Chapter 20 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date. ?Sept. 26, 1827.] Pray, send me the Table Book. Dear M. Our pleasant meeting[s] for some time are suspended.
Chapter 20 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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 [No date.”
the specified day of the month
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.”
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 [No date.”
young sheep
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “Dear M. Our pleasant meeting[s] for some time are suspended.”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “Pray, send me the Table Book.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “?Sept.”
(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
From this reading “Dear M. Our pleasant meeting[s] for some time are suspended.”
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From this reading 26, 1827.]
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From this reading 26, 1827.]
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dear M. Our pleasant meeting[s] for some time are suspended.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Pray, send me the Table Book.
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 [No date.
the specified day of the month
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear M. Our pleasant meeting[s] for some time are suspended.
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 [No date.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dear M. Our pleasant meeting[s] for some time are suspended.
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Dear M. Our pleasant meeting[s] for some time are suspended.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pray, send me the Table Book.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading Dear M. Our pleasant meeting[s] for some time are suspended.
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.
not any; not one
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Dear M. Our pleasant meeting[s] for some time are suspended.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading Dear M. Our pleasant meeting[s] for some time are suspended.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Pray, send me the Table Book.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Dear M. Our pleasant meeting[s] for some time are suspended.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Pray, send me the Table Book.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading ?Sept.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Dear M. Our pleasant meeting[s] for some time are suspended.
(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
From this reading Dear M. Our pleasant meeting[s] for some time are suspended.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Pray, send me the Table Book.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pray, send me the Table Book.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Dear M. Our pleasant meeting[s] for some time are suspended.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.
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