Chapter 205 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 17 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 205 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 17 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES LAMB TO GEORGE DYER [No date. January, 1829.] Dear Dyer, My very good friend, and Charles Clarke's father in law, Vincent Novello, wishes to shake hands with you. Make him play you a tune.
Chapter 205 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 17 sentences across 4 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 GEORGE DYER [No date.”
the specified day of the month
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO GEORGE DYER [No date.”
someone whose job is to dye cloth
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO GEORGE DYER [No date.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “January, 1829.]”
young sheep
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO GEORGE DYER [No date.”
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading “Dear Dyer, My very good friend, and Charles Clarke's father in law, Vincent Novello, wishes to shake hands with you.”
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading “Make him play you a tune.”
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading “Dear Dyer, My very good friend, and Charles Clarke's father in law, Vincent Novello, wishes to shake hands with you.”
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From this reading January, 1829.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Make him play you a tune.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dear Dyer, My very good friend, and Charles Clarke's father in law, Vincent Novello, wishes to shake hands with you.
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 GEORGE DYER [No date.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dear Dyer, My very good friend, and Charles Clarke's father in law, Vincent Novello, wishes to shake hands with you.
the specified day of the month
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO GEORGE DYER [No date.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Dyer, My very good friend, and Charles Clarke's father in law, Vincent Novello, wishes to shake hands with you.
someone whose job is to dye cloth
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO GEORGE DYER [No date.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Dear Dyer, My very good friend, and Charles Clarke's father in law, Vincent Novello, wishes to shake hands with you.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Dear Dyer, My very good friend, and Charles Clarke's father in law, Vincent Novello, wishes to shake hands with you.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO GEORGE DYER [No date.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Dear Dyer, My very good friend, and Charles Clarke's father in law, Vincent Novello, wishes to shake hands with you.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Dear Dyer, My very good friend, and Charles Clarke's father in law, Vincent Novello, wishes to shake hands with you.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Make him play you a tune.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dear Dyer, My very good friend, and Charles Clarke's father in law, Vincent Novello, wishes to shake hands with you.
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading January, 1829.]
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO GEORGE DYER [No date.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading Dear Dyer, My very good friend, and Charles Clarke's father in law, Vincent Novello, wishes to shake hands with you.
engage in
From this reading Make him play you a tune.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Dear Dyer, My very good friend, and Charles Clarke's father in law, Vincent Novello, wishes to shake hands with you.
not any; not one
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO GEORGE DYER [No date.
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From this reading Dear Dyer, My very good friend, and Charles Clarke's father in law, Vincent Novello, wishes to shake hands with you.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Make him play you a tune.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading Dear Dyer, My very good friend, and Charles Clarke's father in law, Vincent Novello, wishes to shake hands with you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO GEORGE DYER [No date.
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading Make him play you a tune.
precisely as stated
From this reading Dear Dyer, My very good friend, and Charles Clarke's father in law, Vincent Novello, wishes to shake hands with you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dear Dyer, My very good friend, and Charles Clarke's father in law, Vincent Novello, wishes to shake hands with you.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading Dear Dyer, My very good friend, and Charles Clarke's father in law, Vincent Novello, wishes to shake hands with you.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dear Dyer, My very good friend, and Charles Clarke's father in law, Vincent Novello, wishes to shake hands with you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Dyer, My very good friend, and Charles Clarke's father in law, Vincent Novello, wishes to shake hands with you.
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