Chapter 1 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Venice, April 9. 1817. "Your letters of the 18th and 20th are arrived. In my own I have given you the rise, progress, decline, and fall, of my recent malady. It is gone to the devil: I won't pay him so bad a compliment as to say it came from him;--he is too much of a gentleman.
Chapter 1 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “"Venice, April 9.”
say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading “It is gone to the devil: I won't pay him so bad a compliment as to say it came from him;--he is too much of a gentleman.”
grow worse
From this reading “In my own I have given you the rise, progress, decline, and fall, of my recent malady.”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “It is gone to the devil: I won't pay him so bad a compliment as to say it came from him;--he is too much of a gentleman.”
any unwholesome or desperate condition
From this reading “In my own I have given you the rise, progress, decline, and fall, of my recent malady.”
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading “In my own I have given you the rise, progress, decline, and fall, of my recent malady.”
new
From this reading “In my own I have given you the rise, progress, decline, and fall, of my recent malady.”
the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction
From this reading “"Venice, April 9.”
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From this reading 1817.
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From this reading "Your letters of the 18th and 20th are arrived.
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From this reading "Your letters of the 18th and 20th are arrived.
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From this reading "Venice, April 9.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is gone to the devil: I won't pay him so bad a compliment as to say it came from him;--he is too much of a gentleman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Your letters of the 18th and 20th are arrived.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading "Venice, April 9.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Your letters of the 18th and 20th are arrived.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading "Your letters of the 18th and 20th are arrived.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is gone to the devil: I won't pay him so bad a compliment as to say it came from him;--he is too much of a gentleman.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading It is gone to the devil: I won't pay him so bad a compliment as to say it came from him;--he is too much of a gentleman.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It is gone to the devil: I won't pay him so bad a compliment as to say it came from him;--he is too much of a gentleman.
say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading It is gone to the devil: I won't pay him so bad a compliment as to say it came from him;--he is too much of a gentleman.
grow worse
From this reading In my own I have given you the rise, progress, decline, and fall, of my recent malady.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading It is gone to the devil: I won't pay him so bad a compliment as to say it came from him;--he is too much of a gentleman.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading In my own I have given you the rise, progress, decline, and fall, of my recent malady.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is gone to the devil: I won't pay him so bad a compliment as to say it came from him;--he is too much of a gentleman.
a man of refinement
From this reading It is gone to the devil: I won't pay him so bad a compliment as to say it came from him;--he is too much of a gentleman.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading In my own I have given you the rise, progress, decline, and fall, of my recent malady.
destroyed or killed
From this reading It is gone to the devil: I won't pay him so bad a compliment as to say it came from him;--he is too much of a gentleman.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In my own I have given you the rise, progress, decline, and fall, of my recent malady.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is gone to the devil: I won't pay him so bad a compliment as to say it came from him;--he is too much of a gentleman.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is gone to the devil: I won't pay him so bad a compliment as to say it came from him;--he is too much of a gentleman.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In my own I have given you the rise, progress, decline, and fall, of my recent malady.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In my own I have given you the rise, progress, decline, and fall, of my recent malady.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is gone to the devil: I won't pay him so bad a compliment as to say it came from him;--he is too much of a gentleman.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is gone to the devil: I won't pay him so bad a compliment as to say it came from him;--he is too much of a gentleman.
the literary culture
From this reading "Your letters of the 18th and 20th are arrived.
any unwholesome or desperate condition
From this reading In my own I have given you the rise, progress, decline, and fall, of my recent malady.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It is gone to the devil: I won't pay him so bad a compliment as to say it came from him;--he is too much of a gentleman.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In my own I have given you the rise, progress, decline, and fall, of my recent malady.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Your letters of the 18th and 20th are arrived.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading In my own I have given you the rise, progress, decline, and fall, of my recent malady.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading It is gone to the devil: I won't pay him so bad a compliment as to say it came from him;--he is too much of a gentleman.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading In my own I have given you the rise, progress, decline, and fall, of my recent malady.
new
From this reading In my own I have given you the rise, progress, decline, and fall, of my recent malady.
move upward
From this reading In my own I have given you the rise, progress, decline, and fall, of my recent malady.
express in words
From this reading It is gone to the devil: I won't pay him so bad a compliment as to say it came from him;--he is too much of a gentleman.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is gone to the devil: I won't pay him so bad a compliment as to say it came from him;--he is too much of a gentleman.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Your letters of the 18th and 20th are arrived.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is gone to the devil: I won't pay him so bad a compliment as to say it came from him;--he is too much of a gentleman.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It is gone to the devil: I won't pay him so bad a compliment as to say it came from him;--he is too much of a gentleman.
the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction
From this reading "Venice, April 9.
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From this reading It is gone to the devil: I won't pay him so bad a compliment as to say it came from him;--he is too much of a gentleman.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In my own I have given you the rise, progress, decline, and fall, of my recent malady.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your letters of the 18th and 20th are arrived.
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