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The Brownings, Their Life and Art

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The Brownings, Their Life and Art is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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1812-1833 "Allons! after the Great Companions! and to belong to them!"
"To know the universe itself as a road--as many roads--as roads for travelling souls."
THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."
Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.
It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.
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The Brownings, Their Life and Art

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of The Brownings, Their Life and Art is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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1812-1833 "Allons! after the Great Companions! and to belong to them!"
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"To know the universe itself as a road--as many roads--as roads for travelling souls."
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THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."
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Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.
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It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.

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

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ancestry noun US /ˈænsestri/

the descendants of one individual

From this reading “THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."”

crammed verb US /kræmd/

inflected form of “cram” — crowd or pack to capacity

From this reading “THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."”

duration noun US /ˈdʊˈreɪʃən/

the period of time during which something continues

From this reading “Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.”

formative noun US /ˈfɔːrmətɪv/

minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function

From this reading “THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."”

friendships noun US /ˈfrendʃɪps/

plural of “friendship” — the state of being friends (or friendly)

From this reading “It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.”

gleams noun US /ɡliːmz/

plural of “gleam” — an appearance of reflected light

From this reading “It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.”

vocation noun US /voʊˈkeɪʃən/

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading “THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."”

wedded adjective US /ˈwedɪd/

having been taken in marriage

From this reading “Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

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

fifteen years noun + noun

In this reading “Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.”

MOST EXQUISITE adverb + adjective

In this reading “THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."”

CRAMMED WITH verb + particle counted as “cram with”

In this reading “THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."”

entire world adjective + noun

In this reading “It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.”

SPELL OF verb + particle

In this reading “THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."”

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1812

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From this reading 1812-1833 "Allons! after the Great Companions! and to belong to them!"

1833

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From this reading 1812-1833 "Allons! after the Great Companions! and to belong to them!"

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading "To know the universe itself as a road--as many roads--as roads for travelling souls."

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading 1812-1833 "Allons! after the Great Companions! and to belong to them!"

Allons

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From this reading 1812-1833 "Allons! after the Great Companions! and to belong to them!"

ANCESTRYnounUS /ˈænsestri/

the descendants of one individual

From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading 1812-1833 "Allons! after the Great Companions! and to belong to them!"

artisticadjectiveUS /ɑːrˈtɪstɪk/

relating to or characteristic of art or artists

From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "To know the universe itself as a road--as many roads--as roads for travelling souls."

associationsnounUS /əˌsoʊsiˈeɪʃənz/

plural of “association” — a formal organization of people or groups of people

From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.

Barrett

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From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.

beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.

belongverbUS /bɪˈlɔːŋ/

be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading 1812-1833 "Allons! after the Great Companions! and to belong to them!"

BOOKSnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."

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 MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."

BYRONnounUS /ˈbaɪrən/

English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)

From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."

CHOSENnounUS /ˈtʃoʊzən/

one who is the object of choice; who is given preference

From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."

CompanionsnounUS /kəmˈpænjənz/

plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading 1812-1833 "Allons! after the Great Companions! and to belong to them!"

Contes

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From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.

CRAMMEDverbUS /kræmd/

inflected form of “cram” — crowd or pack to capacity

From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."

creationnounUS /kriˈeɪʃən/

the human act of creating

From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.

denounUS /diː/

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

From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.

DEFINITELYadverbUS /ˈdefənətli/

without question and beyond doubt

From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."

difficultadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfəkəlt/

not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure

From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.

dreamsnounUS /driːmz/

plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep

From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.

durationnounUS /ˈdʊˈreɪʃən/

the period of time during which something continues

From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.

ElizabethnounUS /ɪˈlɪzəbəθ/

daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)

From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.

entireadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtaɪər/

constituting the full quantity or extent; complete

From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.

entrancenounUS /ˈentrəns/

something that provides access (to get in or get out)

From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.

EXQUISITEadjectiveUS /ˈekskwəzət/

intense or sharp

From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."

FASCINATIONnounUS /ˌfæsəˈneɪʃən/

the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)

From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."

fifteennounUS /fɪfˈtiːn/

the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one

From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.

fifty-fiveadjective

being five more than fifty

From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "To know the universe itself as a road--as many roads--as roads for travelling souls."

forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.

FORMATIVEnounUS /ˈfɔːrmətɪv/

minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function

From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."

fragmentsnounUS /ˈfræɡmənts/

plural of “fragment” — a piece broken off or cut off of something else

From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.

friendshipsnounUS /ˈfrendʃɪps/

plural of “friendship” — the state of being friends (or friendly)

From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.

GeniusnounUS /ˈdʒiːnjəs/

someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.

gleamsnounUS /ɡliːmz/

plural of “gleam” — an appearance of reflected light

From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.

GreatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading 1812-1833 "Allons! after the Great Companions! and to belong to them!"

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.

HOMEnounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."

idylnoun

a musical composition that evokes rural life

From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.

immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/

Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)

From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.

INCONDITA

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From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."

INFLUENCESnounUS /ˈɪnfluːənsɪz/

plural of “influence” — a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."

inspirationnounUS /ˌɪnspərˈeɪʃən/

arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity

From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.

itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading "To know the universe itself as a road--as many roads--as roads for travelling souls."

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "To know the universe itself as a road--as many roads--as roads for travelling souls."

lessadverbUS /les/

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.

LIFEnounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."

LikeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.

LOVEnounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."

lovelinessnoun

the quality of being good looking and attractive

From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.

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 "To know the universe itself as a road--as many roads--as roads for travelling souls."

MODERNadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːdərn/

belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."

MOSTadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."

MUSICnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪk/

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."

mysticadjectiveUS /ˈmɪstɪk/

having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding

From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.

pagenounUS /peɪdʒ/

one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.

PAULINEadjectiveUS /pɔːˈliːn/

relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines

From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."

POETICadjectiveUS /poʊˈetɪk/

of or relating to poetry

From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."

PoetrynounUS /ˈpoʊətri/

literature in metrical form

From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.

poetsnounUS /ˈpoʊəts/

plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.

realizeverbUS /ˈriːəlaɪz/

be fully aware or cognizant of

From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.

realmnounUS /relm/

a domain in which something is dominant

From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.

roadnounUS /roʊd/

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading "To know the universe itself as a road--as many roads--as roads for travelling souls."

roadsnounUS /roʊdz/

a partly sheltered anchorage

From this reading "To know the universe itself as a road--as many roads--as roads for travelling souls."

ROBERTnounUS /ˈrɑːbərt/

United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)

From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."

ROMANCEnounUS /roʊˈmæns/

a relationship between two lovers

From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."

seventy-sevenadjective

being seven more than seventy

From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.

SHELLEYnounUS /ˈʃeli/

English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)

From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."

soulsnounUS /soʊlz/

plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading "To know the universe itself as a road--as many roads--as roads for travelling souls."

SPELLverbUS /spel/

orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of

From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."

storynounUS /ˈstɔːri/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.

SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading 1812-1833 "Allons! after the Great Companions! and to belong to them!"

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading 1812-1833 "Allons! after the Great Companions! and to belong to them!"

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading 1812-1833 "Allons! after the Great Companions! and to belong to them!"

touchedadjectiveUS /tʌtʃt/

having come into contact

From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.

travellingnounUS /ˈtrævəlɪŋ/

the act of going from one place to another

From this reading "To know the universe itself as a road--as many roads--as roads for travelling souls."

universenounUS /ˈjuːnəvɜːrs/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading "To know the universe itself as a road--as many roads--as roads for travelling souls."

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.

VOCATIONnounUS /voʊˈkeɪʃən/

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.

weddedadjectiveUS /ˈwedɪd/

having been taken in marriage

From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.

WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."

wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading It is a story that has touched the entire world "... with mystic gleams, Like fragments of forgotten dreams," this story of beautiful associations and friendships, of artistic creation, and of the entrance on a wonderful realm of inspiration and loveliness.

yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading Such a very page _de Contes_ is the life of the wedded poets, Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, that it is difficult to realize that this immortal idyl of Poetry, Genius, and Love was less than fifteen years in duration, out of his seventy-seven, and her fifty-five years of life.

YOUTHnounUS /juːθ/

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading THE MOST EXQUISITE ROMANCE OF MODERN LIFE--ANCESTRY AND YOUTH OF ROBERT BROWNING--LOVE OF MUSIC--FORMATIVE INFLUENCES--THE FASCINATION OF BYRON--A HOME "CRAMMED WITH BOOKS"--THE SPELL OF SHELLEY-- "INCONDITA"--POETIC VOCATION DEFINITELY CHOSEN--"PAULINE."

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