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Chapter 5 of The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry is here in full — 1836 sentences across 368 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SCENE I.--_A Castle in the Apennines, surrounded by a wild but smiling Country. Chorus of Peasants singing before the Gates_. _Chorus_. I. The wars are over, The spring is come; The bride and her lover Have sought their home: They are happy, we rejoice; Let their hearts have an echo in every voice!
Chapter 5 of The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry is here in full — 1836 sentences across 368 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a woman who has recently been married
From this reading “The wars are over, The spring is come; The bride and her lover Have sought their home: They are happy, we rejoice; Let their hearts have an echo in every voice!”
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading “Chorus of Peasants singing before the Gates_.”
to say again or imitate
From this reading “The wars are over, The spring is come; The bride and her lover Have sought their home: They are happy, we rejoice; Let their hearts have an echo in every voice!”
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
plural of “peasant” — a country person
From this reading “Chorus of Peasants singing before the Gates_.”
feel happiness or joy
From this reading “The wars are over, The spring is come; The bride and her lover Have sought their home: They are happy, we rejoice; Let their hearts have an echo in every voice!”
confined on all sides
From this reading “SCENE I.--_A Castle in the Apennines, surrounded by a wild but smiling Country.”
plural of “war” — the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading “The wars are over, The spring is come; The bride and her lover Have sought their home: They are happy, we rejoice; Let their hearts have an echo in every voice!”
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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 SCENE I.--_A Castle in the Apennines, surrounded by a wild but smiling Country.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The wars are over, The spring is come; The bride and her lover Have sought their home: They are happy, we rejoice; Let their hearts have an echo in every voice!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The wars are over, The spring is come; The bride and her lover Have sought their home: They are happy, we rejoice; Let their hearts have an echo in every voice!
a mountain range extending the length of the Italian peninsula
From this reading SCENE I.--_A Castle in the Apennines, surrounded by a wild but smiling Country.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The wars are over, The spring is come; The bride and her lover Have sought their home: They are happy, we rejoice; Let their hearts have an echo in every voice!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Chorus of Peasants singing before the Gates_.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading The wars are over, The spring is come; The bride and her lover Have sought their home: They are happy, we rejoice; Let their hearts have an echo in every voice!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading SCENE I.--_A Castle in the Apennines, surrounded by a wild but smiling Country.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading SCENE I.--_A Castle in the Apennines, surrounded by a wild but smiling Country.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading SCENE I.--_A Castle in the Apennines, surrounded by a wild but smiling Country.
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading Chorus of Peasants singing before the Gates_.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The wars are over, The spring is come; The bride and her lover Have sought their home: They are happy, we rejoice; Let their hearts have an echo in every voice!
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading SCENE I.--_A Castle in the Apennines, surrounded by a wild but smiling Country.
to say again or imitate
From this reading The wars are over, The spring is come; The bride and her lover Have sought their home: They are happy, we rejoice; Let their hearts have an echo in every voice!
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The wars are over, The spring is come; The bride and her lover Have sought their home: They are happy, we rejoice; Let their hearts have an echo in every voice!
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading Chorus of Peasants singing before the Gates_.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading The wars are over, The spring is come; The bride and her lover Have sought their home: They are happy, we rejoice; Let their hearts have an echo in every voice!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The wars are over, The spring is come; The bride and her lover Have sought their home: They are happy, we rejoice; Let their hearts have an echo in every voice!
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading The wars are over, The spring is come; The bride and her lover Have sought their home: They are happy, we rejoice; Let their hearts have an echo in every voice!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The wars are over, The spring is come; The bride and her lover Have sought their home: They are happy, we rejoice; Let their hearts have an echo in every voice!
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The wars are over, The spring is come; The bride and her lover Have sought their home: They are happy, we rejoice; Let their hearts have an echo in every voice!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SCENE I.--_A Castle in the Apennines, surrounded by a wild but smiling Country.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SCENE I.--_A Castle in the Apennines, surrounded by a wild but smiling Country.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The wars are over, The spring is come; The bride and her lover Have sought their home: They are happy, we rejoice; Let their hearts have an echo in every voice!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading The wars are over, The spring is come; The bride and her lover Have sought their home: They are happy, we rejoice; Let their hearts have an echo in every voice!
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading The wars are over, The spring is come; The bride and her lover Have sought their home: They are happy, we rejoice; Let their hearts have an echo in every voice!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Chorus of Peasants singing before the Gates_.
above and across; more than
From this reading The wars are over, The spring is come; The bride and her lover Have sought their home: They are happy, we rejoice; Let their hearts have an echo in every voice!
plural of “peasant” — a country person
From this reading Chorus of Peasants singing before the Gates_.
feel happiness or joy
From this reading The wars are over, The spring is come; The bride and her lover Have sought their home: They are happy, we rejoice; Let their hearts have an echo in every voice!
the place where some action occurs
From this reading SCENE I.--_A Castle in the Apennines, surrounded by a wild but smiling Country.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading Chorus of Peasants singing before the Gates_.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading SCENE I.--_A Castle in the Apennines, surrounded by a wild but smiling Country.
that is looked for
From this reading The wars are over, The spring is come; The bride and her lover Have sought their home: They are happy, we rejoice; Let their hearts have an echo in every voice!
the season of growth
From this reading The wars are over, The spring is come; The bride and her lover Have sought their home: They are happy, we rejoice; Let their hearts have an echo in every voice!
confined on all sides
From this reading SCENE I.--_A Castle in the Apennines, surrounded by a wild but smiling Country.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SCENE I.--_A Castle in the Apennines, surrounded by a wild but smiling Country.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The wars are over, The spring is come; The bride and her lover Have sought their home: They are happy, we rejoice; Let their hearts have an echo in every voice!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The wars are over, The spring is come; The bride and her lover Have sought their home: They are happy, we rejoice; Let their hearts have an echo in every voice!
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The wars are over, The spring is come; The bride and her lover Have sought their home: They are happy, we rejoice; Let their hearts have an echo in every voice!
plural of “war” — the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading The wars are over, The spring is come; The bride and her lover Have sought their home: They are happy, we rejoice; Let their hearts have an echo in every voice!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The wars are over, The spring is come; The bride and her lover Have sought their home: They are happy, we rejoice; Let their hearts have an echo in every voice!
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading SCENE I.--_A Castle in the Apennines, surrounded by a wild but smiling Country.
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