Chapter 19 of The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 1. Poetry is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 1. Poetry is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
['MS. M.']] [Footnote xciv: 'Till lo! that modern Midas of the swains-- Feels his ears lengthen--with the lengthening strains'.-- ['MS. M. erased'.]] [Footnote xcv: 'Adds a week's growth to his enormous ears'.
Chapter 19 of The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 1. Poetry is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “add” — a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
From this reading “[Footnote xcv: 'Adds a week's growth to his enormous ears'.”
past form of “erase” — remove from memory or existence
From this reading “M. erased'.]]”
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “[Footnote xcv: 'Adds a week's growth to his enormous ears'.”
make longer
From this reading “[Footnote xciv: 'Till lo! that modern Midas of the swains-- Feels his ears lengthen--with the lengthening strains'.-- ['MS.”
the act of prolonging something
From this reading “[Footnote xciv: 'Till lo! that modern Midas of the swains-- Feels his ears lengthen--with the lengthening strains'.-- ['MS.”
(Greek legend) the greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold
From this reading “[Footnote xciv: 'Till lo! that modern Midas of the swains-- Feels his ears lengthen--with the lengthening strains'.-- ['MS.”
plural of “strain” — (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading “[Footnote xciv: 'Till lo! that modern Midas of the swains-- Feels his ears lengthen--with the lengthening strains'.-- ['MS.”
possessive form of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “[Footnote xcv: 'Adds a week's growth to his enormous ears'.”
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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 [Footnote xcv: 'Adds a week's growth to his enormous ears'.
plural of “add” — a condition (mostly in boys) characterized by behavioral and learning disorders
From this reading [Footnote xcv: 'Adds a week's growth to his enormous ears'.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading [Footnote xciv: 'Till lo! that modern Midas of the swains-- Feels his ears lengthen--with the lengthening strains'.-- ['MS.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading [Footnote xcv: 'Adds a week's growth to his enormous ears'.
past form of “erase” — remove from memory or existence
From this reading M. erased'.]]
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading [Footnote xciv: 'Till lo! that modern Midas of the swains-- Feels his ears lengthen--with the lengthening strains'.-- ['MS.
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading [Footnote xciv: 'Till lo! that modern Midas of the swains-- Feels his ears lengthen--with the lengthening strains'.-- ['MS.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading [Footnote xcv: 'Adds a week's growth to his enormous ears'.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading [Footnote xciv: 'Till lo! that modern Midas of the swains-- Feels his ears lengthen--with the lengthening strains'.-- ['MS.
make longer
From this reading [Footnote xciv: 'Till lo! that modern Midas of the swains-- Feels his ears lengthen--with the lengthening strains'.-- ['MS.
the act of prolonging something
From this reading [Footnote xciv: 'Till lo! that modern Midas of the swains-- Feels his ears lengthen--with the lengthening strains'.-- ['MS.
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From this reading [Footnote xciv: 'Till lo! that modern Midas of the swains-- Feels his ears lengthen--with the lengthening strains'.-- ['MS.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading M.']]
(Greek legend) the greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold
From this reading [Footnote xciv: 'Till lo! that modern Midas of the swains-- Feels his ears lengthen--with the lengthening strains'.-- ['MS.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading [Footnote xciv: 'Till lo! that modern Midas of the swains-- Feels his ears lengthen--with the lengthening strains'.-- ['MS.
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
From this reading ['MS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [Footnote xciv: 'Till lo! that modern Midas of the swains-- Feels his ears lengthen--with the lengthening strains'.-- ['MS.
plural of “strain” — (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading [Footnote xciv: 'Till lo! that modern Midas of the swains-- Feels his ears lengthen--with the lengthening strains'.-- ['MS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [Footnote xciv: 'Till lo! that modern Midas of the swains-- Feels his ears lengthen--with the lengthening strains'.-- ['MS.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading [Footnote xciv: 'Till lo! that modern Midas of the swains-- Feels his ears lengthen--with the lengthening strains'.-- ['MS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [Footnote xciv: 'Till lo! that modern Midas of the swains-- Feels his ears lengthen--with the lengthening strains'.-- ['MS.
up to a particular time
From this reading [Footnote xciv: 'Till lo! that modern Midas of the swains-- Feels his ears lengthen--with the lengthening strains'.-- ['MS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Footnote xcv: 'Adds a week's growth to his enormous ears'.
possessive form of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading [Footnote xcv: 'Adds a week's growth to his enormous ears'.
in the company of; together with
From this reading [Footnote xciv: 'Till lo! that modern Midas of the swains-- Feels his ears lengthen--with the lengthening strains'.-- ['MS.
being four more than ninety
From this reading [Footnote xciv: 'Till lo! that modern Midas of the swains-- Feels his ears lengthen--with the lengthening strains'.-- ['MS.
being five more than ninety
From this reading [Footnote xcv: 'Adds a week's growth to his enormous ears'.
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