Chapter 93 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 93 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.
"Martigny, October 9. 1816. "Thus far on my way to Italy. We have just passed the 'Fisse-Vache' (one of the first torrents in Switzerland) in time to view the iris which the sun flings along it before noon. "I have written to you twice lately.
Chapter 93 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 “fling” — a usually brief attempt
From this reading “We have just passed the 'Fisse-Vache' (one of the first torrents in Switzerland) in time to view the iris which the sun flings along it before noon.”
plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
From this reading “We have just passed the 'Fisse-Vache' (one of the first torrents in Switzerland) in time to view the iris which the sun flings along it before noon.”
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading “"Thus far on my way to Italy.”
in the recent past
From this reading “"I have written to you twice lately.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “We have just passed the 'Fisse-Vache' (one of the first torrents in Switzerland) in time to view the iris which the sun flings along it before noon.”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “"Martigny, October 9.”
a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
From this reading “We have just passed the 'Fisse-Vache' (one of the first torrents in Switzerland) in time to view the iris which the sun flings along it before noon.”
plural of “torrent” — a heavy rain
From this reading “We have just passed the 'Fisse-Vache' (one of the first torrents in Switzerland) in time to view the iris which the sun flings along it before noon.”
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From this reading 1816.
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From this reading "Martigny, October 9.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading We have just passed the 'Fisse-Vache' (one of the first torrents in Switzerland) in time to view the iris which the sun flings along it before noon.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We have just passed the 'Fisse-Vache' (one of the first torrents in Switzerland) in time to view the iris which the sun flings along it before noon.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "Thus far on my way to Italy.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading We have just passed the 'Fisse-Vache' (one of the first torrents in Switzerland) in time to view the iris which the sun flings along it before noon.
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From this reading We have just passed the 'Fisse-Vache' (one of the first torrents in Switzerland) in time to view the iris which the sun flings along it before noon.
plural of “fling” — a usually brief attempt
From this reading We have just passed the 'Fisse-Vache' (one of the first torrents in Switzerland) in time to view the iris which the sun flings along it before noon.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have just passed the 'Fisse-Vache' (one of the first torrents in Switzerland) in time to view the iris which the sun flings along it before noon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have written to you twice lately.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We have just passed the 'Fisse-Vache' (one of the first torrents in Switzerland) in time to view the iris which the sun flings along it before noon.
plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
From this reading We have just passed the 'Fisse-Vache' (one of the first torrents in Switzerland) in time to view the iris which the sun flings along it before noon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We have just passed the 'Fisse-Vache' (one of the first torrents in Switzerland) in time to view the iris which the sun flings along it before noon.
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading "Thus far on my way to Italy.
and nothing more
From this reading We have just passed the 'Fisse-Vache' (one of the first torrents in Switzerland) in time to view the iris which the sun flings along it before noon.
in the recent past
From this reading "I have written to you twice lately.
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From this reading "Martigny, October 9.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Thus far on my way to Italy.
the middle of the day
From this reading We have just passed the 'Fisse-Vache' (one of the first torrents in Switzerland) in time to view the iris which the sun flings along it before noon.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading "Martigny, October 9.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We have just passed the 'Fisse-Vache' (one of the first torrents in Switzerland) in time to view the iris which the sun flings along it before noon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Thus far on my way to Italy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We have just passed the 'Fisse-Vache' (one of the first torrents in Switzerland) in time to view the iris which the sun flings along it before noon.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading We have just passed the 'Fisse-Vache' (one of the first torrents in Switzerland) in time to view the iris which the sun flings along it before noon.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading We have just passed the 'Fisse-Vache' (one of the first torrents in Switzerland) in time to view the iris which the sun flings along it before noon.
a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
From this reading We have just passed the 'Fisse-Vache' (one of the first torrents in Switzerland) in time to view the iris which the sun flings along it before noon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We have just passed the 'Fisse-Vache' (one of the first torrents in Switzerland) in time to view the iris which the sun flings along it before noon.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading "Thus far on my way to Italy.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We have just passed the 'Fisse-Vache' (one of the first torrents in Switzerland) in time to view the iris which the sun flings along it before noon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Thus far on my way to Italy.
plural of “torrent” — a heavy rain
From this reading We have just passed the 'Fisse-Vache' (one of the first torrents in Switzerland) in time to view the iris which the sun flings along it before noon.
two times
From this reading "I have written to you twice lately.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading We have just passed the 'Fisse-Vache' (one of the first torrents in Switzerland) in time to view the iris which the sun flings along it before noon.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Thus far on my way to Italy.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have just passed the 'Fisse-Vache' (one of the first torrents in Switzerland) in time to view the iris which the sun flings along it before noon.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We have just passed the 'Fisse-Vache' (one of the first torrents in Switzerland) in time to view the iris which the sun flings along it before noon.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading "I have written to you twice lately.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have written to you twice lately.
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