Chapter 15 of The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 1. Poetry is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 1. Poetry is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[Footnote x: 'The Press oppressed.' ['British Bards'.] ] [Footnote xi: 'While Southey's Epics load.' ['British Bards'.] ] [Footnote xii: 'O'er taste awhile these Infidels prevail.' ['MS.']] [Footnote xiii: 'Erect and hail an idol of their own.'
Chapter 15 of The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 1. Poetry is here in full — 285 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “epic” — a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
From this reading “['British Bards'.] ] [Footnote xi: 'While Southey's Epics load.'”
construct, build, or erect
From this reading “[Footnote xiii: 'Erect and hail an idol of their own.'”
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading “[Footnote x: 'The Press oppressed.'”
praise vociferously
From this reading “[Footnote xiii: 'Erect and hail an idol of their own.'”
a material effigy that is worshipped
From this reading “[Footnote xiii: 'Erect and hail an idol of their own.'”
plural of “infidel” — a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading “['British Bards'.] ] [Footnote xii: 'O'er taste awhile these Infidels prevail.'”
burdened psychologically or mentally
From this reading “[Footnote x: 'The Press oppressed.'”
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
From this reading “['British Bards'.] ] [Footnote xii: 'O'er taste awhile these Infidels prevail.'”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading [Footnote xiii: 'Erect and hail an idol of their own.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Footnote xiii: 'Erect and hail an idol of their own.'
for a short time
From this reading ['British Bards'.] ] [Footnote xii: 'O'er taste awhile these Infidels prevail.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ['British Bards'.] ] [Footnote xi: 'While Southey's Epics load.'
the people of Great Britain
From this reading ['British Bards'.] ] [Footnote xi: 'While Southey's Epics load.'
plural of “epic” — a long narrative poem telling of a hero's deeds
From this reading ['British Bards'.] ] [Footnote xi: 'While Southey's Epics load.'
construct, build, or erect
From this reading [Footnote xiii: 'Erect and hail an idol of their own.'
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading [Footnote x: 'The Press oppressed.'
praise vociferously
From this reading [Footnote xiii: 'Erect and hail an idol of their own.'
a material effigy that is worshipped
From this reading [Footnote xiii: 'Erect and hail an idol of their own.'
plural of “infidel” — a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading ['British Bards'.] ] [Footnote xii: 'O'er taste awhile these Infidels prevail.'
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading ['British Bards'.] ] [Footnote xi: 'While Southey's Epics load.'
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
From this reading ['MS.']]
throughout a period of time
From this reading ['British Bards'.] ] [Footnote xii: 'O'er taste awhile these Infidels prevail.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Footnote xiii: 'Erect and hail an idol of their own.'
burdened psychologically or mentally
From this reading [Footnote x: 'The Press oppressed.'
have ownership or possession of
From this reading [Footnote xiii: 'Erect and hail an idol of their own.'
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading [Footnote x: 'The Press oppressed.'
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
From this reading ['British Bards'.] ] [Footnote xii: 'O'er taste awhile these Infidels prevail.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ['British Bards'.] ] [Footnote xi: 'While Southey's Epics load.'
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading ['British Bards'.] ] [Footnote xii: 'O'er taste awhile these Infidels prevail.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Footnote x: 'The Press oppressed.'
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading [Footnote xiii: 'Erect and hail an idol of their own.'
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ['British Bards'.] ] [Footnote xii: 'O'er taste awhile these Infidels prevail.'
during the time that
From this reading ['British Bards'.] ] [Footnote xi: 'While Southey's Epics load.'
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading [Footnote x: 'The Press oppressed.'
the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one
From this reading ['British Bards'.] ] [Footnote xi: 'While Southey's Epics load.'
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading ['British Bards'.] ] [Footnote xii: 'O'er taste awhile these Infidels prevail.'
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading [Footnote xiii: 'Erect and hail an idol of their own.'
Chapter 15 of The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 1. Poetry by George Gordon Byron, Baron Byron holds 285 sentences, grouped into 57 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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