Chapter 47 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 24 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 47 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 24 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Newstead Abbey, Sept. 20. 1814. "Here's to her who long Hath waked the poet's sigh! The girl who gave to song What gold could never buy.
Chapter 47 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 24 sentences across 5 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, Sept.”
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “The girl who gave to song What gold could never buy.”
coins made of gold
From this reading “The girl who gave to song What gold could never buy.”
an old form of “has”
From this reading “"Here's to her who long Hath waked the poet's sigh!”
possessive form of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading “"Here's to her who long Hath waked the poet's sigh!”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “"Newstead Abbey, Sept.”
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “"Here's to her who long Hath waked the poet's sigh!”
a short musical composition with words
From this reading “The girl who gave to song What gold could never buy.”
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From this reading 1814.
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From this reading 20.
a church associated with a monastery or convent
From this reading "Newstead Abbey, Sept.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading The girl who gave to song What gold could never buy.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The girl who gave to song What gold could never buy.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The girl who gave to song What gold could never buy.
a young female
From this reading The girl who gave to song What gold could never buy.
coins made of gold
From this reading The girl who gave to song What gold could never buy.
an old form of “has”
From this reading "Here's to her who long Hath waked the poet's sigh!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Here's to her who long Hath waked the poet's sigh!
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From this reading "Here's to her who long Hath waked the poet's sigh!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Here's to her who long Hath waked the poet's sigh!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The girl who gave to song What gold could never buy.
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From this reading "Newstead Abbey, Sept.
possessive form of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading "Here's to her who long Hath waked the poet's sigh!
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading "Newstead Abbey, Sept.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "Here's to her who long Hath waked the poet's sigh!
a short musical composition with words
From this reading The girl who gave to song What gold could never buy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Here's to her who long Hath waked the poet's sigh!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Here's to her who long Hath waked the poet's sigh!
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From this reading "Here's to her who long Hath waked the poet's sigh!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The girl who gave to song What gold could never buy.
which person or people
From this reading "Here's to her who long Hath waked the poet's sigh!
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