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The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning
The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning

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Still, there's a gain, too!
If you take it so, The stranger's lot has special gain as well.
Do you forget there was my own far East I might have given away myself to, once, As now to Florence, and for such a gift, Stood there like a descended deity?
There, worship waits us: what is it waits here?
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The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of The Complete Poetic and Dramatic Works of Robert Browning is here in full — 873 sentences across 175 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/174 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Still, there's a gain, too!
Line 2
If you take it so, The stranger's lot has special gain as well.
/ɪf juː teɪk ɪt soʊ ðə ˈstreɪndʒərz lɑːt hæz ˈspeʃəl ɡeɪn æz wel/
Line 3
Do you forget there was my own far East I might have given away myself to, once, As now to Florence, and for such a gift, Stood there like a descended deity?
/duː juː fərˈɡet ðer wɑːz maɪ oʊn fɑːr iːst aɪ maɪt hæv ˈɡɪvən əˈweɪ ˌmaɪˈself tuː wʌns æz naʊ tuː ˈflɔːrəns ənd fɔːr sʌtʃ ə ɡɪft stʊd ðer laɪk ə dɪˈsendəd ˈdiːəti/
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There, worship waits us: what is it waits here?
/ðer ˈwɜːrʃəp weɪts ʌs wʌt ɪz ɪt weɪts hiːr/
Line 5
[_Shows the letter_.
/ʃoʊz ðə ˈletər/

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deity noun US /ˈdiːəti/

any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force

From this reading “Do you forget there was my own far East I might have given away myself to, once, As now to Florence, and for such a gift, Stood there like a descended deity?”

descended verb US /dɪˈsendəd/

past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

From this reading “Do you forget there was my own far East I might have given away myself to, once, As now to Florence, and for such a gift, Stood there like a descended deity?”

Florence noun US /ˈflɔːrəns/

a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries

From this reading “Do you forget there was my own far East I might have given away myself to, once, As now to Florence, and for such a gift, Stood there like a descended deity?”

gift noun US /ɡɪft/

something acquired without compensation

From this reading “Do you forget there was my own far East I might have given away myself to, once, As now to Florence, and for such a gift, Stood there like a descended deity?”

Shows noun US /ʃoʊz/

plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining

stranger's noun US /ˈstreɪndʒərz/

possessive form of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading “If you take it so, The stranger's lot has special gain as well.”

waits noun US /weɪts/

plural of “wait” — time during which some action is awaited

From this reading “There, worship waits us: what is it waits here?”

worship verb US /ˈwɜːrʃəp/

love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol

From this reading “There, worship waits us: what is it waits here?”

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Stood there verb + particle

In this reading “Do you forget there was my own far East I might have given away myself to, once, As now to Florence, and for such a gift, Stood there like a descended deity?”

waits here verb + particle counted as “wait here”

In this reading “There, worship waits us: what is it waits here?”

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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 Still, there's a gain, too!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Do you forget there was my own far East I might have given away myself to, once, As now to Florence, and for such a gift, Stood there like a descended deity?

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading If you take it so, The stranger's lot has special gain as well.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Do you forget there was my own far East I might have given away myself to, once, As now to Florence, and for such a gift, Stood there like a descended deity?

deitynounUS /ˈdiːəti/

any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force

From this reading Do you forget there was my own far East I might have given away myself to, once, As now to Florence, and for such a gift, Stood there like a descended deity?

descendedverbUS /dɪˈsendəd/

past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way

From this reading Do you forget there was my own far East I might have given away myself to, once, As now to Florence, and for such a gift, Stood there like a descended deity?

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Do you forget there was my own far East I might have given away myself to, once, As now to Florence, and for such a gift, Stood there like a descended deity?

EastnounUS /iːst/

the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees

From this reading Do you forget there was my own far East I might have given away myself to, once, As now to Florence, and for such a gift, Stood there like a descended deity?

faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading Do you forget there was my own far East I might have given away myself to, once, As now to Florence, and for such a gift, Stood there like a descended deity?

FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/

a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries

From this reading Do you forget there was my own far East I might have given away myself to, once, As now to Florence, and for such a gift, Stood there like a descended deity?

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Do you forget there was my own far East I might have given away myself to, once, As now to Florence, and for such a gift, Stood there like a descended deity?

forgetverbUS /fərˈɡet/

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading Do you forget there was my own far East I might have given away myself to, once, As now to Florence, and for such a gift, Stood there like a descended deity?

gainverbUS /ɡeɪn/

obtain

From this reading Still, there's a gain, too!

giftnounUS /ɡɪft/

something acquired without compensation

From this reading Do you forget there was my own far East I might have given away myself to, once, As now to Florence, and for such a gift, Stood there like a descended deity?

givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading Do you forget there was my own far East I might have given away myself to, once, As now to Florence, and for such a gift, Stood there like a descended deity?

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading If you take it so, The stranger's lot has special gain as well.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Do you forget there was my own far East I might have given away myself to, once, As now to Florence, and for such a gift, Stood there like a descended deity?

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading There, worship waits us: what is it waits here?

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading Do you forget there was my own far East I might have given away myself to, once, As now to Florence, and for such a gift, Stood there like a descended deity?

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If you take it so, The stranger's lot has special gain as well.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading There, worship waits us: what is it waits here?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading If you take it so, The stranger's lot has special gain as well.

letternounUS /ˈletər/

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading [_Shows the letter_.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Do you forget there was my own far East I might have given away myself to, once, As now to Florence, and for such a gift, Stood there like a descended deity?

lotnounUS /lɑːt/

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading If you take it so, The stranger's lot has special gain as well.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading Do you forget there was my own far East I might have given away myself to, once, As now to Florence, and for such a gift, Stood there like a descended deity?

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Do you forget there was my own far East I might have given away myself to, once, As now to Florence, and for such a gift, Stood there like a descended deity?

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading Do you forget there was my own far East I might have given away myself to, once, As now to Florence, and for such a gift, Stood there like a descended deity?

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Do you forget there was my own far East I might have given away myself to, once, As now to Florence, and for such a gift, Stood there like a descended deity?

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading Do you forget there was my own far East I might have given away myself to, once, As now to Florence, and for such a gift, Stood there like a descended deity?

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Do you forget there was my own far East I might have given away myself to, once, As now to Florence, and for such a gift, Stood there like a descended deity?

ShowsnounUS /ʃoʊz/

plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining

From this reading [_Shows the letter_.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading If you take it so, The stranger's lot has special gain as well.

specialadjectiveUS /ˈspeʃəl/

unique or specific to a person or thing or category

From this reading If you take it so, The stranger's lot has special gain as well.

StilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading Still, there's a gain, too!

StoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Do you forget there was my own far East I might have given away myself to, once, As now to Florence, and for such a gift, Stood there like a descended deity?

stranger'snounUS /ˈstreɪndʒərz/

possessive form of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading If you take it so, The stranger's lot has special gain as well.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Do you forget there was my own far East I might have given away myself to, once, As now to Florence, and for such a gift, Stood there like a descended deity?

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading If you take it so, The stranger's lot has special gain as well.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading If you take it so, The stranger's lot has special gain as well.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Do you forget there was my own far East I might have given away myself to, once, As now to Florence, and for such a gift, Stood there like a descended deity?

there's

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From this reading Still, there's a gain, too!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Do you forget there was my own far East I might have given away myself to, once, As now to Florence, and for such a gift, Stood there like a descended deity?

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Still, there's a gain, too!

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading There, worship waits us: what is it waits here?

waitsnounUS /weɪts/

plural of “wait” — time during which some action is awaited

From this reading There, worship waits us: what is it waits here?

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Do you forget there was my own far East I might have given away myself to, once, As now to Florence, and for such a gift, Stood there like a descended deity?

welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading If you take it so, The stranger's lot has special gain as well.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading There, worship waits us: what is it waits here?

worshipverbUS /ˈwɜːrʃəp/

love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol

From this reading There, worship waits us: what is it waits here?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If you take it so, The stranger's lot has special gain as well.

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