Chapter 183 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 183 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. Feb. 18, 1828.] Dear M. I had rather thought to have seen you yesterday, or I should have written to thank you for your attentions in the Book way &c. Hone's address is, _22_ Belvidere Place, Southwark. 'Tis near the Obelisk.
Chapter 183 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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speak to
From this reading “Hone's address is, _22_ Belvidere Place, Southwark.”
plural of “attention” — the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “Dear M. I had rather thought to have seen you yesterday, or I should have written to thank you for your attentions in the Book way &c.”
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 EDWARD MOXON [P.M. Feb.”
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. Feb.”
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. Feb.”
young sheep
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. Feb.”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “'Tis near the Obelisk.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “Dear M. I had rather thought to have seen you yesterday, or I should have written to thank you for your attentions in the Book way &c.”
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From this reading 18, 1828.]
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From this reading 18, 1828.]
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From this reading Hone's address is, _22_ Belvidere Place, Southwark.
speak to
From this reading Hone's address is, _22_ Belvidere Place, Southwark.
plural of “attention” — the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Dear M. I had rather thought to have seen you yesterday, or I should have written to thank you for your attentions in the Book way &c.
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From this reading Hone's address is, _22_ Belvidere Place, Southwark.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Dear M. I had rather thought to have seen you yesterday, or I should have written to thank you for your attentions in the Book way &c.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Dear M. I had rather thought to have seen you yesterday, or I should have written to thank you for your attentions in the Book way &c.
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 EDWARD MOXON [P.M. Feb.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear M. I had rather thought to have seen you yesterday, or I should have written to thank you for your attentions in the Book way &c.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. Feb.
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. Feb.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dear M. I had rather thought to have seen you yesterday, or I should have written to thank you for your attentions in the Book way &c.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dear M. I had rather thought to have seen you yesterday, or I should have written to thank you for your attentions in the Book way &c.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Dear M. I had rather thought to have seen you yesterday, or I should have written to thank you for your attentions in the Book way &c.
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From this reading Hone's address is, _22_ Belvidere Place, Southwark.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dear M. I had rather thought to have seen you yesterday, or I should have written to thank you for your attentions in the Book way &c.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dear M. I had rather thought to have seen you yesterday, or I should have written to thank you for your attentions in the Book way &c.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hone's address is, _22_ Belvidere Place, Southwark.
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. Feb.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. Feb.
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. Feb.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading 'Tis near the Obelisk.
a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
From this reading 'Tis near the Obelisk.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Dear M. I had rather thought to have seen you yesterday, or I should have written to thank you for your attentions in the Book way &c.
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 EDWARD MOXON [P.M. Feb.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Hone's address is, _22_ Belvidere Place, Southwark.
on the contrary
From this reading Dear M. I had rather thought to have seen you yesterday, or I should have written to thank you for your attentions in the Book way &c.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Dear M. I had rather thought to have seen you yesterday, or I should have written to thank you for your attentions in the Book way &c.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Dear M. I had rather thought to have seen you yesterday, or I should have written to thank you for your attentions in the Book way &c.
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From this reading Hone's address is, _22_ Belvidere Place, Southwark.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Dear M. I had rather thought to have seen you yesterday, or I should have written to thank you for your attentions in the Book way &c.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dear M. I had rather thought to have seen you yesterday, or I should have written to thank you for your attentions in the Book way &c.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Dear M. I had rather thought to have seen you yesterday, or I should have written to thank you for your attentions in the Book way &c.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading 'Tis near the Obelisk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. Feb.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Dear M. I had rather thought to have seen you yesterday, or I should have written to thank you for your attentions in the Book way &c.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Dear M. I had rather thought to have seen you yesterday, or I should have written to thank you for your attentions in the Book way &c.
the day immediately before today
From this reading Dear M. I had rather thought to have seen you yesterday, or I should have written to thank you for your attentions in the Book way &c.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear M. I had rather thought to have seen you yesterday, or I should have written to thank you for your attentions in the Book way &c.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear M. I had rather thought to have seen you yesterday, or I should have written to thank you for your attentions in the Book way &c.
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