Chapter 6 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES LAMB TO S. T. COLERIDGE [No date. Early Summer, 1798.] THESES QUAEDAM THEOLOGICAE 1. Whether God loves a lying Angel better than a true Man? 2.
Chapter 6 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “Whether God loves a lying Angel better than a true Man?”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO S. T. COLERIDGE [No date.”
English romantic poet (1772-1834)
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO S. T. COLERIDGE [No date.”
the specified day of the month
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO S. T. COLERIDGE [No date.”
young sheep
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO S. T. COLERIDGE [No date.”
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Whether God loves a lying Angel better than a true Man?”
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading “Whether God loves a lying Angel better than a true Man?”
plural of “thesis” — an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
From this reading “THESES QUAEDAM THEOLOGICAE 1.”
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From this reading THESES QUAEDAM THEOLOGICAE 1.
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From this reading Early Summer, 1798.]
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From this reading 2.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Whether God loves a lying Angel better than a true Man?
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading Whether God loves a lying Angel better than a true Man?
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Whether God loves a lying Angel better than a true Man?
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO S. T. COLERIDGE [No date.
English romantic poet (1772-1834)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO S. T. COLERIDGE [No date.
the specified day of the month
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO S. T. COLERIDGE [No date.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Early Summer, 1798.]
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Whether God loves a lying Angel better than a true Man?
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO S. T. COLERIDGE [No date.
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Whether God loves a lying Angel better than a true Man?
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Whether God loves a lying Angel better than a true Man?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Whether God loves a lying Angel better than a true Man?
not any; not one
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO S. T. COLERIDGE [No date.
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From this reading THESES QUAEDAM THEOLOGICAE 1.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO S. T. COLERIDGE [No date.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Early Summer, 1798.]
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO S. T. COLERIDGE [No date.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Whether God loves a lying Angel better than a true Man?
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From this reading THESES QUAEDAM THEOLOGICAE 1.
plural of “thesis” — an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
From this reading THESES QUAEDAM THEOLOGICAE 1.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO S. T. COLERIDGE [No date.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Whether God loves a lying Angel better than a true Man?
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Whether God loves a lying Angel better than a true Man?
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