Chapter 14 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Venice, March 25. 1818. "I have your letter, with the account of 'Beppo,' for which I sent you four new stanzas a fortnight ago, in case you print, or reprint. "Croker's is a good guess; but the style is not English, it is Italian;--Berni is the original of _all_. Whistlecraft was _my_ immediate _model_!
Chapter 14 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading “"I have your letter, with the account of 'Beppo,' for which I sent you four new stanzas a fortnight ago, in case you print, or reprint.”
of the present time and place
From this reading “Whistlecraft was _my_ immediate _model_!”
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading “"Croker's is a good guess; but the style is not English, it is Italian;--Berni is the original of _all_.”
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading “"I have your letter, with the account of 'Beppo,' for which I sent you four new stanzas a fortnight ago, in case you print, or reprint.”
a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale
From this reading “"I have your letter, with the account of 'Beppo,' for which I sent you four new stanzas a fortnight ago, in case you print, or reprint.”
plural of “stanza” — a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
From this reading “"I have your letter, with the account of 'Beppo,' for which I sent you four new stanzas a fortnight ago, in case you print, or reprint.”
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, March 25.”
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From this reading 1818.
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From this reading "Venice, March 25.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I have your letter, with the account of 'Beppo,' for which I sent you four new stanzas a fortnight ago, in case you print, or reprint.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading "I have your letter, with the account of 'Beppo,' for which I sent you four new stanzas a fortnight ago, in case you print, or reprint.
in the past
From this reading "I have your letter, with the account of 'Beppo,' for which I sent you four new stanzas a fortnight ago, in case you print, or reprint.
(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 "Croker's is a good guess; but the style is not English, it is Italian;--Berni is the original of _all_.
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From this reading "I have your letter, with the account of 'Beppo,' for which I sent you four new stanzas a fortnight ago, in case you print, or reprint.
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From this reading "Croker's is a good guess; but the style is not English, it is Italian;--Berni is the original of _all_.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Croker's is a good guess; but the style is not English, it is Italian;--Berni is the original of _all_.
an occurrence of something
From this reading "I have your letter, with the account of 'Beppo,' for which I sent you four new stanzas a fortnight ago, in case you print, or reprint.
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From this reading "Croker's is a good guess; but the style is not English, it is Italian;--Berni is the original of _all_.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading "Croker's is a good guess; but the style is not English, it is Italian;--Berni is the original of _all_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I have your letter, with the account of 'Beppo,' for which I sent you four new stanzas a fortnight ago, in case you print, or reprint.
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading "I have your letter, with the account of 'Beppo,' for which I sent you four new stanzas a fortnight ago, in case you print, or reprint.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading "I have your letter, with the account of 'Beppo,' for which I sent you four new stanzas a fortnight ago, in case you print, or reprint.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Croker's is a good guess; but the style is not English, it is Italian;--Berni is the original of _all_.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "Croker's is a good guess; but the style is not English, it is Italian;--Berni is the original of _all_.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have your letter, with the account of 'Beppo,' for which I sent you four new stanzas a fortnight ago, in case you print, or reprint.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have your letter, with the account of 'Beppo,' for which I sent you four new stanzas a fortnight ago, in case you print, or reprint.
of the present time and place
From this reading Whistlecraft was _my_ immediate _model_!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I have your letter, with the account of 'Beppo,' for which I sent you four new stanzas a fortnight ago, in case you print, or reprint.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Croker's is a good guess; but the style is not English, it is Italian;--Berni is the original of _all_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Croker's is a good guess; but the style is not English, it is Italian;--Berni is the original of _all_.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading "Croker's is a good guess; but the style is not English, it is Italian;--Berni is the original of _all_.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "I have your letter, with the account of 'Beppo,' for which I sent you four new stanzas a fortnight ago, in case you print, or reprint.
march in a procession
From this reading "Venice, March 25.
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
From this reading Whistlecraft was _my_ immediate _model_!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Whistlecraft was _my_ immediate _model_!
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "I have your letter, with the account of 'Beppo,' for which I sent you four new stanzas a fortnight ago, in case you print, or reprint.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Croker's is a good guess; but the style is not English, it is Italian;--Berni is the original of _all_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I have your letter, with the account of 'Beppo,' for which I sent you four new stanzas a fortnight ago, in case you print, or reprint.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I have your letter, with the account of 'Beppo,' for which I sent you four new stanzas a fortnight ago, in case you print, or reprint.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading "Croker's is a good guess; but the style is not English, it is Italian;--Berni is the original of _all_.
the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication
From this reading "I have your letter, with the account of 'Beppo,' for which I sent you four new stanzas a fortnight ago, in case you print, or reprint.
a publication (such as a book) that is reprinted without changes or editing and offered again for sale
From this reading "I have your letter, with the account of 'Beppo,' for which I sent you four new stanzas a fortnight ago, in case you print, or reprint.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "I have your letter, with the account of 'Beppo,' for which I sent you four new stanzas a fortnight ago, in case you print, or reprint.
plural of “stanza” — a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
From this reading "I have your letter, with the account of 'Beppo,' for which I sent you four new stanzas a fortnight ago, in case you print, or reprint.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Croker's is a good guess; but the style is not English, it is Italian;--Berni is the original of _all_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I have your letter, with the account of 'Beppo,' for which I sent you four new stanzas a fortnight ago, in case you print, or reprint.
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, March 25.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Whistlecraft was _my_ immediate _model_!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I have your letter, with the account of 'Beppo,' for which I sent you four new stanzas a fortnight ago, in case you print, or reprint.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whistlecraft was _my_ immediate _model_!
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I have your letter, with the account of 'Beppo,' for which I sent you four new stanzas a fortnight ago, in case you print, or reprint.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have your letter, with the account of 'Beppo,' for which I sent you four new stanzas a fortnight ago, in case you print, or reprint.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have your letter, with the account of 'Beppo,' for which I sent you four new stanzas a fortnight ago, in case you print, or reprint.
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