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Chapter 51 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 15 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO MRS. BYRON. "Athens, February 28. 1811. "Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.
Chapter 51 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 15 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess)
From this reading “"Athens, February 28.”
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading “BYRON.”
a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
From this reading “"Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.”
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading “"Athens, February 28.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “"Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.”
continue talking
From this reading “"Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.”
one of four equal parts
From this reading “"Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.”
plural of “remittance” — a payment of money sent to a person in another place
From this reading “"Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.”
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From this reading 1811.
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From this reading "Athens, February 28.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.
the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess)
From this reading "Athens, February 28.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading BYRON.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading "Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.
dearly loved
From this reading "Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.
a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
From this reading "Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading "Athens, February 28.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading "Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.
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 "Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.
a woman of refinement
From this reading "Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading TO MRS.
absolutely essential
From this reading "Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.
continue talking
From this reading "Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.
one of four equal parts
From this reading "Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading "Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.
plural of “remittance” — a payment of money sent to a person in another place
From this reading "Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.
the season of growth
From this reading "Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading "Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO MRS.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dear Madam, "As I have received a firman for Egypt, &c., I shall proceed to that quarter in the spring, and I beg you will state to Mr. H. that it is necessary to further remittances.
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