Chapter 286 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 286 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date. Winter, 1832.] Thank you for the books. I am ashamed to take tythe thus of your press. I am worse to a publisher than the two Universities and the Brit.
Chapter 286 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “I am ashamed to take tythe thus of your press.”
a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
From this reading “I am worse to a publisher than the two Universities and the Brit.”
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.”
young sheep
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “I am ashamed to take tythe thus of your press.”
a firm in the publishing business
From this reading “I am worse to a publisher than the two Universities and the Brit.”
plural of “university” — the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading “I am worse to a publisher than the two Universities and the Brit.”
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From this reading Winter, 1832.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I am worse to a publisher than the two Universities and the Brit.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am ashamed to take tythe thus of your press.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am worse to a publisher than the two Universities and the Brit.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading I am ashamed to take tythe thus of your press.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Thank you for the books.
a native or inhabitant of Great Britain
From this reading I am worse to a publisher than the two Universities and the Brit.
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.
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.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thank you for the books.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am ashamed to take tythe thus of your press.
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.
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.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am ashamed to take tythe thus of your press.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading I am ashamed to take tythe thus of your press.
a firm in the publishing business
From this reading I am worse to a publisher than the two Universities and the Brit.
carry out
From this reading I am ashamed to take tythe thus of your press.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I am worse to a publisher than the two Universities and the Brit.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Thank you for the books.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thank you for the books.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading I am ashamed to take tythe thus of your press.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I am worse to a publisher than the two Universities and the Brit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am ashamed to take tythe thus of your press.
plural of “university” — the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading I am worse to a publisher than the two Universities and the Brit.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Winter, 1832.]
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading I am worse to a publisher than the two Universities and the Brit.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Thank you for the books.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I am ashamed to take tythe thus of your press.
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