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Chapter 22 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 2 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Cheltenham, Sept. 14. 1812. "The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen. The books were presents of a _convertible_ kind.
Chapter 22 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 2 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having no known name or identity or known source
From this reading “"The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen.”
conveying or resembling a compliment
From this reading “"The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen.”
an event that results in a transformation
From this reading “"The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen.”
a car that has top that can be folded or removed
plural of “correspondent” — someone who communicates by means of letters
From this reading “"The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen.”
plural of “infidelity” — the quality of being unfaithful
From this reading “"The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen.”
plural of “parcel” — a wrapped container
From this reading “"The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “"Cheltenham, Sept.”
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From this reading 14.
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From this reading 1812.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The books were presents of a _convertible_ kind.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen.
having no known name or identity or known source
From this reading "The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen.
eagerly desirous
From this reading "The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading The books were presents of a _convertible_ kind.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading "The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen.
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From this reading "Cheltenham, Sept.
conveying or resembling a compliment
From this reading "The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen.
have the idea for
From this reading "The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen.
gotten under control
From this reading "The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen.
an event that results in a transformation
From this reading "The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen.
a car that has top that can be folded or removed
From this reading The books were presents of a _convertible_ kind.
plural of “correspondent” — someone who communicates by means of letters
From this reading "The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading "The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen.
having an easygoing and cheerful disposition
From this reading "The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen.
plural of “infidelity” — the quality of being unfaithful
From this reading "The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading The books were presents of a _convertible_ kind.
the literary culture
From this reading "The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The books were presents of a _convertible_ kind.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen.
plural of “parcel” — a wrapped container
From this reading "The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen.
plural of “present” — the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading The books were presents of a _convertible_ kind.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading "Cheltenham, Sept.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen.
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading "The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen.
precisely as stated
From this reading "The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The books were presents of a _convertible_ kind.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "The parcels contained some letters and verses, all but one anonymous and complimentary, and very anxious for my conversion from certain infidelities into which my good-natured correspondents conceive me to have fallen.
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