Chapter 8 of Letters to his mother, Ann Borrow, and other is here in full — 22 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Letters to his mother, Ann Borrow, and other is here in full — 22 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_To_ MARY BORROW. 58 JERMYN ST, ST. JAMES’, _Wednesday_, [1848] DEAR CARRETA, I was glad to receive your letter, I had expected one on Tuesday. I am upon the whole very comfortable, and people are kind. I passed last Sunday at Clapham with Mrs. Browne, I was glad to go there for it was a gloomy day.
Chapter 8 of Letters to his mother, Ann Borrow, and other is here in full — 22 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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get temporarily
From this reading “_To_ MARY BORROW.”
English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)
From this reading “I passed last Sunday at Clapham with Mrs. Browne, I was glad to go there for it was a gloomy day.”
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading “I am upon the whole very comfortable, and people are kind.”
depressingly dark
From this reading “I passed last Sunday at Clapham with Mrs. Browne, I was glad to go there for it was a gloomy day.”
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading “JAMES’, _Wednesday_, [1848] DEAR CARRETA, I was glad to receive your letter, I had expected one on Tuesday.”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “I passed last Sunday at Clapham with Mrs. Browne, I was glad to go there for it was a gloomy day.”
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading “JAMES’, _Wednesday_, [1848] DEAR CARRETA, I was glad to receive your letter, I had expected one on Tuesday.”
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JAMES’, _Wednesday_, [1848] DEAR CARRETA, I was glad to receive your letter, I had expected one on Tuesday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 58 JERMYN ST, ST.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I passed last Sunday at Clapham with Mrs. Browne, I was glad to go there for it was a gloomy day.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am upon the whole very comfortable, and people are kind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am upon the whole very comfortable, and people are kind.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I am upon the whole very comfortable, and people are kind.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I passed last Sunday at Clapham with Mrs. Browne, I was glad to go there for it was a gloomy day.
get temporarily
From this reading _To_ MARY BORROW.
English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)
From this reading I passed last Sunday at Clapham with Mrs. Browne, I was glad to go there for it was a gloomy day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JAMES’, _Wednesday_, [1848] DEAR CARRETA, I was glad to receive your letter, I had expected one on Tuesday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I passed last Sunday at Clapham with Mrs. Browne, I was glad to go there for it was a gloomy day.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading I am upon the whole very comfortable, and people are kind.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I passed last Sunday at Clapham with Mrs. Browne, I was glad to go there for it was a gloomy day.
dearly loved
From this reading JAMES’, _Wednesday_, [1848] DEAR CARRETA, I was glad to receive your letter, I had expected one on Tuesday.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading JAMES’, _Wednesday_, [1848] DEAR CARRETA, I was glad to receive your letter, I had expected one on Tuesday.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I passed last Sunday at Clapham with Mrs. Browne, I was glad to go there for it was a gloomy day.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading JAMES’, _Wednesday_, [1848] DEAR CARRETA, I was glad to receive your letter, I had expected one on Tuesday.
depressingly dark
From this reading I passed last Sunday at Clapham with Mrs. Browne, I was glad to go there for it was a gloomy day.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I passed last Sunday at Clapham with Mrs. Browne, I was glad to go there for it was a gloomy day.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading JAMES’, _Wednesday_, [1848] DEAR CARRETA, I was glad to receive your letter, I had expected one on Tuesday.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading JAMES’, _Wednesday_, [1848] DEAR CARRETA, I was glad to receive your letter, I had expected one on Tuesday.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I passed last Sunday at Clapham with Mrs. Browne, I was glad to go there for it was a gloomy day.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading JAMES’, _Wednesday_, [1848] DEAR CARRETA, I was glad to receive your letter, I had expected one on Tuesday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 58 JERMYN ST, ST.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading I am upon the whole very comfortable, and people are kind.
immediately past
From this reading I passed last Sunday at Clapham with Mrs. Browne, I was glad to go there for it was a gloomy day.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading JAMES’, _Wednesday_, [1848] DEAR CARRETA, I was glad to receive your letter, I had expected one on Tuesday.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading _To_ MARY BORROW.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading I passed last Sunday at Clapham with Mrs. Browne, I was glad to go there for it was a gloomy day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading JAMES’, _Wednesday_, [1848] DEAR CARRETA, I was glad to receive your letter, I had expected one on Tuesday.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading JAMES’, _Wednesday_, [1848] DEAR CARRETA, I was glad to receive your letter, I had expected one on Tuesday.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading I passed last Sunday at Clapham with Mrs. Browne, I was glad to go there for it was a gloomy day.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I am upon the whole very comfortable, and people are kind.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading JAMES’, _Wednesday_, [1848] DEAR CARRETA, I was glad to receive your letter, I had expected one on Tuesday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 58 JERMYN ST, ST.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading I passed last Sunday at Clapham with Mrs. Browne, I was glad to go there for it was a gloomy day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am upon the whole very comfortable, and people are kind.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I passed last Sunday at Clapham with Mrs. Browne, I was glad to go there for it was a gloomy day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _To_ MARY BORROW.
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading JAMES’, _Wednesday_, [1848] DEAR CARRETA, I was glad to receive your letter, I had expected one on Tuesday.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I am upon the whole very comfortable, and people are kind.
precisely as stated
From this reading I am upon the whole very comfortable, and people are kind.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JAMES’, _Wednesday_, [1848] DEAR CARRETA, I was glad to receive your letter, I had expected one on Tuesday.
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading JAMES’, _Wednesday_, [1848] DEAR CARRETA, I was glad to receive your letter, I had expected one on Tuesday.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading I am upon the whole very comfortable, and people are kind.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I passed last Sunday at Clapham with Mrs. Browne, I was glad to go there for it was a gloomy day.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading JAMES’, _Wednesday_, [1848] DEAR CARRETA, I was glad to receive your letter, I had expected one on Tuesday.
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