Chapter 156 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 33 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 156 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 33 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES LAMB TO MRS. BASIL MONTAGU [Summer, 1827.] Dear Madam,--I return your List with my name. I should be sorry that any respect should be going on towards [Clarkson,] and I be left out of the conspiracy. Otherwise I frankly own that to pillarize a man's good feelings in his lifetime is not to my taste.
Chapter 156 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 33 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
From this reading “BASIL MONTAGU [Summer, 1827.]”
a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
From this reading “I should be sorry that any respect should be going on towards [Clarkson,] and I be left out of the conspiracy.”
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading “Otherwise I frankly own that to pillarize a man's good feelings in his lifetime is not to my taste.”
young sheep
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO MRS.”
the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
From this reading “Otherwise I frankly own that to pillarize a man's good feelings in his lifetime is not to my taste.”
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading “Dear Madam,--I return your List with my name.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “Dear Madam,--I return your List with my name.”
United States anthropologist (born in England) who popularized anthropology (1905-)
From this reading “BASIL MONTAGU [Summer, 1827.]”
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From this reading BASIL MONTAGU [Summer, 1827.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Otherwise I frankly own that to pillarize a man's good feelings in his lifetime is not to my taste.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I should be sorry that any respect should be going on towards [Clarkson,] and I be left out of the conspiracy.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I should be sorry that any respect should be going on towards [Clarkson,] and I be left out of the conspiracy.
any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
From this reading BASIL MONTAGU [Summer, 1827.]
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I should be sorry that any respect should be going on towards [Clarkson,] and I be left out of the conspiracy.
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.
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From this reading I should be sorry that any respect should be going on towards [Clarkson,] and I be left out of the conspiracy.
a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
From this reading I should be sorry that any respect should be going on towards [Clarkson,] and I be left out of the conspiracy.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Madam,--I return your List with my name.
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading Otherwise I frankly own that to pillarize a man's good feelings in his lifetime is not to my taste.
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading Otherwise I frankly own that to pillarize a man's good feelings in his lifetime is not to my taste.
the act of departing
From this reading I should be sorry that any respect should be going on towards [Clarkson,] and I be left out of the conspiracy.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Otherwise I frankly own that to pillarize a man's good feelings in his lifetime is not to my taste.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Otherwise I frankly own that to pillarize a man's good feelings in his lifetime is not to my taste.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dear Madam,--I return your List with my name.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Otherwise I frankly own that to pillarize a man's good feelings in his lifetime is not to my taste.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Otherwise I frankly own that to pillarize a man's good feelings in his lifetime is not to my taste.
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 I should be sorry that any respect should be going on towards [Clarkson,] and I be left out of the conspiracy.
the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death)
From this reading Otherwise I frankly own that to pillarize a man's good feelings in his lifetime is not to my taste.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading Dear Madam,--I return your List with my name.
a woman of refinement
From this reading Dear Madam,--I return your List with my name.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Otherwise I frankly own that to pillarize a man's good feelings in his lifetime is not to my taste.
United States anthropologist (born in England) who popularized anthropology (1905-)
From this reading BASIL MONTAGU [Summer, 1827.]
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO MRS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Dear Madam,--I return your List with my name.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Dear Madam,--I return your List with my name.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Otherwise I frankly own that to pillarize a man's good feelings in his lifetime is not to my taste.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I should be sorry that any respect should be going on towards [Clarkson,] and I be left out of the conspiracy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I should be sorry that any respect should be going on towards [Clarkson,] and I be left out of the conspiracy.
in other respects or ways
From this reading Otherwise I frankly own that to pillarize a man's good feelings in his lifetime is not to my taste.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I should be sorry that any respect should be going on towards [Clarkson,] and I be left out of the conspiracy.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Otherwise I frankly own that to pillarize a man's good feelings in his lifetime is not to my taste.
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From this reading Otherwise I frankly own that to pillarize a man's good feelings in his lifetime is not to my taste.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading I should be sorry that any respect should be going on towards [Clarkson,] and I be left out of the conspiracy.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Dear Madam,--I return your List with my name.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should be sorry that any respect should be going on towards [Clarkson,] and I be left out of the conspiracy.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I should be sorry that any respect should be going on towards [Clarkson,] and I be left out of the conspiracy.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading BASIL MONTAGU [Summer, 1827.]
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Otherwise I frankly own that to pillarize a man's good feelings in his lifetime is not to my taste.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I should be sorry that any respect should be going on towards [Clarkson,] and I be left out of the conspiracy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I should be sorry that any respect should be going on towards [Clarkson,] and I be left out of the conspiracy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO MRS.
in the direction of
From this reading I should be sorry that any respect should be going on towards [Clarkson,] and I be left out of the conspiracy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dear Madam,--I return your List with my name.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Madam,--I return your List with my name.
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