Chapter 2 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO MISS ----. Burgage Manor, August 29. 1804. "I received the arms, my dear Miss ----, and am very much obliged to you for the trouble you have taken. It is impossible I should have any fault to find with them.
Chapter 2 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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weapons considered collectively
From this reading “"I received the arms, my dear Miss ----, and am very much obliged to you for the trouble you have taken.”
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “Burgage Manor, August 29.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “It is impossible I should have any fault to find with them.”
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading “It is impossible I should have any fault to find with them.”
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading “Burgage Manor, August 29.”
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading “"I received the arms, my dear Miss ----, and am very much obliged to you for the trouble you have taken.”
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading “"I received the arms, my dear Miss ----, and am very much obliged to you for the trouble you have taken.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “"I received the arms, my dear Miss ----, and am very much obliged to you for the trouble you have taken.”
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From this reading 1804.
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From this reading Burgage Manor, August 29.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I received the arms, my dear Miss ----, and am very much obliged to you for the trouble you have taken.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I received the arms, my dear Miss ----, and am very much obliged to you for the trouble you have taken.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It is impossible I should have any fault to find with them.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading "I received the arms, my dear Miss ----, and am very much obliged to you for the trouble you have taken.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading Burgage Manor, August 29.
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From this reading Burgage Manor, August 29.
dearly loved
From this reading "I received the arms, my dear Miss ----, and am very much obliged to you for the trouble you have taken.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading It is impossible I should have any fault to find with them.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading It is impossible I should have any fault to find with them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I received the arms, my dear Miss ----, and am very much obliged to you for the trouble you have taken.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I received the arms, my dear Miss ----, and am very much obliged to you for the trouble you have taken.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I received the arms, my dear Miss ----, and am very much obliged to you for the trouble you have taken.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading It is impossible I should have any fault to find with them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is impossible I should have any fault to find with them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is impossible I should have any fault to find with them.
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading Burgage Manor, August 29.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading TO MISS ----.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "I received the arms, my dear Miss ----, and am very much obliged to you for the trouble you have taken.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I received the arms, my dear Miss ----, and am very much obliged to you for the trouble you have taken.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading "I received the arms, my dear Miss ----, and am very much obliged to you for the trouble you have taken.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading "I received the arms, my dear Miss ----, and am very much obliged to you for the trouble you have taken.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It is impossible I should have any fault to find with them.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "I received the arms, my dear Miss ----, and am very much obliged to you for the trouble you have taken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I received the arms, my dear Miss ----, and am very much obliged to you for the trouble you have taken.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It is impossible I should have any fault to find with them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO MISS ----.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "I received the arms, my dear Miss ----, and am very much obliged to you for the trouble you have taken.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I received the arms, my dear Miss ----, and am very much obliged to you for the trouble you have taken.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is impossible I should have any fault to find with them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I received the arms, my dear Miss ----, and am very much obliged to you for the trouble you have taken.
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