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Chapter 10 of The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 4 is here in full — 319 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"From precipices of distempered sleep." Sonnet, "No more my visionary soul shall dwell," by S. T. Coleridge, attributed by Southey to Favell.--_Letters of S. T. Coleridge,_ 1895, i. 83; Southey's _Life and Correspondence,_ 1849, i. 224.] [268] {226}[Compare _Werner_, iii.
Chapter 10 of The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 4 is here in full — 319 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “attribute” — attribute or credit to
From this reading “Sonnet, "No more my visionary soul shall dwell," by S. T. Coleridge, attributed by Southey to Favell.--_Letters of S. T. Coleridge,_ 1895, i.”
English romantic poet (1772-1834)
From this reading “Sonnet, "No more my visionary soul shall dwell," by S. T. Coleridge, attributed by Southey to Favell.--_Letters of S. T. Coleridge,_ 1895, i.”
examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading “[268] {226}[Compare _Werner_, iii.”
communication by the exchange of letters
From this reading “83; Southey's _Life and Correspondence,_ 1849, i.”
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading “Sonnet, "No more my visionary soul shall dwell," by S. T. Coleridge, attributed by Southey to Favell.--_Letters of S. T. Coleridge,_ 1895, i.”
the literary culture
a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
From this reading “Sonnet, "No more my visionary soul shall dwell," by S. T. Coleridge, attributed by Southey to Favell.--_Letters of S. T. Coleridge,_ 1895, i.”
a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible
From this reading “Sonnet, "No more my visionary soul shall dwell," by S. T. Coleridge, attributed by Southey to Favell.--_Letters of S. T. Coleridge,_ 1895, i.”
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From this reading 83; Southey's _Life and Correspondence,_ 1849, i.
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From this reading Sonnet, "No more my visionary soul shall dwell," by S. T. Coleridge, attributed by Southey to Favell.--_Letters of S. T. Coleridge,_ 1895, i.
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From this reading 224.]
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From this reading [268] {226}[Compare _Werner_, iii.
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From this reading [268] {226}[Compare _Werner_, iii.
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From this reading 83; Southey's _Life and Correspondence,_ 1849, i.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 83; Southey's _Life and Correspondence,_ 1849, i.
past form of “attribute” — attribute or credit to
From this reading Sonnet, "No more my visionary soul shall dwell," by S. T. Coleridge, attributed by Southey to Favell.--_Letters of S. T. Coleridge,_ 1895, i.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Sonnet, "No more my visionary soul shall dwell," by S. T. Coleridge, attributed by Southey to Favell.--_Letters of S. T. Coleridge,_ 1895, i.
English romantic poet (1772-1834)
From this reading Sonnet, "No more my visionary soul shall dwell," by S. T. Coleridge, attributed by Southey to Favell.--_Letters of S. T. Coleridge,_ 1895, i.
examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading [268] {226}[Compare _Werner_, iii.
communication by the exchange of letters
From this reading 83; Southey's _Life and Correspondence,_ 1849, i.
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From this reading "From precipices of distempered sleep."
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading Sonnet, "No more my visionary soul shall dwell," by S. T. Coleridge, attributed by Southey to Favell.--_Letters of S. T. Coleridge,_ 1895, i.
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From this reading Sonnet, "No more my visionary soul shall dwell," by S. T. Coleridge, attributed by Southey to Favell.--_Letters of S. T. Coleridge,_ 1895, i.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "From precipices of distempered sleep."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sonnet, "No more my visionary soul shall dwell," by S. T. Coleridge, attributed by Southey to Favell.--_Letters of S. T. Coleridge,_ 1895, i.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading [268] {226}[Compare _Werner_, iii.
the literary culture
From this reading Sonnet, "No more my visionary soul shall dwell," by S. T. Coleridge, attributed by Southey to Favell.--_Letters of S. T. Coleridge,_ 1895, i.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading 83; Southey's _Life and Correspondence,_ 1849, i.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Sonnet, "No more my visionary soul shall dwell," by S. T. Coleridge, attributed by Southey to Favell.--_Letters of S. T. Coleridge,_ 1895, i.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Sonnet, "No more my visionary soul shall dwell," by S. T. Coleridge, attributed by Southey to Favell.--_Letters of S. T. Coleridge,_ 1895, i.
not any; not one
From this reading Sonnet, "No more my visionary soul shall dwell," by S. T. Coleridge, attributed by Southey to Favell.--_Letters of S. T. Coleridge,_ 1895, i.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "From precipices of distempered sleep."
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From this reading "From precipices of distempered sleep."
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Sonnet, "No more my visionary soul shall dwell," by S. T. Coleridge, attributed by Southey to Favell.--_Letters of S. T. Coleridge,_ 1895, i.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Sonnet, "No more my visionary soul shall dwell," by S. T. Coleridge, attributed by Southey to Favell.--_Letters of S. T. Coleridge,_ 1895, i.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "From precipices of distempered sleep."
a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
From this reading Sonnet, "No more my visionary soul shall dwell," by S. T. Coleridge, attributed by Southey to Favell.--_Letters of S. T. Coleridge,_ 1895, i.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Sonnet, "No more my visionary soul shall dwell," by S. T. Coleridge, attributed by Southey to Favell.--_Letters of S. T. Coleridge,_ 1895, i.
English poet and friend of Wordsworth and Coleridge (1774-1843)
From this reading Sonnet, "No more my visionary soul shall dwell," by S. T. Coleridge, attributed by Southey to Favell.--_Letters of S. T. Coleridge,_ 1895, i.
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From this reading 83; Southey's _Life and Correspondence,_ 1849, i.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Sonnet, "No more my visionary soul shall dwell," by S. T. Coleridge, attributed by Southey to Favell.--_Letters of S. T. Coleridge,_ 1895, i.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sonnet, "No more my visionary soul shall dwell," by S. T. Coleridge, attributed by Southey to Favell.--_Letters of S. T. Coleridge,_ 1895, i.
a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible
From this reading Sonnet, "No more my visionary soul shall dwell," by S. T. Coleridge, attributed by Southey to Favell.--_Letters of S. T. Coleridge,_ 1895, i.
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From this reading [268] {226}[Compare _Werner_, iii.
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