Chapter 18 of The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 1. Poetry is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 1. Poetry is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
['Proof b, British Museum'.]] [Footnote xx: 'Thus--future years dead volumes shall revive'. ['Proof b, British Museum'.]] [Footnote xxi: 'As Custom fluctuates whose Iron Sway Though ever changing Mortals must obey'. ['MS.
Chapter 18 of The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 1. Poetry is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading “[Footnote xxi: 'As Custom fluctuates whose Iron Sway Though ever changing Mortals must obey'.”
third-person singular of “fluctuate” — cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern
From this reading “[Footnote xxi: 'As Custom fluctuates whose Iron Sway Though ever changing Mortals must obey'.”
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading “[Footnote xx: 'Thus--future years dead volumes shall revive'.”
plural of “mortal” — a human being
From this reading “[Footnote xxi: 'As Custom fluctuates whose Iron Sway Though ever changing Mortals must obey'.”
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading “['Proof b, British Museum'.]]”
cause to regain consciousness
From this reading “[Footnote xx: 'Thus--future years dead volumes shall revive'.”
move back and forth or sideways
From this reading “[Footnote xxi: 'As Custom fluctuates whose Iron Sway Though ever changing Mortals must obey'.”
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “[Footnote xx: 'Thus--future years dead volumes shall revive'.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading [Footnote xxi: 'As Custom fluctuates whose Iron Sway Though ever changing Mortals must obey'.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading ['Proof b, British Museum'.]]
the people of Great Britain
From this reading ['Proof b, British Museum'.]]
marked by continuous change or effective action
From this reading [Footnote xxi: 'As Custom fluctuates whose Iron Sway Though ever changing Mortals must obey'.
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading [Footnote xxi: 'As Custom fluctuates whose Iron Sway Though ever changing Mortals must obey'.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading [Footnote xx: 'Thus--future years dead volumes shall revive'.
at any time
From this reading [Footnote xxi: 'As Custom fluctuates whose Iron Sway Though ever changing Mortals must obey'.
third-person singular of “fluctuate” — cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern
From this reading [Footnote xxi: 'As Custom fluctuates whose Iron Sway Though ever changing Mortals must obey'.
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading [Footnote xx: 'Thus--future years dead volumes shall revive'.
yet to be or coming
From this reading [Footnote xx: 'Thus--future years dead volumes shall revive'.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading [Footnote xxi: 'As Custom fluctuates whose Iron Sway Though ever changing Mortals must obey'.
plural of “mortal” — a human being
From this reading [Footnote xxi: 'As Custom fluctuates whose Iron Sway Though ever changing Mortals must obey'.
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
From this reading ['MS.
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading ['Proof b, British Museum'.]]
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading [Footnote xxi: 'As Custom fluctuates whose Iron Sway Though ever changing Mortals must obey'.
be obedient to
From this reading [Footnote xxi: 'As Custom fluctuates whose Iron Sway Though ever changing Mortals must obey'.
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading ['Proof b, British Museum'.]]
cause to regain consciousness
From this reading [Footnote xx: 'Thus--future years dead volumes shall revive'.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading [Footnote xx: 'Thus--future years dead volumes shall revive'.
move back and forth or sideways
From this reading [Footnote xxi: 'As Custom fluctuates whose Iron Sway Though ever changing Mortals must obey'.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading [Footnote xxi: 'As Custom fluctuates whose Iron Sway Though ever changing Mortals must obey'.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading [Footnote xx: 'Thus--future years dead volumes shall revive'.
plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading [Footnote xx: 'Thus--future years dead volumes shall revive'.
belonging to which person
From this reading [Footnote xxi: 'As Custom fluctuates whose Iron Sway Though ever changing Mortals must obey'.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading [Footnote xx: 'Thus--future years dead volumes shall revive'.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one
From this reading [Footnote xxi: 'As Custom fluctuates whose Iron Sway Though ever changing Mortals must obey'.
a late time of life
From this reading [Footnote xx: 'Thus--future years dead volumes shall revive'.
Chapter 18 of The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 1. Poetry by George Gordon Byron, Baron Byron holds 295 sentences, grouped into 59 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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