Chapter 9 of The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 1. Poetry is here in full — 348 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 1. Poetry is here in full — 348 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
(Psalm iv. 6.) This verse also constitutes a part of the most beautiful anthem in our language.] [Footnote i: 'Stanzas'. ['Poems O. and T.']] LINES WRITTEN BENEATH AN ELM IN THE CHURCHYARD OF HARROW.
Chapter 9 of The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 1. Poetry is here in full — 348 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school)
From this reading “6.) This verse also constitutes a part of the most beautiful anthem in our language.]”
the yard associated with a church
From this reading “LINES WRITTEN BENEATH AN ELM IN THE CHURCHYARD OF HARROW.”
third-person singular of “constitute” — form or compose
From this reading “6.) This verse also constitutes a part of the most beautiful anthem in our language.]”
any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading “LINES WRITTEN BENEATH AN ELM IN THE CHURCHYARD OF HARROW.”
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading “[Footnote i: 'Stanzas'.”
draw a harrow over
From this reading “LINES WRITTEN BENEATH AN ELM IN THE CHURCHYARD OF HARROW.”
one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David
From this reading “(Psalm iv.”
plural of “stanza” — a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
From this reading “[Footnote i: 'Stanzas'.”
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From this reading 6.) This verse also constitutes a part of the most beautiful anthem in our language.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 6.) This verse also constitutes a part of the most beautiful anthem in our language.]
in addition
From this reading 6.) This verse also constitutes a part of the most beautiful anthem in our language.]
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading LINES WRITTEN BENEATH AN ELM IN THE CHURCHYARD OF HARROW.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ['Poems O. and T.']]
a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school)
From this reading 6.) This verse also constitutes a part of the most beautiful anthem in our language.]
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading 6.) This verse also constitutes a part of the most beautiful anthem in our language.]
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading LINES WRITTEN BENEATH AN ELM IN THE CHURCHYARD OF HARROW.
the yard associated with a church
From this reading LINES WRITTEN BENEATH AN ELM IN THE CHURCHYARD OF HARROW.
third-person singular of “constitute” — form or compose
From this reading 6.) This verse also constitutes a part of the most beautiful anthem in our language.]
any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading LINES WRITTEN BENEATH AN ELM IN THE CHURCHYARD OF HARROW.
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading [Footnote i: 'Stanzas'.
draw a harrow over
From this reading LINES WRITTEN BENEATH AN ELM IN THE CHURCHYARD OF HARROW.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [Footnote i: 'Stanzas'.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 6.) This verse also constitutes a part of the most beautiful anthem in our language.]
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading (Psalm iv.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading 6.) This verse also constitutes a part of the most beautiful anthem in our language.]
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading LINES WRITTEN BENEATH AN ELM IN THE CHURCHYARD OF HARROW.
used to form the superlative
From this reading 6.) This verse also constitutes a part of the most beautiful anthem in our language.]
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading ['Poems O. and T.']]
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 6.) This verse also constitutes a part of the most beautiful anthem in our language.]
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading 6.) This verse also constitutes a part of the most beautiful anthem in our language.]
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading 6.) This verse also constitutes a part of the most beautiful anthem in our language.]
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading ['Poems O. and T.']]
one of the 150 lyrical poems and prayers that comprise the Book of Psalms in the Old Testament; said to have been written by David
From this reading (Psalm iv.
plural of “stanza” — a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
From this reading [Footnote i: 'Stanzas'.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading ['Poems O. and T.']]
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 6.) This verse also constitutes a part of the most beautiful anthem in our language.]
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 6.) This verse also constitutes a part of the most beautiful anthem in our language.]
literature in metrical form
From this reading 6.) This verse also constitutes a part of the most beautiful anthem in our language.]
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading LINES WRITTEN BENEATH AN ELM IN THE CHURCHYARD OF HARROW.
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