Chapter 25 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS MANNING 5th Dec., 1806. Tuthill is at Crabtree's who has married Tuthill's sister. Manning, your letter dated Hottentots, August the what-was-it? came to hand. I can scarce hope that mine will have the same luck. China-- Canton--bless us--how it strains the imagination and makes it ache!
Chapter 25 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feel physical pain
From this reading “China-- Canton--bless us--how it strains the imagination and makes it ache!”
a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port
From this reading “China-- Canton--bless us--how it strains the imagination and makes it ache!”
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading “China-- Canton--bless us--how it strains the imagination and makes it ache!”
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading “Manning, your letter dated Hottentots, August the what-was-it? came to hand.”
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS MANNING 5th Dec., 1806.”
young sheep
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS MANNING 5th Dec., 1806.”
inflected form of “man” — take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS MANNING 5th Dec., 1806.”
plural of “strain” — (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading “China-- Canton--bless us--how it strains the imagination and makes it ache!”
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS MANNING 5th Dec., 1806.
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS MANNING 5th Dec., 1806.
feel physical pain
From this reading China-- Canton--bless us--how it strains the imagination and makes it ache!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading China-- Canton--bless us--how it strains the imagination and makes it ache!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tuthill is at Crabtree's who has married Tuthill's sister.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading Manning, your letter dated Hottentots, August the what-was-it? came to hand.
give a benediction to
From this reading China-- Canton--bless us--how it strains the imagination and makes it ache!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Manning, your letter dated Hottentots, August the what-was-it? came to hand.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can scarce hope that mine will have the same luck.
a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port
From this reading China-- Canton--bless us--how it strains the imagination and makes it ache!
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 THOMAS MANNING 5th Dec., 1806.
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading China-- Canton--bless us--how it strains the imagination and makes it ache!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tuthill is at Crabtree's who has married Tuthill's sister.
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading Manning, your letter dated Hottentots, August the what-was-it? came to hand.
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS MANNING 5th Dec., 1806.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Manning, your letter dated Hottentots, August the what-was-it? came to hand.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tuthill is at Crabtree's who has married Tuthill's sister.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I can scarce hope that mine will have the same luck.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I can scarce hope that mine will have the same luck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Manning, your letter dated Hottentots, August the what-was-it? came to hand.
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From this reading China-- Canton--bless us--how it strains the imagination and makes it ache!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can scarce hope that mine will have the same luck.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading China-- Canton--bless us--how it strains the imagination and makes it ache!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tuthill is at Crabtree's who has married Tuthill's sister.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading China-- Canton--bless us--how it strains the imagination and makes it ache!
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS MANNING 5th Dec., 1806.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Manning, your letter dated Hottentots, August the what-was-it? came to hand.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading I can scarce hope that mine will have the same luck.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading China-- Canton--bless us--how it strains the imagination and makes it ache!
inflected form of “man” — take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS MANNING 5th Dec., 1806.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Tuthill is at Crabtree's who has married Tuthill's sister.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I can scarce hope that mine will have the same luck.
Identical; not different.
From this reading I can scarce hope that mine will have the same luck.
only a very short time before
From this reading I can scarce hope that mine will have the same luck.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Tuthill is at Crabtree's who has married Tuthill's sister.
plural of “strain” — (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading China-- Canton--bless us--how it strains the imagination and makes it ache!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I can scarce hope that mine will have the same luck.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Manning, your letter dated Hottentots, August the what-was-it? came to hand.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS MANNING 5th Dec., 1806.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS MANNING 5th Dec., 1806.
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From this reading Tuthill is at Crabtree's who has married Tuthill's sister.
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From this reading Tuthill is at Crabtree's who has married Tuthill's sister.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading China-- Canton--bless us--how it strains the imagination and makes it ache!
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From this reading Manning, your letter dated Hottentots, August the what-was-it? came to hand.
which person or people
From this reading Tuthill is at Crabtree's who has married Tuthill's sister.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I can scarce hope that mine will have the same luck.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Manning, your letter dated Hottentots, August the what-was-it? came to hand.
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