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Chapter 2 of The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry is here in full — 3709 sentences across 742 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SCENE I.--_A woody and mountainous district near Mount Ararat.--Time, midnight_. _Enter_ ANAH _and_ AHOLIBAMAH.[138] _Anah_. OUR father sleeps: it is the hour when they Who love us are accustomed to descend Through the deep clouds o'er rocky Ararat:-- How my heart beats! _Aho._ Let us proceed upon Our invocation. _Anah_.
Chapter 2 of The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry is here in full — 3709 sentences across 742 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded
From this reading “SCENE I.--_A woody and mountainous district near Mount Ararat.--Time, midnight_.”
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading “OUR father sleeps: it is the hour when they Who love us are accustomed to descend Through the deep clouds o'er rocky Ararat:-- How my heart beats!”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading “OUR father sleeps: it is the hour when they Who love us are accustomed to descend Through the deep clouds o'er rocky Ararat:-- How my heart beats!”
a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
From this reading “_Aho._ Let us proceed upon Our invocation.”
having hills and crags
From this reading “SCENE I.--_A woody and mountainous district near Mount Ararat.--Time, midnight_.”
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading “OUR father sleeps: it is the hour when they Who love us are accustomed to descend Through the deep clouds o'er rocky Ararat:-- How my heart beats!”
plural of “sleep” — a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “OUR father sleeps: it is the hour when they Who love us are accustomed to descend Through the deep clouds o'er rocky Ararat:-- How my heart beats!”
made of or containing or resembling wood
From this reading “SCENE I.--_A woody and mountainous district near Mount Ararat.--Time, midnight_.”
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From this reading _Enter_ ANAH _and_ AHOLIBAMAH.[138] _Anah_.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SCENE I.--_A woody and mountainous district near Mount Ararat.--Time, midnight_.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading OUR father sleeps: it is the hour when they Who love us are accustomed to descend Through the deep clouds o'er rocky Ararat:-- How my heart beats!
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From this reading _Aho._ Let us proceed upon Our invocation.
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From this reading _Enter_ ANAH _and_ AHOLIBAMAH.[138] _Anah_.
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From this reading _Enter_ ANAH _and_ AHOLIBAMAH.[138] _Anah_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SCENE I.--_A woody and mountainous district near Mount Ararat.--Time, midnight_.
the mountain peak that Noah's ark landed on as the waters of the great flood receded
From this reading SCENE I.--_A woody and mountainous district near Mount Ararat.--Time, midnight_.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading OUR father sleeps: it is the hour when they Who love us are accustomed to descend Through the deep clouds o'er rocky Ararat:-- How my heart beats!
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading OUR father sleeps: it is the hour when they Who love us are accustomed to descend Through the deep clouds o'er rocky Ararat:-- How my heart beats!
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading OUR father sleeps: it is the hour when they Who love us are accustomed to descend Through the deep clouds o'er rocky Ararat:-- How my heart beats!
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading OUR father sleeps: it is the hour when they Who love us are accustomed to descend Through the deep clouds o'er rocky Ararat:-- How my heart beats!
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading OUR father sleeps: it is the hour when they Who love us are accustomed to descend Through the deep clouds o'er rocky Ararat:-- How my heart beats!
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading SCENE I.--_A woody and mountainous district near Mount Ararat.--Time, midnight_.
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter_ ANAH _and_ AHOLIBAMAH.[138] _Anah_.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading OUR father sleeps: it is the hour when they Who love us are accustomed to descend Through the deep clouds o'er rocky Ararat:-- How my heart beats!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading OUR father sleeps: it is the hour when they Who love us are accustomed to descend Through the deep clouds o'er rocky Ararat:-- How my heart beats!
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading OUR father sleeps: it is the hour when they Who love us are accustomed to descend Through the deep clouds o'er rocky Ararat:-- How my heart beats!
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From this reading OUR father sleeps: it is the hour when they Who love us are accustomed to descend Through the deep clouds o'er rocky Ararat:-- How my heart beats!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SCENE I.--_A woody and mountainous district near Mount Ararat.--Time, midnight_.
a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious service
From this reading _Aho._ Let us proceed upon Our invocation.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OUR father sleeps: it is the hour when they Who love us are accustomed to descend Through the deep clouds o'er rocky Ararat:-- How my heart beats!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading OUR father sleeps: it is the hour when they Who love us are accustomed to descend Through the deep clouds o'er rocky Ararat:-- How my heart beats!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading _Aho._ Let us proceed upon Our invocation.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading OUR father sleeps: it is the hour when they Who love us are accustomed to descend Through the deep clouds o'er rocky Ararat:-- How my heart beats!
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading SCENE I.--_A woody and mountainous district near Mount Ararat.--Time, midnight_.
attach to a support
From this reading SCENE I.--_A woody and mountainous district near Mount Ararat.--Time, midnight_.
having hills and crags
From this reading SCENE I.--_A woody and mountainous district near Mount Ararat.--Time, midnight_.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading OUR father sleeps: it is the hour when they Who love us are accustomed to descend Through the deep clouds o'er rocky Ararat:-- How my heart beats!
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading SCENE I.--_A woody and mountainous district near Mount Ararat.--Time, midnight_.
throughout a period of time
From this reading OUR father sleeps: it is the hour when they Who love us are accustomed to descend Through the deep clouds o'er rocky Ararat:-- How my heart beats!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR father sleeps: it is the hour when they Who love us are accustomed to descend Through the deep clouds o'er rocky Ararat:-- How my heart beats!
continue talking
From this reading _Aho._ Let us proceed upon Our invocation.
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading OUR father sleeps: it is the hour when they Who love us are accustomed to descend Through the deep clouds o'er rocky Ararat:-- How my heart beats!
the place where some action occurs
From this reading SCENE I.--_A woody and mountainous district near Mount Ararat.--Time, midnight_.
plural of “sleep” — a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading OUR father sleeps: it is the hour when they Who love us are accustomed to descend Through the deep clouds o'er rocky Ararat:-- How my heart beats!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUR father sleeps: it is the hour when they Who love us are accustomed to descend Through the deep clouds o'er rocky Ararat:-- How my heart beats!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OUR father sleeps: it is the hour when they Who love us are accustomed to descend Through the deep clouds o'er rocky Ararat:-- How my heart beats!
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading OUR father sleeps: it is the hour when they Who love us are accustomed to descend Through the deep clouds o'er rocky Ararat:-- How my heart beats!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading SCENE I.--_A woody and mountainous district near Mount Ararat.--Time, midnight_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OUR father sleeps: it is the hour when they Who love us are accustomed to descend Through the deep clouds o'er rocky Ararat:-- How my heart beats!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading _Aho._ Let us proceed upon Our invocation.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading OUR father sleeps: it is the hour when they Who love us are accustomed to descend Through the deep clouds o'er rocky Ararat:-- How my heart beats!
at the time that
From this reading OUR father sleeps: it is the hour when they Who love us are accustomed to descend Through the deep clouds o'er rocky Ararat:-- How my heart beats!
which person or people
From this reading OUR father sleeps: it is the hour when they Who love us are accustomed to descend Through the deep clouds o'er rocky Ararat:-- How my heart beats!
made of or containing or resembling wood
From this reading SCENE I.--_A woody and mountainous district near Mount Ararat.--Time, midnight_.
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