Chapter 54 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 338 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 54 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 338 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO MR. HENRY DRURY. "Volage frigate, off Ushant, July 17. 1811. "My dear Drury, "After two years' absence (on the 2d) and some odd days, I am approaching your country.
Chapter 54 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 338 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state of being absent
From this reading “"My dear Drury, "After two years' absence (on the 2d) and some odd days, I am approaching your country.”
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading “"My dear Drury, "After two years' absence (on the 2d) and some odd days, I am approaching your country.”
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “"My dear Drury, "After two years' absence (on the 2d) and some odd days, I am approaching your country.”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “"My dear Drury, "After two years' absence (on the 2d) and some odd days, I am approaching your country.”
a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
From this reading “"Volage frigate, off Ushant, July 17.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “HENRY DRURY.”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “"Volage frigate, off Ushant, July 17.”
not divisible by two
From this reading “"My dear Drury, "After two years' absence (on the 2d) and some odd days, I am approaching your country.”
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From this reading "Volage frigate, off Ushant, July 17.
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From this reading 1811.
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From this reading "My dear Drury, "After two years' absence (on the 2d) and some odd days, I am approaching your country.
the state of being absent
From this reading "My dear Drury, "After two years' absence (on the 2d) and some odd days, I am approaching your country.
later than; following
From this reading "My dear Drury, "After two years' absence (on the 2d) and some odd days, I am approaching your country.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "My dear Drury, "After two years' absence (on the 2d) and some odd days, I am approaching your country.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "My dear Drury, "After two years' absence (on the 2d) and some odd days, I am approaching your country.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading "My dear Drury, "After two years' absence (on the 2d) and some odd days, I am approaching your country.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "My dear Drury, "After two years' absence (on the 2d) and some odd days, I am approaching your country.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading "My dear Drury, "After two years' absence (on the 2d) and some odd days, I am approaching your country.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "My dear Drury, "After two years' absence (on the 2d) and some odd days, I am approaching your country.
dearly loved
From this reading "My dear Drury, "After two years' absence (on the 2d) and some odd days, I am approaching your country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HENRY DRURY.
a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries
From this reading "Volage frigate, off Ushant, July 17.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading HENRY DRURY.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My dear Drury, "After two years' absence (on the 2d) and some odd days, I am approaching your country.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading "Volage frigate, off Ushant, July 17.
a form of address for a man
From this reading TO MR.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear Drury, "After two years' absence (on the 2d) and some odd days, I am approaching your country.
not divisible by two
From this reading "My dear Drury, "After two years' absence (on the 2d) and some odd days, I am approaching your country.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Volage frigate, off Ushant, July 17.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "My dear Drury, "After two years' absence (on the 2d) and some odd days, I am approaching your country.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "My dear Drury, "After two years' absence (on the 2d) and some odd days, I am approaching your country.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My dear Drury, "After two years' absence (on the 2d) and some odd days, I am approaching your country.
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 "My dear Drury, "After two years' absence (on the 2d) and some odd days, I am approaching your country.
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From this reading "Volage frigate, off Ushant, July 17.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Volage frigate, off Ushant, July 17.
a late time of life
From this reading "My dear Drury, "After two years' absence (on the 2d) and some odd days, I am approaching your country.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dear Drury, "After two years' absence (on the 2d) and some odd days, I am approaching your country.
Chapter 54 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals by Thomas Moore holds 338 sentences, grouped into 68 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 54 holds 338 sentences of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 With His Letters and Journals, unabridged, divided into 68 reading sections.
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