Chapter 2 of My Recollections of Lord Byron is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of My Recollections of Lord Byron is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LORD BYRON AND M. DE LAMARTINE. _To Count de_ ----. Paris, 17th June, 1860. MY DEAR COUNT,--Confiding in your willingness to oblige, I beg to ask a favor and your advice. I received, a short time ago, a prospectus of a subscription to be raised for a general addition of the works of M. de Lamartine.
Chapter 2 of My Recollections of Lord Byron is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a component that is added to something to improve it
From this reading “I received, a short time ago, a prospectus of a subscription to be raised for a general addition of the works of M. de Lamartine.”
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading “LORD BYRON AND M. DE LAMARTINE.”
willing to entrust personal matters
From this reading “MY DEAR COUNT,--Confiding in your willingness to oblige, I beg to ask a favor and your advice.”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “Paris, 17th June, 1860.”
force somebody to do something
From this reading “MY DEAR COUNT,--Confiding in your willingness to oblige, I beg to ask a favor and your advice.”
a formal written offer to sell securities (filed with the SEC) that sets forth a plan for a (proposed) business enterprise
From this reading “I received, a short time ago, a prospectus of a subscription to be raised for a general addition of the works of M. de Lamartine.”
a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
From this reading “I received, a short time ago, a prospectus of a subscription to be raised for a general addition of the works of M. de Lamartine.”
cheerful compliance
From this reading “MY DEAR COUNT,--Confiding in your willingness to oblige, I beg to ask a favor and your advice.”
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From this reading Paris, 17th June, 1860.
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From this reading Paris, 17th June, 1860.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MY DEAR COUNT,--Confiding in your willingness to oblige, I beg to ask a favor and your advice.
a component that is added to something to improve it
From this reading I received, a short time ago, a prospectus of a subscription to be raised for a general addition of the works of M. de Lamartine.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading MY DEAR COUNT,--Confiding in your willingness to oblige, I beg to ask a favor and your advice.
in the past
From this reading I received, a short time ago, a prospectus of a subscription to be raised for a general addition of the works of M. de Lamartine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LORD BYRON AND M. DE LAMARTINE.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading MY DEAR COUNT,--Confiding in your willingness to oblige, I beg to ask a favor and your advice.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I received, a short time ago, a prospectus of a subscription to be raised for a general addition of the works of M. de Lamartine.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading MY DEAR COUNT,--Confiding in your willingness to oblige, I beg to ask a favor and your advice.
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading LORD BYRON AND M. DE LAMARTINE.
willing to entrust personal matters
From this reading MY DEAR COUNT,--Confiding in your willingness to oblige, I beg to ask a favor and your advice.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading _To Count de_ ----.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading LORD BYRON AND M. DE LAMARTINE.
dearly loved
From this reading MY DEAR COUNT,--Confiding in your willingness to oblige, I beg to ask a favor and your advice.
promote over another
From this reading MY DEAR COUNT,--Confiding in your willingness to oblige, I beg to ask a favor and your advice.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I received, a short time ago, a prospectus of a subscription to be raised for a general addition of the works of M. de Lamartine.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading I received, a short time ago, a prospectus of a subscription to be raised for a general addition of the works of M. de Lamartine.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY DEAR COUNT,--Confiding in your willingness to oblige, I beg to ask a favor and your advice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MY DEAR COUNT,--Confiding in your willingness to oblige, I beg to ask a favor and your advice.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading Paris, 17th June, 1860.
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From this reading LORD BYRON AND M. DE LAMARTINE.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading LORD BYRON AND M. DE LAMARTINE.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading LORD BYRON AND M. DE LAMARTINE.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR COUNT,--Confiding in your willingness to oblige, I beg to ask a favor and your advice.
force somebody to do something
From this reading MY DEAR COUNT,--Confiding in your willingness to oblige, I beg to ask a favor and your advice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I received, a short time ago, a prospectus of a subscription to be raised for a general addition of the works of M. de Lamartine.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading Paris, 17th June, 1860.
a formal written offer to sell securities (filed with the SEC) that sets forth a plan for a (proposed) business enterprise
From this reading I received, a short time ago, a prospectus of a subscription to be raised for a general addition of the works of M. de Lamartine.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading I received, a short time ago, a prospectus of a subscription to be raised for a general addition of the works of M. de Lamartine.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading I received, a short time ago, a prospectus of a subscription to be raised for a general addition of the works of M. de Lamartine.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading I received, a short time ago, a prospectus of a subscription to be raised for a general addition of the works of M. de Lamartine.
a payment for consecutive issues of a newspaper or magazine for a given period of time
From this reading I received, a short time ago, a prospectus of a subscription to be raised for a general addition of the works of M. de Lamartine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I received, a short time ago, a prospectus of a subscription to be raised for a general addition of the works of M. de Lamartine.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I received, a short time ago, a prospectus of a subscription to be raised for a general addition of the works of M. de Lamartine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _To Count de_ ----.
cheerful compliance
From this reading MY DEAR COUNT,--Confiding in your willingness to oblige, I beg to ask a favor and your advice.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading I received, a short time ago, a prospectus of a subscription to be raised for a general addition of the works of M. de Lamartine.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MY DEAR COUNT,--Confiding in your willingness to oblige, I beg to ask a favor and your advice.
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