Chapter 212 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 28 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 212 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 28 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES COWDEN CLARKE Edmonton, Feb. 2, 1829. Dear Cowden,--Your books are as the gushing of streams in a desert. By the way, you have sent no autobiographies. Your letter seems to imply you had.
Chapter 212 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 28 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “autobiography” — a biography of yourself
From this reading “By the way, you have sent no autobiographies.”
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading “Dear Cowden,--Your books are as the gushing of streams in a desert.”
the capital of the province of Alberta
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES COWDEN CLARKE Edmonton, Feb.”
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES COWDEN CLARKE Edmonton, Feb.”
flowing profusely
From this reading “Dear Cowden,--Your books are as the gushing of streams in a desert.”
express or state indirectly
From this reading “Your letter seems to imply you had.”
young sheep
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES COWDEN CLARKE Edmonton, Feb.”
plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading “Dear Cowden,--Your books are as the gushing of streams in a desert.”
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From this reading 2, 1829.
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From this reading 2, 1829.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dear Cowden,--Your books are as the gushing of streams in a desert.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dear Cowden,--Your books are as the gushing of streams in a desert.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dear Cowden,--Your books are as the gushing of streams in a desert.
plural of “autobiography” — a biography of yourself
From this reading By the way, you have sent no autobiographies.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Dear Cowden,--Your books are as the gushing of streams in a desert.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the way, you have sent no autobiographies.
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 CHARLES COWDEN CLARKE Edmonton, Feb.
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES COWDEN CLARKE Edmonton, Feb.
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES COWDEN CLARKE Edmonton, Feb.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Cowden,--Your books are as the gushing of streams in a desert.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading Dear Cowden,--Your books are as the gushing of streams in a desert.
the capital of the province of Alberta
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES COWDEN CLARKE Edmonton, Feb.
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES COWDEN CLARKE Edmonton, Feb.
flowing profusely
From this reading Dear Cowden,--Your books are as the gushing of streams in a desert.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Your letter seems to imply you had.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading By the way, you have sent no autobiographies.
express or state indirectly
From this reading Your letter seems to imply you had.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dear Cowden,--Your books are as the gushing of streams in a desert.
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES COWDEN CLARKE Edmonton, Feb.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Your letter seems to imply you had.
not any; not one
From this reading By the way, you have sent no autobiographies.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dear Cowden,--Your books are as the gushing of streams in a desert.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Your letter seems to imply you had.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading By the way, you have sent no autobiographies.
plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Dear Cowden,--Your books are as the gushing of streams in a desert.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dear Cowden,--Your books are as the gushing of streams in a desert.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES COWDEN CLARKE Edmonton, Feb.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading By the way, you have sent no autobiographies.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading By the way, you have sent no autobiographies.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Cowden,--Your books are as the gushing of streams in a desert.
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