Chapter 257 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 36 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 257 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 36 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M. 30 August, 1830.] Dear B.B.--my address is 34 Southampton Buildings, Holborn. For God's sake do not let me [be] pester'd with Annuals. They are all rogues who edit them, and something else who write in them.
Chapter 257 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 36 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “annual” — (botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year
From this reading “For God's sake do not let me [be] pester'd with Annuals.”
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “30 August, 1830.]”
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M.”
plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading “Dear B.B.--my address is 34 Southampton Buildings, Holborn.”
prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
From this reading “They are all rogues who edit them, and something else who write in them.”
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “For God's sake do not let me [be] pester'd with Annuals.”
young sheep
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M.”
plural of “rogue” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “They are all rogues who edit them, and something else who write in them.”
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From this reading 30 August, 1830.]
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From this reading 30 August, 1830.]
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From this reading Dear B.B.--my address is 34 Southampton Buildings, Holborn.
speak to
From this reading Dear B.B.--my address is 34 Southampton Buildings, Holborn.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading They are all rogues who edit them, and something else who write in them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They are all rogues who edit them, and something else who write in them.
plural of “annual” — (botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year
From this reading For God's sake do not let me [be] pester'd with Annuals.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are all rogues who edit them, and something else who write in them.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading 30 August, 1830.]
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading Dear B.B.--my address is 34 Southampton Buildings, Holborn.
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For God's sake do not let me [be] pester'd with Annuals.
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M.
plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Dear B.B.--my address is 34 Southampton Buildings, Holborn.
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 BERNARD BARTON [P.M.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear B.B.--my address is 34 Southampton Buildings, Holborn.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading For God's sake do not let me [be] pester'd with Annuals.
prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
From this reading They are all rogues who edit them, and something else who write in them.
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From this reading They are all rogues who edit them, and something else who write in them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For God's sake do not let me [be] pester'd with Annuals.
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading For God's sake do not let me [be] pester'd with Annuals.
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From this reading Dear B.B.--my address is 34 Southampton Buildings, Holborn.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They are all rogues who edit them, and something else who write in them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dear B.B.--my address is 34 Southampton Buildings, Holborn.
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading For God's sake do not let me [be] pester'd with Annuals.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For God's sake do not let me [be] pester'd with Annuals.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Dear B.B.--my address is 34 Southampton Buildings, Holborn.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For God's sake do not let me [be] pester'd with Annuals.
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 BERNARD BARTON [P.M.
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From this reading For God's sake do not let me [be] pester'd with Annuals.
plural of “rogue” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading They are all rogues who edit them, and something else who write in them.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading For God's sake do not let me [be] pester'd with Annuals.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading They are all rogues who edit them, and something else who write in them.
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From this reading Dear B.B.--my address is 34 Southampton Buildings, Holborn.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They are all rogues who edit them, and something else who write in them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are all rogues who edit them, and something else who write in them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO BERNARD BARTON [P.M.
which person or people
From this reading They are all rogues who edit them, and something else who write in them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For God's sake do not let me [be] pester'd with Annuals.
produce a literary work
From this reading They are all rogues who edit them, and something else who write in them.
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