Chapter 6 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 4 is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 4 is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WOODVIL Nothing is the matter, only the wench has forced some water into my eyes, which will quickly disband. LOVEL I cannot conceive you. WOODVIL Margaret is flown. LOVEL Upon what pretence? WOODVIL Neglect on my part: which it seems she has had the wit to discover, maugre all my pains to conceal it.
Chapter 6 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 4 is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “WOODVIL Neglect on my part: which it seems she has had the wit to discover, maugre all my pains to conceal it.”
have the idea for
From this reading “LOVEL I cannot conceive you.”
cause to break up or cease to function
From this reading “WOODVIL Nothing is the matter, only the wench has forced some water into my eyes, which will quickly disband.”
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “WOODVIL Neglect on my part: which it seems she has had the wit to discover, maugre all my pains to conceal it.”
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “WOODVIL Margaret is flown.”
leave undone or leave out
From this reading “WOODVIL Neglect on my part: which it seems she has had the wit to discover, maugre all my pains to conceal it.”
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading “WOODVIL Neglect on my part: which it seems she has had the wit to discover, maugre all my pains to conceal it.”
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading “WOODVIL Nothing is the matter, only the wench has forced some water into my eyes, which will quickly disband.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading WOODVIL Neglect on my part: which it seems she has had the wit to discover, maugre all my pains to conceal it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOVEL I cannot conceive you.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading WOODVIL Neglect on my part: which it seems she has had the wit to discover, maugre all my pains to conceal it.
have the idea for
From this reading LOVEL I cannot conceive you.
cause to break up or cease to function
From this reading WOODVIL Nothing is the matter, only the wench has forced some water into my eyes, which will quickly disband.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading WOODVIL Neglect on my part: which it seems she has had the wit to discover, maugre all my pains to conceal it.
opinion or judgment
From this reading WOODVIL Nothing is the matter, only the wench has forced some water into my eyes, which will quickly disband.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading WOODVIL Margaret is flown.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading WOODVIL Nothing is the matter, only the wench has forced some water into my eyes, which will quickly disband.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WOODVIL Neglect on my part: which it seems she has had the wit to discover, maugre all my pains to conceal it.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WOODVIL Nothing is the matter, only the wench has forced some water into my eyes, which will quickly disband.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LOVEL I cannot conceive you.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading WOODVIL Nothing is the matter, only the wench has forced some water into my eyes, which will quickly disband.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WOODVIL Nothing is the matter, only the wench has forced some water into my eyes, which will quickly disband.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WOODVIL Neglect on my part: which it seems she has had the wit to discover, maugre all my pains to conceal it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOVEL I cannot conceive you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WOODVIL Margaret is flown.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading WOODVIL Nothing is the matter, only the wench has forced some water into my eyes, which will quickly disband.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WOODVIL Neglect on my part: which it seems she has had the wit to discover, maugre all my pains to conceal it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WOODVIL Nothing is the matter, only the wench has forced some water into my eyes, which will quickly disband.
leave undone or leave out
From this reading WOODVIL Neglect on my part: which it seems she has had the wit to discover, maugre all my pains to conceal it.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading WOODVIL Nothing is the matter, only the wench has forced some water into my eyes, which will quickly disband.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WOODVIL Neglect on my part: which it seems she has had the wit to discover, maugre all my pains to conceal it.
and nothing more
From this reading WOODVIL Nothing is the matter, only the wench has forced some water into my eyes, which will quickly disband.
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading WOODVIL Neglect on my part: which it seems she has had the wit to discover, maugre all my pains to conceal it.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading WOODVIL Neglect on my part: which it seems she has had the wit to discover, maugre all my pains to conceal it.
a false or unsupportable quality
From this reading LOVEL Upon what pretence?
with speed
From this reading WOODVIL Nothing is the matter, only the wench has forced some water into my eyes, which will quickly disband.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading WOODVIL Neglect on my part: which it seems she has had the wit to discover, maugre all my pains to conceal it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WOODVIL Neglect on my part: which it seems she has had the wit to discover, maugre all my pains to conceal it.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading WOODVIL Nothing is the matter, only the wench has forced some water into my eyes, which will quickly disband.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WOODVIL Nothing is the matter, only the wench has forced some water into my eyes, which will quickly disband.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WOODVIL Neglect on my part: which it seems she has had the wit to discover, maugre all my pains to conceal it.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading LOVEL Upon what pretence?
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading WOODVIL Nothing is the matter, only the wench has forced some water into my eyes, which will quickly disband.
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading WOODVIL Nothing is the matter, only the wench has forced some water into my eyes, which will quickly disband.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading LOVEL Upon what pretence?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WOODVIL Nothing is the matter, only the wench has forced some water into my eyes, which will quickly disband.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading WOODVIL Nothing is the matter, only the wench has forced some water into my eyes, which will quickly disband.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading WOODVIL Neglect on my part: which it seems she has had the wit to discover, maugre all my pains to conceal it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WOODVIL Nothing is the matter, only the wench has forced some water into my eyes, which will quickly disband.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading LOVEL I cannot conceive you.
Chapter 6 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 4 by Charles Lamb holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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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