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Chapter 24 of My Recollections of Lord Byron is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LORD BYRON'S GAYETY AND MELANCHOLY. HIS GAYETY. A great deal has been said about Byron's melancholy. His gayety has also been spoken of. As usual, all the judgments pronounced have been more or less false.
Chapter 24 of My Recollections of Lord Byron is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “byron” — English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading “LORD BYRON'S GAYETY AND MELANCHOLY.”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “A great deal has been said about Byron's melancholy.”
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading “As usual, all the judgments pronounced have been more or less false.”
plural of “judgment” — an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading “As usual, all the judgments pronounced have been more or less false.”
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading “LORD BYRON'S GAYETY AND MELANCHOLY.”
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading “As usual, all the judgments pronounced have been more or less false.”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “His gayety has also been spoken of.”
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading “As usual, all the judgments pronounced have been more or less false.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A great deal has been said about Byron's melancholy.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A great deal has been said about Byron's melancholy.
(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 As usual, all the judgments pronounced have been more or less false.
in addition
From this reading His gayety has also been spoken of.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LORD BYRON'S GAYETY AND MELANCHOLY.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As usual, all the judgments pronounced have been more or less false.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A great deal has been said about Byron's melancholy.
possessive form of “byron” — English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading LORD BYRON'S GAYETY AND MELANCHOLY.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading A great deal has been said about Byron's melancholy.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading As usual, all the judgments pronounced have been more or less false.
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From this reading LORD BYRON'S GAYETY AND MELANCHOLY.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A great deal has been said about Byron's melancholy.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A great deal has been said about Byron's melancholy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading As usual, all the judgments pronounced have been more or less false.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HIS GAYETY.
plural of “judgment” — an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading As usual, all the judgments pronounced have been more or less false.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading As usual, all the judgments pronounced have been more or less false.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading LORD BYRON'S GAYETY AND MELANCHOLY.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading LORD BYRON'S GAYETY AND MELANCHOLY.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading As usual, all the judgments pronounced have been more or less false.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His gayety has also been spoken of.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As usual, all the judgments pronounced have been more or less false.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading As usual, all the judgments pronounced have been more or less false.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A great deal has been said about Byron's melancholy.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading His gayety has also been spoken of.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As usual, all the judgments pronounced have been more or less false.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading As usual, all the judgments pronounced have been more or less false.
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