Chapter 217 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 217 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES LAMB TO H. CRABB ROBINSON [P.M. April ? 1829.] Dear Robinson, we are afraid you will slip from us from England without again seeing us. It would be charity to come and see me. I have these three days been laid up with strong rheumatic pains, in loins, back, shoulders.
Chapter 217 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO H. CRABB ROBINSON [P.M. April ?”
a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)
From this reading “It would be charity to come and see me.”
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 H. CRABB ROBINSON [P.M. April ?”
young sheep
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO H. CRABB ROBINSON [P.M. April ?”
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading “I have these three days been laid up with strong rheumatic pains, in loins, back, shoulders.”
a person suffering with rheumatism
From this reading “I have these three days been laid up with strong rheumatic pains, in loins, back, shoulders.”
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO H. CRABB ROBINSON [P.M. April ?”
move stealthily
From this reading “Dear Robinson, we are afraid you will slip from us from England without again seeing us.”
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From this reading 1829.]
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Dear Robinson, we are afraid you will slip from us from England without again seeing us.
anew
From this reading Dear Robinson, we are afraid you will slip from us from England without again seeing us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It would be charity to come and see me.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO H. CRABB ROBINSON [P.M. April ?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dear Robinson, we are afraid you will slip from us from England without again seeing us.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I have these three days been laid up with strong rheumatic pains, in loins, back, shoulders.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be charity to come and see me.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have these three days been laid up with strong rheumatic pains, in loins, back, shoulders.
a foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)
From this reading It would be charity to come and see me.
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 H. CRABB ROBINSON [P.M. April ?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It would be charity to come and see me.
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO H. CRABB ROBINSON [P.M. April ?
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading I have these three days been laid up with strong rheumatic pains, in loins, back, shoulders.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Robinson, we are afraid you will slip from us from England without again seeing us.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Dear Robinson, we are afraid you will slip from us from England without again seeing us.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Dear Robinson, we are afraid you will slip from us from England without again seeing us.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO H. CRABB ROBINSON [P.M. April ?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have these three days been laid up with strong rheumatic pains, in loins, back, shoulders.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have these three days been laid up with strong rheumatic pains, in loins, back, shoulders.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have these three days been laid up with strong rheumatic pains, in loins, back, shoulders.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be charity to come and see me.
set down according to a plan
From this reading I have these three days been laid up with strong rheumatic pains, in loins, back, shoulders.
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO H. CRABB ROBINSON [P.M. April ?
the lower part of the abdomen just above the external genital organs
From this reading I have these three days been laid up with strong rheumatic pains, in loins, back, shoulders.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO H. CRABB ROBINSON [P.M. April ?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would be charity to come and see me.
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 H. CRABB ROBINSON [P.M. April ?
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading I have these three days been laid up with strong rheumatic pains, in loins, back, shoulders.
a person suffering with rheumatism
From this reading I have these three days been laid up with strong rheumatic pains, in loins, back, shoulders.
English chemist noted for his studies of molecular structures in plants (1886-1975)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO H. CRABB ROBINSON [P.M. April ?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It would be charity to come and see me.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Dear Robinson, we are afraid you will slip from us from England without again seeing us.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading I have these three days been laid up with strong rheumatic pains, in loins, back, shoulders.
move stealthily
From this reading Dear Robinson, we are afraid you will slip from us from England without again seeing us.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading I have these three days been laid up with strong rheumatic pains, in loins, back, shoulders.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I have these three days been laid up with strong rheumatic pains, in loins, back, shoulders.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading I have these three days been laid up with strong rheumatic pains, in loins, back, shoulders.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO H. CRABB ROBINSON [P.M. April ?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I have these three days been laid up with strong rheumatic pains, in loins, back, shoulders.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dear Robinson, we are afraid you will slip from us from England without again seeing us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Dear Robinson, we are afraid you will slip from us from England without again seeing us.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Dear Robinson, we are afraid you will slip from us from England without again seeing us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have these three days been laid up with strong rheumatic pains, in loins, back, shoulders.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Dear Robinson, we are afraid you will slip from us from England without again seeing us.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be charity to come and see me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Robinson, we are afraid you will slip from us from England without again seeing us.
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