Chapter 295 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 295 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [Feb. 10. P.M. Feby. 11, 1833.] I wish you would omit "by the author of Elia," _now_, in advertising that damn'd "Devil's Wedding."
Chapter 295 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading “I wish you would omit "by the author of Elia," _now_, in advertising that damn'd "Devil's Wedding."”
possessive form of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “I wish you would omit "by the author of Elia," _now_, in advertising that damn'd "Devil's Wedding."”
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 [Feb.”
English essayist (1775-1834)
From this reading “I wish you would omit "by the author of Elia," _now_, in advertising that damn'd "Devil's Wedding."”
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [Feb.”
young sheep
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [Feb.”
prevent from being included or considered or accepted
From this reading “I wish you would omit "by the author of Elia," _now_, in advertising that damn'd "Devil's Wedding."”
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “I wish you would omit "by the author of Elia," _now_, in advertising that damn'd "Devil's Wedding."”
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From this reading 10.
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From this reading 11, 1833.]
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From this reading 11, 1833.]
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading I wish you would omit "by the author of Elia," _now_, in advertising that damn'd "Devil's Wedding."
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading I wish you would omit "by the author of Elia," _now_, in advertising that damn'd "Devil's Wedding."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I wish you would omit "by the author of Elia," _now_, in advertising that damn'd "Devil's Wedding."
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 [Feb.
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From this reading I wish you would omit "by the author of Elia," _now_, in advertising that damn'd "Devil's Wedding."
possessive form of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading I wish you would omit "by the author of Elia," _now_, in advertising that damn'd "Devil's Wedding."
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 [Feb.
English essayist (1775-1834)
From this reading I wish you would omit "by the author of Elia," _now_, in advertising that damn'd "Devil's Wedding."
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [Feb.
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From this reading P.M. Feby.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wish you would omit "by the author of Elia," _now_, in advertising that damn'd "Devil's Wedding."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I wish you would omit "by the author of Elia," _now_, in advertising that damn'd "Devil's Wedding."
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [Feb.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading P.M. Feby.
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [Feb.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I wish you would omit "by the author of Elia," _now_, in advertising that damn'd "Devil's Wedding."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I wish you would omit "by the author of Elia," _now_, in advertising that damn'd "Devil's Wedding."
prevent from being included or considered or accepted
From this reading I wish you would omit "by the author of Elia," _now_, in advertising that damn'd "Devil's Wedding."
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 P.M. Feby.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I wish you would omit "by the author of Elia," _now_, in advertising that damn'd "Devil's Wedding."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I wish you would omit "by the author of Elia," _now_, in advertising that damn'd "Devil's Wedding."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [Feb.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading I wish you would omit "by the author of Elia," _now_, in advertising that damn'd "Devil's Wedding."
hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wish you would omit "by the author of Elia," _now_, in advertising that damn'd "Devil's Wedding."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I wish you would omit "by the author of Elia," _now_, in advertising that damn'd "Devil's Wedding."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I wish you would omit "by the author of Elia," _now_, in advertising that damn'd "Devil's Wedding."
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