Chapter 10 of The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 7. Poetry is here in full — 521 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 7. Poetry is here in full — 521 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The/ Bride of Abydos,/ etc. Fourth Edition,/ etc. 1813./ [8º. _Collation_-- _Vide supra_. _Note_.--Canto II. numbers 732 lines. The additions in the Fourth Edition are lines 662, 663 (p. 157), "Hark---- to the hurried," etc. The enumeration of the lines is correct.
Chapter 10 of The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 7. Poetry is here in full — 521 sentences across 105 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “addition” — a component that is added to something to improve it
From this reading “The additions in the Fourth Edition are lines 662, 663 (p.”
the highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music
From this reading “_Note_.--Canto II. numbers 732 lines.”
make right or correct
From this reading “157), "Hark---- to the hurried," etc. The enumeration of the lines is correct.”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “The/ Bride of Abydos,/ etc. Fourth Edition,/ etc. 1813./ [8º.”
a numbered list
From this reading “157), "Hark---- to the hurried," etc. The enumeration of the lines is correct.”
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading “157), "Hark---- to the hurried," etc. The enumeration of the lines is correct.”
the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
From this reading “_Note_.--Canto II. numbers 732 lines.”
(in writing) at an earlier place
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From this reading 157), "Hark---- to the hurried," etc. The enumeration of the lines is correct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The/ Bride of Abydos,/ etc. Fourth Edition,/ etc. 1813./ [8º.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The additions in the Fourth Edition are lines 662, 663 (p.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The additions in the Fourth Edition are lines 662, 663 (p.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Note_.--Canto II. numbers 732 lines.
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From this reading The/ Bride of Abydos,/ etc. Fourth Edition,/ etc. 1813./ [8º.
an ancient Greek colony on the Asiatic side of the Dardanelles; scene of the legend of Hero and Leander
From this reading The/ Bride of Abydos,/ etc. Fourth Edition,/ etc. 1813./ [8º.
plural of “addition” — a component that is added to something to improve it
From this reading The additions in the Fourth Edition are lines 662, 663 (p.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The additions in the Fourth Edition are lines 662, 663 (p.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading The/ Bride of Abydos,/ etc. Fourth Edition,/ etc. 1813./ [8º.
the highest part (usually the melody) in a piece of choral music
From this reading _Note_.--Canto II. numbers 732 lines.
a light informal meal
From this reading _Collation_-- _Vide supra_.
make right or correct
From this reading 157), "Hark---- to the hurried," etc. The enumeration of the lines is correct.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading The/ Bride of Abydos,/ etc. Fourth Edition,/ etc. 1813./ [8º.
a numbered list
From this reading 157), "Hark---- to the hurried," etc. The enumeration of the lines is correct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The/ Bride of Abydos,/ etc. Fourth Edition,/ etc. 1813./ [8º.
following the third position; number four in a countable series
From this reading The/ Bride of Abydos,/ etc. Fourth Edition,/ etc. 1813./ [8º.
listen; used mostly in the imperative
From this reading 157), "Hark---- to the hurried," etc. The enumeration of the lines is correct.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading 157), "Hark---- to the hurried," etc. The enumeration of the lines is correct.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading _Note_.--Canto II. numbers 732 lines.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The additions in the Fourth Edition are lines 662, 663 (p.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 157), "Hark---- to the hurried," etc. The enumeration of the lines is correct.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading _Note_.--Canto II. numbers 732 lines.
a brief written record
From this reading _Note_.--Canto II. numbers 732 lines.
the fourth book of the Old Testament; contains a record of the number of Israelites who followed Moses out of Egypt
From this reading _Note_.--Canto II. numbers 732 lines.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The/ Bride of Abydos,/ etc. Fourth Edition,/ etc. 1813./ [8º.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading The additions in the Fourth Edition are lines 662, 663 (p.
(in writing) at an earlier place
From this reading _Collation_-- _Vide supra_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The/ Bride of Abydos,/ etc. Fourth Edition,/ etc. 1813./ [8º.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 157), "Hark---- to the hurried," etc. The enumeration of the lines is correct.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Collation_-- _Vide supra_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The/ Bride of Abydos,/ etc. Fourth Edition,/ etc. 1813./ [8º.
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