Chapter 177 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 18 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 177 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 18 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS ALLSOP [No date. Middle Dec., 1827.] My dear Allsop--Thanks for the Birds. Your announcement puzzles me sadly as nothing came.
Chapter 177 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 18 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a formal public statement
From this reading “Your announcement puzzles me sadly as nothing came.”
the specified day of the month
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS ALLSOP [No date.”
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading “Middle Dec., 1827.]”
young sheep
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS ALLSOP [No date.”
plural of “puzzle” — a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
From this reading “Your announcement puzzles me sadly as nothing came.”
in an unfortunate way
From this reading “Your announcement puzzles me sadly as nothing came.”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “My dear Allsop--Thanks for the Birds.”
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 Middle Dec., 1827.]
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS ALLSOP [No date.
a formal public statement
From this reading Your announcement puzzles me sadly as nothing came.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Your announcement puzzles me sadly as nothing came.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading My dear Allsop--Thanks for the Birds.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Your announcement puzzles me sadly as nothing came.
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.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear Allsop--Thanks for the Birds.
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading Middle Dec., 1827.]
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My dear Allsop--Thanks for the Birds.
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS ALLSOP [No date.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Your announcement puzzles me sadly as nothing came.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Middle Dec., 1827.]
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear Allsop--Thanks for the Birds.
not any; not one
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS ALLSOP [No date.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Your announcement puzzles me sadly as nothing came.
plural of “puzzle” — a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution
From this reading Your announcement puzzles me sadly as nothing came.
in an unfortunate way
From this reading Your announcement puzzles me sadly as nothing came.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading My dear Allsop--Thanks for the Birds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My dear Allsop--Thanks for the Birds.
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.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your announcement puzzles me sadly as nothing came.
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