Chapter 10 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Ravenna, April 26. 1821. "The child continues doing well, and the accounts are regular and favourable. It is gratifying to me that you and Mrs. Shelley do not disapprove of the step which I have taken, which is merely temporary. "I am very sorry to hear what you say of Keats--is it actually true?
Chapter 10 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading “"The child continues doing well, and the accounts are regular and favourable.”
third-person singular of “continue” — continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading “"The child continues doing well, and the accounts are regular and favourable.”
consider bad or wrong
From this reading “It is gratifying to me that you and Mrs. Shelley do not disapprove of the step which I have taken, which is merely temporary.”
pleasing to the mind or feeling
From this reading “It is gratifying to me that you and Mrs. Shelley do not disapprove of the step which I have taken, which is merely temporary.”
Englishman and romantic poet (1795-1821)
From this reading “"I am very sorry to hear what you say of Keats--is it actually true?”
a battle between the French and an alliance of Spaniards and Swiss and Venetians in 1512
From this reading “"Ravenna, April 26.”
English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading “It is gratifying to me that you and Mrs. Shelley do not disapprove of the step which I have taken, which is merely temporary.”
not permanent; not lasting
From this reading “It is gratifying to me that you and Mrs. Shelley do not disapprove of the step which I have taken, which is merely temporary.”
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From this reading 1821.
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From this reading "Ravenna, April 26.
plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading "The child continues doing well, and the accounts are regular and favourable.
in actual fact
From this reading "I am very sorry to hear what you say of Keats--is it actually true?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am very sorry to hear what you say of Keats--is it actually true?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The child continues doing well, and the accounts are regular and favourable.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading "Ravenna, April 26.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The child continues doing well, and the accounts are regular and favourable.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "The child continues doing well, and the accounts are regular and favourable.
third-person singular of “continue” — continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading "The child continues doing well, and the accounts are regular and favourable.
consider bad or wrong
From this reading It is gratifying to me that you and Mrs. Shelley do not disapprove of the step which I have taken, which is merely temporary.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It is gratifying to me that you and Mrs. Shelley do not disapprove of the step which I have taken, which is merely temporary.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "The child continues doing well, and the accounts are regular and favourable.
encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading "The child continues doing well, and the accounts are regular and favourable.
pleasing to the mind or feeling
From this reading It is gratifying to me that you and Mrs. Shelley do not disapprove of the step which I have taken, which is merely temporary.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is gratifying to me that you and Mrs. Shelley do not disapprove of the step which I have taken, which is merely temporary.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "I am very sorry to hear what you say of Keats--is it actually true?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is gratifying to me that you and Mrs. Shelley do not disapprove of the step which I have taken, which is merely temporary.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is gratifying to me that you and Mrs. Shelley do not disapprove of the step which I have taken, which is merely temporary.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is gratifying to me that you and Mrs. Shelley do not disapprove of the step which I have taken, which is merely temporary.
Englishman and romantic poet (1795-1821)
From this reading "I am very sorry to hear what you say of Keats--is it actually true?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is gratifying to me that you and Mrs. Shelley do not disapprove of the step which I have taken, which is merely temporary.
and nothing more
From this reading It is gratifying to me that you and Mrs. Shelley do not disapprove of the step which I have taken, which is merely temporary.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading It is gratifying to me that you and Mrs. Shelley do not disapprove of the step which I have taken, which is merely temporary.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is gratifying to me that you and Mrs. Shelley do not disapprove of the step which I have taken, which is merely temporary.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is gratifying to me that you and Mrs. Shelley do not disapprove of the step which I have taken, which is merely temporary.
a battle between the French and an alliance of Spaniards and Swiss and Venetians in 1512
From this reading "Ravenna, April 26.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading "The child continues doing well, and the accounts are regular and favourable.
express in words
From this reading "I am very sorry to hear what you say of Keats--is it actually true?
English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading It is gratifying to me that you and Mrs. Shelley do not disapprove of the step which I have taken, which is merely temporary.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "I am very sorry to hear what you say of Keats--is it actually true?
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading It is gratifying to me that you and Mrs. Shelley do not disapprove of the step which I have taken, which is merely temporary.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading It is gratifying to me that you and Mrs. Shelley do not disapprove of the step which I have taken, which is merely temporary.
not permanent; not lasting
From this reading It is gratifying to me that you and Mrs. Shelley do not disapprove of the step which I have taken, which is merely temporary.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is gratifying to me that you and Mrs. Shelley do not disapprove of the step which I have taken, which is merely temporary.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The child continues doing well, and the accounts are regular and favourable.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is gratifying to me that you and Mrs. Shelley do not disapprove of the step which I have taken, which is merely temporary.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "I am very sorry to hear what you say of Keats--is it actually true?
precisely as stated
From this reading "I am very sorry to hear what you say of Keats--is it actually true?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "The child continues doing well, and the accounts are regular and favourable.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I am very sorry to hear what you say of Keats--is it actually true?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is gratifying to me that you and Mrs. Shelley do not disapprove of the step which I have taken, which is merely temporary.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is gratifying to me that you and Mrs. Shelley do not disapprove of the step which I have taken, which is merely temporary.
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