Chapter 86 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 86 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"February 20. 1816. "To return to our business--your epistles are vastly agreeable. With regard to the observations on carelessness, &c. I think, with all humility, that the gentle reader has considered a rather uncommon, and designedly irregular, versification for haste and negligence.
Chapter 86 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 3 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the quality of not being careful or taking pains
From this reading “With regard to the observations on carelessness, &c.”
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading “"February 20.”
a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride
From this reading “I think, with all humility, that the gentle reader has considered a rather uncommon, and designedly irregular, versification for haste and negligence.”
contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
From this reading “I think, with all humility, that the gentle reader has considered a rather uncommon, and designedly irregular, versification for haste and negligence.”
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
From this reading “I think, with all humility, that the gentle reader has considered a rather uncommon, and designedly irregular, versification for haste and negligence.”
plural of “observation” — the act of making and recording a measurement
From this reading “With regard to the observations on carelessness, &c.”
not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
From this reading “I think, with all humility, that the gentle reader has considered a rather uncommon, and designedly irregular, versification for haste and negligence.”
to an exceedingly great extent or degree
From this reading “"To return to our business--your epistles are vastly agreeable.”
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From this reading 1816.
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From this reading "February 20.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I think, with all humility, that the gentle reader has considered a rather uncommon, and designedly irregular, versification for haste and negligence.
conforming to your own liking or feelings or nature
From this reading "To return to our business--your epistles are vastly agreeable.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I think, with all humility, that the gentle reader has considered a rather uncommon, and designedly irregular, versification for haste and negligence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I think, with all humility, that the gentle reader has considered a rather uncommon, and designedly irregular, versification for haste and negligence.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "To return to our business--your epistles are vastly agreeable.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "To return to our business--your epistles are vastly agreeable.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading With regard to the observations on carelessness, &c.
the quality of not being careful or taking pains
From this reading With regard to the observations on carelessness, &c.
carefully weighed
From this reading I think, with all humility, that the gentle reader has considered a rather uncommon, and designedly irregular, versification for haste and negligence.
with intention; in an intentional manner
From this reading I think, with all humility, that the gentle reader has considered a rather uncommon, and designedly irregular, versification for haste and negligence.
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From this reading "To return to our business--your epistles are vastly agreeable.
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading "February 20.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I think, with all humility, that the gentle reader has considered a rather uncommon, and designedly irregular, versification for haste and negligence.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading I think, with all humility, that the gentle reader has considered a rather uncommon, and designedly irregular, versification for haste and negligence.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I think, with all humility, that the gentle reader has considered a rather uncommon, and designedly irregular, versification for haste and negligence.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading I think, with all humility, that the gentle reader has considered a rather uncommon, and designedly irregular, versification for haste and negligence.
a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride
From this reading I think, with all humility, that the gentle reader has considered a rather uncommon, and designedly irregular, versification for haste and negligence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think, with all humility, that the gentle reader has considered a rather uncommon, and designedly irregular, versification for haste and negligence.
contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
From this reading I think, with all humility, that the gentle reader has considered a rather uncommon, and designedly irregular, versification for haste and negligence.
failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances
From this reading I think, with all humility, that the gentle reader has considered a rather uncommon, and designedly irregular, versification for haste and negligence.
plural of “observation” — the act of making and recording a measurement
From this reading With regard to the observations on carelessness, &c.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With regard to the observations on carelessness, &c.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "To return to our business--your epistles are vastly agreeable.
on the contrary
From this reading I think, with all humility, that the gentle reader has considered a rather uncommon, and designedly irregular, versification for haste and negligence.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading I think, with all humility, that the gentle reader has considered a rather uncommon, and designedly irregular, versification for haste and negligence.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading With regard to the observations on carelessness, &c.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "To return to our business--your epistles are vastly agreeable.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I think, with all humility, that the gentle reader has considered a rather uncommon, and designedly irregular, versification for haste and negligence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With regard to the observations on carelessness, &c.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think, with all humility, that the gentle reader has considered a rather uncommon, and designedly irregular, versification for haste and negligence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To return to our business--your epistles are vastly agreeable.
not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
From this reading I think, with all humility, that the gentle reader has considered a rather uncommon, and designedly irregular, versification for haste and negligence.
to an exceedingly great extent or degree
From this reading "To return to our business--your epistles are vastly agreeable.
a metrical adaptation of something (e.g., of a prose text)
From this reading I think, with all humility, that the gentle reader has considered a rather uncommon, and designedly irregular, versification for haste and negligence.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With regard to the observations on carelessness, &c.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "To return to our business--your epistles are vastly agreeable.
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