Chapter 14 of The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 4 is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 4 is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Vin_. May it please Your Highness, the same patron whom I spake of Is here to crave your patience. _Doge_. Leave the chamber, Vincenzo.-- [_Exit_ VINCENZO. Sir, you may advance--what would you?
Chapter 14 of The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 4 is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading “Sir, you may advance--what would you?”
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading “Leave the chamber, Vincenzo.-- [_Exit_ VINCENZO.”
have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
From this reading “May it please Your Highness, the same patron whom I spake of Is here to crave your patience.”
formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa
an opening that permits escape or release
(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
From this reading “May it please Your Highness, the same patron whom I spake of Is here to crave your patience.”
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading “May it please Your Highness, the same patron whom I spake of Is here to crave your patience.”
a regular customer
From this reading “May it please Your Highness, the same patron whom I spake of Is here to crave your patience.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
From this reading Sir, you may advance--what would you?
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading Leave the chamber, Vincenzo.-- [_Exit_ VINCENZO.
have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
From this reading May it please Your Highness, the same patron whom I spake of Is here to crave your patience.
formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa
From this reading _Doge_.
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading Leave the chamber, Vincenzo.-- [_Exit_ VINCENZO.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading May it please Your Highness, the same patron whom I spake of Is here to crave your patience.
(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
From this reading May it please Your Highness, the same patron whom I spake of Is here to crave your patience.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading May it please Your Highness, the same patron whom I spake of Is here to crave your patience.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading May it please Your Highness, the same patron whom I spake of Is here to crave your patience.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading May it please Your Highness, the same patron whom I spake of Is here to crave your patience.
go away from a place
From this reading Leave the chamber, Vincenzo.-- [_Exit_ VINCENZO.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May it please Your Highness, the same patron whom I spake of Is here to crave your patience.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading May it please Your Highness, the same patron whom I spake of Is here to crave your patience.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading May it please Your Highness, the same patron whom I spake of Is here to crave your patience.
a regular customer
From this reading May it please Your Highness, the same patron whom I spake of Is here to crave your patience.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading May it please Your Highness, the same patron whom I spake of Is here to crave your patience.
Identical; not different.
From this reading May it please Your Highness, the same patron whom I spake of Is here to crave your patience.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir, you may advance--what would you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading May it please Your Highness, the same patron whom I spake of Is here to crave your patience.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading May it please Your Highness, the same patron whom I spake of Is here to crave your patience.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading May it please Your Highness, the same patron whom I spake of Is here to crave your patience.
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From this reading _Vin_.
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From this reading Leave the chamber, Vincenzo.-- [_Exit_ VINCENZO.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Sir, you may advance--what would you?
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading May it please Your Highness, the same patron whom I spake of Is here to crave your patience.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Sir, you may advance--what would you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sir, you may advance--what would you?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading May it please Your Highness, the same patron whom I spake of Is here to crave your patience.
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