Chapter 38 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXVIII
Chapter 38 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES LAMB TO MRS. WILLIAM WORDSWORTH 18 Feb. 1818. East India House. (Mary shall send you all the _news_, which I find I have left out.)
Chapter 38 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 5 is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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 MRS.”
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading “East India House.”
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading “WILLIAM WORDSWORTH 18 Feb.”
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading “East India House.”
young sheep
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO MRS.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “(Mary shall send you all the _news_, which I find I have left out.)”
information about recent and important events
a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)
From this reading “WILLIAM WORDSWORTH 18 Feb.”
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From this reading WILLIAM WORDSWORTH 18 Feb.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 1818.
(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 (Mary shall send you all the _news_, which I find I have left out.)
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 MRS.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading East India House.
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading WILLIAM WORDSWORTH 18 Feb.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading (Mary shall send you all the _news_, which I find I have left out.)
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading (Mary shall send you all the _news_, which I find I have left out.)
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading East India House.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading (Mary shall send you all the _news_, which I find I have left out.)
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading East India House.
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO MRS.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading (Mary shall send you all the _news_, which I find I have left out.)
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading (Mary shall send you all the _news_, which I find I have left out.)
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO MRS.
information about recent and important events
From this reading (Mary shall send you all the _news_, which I find I have left out.)
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading (Mary shall send you all the _news_, which I find I have left out.)
cause to go somewhere
From this reading (Mary shall send you all the _news_, which I find I have left out.)
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading (Mary shall send you all the _news_, which I find I have left out.)
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (Mary shall send you all the _news_, which I find I have left out.)
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO MRS.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading (Mary shall send you all the _news_, which I find I have left out.)
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WILLIAM WORDSWORTH 18 Feb.
a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)
From this reading WILLIAM WORDSWORTH 18 Feb.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading (Mary shall send you all the _news_, which I find I have left out.)
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