Chapter 216 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 25 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 216 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 25 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES LAMB TO MISS SARAH JAMES [No date. April, 1829.] We have just got your letter. I think Mother Reynolds will go on quietly, Mrs. Scrimpshaw having kittened.
Chapter 216 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 25 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “April, 1829.]”
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 MISS SARAH JAMES [No date.”
the specified day of the month
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO MISS SARAH JAMES [No date.”
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO MISS SARAH JAMES [No date.”
young sheep
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO MISS SARAH JAMES [No date.”
with low volume
From this reading “I think Mother Reynolds will go on quietly, Mrs. Scrimpshaw having kittened.”
English portrait painter and first president of the Royal Academy (1723-1792)
From this reading “I think Mother Reynolds will go on quietly, Mrs. Scrimpshaw having kittened.”
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO MISS SARAH JAMES [No date.”
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From this reading April, 1829.]
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading April, 1829.]
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 MISS SARAH JAMES [No date.
the specified day of the month
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO MISS SARAH JAMES [No date.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I think Mother Reynolds will go on quietly, Mrs. Scrimpshaw having kittened.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We have just got your letter.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have just got your letter.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I think Mother Reynolds will go on quietly, Mrs. Scrimpshaw having kittened.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think Mother Reynolds will go on quietly, Mrs. Scrimpshaw having kittened.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO MISS SARAH JAMES [No date.
and nothing more
From this reading We have just got your letter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think Mother Reynolds will go on quietly, Mrs. Scrimpshaw having kittened.
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO MISS SARAH JAMES [No date.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading We have just got your letter.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO MISS SARAH JAMES [No date.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I think Mother Reynolds will go on quietly, Mrs. Scrimpshaw having kittened.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading I think Mother Reynolds will go on quietly, Mrs. Scrimpshaw having kittened.
not any; not one
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO MISS SARAH JAMES [No date.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I think Mother Reynolds will go on quietly, Mrs. Scrimpshaw having kittened.
with low volume
From this reading I think Mother Reynolds will go on quietly, Mrs. Scrimpshaw having kittened.
English portrait painter and first president of the Royal Academy (1723-1792)
From this reading I think Mother Reynolds will go on quietly, Mrs. Scrimpshaw having kittened.
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO MISS SARAH JAMES [No date.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think Mother Reynolds will go on quietly, Mrs. Scrimpshaw having kittened.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think Mother Reynolds will go on quietly, Mrs. Scrimpshaw having kittened.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO MISS SARAH JAMES [No date.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have just got your letter.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I think Mother Reynolds will go on quietly, Mrs. Scrimpshaw having kittened.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We have just got your letter.
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