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The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume 4
The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume 4

Chapter I

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The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Vol. IV.
London Smith, Elder, & Co., 15 Waterloo Place Of English blood, of Tuscan birth, What country should we give her?
Instead of any on the earth, The civic Heavens receive her.
And here among the English tombs In Tuscan ground we lay her, While the blue Tuscan sky endomes Our English words of prayer.
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The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume 4

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume 4 is here in full — 503 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Vol. IV.
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London Smith, Elder, & Co., 15 Waterloo Place Of English blood, of Tuscan birth, What country should we give her?
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Instead of any on the earth, The civic Heavens receive her.
/ˌɪnˈsted ʌv ˈeni ɑːn ðə ɜːrθ ðə ˈsɪvɪk ˈhevənz rəˈsiːv hɜːr/
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And here among the English tombs In Tuscan ground we lay her, While the blue Tuscan sky endomes Our English words of prayer.
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Browning noun US /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 Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Vol. IV.”

civic adjective US /ˈsɪvɪk/

of or relating or belonging to a city

From this reading “Instead of any on the earth, The civic Heavens receive her.”

Elder noun US /ˈeldər/

a person who is older than you are

From this reading “London Smith, Elder, & Co., 15 Waterloo Place Of English blood, of Tuscan birth, What country should we give her?”

Heavens noun US /ˈhevənz/

the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

From this reading “Instead of any on the earth, The civic Heavens receive her.”

Poetical adjective US /poʊˈetɪkəl/

of or relating to poetry

From this reading “The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Vol. IV.”

tombs noun US /tuːmz/

plural of “tomb” — a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)

From this reading “And here among the English tombs In Tuscan ground we lay her, While the blue Tuscan sky endomes Our English words of prayer.”

Tuscan noun US /ˈtʌskən/

a resident of Tuscany

From this reading “London Smith, Elder, & Co., 15 Waterloo Place Of English blood, of Tuscan birth, What country should we give her?”

Waterloo noun US /ˈwɔːtərluː/

a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat

From this reading “London Smith, Elder, & Co., 15 Waterloo Place Of English blood, of Tuscan birth, What country should we give her?”

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15

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From this reading London Smith, Elder, & Co., 15 Waterloo Place Of English blood, of Tuscan birth, What country should we give her?

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading And here among the English tombs In Tuscan ground we lay her, While the blue Tuscan sky endomes Our English words of prayer.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And here among the English tombs In Tuscan ground we lay her, While the blue Tuscan sky endomes Our English words of prayer.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading Instead of any on the earth, The civic Heavens receive her.

Barrett

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From this reading The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Vol. IV.

birthnounUS /bɜːrθ/

the time when something begins (especially life)

From this reading London Smith, Elder, & Co., 15 Waterloo Place Of English blood, of Tuscan birth, What country should we give her?

bloodnounUS /blʌd/

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading London Smith, Elder, & Co., 15 Waterloo Place Of English blood, of Tuscan birth, What country should we give her?

blueadjectiveUS /bluː/

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading And here among the English tombs In Tuscan ground we lay her, While the blue Tuscan sky endomes Our English words of prayer.

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 Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Vol. IV.

civicadjectiveUS /ˈsɪvɪk/

of or relating or belonging to a city

From this reading Instead of any on the earth, The civic Heavens receive her.

ConounUS /koʊ/

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

From this reading London Smith, Elder, & Co., 15 Waterloo Place Of English blood, of Tuscan birth, What country should we give her?

countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading London Smith, Elder, & Co., 15 Waterloo Place Of English blood, of Tuscan birth, What country should we give her?

earthnounUS /ɜːrθ/

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading Instead of any on the earth, The civic Heavens receive her.

EldernounUS /ˈeldər/

a person who is older than you are

From this reading London Smith, Elder, & Co., 15 Waterloo Place Of English blood, of Tuscan birth, What country should we give her?

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 The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Vol. IV.

endomes

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From this reading And here among the English tombs In Tuscan ground we lay her, While the blue Tuscan sky endomes Our English words of prayer.

EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading London Smith, Elder, & Co., 15 Waterloo Place Of English blood, of Tuscan birth, What country should we give her?

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading London Smith, Elder, & Co., 15 Waterloo Place Of English blood, of Tuscan birth, What country should we give her?

groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading And here among the English tombs In Tuscan ground we lay her, While the blue Tuscan sky endomes Our English words of prayer.

HeavensnounUS /ˈhevənz/

the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

From this reading Instead of any on the earth, The civic Heavens receive her.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading London Smith, Elder, & Co., 15 Waterloo Place Of English blood, of Tuscan birth, What country should we give her?

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

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

From this reading And here among the English tombs In Tuscan ground we lay her, While the blue Tuscan sky endomes Our English words of prayer.

IIInoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading III.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading And here among the English tombs In Tuscan ground we lay her, While the blue Tuscan sky endomes Our English words of prayer.

InsteadadverbUS /ˌɪnˈsted/

in place of, or as an alternative to

From this reading Instead of any on the earth, The civic Heavens receive her.

IVnoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Vol. IV.

layverbUS /leɪ/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading And here among the English tombs In Tuscan ground we lay her, While the blue Tuscan sky endomes Our English words of prayer.

LondonnounUS /ˈlʌndən/

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading London Smith, Elder, & Co., 15 Waterloo Place Of English blood, of Tuscan birth, What country should we give her?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Vol. IV.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Instead of any on the earth, The civic Heavens receive her.

OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading And here among the English tombs In Tuscan ground we lay her, While the blue Tuscan sky endomes Our English words of prayer.

PlacenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading London Smith, Elder, & Co., 15 Waterloo Place Of English blood, of Tuscan birth, What country should we give her?

PoeticaladjectiveUS /poʊˈetɪkəl/

of or relating to poetry

From this reading The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Vol. IV.

prayernounUS /prer/

the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

From this reading And here among the English tombs In Tuscan ground we lay her, While the blue Tuscan sky endomes Our English words of prayer.

receiveverbUS /rəˈsiːv/

get something; come into possession of

From this reading Instead of any on the earth, The civic Heavens receive her.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading London Smith, Elder, & Co., 15 Waterloo Place Of English blood, of Tuscan birth, What country should we give her?

skynounUS /skaɪ/

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading And here among the English tombs In Tuscan ground we lay her, While the blue Tuscan sky endomes Our English words of prayer.

SmithnounUS /smɪθ/

Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

From this reading London Smith, Elder, & Co., 15 Waterloo Place Of English blood, of Tuscan birth, What country should we give her?

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Vol. IV.

tombsnounUS /tuːmz/

plural of “tomb” — a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)

From this reading And here among the English tombs In Tuscan ground we lay her, While the blue Tuscan sky endomes Our English words of prayer.

TuscannounUS /ˈtʌskən/

a resident of Tuscany

From this reading London Smith, Elder, & Co., 15 Waterloo Place Of English blood, of Tuscan birth, What country should we give her?

Vol

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

From this reading The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Vol. IV.

WaterloonounUS /ˈwɔːtərluː/

a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat

From this reading London Smith, Elder, & Co., 15 Waterloo Place Of English blood, of Tuscan birth, What country should we give her?

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading London Smith, Elder, & Co., 15 Waterloo Place Of English blood, of Tuscan birth, What country should we give her?

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading London Smith, Elder, & Co., 15 Waterloo Place Of English blood, of Tuscan birth, What country should we give her?

WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading And here among the English tombs In Tuscan ground we lay her, While the blue Tuscan sky endomes Our English words of prayer.

wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading And here among the English tombs In Tuscan ground we lay her, While the blue Tuscan sky endomes Our English words of prayer.

WorksnounUS /wɜːrks/

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Vol. IV.

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