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The Letters of Charles Dickens. Vol. 1, 1833-1856
The Letters of Charles Dickens. Vol. 1, 1833-1856

Chapter X · Chapter 10

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Believe me, my dear Friend, Ever affectionately yours.
P.S.--I forgot to mention just now that the black equestrian figure you will see at Charing Cross, as you go down to the House, is a statue of _King Charles the First_.
[Sidenote: The Earl of Carlisle.]
BROADSTAIRS, _July 8th, 1851._ MY DEAR LORD CARLISLE, We shall be delighted to see you, if you will come down on Saturday.
Mr. Lemon may perhaps be here, with his wife, but no one else.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Letters of Charles Dickens. Vol. 1, 1833-1856

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of The Letters of Charles Dickens. Vol. 1, 1833-1856 is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Believe me, my dear Friend, Ever affectionately yours.
/bɪˈliːv miː maɪ dɪr frend ˈevər əˈfekʃənətli jʊrz/
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P.S.--I forgot to mention just now that the black equestrian figure you will see at Charing Cross, as you go down to the House, is a statue of _King Charles the First_.
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[Sidenote: The Earl of Carlisle.]
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BROADSTAIRS, _July 8th, 1851._ MY DEAR LORD CARLISLE, We shall be delighted to see you, if you will come down on Saturday.
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Mr. Lemon may perhaps be here, with his wife, but no one else.

Learner Dictionary

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affectionately adverb US /əˈfekʃənətli/

with affection

From this reading “Believe me, my dear Friend, Ever affectionately yours.”

delighted adjective US /dɪˈlaɪtəd/

greatly pleased

From this reading “BROADSTAIRS, _July 8th, 1851._ MY DEAR LORD CARLISLE, We shall be delighted to see you, if you will come down on Saturday.”

Earl noun US /ɜːrl/

a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

From this reading “[Sidenote: The Earl of Carlisle.]”

equestrian adjective US /ɪˈkwestriən/

of or relating to or composed of knights

From this reading “P.S.--I forgot to mention just now that the black equestrian figure you will see at Charing Cross, as you go down to the House, is a statue of _King Charles the First_.”

July noun US /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/

the month following June and preceding August

Lemon noun US /ˈlemən/

yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh

From this reading “Mr. Lemon may perhaps be here, with his wife, but no one else.”

Saturday noun US /ˈsætərdi/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading “BROADSTAIRS, _July 8th, 1851._ MY DEAR LORD CARLISLE, We shall be delighted to see you, if you will come down on Saturday.”

statue noun US /ˈstætʃuː/

a sculpture representing a human or animal

From this reading “P.S.--I forgot to mention just now that the black equestrian figure you will see at Charing Cross, as you go down to the House, is a statue of _King Charles the First_.”

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1851

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From this reading BROADSTAIRS, _July 8th, 1851._ MY DEAR LORD CARLISLE, We shall be delighted to see you, if you will come down on Saturday.

8th

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From this reading BROADSTAIRS, _July 8th, 1851._ MY DEAR LORD CARLISLE, We shall be delighted to see you, if you will come down on Saturday.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading P.S.--I forgot to mention just now that the black equestrian figure you will see at Charing Cross, as you go down to the House, is a statue of _King Charles the First_.

affectionatelyadverbUS /əˈfekʃənətli/

with affection

From this reading Believe me, my dear Friend, Ever affectionately yours.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading P.S.--I forgot to mention just now that the black equestrian figure you will see at Charing Cross, as you go down to the House, is a statue of _King Charles the First_.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading P.S.--I forgot to mention just now that the black equestrian figure you will see at Charing Cross, as you go down to the House, is a statue of _King Charles the First_.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading BROADSTAIRS, _July 8th, 1851._ MY DEAR LORD CARLISLE, We shall be delighted to see you, if you will come down on Saturday.

BelieveverbUS /bɪˈliːv/

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading Believe me, my dear Friend, Ever affectionately yours.

blackadjectiveUS /blæk/

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading P.S.--I forgot to mention just now that the black equestrian figure you will see at Charing Cross, as you go down to the House, is a statue of _King Charles the First_.

BROADSTAIRS

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading BROADSTAIRS, _July 8th, 1851._ MY DEAR LORD CARLISLE, We shall be delighted to see you, if you will come down on Saturday.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Mr. Lemon may perhaps be here, with his wife, but no one else.

Carlisle

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From this reading [Sidenote: The Earl of Carlisle.]

Charing

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading P.S.--I forgot to mention just now that the black equestrian figure you will see at Charing Cross, as you go down to the House, is a statue of _King Charles the First_.

CharlesnounUS /tʃɑːrlz/

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading P.S.--I forgot to mention just now that the black equestrian figure you will see at Charing Cross, as you go down to the House, is a statue of _King Charles the First_.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading BROADSTAIRS, _July 8th, 1851._ MY DEAR LORD CARLISLE, We shall be delighted to see you, if you will come down on Saturday.

CrossverbUS /krɔːs/

travel across or pass over

From this reading P.S.--I forgot to mention just now that the black equestrian figure you will see at Charing Cross, as you go down to the House, is a statue of _King Charles the First_.

dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

From this reading Believe me, my dear Friend, Ever affectionately yours.

delightedadjectiveUS /dɪˈlaɪtəd/

greatly pleased

From this reading BROADSTAIRS, _July 8th, 1851._ MY DEAR LORD CARLISLE, We shall be delighted to see you, if you will come down on Saturday.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading P.S.--I forgot to mention just now that the black equestrian figure you will see at Charing Cross, as you go down to the House, is a statue of _King Charles the First_.

EarlnounUS /ɜːrl/

a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

From this reading [Sidenote: The Earl of Carlisle.]

else

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Mr. Lemon may perhaps be here, with his wife, but no one else.

equestrianadjectiveUS /ɪˈkwestriən/

of or relating to or composed of knights

From this reading P.S.--I forgot to mention just now that the black equestrian figure you will see at Charing Cross, as you go down to the House, is a statue of _King Charles the First_.

EveradverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading Believe me, my dear Friend, Ever affectionately yours.

figurenounUS /ˈfɪɡjər/

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading P.S.--I forgot to mention just now that the black equestrian figure you will see at Charing Cross, as you go down to the House, is a statue of _King Charles the First_.

FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading P.S.--I forgot to mention just now that the black equestrian figure you will see at Charing Cross, as you go down to the House, is a statue of _King Charles the First_.

forgotverbUS /fərˈɡɑːt/

inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading P.S.--I forgot to mention just now that the black equestrian figure you will see at Charing Cross, as you go down to the House, is a statue of _King Charles the First_.

FriendnounUS /frend/

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Believe me, my dear Friend, Ever affectionately yours.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading P.S.--I forgot to mention just now that the black equestrian figure you will see at Charing Cross, as you go down to the House, is a statue of _King Charles the First_.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Mr. Lemon may perhaps be here, with his wife, but no one else.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Mr. Lemon may perhaps be here, with his wife, but no one else.

HousenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading P.S.--I forgot to mention just now that the black equestrian figure you will see at Charing Cross, as you go down to the House, is a statue of _King Charles the First_.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading P.S.--I forgot to mention just now that the black equestrian figure you will see at Charing Cross, as you go down to the House, is a statue of _King Charles the First_.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading BROADSTAIRS, _July 8th, 1851._ MY DEAR LORD CARLISLE, We shall be delighted to see you, if you will come down on Saturday.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading P.S.--I forgot to mention just now that the black equestrian figure you will see at Charing Cross, as you go down to the House, is a statue of _King Charles the First_.

JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/

the month following June and preceding August

From this reading BROADSTAIRS, _July 8th, 1851._ MY DEAR LORD CARLISLE, We shall be delighted to see you, if you will come down on Saturday.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading P.S.--I forgot to mention just now that the black equestrian figure you will see at Charing Cross, as you go down to the House, is a statue of _King Charles the First_.

KingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading P.S.--I forgot to mention just now that the black equestrian figure you will see at Charing Cross, as you go down to the House, is a statue of _King Charles the First_.

LemonnounUS /ˈlemən/

yellow oval fruit with juicy acidic flesh

From this reading Mr. Lemon may perhaps be here, with his wife, but no one else.

LORDnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading BROADSTAIRS, _July 8th, 1851._ MY DEAR LORD CARLISLE, We shall be delighted to see you, if you will come down on Saturday.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Mr. Lemon may perhaps be here, with his wife, but no one else.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Believe me, my dear Friend, Ever affectionately yours.

mentionverbUS /ˈmenʃən/

make reference to

From this reading P.S.--I forgot to mention just now that the black equestrian figure you will see at Charing Cross, as you go down to the House, is a statue of _King Charles the First_.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading Mr. Lemon may perhaps be here, with his wife, but no one else.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Believe me, my dear Friend, Ever affectionately yours.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Mr. Lemon may perhaps be here, with his wife, but no one else.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading P.S.--I forgot to mention just now that the black equestrian figure you will see at Charing Cross, as you go down to the House, is a statue of _King Charles the First_.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading P.S.--I forgot to mention just now that the black equestrian figure you will see at Charing Cross, as you go down to the House, is a statue of _King Charles the First_.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading BROADSTAIRS, _July 8th, 1851._ MY DEAR LORD CARLISLE, We shall be delighted to see you, if you will come down on Saturday.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Mr. Lemon may perhaps be here, with his wife, but no one else.

PnounUS /piː/

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 P.S.--I forgot to mention just now that the black equestrian figure you will see at Charing Cross, as you go down to the House, is a statue of _King Charles the First_.

perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/

by chance

From this reading Mr. Lemon may perhaps be here, with his wife, but no one else.

SnounUS /es/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading P.S.--I forgot to mention just now that the black equestrian figure you will see at Charing Cross, as you go down to the House, is a statue of _King Charles the First_.

SaturdaynounUS /ˈsætərdi/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading BROADSTAIRS, _July 8th, 1851._ MY DEAR LORD CARLISLE, We shall be delighted to see you, if you will come down on Saturday.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading P.S.--I forgot to mention just now that the black equestrian figure you will see at Charing Cross, as you go down to the House, is a statue of _King Charles the First_.

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading BROADSTAIRS, _July 8th, 1851._ MY DEAR LORD CARLISLE, We shall be delighted to see you, if you will come down on Saturday.

Sidenote

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From this reading [Sidenote: The Earl of Carlisle.]

statuenounUS /ˈstætʃuː/

a sculpture representing a human or animal

From this reading P.S.--I forgot to mention just now that the black equestrian figure you will see at Charing Cross, as you go down to the House, is a statue of _King Charles the First_.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading P.S.--I forgot to mention just now that the black equestrian figure you will see at Charing Cross, as you go down to the House, is a statue of _King Charles the First_.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading P.S.--I forgot to mention just now that the black equestrian figure you will see at Charing Cross, as you go down to the House, is a statue of _King Charles the First_.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading P.S.--I forgot to mention just now that the black equestrian figure you will see at Charing Cross, as you go down to the House, is a statue of _King Charles the First_.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading BROADSTAIRS, _July 8th, 1851._ MY DEAR LORD CARLISLE, We shall be delighted to see you, if you will come down on Saturday.

wifenounUS /waɪf/

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading Mr. Lemon may perhaps be here, with his wife, but no one else.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading P.S.--I forgot to mention just now that the black equestrian figure you will see at Charing Cross, as you go down to the House, is a statue of _King Charles the First_.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mr. Lemon may perhaps be here, with his wife, but no one else.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading P.S.--I forgot to mention just now that the black equestrian figure you will see at Charing Cross, as you go down to the House, is a statue of _King Charles the First_.

yourspronounUS /jʊrz/

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading Believe me, my dear Friend, Ever affectionately yours.

Chapter 10 of The Letters of Charles Dickens. Vol. 1, 1833-1856 by Charles Dickens holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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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