Chapter 39 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 60 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIX
Chapter 39 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 60 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO MR. HODGSON. "Gibraltar, August 6. 1809. "I have just arrived at this place after a journey through Portugal, and a part of Spain, of nearly 500 miles.
Chapter 39 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 60 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “"I have just arrived at this place after a journey through Portugal, and a part of Spain, of nearly 500 miles.”
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “"Gibraltar, August 6.”
location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules
From this reading “"Gibraltar, August 6.”
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading “"I have just arrived at this place after a journey through Portugal, and a part of Spain, of nearly 500 miles.”
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “"I have just arrived at this place after a journey through Portugal, and a part of Spain, of nearly 500 miles.”
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “"I have just arrived at this place after a journey through Portugal, and a part of Spain, of nearly 500 miles.”
a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)
From this reading “"I have just arrived at this place after a journey through Portugal, and a part of Spain, of nearly 500 miles.”
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
From this reading “"I have just arrived at this place after a journey through Portugal, and a part of Spain, of nearly 500 miles.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 1809.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have just arrived at this place after a journey through Portugal, and a part of Spain, of nearly 500 miles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Gibraltar, August 6.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I have just arrived at this place after a journey through Portugal, and a part of Spain, of nearly 500 miles.
later than; following
From this reading "I have just arrived at this place after a journey through Portugal, and a part of Spain, of nearly 500 miles.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have just arrived at this place after a journey through Portugal, and a part of Spain, of nearly 500 miles.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading "I have just arrived at this place after a journey through Portugal, and a part of Spain, of nearly 500 miles.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I have just arrived at this place after a journey through Portugal, and a part of Spain, of nearly 500 miles.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading "Gibraltar, August 6.
location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules
From this reading "Gibraltar, August 6.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have just arrived at this place after a journey through Portugal, and a part of Spain, of nearly 500 miles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HODGSON.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have just arrived at this place after a journey through Portugal, and a part of Spain, of nearly 500 miles.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading "I have just arrived at this place after a journey through Portugal, and a part of Spain, of nearly 500 miles.
and nothing more
From this reading "I have just arrived at this place after a journey through Portugal, and a part of Spain, of nearly 500 miles.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading "I have just arrived at this place after a journey through Portugal, and a part of Spain, of nearly 500 miles.
a form of address for a man
From this reading TO MR.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "I have just arrived at this place after a journey through Portugal, and a part of Spain, of nearly 500 miles.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I have just arrived at this place after a journey through Portugal, and a part of Spain, of nearly 500 miles.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "I have just arrived at this place after a journey through Portugal, and a part of Spain, of nearly 500 miles.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "I have just arrived at this place after a journey through Portugal, and a part of Spain, of nearly 500 miles.
a republic in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; Portuguese explorers and colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries created a vast overseas empire (including Brazil)
From this reading "I have just arrived at this place after a journey through Portugal, and a part of Spain, of nearly 500 miles.
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
From this reading "I have just arrived at this place after a journey through Portugal, and a part of Spain, of nearly 500 miles.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I have just arrived at this place after a journey through Portugal, and a part of Spain, of nearly 500 miles.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "I have just arrived at this place after a journey through Portugal, and a part of Spain, of nearly 500 miles.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO MR.
Chapter 39 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals by Thomas Moore holds 60 sentences, grouped into 12 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 39 holds 60 sentences of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 39 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals by Thomas Moore exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 60 sentences, grouped into 12 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.
Work through the 12 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 12 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 39 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals by Thomas Moore on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 3293 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #17684 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #17684, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 274 minutes of reading across 659 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 54 chapters of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
