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Chapter III
There points thy Muse to stranger's eye The graves of those that cannot die! 'Twere long to tell, and sad to trace, Each step from splendour to disgrace, Enough--no foreign foe could quell Thy soul, till from itself it fell; Yes! Self-abasement paved the way To villain-bonds and despot sway. BYRON. [Notes: _Lord Byron_, born 1788, died 1824.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “[Notes: _Lord Byron_, born 1788, died 1824.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “'Twere long to tell, and sad to trace, Each step from splendour to disgrace, Enough--no foreign foe could quell Thy soul, till from itself it fell; Yes!”
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading “'Twere long to tell, and sad to trace, Each step from splendour to disgrace, Enough--no foreign foe could quell Thy soul, till from itself it fell; Yes!”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “'Twere long to tell, and sad to trace, Each step from splendour to disgrace, Enough--no foreign foe could quell Thy soul, till from itself it fell; Yes!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Twere long to tell, and sad to trace, Each step from splendour to disgrace, Enough--no foreign foe could quell Thy soul, till from itself it fell; Yes!”
magnificent and impressive appearance
From this reading “'Twere long to tell, and sad to trace, Each step from splendour to disgrace, Enough--no foreign foe could quell Thy soul, till from itself it fell; Yes!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Twere long to tell, and sad to trace, Each step from splendour to disgrace, Enough--no foreign foe could quell Thy soul, till from itself it fell; Yes!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Twere long to tell, and sad to trace, Each step from splendour to disgrace, Enough--no foreign foe could quell Thy soul, till from itself it fell; Yes!”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “There points thy Muse to stranger's eye The graves of those that cannot die!”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “There points thy Muse to stranger's eye The graves of those that cannot die!”
up to a particular time
From this reading “'Twere long to tell, and sad to trace, Each step from splendour to disgrace, Enough--no foreign foe could quell Thy soul, till from itself it fell; Yes!”
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From this reading [Notes: _Lord Byron_, born 1788, died 1824.
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From this reading [Notes: _Lord Byron_, born 1788, died 1824.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Twere long to tell, and sad to trace, Each step from splendour to disgrace, Enough--no foreign foe could quell Thy soul, till from itself it fell; Yes!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading [Notes: _Lord Byron_, born 1788, died 1824.
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From this reading BYRON.
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From this reading There points thy Muse to stranger's eye The graves of those that cannot die!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading 'Twere long to tell, and sad to trace, Each step from splendour to disgrace, Enough--no foreign foe could quell Thy soul, till from itself it fell; Yes!
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From this reading Self-abasement paved the way To villain-bonds and despot sway.
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From this reading There points thy Muse to stranger's eye The graves of those that cannot die!
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From this reading [Notes: _Lord Byron_, born 1788, died 1824.
shame caused by unacceptable behaviour
From this reading 'Twere long to tell, and sad to trace, Each step from splendour to disgrace, Enough--no foreign foe could quell Thy soul, till from itself it fell; Yes!
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading 'Twere long to tell, and sad to trace, Each step from splendour to disgrace, Enough--no foreign foe could quell Thy soul, till from itself it fell; Yes!
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From this reading 'Twere long to tell, and sad to trace, Each step from splendour to disgrace, Enough--no foreign foe could quell Thy soul, till from itself it fell; Yes!
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From this reading There points thy Muse to stranger's eye The graves of those that cannot die!
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From this reading 'Twere long to tell, and sad to trace, Each step from splendour to disgrace, Enough--no foreign foe could quell Thy soul, till from itself it fell; Yes!
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From this reading 'Twere long to tell, and sad to trace, Each step from splendour to disgrace, Enough--no foreign foe could quell Thy soul, till from itself it fell; Yes!
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From this reading 'Twere long to tell, and sad to trace, Each step from splendour to disgrace, Enough--no foreign foe could quell Thy soul, till from itself it fell; Yes!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'Twere long to tell, and sad to trace, Each step from splendour to disgrace, Enough--no foreign foe could quell Thy soul, till from itself it fell; Yes!
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From this reading There points thy Muse to stranger's eye The graves of those that cannot die!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Twere long to tell, and sad to trace, Each step from splendour to disgrace, Enough--no foreign foe could quell Thy soul, till from itself it fell; Yes!
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading 'Twere long to tell, and sad to trace, Each step from splendour to disgrace, Enough--no foreign foe could quell Thy soul, till from itself it fell; Yes!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Twere long to tell, and sad to trace, Each step from splendour to disgrace, Enough--no foreign foe could quell Thy soul, till from itself it fell; Yes!
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From this reading [Notes: _Lord Byron_, born 1788, died 1824.
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From this reading There points thy Muse to stranger's eye The graves of those that cannot die!
not any; not one
From this reading 'Twere long to tell, and sad to trace, Each step from splendour to disgrace, Enough--no foreign foe could quell Thy soul, till from itself it fell; Yes!
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From this reading [Notes: _Lord Byron_, born 1788, died 1824.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There points thy Muse to stranger's eye The graves of those that cannot die!
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From this reading Self-abasement paved the way To villain-bonds and despot sway.
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From this reading There points thy Muse to stranger's eye The graves of those that cannot die!
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From this reading 'Twere long to tell, and sad to trace, Each step from splendour to disgrace, Enough--no foreign foe could quell Thy soul, till from itself it fell; Yes!
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From this reading 'Twere long to tell, and sad to trace, Each step from splendour to disgrace, Enough--no foreign foe could quell Thy soul, till from itself it fell; Yes!
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From this reading Self-abasement paved the way To villain-bonds and despot sway.
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From this reading 'Twere long to tell, and sad to trace, Each step from splendour to disgrace, Enough--no foreign foe could quell Thy soul, till from itself it fell; Yes!
magnificent and impressive appearance
From this reading 'Twere long to tell, and sad to trace, Each step from splendour to disgrace, Enough--no foreign foe could quell Thy soul, till from itself it fell; Yes!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Twere long to tell, and sad to trace, Each step from splendour to disgrace, Enough--no foreign foe could quell Thy soul, till from itself it fell; Yes!
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From this reading There points thy Muse to stranger's eye The graves of those that cannot die!
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From this reading Self-abasement paved the way To villain-bonds and despot sway.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Twere long to tell, and sad to trace, Each step from splendour to disgrace, Enough--no foreign foe could quell Thy soul, till from itself it fell; Yes!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There points thy Muse to stranger's eye The graves of those that cannot die!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There points thy Muse to stranger's eye The graves of those that cannot die!
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From this reading There points thy Muse to stranger's eye The graves of those that cannot die!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There points thy Muse to stranger's eye The graves of those that cannot die!
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading There points thy Muse to stranger's eye The graves of those that cannot die!
up to a particular time
From this reading 'Twere long to tell, and sad to trace, Each step from splendour to disgrace, Enough--no foreign foe could quell Thy soul, till from itself it fell; Yes!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There points thy Muse to stranger's eye The graves of those that cannot die!
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From this reading 'Twere long to tell, and sad to trace, Each step from splendour to disgrace, Enough--no foreign foe could quell Thy soul, till from itself it fell; Yes!
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From this reading 'Twere long to tell, and sad to trace, Each step from splendour to disgrace, Enough--no foreign foe could quell Thy soul, till from itself it fell; Yes!
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From this reading Self-abasement paved the way To villain-bonds and despot sway.
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From this reading Self-abasement paved the way To villain-bonds and despot sway.
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From this reading 'Twere long to tell, and sad to trace, Each step from splendour to disgrace, Enough--no foreign foe could quell Thy soul, till from itself it fell; Yes!
