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Chapter I

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Context Illustration Reading 1/97 · 5 lines
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Author of _Earlham_ & _The Craft of Fiction_ A lonely young pilgrim, Deering, a citizen of the world, his Roman accent, the English ghetto, the real Rome, plump but elegant, the newest culture, the raw world, the way to reality, Roman pictures.
Crowded tables, Mr. Bannock, the pride of the artist, a grievance, the young dancer, coils of oratory, tribute to Deering, Jaff’s sweetheart, Edna’s way, college style, the report of Buffalo, a substantial Briton.
III.
PIAZZA DELLA CANCELLERIA 38 Near the Vatican, the company of the priestcraft, the palace and the cardinal, Cooksey, secrets of the backstairs, Father Jenkins’s joke, Amerigo, Cooksey’s profanity, his rebuke to the stranger, inside the fortress, a gentleman of feeling.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter I

Reading 1/97 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Author of _Earlham_ & _The Craft of Fiction_ A lonely young pilgrim, Deering, a citizen of the world, his Roman accent, the English ghetto, the real Rome, plump but elegant, the newest culture, the raw world, the way to reality, Roman pictures.
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Crowded tables, Mr. Bannock, the pride of the artist, a grievance, the young dancer, coils of oratory, tribute to Deering, Jaff’s sweetheart, Edna’s way, college style, the report of Buffalo, a substantial Briton.
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III.
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PIAZZA DELLA CANCELLERIA 38 Near the Vatican, the company of the priestcraft, the palace and the cardinal, Cooksey, secrets of the backstairs, Father Jenkins’s joke, Amerigo, Cooksey’s profanity, his rebuke to the stranger, inside the fortress, a gentleman of feeling.
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Learner Dictionary

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Craft noun US /kræft/

a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation

From this reading “Author of _Earlham_ & _The Craft of Fiction_ A lonely young pilgrim, Deering, a citizen of the world, his Roman accent, the English ghetto, the real Rome, plump but elegant, the newest culture, the raw world, the way to reality, Roman pictures.”

Feeling noun US /ˈfeeling/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “PIAZZA DELLA CANCELLERIA 38 Near the Vatican, the company of the priestcraft, the palace and the cardinal, Cooksey, secrets of the backstairs, Father Jenkins’s joke, Amerigo, Cooksey’s profanity, his rebuke to the stranger, inside the fortress, a gentleman of feeling.”

Gentleman noun US /ˈgentleman/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “PIAZZA DELLA CANCELLERIA 38 Near the Vatican, the company of the priestcraft, the palace and the cardinal, Cooksey, secrets of the backstairs, Father Jenkins’s joke, Amerigo, Cooksey’s profanity, his rebuke to the stranger, inside the fortress, a gentleman of feeling.”

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38

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From this reading PIAZZA DELLA CANCELLERIA 38 Near the Vatican, the company of the priestcraft, the palace and the cardinal, Cooksey, secrets of the backstairs, Father Jenkins’s joke, Amerigo, Cooksey’s profanity, his rebuke to the stranger, inside the fortress, a gentleman of feeling.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading Author of _Earlham_ & _The Craft of Fiction_ A lonely young pilgrim, Deering, a citizen of the world, his Roman accent, the English ghetto, the real Rome, plump but elegant, the newest culture, the raw world, the way to reality, Roman pictures.

accent

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From this reading Author of _Earlham_ & _The Craft of Fiction_ A lonely young pilgrim, Deering, a citizen of the world, his Roman accent, the English ghetto, the real Rome, plump but elegant, the newest culture, the raw world, the way to reality, Roman pictures.

Amerigo

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From this reading PIAZZA DELLA CANCELLERIA 38 Near the Vatican, the company of the priestcraft, the palace and the cardinal, Cooksey, secrets of the backstairs, Father Jenkins’s joke, Amerigo, Cooksey’s profanity, his rebuke to the stranger, inside the fortress, a gentleman of feeling.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading PIAZZA DELLA CANCELLERIA 38 Near the Vatican, the company of the priestcraft, the palace and the cardinal, Cooksey, secrets of the backstairs, Father Jenkins’s joke, Amerigo, Cooksey’s profanity, his rebuke to the stranger, inside the fortress, a gentleman of feeling.

artist

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From this reading Crowded tables, Mr. Bannock, the pride of the artist, a grievance, the young dancer, coils of oratory, tribute to Deering, Jaff’s sweetheart, Edna’s way, college style, the report of Buffalo, a substantial Briton.

Author

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From this reading Author of _Earlham_ & _The Craft of Fiction_ A lonely young pilgrim, Deering, a citizen of the world, his Roman accent, the English ghetto, the real Rome, plump but elegant, the newest culture, the raw world, the way to reality, Roman pictures.

backstairs

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From this reading PIAZZA DELLA CANCELLERIA 38 Near the Vatican, the company of the priestcraft, the palace and the cardinal, Cooksey, secrets of the backstairs, Father Jenkins’s joke, Amerigo, Cooksey’s profanity, his rebuke to the stranger, inside the fortress, a gentleman of feeling.

Bannock

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From this reading Crowded tables, Mr. Bannock, the pride of the artist, a grievance, the young dancer, coils of oratory, tribute to Deering, Jaff’s sweetheart, Edna’s way, college style, the report of Buffalo, a substantial Briton.

Briton

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From this reading Crowded tables, Mr. Bannock, the pride of the artist, a grievance, the young dancer, coils of oratory, tribute to Deering, Jaff’s sweetheart, Edna’s way, college style, the report of Buffalo, a substantial Briton.

Buffalo

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From this reading Crowded tables, Mr. Bannock, the pride of the artist, a grievance, the young dancer, coils of oratory, tribute to Deering, Jaff’s sweetheart, Edna’s way, college style, the report of Buffalo, a substantial Briton.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Author of _Earlham_ & _The Craft of Fiction_ A lonely young pilgrim, Deering, a citizen of the world, his Roman accent, the English ghetto, the real Rome, plump but elegant, the newest culture, the raw world, the way to reality, Roman pictures.

CANCELLERIA

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From this reading PIAZZA DELLA CANCELLERIA 38 Near the Vatican, the company of the priestcraft, the palace and the cardinal, Cooksey, secrets of the backstairs, Father Jenkins’s joke, Amerigo, Cooksey’s profanity, his rebuke to the stranger, inside the fortress, a gentleman of feeling.

cardinal

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From this reading PIAZZA DELLA CANCELLERIA 38 Near the Vatican, the company of the priestcraft, the palace and the cardinal, Cooksey, secrets of the backstairs, Father Jenkins’s joke, Amerigo, Cooksey’s profanity, his rebuke to the stranger, inside the fortress, a gentleman of feeling.

citizen

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From this reading Author of _Earlham_ & _The Craft of Fiction_ A lonely young pilgrim, Deering, a citizen of the world, his Roman accent, the English ghetto, the real Rome, plump but elegant, the newest culture, the raw world, the way to reality, Roman pictures.

coils

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From this reading Crowded tables, Mr. Bannock, the pride of the artist, a grievance, the young dancer, coils of oratory, tribute to Deering, Jaff’s sweetheart, Edna’s way, college style, the report of Buffalo, a substantial Briton.

college

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From this reading Crowded tables, Mr. Bannock, the pride of the artist, a grievance, the young dancer, coils of oratory, tribute to Deering, Jaff’s sweetheart, Edna’s way, college style, the report of Buffalo, a substantial Briton.

company

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From this reading PIAZZA DELLA CANCELLERIA 38 Near the Vatican, the company of the priestcraft, the palace and the cardinal, Cooksey, secrets of the backstairs, Father Jenkins’s joke, Amerigo, Cooksey’s profanity, his rebuke to the stranger, inside the fortress, a gentleman of feeling.

Cooksey

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From this reading PIAZZA DELLA CANCELLERIA 38 Near the Vatican, the company of the priestcraft, the palace and the cardinal, Cooksey, secrets of the backstairs, Father Jenkins’s joke, Amerigo, Cooksey’s profanity, his rebuke to the stranger, inside the fortress, a gentleman of feeling.

Cooksey's

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From this reading PIAZZA DELLA CANCELLERIA 38 Near the Vatican, the company of the priestcraft, the palace and the cardinal, Cooksey, secrets of the backstairs, Father Jenkins’s joke, Amerigo, Cooksey’s profanity, his rebuke to the stranger, inside the fortress, a gentleman of feeling.

CraftnounUS /kræft/

a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation

From this reading Author of _Earlham_ & _The Craft of Fiction_ A lonely young pilgrim, Deering, a citizen of the world, his Roman accent, the English ghetto, the real Rome, plump but elegant, the newest culture, the raw world, the way to reality, Roman pictures.

Crowded

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From this reading Crowded tables, Mr. Bannock, the pride of the artist, a grievance, the young dancer, coils of oratory, tribute to Deering, Jaff’s sweetheart, Edna’s way, college style, the report of Buffalo, a substantial Briton.

culture

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From this reading Author of _Earlham_ & _The Craft of Fiction_ A lonely young pilgrim, Deering, a citizen of the world, his Roman accent, the English ghetto, the real Rome, plump but elegant, the newest culture, the raw world, the way to reality, Roman pictures.

dancer

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From this reading Crowded tables, Mr. Bannock, the pride of the artist, a grievance, the young dancer, coils of oratory, tribute to Deering, Jaff’s sweetheart, Edna’s way, college style, the report of Buffalo, a substantial Briton.

Deering

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From this reading Author of _Earlham_ & _The Craft of Fiction_ A lonely young pilgrim, Deering, a citizen of the world, his Roman accent, the English ghetto, the real Rome, plump but elegant, the newest culture, the raw world, the way to reality, Roman pictures.

DELLA

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From this reading PIAZZA DELLA CANCELLERIA 38 Near the Vatican, the company of the priestcraft, the palace and the cardinal, Cooksey, secrets of the backstairs, Father Jenkins’s joke, Amerigo, Cooksey’s profanity, his rebuke to the stranger, inside the fortress, a gentleman of feeling.

Earlham

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From this reading Author of _Earlham_ & _The Craft of Fiction_ A lonely young pilgrim, Deering, a citizen of the world, his Roman accent, the English ghetto, the real Rome, plump but elegant, the newest culture, the raw world, the way to reality, Roman pictures.

Edna's

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From this reading Crowded tables, Mr. Bannock, the pride of the artist, a grievance, the young dancer, coils of oratory, tribute to Deering, Jaff’s sweetheart, Edna’s way, college style, the report of Buffalo, a substantial Briton.

elegant

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From this reading Author of _Earlham_ & _The Craft of Fiction_ A lonely young pilgrim, Deering, a citizen of the world, his Roman accent, the English ghetto, the real Rome, plump but elegant, the newest culture, the raw world, the way to reality, Roman pictures.

English

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From this reading Author of _Earlham_ & _The Craft of Fiction_ A lonely young pilgrim, Deering, a citizen of the world, his Roman accent, the English ghetto, the real Rome, plump but elegant, the newest culture, the raw world, the way to reality, Roman pictures.

Father

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From this reading PIAZZA DELLA CANCELLERIA 38 Near the Vatican, the company of the priestcraft, the palace and the cardinal, Cooksey, secrets of the backstairs, Father Jenkins’s joke, Amerigo, Cooksey’s profanity, his rebuke to the stranger, inside the fortress, a gentleman of feeling.

feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading PIAZZA DELLA CANCELLERIA 38 Near the Vatican, the company of the priestcraft, the palace and the cardinal, Cooksey, secrets of the backstairs, Father Jenkins’s joke, Amerigo, Cooksey’s profanity, his rebuke to the stranger, inside the fortress, a gentleman of feeling.

Fiction

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From this reading Author of _Earlham_ & _The Craft of Fiction_ A lonely young pilgrim, Deering, a citizen of the world, his Roman accent, the English ghetto, the real Rome, plump but elegant, the newest culture, the raw world, the way to reality, Roman pictures.

fortress

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From this reading PIAZZA DELLA CANCELLERIA 38 Near the Vatican, the company of the priestcraft, the palace and the cardinal, Cooksey, secrets of the backstairs, Father Jenkins’s joke, Amerigo, Cooksey’s profanity, his rebuke to the stranger, inside the fortress, a gentleman of feeling.

gentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading PIAZZA DELLA CANCELLERIA 38 Near the Vatican, the company of the priestcraft, the palace and the cardinal, Cooksey, secrets of the backstairs, Father Jenkins’s joke, Amerigo, Cooksey’s profanity, his rebuke to the stranger, inside the fortress, a gentleman of feeling.

ghetto

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From this reading Author of _Earlham_ & _The Craft of Fiction_ A lonely young pilgrim, Deering, a citizen of the world, his Roman accent, the English ghetto, the real Rome, plump but elegant, the newest culture, the raw world, the way to reality, Roman pictures.

grievance

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From this reading Crowded tables, Mr. Bannock, the pride of the artist, a grievance, the young dancer, coils of oratory, tribute to Deering, Jaff’s sweetheart, Edna’s way, college style, the report of Buffalo, a substantial Briton.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Author of _Earlham_ & _The Craft of Fiction_ A lonely young pilgrim, Deering, a citizen of the world, his Roman accent, the English ghetto, the real Rome, plump but elegant, the newest culture, the raw world, the way to reality, Roman pictures.

III

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From this reading III.

inside

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From this reading PIAZZA DELLA CANCELLERIA 38 Near the Vatican, the company of the priestcraft, the palace and the cardinal, Cooksey, secrets of the backstairs, Father Jenkins’s joke, Amerigo, Cooksey’s profanity, his rebuke to the stranger, inside the fortress, a gentleman of feeling.

IV

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From this reading IV.

Jaff's

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From this reading Crowded tables, Mr. Bannock, the pride of the artist, a grievance, the young dancer, coils of oratory, tribute to Deering, Jaff’s sweetheart, Edna’s way, college style, the report of Buffalo, a substantial Briton.

Jenkins's

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From this reading PIAZZA DELLA CANCELLERIA 38 Near the Vatican, the company of the priestcraft, the palace and the cardinal, Cooksey, secrets of the backstairs, Father Jenkins’s joke, Amerigo, Cooksey’s profanity, his rebuke to the stranger, inside the fortress, a gentleman of feeling.

joke

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From this reading PIAZZA DELLA CANCELLERIA 38 Near the Vatican, the company of the priestcraft, the palace and the cardinal, Cooksey, secrets of the backstairs, Father Jenkins’s joke, Amerigo, Cooksey’s profanity, his rebuke to the stranger, inside the fortress, a gentleman of feeling.

lonely

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From this reading Author of _Earlham_ & _The Craft of Fiction_ A lonely young pilgrim, Deering, a citizen of the world, his Roman accent, the English ghetto, the real Rome, plump but elegant, the newest culture, the raw world, the way to reality, Roman pictures.

Mr

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From this reading Crowded tables, Mr. Bannock, the pride of the artist, a grievance, the young dancer, coils of oratory, tribute to Deering, Jaff’s sweetheart, Edna’s way, college style, the report of Buffalo, a substantial Briton.

Near

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From this reading PIAZZA DELLA CANCELLERIA 38 Near the Vatican, the company of the priestcraft, the palace and the cardinal, Cooksey, secrets of the backstairs, Father Jenkins’s joke, Amerigo, Cooksey’s profanity, his rebuke to the stranger, inside the fortress, a gentleman of feeling.

newest

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From this reading Author of _Earlham_ & _The Craft of Fiction_ A lonely young pilgrim, Deering, a citizen of the world, his Roman accent, the English ghetto, the real Rome, plump but elegant, the newest culture, the raw world, the way to reality, Roman pictures.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Author of _Earlham_ & _The Craft of Fiction_ A lonely young pilgrim, Deering, a citizen of the world, his Roman accent, the English ghetto, the real Rome, plump but elegant, the newest culture, the raw world, the way to reality, Roman pictures.

oratory

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From this reading Crowded tables, Mr. Bannock, the pride of the artist, a grievance, the young dancer, coils of oratory, tribute to Deering, Jaff’s sweetheart, Edna’s way, college style, the report of Buffalo, a substantial Briton.

palace

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From this reading PIAZZA DELLA CANCELLERIA 38 Near the Vatican, the company of the priestcraft, the palace and the cardinal, Cooksey, secrets of the backstairs, Father Jenkins’s joke, Amerigo, Cooksey’s profanity, his rebuke to the stranger, inside the fortress, a gentleman of feeling.

PIAZZA

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From this reading PIAZZA DELLA CANCELLERIA 38 Near the Vatican, the company of the priestcraft, the palace and the cardinal, Cooksey, secrets of the backstairs, Father Jenkins’s joke, Amerigo, Cooksey’s profanity, his rebuke to the stranger, inside the fortress, a gentleman of feeling.

pictures

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From this reading Author of _Earlham_ & _The Craft of Fiction_ A lonely young pilgrim, Deering, a citizen of the world, his Roman accent, the English ghetto, the real Rome, plump but elegant, the newest culture, the raw world, the way to reality, Roman pictures.

pilgrim

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From this reading Author of _Earlham_ & _The Craft of Fiction_ A lonely young pilgrim, Deering, a citizen of the world, his Roman accent, the English ghetto, the real Rome, plump but elegant, the newest culture, the raw world, the way to reality, Roman pictures.

plump

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From this reading Author of _Earlham_ & _The Craft of Fiction_ A lonely young pilgrim, Deering, a citizen of the world, his Roman accent, the English ghetto, the real Rome, plump but elegant, the newest culture, the raw world, the way to reality, Roman pictures.

pride

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From this reading Crowded tables, Mr. Bannock, the pride of the artist, a grievance, the young dancer, coils of oratory, tribute to Deering, Jaff’s sweetheart, Edna’s way, college style, the report of Buffalo, a substantial Briton.

priestcraft

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From this reading PIAZZA DELLA CANCELLERIA 38 Near the Vatican, the company of the priestcraft, the palace and the cardinal, Cooksey, secrets of the backstairs, Father Jenkins’s joke, Amerigo, Cooksey’s profanity, his rebuke to the stranger, inside the fortress, a gentleman of feeling.

profanity

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From this reading PIAZZA DELLA CANCELLERIA 38 Near the Vatican, the company of the priestcraft, the palace and the cardinal, Cooksey, secrets of the backstairs, Father Jenkins’s joke, Amerigo, Cooksey’s profanity, his rebuke to the stranger, inside the fortress, a gentleman of feeling.

raw

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From this reading Author of _Earlham_ & _The Craft of Fiction_ A lonely young pilgrim, Deering, a citizen of the world, his Roman accent, the English ghetto, the real Rome, plump but elegant, the newest culture, the raw world, the way to reality, Roman pictures.

real

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From this reading Author of _Earlham_ & _The Craft of Fiction_ A lonely young pilgrim, Deering, a citizen of the world, his Roman accent, the English ghetto, the real Rome, plump but elegant, the newest culture, the raw world, the way to reality, Roman pictures.

reality

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From this reading Author of _Earlham_ & _The Craft of Fiction_ A lonely young pilgrim, Deering, a citizen of the world, his Roman accent, the English ghetto, the real Rome, plump but elegant, the newest culture, the raw world, the way to reality, Roman pictures.

rebuke

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From this reading PIAZZA DELLA CANCELLERIA 38 Near the Vatican, the company of the priestcraft, the palace and the cardinal, Cooksey, secrets of the backstairs, Father Jenkins’s joke, Amerigo, Cooksey’s profanity, his rebuke to the stranger, inside the fortress, a gentleman of feeling.

report

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From this reading Crowded tables, Mr. Bannock, the pride of the artist, a grievance, the young dancer, coils of oratory, tribute to Deering, Jaff’s sweetheart, Edna’s way, college style, the report of Buffalo, a substantial Briton.

Roman

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From this reading Author of _Earlham_ & _The Craft of Fiction_ A lonely young pilgrim, Deering, a citizen of the world, his Roman accent, the English ghetto, the real Rome, plump but elegant, the newest culture, the raw world, the way to reality, Roman pictures.

Rome

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From this reading Author of _Earlham_ & _The Craft of Fiction_ A lonely young pilgrim, Deering, a citizen of the world, his Roman accent, the English ghetto, the real Rome, plump but elegant, the newest culture, the raw world, the way to reality, Roman pictures.

secrets

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From this reading PIAZZA DELLA CANCELLERIA 38 Near the Vatican, the company of the priestcraft, the palace and the cardinal, Cooksey, secrets of the backstairs, Father Jenkins’s joke, Amerigo, Cooksey’s profanity, his rebuke to the stranger, inside the fortress, a gentleman of feeling.

stranger

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From this reading PIAZZA DELLA CANCELLERIA 38 Near the Vatican, the company of the priestcraft, the palace and the cardinal, Cooksey, secrets of the backstairs, Father Jenkins’s joke, Amerigo, Cooksey’s profanity, his rebuke to the stranger, inside the fortress, a gentleman of feeling.

style

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From this reading Crowded tables, Mr. Bannock, the pride of the artist, a grievance, the young dancer, coils of oratory, tribute to Deering, Jaff’s sweetheart, Edna’s way, college style, the report of Buffalo, a substantial Briton.

substantial

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From this reading Crowded tables, Mr. Bannock, the pride of the artist, a grievance, the young dancer, coils of oratory, tribute to Deering, Jaff’s sweetheart, Edna’s way, college style, the report of Buffalo, a substantial Briton.

sweetheart

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From this reading Crowded tables, Mr. Bannock, the pride of the artist, a grievance, the young dancer, coils of oratory, tribute to Deering, Jaff’s sweetheart, Edna’s way, college style, the report of Buffalo, a substantial Briton.

tables

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From this reading Crowded tables, Mr. Bannock, the pride of the artist, a grievance, the young dancer, coils of oratory, tribute to Deering, Jaff’s sweetheart, Edna’s way, college style, the report of Buffalo, a substantial Briton.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Author of _Earlham_ & _The Craft of Fiction_ A lonely young pilgrim, Deering, a citizen of the world, his Roman accent, the English ghetto, the real Rome, plump but elegant, the newest culture, the raw world, the way to reality, Roman pictures.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Author of _Earlham_ & _The Craft of Fiction_ A lonely young pilgrim, Deering, a citizen of the world, his Roman accent, the English ghetto, the real Rome, plump but elegant, the newest culture, the raw world, the way to reality, Roman pictures.

tribute

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From this reading Crowded tables, Mr. Bannock, the pride of the artist, a grievance, the young dancer, coils of oratory, tribute to Deering, Jaff’s sweetheart, Edna’s way, college style, the report of Buffalo, a substantial Briton.

Vatican

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From this reading PIAZZA DELLA CANCELLERIA 38 Near the Vatican, the company of the priestcraft, the palace and the cardinal, Cooksey, secrets of the backstairs, Father Jenkins’s joke, Amerigo, Cooksey’s profanity, his rebuke to the stranger, inside the fortress, a gentleman of feeling.

way

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From this reading Author of _Earlham_ & _The Craft of Fiction_ A lonely young pilgrim, Deering, a citizen of the world, his Roman accent, the English ghetto, the real Rome, plump but elegant, the newest culture, the raw world, the way to reality, Roman pictures.

world

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From this reading Author of _Earlham_ & _The Craft of Fiction_ A lonely young pilgrim, Deering, a citizen of the world, his Roman accent, the English ghetto, the real Rome, plump but elegant, the newest culture, the raw world, the way to reality, Roman pictures.

young

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From this reading Author of _Earlham_ & _The Craft of Fiction_ A lonely young pilgrim, Deering, a citizen of the world, his Roman accent, the English ghetto, the real Rome, plump but elegant, the newest culture, the raw world, the way to reality, Roman pictures.