Chapter 29 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"December 12. 1821. "My dear Shelley, "Enclosed is a note for you from ----. His reasons are all very true, I dare say, and it might and may be of personal inconvenience to us. But that does not appear to me to be a reason to allow a being to be burnt without trying to save him.
Chapter 29 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 5 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading “But that does not appear to me to be a reason to allow a being to be burnt without trying to save him.”
ruined by overcooking
From this reading “But that does not appear to me to be a reason to allow a being to be burnt without trying to save him.”
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading “"December 12.”
closed in or surrounded or included within
From this reading “"My dear Shelley, "Enclosed is a note for you from ----.”
an inconvenient discomfort
From this reading “His reasons are all very true, I dare say, and it might and may be of personal inconvenience to us.”
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading “His reasons are all very true, I dare say, and it might and may be of personal inconvenience to us.”
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “His reasons are all very true, I dare say, and it might and may be of personal inconvenience to us.”
English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading “"My dear Shelley, "Enclosed is a note for you from ----.”
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From this reading "December 12.
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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 "My dear Shelley, "Enclosed is a note for you from ----.
(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 His reasons are all very true, I dare say, and it might and may be of personal inconvenience to us.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading But that does not appear to me to be a reason to allow a being to be burnt without trying to save him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His reasons are all very true, I dare say, and it might and may be of personal inconvenience to us.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But that does not appear to me to be a reason to allow a being to be burnt without trying to save him.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His reasons are all very true, I dare say, and it might and may be of personal inconvenience to us.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His reasons are all very true, I dare say, and it might and may be of personal inconvenience to us.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But that does not appear to me to be a reason to allow a being to be burnt without trying to save him.
ruined by overcooking
From this reading But that does not appear to me to be a reason to allow a being to be burnt without trying to save him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that does not appear to me to be a reason to allow a being to be burnt without trying to save him.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading His reasons are all very true, I dare say, and it might and may be of personal inconvenience to us.
dearly loved
From this reading "My dear Shelley, "Enclosed is a note for you from ----.
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading "December 12.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But that does not appear to me to be a reason to allow a being to be burnt without trying to save him.
closed in or surrounded or included within
From this reading "My dear Shelley, "Enclosed is a note for you from ----.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "My dear Shelley, "Enclosed is a note for you from ----.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "My dear Shelley, "Enclosed is a note for you from ----.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But that does not appear to me to be a reason to allow a being to be burnt without trying to save him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His reasons are all very true, I dare say, and it might and may be of personal inconvenience to us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading His reasons are all very true, I dare say, and it might and may be of personal inconvenience to us.
an inconvenient discomfort
From this reading His reasons are all very true, I dare say, and it might and may be of personal inconvenience to us.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My dear Shelley, "Enclosed is a note for you from ----.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His reasons are all very true, I dare say, and it might and may be of personal inconvenience to us.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading His reasons are all very true, I dare say, and it might and may be of personal inconvenience to us.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But that does not appear to me to be a reason to allow a being to be burnt without trying to save him.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading His reasons are all very true, I dare say, and it might and may be of personal inconvenience to us.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear Shelley, "Enclosed is a note for you from ----.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But that does not appear to me to be a reason to allow a being to be burnt without trying to save him.
a brief written record
From this reading "My dear Shelley, "Enclosed is a note for you from ----.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His reasons are all very true, I dare say, and it might and may be of personal inconvenience to us.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading His reasons are all very true, I dare say, and it might and may be of personal inconvenience to us.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading But that does not appear to me to be a reason to allow a being to be burnt without trying to save him.
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading His reasons are all very true, I dare say, and it might and may be of personal inconvenience to us.
except for; apart from
From this reading But that does not appear to me to be a reason to allow a being to be burnt without trying to save him.
express in words
From this reading His reasons are all very true, I dare say, and it might and may be of personal inconvenience to us.
English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
From this reading "My dear Shelley, "Enclosed is a note for you from ----.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that does not appear to me to be a reason to allow a being to be burnt without trying to save him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His reasons are all very true, I dare say, and it might and may be of personal inconvenience to us.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading His reasons are all very true, I dare say, and it might and may be of personal inconvenience to us.
hard to endure
From this reading But that does not appear to me to be a reason to allow a being to be burnt without trying to save him.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His reasons are all very true, I dare say, and it might and may be of personal inconvenience to us.
precisely as stated
From this reading His reasons are all very true, I dare say, and it might and may be of personal inconvenience to us.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But that does not appear to me to be a reason to allow a being to be burnt without trying to save him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dear Shelley, "Enclosed is a note for you from ----.
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