Chapter 174 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 24 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 174 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 24 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. December 4, 1827.] My dear B.B.--I have scarce spirits to write, yet am harass'd with not writing. Nine weeks are completed, and Mary does not get any better. It is perfectly exhausting. Enfield and every thing is very gloomy.
Chapter 174 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 24 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. December 4, 1827.]”
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading “Nine weeks are completed, and Mary does not get any better.”
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. December 4, 1827.]”
having a debilitating effect
From this reading “It is perfectly exhausting.”
depressingly dark
From this reading “Enfield and every thing is very gloomy.”
young sheep
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. December 4, 1827.]”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading “Nine weeks are completed, and Mary does not get any better.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “My dear B.B.--I have scarce spirits to write, yet am harass'd with not writing.”
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. December 4, 1827.]
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. December 4, 1827.]
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading My dear B.B.--I have scarce spirits to write, yet am harass'd with not writing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nine weeks are completed, and Mary does not get any better.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Nine weeks are completed, and Mary does not get any better.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nine weeks are completed, and Mary does not get any better.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading My dear B.B.--I have scarce spirits to write, yet am harass'd with not writing.
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. December 4, 1827.]
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. December 4, 1827.]
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Nine weeks are completed, and Mary does not get any better.
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 BERNARD BARTON [P.M. December 4, 1827.]
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading Nine weeks are completed, and Mary does not get any better.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear B.B.--I have scarce spirits to write, yet am harass'd with not writing.
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. December 4, 1827.]
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nine weeks are completed, and Mary does not get any better.
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From this reading Enfield and every thing is very gloomy.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Enfield and every thing is very gloomy.
having a debilitating effect
From this reading It is perfectly exhausting.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Nine weeks are completed, and Mary does not get any better.
depressingly dark
From this reading Enfield and every thing is very gloomy.
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From this reading My dear B.B.--I have scarce spirits to write, yet am harass'd with not writing.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My dear B.B.--I have scarce spirits to write, yet am harass'd with not writing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My dear B.B.--I have scarce spirits to write, yet am harass'd with not writing.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is perfectly exhausting.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is perfectly exhausting.
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. December 4, 1827.]
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. December 4, 1827.]
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Nine weeks are completed, and Mary does not get any better.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear B.B.--I have scarce spirits to write, yet am harass'd with not writing.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading Nine weeks are completed, and Mary does not get any better.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My dear B.B.--I have scarce spirits to write, yet am harass'd with not writing.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. December 4, 1827.]
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading It is perfectly exhausting.
only a very short time before
From this reading My dear B.B.--I have scarce spirits to write, yet am harass'd with not writing.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading My dear B.B.--I have scarce spirits to write, yet am harass'd with not writing.
a special situation
From this reading Enfield and every thing is very gloomy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. December 4, 1827.]
precisely as stated
From this reading Enfield and every thing is very gloomy.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Nine weeks are completed, and Mary does not get any better.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My dear B.B.--I have scarce spirits to write, yet am harass'd with not writing.
produce a literary work
From this reading My dear B.B.--I have scarce spirits to write, yet am harass'd with not writing.
the act of creating written works
From this reading My dear B.B.--I have scarce spirits to write, yet am harass'd with not writing.
but in spite of that
From this reading My dear B.B.--I have scarce spirits to write, yet am harass'd with not writing.
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