Chapter 254 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 254 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [Enfield, Saturday, May 24th, 1830.] Mary's love? Yes. Mary Lamb quite well. Dear Sarah,--I found my way to Northaw on Thursday and a very good woman behind a counter, who says also that you are a very good lady but that the woman who was with you was naught.
Chapter 254 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 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 SARAH HAZLITT [Enfield, Saturday, May 24th, 1830.]”
table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
From this reading “Dear Sarah,--I found my way to Northaw on Thursday and a very good woman behind a counter, who says also that you are a very good lady but that the woman who was with you was naught.”
young sheep
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [Enfield, Saturday, May 24th, 1830.]”
possessive form of “mary” — the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “Mary's love?”
a quantity of no importance
From this reading “Dear Sarah,--I found my way to Northaw on Thursday and a very good woman behind a counter, who says also that you are a very good lady but that the woman who was with you was naught.”
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [Enfield, Saturday, May 24th, 1830.]”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [Enfield, Saturday, May 24th, 1830.]”
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading “Dear Sarah,--I found my way to Northaw on Thursday and a very good woman behind a counter, who says also that you are a very good lady but that the woman who was with you was naught.”
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [Enfield, Saturday, May 24th, 1830.]
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [Enfield, Saturday, May 24th, 1830.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dear Sarah,--I found my way to Northaw on Thursday and a very good woman behind a counter, who says also that you are a very good lady but that the woman who was with you was naught.
in addition
From this reading Dear Sarah,--I found my way to Northaw on Thursday and a very good woman behind a counter, who says also that you are a very good lady but that the woman who was with you was naught.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dear Sarah,--I found my way to Northaw on Thursday and a very good woman behind a counter, who says also that you are a very good lady but that the woman who was with you was naught.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dear Sarah,--I found my way to Northaw on Thursday and a very good woman behind a counter, who says also that you are a very good lady but that the woman who was with you was naught.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Dear Sarah,--I found my way to Northaw on Thursday and a very good woman behind a counter, who says also that you are a very good lady but that the woman who was with you was naught.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dear Sarah,--I found my way to Northaw on Thursday and a very good woman behind a counter, who says also that you are a very good lady but that the woman who was with you was naught.
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 SARAH HAZLITT [Enfield, Saturday, May 24th, 1830.]
table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
From this reading Dear Sarah,--I found my way to Northaw on Thursday and a very good woman behind a counter, who says also that you are a very good lady but that the woman who was with you was naught.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Sarah,--I found my way to Northaw on Thursday and a very good woman behind a counter, who says also that you are a very good lady but that the woman who was with you was naught.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [Enfield, Saturday, May 24th, 1830.]
set up or found
From this reading Dear Sarah,--I found my way to Northaw on Thursday and a very good woman behind a counter, who says also that you are a very good lady but that the woman who was with you was naught.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Dear Sarah,--I found my way to Northaw on Thursday and a very good woman behind a counter, who says also that you are a very good lady but that the woman who was with you was naught.
English essayist and literary critic (1778-1830)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [Enfield, Saturday, May 24th, 1830.]
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dear Sarah,--I found my way to Northaw on Thursday and a very good woman behind a counter, who says also that you are a very good lady but that the woman who was with you was naught.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Dear Sarah,--I found my way to Northaw on Thursday and a very good woman behind a counter, who says also that you are a very good lady but that the woman who was with you was naught.
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [Enfield, Saturday, May 24th, 1830.]
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Mary's love?
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Mary Lamb quite well.
possessive form of “mary” — the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Mary's love?
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [Enfield, Saturday, May 24th, 1830.]
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Dear Sarah,--I found my way to Northaw on Thursday and a very good woman behind a counter, who says also that you are a very good lady but that the woman who was with you was naught.
a quantity of no importance
From this reading Dear Sarah,--I found my way to Northaw on Thursday and a very good woman behind a counter, who says also that you are a very good lady but that the woman who was with you was naught.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dear Sarah,--I found my way to Northaw on Thursday and a very good woman behind a counter, who says also that you are a very good lady but that the woman who was with you was naught.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dear Sarah,--I found my way to Northaw on Thursday and a very good woman behind a counter, who says also that you are a very good lady but that the woman who was with you was naught.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Mary Lamb quite well.
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [Enfield, Saturday, May 24th, 1830.]
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [Enfield, Saturday, May 24th, 1830.]
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Dear Sarah,--I found my way to Northaw on Thursday and a very good woman behind a counter, who says also that you are a very good lady but that the woman who was with you was naught.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dear Sarah,--I found my way to Northaw on Thursday and a very good woman behind a counter, who says also that you are a very good lady but that the woman who was with you was naught.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dear Sarah,--I found my way to Northaw on Thursday and a very good woman behind a counter, who says also that you are a very good lady but that the woman who was with you was naught.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading Dear Sarah,--I found my way to Northaw on Thursday and a very good woman behind a counter, who says also that you are a very good lady but that the woman who was with you was naught.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [Enfield, Saturday, May 24th, 1830.]
precisely as stated
From this reading Dear Sarah,--I found my way to Northaw on Thursday and a very good woman behind a counter, who says also that you are a very good lady but that the woman who was with you was naught.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dear Sarah,--I found my way to Northaw on Thursday and a very good woman behind a counter, who says also that you are a very good lady but that the woman who was with you was naught.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Dear Sarah,--I found my way to Northaw on Thursday and a very good woman behind a counter, who says also that you are a very good lady but that the woman who was with you was naught.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Mary Lamb quite well.
which person or people
From this reading Dear Sarah,--I found my way to Northaw on Thursday and a very good woman behind a counter, who says also that you are a very good lady but that the woman who was with you was naught.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dear Sarah,--I found my way to Northaw on Thursday and a very good woman behind a counter, who says also that you are a very good lady but that the woman who was with you was naught.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Dear Sarah,--I found my way to Northaw on Thursday and a very good woman behind a counter, who says also that you are a very good lady but that the woman who was with you was naught.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Sarah,--I found my way to Northaw on Thursday and a very good woman behind a counter, who says also that you are a very good lady but that the woman who was with you was naught.
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