Chapter 15 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 15 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 15 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Cephalonia, Dec. 2. 1823. "Prince, "The present will be put into your hands by Colonel Stanhope, son of Major-General the Earl of Harrington, &c. &c.
Chapter 15 of Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6 With His Letters and Journals is here in full — 15 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “"Prince, "The present will be put into your hands by Colonel Stanhope, son of Major-General the Earl of Harrington, &c.”
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading “"Cephalonia, Dec.”
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading “"Prince, "The present will be put into your hands by Colonel Stanhope, son of Major-General the Earl of Harrington, &c.”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “"Prince, "The present will be put into your hands by Colonel Stanhope, son of Major-General the Earl of Harrington, &c.”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “"Prince, "The present will be put into your hands by Colonel Stanhope, son of Major-General the Earl of Harrington, &c.”
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading “"Prince, "The present will be put into your hands by Colonel Stanhope, son of Major-General the Earl of Harrington, &c.”
a male human offspring
From this reading “"Prince, "The present will be put into your hands by Colonel Stanhope, son of Major-General the Earl of Harrington, &c.”
a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat
From this reading “"Prince, "The present will be put into your hands by Colonel Stanhope, son of Major-General the Earl of Harrington, &c.”
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From this reading 1823.
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From this reading 2.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Prince, "The present will be put into your hands by Colonel Stanhope, son of Major-General the Earl of Harrington, &c.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Prince, "The present will be put into your hands by Colonel Stanhope, son of Major-General the Earl of Harrington, &c.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading "Prince, "The present will be put into your hands by Colonel Stanhope, son of Major-General the Earl of Harrington, &c.
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From this reading "Cephalonia, Dec.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading "Prince, "The present will be put into your hands by Colonel Stanhope, son of Major-General the Earl of Harrington, &c.
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading "Cephalonia, Dec.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading "Prince, "The present will be put into your hands by Colonel Stanhope, son of Major-General the Earl of Harrington, &c.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "Prince, "The present will be put into your hands by Colonel Stanhope, son of Major-General the Earl of Harrington, &c.
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From this reading "Prince, "The present will be put into your hands by Colonel Stanhope, son of Major-General the Earl of Harrington, &c.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Prince, "The present will be put into your hands by Colonel Stanhope, son of Major-General the Earl of Harrington, &c.
a general officer ranking above a brigadier general and below a lieutenant general
From this reading "Prince, "The present will be put into your hands by Colonel Stanhope, son of Major-General the Earl of Harrington, &c.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Prince, "The present will be put into your hands by Colonel Stanhope, son of Major-General the Earl of Harrington, &c.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Prince, "The present will be put into your hands by Colonel Stanhope, son of Major-General the Earl of Harrington, &c.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading "Prince, "The present will be put into your hands by Colonel Stanhope, son of Major-General the Earl of Harrington, &c.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Prince, "The present will be put into your hands by Colonel Stanhope, son of Major-General the Earl of Harrington, &c.
a male human offspring
From this reading "Prince, "The present will be put into your hands by Colonel Stanhope, son of Major-General the Earl of Harrington, &c.
a light open horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels and one seat
From this reading "Prince, "The present will be put into your hands by Colonel Stanhope, son of Major-General the Earl of Harrington, &c.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Prince, "The present will be put into your hands by Colonel Stanhope, son of Major-General the Earl of Harrington, &c.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Prince, "The present will be put into your hands by Colonel Stanhope, son of Major-General the Earl of Harrington, &c.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Prince, "The present will be put into your hands by Colonel Stanhope, son of Major-General the Earl of Harrington, &c.
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