Chapter 11 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 294 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 294 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Ravenna, May 3. 1821. "Though I wrote to you on the 28th ultimo, I must acknowledge yours of this day, with the lines[35]. They are sublime, as well as beautiful, and in your very best mood and manner. They are also but too true.
Chapter 11 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 294 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “"Though I wrote to you on the 28th ultimo, I must acknowledge yours of this day, with the lines[35].”
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “They are sublime, as well as beautiful, and in your very best mood and manner.”
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “"Though I wrote to you on the 28th ultimo, I must acknowledge yours of this day, with the lines[35].”
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “They are sublime, as well as beautiful, and in your very best mood and manner.”
a battle between the French and an alliance of Spaniards and Swiss and Venetians in 1512
From this reading “"Ravenna, May 3.”
inspiring awe
From this reading “They are sublime, as well as beautiful, and in your very best mood and manner.”
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “"Though I wrote to you on the 28th ultimo, I must acknowledge yours of this day, with the lines[35].”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “"Though I wrote to you on the 28th ultimo, I must acknowledge yours of this day, with the lines[35].”
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From this reading 1821.
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From this reading "Though I wrote to you on the 28th ultimo, I must acknowledge yours of this day, with the lines[35].
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From this reading "Ravenna, May 3.
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From this reading "Though I wrote to you on the 28th ultimo, I must acknowledge yours of this day, with the lines[35].
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading "Though I wrote to you on the 28th ultimo, I must acknowledge yours of this day, with the lines[35].
in addition
From this reading They are also but too true.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They are sublime, as well as beautiful, and in your very best mood and manner.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are sublime, as well as beautiful, and in your very best mood and manner.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They are sublime, as well as beautiful, and in your very best mood and manner.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading They are sublime, as well as beautiful, and in your very best mood and manner.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading They are sublime, as well as beautiful, and in your very best mood and manner.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They are also but too true.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Though I wrote to you on the 28th ultimo, I must acknowledge yours of this day, with the lines[35].
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Though I wrote to you on the 28th ultimo, I must acknowledge yours of this day, with the lines[35].
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They are sublime, as well as beautiful, and in your very best mood and manner.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading "Though I wrote to you on the 28th ultimo, I must acknowledge yours of this day, with the lines[35].
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They are sublime, as well as beautiful, and in your very best mood and manner.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Ravenna, May 3.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading They are sublime, as well as beautiful, and in your very best mood and manner.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Though I wrote to you on the 28th ultimo, I must acknowledge yours of this day, with the lines[35].
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Though I wrote to you on the 28th ultimo, I must acknowledge yours of this day, with the lines[35].
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Though I wrote to you on the 28th ultimo, I must acknowledge yours of this day, with the lines[35].
a battle between the French and an alliance of Spaniards and Swiss and Venetians in 1512
From this reading "Ravenna, May 3.
inspiring awe
From this reading They are sublime, as well as beautiful, and in your very best mood and manner.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Though I wrote to you on the 28th ultimo, I must acknowledge yours of this day, with the lines[35].
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are sublime, as well as beautiful, and in your very best mood and manner.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Though I wrote to you on the 28th ultimo, I must acknowledge yours of this day, with the lines[35].
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Though I wrote to you on the 28th ultimo, I must acknowledge yours of this day, with the lines[35].
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Though I wrote to you on the 28th ultimo, I must acknowledge yours of this day, with the lines[35].
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading They are also but too true.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading They are also but too true.
in or of the month preceding the present one
From this reading "Though I wrote to you on the 28th ultimo, I must acknowledge yours of this day, with the lines[35].
precisely as stated
From this reading They are sublime, as well as beautiful, and in your very best mood and manner.
(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 They are sublime, as well as beautiful, and in your very best mood and manner.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Though I wrote to you on the 28th ultimo, I must acknowledge yours of this day, with the lines[35].
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading "Though I wrote to you on the 28th ultimo, I must acknowledge yours of this day, with the lines[35].
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Though I wrote to you on the 28th ultimo, I must acknowledge yours of this day, with the lines[35].
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They are sublime, as well as beautiful, and in your very best mood and manner.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "Though I wrote to you on the 28th ultimo, I must acknowledge yours of this day, with the lines[35].
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