Chapter 28 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 28 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"May 23. 1814. "I must send you the Java government gazette of July 3d, 1813, just sent to me by Murray. Only think of _our_ (for it is you and I) setting paper warriors in array in the Indian seas. Does not this sound like fame--something almost like _posterity_?
Chapter 28 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an orderly arrangement
From this reading “Only think of _our_ (for it is you and I) setting paper warriors in array in the Indian seas.”
a newspaper or official journal
From this reading “"I must send you the Java government gazette of July 3d, 1813, just sent to me by Murray.”
an island in Indonesia to the south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions
From this reading “"I must send you the Java government gazette of July 3d, 1813, just sent to me by Murray.”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “"I must send you the Java government gazette of July 3d, 1813, just sent to me by Murray.”
British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
From this reading “"I must send you the Java government gazette of July 3d, 1813, just sent to me by Murray.”
all of the offspring of a given progenitor
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “Only think of _our_ (for it is you and I) setting paper warriors in array in the Indian seas.”
plural of “warrior” — someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading “Only think of _our_ (for it is you and I) setting paper warriors in array in the Indian seas.”
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From this reading "I must send you the Java government gazette of July 3d, 1813, just sent to me by Murray.
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From this reading 1814.
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From this reading "May 23.
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From this reading "I must send you the Java government gazette of July 3d, 1813, just sent to me by Murray.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Does not this sound like fame--something almost like _posterity_?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only think of _our_ (for it is you and I) setting paper warriors in array in the Indian seas.
an orderly arrangement
From this reading Only think of _our_ (for it is you and I) setting paper warriors in array in the Indian seas.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I must send you the Java government gazette of July 3d, 1813, just sent to me by Murray.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading "I must send you the Java government gazette of July 3d, 1813, just sent to me by Murray.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Does not this sound like fame--something almost like _posterity_?
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading Does not this sound like fame--something almost like _posterity_?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Only think of _our_ (for it is you and I) setting paper warriors in array in the Indian seas.
a newspaper or official journal
From this reading "I must send you the Java government gazette of July 3d, 1813, just sent to me by Murray.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading "I must send you the Java government gazette of July 3d, 1813, just sent to me by Murray.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must send you the Java government gazette of July 3d, 1813, just sent to me by Murray.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Only think of _our_ (for it is you and I) setting paper warriors in array in the Indian seas.
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading Only think of _our_ (for it is you and I) setting paper warriors in array in the Indian seas.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Only think of _our_ (for it is you and I) setting paper warriors in array in the Indian seas.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Only think of _our_ (for it is you and I) setting paper warriors in array in the Indian seas.
an island in Indonesia to the south of Borneo; one of the world's most densely populated regions
From this reading "I must send you the Java government gazette of July 3d, 1813, just sent to me by Murray.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading "I must send you the Java government gazette of July 3d, 1813, just sent to me by Murray.
and nothing more
From this reading "I must send you the Java government gazette of July 3d, 1813, just sent to me by Murray.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Does not this sound like fame--something almost like _posterity_?
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "May 23.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I must send you the Java government gazette of July 3d, 1813, just sent to me by Murray.
British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)
From this reading "I must send you the Java government gazette of July 3d, 1813, just sent to me by Murray.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must send you the Java government gazette of July 3d, 1813, just sent to me by Murray.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Does not this sound like fame--something almost like _posterity_?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I must send you the Java government gazette of July 3d, 1813, just sent to me by Murray.
and nothing more
From this reading Only think of _our_ (for it is you and I) setting paper warriors in array in the Indian seas.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Only think of _our_ (for it is you and I) setting paper warriors in array in the Indian seas.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Only think of _our_ (for it is you and I) setting paper warriors in array in the Indian seas.
all of the offspring of a given progenitor
From this reading Does not this sound like fame--something almost like _posterity_?
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Only think of _our_ (for it is you and I) setting paper warriors in array in the Indian seas.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "I must send you the Java government gazette of July 3d, 1813, just sent to me by Murray.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "I must send you the Java government gazette of July 3d, 1813, just sent to me by Murray.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading Only think of _our_ (for it is you and I) setting paper warriors in array in the Indian seas.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Does not this sound like fame--something almost like _posterity_?
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Does not this sound like fame--something almost like _posterity_?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I must send you the Java government gazette of July 3d, 1813, just sent to me by Murray.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Only think of _our_ (for it is you and I) setting paper warriors in array in the Indian seas.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Does not this sound like fame--something almost like _posterity_?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I must send you the Java government gazette of July 3d, 1813, just sent to me by Murray.
plural of “warrior” — someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading Only think of _our_ (for it is you and I) setting paper warriors in array in the Indian seas.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I must send you the Java government gazette of July 3d, 1813, just sent to me by Murray.
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