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1822
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From this reading One February afternoon in the year 1822, about two o'clock,--for this is the hour at which his day begins,--"the most notorious personality of his century" arouses himself, in the Palazzo Lanfranchi at Pisa.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading (_Hebrew Melodies._) _In the same Series._ _Longfellow._ _Tennyson._ _Keats._ _Browning._ _Wordsworth._ _Burns._ _Scott._ _Shelley._ A DAY WITH BYRON.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading One February afternoon in the year 1822, about two o'clock,--for this is the hour at which his day begins,--"the most notorious personality of his century" arouses himself, in the Palazzo Lanfranchi at Pisa.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One February afternoon in the year 1822, about two o'clock,--for this is the hour at which his day begins,--"the most notorious personality of his century" arouses himself, in the Palazzo Lanfranchi at Pisa.
all
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From this reading "She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies."
arises
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From this reading George Gordon Noel, Lord Byron, languidly arises and dresses, with the assistance of his devoted valet Fletcher.
arouses
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From this reading One February afternoon in the year 1822, about two o'clock,--for this is the hour at which his day begins,--"the most notorious personality of his century" arouses himself, in the Palazzo Lanfranchi at Pisa.
aspect
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From this reading "She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies."
assistance
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From this reading George Gordon Noel, Lord Byron, languidly arises and dresses, with the assistance of his devoted valet Fletcher.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One February afternoon in the year 1822, about two o'clock,--for this is the hour at which his day begins,--"the most notorious personality of his century" arouses himself, in the Palazzo Lanfranchi at Pisa.
BEAUTY
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From this reading SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY.
begins
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From this reading One February afternoon in the year 1822, about two o'clock,--for this is the hour at which his day begins,--"the most notorious personality of his century" arouses himself, in the Palazzo Lanfranchi at Pisa.
best
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From this reading "She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies."
bright
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From this reading "She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies."
Browning
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From this reading (_Hebrew Melodies._) _In the same Series._ _Longfellow._ _Tennyson._ _Keats._ _Browning._ _Wordsworth._ _Burns._ _Scott._ _Shelley._ A DAY WITH BYRON.
Burns
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BYRON
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century
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From this reading One February afternoon in the year 1822, about two o'clock,--for this is the hour at which his day begins,--"the most notorious personality of his century" arouses himself, in the Palazzo Lanfranchi at Pisa.
climes
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From this reading "She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies."
cloudless
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From this reading "She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies."
dark
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From this reading "She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies."
day
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From this reading "She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies."
denies
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From this reading "She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies."
devoted
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From this reading George Gordon Noel, Lord Byron, languidly arises and dresses, with the assistance of his devoted valet Fletcher.
dresses
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From this reading George Gordon Noel, Lord Byron, languidly arises and dresses, with the assistance of his devoted valet Fletcher.
eyes
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From this reading "She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies."
February
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From this reading One February afternoon in the year 1822, about two o'clock,--for this is the hour at which his day begins,--"the most notorious personality of his century" arouses himself, in the Palazzo Lanfranchi at Pisa.
Fletcher
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From this reading George Gordon Noel, Lord Byron, languidly arises and dresses, with the assistance of his devoted valet Fletcher.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One February afternoon in the year 1822, about two o'clock,--for this is the hour at which his day begins,--"the most notorious personality of his century" arouses himself, in the Palazzo Lanfranchi at Pisa.
gaudy
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From this reading "She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies."
George
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From this reading George Gordon Noel, Lord Byron, languidly arises and dresses, with the assistance of his devoted valet Fletcher.
Gordon
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From this reading George Gordon Noel, Lord Byron, languidly arises and dresses, with the assistance of his devoted valet Fletcher.
heaven
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From this reading "She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies."
Hebrew
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From this reading (_Hebrew Melodies._) _In the same Series._ _Longfellow._ _Tennyson._ _Keats._ _Browning._ _Wordsworth._ _Burns._ _Scott._ _Shelley._ A DAY WITH BYRON.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies."
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading One February afternoon in the year 1822, about two o'clock,--for this is the hour at which his day begins,--"the most notorious personality of his century" arouses himself, in the Palazzo Lanfranchi at Pisa.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One February afternoon in the year 1822, about two o'clock,--for this is the hour at which his day begins,--"the most notorious personality of his century" arouses himself, in the Palazzo Lanfranchi at Pisa.
hour
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From this reading One February afternoon in the year 1822, about two o'clock,--for this is the hour at which his day begins,--"the most notorious personality of his century" arouses himself, in the Palazzo Lanfranchi at Pisa.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One February afternoon in the year 1822, about two o'clock,--for this is the hour at which his day begins,--"the most notorious personality of his century" arouses himself, in the Palazzo Lanfranchi at Pisa.
Keats
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From this reading (_Hebrew Melodies._) _In the same Series._ _Longfellow._ _Tennyson._ _Keats._ _Browning._ _Wordsworth._ _Burns._ _Scott._ _Shelley._ A DAY WITH BYRON.
Lanfranchi
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From this reading One February afternoon in the year 1822, about two o'clock,--for this is the hour at which his day begins,--"the most notorious personality of his century" arouses himself, in the Palazzo Lanfranchi at Pisa.
languidly
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From this reading George Gordon Noel, Lord Byron, languidly arises and dresses, with the assistance of his devoted valet Fletcher.
light
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From this reading "She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies."
like
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From this reading "She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies."
Longfellow
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From this reading (_Hebrew Melodies._) _In the same Series._ _Longfellow._ _Tennyson._ _Keats._ _Browning._ _Wordsworth._ _Burns._ _Scott._ _Shelley._ A DAY WITH BYRON.
Lord
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From this reading George Gordon Noel, Lord Byron, languidly arises and dresses, with the assistance of his devoted valet Fletcher.
Meet
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From this reading "She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies."
mellow'd
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From this reading "She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies."
Melodies
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From this reading (_Hebrew Melodies._) _In the same Series._ _Longfellow._ _Tennyson._ _Keats._ _Browning._ _Wordsworth._ _Burns._ _Scott._ _Shelley._ A DAY WITH BYRON.
most
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From this reading One February afternoon in the year 1822, about two o'clock,--for this is the hour at which his day begins,--"the most notorious personality of his century" arouses himself, in the Palazzo Lanfranchi at Pisa.
night
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From this reading "She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies."
Noel
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From this reading George Gordon Noel, Lord Byron, languidly arises and dresses, with the assistance of his devoted valet Fletcher.
notorious
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From this reading One February afternoon in the year 1822, about two o'clock,--for this is the hour at which his day begins,--"the most notorious personality of his century" arouses himself, in the Palazzo Lanfranchi at Pisa.
o'clock
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From this reading One February afternoon in the year 1822, about two o'clock,--for this is the hour at which his day begins,--"the most notorious personality of his century" arouses himself, in the Palazzo Lanfranchi at Pisa.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies."
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One February afternoon in the year 1822, about two o'clock,--for this is the hour at which his day begins,--"the most notorious personality of his century" arouses himself, in the Palazzo Lanfranchi at Pisa.
Palazzo
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From this reading One February afternoon in the year 1822, about two o'clock,--for this is the hour at which his day begins,--"the most notorious personality of his century" arouses himself, in the Palazzo Lanfranchi at Pisa.
personality
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From this reading One February afternoon in the year 1822, about two o'clock,--for this is the hour at which his day begins,--"the most notorious personality of his century" arouses himself, in the Palazzo Lanfranchi at Pisa.
Pisa
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From this reading One February afternoon in the year 1822, about two o'clock,--for this is the hour at which his day begins,--"the most notorious personality of his century" arouses himself, in the Palazzo Lanfranchi at Pisa.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading (_Hebrew Melodies._) _In the same Series._ _Longfellow._ _Tennyson._ _Keats._ _Browning._ _Wordsworth._ _Burns._ _Scott._ _Shelley._ A DAY WITH BYRON.
Scott
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From this reading (_Hebrew Melodies._) _In the same Series._ _Longfellow._ _Tennyson._ _Keats._ _Browning._ _Wordsworth._ _Burns._ _Scott._ _Shelley._ A DAY WITH BYRON.
Series
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From this reading (_Hebrew Melodies._) _In the same Series._ _Longfellow._ _Tennyson._ _Keats._ _Browning._ _Wordsworth._ _Burns._ _Scott._ _Shelley._ A DAY WITH BYRON.
SHEpronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY.
Shelley
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From this reading (_Hebrew Melodies._) _In the same Series._ _Longfellow._ _Tennyson._ _Keats._ _Browning._ _Wordsworth._ _Burns._ _Scott._ _Shelley._ A DAY WITH BYRON.
skies
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From this reading "She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies."
starry
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From this reading "She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies."
tender
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From this reading "She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies."
Tennyson
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From this reading (_Hebrew Melodies._) _In the same Series._ _Longfellow._ _Tennyson._ _Keats._ _Browning._ _Wordsworth._ _Burns._ _Scott._ _Shelley._ A DAY WITH BYRON.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies."
that's
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From this reading "She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading One February afternoon in the year 1822, about two o'clock,--for this is the hour at which his day begins,--"the most notorious personality of his century" arouses himself, in the Palazzo Lanfranchi at Pisa.
Thus
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From this reading "She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies."
two
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From this reading One February afternoon in the year 1822, about two o'clock,--for this is the hour at which his day begins,--"the most notorious personality of his century" arouses himself, in the Palazzo Lanfranchi at Pisa.
valet
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From this reading George Gordon Noel, Lord Byron, languidly arises and dresses, with the assistance of his devoted valet Fletcher.
WALKS
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From this reading SHE WALKS IN BEAUTY.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; And all that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes: Thus mellow'd to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies."
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading (_Hebrew Melodies._) _In the same Series._ _Longfellow._ _Tennyson._ _Keats._ _Browning._ _Wordsworth._ _Burns._ _Scott._ _Shelley._ A DAY WITH BYRON.
Wordsworth
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From this reading (_Hebrew Melodies._) _In the same Series._ _Longfellow._ _Tennyson._ _Keats._ _Browning._ _Wordsworth._ _Burns._ _Scott._ _Shelley._ A DAY WITH BYRON.
year
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From this reading One February afternoon in the year 1822, about two o'clock,--for this is the hour at which his day begins,--"the most notorious personality of his century" arouses himself, in the Palazzo Lanfranchi at Pisa.
