Chapter 4 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS ALLSOP [No date. 1821.] D'r Sir--Thanks for the Birds and your kindness. It was but yesterd'y. I was contriving with Talf'd to meet you 1/2 way at his chamber.
Chapter 4 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “D'r Sir--Thanks for the Birds and your kindness.”
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading “I was contriving with Talf'd to meet you 1/2 way at his chamber.”
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 ALLSOP [No date.”
the specified day of the month
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS ALLSOP [No date.”
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading “D'r Sir--Thanks for the Birds and your kindness.”
young sheep
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS ALLSOP [No date.”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “D'r Sir--Thanks for the Birds and your kindness.”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS ALLSOP [No date.”
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From this reading I was contriving with Talf'd to meet you 1/2 way at his chamber.
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From this reading 1821.]
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From this reading I was contriving with Talf'd to meet you 1/2 way at his chamber.
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS ALLSOP [No date.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading D'r Sir--Thanks for the Birds and your kindness.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was contriving with Talf'd to meet you 1/2 way at his chamber.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading D'r Sir--Thanks for the Birds and your kindness.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was but yesterd'y.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading I was contriving with Talf'd to meet you 1/2 way at his chamber.
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 ALLSOP [No date.
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From this reading I was contriving with Talf'd to meet you 1/2 way at his chamber.
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From this reading D'r Sir--Thanks for the Birds and your kindness.
the specified day of the month
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS ALLSOP [No date.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading D'r Sir--Thanks for the Birds and your kindness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I was contriving with Talf'd to meet you 1/2 way at his chamber.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was contriving with Talf'd to meet you 1/2 way at his chamber.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was but yesterd'y.
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading D'r Sir--Thanks for the Birds and your kindness.
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS ALLSOP [No date.
come together
From this reading I was contriving with Talf'd to meet you 1/2 way at his chamber.
not any; not one
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS ALLSOP [No date.
term of address for a man
From this reading D'r Sir--Thanks for the Birds and your kindness.
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From this reading I was contriving with Talf'd to meet you 1/2 way at his chamber.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading D'r Sir--Thanks for the Birds and your kindness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading D'r Sir--Thanks for the Birds and your kindness.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS ALLSOP [No date.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS ALLSOP [No date.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was but yesterd'y.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I was contriving with Talf'd to meet you 1/2 way at his chamber.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was contriving with Talf'd to meet you 1/2 way at his chamber.
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From this reading It was but yesterd'y.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I was contriving with Talf'd to meet you 1/2 way at his chamber.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading D'r Sir--Thanks for the Birds and your kindness.
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