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The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5

Chapter XXXVI · Chapter 36

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CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [Dated at end: April 9, 1816.]
Dear Wordsworth--Thanks for the books you have given me and for all the Books you mean to give me.
I will bind up the Political Sonnets and Ode according to your Suggestion.
I have not bound the poems yet.
I wait till People have done borrowing them.
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Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5

Chapter XXXVI · Chapter 36

Chapter 36 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 is here in full — 252 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [Dated at end: April 9, 1816.]
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Dear Wordsworth--Thanks for the books you have given me and for all the Books you mean to give me.
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I will bind up the Political Sonnets and Ode according to your Suggestion.
/aɪ wɪl baɪnd ʌp ðə pəˈlɪtəkəl ˈsɑːnɪts ənd oʊd əˈkɔːrdɪŋ tuː jɔːr səˈdʒestʃən/
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I have not bound the poems yet.
/aɪ hæv nɑːt baʊnd ðə ˈpoʊəmz jet/
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I wait till People have done borrowing them.
/aɪ weɪt tɪl ˈpiːpəl hæv dʌn ˈbɑːroʊɪŋ ðem/

Learner Dictionary

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

bind verb US /baɪnd/

stick to firmly

From this reading “I will bind up the Political Sonnets and Ode according to your Suggestion.”

borrowing noun US /ˈbɑːroʊɪŋ/

the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source

From this reading “I wait till People have done borrowing them.”

Dated adjective US /ˈdeɪtɪd/

marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past

From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [Dated at end: April 9, 1816.]”

lamb noun US /læm/

young sheep

From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [Dated at end: April 9, 1816.]”

Ode noun US /oʊd/

a lyric poem with complex stanza forms

From this reading “I will bind up the Political Sonnets and Ode according to your Suggestion.”

poems noun US /ˈpoʊəmz/

plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading “I have not bound the poems yet.”

Sonnets noun US /ˈsɑːnɪts/

plural of “sonnet” — a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme

From this reading “I will bind up the Political Sonnets and Ode according to your Suggestion.”

wordsworth noun US /ˈwɜːrdzwərθ/

a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)

From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [Dated at end: April 9, 1816.]”

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1816

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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [Dated at end: April 9, 1816.]

9

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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [Dated at end: April 9, 1816.]

accordingadjectiveUS /əˈkɔːrdɪŋ/

(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with

From this reading I will bind up the Political Sonnets and Ode according to your Suggestion.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 Dear Wordsworth--Thanks for the books you have given me and for all the Books you mean to give me.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Dear Wordsworth--Thanks for the books you have given me and for all the Books you mean to give me.

AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/

the month following March and preceding May

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [Dated at end: April 9, 1816.]

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [Dated at end: April 9, 1816.]

bindverbUS /baɪnd/

stick to firmly

From this reading I will bind up the Political Sonnets and Ode according to your Suggestion.

booksnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading Dear Wordsworth--Thanks for the books you have given me and for all the Books you mean to give me.

borrowingnounUS /ˈbɑːroʊɪŋ/

the appropriation (of ideas or words etc) from another source

From this reading I wait till People have done borrowing them.

boundadjectiveUS /baʊnd/

confined by bonds

From this reading I have not bound the poems yet.

CHARLESnounUS /tʃɑːrlz/

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 WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [Dated at end: April 9, 1816.]

DatedadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪtɪd/

marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [Dated at end: April 9, 1816.]

DearadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

From this reading Dear Wordsworth--Thanks for the books you have given me and for all the Books you mean to give me.

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading I wait till People have done borrowing them.

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [Dated at end: April 9, 1816.]

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Dear Wordsworth--Thanks for the books you have given me and for all the Books you mean to give me.

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Dear Wordsworth--Thanks for the books you have given me and for all the Books you mean to give me.

givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/

acknowledged as a supposition

From this reading Dear Wordsworth--Thanks for the books you have given me and for all the Books you mean to give me.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Dear Wordsworth--Thanks for the books you have given me and for all the Books you mean to give me.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I will bind up the Political Sonnets and Ode according to your Suggestion.

LAMBnounUS /læm/

young sheep

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [Dated at end: April 9, 1816.]

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Dear Wordsworth--Thanks for the books you have given me and for all the Books you mean to give me.

meanverbUS /miːn/

mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading Dear Wordsworth--Thanks for the books you have given me and for all the Books you mean to give me.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I have not bound the poems yet.

OdenounUS /oʊd/

a lyric poem with complex stanza forms

From this reading I will bind up the Political Sonnets and Ode according to your Suggestion.

PeoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading I wait till People have done borrowing them.

poemsnounUS /ˈpoʊəmz/

plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines

From this reading I have not bound the poems yet.

PoliticaladjectiveUS /pəˈlɪtəkəl/

involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians

From this reading I will bind up the Political Sonnets and Ode according to your Suggestion.

SonnetsnounUS /ˈsɑːnɪts/

plural of “sonnet” — a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme

From this reading I will bind up the Political Sonnets and Ode according to your Suggestion.

SuggestionnounUS /səˈdʒestʃən/

an idea that is suggested

From this reading I will bind up the Political Sonnets and Ode according to your Suggestion.

ThanksnounUS /θæŋks/

an acknowledgment of appreciation

From this reading Dear Wordsworth--Thanks for the books you have given me and for all the Books you mean to give me.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Dear Wordsworth--Thanks for the books you have given me and for all the Books you mean to give me.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading I wait till People have done borrowing them.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading I wait till People have done borrowing them.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [Dated at end: April 9, 1816.]

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading I will bind up the Political Sonnets and Ode according to your Suggestion.

waitverbUS /weɪt/

stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading I wait till People have done borrowing them.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading I will bind up the Political Sonnets and Ode according to your Suggestion.

WILLIAM

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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [Dated at end: April 9, 1816.]

WORDSWORTHnounUS /ˈwɜːrdzwərθ/

a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)

From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO WILLIAM WORDSWORTH [Dated at end: April 9, 1816.]

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading I have not bound the poems yet.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Dear Wordsworth--Thanks for the books you have given me and for all the Books you mean to give me.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I will bind up the Political Sonnets and Ode according to your Suggestion.

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