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Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

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"September 29.
1821.
"I send you two rough things, prose and verse, not much in themselves, but which will show, one of them, the state of the country, and the other, of your friend's mind, when they were written.
Neither of them were sent to the person concerned, but you will see, by the style of them, that they were sincere, as I am in signing myself "Yours ever and truly, "B."
* * * * * Of the two enclosures, mentioned in the foregoing note, one was a letter intended to be sent to Lady Byron relative to his money invested in the funds, of which the following are extracts:-- "Ravenna, Marza 1mo, 1821.
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Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals

Chapter XXIV · Chapter 24

Chapter 24 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"September 29.
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1821.
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"I send you two rough things, prose and verse, not much in themselves, but which will show, one of them, the state of the country, and the other, of your friend's mind, when they were written.
/aɪ send juː tuː rʌf θɪŋz proʊz ənd vɜːrs nɑːt mʌtʃ ɪn ðemˈselvz bʌt wɪtʃ wɪl ʃoʊ wʌn ʌv ðem ðə steɪt ʌv ðə ˈkʌntri ənd ðə ˈʌðər ʌv jɔːr frendz maɪnd wen ðeɪ wɜːr ˈrɪtən/
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Neither of them were sent to the person concerned, but you will see, by the style of them, that they were sincere, as I am in signing myself "Yours ever and truly, "B."
/ˈniːðər ʌv ðem wɜːr sent tuː ðə ˈpɜːrsən kənˈsɜːrnd bʌt juː wɪl siː baɪ ðə staɪl ʌv ðem ðæt ðeɪ wɜːr sɪnˈsɪr æz aɪ æm ɪn ˈsaɪnɪŋ ˌmaɪˈself jʊrz ˈevər ənd ˈtruːli biː/
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* * * * * Of the two enclosures, mentioned in the foregoing note, one was a letter intended to be sent to Lady Byron relative to his money invested in the funds, of which the following are extracts:-- "Ravenna, Marza 1mo, 1821.

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Byron noun US /ˈbaɪrən/

English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)

From this reading “* * * * * Of the two enclosures, mentioned in the foregoing note, one was a letter intended to be sent to Lady Byron relative to his money invested in the funds, of which the following are extracts:-- "Ravenna, Marza 1mo, 1821.”

enclosures noun US /ɪnˈkloʊʒərz/

plural of “enclosure” — a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose

From this reading “* * * * * Of the two enclosures, mentioned in the foregoing note, one was a letter intended to be sent to Lady Byron relative to his money invested in the funds, of which the following are extracts:-- "Ravenna, Marza 1mo, 1821.”

extracts noun US /ˈekstrækts/

plural of “extract” — a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)

From this reading “* * * * * Of the two enclosures, mentioned in the foregoing note, one was a letter intended to be sent to Lady Byron relative to his money invested in the funds, of which the following are extracts:-- "Ravenna, Marza 1mo, 1821.”

foregoing adjective US /fɔːrˈɡoʊɪŋ/

especially of writing or speech; going before

From this reading “* * * * * Of the two enclosures, mentioned in the foregoing note, one was a letter intended to be sent to Lady Byron relative to his money invested in the funds, of which the following are extracts:-- "Ravenna, Marza 1mo, 1821.”

funds noun US /fʌndz/

assets in the form of money

From this reading “* * * * * Of the two enclosures, mentioned in the foregoing note, one was a letter intended to be sent to Lady Byron relative to his money invested in the funds, of which the following are extracts:-- "Ravenna, Marza 1mo, 1821.”

invested verb US /ˌɪnˈvestəd/

past form of “invest” — make an investment

From this reading “* * * * * Of the two enclosures, mentioned in the foregoing note, one was a letter intended to be sent to Lady Byron relative to his money invested in the funds, of which the following are extracts:-- "Ravenna, Marza 1mo, 1821.”

Ravenna noun US /rəˈvenə/

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

From this reading “* * * * * Of the two enclosures, mentioned in the foregoing note, one was a letter intended to be sent to Lady Byron relative to his money invested in the funds, of which the following are extracts:-- "Ravenna, Marza 1mo, 1821.”

signing noun US /ˈsaɪnɪŋ/

language expressed by visible hand gestures

From this reading “Neither of them were sent to the person concerned, but you will see, by the style of them, that they were sincere, as I am in signing myself "Yours ever and truly, "B."”

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From this reading * * * * * Of the two enclosures, mentioned in the foregoing note, one was a letter intended to be sent to Lady Byron relative to his money invested in the funds, of which the following are extracts:-- "Ravenna, Marza 1mo, 1821.

1821

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From this reading 1821.

29

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From this reading "September 29.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading * * * * * Of the two enclosures, mentioned in the foregoing note, one was a letter intended to be sent to Lady Byron relative to his money invested in the funds, of which the following are extracts:-- "Ravenna, Marza 1mo, 1821.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading Neither of them were sent to the person concerned, but you will see, by the style of them, that they were sincere, as I am in signing myself "Yours ever and truly, "B."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "I send you two rough things, prose and verse, not much in themselves, but which will show, one of them, the state of the country, and the other, of your friend's mind, when they were written.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading * * * * * Of the two enclosures, mentioned in the foregoing note, one was a letter intended to be sent to Lady Byron relative to his money invested in the funds, of which the following are extracts:-- "Ravenna, Marza 1mo, 1821.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Neither of them were sent to the person concerned, but you will see, by the style of them, that they were sincere, as I am in signing myself "Yours ever and truly, "B."

BnounUS /biː/

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading Neither of them were sent to the person concerned, but you will see, by the style of them, that they were sincere, as I am in signing myself "Yours ever and truly, "B."

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading * * * * * Of the two enclosures, mentioned in the foregoing note, one was a letter intended to be sent to Lady Byron relative to his money invested in the funds, of which the following are extracts:-- "Ravenna, Marza 1mo, 1821.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "I send you two rough things, prose and verse, not much in themselves, but which will show, one of them, the state of the country, and the other, of your friend's mind, when they were written.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Neither of them were sent to the person concerned, but you will see, by the style of them, that they were sincere, as I am in signing myself "Yours ever and truly, "B."

ByronnounUS /ˈbaɪrən/

English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)

From this reading * * * * * Of the two enclosures, mentioned in the foregoing note, one was a letter intended to be sent to Lady Byron relative to his money invested in the funds, of which the following are extracts:-- "Ravenna, Marza 1mo, 1821.

concernedadjectiveUS /kənˈsɜːrnd/

feeling or showing worry or solicitude

From this reading Neither of them were sent to the person concerned, but you will see, by the style of them, that they were sincere, as I am in signing myself "Yours ever and truly, "B."

countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading "I send you two rough things, prose and verse, not much in themselves, but which will show, one of them, the state of the country, and the other, of your friend's mind, when they were written.

enclosuresnounUS /ɪnˈkloʊʒərz/

plural of “enclosure” — a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose

From this reading * * * * * Of the two enclosures, mentioned in the foregoing note, one was a letter intended to be sent to Lady Byron relative to his money invested in the funds, of which the following are extracts:-- "Ravenna, Marza 1mo, 1821.

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading Neither of them were sent to the person concerned, but you will see, by the style of them, that they were sincere, as I am in signing myself "Yours ever and truly, "B."

extractsnounUS /ˈekstrækts/

plural of “extract” — a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water)

From this reading * * * * * Of the two enclosures, mentioned in the foregoing note, one was a letter intended to be sent to Lady Byron relative to his money invested in the funds, of which the following are extracts:-- "Ravenna, Marza 1mo, 1821.

followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading * * * * * Of the two enclosures, mentioned in the foregoing note, one was a letter intended to be sent to Lady Byron relative to his money invested in the funds, of which the following are extracts:-- "Ravenna, Marza 1mo, 1821.

foregoingadjectiveUS /fɔːrˈɡoʊɪŋ/

especially of writing or speech; going before

From this reading * * * * * Of the two enclosures, mentioned in the foregoing note, one was a letter intended to be sent to Lady Byron relative to his money invested in the funds, of which the following are extracts:-- "Ravenna, Marza 1mo, 1821.

friend'snounUS /frendz/

possessive form of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading "I send you two rough things, prose and verse, not much in themselves, but which will show, one of them, the state of the country, and the other, of your friend's mind, when they were written.

fundsnounUS /fʌndz/

assets in the form of money

From this reading * * * * * Of the two enclosures, mentioned in the foregoing note, one was a letter intended to be sent to Lady Byron relative to his money invested in the funds, of which the following are extracts:-- "Ravenna, Marza 1mo, 1821.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading * * * * * Of the two enclosures, mentioned in the foregoing note, one was a letter intended to be sent to Lady Byron relative to his money invested in the funds, of which the following are extracts:-- "Ravenna, Marza 1mo, 1821.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I send you two rough things, prose and verse, not much in themselves, but which will show, one of them, the state of the country, and the other, of your friend's mind, when they were written.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "I send you two rough things, prose and verse, not much in themselves, but which will show, one of them, the state of the country, and the other, of your friend's mind, when they were written.

intendedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtendɪd/

resulting from one's intentions

From this reading * * * * * Of the two enclosures, mentioned in the foregoing note, one was a letter intended to be sent to Lady Byron relative to his money invested in the funds, of which the following are extracts:-- "Ravenna, Marza 1mo, 1821.

investedverbUS /ˌɪnˈvestəd/

past form of “invest” — make an investment

From this reading * * * * * Of the two enclosures, mentioned in the foregoing note, one was a letter intended to be sent to Lady Byron relative to his money invested in the funds, of which the following are extracts:-- "Ravenna, Marza 1mo, 1821.

LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

From this reading * * * * * Of the two enclosures, mentioned in the foregoing note, one was a letter intended to be sent to Lady Byron relative to his money invested in the funds, of which the following are extracts:-- "Ravenna, Marza 1mo, 1821.

letternounUS /ˈletər/

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading * * * * * Of the two enclosures, mentioned in the foregoing note, one was a letter intended to be sent to Lady Byron relative to his money invested in the funds, of which the following are extracts:-- "Ravenna, Marza 1mo, 1821.

Marza

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From this reading * * * * * Of the two enclosures, mentioned in the foregoing note, one was a letter intended to be sent to Lady Byron relative to his money invested in the funds, of which the following are extracts:-- "Ravenna, Marza 1mo, 1821.

mentionedverbUS /ˈmenʃənd/

past form of “mention” — make reference to

From this reading * * * * * Of the two enclosures, mentioned in the foregoing note, one was a letter intended to be sent to Lady Byron relative to his money invested in the funds, of which the following are extracts:-- "Ravenna, Marza 1mo, 1821.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading "I send you two rough things, prose and verse, not much in themselves, but which will show, one of them, the state of the country, and the other, of your friend's mind, when they were written.

monounUS /moʊ/

an indefinitely short time

From this reading * * * * * Of the two enclosures, mentioned in the foregoing note, one was a letter intended to be sent to Lady Byron relative to his money invested in the funds, of which the following are extracts:-- "Ravenna, Marza 1mo, 1821.

moneynounUS /ˈmʌni/

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading * * * * * Of the two enclosures, mentioned in the foregoing note, one was a letter intended to be sent to Lady Byron relative to his money invested in the funds, of which the following are extracts:-- "Ravenna, Marza 1mo, 1821.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading "I send you two rough things, prose and verse, not much in themselves, but which will show, one of them, the state of the country, and the other, of your friend's mind, when they were written.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading Neither of them were sent to the person concerned, but you will see, by the style of them, that they were sincere, as I am in signing myself "Yours ever and truly, "B."

NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading Neither of them were sent to the person concerned, but you will see, by the style of them, that they were sincere, as I am in signing myself "Yours ever and truly, "B."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "I send you two rough things, prose and verse, not much in themselves, but which will show, one of them, the state of the country, and the other, of your friend's mind, when they were written.

notenounUS /noʊt/

a brief written record

From this reading * * * * * Of the two enclosures, mentioned in the foregoing note, one was a letter intended to be sent to Lady Byron relative to his money invested in the funds, of which the following are extracts:-- "Ravenna, Marza 1mo, 1821.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "I send you two rough things, prose and verse, not much in themselves, but which will show, one of them, the state of the country, and the other, of your friend's mind, when they were written.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "I send you two rough things, prose and verse, not much in themselves, but which will show, one of them, the state of the country, and the other, of your friend's mind, when they were written.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading "I send you two rough things, prose and verse, not much in themselves, but which will show, one of them, the state of the country, and the other, of your friend's mind, when they were written.

personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/

a human being

From this reading Neither of them were sent to the person concerned, but you will see, by the style of them, that they were sincere, as I am in signing myself "Yours ever and truly, "B."

prosenounUS /proʊz/

ordinary writing as distinguished from verse

From this reading "I send you two rough things, prose and verse, not much in themselves, but which will show, one of them, the state of the country, and the other, of your friend's mind, when they were written.

RavennanounUS /rəˈvenə/

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

From this reading * * * * * Of the two enclosures, mentioned in the foregoing note, one was a letter intended to be sent to Lady Byron relative to his money invested in the funds, of which the following are extracts:-- "Ravenna, Marza 1mo, 1821.

relativenounUS /ˈrelətɪv/

a person related by blood or marriage

From this reading * * * * * Of the two enclosures, mentioned in the foregoing note, one was a letter intended to be sent to Lady Byron relative to his money invested in the funds, of which the following are extracts:-- "Ravenna, Marza 1mo, 1821.

roughadjectiveUS /rʌf/

having or caused by an irregular surface

From this reading "I send you two rough things, prose and verse, not much in themselves, but which will show, one of them, the state of the country, and the other, of your friend's mind, when they were written.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Neither of them were sent to the person concerned, but you will see, by the style of them, that they were sincere, as I am in signing myself "Yours ever and truly, "B."

sendverbUS /send/

cause to go somewhere

From this reading "I send you two rough things, prose and verse, not much in themselves, but which will show, one of them, the state of the country, and the other, of your friend's mind, when they were written.

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading Neither of them were sent to the person concerned, but you will see, by the style of them, that they were sincere, as I am in signing myself "Yours ever and truly, "B."

SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/

the month following August and preceding October

From this reading "September 29.

showverbUS /ʃoʊ/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading "I send you two rough things, prose and verse, not much in themselves, but which will show, one of them, the state of the country, and the other, of your friend's mind, when they were written.

signingnounUS /ˈsaɪnɪŋ/

language expressed by visible hand gestures

From this reading Neither of them were sent to the person concerned, but you will see, by the style of them, that they were sincere, as I am in signing myself "Yours ever and truly, "B."

sincereadjectiveUS /sɪnˈsɪr/

open and genuine; not deceitful

From this reading Neither of them were sent to the person concerned, but you will see, by the style of them, that they were sincere, as I am in signing myself "Yours ever and truly, "B."

statenounUS /steɪt/

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading "I send you two rough things, prose and verse, not much in themselves, but which will show, one of them, the state of the country, and the other, of your friend's mind, when they were written.

stylenounUS /staɪl/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Neither of them were sent to the person concerned, but you will see, by the style of them, that they were sincere, as I am in signing myself "Yours ever and truly, "B."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Neither of them were sent to the person concerned, but you will see, by the style of them, that they were sincere, as I am in signing myself "Yours ever and truly, "B."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "I send you two rough things, prose and verse, not much in themselves, but which will show, one of them, the state of the country, and the other, of your friend's mind, when they were written.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "I send you two rough things, prose and verse, not much in themselves, but which will show, one of them, the state of the country, and the other, of your friend's mind, when they were written.

themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading "I send you two rough things, prose and verse, not much in themselves, but which will show, one of them, the state of the country, and the other, of your friend's mind, when they were written.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "I send you two rough things, prose and verse, not much in themselves, but which will show, one of them, the state of the country, and the other, of your friend's mind, when they were written.

thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading "I send you two rough things, prose and verse, not much in themselves, but which will show, one of them, the state of the country, and the other, of your friend's mind, when they were written.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Neither of them were sent to the person concerned, but you will see, by the style of them, that they were sincere, as I am in signing myself "Yours ever and truly, "B."

trulyadverbUS /ˈtruːli/

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading Neither of them were sent to the person concerned, but you will see, by the style of them, that they were sincere, as I am in signing myself "Yours ever and truly, "B."

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading "I send you two rough things, prose and verse, not much in themselves, but which will show, one of them, the state of the country, and the other, of your friend's mind, when they were written.

versenounUS /vɜːrs/

literature in metrical form

From this reading "I send you two rough things, prose and verse, not much in themselves, but which will show, one of them, the state of the country, and the other, of your friend's mind, when they were written.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading * * * * * Of the two enclosures, mentioned in the foregoing note, one was a letter intended to be sent to Lady Byron relative to his money invested in the funds, of which the following are extracts:-- "Ravenna, Marza 1mo, 1821.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading "I send you two rough things, prose and verse, not much in themselves, but which will show, one of them, the state of the country, and the other, of your friend's mind, when they were written.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "I send you two rough things, prose and verse, not much in themselves, but which will show, one of them, the state of the country, and the other, of your friend's mind, when they were written.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading "I send you two rough things, prose and verse, not much in themselves, but which will show, one of them, the state of the country, and the other, of your friend's mind, when they were written.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "I send you two rough things, prose and verse, not much in themselves, but which will show, one of them, the state of the country, and the other, of your friend's mind, when they were written.

writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading "I send you two rough things, prose and verse, not much in themselves, but which will show, one of them, the state of the country, and the other, of your friend's mind, when they were written.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I send you two rough things, prose and verse, not much in themselves, but which will show, one of them, the state of the country, and the other, of your friend's mind, when they were written.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I send you two rough things, prose and verse, not much in themselves, but which will show, one of them, the state of the country, and the other, of your friend's mind, when they were written.

YourspronounUS /jʊrz/

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading Neither of them were sent to the person concerned, but you will see, by the style of them, that they were sincere, as I am in signing myself "Yours ever and truly, "B."

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Vocabulary met early in Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals

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Ravenna
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October
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Letters--pay
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Summer
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