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

Chapter LXVII · Chapter 67

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"13.

Piccadilly Terrace, June 12.

1815.

"I have nothing to offer in behalf of my late silence, except the most inveterate and ineffable laziness; but I am too supine to invent a lie, or I _certainly_ should, being ashamed of the truth.

K * *, I hope, has appeased your magnanimous indignation at his blunders.

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

Chapter LXVII · Chapter 67

Chapter 67 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"13.

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Piccadilly Terrace, June 12.

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1815.

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"I have nothing to offer in behalf of my late silence, except the most inveterate and ineffable laziness; but I am too supine to invent a lie, or I _certainly_ should, being ashamed of the truth.

/aɪ hæv ˈnʌθɪŋ tuː ˈɔːfər ɪn bɪˈhæf ʌv maɪ leɪt ˈsaɪ.ləns ɪkˈsept ðə moʊst ˌɪnˈvetərət ənd ˌɪˈnefəbəl ˈleɪzinəs bʌt aɪ æm tuː səˈpaɪn tuː ˌɪnˈvent ə laɪ ɔːr aɪ ˈsɜːrtənli ʃʊd ˈbiːɪŋ əˈʃeɪmd ʌv ðə truːθ/

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K * *, I hope, has appeased your magnanimous indignation at his blunders.

/keɪ aɪ hoʊp hæz əˈpiːzd jɔːr mæɡˈnænəməs ˌɪndɪɡˈneɪʃən æt hɪz ˈblʌndərz/

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appeased verb US /əˈpiːzd/

past form of “appease” — cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

From this reading “K * *, I hope, has appeased your magnanimous indignation at his blunders.”

blunders noun US /ˈblʌndərz/

plural of “blunder” — an embarrassing mistake

From this reading “K * *, I hope, has appeased your magnanimous indignation at his blunders.”

ineffable adjective US /ˌɪˈnefəbəl/

defying expression or description

From this reading “"I have nothing to offer in behalf of my late silence, except the most inveterate and ineffable laziness; but I am too supine to invent a lie, or I _certainly_ should, being ashamed of the truth.”

invent verb US /ˌɪnˈvent/

come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

inveterate adjective US /ˌɪnˈvetərət/

habitual

laziness noun US /ˈleɪzinəs/

inactivity resulting from a dislike of work

magnanimous adjective US /mæɡˈnænəməs/

noble and generous in spirit

From this reading “K * *, I hope, has appeased your magnanimous indignation at his blunders.”

supine adjective US /səˈpaɪn/

lying face upward

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From this reading Piccadilly Terrace, June 12.

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From this reading "13.

1815

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "I have nothing to offer in behalf of my late silence, except the most inveterate and ineffable laziness; but I am too supine to invent a lie, or I _certainly_ should, being ashamed of the truth.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

appeasedverbUS /əˈpiːzd/

past form of “appease” — cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

From this reading K * *, I hope, has appeased your magnanimous indignation at his blunders.

ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/

feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading K * *, I hope, has appeased your magnanimous indignation at his blunders.

behalfnounUS /bɪˈhæf/

as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as “on behalf of” rather than “in behalf of”)

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

blundersnounUS /ˈblʌndərz/

plural of “blunder” — an embarrassing mistake

From this reading K * *, I hope, has appeased your magnanimous indignation at his blunders.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

certainlyadverbUS /ˈsɜːrtənli/

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/

apart from; not including

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading K * *, I hope, has appeased your magnanimous indignation at his blunders.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading K * *, I hope, has appeased your magnanimous indignation at his blunders.

hopenounUS /hoʊp/

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading K * *, I hope, has appeased your magnanimous indignation at his blunders.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

indignationnounUS /ˌɪndɪɡˈneɪʃən/

a feeling of righteous anger

From this reading K * *, I hope, has appeased your magnanimous indignation at his blunders.

ineffableadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈnefəbəl/

defying expression or description

inventverbUS /ˌɪnˈvent/

come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort

inveterateadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvetərət/

habitual

JunenounUS /dʒuːn/

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading Piccadilly Terrace, June 12.

KnounUS /keɪ/

the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading K * *, I hope, has appeased your magnanimous indignation at his blunders.

lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/

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

lazinessnounUS /ˈleɪzinəs/

inactivity resulting from a dislike of work

lieverbUS /laɪ/

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

magnanimousadjectiveUS /mæɡˈnænəməs/

noble and generous in spirit

From this reading K * *, I hope, has appeased your magnanimous indignation at his blunders.

mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

offerverbUS /ˈɔːfər/

make available or accessible, provide or furnish

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

Piccadilly

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From this reading Piccadilly Terrace, June 12.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

supineadjectiveUS /səˈpaɪn/

lying face upward

TerracenounUS /ˈterəs/

usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence

From this reading Piccadilly Terrace, June 12.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

truthnounUS /truːθ/

a fact that has been verified

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading K * *, I hope, has appeased your magnanimous indignation at his blunders.

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