Chapter 3 of The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry is here in full — 551 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry is here in full — 551 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SCENE I.--_A Forest_. _Enter_ ARNOLD _and his mother_ BERTHA. _Bert._ Out, Hunchback! _Arn._ I was born so, Mother![204] _Bert._ Out, Thou incubus! Thou nightmare!
Chapter 3 of The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry is here in full — 551 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
From this reading “_Enter_ ARNOLD _and his mother_ BERTHA.”
brought into existence
From this reading “_Arn._ I was born so, Mother![204] _Bert._ Out, Thou incubus!”
to come or go into
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
From this reading “_Bert._ Out, Hunchback!”
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading “Thou nightmare!”
the place where some action occurs
From this reading “SCENE I.--_A Forest_.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “_Arn._ I was born so, Mother![204] _Bert._ Out, Thou incubus!”
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From this reading _Arn._ I was born so, Mother![204] _Bert._ Out, Thou incubus!
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading SCENE I.--_A Forest_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Enter_ ARNOLD _and his mother_ BERTHA.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Arn._ I was born so, Mother![204] _Bert._ Out, Thou incubus!
English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
From this reading _Enter_ ARNOLD _and his mother_ BERTHA.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Bert._ Out, Hunchback!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Enter_ ARNOLD _and his mother_ BERTHA.
brought into existence
From this reading _Arn._ I was born so, Mother![204] _Bert._ Out, Thou incubus!
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter_ ARNOLD _and his mother_ BERTHA.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading SCENE I.--_A Forest_.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Enter_ ARNOLD _and his mother_ BERTHA.
an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column
From this reading _Bert._ Out, Hunchback!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SCENE I.--_A Forest_.
a male demon believed to lie on sleeping persons and to have sexual intercourse with sleeping women
From this reading _Arn._ I was born so, Mother![204] _Bert._ Out, Thou incubus!
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading _Enter_ ARNOLD _and his mother_ BERTHA.
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading Thou nightmare!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading _Bert._ Out, Hunchback!
the place where some action occurs
From this reading SCENE I.--_A Forest_.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Arn._ I was born so, Mother![204] _Bert._ Out, Thou incubus!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading _Arn._ I was born so, Mother![204] _Bert._ Out, Thou incubus!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Arn._ I was born so, Mother![204] _Bert._ Out, Thou incubus!
Chapter 3 of The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry by George Gordon Byron, Baron Byron holds 551 sentences, grouped into 111 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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