Chapter 10 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 4 is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 4 is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MISS FLYN A noose! BETTY And I shall never more see him hang---- MISS FLYN Hang, did you say, Betty? BETTY About that dear, fond neck, I was going to add, madam, but you interrupted me. MISS FLYN I can no longer labour with a secret which oppresses me thus. Can you be trusty?
Chapter 10 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 4 is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “BETTY About that dear, fond neck, I was going to add, madam, but you interrupted me.”
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “BETTY About that dear, fond neck, I was going to add, madam, but you interrupted me.”
be suspended or hanging
From this reading “BETTY And I shall never more see him hang---- MISS FLYN Hang, did you say, Betty?”
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading “MISS FLYN I can no longer labour with a secret which oppresses me thus.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “BETTY About that dear, fond neck, I was going to add, madam, but you interrupted me.”
a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
From this reading “MISS FLYN A noose!”
third-person singular of “oppress” — come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
From this reading “MISS FLYN I can no longer labour with a secret which oppresses me thus.”
a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges
From this reading “Can you be trusty?”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MISS FLYN A noose!
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading BETTY About that dear, fond neck, I was going to add, madam, but you interrupted me.
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading BETTY About that dear, fond neck, I was going to add, madam, but you interrupted me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BETTY And I shall never more see him hang---- MISS FLYN Hang, did you say, Betty?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Can you be trusty?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BETTY And I shall never more see him hang---- MISS FLYN Hang, did you say, Betty?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BETTY About that dear, fond neck, I was going to add, madam, but you interrupted me.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading MISS FLYN I can no longer labour with a secret which oppresses me thus.
dearly loved
From this reading BETTY About that dear, fond neck, I was going to add, madam, but you interrupted me.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading BETTY And I shall never more see him hang---- MISS FLYN Hang, did you say, Betty?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS FLYN A noose!
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading BETTY About that dear, fond neck, I was going to add, madam, but you interrupted me.
the act of departing
From this reading BETTY About that dear, fond neck, I was going to add, madam, but you interrupted me.
be suspended or hanging
From this reading BETTY And I shall never more see him hang---- MISS FLYN Hang, did you say, Betty?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BETTY And I shall never more see him hang---- MISS FLYN Hang, did you say, Betty?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BETTY And I shall never more see him hang---- MISS FLYN Hang, did you say, Betty?
discontinued temporarily
From this reading BETTY About that dear, fond neck, I was going to add, madam, but you interrupted me.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading MISS FLYN I can no longer labour with a secret which oppresses me thus.
for more time
From this reading MISS FLYN I can no longer labour with a secret which oppresses me thus.
a woman of refinement
From this reading BETTY About that dear, fond neck, I was going to add, madam, but you interrupted me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BETTY About that dear, fond neck, I was going to add, madam, but you interrupted me.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading MISS FLYN A noose!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading BETTY And I shall never more see him hang---- MISS FLYN Hang, did you say, Betty?
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading BETTY About that dear, fond neck, I was going to add, madam, but you interrupted me.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading BETTY And I shall never more see him hang---- MISS FLYN Hang, did you say, Betty?
not any; not one
From this reading MISS FLYN I can no longer labour with a secret which oppresses me thus.
a trap for birds or small mammals; often has a slip noose
From this reading MISS FLYN A noose!
third-person singular of “oppress” — come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
From this reading MISS FLYN I can no longer labour with a secret which oppresses me thus.
express in words
From this reading BETTY And I shall never more see him hang---- MISS FLYN Hang, did you say, Betty?
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading MISS FLYN I can no longer labour with a secret which oppresses me thus.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading BETTY And I shall never more see him hang---- MISS FLYN Hang, did you say, Betty?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading BETTY And I shall never more see him hang---- MISS FLYN Hang, did you say, Betty?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BETTY About that dear, fond neck, I was going to add, madam, but you interrupted me.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading MISS FLYN I can no longer labour with a secret which oppresses me thus.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BETTY About that dear, fond neck, I was going to add, madam, but you interrupted me.
a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges
From this reading Can you be trusty?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BETTY About that dear, fond neck, I was going to add, madam, but you interrupted me.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading MISS FLYN I can no longer labour with a secret which oppresses me thus.
in the company of; together with
From this reading MISS FLYN I can no longer labour with a secret which oppresses me thus.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading BETTY And I shall never more see him hang---- MISS FLYN Hang, did you say, Betty?
Chapter 10 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 4 by Charles Lamb holds 366 sentences, grouped into 74 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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