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Chapter 52 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 25 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO MR. HODGSON. "Volage frigate, at sea, June 29. 1811. "In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.
Chapter 52 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 25 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading “"In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.”
any strong feeling
From this reading “"In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.”
a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
From this reading “"Volage frigate, at sea, June 29.”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “"In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “"Volage frigate, at sea, June 29.”
a port city in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River opposite Norfolk; naval base; shipyards
From this reading “"In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.”
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading “"In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “"In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.”
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From this reading 1811.
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From this reading "In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.
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From this reading "Volage frigate, at sea, June 29.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Volage frigate, at sea, June 29.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading "In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading "In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.
any strong feeling
From this reading "In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.
a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
From this reading "Volage frigate, at sea, June 29.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.
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From this reading HODGSON.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading "In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading "Volage frigate, at sea, June 29.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.
a form of address for a man
From this reading TO MR.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.
traveling or wandering around
From this reading "In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.
a port city in southeastern Virginia on the Elizabeth River opposite Norfolk; naval base; shipyards
From this reading "In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading "In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading "Volage frigate, at sea, June 29.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO MR.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.
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From this reading "Volage frigate, at sea, June 29.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading "In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.
a late time of life
From this reading "In a week, with a fair wind, we shall be at Portsmouth, and on the 2d of July, I shall have completed (to a day) two years of peregrination, from which I am returning with as little emotion as I set out.
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