Chapter 258 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 258 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES LAMB TO SAMUEL ROGERS [Dated at end: Oct. 5, 1830.] Dear Sir,--I know not what hath bewitch'd me that I have delayed acknowledging your beautiful present. But I have been very unwell and nervous of late. The poem was not new to me, tho' I have renewed acquaintance with it.
Chapter 258 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “acknowledge” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “Dear Sir,--I know not what hath bewitch'd me that I have delayed acknowledging your beautiful present.”
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO SAMUEL ROGERS [Dated at end: Oct.”
not as far along as normal in development
From this reading “Dear Sir,--I know not what hath bewitch'd me that I have delayed acknowledging your beautiful present.”
young sheep
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO SAMUEL ROGERS [Dated at end: Oct.”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO SAMUEL ROGERS [Dated at end: Oct.”
United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO SAMUEL ROGERS [Dated at end: Oct.”
a branch of the Tai languages
From this reading “The poem was not new to me, tho' I have renewed acquaintance with it.”
somewhat ill or prone to illness
From this reading “But I have been very unwell and nervous of late.”
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From this reading 5, 1830.]
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From this reading 5, 1830.]
-ing form of “acknowledge” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading Dear Sir,--I know not what hath bewitch'd me that I have delayed acknowledging your beautiful present.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading The poem was not new to me, tho' I have renewed acquaintance with it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But I have been very unwell and nervous of late.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SAMUEL ROGERS [Dated at end: Oct.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Dear Sir,--I know not what hath bewitch'd me that I have delayed acknowledging your beautiful present.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But I have been very unwell and nervous of late.
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From this reading Dear Sir,--I know not what hath bewitch'd me that I have delayed acknowledging your beautiful present.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I have been very unwell and nervous of late.
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 SAMUEL ROGERS [Dated at end: Oct.
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SAMUEL ROGERS [Dated at end: Oct.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Sir,--I know not what hath bewitch'd me that I have delayed acknowledging your beautiful present.
not as far along as normal in development
From this reading Dear Sir,--I know not what hath bewitch'd me that I have delayed acknowledging your beautiful present.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SAMUEL ROGERS [Dated at end: Oct.
an old form of “has”
From this reading Dear Sir,--I know not what hath bewitch'd me that I have delayed acknowledging your beautiful present.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Dear Sir,--I know not what hath bewitch'd me that I have delayed acknowledging your beautiful present.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dear Sir,--I know not what hath bewitch'd me that I have delayed acknowledging your beautiful present.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The poem was not new to me, tho' I have renewed acquaintance with it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Dear Sir,--I know not what hath bewitch'd me that I have delayed acknowledging your beautiful present.
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SAMUEL ROGERS [Dated at end: Oct.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading But I have been very unwell and nervous of late.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dear Sir,--I know not what hath bewitch'd me that I have delayed acknowledging your beautiful present.
easily agitated
From this reading But I have been very unwell and nervous of late.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The poem was not new to me, tho' I have renewed acquaintance with it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dear Sir,--I know not what hath bewitch'd me that I have delayed acknowledging your beautiful present.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SAMUEL ROGERS [Dated at end: Oct.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But I have been very unwell and nervous of late.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading The poem was not new to me, tho' I have renewed acquaintance with it.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Dear Sir,--I know not what hath bewitch'd me that I have delayed acknowledging your beautiful present.
restored to a new condition
From this reading The poem was not new to me, tho' I have renewed acquaintance with it.
United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SAMUEL ROGERS [Dated at end: Oct.
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SAMUEL ROGERS [Dated at end: Oct.
term of address for a man
From this reading Dear Sir,--I know not what hath bewitch'd me that I have delayed acknowledging your beautiful present.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dear Sir,--I know not what hath bewitch'd me that I have delayed acknowledging your beautiful present.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The poem was not new to me, tho' I have renewed acquaintance with it.
a branch of the Tai languages
From this reading The poem was not new to me, tho' I have renewed acquaintance with it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SAMUEL ROGERS [Dated at end: Oct.
somewhat ill or prone to illness
From this reading But I have been very unwell and nervous of late.
precisely as stated
From this reading But I have been very unwell and nervous of late.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The poem was not new to me, tho' I have renewed acquaintance with it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Dear Sir,--I know not what hath bewitch'd me that I have delayed acknowledging your beautiful present.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The poem was not new to me, tho' I have renewed acquaintance with it.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Sir,--I know not what hath bewitch'd me that I have delayed acknowledging your beautiful present.
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