Chapter 8 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES LAMB TO ROBERT SOUTHEY Oct. 31st, 1799. Dear Southey,--I have but just got your letter, being returned from Herts, where I have passed a few red-letter days with much pleasure. I would describe the county to you, as you have done by Devonshire, but alas! I am a poor pen at that same.
Chapter 8 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “I would describe the county to you, as you have done by Devonshire, but alas!”
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading “I would describe the county to you, as you have done by Devonshire, but alas!”
give a description of
From this reading “I would describe the county to you, as you have done by Devonshire, but alas!”
a county in southwestern England
From this reading “I would describe the county to you, as you have done by Devonshire, but alas!”
young sheep
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO ROBERT SOUTHEY Oct.”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO ROBERT SOUTHEY Oct.”
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading “I am a poor pen at that same.”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO ROBERT SOUTHEY Oct.”
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From this reading 31st, 1799.
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From this reading 31st, 1799.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dear Southey,--I have but just got your letter, being returned from Herts, where I have passed a few red-letter days with much pleasure.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading I would describe the county to you, as you have done by Devonshire, but alas!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am a poor pen at that same.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I would describe the county to you, as you have done by Devonshire, but alas!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I am a poor pen at that same.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Dear Southey,--I have but just got your letter, being returned from Herts, where I have passed a few red-letter days with much pleasure.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dear Southey,--I have but just got your letter, being returned from Herts, where I have passed a few red-letter days with much pleasure.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I would describe the county to you, as you have done by Devonshire, but alas!
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 ROBERT SOUTHEY Oct.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading I would describe the county to you, as you have done by Devonshire, but alas!
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Dear Southey,--I have but just got your letter, being returned from Herts, where I have passed a few red-letter days with much pleasure.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Southey,--I have but just got your letter, being returned from Herts, where I have passed a few red-letter days with much pleasure.
give a description of
From this reading I would describe the county to you, as you have done by Devonshire, but alas!
a county in southwestern England
From this reading I would describe the county to you, as you have done by Devonshire, but alas!
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I would describe the county to you, as you have done by Devonshire, but alas!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Dear Southey,--I have but just got your letter, being returned from Herts, where I have passed a few red-letter days with much pleasure.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dear Southey,--I have but just got your letter, being returned from Herts, where I have passed a few red-letter days with much pleasure.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Dear Southey,--I have but just got your letter, being returned from Herts, where I have passed a few red-letter days with much pleasure.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Dear Southey,--I have but just got your letter, being returned from Herts, where I have passed a few red-letter days with much pleasure.
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From this reading Dear Southey,--I have but just got your letter, being returned from Herts, where I have passed a few red-letter days with much pleasure.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dear Southey,--I have but just got your letter, being returned from Herts, where I have passed a few red-letter days with much pleasure.
and nothing more
From this reading Dear Southey,--I have but just got your letter, being returned from Herts, where I have passed a few red-letter days with much pleasure.
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO ROBERT SOUTHEY Oct.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Dear Southey,--I have but just got your letter, being returned from Herts, where I have passed a few red-letter days with much pleasure.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Dear Southey,--I have but just got your letter, being returned from Herts, where I have passed a few red-letter days with much pleasure.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO ROBERT SOUTHEY Oct.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Dear Southey,--I have but just got your letter, being returned from Herts, where I have passed a few red-letter days with much pleasure.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading I am a poor pen at that same.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Dear Southey,--I have but just got your letter, being returned from Herts, where I have passed a few red-letter days with much pleasure.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading I am a poor pen at that same.
memorable for being a special occasion
From this reading Dear Southey,--I have but just got your letter, being returned from Herts, where I have passed a few red-letter days with much pleasure.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Dear Southey,--I have but just got your letter, being returned from Herts, where I have passed a few red-letter days with much pleasure.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO ROBERT SOUTHEY Oct.
Identical; not different.
From this reading I am a poor pen at that same.
English poet and friend of Wordsworth and Coleridge (1774-1843)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO ROBERT SOUTHEY Oct.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am a poor pen at that same.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I would describe the county to you, as you have done by Devonshire, but alas!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO ROBERT SOUTHEY Oct.
in or at the place that
From this reading Dear Southey,--I have but just got your letter, being returned from Herts, where I have passed a few red-letter days with much pleasure.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dear Southey,--I have but just got your letter, being returned from Herts, where I have passed a few red-letter days with much pleasure.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would describe the county to you, as you have done by Devonshire, but alas!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I would describe the county to you, as you have done by Devonshire, but alas!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Southey,--I have but just got your letter, being returned from Herts, where I have passed a few red-letter days with much pleasure.
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