Chapter 51 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 15 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 51 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 15 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"October 18. 1814. "My dear Drury, "Many thanks for your hitherto unacknowledged 'Anecdotes.' Now for one of mine--I am going to be married, and have been engaged this month. It is a long story, and, therefore, I won't tell it,--an old and (though I did not know it till lately) a _mutual_ attachment.
Chapter 51 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 15 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “anecdote” — short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
From this reading “"My dear Drury, "Many thanks for your hitherto unacknowledged 'Anecdotes.'”
a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
From this reading “It is a long story, and, therefore, I won't tell it,--an old and (though I did not know it till lately) a _mutual_ attachment.”
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading “Now for one of mine--I am going to be married, and have been engaged this month.”
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading “"My dear Drury, "Many thanks for your hitherto unacknowledged 'Anecdotes.'”
in the recent past
From this reading “It is a long story, and, therefore, I won't tell it,--an old and (though I did not know it till lately) a _mutual_ attachment.”
common to or shared by two or more parties
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “"October 18.”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “"My dear Drury, "Many thanks for your hitherto unacknowledged 'Anecdotes.'”
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From this reading "October 18.
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From this reading 1814.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is a long story, and, therefore, I won't tell it,--an old and (though I did not know it till lately) a _mutual_ attachment.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Now for one of mine--I am going to be married, and have been engaged this month.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is a long story, and, therefore, I won't tell it,--an old and (though I did not know it till lately) a _mutual_ attachment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now for one of mine--I am going to be married, and have been engaged this month.
plural of “anecdote” — short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)
From this reading "My dear Drury, "Many thanks for your hitherto unacknowledged 'Anecdotes.'
a feeling of affection for a person or an institution
From this reading It is a long story, and, therefore, I won't tell it,--an old and (though I did not know it till lately) a _mutual_ attachment.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now for one of mine--I am going to be married, and have been engaged this month.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Now for one of mine--I am going to be married, and have been engaged this month.
dearly loved
From this reading "My dear Drury, "Many thanks for your hitherto unacknowledged 'Anecdotes.'
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It is a long story, and, therefore, I won't tell it,--an old and (though I did not know it till lately) a _mutual_ attachment.
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From this reading "My dear Drury, "Many thanks for your hitherto unacknowledged 'Anecdotes.'
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading Now for one of mine--I am going to be married, and have been engaged this month.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "My dear Drury, "Many thanks for your hitherto unacknowledged 'Anecdotes.'
the act of departing
From this reading Now for one of mine--I am going to be married, and have been engaged this month.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now for one of mine--I am going to be married, and have been engaged this month.
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading "My dear Drury, "Many thanks for your hitherto unacknowledged 'Anecdotes.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now for one of mine--I am going to be married, and have been engaged this month.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a long story, and, therefore, I won't tell it,--an old and (though I did not know it till lately) a _mutual_ attachment.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a long story, and, therefore, I won't tell it,--an old and (though I did not know it till lately) a _mutual_ attachment.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It is a long story, and, therefore, I won't tell it,--an old and (though I did not know it till lately) a _mutual_ attachment.
in the recent past
From this reading It is a long story, and, therefore, I won't tell it,--an old and (though I did not know it till lately) a _mutual_ attachment.
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 It is a long story, and, therefore, I won't tell it,--an old and (though I did not know it till lately) a _mutual_ attachment.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "My dear Drury, "Many thanks for your hitherto unacknowledged 'Anecdotes.'
joined in matrimony
From this reading Now for one of mine--I am going to be married, and have been engaged this month.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now for one of mine--I am going to be married, and have been engaged this month.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Now for one of mine--I am going to be married, and have been engaged this month.
common to or shared by two or more parties
From this reading It is a long story, and, therefore, I won't tell it,--an old and (though I did not know it till lately) a _mutual_ attachment.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear Drury, "Many thanks for your hitherto unacknowledged 'Anecdotes.'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is a long story, and, therefore, I won't tell it,--an old and (though I did not know it till lately) a _mutual_ attachment.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now for one of mine--I am going to be married, and have been engaged this month.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading "October 18.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now for one of mine--I am going to be married, and have been engaged this month.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It is a long story, and, therefore, I won't tell it,--an old and (though I did not know it till lately) a _mutual_ attachment.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now for one of mine--I am going to be married, and have been engaged this month.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading It is a long story, and, therefore, I won't tell it,--an old and (though I did not know it till lately) a _mutual_ attachment.
express in words
From this reading It is a long story, and, therefore, I won't tell it,--an old and (though I did not know it till lately) a _mutual_ attachment.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading "My dear Drury, "Many thanks for your hitherto unacknowledged 'Anecdotes.'
for that reason; as a result
From this reading It is a long story, and, therefore, I won't tell it,--an old and (though I did not know it till lately) a _mutual_ attachment.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now for one of mine--I am going to be married, and have been engaged this month.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It is a long story, and, therefore, I won't tell it,--an old and (though I did not know it till lately) a _mutual_ attachment.
up to a particular time
From this reading It is a long story, and, therefore, I won't tell it,--an old and (though I did not know it till lately) a _mutual_ attachment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now for one of mine--I am going to be married, and have been engaged this month.
not recognized or admitted
From this reading "My dear Drury, "Many thanks for your hitherto unacknowledged 'Anecdotes.'
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From this reading It is a long story, and, therefore, I won't tell it,--an old and (though I did not know it till lately) a _mutual_ attachment.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dear Drury, "Many thanks for your hitherto unacknowledged 'Anecdotes.'
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