Chapter 25 of The Italians: A Novel is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXV
Chapter 25 of The Italians: A Novel is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COUNT NOBILI'S THOUGHTS. I have seen a valley canopied by a sky of blue and opaline, girt in by wooded heights, on which the sun poured down in mid-day splendor. A broad river sparkled downward, giving back ray for ray. The forest glowed without a shadow. Each little detail of leaf or stone, even a blade of grass, was turned to flame.
Chapter 25 of The Italians: A Novel is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
From this reading “A broad river sparkled downward, giving back ray for ray.”
inflected form of “gird” — prepare oneself for a military confrontation
From this reading “I have seen a valley canopied by a sky of blue and opaline, girt in by wooded heights, on which the sun poured down in mid-day splendor.”
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading “The forest glowed without a shadow.”
a high place
From this reading “I have seen a valley canopied by a sky of blue and opaline, girt in by wooded heights, on which the sun poured down in mid-day splendor.”
having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
From this reading “I have seen a valley canopied by a sky of blue and opaline, girt in by wooded heights, on which the sun poured down in mid-day splendor.”
past form of “sparkle” — reflect brightly
From this reading “A broad river sparkled downward, giving back ray for ray.”
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading “I have seen a valley canopied by a sky of blue and opaline, girt in by wooded heights, on which the sun poured down in mid-day splendor.”
covered with growing trees and bushes etc
From this reading “I have seen a valley canopied by a sky of blue and opaline, girt in by wooded heights, on which the sun poured down in mid-day splendor.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have seen a valley canopied by a sky of blue and opaline, girt in by wooded heights, on which the sun poured down in mid-day splendor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have seen a valley canopied by a sky of blue and opaline, girt in by wooded heights, on which the sun poured down in mid-day splendor.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A broad river sparkled downward, giving back ray for ray.
especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
From this reading Each little detail of leaf or stone, even a blade of grass, was turned to flame.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading I have seen a valley canopied by a sky of blue and opaline, girt in by wooded heights, on which the sun poured down in mid-day splendor.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading A broad river sparkled downward, giving back ray for ray.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I have seen a valley canopied by a sky of blue and opaline, girt in by wooded heights, on which the sun poured down in mid-day splendor.
covered with or as with a canopy
From this reading I have seen a valley canopied by a sky of blue and opaline, girt in by wooded heights, on which the sun poured down in mid-day splendor.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading COUNT NOBILI'S THOUGHTS.
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading Each little detail of leaf or stone, even a blade of grass, was turned to flame.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I have seen a valley canopied by a sky of blue and opaline, girt in by wooded heights, on which the sun poured down in mid-day splendor.
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
From this reading A broad river sparkled downward, giving back ray for ray.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each little detail of leaf or stone, even a blade of grass, was turned to flame.
divisible by two
From this reading Each little detail of leaf or stone, even a blade of grass, was turned to flame.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading Each little detail of leaf or stone, even a blade of grass, was turned to flame.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A broad river sparkled downward, giving back ray for ray.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The forest glowed without a shadow.
inflected form of “gird” — prepare oneself for a military confrontation
From this reading I have seen a valley canopied by a sky of blue and opaline, girt in by wooded heights, on which the sun poured down in mid-day splendor.
the act of giving
From this reading A broad river sparkled downward, giving back ray for ray.
past form of “glow” — emit a steady even light without flames
From this reading The forest glowed without a shadow.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Each little detail of leaf or stone, even a blade of grass, was turned to flame.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have seen a valley canopied by a sky of blue and opaline, girt in by wooded heights, on which the sun poured down in mid-day splendor.
a high place
From this reading I have seen a valley canopied by a sky of blue and opaline, girt in by wooded heights, on which the sun poured down in mid-day splendor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have seen a valley canopied by a sky of blue and opaline, girt in by wooded heights, on which the sun poured down in mid-day splendor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have seen a valley canopied by a sky of blue and opaline, girt in by wooded heights, on which the sun poured down in mid-day splendor.
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Each little detail of leaf or stone, even a blade of grass, was turned to flame.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Each little detail of leaf or stone, even a blade of grass, was turned to flame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have seen a valley canopied by a sky of blue and opaline, girt in by wooded heights, on which the sun poured down in mid-day splendor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COUNT NOBILI'S THOUGHTS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have seen a valley canopied by a sky of blue and opaline, girt in by wooded heights, on which the sun poured down in mid-day splendor.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have seen a valley canopied by a sky of blue and opaline, girt in by wooded heights, on which the sun poured down in mid-day splendor.
having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
From this reading I have seen a valley canopied by a sky of blue and opaline, girt in by wooded heights, on which the sun poured down in mid-day splendor.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Each little detail of leaf or stone, even a blade of grass, was turned to flame.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading I have seen a valley canopied by a sky of blue and opaline, girt in by wooded heights, on which the sun poured down in mid-day splendor.
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading A broad river sparkled downward, giving back ray for ray.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading A broad river sparkled downward, giving back ray for ray.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I have seen a valley canopied by a sky of blue and opaline, girt in by wooded heights, on which the sun poured down in mid-day splendor.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading The forest glowed without a shadow.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading I have seen a valley canopied by a sky of blue and opaline, girt in by wooded heights, on which the sun poured down in mid-day splendor.
past form of “sparkle” — reflect brightly
From this reading A broad river sparkled downward, giving back ray for ray.
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading I have seen a valley canopied by a sky of blue and opaline, girt in by wooded heights, on which the sun poured down in mid-day splendor.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Each little detail of leaf or stone, even a blade of grass, was turned to flame.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading I have seen a valley canopied by a sky of blue and opaline, girt in by wooded heights, on which the sun poured down in mid-day splendor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have seen a valley canopied by a sky of blue and opaline, girt in by wooded heights, on which the sun poured down in mid-day splendor.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading COUNT NOBILI'S THOUGHTS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Each little detail of leaf or stone, even a blade of grass, was turned to flame.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Each little detail of leaf or stone, even a blade of grass, was turned to flame.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading I have seen a valley canopied by a sky of blue and opaline, girt in by wooded heights, on which the sun poured down in mid-day splendor.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Each little detail of leaf or stone, even a blade of grass, was turned to flame.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have seen a valley canopied by a sky of blue and opaline, girt in by wooded heights, on which the sun poured down in mid-day splendor.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The forest glowed without a shadow.
covered with growing trees and bushes etc
From this reading I have seen a valley canopied by a sky of blue and opaline, girt in by wooded heights, on which the sun poured down in mid-day splendor.
Chapter 25 of The Italians: A Novel by Frances Minto Dickinson Elliot holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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.
Chapter 25 holds 140 sentences of The Italians: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 25 of The Italians: A Novel by Frances Minto Dickinson Elliot exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 140 sentences, grouped into 28 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 28 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 28 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 25 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The Italians: A Novel by Frances Minto Dickinson Elliot on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 8182 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #12385 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #12385, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 600 minutes of reading across 1637 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Italians: A Novel section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 38 chapters of The Italians: A Novel to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Italians: A Novel, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
