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Chapter XXXII

Chapter 32 of St. Bernard's is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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CROWE AT GRANADA.
He that hides a dark soul, and foul thoughts, Benighted walks under the mid-day sun, Himself is his own dungeon.
—_Milton._ Have I not reason to lament What man has made of man?
—_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.
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St. Bernard's

Chapter XXXII

Chapter 32 of St. Bernard's is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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MR.
/ˈmɪstər/
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CROWE AT GRANADA.
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He that hides a dark soul, and foul thoughts, Benighted walks under the mid-day sun, Himself is his own dungeon.
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—_Milton._ Have I not reason to lament What man has made of man?
/ˈmɪltən hæv aɪ nɑːt ˈriːzən tuː ləˈment wʌt mæn hæz meɪd ʌv mæn/
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—_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.

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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.

Alhambra noun US /ælˈhæmbrə/

a fortified Moorish palace built near Granada by Muslim kings in the Middle Ages

From this reading “—_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.”

Benighted adjective US /bɪˈnaɪtɪd/

overtaken by night or darkness

From this reading “He that hides a dark soul, and foul thoughts, Benighted walks under the mid-day sun, Himself is his own dungeon.”

chatting verb US /ˈtʃætɪŋ/

inflected form of “chat” — talk socially without exchanging too much information

From this reading “—_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.”

dungeon noun US /ˈdʌndʒən/

the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress

From this reading “He that hides a dark soul, and foul thoughts, Benighted walks under the mid-day sun, Himself is his own dungeon.”

granada noun US /ɡrəˈnɑːdə/

a city in southeastern Spain that was the capital of the Moorish kingdom until it was captured by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492

From this reading “CROWE AT GRANADA.”

hides noun US /haɪdz/

plural of “hide” — the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)

From this reading “He that hides a dark soul, and foul thoughts, Benighted walks under the mid-day sun, Himself is his own dungeon.”

lament verb US /ləˈment/

express grief verbally

From this reading “—_Milton._ Have I not reason to lament What man has made of man?”

Moors noun US /mʊrz/

plural of “moor” — one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century

From this reading “—_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

five years noun + noun

In this reading “—_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.”

fairy palace noun + noun

In this reading “—_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.”

autumn evening noun + noun

In this reading “—_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.”

in the dining-room preposition + article + noun counted as “in … dining-room”

In this reading “—_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.”

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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 He that hides a dark soul, and foul thoughts, Benighted walks under the mid-day sun, Himself is his own dungeon.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading —_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.

AlhambranounUS /ælˈhæmbrə/

a fortified Moorish palace built near Granada by Muslim kings in the Middle Ages

From this reading —_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading He that hides a dark soul, and foul thoughts, Benighted walks under the mid-day sun, Himself is his own dungeon.

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading CROWE AT GRANADA.

autumnnounUS /ˈɔːtəm/

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading —_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.

BenightedadjectiveUS /bɪˈnaɪtɪd/

overtaken by night or darkness

From this reading He that hides a dark soul, and foul thoughts, Benighted walks under the mid-day sun, Himself is his own dungeon.

chattingverbUS /ˈtʃætɪŋ/

inflected form of “chat” — talk socially without exchanging too much information

From this reading —_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.

CROWE

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From this reading CROWE AT GRANADA.

darknounUS /dɑːrk/

absence of light or illumination

From this reading He that hides a dark soul, and foul thoughts, Benighted walks under the mid-day sun, Himself is his own dungeon.

denounUS /diː/

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading —_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.

dining-roomnoun

a room used for dining

From this reading —_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.

dungeonnounUS /ˈdʌndʒən/

the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress

From this reading He that hides a dark soul, and foul thoughts, Benighted walks under the mid-day sun, Himself is his own dungeon.

Elsworth

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From this reading —_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.

EnglishmennounUS /ˌeŋˈlɪʃmən/

plural of “englishman” — a man who is a native or inhabitant of England

From this reading —_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.

eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading —_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.

fairynounUS /ˈferi/

a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

From this reading —_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.

fivenounUS /faɪv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading —_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.

fouladjectiveUS /faʊl/

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

From this reading He that hides a dark soul, and foul thoughts, Benighted walks under the mid-day sun, Himself is his own dungeon.

GRANADAnounUS /ɡrəˈnɑːdə/

a city in southeastern Spain that was the capital of the Moorish kingdom until it was captured by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492

From this reading CROWE AT GRANADA.

groundsnounUS /ɡraʊndz/

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

From this reading —_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading —_Milton._ Have I not reason to lament What man has made of man?

Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading —_Milton._ Have I not reason to lament What man has made of man?

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading He that hides a dark soul, and foul thoughts, Benighted walks under the mid-day sun, Himself is his own dungeon.

hidesnounUS /haɪdz/

plural of “hide” — the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)

From this reading He that hides a dark soul, and foul thoughts, Benighted walks under the mid-day sun, Himself is his own dungeon.

HimselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

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

From this reading He that hides a dark soul, and foul thoughts, Benighted walks under the mid-day sun, Himself is his own dungeon.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading He that hides a dark soul, and foul thoughts, Benighted walks under the mid-day sun, Himself is his own dungeon.

HotelnounUS /hoʊˈtel/

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading —_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading —_Milton._ Have I not reason to lament What man has made of man?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading —_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading He that hides a dark soul, and foul thoughts, Benighted walks under the mid-day sun, Himself is his own dungeon.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading —_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.

lamentverbUS /ləˈment/

express grief verbally

From this reading —_Milton._ Have I not reason to lament What man has made of man?

los

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From this reading —_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.

lovelyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvli/

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading —_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading —_Milton._ Have I not reason to lament What man has made of man?

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading —_Milton._ Have I not reason to lament What man has made of man?

mid-day

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

From this reading He that hides a dark soul, and foul thoughts, Benighted walks under the mid-day sun, Himself is his own dungeon.

MiltonnounUS /ˈmɪltən/

English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)

From this reading —_Milton._ Have I not reason to lament What man has made of man?

MoorsnounUS /mʊrz/

plural of “moor” — one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century

From this reading —_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.

MRnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading MR.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading —_Milton._ Have I not reason to lament What man has made of man?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading —_Milton._ Have I not reason to lament What man has made of man?

OnepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading —_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading —_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading He that hides a dark soul, and foul thoughts, Benighted walks under the mid-day sun, Himself is his own dungeon.

palacenounUS /ˈpæləs/

a large and stately mansion

From this reading —_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.

reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading —_Milton._ Have I not reason to lament What man has made of man?

rednounUS /red/

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading —_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.

Siete

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

From this reading —_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.

soulnounUS /soʊl/

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

From this reading He that hides a dark soul, and foul thoughts, Benighted walks under the mid-day sun, Himself is his own dungeon.

SpainnounUS /speɪn/

a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power

From this reading —_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.

Suelos

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

From this reading —_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.

sunnounUS /sʌn/

the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system

From this reading He that hides a dark soul, and foul thoughts, Benighted walks under the mid-day sun, Himself is his own dungeon.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He that hides a dark soul, and foul thoughts, Benighted walks under the mid-day sun, Himself is his own dungeon.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading He that hides a dark soul, and foul thoughts, Benighted walks under the mid-day sun, Himself is his own dungeon.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading —_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.

thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading He that hides a dark soul, and foul thoughts, Benighted walks under the mid-day sun, Himself is his own dungeon.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading —_Milton._ Have I not reason to lament What man has made of man?

towersnounUS /ˈtaʊərz/

plural of “tower” — a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

From this reading —_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.

twonounUS /tuː/

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

From this reading —_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading He that hides a dark soul, and foul thoughts, Benighted walks under the mid-day sun, Himself is his own dungeon.

walksnounUS /wɔːks/

plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot

From this reading He that hides a dark soul, and foul thoughts, Benighted walks under the mid-day sun, Himself is his own dungeon.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading —_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading —_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading —_Milton._ Have I not reason to lament What man has made of man?

winenounUS /waɪn/

fermented juice (of grapes especially)

From this reading —_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.

WordsworthnounUS /ˈwɜːrdzwərθ/

a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)

From this reading —_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.

yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading —_Wordsworth._ One lovely autumn evening, just five years after Elsworth went to Spain, two Englishmen were chatting over their wine in the dining-room of the Hotel de los Siete Suelos in the grounds of the Alhambra at Granada, under the red towers of that fairy palace of the Moors.

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