Chapter 8 of The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 6 is here in full — 333 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 6 is here in full — 333 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[ct] _Believed like Southey--and perused like Crashaw._--[MS.] {167}[192] [The second chapter of Coleridge's _Biographia Literaria_ is on the "supposed irritability of men of genius." Ed. 1847, i. 29.] [cu] _Their poet a sad Southey_.--[MS.
Chapter 8 of The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 6 is here in full — 333 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “{167}[192] [The second chapter of Coleridge's _Biographia Literaria_ is on the "supposed irritability of men of genius."”
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading “{167}[192] [The second chapter of Coleridge's _Biographia Literaria_ is on the "supposed irritability of men of genius."”
an irritable petulant feeling
From this reading “{167}[192] [The second chapter of Coleridge's _Biographia Literaria_ is on the "supposed irritability of men of genius."”
past form of “peruse” — examine or consider with attention and in detail
From this reading “[ct] _Believed like Southey--and perused like Crashaw._--[MS.]”
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading “29.] [cu] _Their poet a sad Southey_.--[MS.”
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “29.] [cu] _Their poet a sad Southey_.--[MS.”
required or under orders
From this reading “{167}[192] [The second chapter of Coleridge's _Biographia Literaria_ is on the "supposed irritability of men of genius."”
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From this reading {167}[192] [The second chapter of Coleridge's _Biographia Literaria_ is on the "supposed irritability of men of genius."
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From this reading 1847, i.
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From this reading {167}[192] [The second chapter of Coleridge's _Biographia Literaria_ is on the "supposed irritability of men of genius."
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From this reading 29.] [cu] _Their poet a sad Southey_.--[MS.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 29.] [cu] _Their poet a sad Southey_.--[MS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [ct] _Believed like Southey--and perused like Crashaw._--[MS.]
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading [ct] _Believed like Southey--and perused like Crashaw._--[MS.]
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From this reading {167}[192] [The second chapter of Coleridge's _Biographia Literaria_ is on the "supposed irritability of men of genius."
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading {167}[192] [The second chapter of Coleridge's _Biographia Literaria_ is on the "supposed irritability of men of genius."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading {167}[192] [The second chapter of Coleridge's _Biographia Literaria_ is on the "supposed irritability of men of genius."
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From this reading [ct] _Believed like Southey--and perused like Crashaw._--[MS.]
a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading [ct] _Believed like Southey--and perused like Crashaw._--[MS.]
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
From this reading 29.] [cu] _Their poet a sad Southey_.--[MS.
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading Ed.
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading {167}[192] [The second chapter of Coleridge's _Biographia Literaria_ is on the "supposed irritability of men of genius."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 1847, i.
an irritable petulant feeling
From this reading {167}[192] [The second chapter of Coleridge's _Biographia Literaria_ is on the "supposed irritability of men of genius."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading {167}[192] [The second chapter of Coleridge's _Biographia Literaria_ is on the "supposed irritability of men of genius."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading [ct] _Believed like Southey--and perused like Crashaw._--[MS.]
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From this reading {167}[192] [The second chapter of Coleridge's _Biographia Literaria_ is on the "supposed irritability of men of genius."
the force of workers available
From this reading {167}[192] [The second chapter of Coleridge's _Biographia Literaria_ is on the "supposed irritability of men of genius."
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
From this reading [ct] _Believed like Southey--and perused like Crashaw._--[MS.]
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading {167}[192] [The second chapter of Coleridge's _Biographia Literaria_ is on the "supposed irritability of men of genius."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading {167}[192] [The second chapter of Coleridge's _Biographia Literaria_ is on the "supposed irritability of men of genius."
past form of “peruse” — examine or consider with attention and in detail
From this reading [ct] _Believed like Southey--and perused like Crashaw._--[MS.]
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading 29.] [cu] _Their poet a sad Southey_.--[MS.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading 29.] [cu] _Their poet a sad Southey_.--[MS.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading {167}[192] [The second chapter of Coleridge's _Biographia Literaria_ is on the "supposed irritability of men of genius."
English poet and friend of Wordsworth and Coleridge (1774-1843)
From this reading [ct] _Believed like Southey--and perused like Crashaw._--[MS.]
required or under orders
From this reading {167}[192] [The second chapter of Coleridge's _Biographia Literaria_ is on the "supposed irritability of men of genius."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading {167}[192] [The second chapter of Coleridge's _Biographia Literaria_ is on the "supposed irritability of men of genius."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading 29.] [cu] _Their poet a sad Southey_.--[MS.
Chapter 8 of The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 6 by George Gordon Byron, Baron Byron holds 333 sentences, grouped into 67 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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