Chapter 20 of The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 1. Poetry is here in full — 341 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 1. Poetry is here in full — 341 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
['MS.']] [Footnote x: 'Welcome to slaves, and foremost'. ['MS'.] ] [Footnote xi: 'Ah, Athens! scarce escaped from Turk and Goth, Hell sends a paltry Scotchman worse than both.' ['MS'.]] [Footnote xii: 'British peer'.
Chapter 20 of The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 1. Poetry is here in full — 341 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess)
From this reading “['MS'.] ] [Footnote xi: 'Ah, Athens! scarce escaped from Turk and Goth, Hell sends a paltry Scotchman worse than both.'”
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading “[Footnote x: 'Welcome to slaves, and foremost'.”
ranking above all others
From this reading “[Footnote x: 'Welcome to slaves, and foremost'.”
a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
From this reading “['MS'.] ] [Footnote xi: 'Ah, Athens! scarce escaped from Turk and Goth, Hell sends a paltry Scotchman worse than both.'”
not worth considering
From this reading “['MS'.] ] [Footnote xi: 'Ah, Athens! scarce escaped from Turk and Goth, Hell sends a paltry Scotchman worse than both.'”
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading “[Footnote xii: 'British peer'.”
third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere
From this reading “['MS'.] ] [Footnote xi: 'Ah, Athens! scarce escaped from Turk and Goth, Hell sends a paltry Scotchman worse than both.'”
a native or inhabitant of Turkey
From this reading “['MS'.] ] [Footnote xi: 'Ah, Athens! scarce escaped from Turk and Goth, Hell sends a paltry Scotchman worse than both.'”
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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 ['MS'.] ] [Footnote xi: 'Ah, Athens! scarce escaped from Turk and Goth, Hell sends a paltry Scotchman worse than both.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ['MS'.] ] [Footnote xi: 'Ah, Athens! scarce escaped from Turk and Goth, Hell sends a paltry Scotchman worse than both.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [Footnote x: 'Welcome to slaves, and foremost'.
the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess)
From this reading ['MS'.] ] [Footnote xi: 'Ah, Athens! scarce escaped from Turk and Goth, Hell sends a paltry Scotchman worse than both.'
the two together, not just one
From this reading ['MS'.] ] [Footnote xi: 'Ah, Athens! scarce escaped from Turk and Goth, Hell sends a paltry Scotchman worse than both.'
the people of Great Britain
From this reading [Footnote xii: 'British peer'.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading ['MS'.] ] [Footnote xi: 'Ah, Athens! scarce escaped from Turk and Goth, Hell sends a paltry Scotchman worse than both.'
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading [Footnote x: 'Welcome to slaves, and foremost'.
ranking above all others
From this reading [Footnote x: 'Welcome to slaves, and foremost'.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ['MS'.] ] [Footnote xi: 'Ah, Athens! scarce escaped from Turk and Goth, Hell sends a paltry Scotchman worse than both.'
a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
From this reading ['MS'.] ] [Footnote xi: 'Ah, Athens! scarce escaped from Turk and Goth, Hell sends a paltry Scotchman worse than both.'
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading ['MS'.] ] [Footnote xi: 'Ah, Athens! scarce escaped from Turk and Goth, Hell sends a paltry Scotchman worse than both.'
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
From this reading ['MS.']]
not worth considering
From this reading ['MS'.] ] [Footnote xi: 'Ah, Athens! scarce escaped from Turk and Goth, Hell sends a paltry Scotchman worse than both.'
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading [Footnote xii: 'British peer'.
only a very short time before
From this reading ['MS'.] ] [Footnote xi: 'Ah, Athens! scarce escaped from Turk and Goth, Hell sends a paltry Scotchman worse than both.'
a native or inhabitant of Scotland
From this reading ['MS'.] ] [Footnote xi: 'Ah, Athens! scarce escaped from Turk and Goth, Hell sends a paltry Scotchman worse than both.'
third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere
From this reading ['MS'.] ] [Footnote xi: 'Ah, Athens! scarce escaped from Turk and Goth, Hell sends a paltry Scotchman worse than both.'
plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone
From this reading [Footnote x: 'Welcome to slaves, and foremost'.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading ['MS'.] ] [Footnote xi: 'Ah, Athens! scarce escaped from Turk and Goth, Hell sends a paltry Scotchman worse than both.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [Footnote x: 'Welcome to slaves, and foremost'.
a native or inhabitant of Turkey
From this reading ['MS'.] ] [Footnote xi: 'Ah, Athens! scarce escaped from Turk and Goth, Hell sends a paltry Scotchman worse than both.'
accept gladly
From this reading [Footnote x: 'Welcome to slaves, and foremost'.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading ['MS'.] ] [Footnote xi: 'Ah, Athens! scarce escaped from Turk and Goth, Hell sends a paltry Scotchman worse than both.'
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading [Footnote x: 'Welcome to slaves, and foremost'.
the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one
From this reading ['MS'.] ] [Footnote xi: 'Ah, Athens! scarce escaped from Turk and Goth, Hell sends a paltry Scotchman worse than both.'
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading [Footnote xii: 'British peer'.
Chapter 20 of The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 1. Poetry by George Gordon Byron, Baron Byron holds 341 sentences, grouped into 69 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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