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Chapter 2 of The Works of Lord Byron — Vol. 1 is here in full — 1658 sentences across 332 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1805-1808. CAMBRIDGE AND JUVENILE POEMS. 32.--To the Hon. Augusta Byron. [Castle Howard, Malton, Yorkshire.] Burgage Manor, August 10th, 1805. I have at last succeeded, my dearest Augusta, in pacifying the dowager, and mollifying that _piece_ of _flint_ which the good Lady denominates her heart.
Chapter 2 of The Works of Lord Byron — Vol. 1 is here in full — 1658 sentences across 332 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the capital of the state of Maine
From this reading “32.--To the Hon. Augusta Byron.”
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading “32.--To the Hon. Augusta Byron.”
a university in England
From this reading “CAMBRIDGE AND JUVENILE POEMS.”
a widow holding property received from her deceased husband
From this reading “I have at last succeeded, my dearest Augusta, in pacifying the dowager, and mollifying that _piece_ of _flint_ which the good Lady denominates her heart.”
a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people
From this reading “CAMBRIDGE AND JUVENILE POEMS.”
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading “[Castle Howard, Malton, Yorkshire.] Burgage Manor, August 10th, 1805.”
a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties
From this reading “[Castle Howard, Malton, Yorkshire.] Burgage Manor, August 10th, 1805.”
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From this reading [Castle Howard, Malton, Yorkshire.] Burgage Manor, August 10th, 1805.
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From this reading 1805-1808.
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From this reading 1805-1808.
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From this reading 32.--To the Hon. Augusta Byron.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CAMBRIDGE AND JUVENILE POEMS.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have at last succeeded, my dearest Augusta, in pacifying the dowager, and mollifying that _piece_ of _flint_ which the good Lady denominates her heart.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading [Castle Howard, Malton, Yorkshire.] Burgage Manor, August 10th, 1805.
the capital of the state of Maine
From this reading 32.--To the Hon. Augusta Byron.
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From this reading [Castle Howard, Malton, Yorkshire.] Burgage Manor, August 10th, 1805.
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading 32.--To the Hon. Augusta Byron.
a university in England
From this reading CAMBRIDGE AND JUVENILE POEMS.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading [Castle Howard, Malton, Yorkshire.] Burgage Manor, August 10th, 1805.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading I have at last succeeded, my dearest Augusta, in pacifying the dowager, and mollifying that _piece_ of _flint_ which the good Lady denominates her heart.
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From this reading I have at last succeeded, my dearest Augusta, in pacifying the dowager, and mollifying that _piece_ of _flint_ which the good Lady denominates her heart.
a widow holding property received from her deceased husband
From this reading I have at last succeeded, my dearest Augusta, in pacifying the dowager, and mollifying that _piece_ of _flint_ which the good Lady denominates her heart.
a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading I have at last succeeded, my dearest Augusta, in pacifying the dowager, and mollifying that _piece_ of _flint_ which the good Lady denominates her heart.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I have at last succeeded, my dearest Augusta, in pacifying the dowager, and mollifying that _piece_ of _flint_ which the good Lady denominates her heart.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have at last succeeded, my dearest Augusta, in pacifying the dowager, and mollifying that _piece_ of _flint_ which the good Lady denominates her heart.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I have at last succeeded, my dearest Augusta, in pacifying the dowager, and mollifying that _piece_ of _flint_ which the good Lady denominates her heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I have at last succeeded, my dearest Augusta, in pacifying the dowager, and mollifying that _piece_ of _flint_ which the good Lady denominates her heart.
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From this reading 32.--To the Hon. Augusta Byron.
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading [Castle Howard, Malton, Yorkshire.] Burgage Manor, August 10th, 1805.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have at last succeeded, my dearest Augusta, in pacifying the dowager, and mollifying that _piece_ of _flint_ which the good Lady denominates her heart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have at last succeeded, my dearest Augusta, in pacifying the dowager, and mollifying that _piece_ of _flint_ which the good Lady denominates her heart.
of or relating to or characteristic of or appropriate for children or young people
From this reading CAMBRIDGE AND JUVENILE POEMS.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading I have at last succeeded, my dearest Augusta, in pacifying the dowager, and mollifying that _piece_ of _flint_ which the good Lady denominates her heart.
immediately past
From this reading I have at last succeeded, my dearest Augusta, in pacifying the dowager, and mollifying that _piece_ of _flint_ which the good Lady denominates her heart.
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From this reading [Castle Howard, Malton, Yorkshire.] Burgage Manor, August 10th, 1805.
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading [Castle Howard, Malton, Yorkshire.] Burgage Manor, August 10th, 1805.
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From this reading I have at last succeeded, my dearest Augusta, in pacifying the dowager, and mollifying that _piece_ of _flint_ which the good Lady denominates her heart.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have at last succeeded, my dearest Augusta, in pacifying the dowager, and mollifying that _piece_ of _flint_ which the good Lady denominates her heart.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have at last succeeded, my dearest Augusta, in pacifying the dowager, and mollifying that _piece_ of _flint_ which the good Lady denominates her heart.
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From this reading I have at last succeeded, my dearest Augusta, in pacifying the dowager, and mollifying that _piece_ of _flint_ which the good Lady denominates her heart.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading I have at last succeeded, my dearest Augusta, in pacifying the dowager, and mollifying that _piece_ of _flint_ which the good Lady denominates her heart.
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading CAMBRIDGE AND JUVENILE POEMS.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading I have at last succeeded, my dearest Augusta, in pacifying the dowager, and mollifying that _piece_ of _flint_ which the good Lady denominates her heart.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have at last succeeded, my dearest Augusta, in pacifying the dowager, and mollifying that _piece_ of _flint_ which the good Lady denominates her heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 32.--To the Hon. Augusta Byron.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 32.--To the Hon. Augusta Byron.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have at last succeeded, my dearest Augusta, in pacifying the dowager, and mollifying that _piece_ of _flint_ which the good Lady denominates her heart.
a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties
From this reading [Castle Howard, Malton, Yorkshire.] Burgage Manor, August 10th, 1805.
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