Chapter 3 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 2 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 2 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Newstead Abbey, Notts., August 12. 1811. "Peace be with the dead! Regret cannot wake them. With a sigh to the departed, let us resume the dull business of life, in the certainty that we also shall have our repose.
Chapter 3 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 2 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 29 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a church associated with a monastery or convent
From this reading “"Newstead Abbey, Notts., August 12.”
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “"Newstead Abbey, Notts., August 12.”
the state of being certain
From this reading “With a sigh to the departed, let us resume the dull business of life, in the certainty that we also shall have our repose.”
well in the past; former
From this reading “With a sigh to the departed, let us resume the dull business of life, in the certainty that we also shall have our repose.”
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading “Regret cannot wake them.”
put or confide something in a person or thing
From this reading “With a sigh to the departed, let us resume the dull business of life, in the certainty that we also shall have our repose.”
take up or begin anew
From this reading “With a sigh to the departed, let us resume the dull business of life, in the certainty that we also shall have our repose.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Regret cannot wake them.”
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From this reading "Newstead Abbey, Notts., August 12.
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From this reading 1811.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a sigh to the departed, let us resume the dull business of life, in the certainty that we also shall have our repose.
a church associated with a monastery or convent
From this reading "Newstead Abbey, Notts., August 12.
in addition
From this reading With a sigh to the departed, let us resume the dull business of life, in the certainty that we also shall have our repose.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading "Newstead Abbey, Notts., August 12.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Peace be with the dead!
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading With a sigh to the departed, let us resume the dull business of life, in the certainty that we also shall have our repose.
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From this reading Regret cannot wake them.
the state of being certain
From this reading With a sigh to the departed, let us resume the dull business of life, in the certainty that we also shall have our repose.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Peace be with the dead!
well in the past; former
From this reading With a sigh to the departed, let us resume the dull business of life, in the certainty that we also shall have our repose.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading With a sigh to the departed, let us resume the dull business of life, in the certainty that we also shall have our repose.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With a sigh to the departed, let us resume the dull business of life, in the certainty that we also shall have our repose.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading With a sigh to the departed, let us resume the dull business of life, in the certainty that we also shall have our repose.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading With a sigh to the departed, let us resume the dull business of life, in the certainty that we also shall have our repose.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading With a sigh to the departed, let us resume the dull business of life, in the certainty that we also shall have our repose.
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From this reading "Newstead Abbey, Notts., August 12.
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From this reading "Newstead Abbey, Notts., August 12.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a sigh to the departed, let us resume the dull business of life, in the certainty that we also shall have our repose.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading With a sigh to the departed, let us resume the dull business of life, in the certainty that we also shall have our repose.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading "Peace be with the dead!
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading Regret cannot wake them.
put or confide something in a person or thing
From this reading With a sigh to the departed, let us resume the dull business of life, in the certainty that we also shall have our repose.
take up or begin anew
From this reading With a sigh to the departed, let us resume the dull business of life, in the certainty that we also shall have our repose.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading With a sigh to the departed, let us resume the dull business of life, in the certainty that we also shall have our repose.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading With a sigh to the departed, let us resume the dull business of life, in the certainty that we also shall have our repose.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With a sigh to the departed, let us resume the dull business of life, in the certainty that we also shall have our repose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Peace be with the dead!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Regret cannot wake them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With a sigh to the departed, let us resume the dull business of life, in the certainty that we also shall have our repose.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With a sigh to the departed, let us resume the dull business of life, in the certainty that we also shall have our repose.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Regret cannot wake them.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading With a sigh to the departed, let us resume the dull business of life, in the certainty that we also shall have our repose.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Peace be with the dead!
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