɪr ðə siː/
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Browning noun US /ˈbraʊnɪŋ/

United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)

From this reading “THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When Mr. Browning was little more than a child he heard a woman one Guy Fawkes's Day sing, in the street a strange song whose burden was "Following the Queen of the Gypsies, O!"”

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Duke's noun US /duːks/

possessive form of “duke” — a British peer of the highest rank

From this reading “The Duke's medieval castle was apparently in Northern Germany, near the sea.”

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Germany noun US /ˈdʒɜːrməni/

a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990

From this reading “The Duke's medieval castle was apparently in Northern Germany, near the sea.”

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Gypsies noun US /ˈdʒɪpsiz/

plural of “gypsy” — a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment

From this reading “THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When Mr. Browning was little more than a child he heard a woman one Guy Fawkes's Day sing, in the street a strange song whose burden was "Following the Queen of the Gypsies, O!"”

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haunted adjective US /ˈhɔːntɪd/

having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

From this reading “The singular refrain haunted his memory for many years, and out of it was ultimately born this poem.”

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medieval adjective US /mɪˈdiːvəl/

relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages

From this reading “The Duke's medieval castle was apparently in Northern Germany, near the sea.”

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refrain verb US /rɪˈfreɪn/

resist doing something

From this reading “The singular refrain haunted his memory for many years, and out of it was ultimately born this poem.”

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ultimately adverb US /ˈʌltəmətli/

as the end result of a succession or process

From this reading “The singular refrain haunted his memory for many years, and out of it was ultimately born this poem.”

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From this reading 78.

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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 THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When Mr. Browning was little more than a child he heard a woman one Guy Fawkes's Day sing, in the street a strange song whose burden was "Following the Queen of the Gypsies, O!"

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The singular refrain haunted his memory for many years, and out of it was ultimately born this poem.

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apparentlyadverbUS /əˈperəntli/

from appearances alone

From this reading The Duke's medieval castle was apparently in Northern Germany, near the sea.

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bornadjectiveUS /bɔːrn/

brought into existence

From this reading The singular refrain haunted his memory for many years, and out of it was ultimately born this poem.

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BrowningnounUS /ˈbraʊnɪŋ/

United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When Mr. Browning was little more than a child he heard a woman one Guy Fawkes's Day sing, in the street a strange song whose burden was "Following the Queen of the Gypsies, O!"

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burdennounUS /ˈbɜːrdən/

an onerous or difficult concern

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When Mr. Browning was little more than a child he heard a woman one Guy Fawkes's Day sing, in the street a strange song whose burden was "Following the Queen of the Gypsies, O!"

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castlenounUS /ˈkæsəl/

a large and stately mansion

From this reading The Duke's medieval castle was apparently in Northern Germany, near the sea.

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childnounUS /tʃaɪld/

a young person of either sex

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When Mr. Browning was little more than a child he heard a woman one Guy Fawkes's Day sing, in the street a strange song whose burden was "Following the Queen of the Gypsies, O!"

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DaynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When Mr. Browning was little more than a child he heard a woman one Guy Fawkes's Day sing, in the street a strange song whose burden was "Following the Queen of the Gypsies, O!"

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DUCHESSnounUS /ˈdʌtʃəs/

the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When Mr. Browning was little more than a child he heard a woman one Guy Fawkes's Day sing, in the street a strange song whose burden was "Following the Queen of the Gypsies, O!"

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Duke'snounUS /duːks/

possessive form of “duke” — a British peer of the highest rank

From this reading The Duke's medieval castle was apparently in Northern Germany, near the sea.

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Fawkes's

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From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When Mr. Browning was little more than a child he heard a woman one Guy Fawkes's Day sing, in the street a strange song whose burden was "Following the Queen of the Gypsies, O!"

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FLIGHTnounUS /flaɪt/

a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When Mr. Browning was little more than a child he heard a woman one Guy Fawkes's Day sing, in the street a strange song whose burden was "Following the Queen of the Gypsies, O!"

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FollowingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When Mr. Browning was little more than a child he heard a woman one Guy Fawkes's Day sing, in the street a strange song whose burden was "Following the Queen of the Gypsies, O!"

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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The singular refrain haunted his memory for many years, and out of it was ultimately born this poem.

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GermanynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrməni/

a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990

From this reading The Duke's medieval castle was apparently in Northern Germany, near the sea.

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GuynounUS /ɡaɪ/

an informal term for a youth or man

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When Mr. Browning was little more than a child he heard a woman one Guy Fawkes's Day sing, in the street a strange song whose burden was "Following the Queen of the Gypsies, O!"

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GypsiesnounUS /ˈdʒɪpsiz/

plural of “gypsy” — a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When Mr. Browning was little more than a child he heard a woman one Guy Fawkes's Day sing, in the street a strange song whose burden was "Following the Queen of the Gypsies, O!"

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hauntedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪd/

having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something

From this reading The singular refrain haunted his memory for many years, and out of it was ultimately born this poem.

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hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When Mr. Browning was little more than a child he heard a woman one Guy Fawkes's Day sing, in the street a strange song whose burden was "Following the Queen of the Gypsies, O!"

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heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When Mr. Browning was little more than a child he heard a woman one Guy Fawkes's Day sing, in the street a strange song whose burden was "Following the Queen of the Gypsies, O!"

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hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading The singular refrain haunted his memory for many years, and out of it was ultimately born this poem.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When Mr. Browning was little more than a child he heard a woman one Guy Fawkes's Day sing, in the street a strange song whose burden was "Following the Queen of the Gypsies, O!"

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itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The singular refrain haunted his memory for many years, and out of it was ultimately born this poem.

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littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

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

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When Mr. Browning was little more than a child he heard a woman one Guy Fawkes's Day sing, in the street a strange song whose burden was "Following the Queen of the Gypsies, O!"

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manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading The singular refrain haunted his memory for many years, and out of it was ultimately born this poem.

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medievaladjectiveUS /mɪˈdiːvəl/

relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages

From this reading The Duke's medieval castle was apparently in Northern Germany, near the sea.

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memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading The singular refrain haunted his memory for many years, and out of it was ultimately born this poem.

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moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When Mr. Browning was little more than a child he heard a woman one Guy Fawkes's Day sing, in the street a strange song whose burden was "Following the Queen of the Gypsies, O!"

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MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When Mr. Browning was little more than a child he heard a woman one Guy Fawkes's Day sing, in the street a strange song whose burden was "Following the Queen of the Gypsies, O!"

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nearadverbUS /nɪr/

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading The Duke's medieval castle was apparently in Northern Germany, near the sea.

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NorthernadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːrðərn/

in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line

From this reading The Duke's medieval castle was apparently in Northern Germany, near the sea.

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OnounUS /oʊ/

a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When Mr. Browning was little more than a child he heard a woman one Guy Fawkes's Day sing, in the street a strange song whose burden was "Following the Queen of the Gypsies, O!"

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OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When Mr. Browning was little more than a child he heard a woman one Guy Fawkes's Day sing, in the street a strange song whose burden was "Following the Queen of the Gypsies, O!"

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onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When Mr. Browning was little more than a child he heard a woman one Guy Fawkes's Day sing, in the street a strange song whose burden was "Following the Queen of the Gypsies, O!"

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outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The singular refrain haunted his memory for many years, and out of it was ultimately born this poem.

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poemnounUS /ˈpoʊəm/

a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading The singular refrain haunted his memory for many years, and out of it was ultimately born this poem.

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QueennounUS /kwiːn/

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When Mr. Browning was little more than a child he heard a woman one Guy Fawkes's Day sing, in the street a strange song whose burden was "Following the Queen of the Gypsies, O!"

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refrainverbUS /rɪˈfreɪn/

resist doing something

From this reading The singular refrain haunted his memory for many years, and out of it was ultimately born this poem.

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seanounUS /siː/

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading The Duke's medieval castle was apparently in Northern Germany, near the sea.

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singverbUS /sɪŋ/

deliver by singing

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When Mr. Browning was little more than a child he heard a woman one Guy Fawkes's Day sing, in the street a strange song whose burden was "Following the Queen of the Gypsies, O!"

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singularadjectiveUS /ˈsɪŋɡjələr/

unusual or striking

From this reading The singular refrain haunted his memory for many years, and out of it was ultimately born this poem.

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songnounUS /sɔːŋ/

a short musical composition with words

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When Mr. Browning was little more than a child he heard a woman one Guy Fawkes's Day sing, in the street a strange song whose burden was "Following the Queen of the Gypsies, O!"

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strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When Mr. Browning was little more than a child he heard a woman one Guy Fawkes's Day sing, in the street a strange song whose burden was "Following the Queen of the Gypsies, O!"

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streetnounUS /striːt/

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When Mr. Browning was little more than a child he heard a woman one Guy Fawkes's Day sing, in the street a strange song whose burden was "Following the Queen of the Gypsies, O!"

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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When Mr. Browning was little more than a child he heard a woman one Guy Fawkes's Day sing, in the street a strange song whose burden was "Following the Queen of the Gypsies, O!"

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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When Mr. Browning was little more than a child he heard a woman one Guy Fawkes's Day sing, in the street a strange song whose burden was "Following the Queen of the Gypsies, O!"

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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading The singular refrain haunted his memory for many years, and out of it was ultimately born this poem.

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ultimatelyadverbUS /ˈʌltəmətli/

as the end result of a succession or process

From this reading The singular refrain haunted his memory for many years, and out of it was ultimately born this poem.

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When Mr. Browning was little more than a child he heard a woman one Guy Fawkes's Day sing, in the street a strange song whose burden was "Following the Queen of the Gypsies, O!"

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WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When Mr. Browning was little more than a child he heard a woman one Guy Fawkes's Day sing, in the street a strange song whose burden was "Following the Queen of the Gypsies, O!"

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whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When Mr. Browning was little more than a child he heard a woman one Guy Fawkes's Day sing, in the street a strange song whose burden was "Following the Queen of the Gypsies, O!"

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womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading THE FLIGHT OF THE DUCHESS When Mr. Browning was little more than a child he heard a woman one Guy Fawkes's Day sing, in the street a strange song whose burden was "Following the Queen of the Gypsies, O!"

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yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading The singular refrain haunted his memory for many years, and out of it was ultimately born this poem.

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