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Chapter 36 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO MR. HENRY DRURY. "Falmouth, June 25. 1809. My dear Drury, "We sail to-morrow in the Lisbon packet, having been detained till now by the lack of wind, and other necessaries.
Chapter 36 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “detain” — deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading “My dear Drury, "We sail to-morrow in the Lisbon packet, having been detained till now by the lack of wind, and other necessaries.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “HENRY DRURY.”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “"Falmouth, June 25.”
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading “My dear Drury, "We sail to-morrow in the Lisbon packet, having been detained till now by the lack of wind, and other necessaries.”
capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of Portugal; a major port in western Portugal on Tagus River where it broadens and empties into the Atlantic
From this reading “My dear Drury, "We sail to-morrow in the Lisbon packet, having been detained till now by the lack of wind, and other necessaries.”
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading “My dear Drury, "We sail to-morrow in the Lisbon packet, having been detained till now by the lack of wind, and other necessaries.”
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “My dear Drury, "We sail to-morrow in the Lisbon packet, having been detained till now by the lack of wind, and other necessaries.”
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading “My dear Drury, "We sail to-morrow in the Lisbon packet, having been detained till now by the lack of wind, and other necessaries.”
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From this reading 1809.
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From this reading "Falmouth, June 25.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My dear Drury, "We sail to-morrow in the Lisbon packet, having been detained till now by the lack of wind, and other necessaries.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My dear Drury, "We sail to-morrow in the Lisbon packet, having been detained till now by the lack of wind, and other necessaries.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My dear Drury, "We sail to-morrow in the Lisbon packet, having been detained till now by the lack of wind, and other necessaries.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear Drury, "We sail to-morrow in the Lisbon packet, having been detained till now by the lack of wind, and other necessaries.
past form of “detain” — deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading My dear Drury, "We sail to-morrow in the Lisbon packet, having been detained till now by the lack of wind, and other necessaries.
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From this reading HENRY DRURY.
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From this reading "Falmouth, June 25.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading My dear Drury, "We sail to-morrow in the Lisbon packet, having been detained till now by the lack of wind, and other necessaries.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading HENRY DRURY.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My dear Drury, "We sail to-morrow in the Lisbon packet, having been detained till now by the lack of wind, and other necessaries.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading "Falmouth, June 25.
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading My dear Drury, "We sail to-morrow in the Lisbon packet, having been detained till now by the lack of wind, and other necessaries.
capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of Portugal; a major port in western Portugal on Tagus River where it broadens and empties into the Atlantic
From this reading My dear Drury, "We sail to-morrow in the Lisbon packet, having been detained till now by the lack of wind, and other necessaries.
a form of address for a man
From this reading TO MR.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear Drury, "We sail to-morrow in the Lisbon packet, having been detained till now by the lack of wind, and other necessaries.
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From this reading My dear Drury, "We sail to-morrow in the Lisbon packet, having been detained till now by the lack of wind, and other necessaries.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading My dear Drury, "We sail to-morrow in the Lisbon packet, having been detained till now by the lack of wind, and other necessaries.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My dear Drury, "We sail to-morrow in the Lisbon packet, having been detained till now by the lack of wind, and other necessaries.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading My dear Drury, "We sail to-morrow in the Lisbon packet, having been detained till now by the lack of wind, and other necessaries.
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading My dear Drury, "We sail to-morrow in the Lisbon packet, having been detained till now by the lack of wind, and other necessaries.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading My dear Drury, "We sail to-morrow in the Lisbon packet, having been detained till now by the lack of wind, and other necessaries.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My dear Drury, "We sail to-morrow in the Lisbon packet, having been detained till now by the lack of wind, and other necessaries.
up to a particular time
From this reading My dear Drury, "We sail to-morrow in the Lisbon packet, having been detained till now by the lack of wind, and other necessaries.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO MR.
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From this reading My dear Drury, "We sail to-morrow in the Lisbon packet, having been detained till now by the lack of wind, and other necessaries.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading My dear Drury, "We sail to-morrow in the Lisbon packet, having been detained till now by the lack of wind, and other necessaries.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading My dear Drury, "We sail to-morrow in the Lisbon packet, having been detained till now by the lack of wind, and other necessaries.
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