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Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals

Chapter XXXIII · Chapter 33

Chapter 33 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"Ravenna, April 23.
1820.
"The proofs don't contain the _last_ stanzas of Canto second, but end abruptly with the 105th stanza.
"I told you long ago that the new Cantos[72] were _not_ good, and I also _told you a reason_.
Recollect, I do not oblige you to publish them; you may suppress them, if you like, but I can alter nothing.
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Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals

Chapter XXXIII · Chapter 33

Chapter 33 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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"Ravenna, April 23.
Line 2
1820.
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"The proofs don't contain the _last_ stanzas of Canto second, but end abruptly with the 105th stanza.
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"I told you long ago that the new Cantos[72] were _not_ good, and I also _told you a reason_.
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Recollect, I do not oblige you to publish them; you may suppress them, if you like, but I can alter nothing.
/ˌrekəˈlekt aɪ duː nɑːt əˈblaɪdʒ juː tuː ˈpʌblɪʃ ðem juː meɪ səˈpres ðem ɪf juː laɪk bʌt aɪ kæn ˈɔːltər ˈnʌθɪŋ/

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alter verb US /ˈɔːltər/

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading “Recollect, I do not oblige you to publish them; you may suppress them, if you like, but I can alter nothing.”

Canto noun US /ˈkæntoʊ/

the highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music

From this reading “"The proofs don't contain the _last_ stanzas of Canto second, but end abruptly with the 105th stanza.”

oblige verb US /əˈblaɪdʒ/

force somebody to do something

From this reading “Recollect, I do not oblige you to publish them; you may suppress them, if you like, but I can alter nothing.”

publish verb US /ˈpʌblɪʃ/

put into print

From this reading “Recollect, I do not oblige you to publish them; you may suppress them, if you like, but I can alter nothing.”

Ravenna noun US /rəˈvenə/

a battle between the French and an alliance of Spaniards and Swiss and Venetians in 1512

From this reading “"Ravenna, April 23.”

stanza noun US /ˈstænzə/

a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem

From this reading “"The proofs don't contain the _last_ stanzas of Canto second, but end abruptly with the 105th stanza.”

stanzas noun US /ˈstænzəz/

plural of “stanza” — a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem

From this reading “"The proofs don't contain the _last_ stanzas of Canto second, but end abruptly with the 105th stanza.”

suppress verb US /səˈpres/

bring under control by force or authority

From this reading “Recollect, I do not oblige you to publish them; you may suppress them, if you like, but I can alter nothing.”

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105th

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From this reading "The proofs don't contain the _last_ stanzas of Canto second, but end abruptly with the 105th stanza.

1820

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From this reading 1820.

23

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From this reading "Ravenna, April 23.

72

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I told you long ago that the new Cantos[72] were _not_ good, and I also _told you a reason_.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading "I told you long ago that the new Cantos[72] were _not_ good, and I also _told you a reason_.

abruptlyadverbUS /əˈbrʌptli/

quickly and without warning

From this reading "The proofs don't contain the _last_ stanzas of Canto second, but end abruptly with the 105th stanza.

agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/

in the past

From this reading "I told you long ago that the new Cantos[72] were _not_ good, and I also _told you a reason_.

alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading "I told you long ago that the new Cantos[72] were _not_ good, and I also _told you a reason_.

alterverbUS /ˈɔːltər/

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading Recollect, I do not oblige you to publish them; you may suppress them, if you like, but I can alter nothing.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "I told you long ago that the new Cantos[72] were _not_ good, and I also _told you a reason_.

AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/

the month following March and preceding May

From this reading "Ravenna, April 23.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "The proofs don't contain the _last_ stanzas of Canto second, but end abruptly with the 105th stanza.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Recollect, I do not oblige you to publish them; you may suppress them, if you like, but I can alter nothing.

CantonounUS /ˈkæntoʊ/

the highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music

From this reading "The proofs don't contain the _last_ stanzas of Canto second, but end abruptly with the 105th stanza.

Cantos

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I told you long ago that the new Cantos[72] were _not_ good, and I also _told you a reason_.

containverbUS /kənˈteɪn/

include or contain; have as a component

From this reading "The proofs don't contain the _last_ stanzas of Canto second, but end abruptly with the 105th stanza.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Recollect, I do not oblige you to publish them; you may suppress them, if you like, but I can alter nothing.

don't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "The proofs don't contain the _last_ stanzas of Canto second, but end abruptly with the 105th stanza.

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading "The proofs don't contain the _last_ stanzas of Canto second, but end abruptly with the 105th stanza.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading "I told you long ago that the new Cantos[72] were _not_ good, and I also _told you a reason_.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I told you long ago that the new Cantos[72] were _not_ good, and I also _told you a reason_.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Recollect, I do not oblige you to publish them; you may suppress them, if you like, but I can alter nothing.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading "The proofs don't contain the _last_ stanzas of Canto second, but end abruptly with the 105th stanza.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Recollect, I do not oblige you to publish them; you may suppress them, if you like, but I can alter nothing.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading "I told you long ago that the new Cantos[72] were _not_ good, and I also _told you a reason_.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Recollect, I do not oblige you to publish them; you may suppress them, if you like, but I can alter nothing.

newadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading "I told you long ago that the new Cantos[72] were _not_ good, and I also _told you a reason_.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "I told you long ago that the new Cantos[72] were _not_ good, and I also _told you a reason_.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading Recollect, I do not oblige you to publish them; you may suppress them, if you like, but I can alter nothing.

obligeverbUS /əˈblaɪdʒ/

force somebody to do something

From this reading Recollect, I do not oblige you to publish them; you may suppress them, if you like, but I can alter nothing.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "The proofs don't contain the _last_ stanzas of Canto second, but end abruptly with the 105th stanza.

proofsnounUS /pruːfs/

plural of “proof” — any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something

From this reading "The proofs don't contain the _last_ stanzas of Canto second, but end abruptly with the 105th stanza.

publishverbUS /ˈpʌblɪʃ/

put into print

From this reading Recollect, I do not oblige you to publish them; you may suppress them, if you like, but I can alter nothing.

RavennanounUS /rəˈvenə/

a battle between the French and an alliance of Spaniards and Swiss and Venetians in 1512

From this reading "Ravenna, April 23.

reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading "I told you long ago that the new Cantos[72] were _not_ good, and I also _told you a reason_.

RecollectverbUS /ˌrekəˈlekt/

recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading Recollect, I do not oblige you to publish them; you may suppress them, if you like, but I can alter nothing.

secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading "The proofs don't contain the _last_ stanzas of Canto second, but end abruptly with the 105th stanza.

stanzanounUS /ˈstænzə/

a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem

From this reading "The proofs don't contain the _last_ stanzas of Canto second, but end abruptly with the 105th stanza.

stanzasnounUS /ˈstænzəz/

plural of “stanza” — a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem

From this reading "The proofs don't contain the _last_ stanzas of Canto second, but end abruptly with the 105th stanza.

suppressverbUS /səˈpres/

bring under control by force or authority

From this reading Recollect, I do not oblige you to publish them; you may suppress them, if you like, but I can alter nothing.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "I told you long ago that the new Cantos[72] were _not_ good, and I also _told you a reason_.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "The proofs don't contain the _last_ stanzas of Canto second, but end abruptly with the 105th stanza.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Recollect, I do not oblige you to publish them; you may suppress them, if you like, but I can alter nothing.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Recollect, I do not oblige you to publish them; you may suppress them, if you like, but I can alter nothing.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading "I told you long ago that the new Cantos[72] were _not_ good, and I also _told you a reason_.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "I told you long ago that the new Cantos[72] were _not_ good, and I also _told you a reason_.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "The proofs don't contain the _last_ stanzas of Canto second, but end abruptly with the 105th stanza.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I told you long ago that the new Cantos[72] were _not_ good, and I also _told you a reason_.

Chapter 33 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 4 With His Letters and Journals by Thomas Moore holds 93 sentences, grouped into 19 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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