Chapter 44 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 44 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO MR. HODGSON. "Salsette frigate, in the Dardanelles, off Abydos, May 5. 1810. "I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.
Chapter 44 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
From this reading “"I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.”
past form of “communicate” — transmit information
From this reading “"I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.”
the largest city and former capital of Turkey
From this reading “"I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.”
a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
From this reading “"Salsette frigate, in the Dardanelles, off Abydos, May 5.”
a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
From this reading “"I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.”
of lesser importance or stature or rank
From this reading “"I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.”
plural of “particular” — a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
From this reading “"I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.”
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading “"I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.”
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From this reading 1810.
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From this reading "Salsette frigate, in the Dardanelles, off Abydos, May 5.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.
an ancient Greek colony on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles; scene of the legend of Hero and Leander
From this reading "Salsette frigate, in the Dardanelles, off Abydos, May 5.
later than; following
From this reading "I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.
the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
From this reading "I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading "I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.
past form of “communicate” — transmit information
From this reading "I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.
the largest city and former capital of Turkey
From this reading "I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.
the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that separates European Turkey from Asian Turkey
From this reading "Salsette frigate, in the Dardanelles, off Abydos, May 5.
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From this reading "I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.
an ancient area on the Ionian Sea that flourished as a kingdom in the 3rd century BC; located in northwestern Greece and southern Albania
From this reading "I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.
a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
From this reading "Salsette frigate, in the Dardanelles, off Abydos, May 5.
a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
From this reading "I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading "I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.
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From this reading HODGSON.
a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
From this reading "I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Salsette frigate, in the Dardanelles, off Abydos, May 5.
and nothing more
From this reading "I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Salsette frigate, in the Dardanelles, off Abydos, May 5.
of lesser importance or stature or rank
From this reading "I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.
a form of address for a man
From this reading TO MR.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Salsette frigate, in the Dardanelles, off Abydos, May 5.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.
plural of “particular” — a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
From this reading "I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.
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From this reading "Salsette frigate, in the Dardanelles, off Abydos, May 5.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Salsette frigate, in the Dardanelles, off Abydos, May 5.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO MR.
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading "I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I am on my way to Constantinople, after a tour through Greece, Epirus, &c., and part of Asia Minor, some particulars of which I have just communicated to our friend and host, H. Drury.
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