Chapter 26 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 26 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO MR. BECKER. "Dorant's, March 28. 1808. "I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.
Chapter 26 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading “"I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “"I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.”
in the recent past
From this reading “"I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.”
march in a procession
From this reading “"Dorant's, March 28.”
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading “"I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.”
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading “"I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “"I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “"I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.”
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From this reading 1808.
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From this reading "Dorant's, March 28.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.
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From this reading BECKER.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading "I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.
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From this reading "Dorant's, March 28.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading "I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.
in the recent past
From this reading "I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.
march in a procession
From this reading "Dorant's, March 28.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.
a form of address for a man
From this reading TO MR.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading "I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.
a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading "I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.
management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
From this reading "I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading "I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO MR.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have lately received a copy of the new edition from Ridge, and it is high time for me to return my best thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in the superintendence.
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