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Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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"February 10.
1814.
"I arrived in town late yesterday evening, having been absent three weeks, which I passed in Notts. quietly and pleasantly.
You can have no conception of the uproar the eight lines on the little Royalty's weeping in 1812 (now republished) have occasioned.
The R * *, who had always thought them _yours_, chose--God knows why--on discovering them to be mine, to be _affected_ 'in sorrow rather than anger.'
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Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 38 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/7 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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"February 10.
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1814.
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"I arrived in town late yesterday evening, having been absent three weeks, which I passed in Notts. quietly and pleasantly.
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You can have no conception of the uproar the eight lines on the little Royalty's weeping in 1812 (now republished) have occasioned.
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The R * *, who had always thought them _yours_, chose--God knows why--on discovering them to be mine, to be _affected_ 'in sorrow rather than anger.'

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absent adjective US /ˈæbsənt/

not being in a specified place

From this reading “"I arrived in town late yesterday evening, having been absent three weeks, which I passed in Notts. quietly and pleasantly.”

conception noun US /kənˈsepʃən/

an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

From this reading “You can have no conception of the uproar the eight lines on the little Royalty's weeping in 1812 (now republished) have occasioned.”

discovering verb US /dɪˈskʌvərɪŋ/

-ing form of “discover” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading “The R * *, who had always thought them _yours_, chose--God knows why--on discovering them to be mine, to be _affected_ 'in sorrow rather than anger.'”

February noun US /ˈfebjəweri/

the month following January and preceding March

From this reading “"February 10.”

occasioned verb US /əˈkeɪʒənd/

past form of “occasion” — give occasion to

From this reading “You can have no conception of the uproar the eight lines on the little Royalty's weeping in 1812 (now republished) have occasioned.”

pleasantly adverb US /ˈplezəntli/

in a cheerful manner

From this reading “"I arrived in town late yesterday evening, having been absent three weeks, which I passed in Notts. quietly and pleasantly.”

uproar noun US /ˈʌprɔːr/

a state of commotion and noise and confusion

From this reading “You can have no conception of the uproar the eight lines on the little Royalty's weeping in 1812 (now republished) have occasioned.”

weeping adjective US /ˈwiːpɪŋ/

showing sorrow

From this reading “You can have no conception of the uproar the eight lines on the little Royalty's weeping in 1812 (now republished) have occasioned.”

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10

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From this reading "February 10.

1812

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From this reading You can have no conception of the uproar the eight lines on the little Royalty's weeping in 1812 (now republished) have occasioned.

1814

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From this reading 1814.

absentadjectiveUS /ˈæbsənt/

not being in a specified place

From this reading "I arrived in town late yesterday evening, having been absent three weeks, which I passed in Notts. quietly and pleasantly.

affectedadjectiveUS /əˈfektɪd/

acted upon; influenced

From this reading The R * *, who had always thought them _yours_, chose--God knows why--on discovering them to be mine, to be _affected_ 'in sorrow rather than anger.'

alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading The R * *, who had always thought them _yours_, chose--God knows why--on discovering them to be mine, to be _affected_ 'in sorrow rather than anger.'

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "I arrived in town late yesterday evening, having been absent three weeks, which I passed in Notts. quietly and pleasantly.

angernounUS /ˈæŋɡər/

a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

From this reading The R * *, who had always thought them _yours_, chose--God knows why--on discovering them to be mine, to be _affected_ 'in sorrow rather than anger.'

arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/

past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress

From this reading "I arrived in town late yesterday evening, having been absent three weeks, which I passed in Notts. quietly and pleasantly.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The R * *, who had always thought them _yours_, chose--God knows why--on discovering them to be mine, to be _affected_ 'in sorrow rather than anger.'

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "I arrived in town late yesterday evening, having been absent three weeks, which I passed in Notts. quietly and pleasantly.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading You can have no conception of the uproar the eight lines on the little Royalty's weeping in 1812 (now republished) have occasioned.

choseverbUS /tʃoʊz/

inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

From this reading The R * *, who had always thought them _yours_, chose--God knows why--on discovering them to be mine, to be _affected_ 'in sorrow rather than anger.'

conceptionnounUS /kənˈsepʃən/

an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances

From this reading You can have no conception of the uproar the eight lines on the little Royalty's weeping in 1812 (now republished) have occasioned.

discoveringverbUS /dɪˈskʌvərɪŋ/

-ing form of “discover” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading The R * *, who had always thought them _yours_, chose--God knows why--on discovering them to be mine, to be _affected_ 'in sorrow rather than anger.'

eightadjectiveUS /eɪt/

being one more than seven

From this reading You can have no conception of the uproar the eight lines on the little Royalty's weeping in 1812 (now republished) have occasioned.

eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading "I arrived in town late yesterday evening, having been absent three weeks, which I passed in Notts. quietly and pleasantly.

FebruarynounUS /ˈfebjəweri/

the month following January and preceding March

From this reading "February 10.

GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading The R * *, who had always thought them _yours_, chose--God knows why--on discovering them to be mine, to be _affected_ 'in sorrow rather than anger.'

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The R * *, who had always thought them _yours_, chose--God knows why--on discovering them to be mine, to be _affected_ 'in sorrow rather than anger.'

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading You can have no conception of the uproar the eight lines on the little Royalty's weeping in 1812 (now republished) have occasioned.

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading "I arrived in town late yesterday evening, having been absent three weeks, which I passed in Notts. quietly and pleasantly.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I arrived in town late yesterday evening, having been absent three weeks, which I passed in Notts. quietly and pleasantly.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "I arrived in town late yesterday evening, having been absent three weeks, which I passed in Notts. quietly and pleasantly.

knowsnounUS /noʊz/

plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people

From this reading The R * *, who had always thought them _yours_, chose--God knows why--on discovering them to be mine, to be _affected_ 'in sorrow rather than anger.'

lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading "I arrived in town late yesterday evening, having been absent three weeks, which I passed in Notts. quietly and pleasantly.

linesnounUS /laɪnz/

plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading You can have no conception of the uproar the eight lines on the little Royalty's weeping in 1812 (now republished) have occasioned.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading You can have no conception of the uproar the eight lines on the little Royalty's weeping in 1812 (now republished) have occasioned.

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The R * *, who had always thought them _yours_, chose--God knows why--on discovering them to be mine, to be _affected_ 'in sorrow rather than anger.'

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading You can have no conception of the uproar the eight lines on the little Royalty's weeping in 1812 (now republished) have occasioned.

Notts

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From this reading "I arrived in town late yesterday evening, having been absent three weeks, which I passed in Notts. quietly and pleasantly.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading You can have no conception of the uproar the eight lines on the little Royalty's weeping in 1812 (now republished) have occasioned.

occasionedverbUS /əˈkeɪʒənd/

past form of “occasion” — give occasion to

From this reading You can have no conception of the uproar the eight lines on the little Royalty's weeping in 1812 (now republished) have occasioned.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading You can have no conception of the uproar the eight lines on the little Royalty's weeping in 1812 (now republished) have occasioned.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading You can have no conception of the uproar the eight lines on the little Royalty's weeping in 1812 (now republished) have occasioned.

passedverbUS /pæst/

past form of “pass” — go across or through

From this reading "I arrived in town late yesterday evening, having been absent three weeks, which I passed in Notts. quietly and pleasantly.

pleasantlyadverbUS /ˈplezəntli/

in a cheerful manner

From this reading "I arrived in town late yesterday evening, having been absent three weeks, which I passed in Notts. quietly and pleasantly.

quietlyadverbUS /ˈkwaɪətli/

with low volume

From this reading "I arrived in town late yesterday evening, having been absent three weeks, which I passed in Notts. quietly and pleasantly.

RnounUS /ɑːr/

a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air

From this reading The R * *, who had always thought them _yours_, chose--God knows why--on discovering them to be mine, to be _affected_ 'in sorrow rather than anger.'

ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/

on the contrary

From this reading The R * *, who had always thought them _yours_, chose--God knows why--on discovering them to be mine, to be _affected_ 'in sorrow rather than anger.'

republished

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From this reading You can have no conception of the uproar the eight lines on the little Royalty's weeping in 1812 (now republished) have occasioned.

Royalty's

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From this reading You can have no conception of the uproar the eight lines on the little Royalty's weeping in 1812 (now republished) have occasioned.

sorrownounUS /ˈsɑːroʊ/

an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading The R * *, who had always thought them _yours_, chose--God knows why--on discovering them to be mine, to be _affected_ 'in sorrow rather than anger.'

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The R * *, who had always thought them _yours_, chose--God knows why--on discovering them to be mine, to be _affected_ 'in sorrow rather than anger.'

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading You can have no conception of the uproar the eight lines on the little Royalty's weeping in 1812 (now republished) have occasioned.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The R * *, who had always thought them _yours_, chose--God knows why--on discovering them to be mine, to be _affected_ 'in sorrow rather than anger.'

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading The R * *, who had always thought them _yours_, chose--God knows why--on discovering them to be mine, to be _affected_ 'in sorrow rather than anger.'

threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading "I arrived in town late yesterday evening, having been absent three weeks, which I passed in Notts. quietly and pleasantly.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The R * *, who had always thought them _yours_, chose--God knows why--on discovering them to be mine, to be _affected_ 'in sorrow rather than anger.'

townnounUS /taʊn/

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading "I arrived in town late yesterday evening, having been absent three weeks, which I passed in Notts. quietly and pleasantly.

uproarnounUS /ˈʌprɔːr/

a state of commotion and noise and confusion

From this reading You can have no conception of the uproar the eight lines on the little Royalty's weeping in 1812 (now republished) have occasioned.

weeksnounUS /wiːks/

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading "I arrived in town late yesterday evening, having been absent three weeks, which I passed in Notts. quietly and pleasantly.

weepingadjectiveUS /ˈwiːpɪŋ/

showing sorrow

From this reading You can have no conception of the uproar the eight lines on the little Royalty's weeping in 1812 (now republished) have occasioned.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading "I arrived in town late yesterday evening, having been absent three weeks, which I passed in Notts. quietly and pleasantly.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The R * *, who had always thought them _yours_, chose--God knows why--on discovering them to be mine, to be _affected_ 'in sorrow rather than anger.'

whynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading The R * *, who had always thought them _yours_, chose--God knows why--on discovering them to be mine, to be _affected_ 'in sorrow rather than anger.'

yesterdaynounUS /ˈjestərdeɪ/

the day immediately before today

From this reading "I arrived in town late yesterday evening, having been absent three weeks, which I passed in Notts. quietly and pleasantly.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You can have no conception of the uproar the eight lines on the little Royalty's weeping in 1812 (now republished) have occasioned.

yourspronounUS /jʊrz/

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading The R * *, who had always thought them _yours_, chose--God knows why--on discovering them to be mine, to be _affected_ 'in sorrow rather than anger.'

Chapter 9 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals by Thomas Moore holds 38 sentences, grouped into 8 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.

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