Chapter 28 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 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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Chapter 28 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Pisa, December 10. 1821. "This day and this hour, (one, on the clock,) my daughter is six years old. I wonder when I shall see her again, or if ever I shall see her at all. "I have remarked a curious coincidence, which almost looks like a fatality.
Chapter 28 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 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 timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading “"This day and this hour, (one, on the clock,) my daughter is six years old.”
an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
From this reading “"I have remarked a curious coincidence, which almost looks like a fatality.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “"I have remarked a curious coincidence, which almost looks like a fatality.”
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading “"Pisa, December 10.”
a death resulting from an accident or a disaster
From this reading “"I have remarked a curious coincidence, which almost looks like a fatality.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “"I have remarked a curious coincidence, which almost looks like a fatality.”
a city in Tuscany; site of the famous Leaning Tower
From this reading “"Pisa, December 10.”
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “"I have remarked a curious coincidence, which almost looks like a fatality.”
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From this reading "Pisa, December 10.
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From this reading 1821.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I have remarked a curious coincidence, which almost looks like a fatality.
anew
From this reading I wonder when I shall see her again, or if ever I shall see her at all.
(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 I wonder when I shall see her again, or if ever I shall see her at all.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "I have remarked a curious coincidence, which almost looks like a fatality.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "This day and this hour, (one, on the clock,) my daughter is six years old.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I wonder when I shall see her again, or if ever I shall see her at all.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading "This day and this hour, (one, on the clock,) my daughter is six years old.
an event that might have been arranged although it was really accidental
From this reading "I have remarked a curious coincidence, which almost looks like a fatality.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading "I have remarked a curious coincidence, which almost looks like a fatality.
a female human offspring
From this reading "This day and this hour, (one, on the clock,) my daughter is six years old.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "This day and this hour, (one, on the clock,) my daughter is six years old.
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading "Pisa, December 10.
at any time
From this reading I wonder when I shall see her again, or if ever I shall see her at all.
a death resulting from an accident or a disaster
From this reading "I have remarked a curious coincidence, which almost looks like a fatality.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have remarked a curious coincidence, which almost looks like a fatality.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I wonder when I shall see her again, or if ever I shall see her at all.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "This day and this hour, (one, on the clock,) my daughter is six years old.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wonder when I shall see her again, or if ever I shall see her at all.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I wonder when I shall see her again, or if ever I shall see her at all.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This day and this hour, (one, on the clock,) my daughter is six years old.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I have remarked a curious coincidence, which almost looks like a fatality.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading "I have remarked a curious coincidence, which almost looks like a fatality.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "This day and this hour, (one, on the clock,) my daughter is six years old.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "This day and this hour, (one, on the clock,) my daughter is six years old.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "This day and this hour, (one, on the clock,) my daughter is six years old.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "This day and this hour, (one, on the clock,) my daughter is six years old.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I wonder when I shall see her again, or if ever I shall see her at all.
a city in Tuscany; site of the famous Leaning Tower
From this reading "Pisa, December 10.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "I have remarked a curious coincidence, which almost looks like a fatality.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I wonder when I shall see her again, or if ever I shall see her at all.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I wonder when I shall see her again, or if ever I shall see her at all.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading "This day and this hour, (one, on the clock,) my daughter is six years old.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "This day and this hour, (one, on the clock,) my daughter is six years old.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This day and this hour, (one, on the clock,) my daughter is six years old.
at the time that
From this reading I wonder when I shall see her again, or if ever I shall see her at all.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I have remarked a curious coincidence, which almost looks like a fatality.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder when I shall see her again, or if ever I shall see her at all.
a late time of life
From this reading "This day and this hour, (one, on the clock,) my daughter is six years old.
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