Chapter 42 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 27 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 42 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 27 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO MRS. BYRON. "Smyrna, March 19. 1810. "Dear Mother, "I cannot write you a long letter; but as I know you will not be sorry to receive any intelligence of my movements, pray accept what I can give.
Chapter 42 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 27 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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consider or hold as true
From this reading “"Dear Mother, "I cannot write you a long letter; but as I know you will not be sorry to receive any intelligence of my movements, pray accept what I can give.”
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading “BYRON.”
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading “"Dear Mother, "I cannot write you a long letter; but as I know you will not be sorry to receive any intelligence of my movements, pray accept what I can give.”
march in a procession
From this reading “"Smyrna, March 19.”
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading “"Dear Mother, "I cannot write you a long letter; but as I know you will not be sorry to receive any intelligence of my movements, pray accept what I can give.”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “"Dear Mother, "I cannot write you a long letter; but as I know you will not be sorry to receive any intelligence of my movements, pray accept what I can give.”
get something; come into possession of
From this reading “"Dear Mother, "I cannot write you a long letter; but as I know you will not be sorry to receive any intelligence of my movements, pray accept what I can give.”
a port city in western Turkey
From this reading “"Smyrna, March 19.”
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From this reading 1810.
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From this reading "Smyrna, March 19.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Dear Mother, "I cannot write you a long letter; but as I know you will not be sorry to receive any intelligence of my movements, pray accept what I can give.
consider or hold as true
From this reading "Dear Mother, "I cannot write you a long letter; but as I know you will not be sorry to receive any intelligence of my movements, pray accept what I can give.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Dear Mother, "I cannot write you a long letter; but as I know you will not be sorry to receive any intelligence of my movements, pray accept what I can give.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Dear Mother, "I cannot write you a long letter; but as I know you will not be sorry to receive any intelligence of my movements, pray accept what I can give.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Dear Mother, "I cannot write you a long letter; but as I know you will not be sorry to receive any intelligence of my movements, pray accept what I can give.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Dear Mother, "I cannot write you a long letter; but as I know you will not be sorry to receive any intelligence of my movements, pray accept what I can give.
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading BYRON.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Dear Mother, "I cannot write you a long letter; but as I know you will not be sorry to receive any intelligence of my movements, pray accept what I can give.
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From this reading "Dear Mother, "I cannot write you a long letter; but as I know you will not be sorry to receive any intelligence of my movements, pray accept what I can give.
dearly loved
From this reading "Dear Mother, "I cannot write you a long letter; but as I know you will not be sorry to receive any intelligence of my movements, pray accept what I can give.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Dear Mother, "I cannot write you a long letter; but as I know you will not be sorry to receive any intelligence of my movements, pray accept what I can give.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Dear Mother, "I cannot write you a long letter; but as I know you will not be sorry to receive any intelligence of my movements, pray accept what I can give.
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading "Dear Mother, "I cannot write you a long letter; but as I know you will not be sorry to receive any intelligence of my movements, pray accept what I can give.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Dear Mother, "I cannot write you a long letter; but as I know you will not be sorry to receive any intelligence of my movements, pray accept what I can give.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "Dear Mother, "I cannot write you a long letter; but as I know you will not be sorry to receive any intelligence of my movements, pray accept what I can give.
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 "Dear Mother, "I cannot write you a long letter; but as I know you will not be sorry to receive any intelligence of my movements, pray accept what I can give.
march in a procession
From this reading "Smyrna, March 19.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Dear Mother, "I cannot write you a long letter; but as I know you will not be sorry to receive any intelligence of my movements, pray accept what I can give.
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading "Dear Mother, "I cannot write you a long letter; but as I know you will not be sorry to receive any intelligence of my movements, pray accept what I can give.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading TO MRS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Dear Mother, "I cannot write you a long letter; but as I know you will not be sorry to receive any intelligence of my movements, pray accept what I can give.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Dear Mother, "I cannot write you a long letter; but as I know you will not be sorry to receive any intelligence of my movements, pray accept what I can give.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Dear Mother, "I cannot write you a long letter; but as I know you will not be sorry to receive any intelligence of my movements, pray accept what I can give.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading "Dear Mother, "I cannot write you a long letter; but as I know you will not be sorry to receive any intelligence of my movements, pray accept what I can give.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading "Dear Mother, "I cannot write you a long letter; but as I know you will not be sorry to receive any intelligence of my movements, pray accept what I can give.
a port city in western Turkey
From this reading "Smyrna, March 19.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "Dear Mother, "I cannot write you a long letter; but as I know you will not be sorry to receive any intelligence of my movements, pray accept what I can give.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO MRS.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Dear Mother, "I cannot write you a long letter; but as I know you will not be sorry to receive any intelligence of my movements, pray accept what I can give.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Dear Mother, "I cannot write you a long letter; but as I know you will not be sorry to receive any intelligence of my movements, pray accept what I can give.
produce a literary work
From this reading "Dear Mother, "I cannot write you a long letter; but as I know you will not be sorry to receive any intelligence of my movements, pray accept what I can give.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dear Mother, "I cannot write you a long letter; but as I know you will not be sorry to receive any intelligence of my movements, pray accept what I can give.
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