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The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 7. Poetry

Chapter III · Chapter 3

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Upon thy table's baize so green The last new Quarterly is seen,-- But where is thy new Magazine,[100] My Murray?
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Along thy sprucest bookshelves shine The works thou deemest most divine-- The Art of Cookery,[101] and mine, My Murray.
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Tours, Travels, Essays, too, I wist, And Sermons, to thy mill bring grist; And then thou hast the _Navy List_, My Murray.
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The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 7. Poetry

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 7. Poetry is here in full — 498 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Upon thy table's baize so green The last new Quarterly is seen,-- But where is thy new Magazine,[100] My Murray?
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Along thy sprucest bookshelves shine The works thou deemest most divine-- The Art of Cookery,[101] and mine, My Murray.
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Tours, Travels, Essays, too, I wist, And Sermons, to thy mill bring grist; And then thou hast the _Navy List_, My Murray.

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baize noun US /beɪz/

a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables

From this reading “Upon thy table's baize so green The last new Quarterly is seen,-- But where is thy new Magazine,[100] My Murray?”

bookshelves noun US /ˈbʊkʃelvz/

plural of “bookshelf” — a shelf on which to keep books

From this reading “Along thy sprucest bookshelves shine The works thou deemest most divine-- The Art of Cookery,[101] and mine, My Murray.”

Essays noun US /eˈseɪz/

plural of “essay” — an analytic or interpretive literary composition

From this reading “Tours, Travels, Essays, too, I wist, And Sermons, to thy mill bring grist; And then thou hast the _Navy List_, My Murray.”

grist noun US /ɡrɪst/

grain intended to be or that has been ground

From this reading “Tours, Travels, Essays, too, I wist, And Sermons, to thy mill bring grist; And then thou hast the _Navy List_, My Murray.”

Quarterly adjective US /ˈkwɔːrtərli/

of or relating to or consisting of a quarter

From this reading “Upon thy table's baize so green The last new Quarterly is seen,-- But where is thy new Magazine,[100] My Murray?”

Sermons noun US /ˈsɜːrmənz/

plural of “sermon” — an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

From this reading “Tours, Travels, Essays, too, I wist, And Sermons, to thy mill bring grist; And then thou hast the _Navy List_, My Murray.”

table's noun US /ˈteɪbəlz/

possessive form of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading “Upon thy table's baize so green The last new Quarterly is seen,-- But where is thy new Magazine,[100] My Murray?”

Tours noun US /tʊrz/

an industrial city in western France on the Loire River

From this reading “Tours, Travels, Essays, too, I wist, And Sermons, to thy mill bring grist; And then thou hast the _Navy List_, My Murray.”

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100

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From this reading Upon thy table's baize so green The last new Quarterly is seen,-- But where is thy new Magazine,[100] My Murray?

101

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From this reading Along thy sprucest bookshelves shine The works thou deemest most divine-- The Art of Cookery,[101] and mine, My Murray.

4

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From this reading 4.

5

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From this reading 5.

AlongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Along thy sprucest bookshelves shine The works thou deemest most divine-- The Art of Cookery,[101] and mine, My Murray.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Along thy sprucest bookshelves shine The works thou deemest most divine-- The Art of Cookery,[101] and mine, My Murray.

Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading Along thy sprucest bookshelves shine The works thou deemest most divine-- The Art of Cookery,[101] and mine, My Murray.

baizenounUS /beɪz/

a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables

From this reading Upon thy table's baize so green The last new Quarterly is seen,-- But where is thy new Magazine,[100] My Murray?

bookshelvesnounUS /ˈbʊkʃelvz/

plural of “bookshelf” — a shelf on which to keep books

From this reading Along thy sprucest bookshelves shine The works thou deemest most divine-- The Art of Cookery,[101] and mine, My Murray.

bringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Tours, Travels, Essays, too, I wist, And Sermons, to thy mill bring grist; And then thou hast the _Navy List_, My Murray.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Upon thy table's baize so green The last new Quarterly is seen,-- But where is thy new Magazine,[100] My Murray?

Cookerynoun

the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat

From this reading Along thy sprucest bookshelves shine The works thou deemest most divine-- The Art of Cookery,[101] and mine, My Murray.

deemest

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From this reading Along thy sprucest bookshelves shine The works thou deemest most divine-- The Art of Cookery,[101] and mine, My Murray.

divineadjectiveUS /dɪˈvaɪn/

emanating from God

From this reading Along thy sprucest bookshelves shine The works thou deemest most divine-- The Art of Cookery,[101] and mine, My Murray.

EssaysnounUS /eˈseɪz/

plural of “essay” — an analytic or interpretive literary composition

From this reading Tours, Travels, Essays, too, I wist, And Sermons, to thy mill bring grist; And then thou hast the _Navy List_, My Murray.

greennounUS /ɡriːn/

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading Upon thy table's baize so green The last new Quarterly is seen,-- But where is thy new Magazine,[100] My Murray?

gristnounUS /ɡrɪst/

grain intended to be or that has been ground

From this reading Tours, Travels, Essays, too, I wist, And Sermons, to thy mill bring grist; And then thou hast the _Navy List_, My Murray.

hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading Tours, Travels, Essays, too, I wist, And Sermons, to thy mill bring grist; And then thou hast the _Navy List_, My Murray.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Tours, Travels, Essays, too, I wist, And Sermons, to thy mill bring grist; And then thou hast the _Navy List_, My Murray.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Upon thy table's baize so green The last new Quarterly is seen,-- But where is thy new Magazine,[100] My Murray?

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading Upon thy table's baize so green The last new Quarterly is seen,-- But where is thy new Magazine,[100] My Murray?

ListverbUS /lɪst/

give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

From this reading Tours, Travels, Essays, too, I wist, And Sermons, to thy mill bring grist; And then thou hast the _Navy List_, My Murray.

MagazinenounUS /ˈmæɡəziːn/

a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it

From this reading Upon thy table's baize so green The last new Quarterly is seen,-- But where is thy new Magazine,[100] My Murray?

millverbUS /mɪl/

move about in a confused manner

From this reading Tours, Travels, Essays, too, I wist, And Sermons, to thy mill bring grist; And then thou hast the _Navy List_, My Murray.

minepronounUS /maɪn/

the one or ones belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Along thy sprucest bookshelves shine The works thou deemest most divine-- The Art of Cookery,[101] and mine, My Murray.

mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading Along thy sprucest bookshelves shine The works thou deemest most divine-- The Art of Cookery,[101] and mine, My Murray.

MurraynounUS /ˈmɜːri/

British classical scholar (born in Australia) who advocated the League of Nations and the United Nations (1866-1957)

From this reading Upon thy table's baize so green The last new Quarterly is seen,-- But where is thy new Magazine,[100] My Murray?

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Upon thy table's baize so green The last new Quarterly is seen,-- But where is thy new Magazine,[100] My Murray?

NavynounUS /ˈneɪvi/

an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare

From this reading Tours, Travels, Essays, too, I wist, And Sermons, to thy mill bring grist; And then thou hast the _Navy List_, My Murray.

newadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Upon thy table's baize so green The last new Quarterly is seen,-- But where is thy new Magazine,[100] My Murray?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Along thy sprucest bookshelves shine The works thou deemest most divine-- The Art of Cookery,[101] and mine, My Murray.

QuarterlyadjectiveUS /ˈkwɔːrtərli/

of or relating to or consisting of a quarter

From this reading Upon thy table's baize so green The last new Quarterly is seen,-- But where is thy new Magazine,[100] My Murray?

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Upon thy table's baize so green The last new Quarterly is seen,-- But where is thy new Magazine,[100] My Murray?

SermonsnounUS /ˈsɜːrmənz/

plural of “sermon” — an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

From this reading Tours, Travels, Essays, too, I wist, And Sermons, to thy mill bring grist; And then thou hast the _Navy List_, My Murray.

shineverbUS /ʃaɪn/

be bright by reflecting or casting light

From this reading Along thy sprucest bookshelves shine The works thou deemest most divine-- The Art of Cookery,[101] and mine, My Murray.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Upon thy table's baize so green The last new Quarterly is seen,-- But where is thy new Magazine,[100] My Murray?

sprucest

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From this reading Along thy sprucest bookshelves shine The works thou deemest most divine-- The Art of Cookery,[101] and mine, My Murray.

table'snounUS /ˈteɪbəlz/

possessive form of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading Upon thy table's baize so green The last new Quarterly is seen,-- But where is thy new Magazine,[100] My Murray?

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Upon thy table's baize so green The last new Quarterly is seen,-- But where is thy new Magazine,[100] My Murray?

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Tours, Travels, Essays, too, I wist, And Sermons, to thy mill bring grist; And then thou hast the _Navy List_, My Murray.

thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading Along thy sprucest bookshelves shine The works thou deemest most divine-- The Art of Cookery,[101] and mine, My Murray.

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading Upon thy table's baize so green The last new Quarterly is seen,-- But where is thy new Magazine,[100] My Murray?

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Tours, Travels, Essays, too, I wist, And Sermons, to thy mill bring grist; And then thou hast the _Navy List_, My Murray.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading Tours, Travels, Essays, too, I wist, And Sermons, to thy mill bring grist; And then thou hast the _Navy List_, My Murray.

ToursnounUS /tʊrz/

an industrial city in western France on the Loire River

From this reading Tours, Travels, Essays, too, I wist, And Sermons, to thy mill bring grist; And then thou hast the _Navy List_, My Murray.

TravelsnounUS /ˈtrævəlz/

plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another

From this reading Tours, Travels, Essays, too, I wist, And Sermons, to thy mill bring grist; And then thou hast the _Navy List_, My Murray.

UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Upon thy table's baize so green The last new Quarterly is seen,-- But where is thy new Magazine,[100] My Murray?

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Upon thy table's baize so green The last new Quarterly is seen,-- But where is thy new Magazine,[100] My Murray?

wist

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From this reading Tours, Travels, Essays, too, I wist, And Sermons, to thy mill bring grist; And then thou hast the _Navy List_, My Murray.

worksnounUS /wɜːrks/

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

From this reading Along thy sprucest bookshelves shine The works thou deemest most divine-- The Art of Cookery,[101] and mine, My Murray.

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