The gospel of freedom

Chapter XXXI

Chapter 31 of The gospel of freedom is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Robert Herrick • Curated US English Learning Edition

Chapter 31 of The gospel of freedom by Robert Herrick holds 172 sentences, grouped into 35 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Chapter 31 holds 172 sentences of The gospel of freedom, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.

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She lay there motionless on the terrace into the still twilight.

The little mountain villages across the heated valley robed themselves in blue mist.

Beneath the wall the road up the hill from the Porta Fredano cut the olive trees with its snaky coils.

The silence was like the emptiness of worlds.

Suddenly she rose, impulsively striking out for an escape.

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The gospel of freedom

Chapter XXXI

Chapter 31 of The gospel of freedom is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

She lay there motionless on the terrace into the still twilight.

Line 2

The little mountain villages across the heated valley robed themselves in blue mist.

Line 3

Beneath the wall the road up the hill from the Porta Fredano cut the olive trees with its snaky coils.

Line 4

The silence was like the emptiness of worlds.

Line 5

Suddenly she rose, impulsively striking out for an escape.

Learner Dictionary

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

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

Across preposition US /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading “The little mountain villages across the heated valley robed themselves in blue mist.”

Beneath preposition US /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading “Beneath the wall the road up the hill from the Porta Fredano cut the olive trees with its snaky coils.”

Silence noun US /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading “The silence was like the emptiness of worlds.”

Themselves pronoun US /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading “The little mountain villages across the heated valley robed themselves in blue mist.”

Twilight noun US /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/

the dim light before night or sunrise

From this reading “She lay there motionless on the terrace into the still twilight.”

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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading The little mountain villages across the heated valley robed themselves in blue mist.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Suddenly she rose, impulsively striking out for an escape.

BeneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/

Directly under; in or to a lower position than.

From this reading Beneath the wall the road up the hill from the Porta Fredano cut the olive trees with its snaky coils.

blue

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From this reading The little mountain villages across the heated valley robed themselves in blue mist.

coils

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From this reading Beneath the wall the road up the hill from the Porta Fredano cut the olive trees with its snaky coils.

cut

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From this reading Beneath the wall the road up the hill from the Porta Fredano cut the olive trees with its snaky coils.

emptiness

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From this reading The silence was like the emptiness of worlds.

escape

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From this reading Suddenly she rose, impulsively striking out for an escape.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Suddenly she rose, impulsively striking out for an escape.

Fredano

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From this reading Beneath the wall the road up the hill from the Porta Fredano cut the olive trees with its snaky coils.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Beneath the wall the road up the hill from the Porta Fredano cut the olive trees with its snaky coils.

heated

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From this reading The little mountain villages across the heated valley robed themselves in blue mist.

hill

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From this reading Beneath the wall the road up the hill from the Porta Fredano cut the olive trees with its snaky coils.

impulsively

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From this reading Suddenly she rose, impulsively striking out for an escape.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The little mountain villages across the heated valley robed themselves in blue mist.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading She lay there motionless on the terrace into the still twilight.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Beneath the wall the road up the hill from the Porta Fredano cut the olive trees with its snaky coils.

lay

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From this reading She lay there motionless on the terrace into the still twilight.

like

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From this reading The silence was like the emptiness of worlds.

little

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From this reading The little mountain villages across the heated valley robed themselves in blue mist.

mist

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From this reading The little mountain villages across the heated valley robed themselves in blue mist.

motionless

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From this reading She lay there motionless on the terrace into the still twilight.

mountain

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From this reading The little mountain villages across the heated valley robed themselves in blue mist.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The silence was like the emptiness of worlds.

olive

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From this reading Beneath the wall the road up the hill from the Porta Fredano cut the olive trees with its snaky coils.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She lay there motionless on the terrace into the still twilight.

out

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From this reading Suddenly she rose, impulsively striking out for an escape.

Porta

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From this reading Beneath the wall the road up the hill from the Porta Fredano cut the olive trees with its snaky coils.

road

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From this reading Beneath the wall the road up the hill from the Porta Fredano cut the olive trees with its snaky coils.

robed

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From this reading The little mountain villages across the heated valley robed themselves in blue mist.

rose

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From this reading Suddenly she rose, impulsively striking out for an escape.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She lay there motionless on the terrace into the still twilight.

silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading The silence was like the emptiness of worlds.

snaky

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From this reading Beneath the wall the road up the hill from the Porta Fredano cut the olive trees with its snaky coils.

still

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From this reading She lay there motionless on the terrace into the still twilight.

striking

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From this reading Suddenly she rose, impulsively striking out for an escape.

Suddenly

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From this reading Suddenly she rose, impulsively striking out for an escape.

terrace

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From this reading She lay there motionless on the terrace into the still twilight.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading She lay there motionless on the terrace into the still twilight.

themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading The little mountain villages across the heated valley robed themselves in blue mist.

there

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From this reading She lay there motionless on the terrace into the still twilight.

trees

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From this reading Beneath the wall the road up the hill from the Porta Fredano cut the olive trees with its snaky coils.

twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/

the dim light before night or sunrise

From this reading She lay there motionless on the terrace into the still twilight.

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

From this reading Beneath the wall the road up the hill from the Porta Fredano cut the olive trees with its snaky coils.

valley

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From this reading The little mountain villages across the heated valley robed themselves in blue mist.

villages

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From this reading The little mountain villages across the heated valley robed themselves in blue mist.

wall

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From this reading Beneath the wall the road up the hill from the Porta Fredano cut the olive trees with its snaky coils.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The silence was like the emptiness of worlds.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Beneath the wall the road up the hill from the Porta Fredano cut the olive trees with its snaky coils.

worlds

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From this reading The silence was like the emptiness of worlds.

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