Chapter 263 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 263 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date. Christmas, 1830.] Dear M. A thousand thanks for your punctualities. What a cheap Book is the last Hogarth you sent me!
Chapter 263 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 37 sentences across 8 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 EDWARD MOXON [No date.”
relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading “What a cheap Book is the last Hogarth you sent me!”
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “Christmas, 1830.]”
the specified day of the month
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.”
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.”
English artist noted for a series of engravings that satirized the affectations of his time (1697-1764)
From this reading “What a cheap Book is the last Hogarth you sent me!”
young sheep
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “Dear M. A thousand thanks for your punctualities.”
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From this reading Christmas, 1830.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dear M. A thousand thanks for your punctualities.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading What a cheap Book is the last Hogarth you sent 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 EDWARD MOXON [No date.
relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading What a cheap Book is the last Hogarth you sent me!
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Christmas, 1830.]
the specified day of the month
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear M. A thousand thanks for your punctualities.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Dear M. A thousand thanks for your punctualities.
English artist noted for a series of engravings that satirized the affectations of his time (1697-1764)
From this reading What a cheap Book is the last Hogarth you sent me!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What a cheap Book is the last Hogarth you sent me!
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.
immediately past
From this reading What a cheap Book is the last Hogarth you sent me!
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Dear M. A thousand thanks for your punctualities.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What a cheap Book is the last Hogarth you sent me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.
not any; not one
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dear M. A thousand thanks for your punctualities.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading What a cheap Book is the last Hogarth you sent me!
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading Dear M. A thousand thanks for your punctualities.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What a cheap Book is the last Hogarth you sent me!
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Dear M. A thousand thanks for your punctualities.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a cheap Book is the last Hogarth you sent me!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What a cheap Book is the last Hogarth you sent me!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear M. A thousand thanks for your punctualities.
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