Chapter 10 of Don Juan is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Don Juan is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But Tom’s no more—and so no more of Tom. Heroes must die; and by God’s blessing ’tis Not long before the most of them go home. Hail! Thamis, Hail! Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through
Chapter 10 of Don Juan is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage
From this reading “Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through”
a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading “Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through”
praise vociferously
From this reading “Hail!”
plural of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading “Heroes must die; and by God’s blessing ’tis Not long before the most of them go home.”
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading “Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through”
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
a large number or amount
From this reading “Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through”
a region marking a boundary
From this reading “Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But Tom’s no more—and so no more of Tom.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Heroes must die; and by God’s blessing ’tis Not long before the most of them go home.
the formal act of approving
From this reading Heroes must die; and by God’s blessing ’tis Not long before the most of them go home.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Tom’s no more—and so no more of Tom.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Heroes must die; and by God’s blessing ’tis Not long before the most of them go home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through
a light four-wheel horse-drawn ceremonial carriage
From this reading Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Heroes must die; and by God’s blessing ’tis Not long before the most of them go home.
a musical percussion instrument; usually consists of a hollow cylinder with a membrane stretched across each end
From this reading Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Heroes must die; and by God’s blessing ’tis Not long before the most of them go home.
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Heroes must die; and by God’s blessing ’tis Not long before the most of them go home.
praise vociferously
From this reading Hail!
plural of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading Heroes must die; and by God’s blessing ’tis Not long before the most of them go home.
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Heroes must die; and by God’s blessing ’tis Not long before the most of them go home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Heroes must die; and by God’s blessing ’tis Not long before the most of them go home.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading But Tom’s no more—and so no more of Tom.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Heroes must die; and by God’s blessing ’tis Not long before the most of them go home.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Heroes must die; and by God’s blessing ’tis Not long before the most of them go home.
not any; not one
From this reading But Tom’s no more—and so no more of Tom.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Heroes must die; and by God’s blessing ’tis Not long before the most of them go home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Tom’s no more—and so no more of Tom.
on one occasion
From this reading Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through
uttered with a trill
From this reading Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But Tom’s no more—and so no more of Tom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thamis, Hail!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Heroes must die; and by God’s blessing ’tis Not long before the most of them go home.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Heroes must die; and by God’s blessing ’tis Not long before the most of them go home.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading Heroes must die; and by God’s blessing ’tis Not long before the most of them go home.
male cat
From this reading But Tom’s no more—and so no more of Tom.
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading But Tom’s no more—and so no more of Tom.
a large number or amount
From this reading Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through
a region marking a boundary
From this reading Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Upon thy verge it is That Juan’s chariot, rolling like a drum In thunder, holds the way it can’t well miss, Through Kennington and all the other ‘tons,’ Which makes us wish ourselves in town at once;— Through
Chapter 10 of Don Juan by George Gordon Byron, Baron Byron holds 245 sentences, grouped into 49 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 10 holds 245 sentences of Don Juan, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Don Juan by George Gordon Byron, Baron Byron exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 245 sentences, grouped into 49 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.
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