Chapter 299 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 34 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 299 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 34 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date. Early 1833.] No _writing_, and no _word_, ever passed between Taylor, or Hessey, and me, respecting copy right. This I can swear. They made a volume at their own will, and volunteerd me a third of profits, which came to £30, which came to _Bilk_, and never came back to me.
Chapter 299 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 34 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading “No _writing_, and no _word_, ever passed between Taylor, or Hessey, and me, respecting copy right.”
the specified day of the month
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.”
young sheep
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.”
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading “They made a volume at their own will, and volunteerd me a third of profits, which came to £30, which came to _Bilk_, and never came back to me.”
-ing form of “respect” — regard highly; think much of
From this reading “No _writing_, and no _word_, ever passed between Taylor, or Hessey, and me, respecting copy right.”
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading “No _writing_, and no _word_, ever passed between Taylor, or Hessey, and me, respecting copy right.”
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “They made a volume at their own will, and volunteerd me a third of profits, which came to £30, which came to _Bilk_, and never came back to me.”
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From this reading Early 1833.]
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From this reading They made a volume at their own will, and volunteerd me a third of profits, which came to £30, which came to _Bilk_, and never came back to me.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They made a volume at their own will, and volunteerd me a third of profits, which came to £30, which came to _Bilk_, and never came back to me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No _writing_, and no _word_, ever passed between Taylor, or Hessey, and me, respecting copy right.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They made a volume at their own will, and volunteerd me a third of profits, which came to £30, which came to _Bilk_, and never came back to me.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They made a volume at their own will, and volunteerd me a third of profits, which came to £30, which came to _Bilk_, and never came back to me.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading No _writing_, and no _word_, ever passed between Taylor, or Hessey, and me, respecting copy right.
cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money
From this reading They made a volume at their own will, and volunteerd me a third of profits, which came to £30, which came to _Bilk_, and never came back to me.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They made a volume at their own will, and volunteerd me a third of profits, which came to £30, which came to _Bilk_, and never came back to me.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading This I can swear.
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.
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading No _writing_, and no _word_, ever passed between Taylor, or Hessey, and me, respecting copy right.
the specified day of the month
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Early 1833.]
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.
at any time
From this reading No _writing_, and no _word_, ever passed between Taylor, or Hessey, and me, respecting copy right.
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From this reading No _writing_, and no _word_, ever passed between Taylor, or Hessey, and me, respecting copy right.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This I can swear.
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They made a volume at their own will, and volunteerd me a third of profits, which came to £30, which came to _Bilk_, and never came back to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No _writing_, and no _word_, ever passed between Taylor, or Hessey, and me, respecting copy right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading They made a volume at their own will, and volunteerd me a third of profits, which came to £30, which came to _Bilk_, and never came back to me.
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 They made a volume at their own will, and volunteerd me a third of profits, which came to £30, which came to _Bilk_, and never came back to me.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No _writing_, and no _word_, ever passed between Taylor, or Hessey, and me, respecting copy right.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading They made a volume at their own will, and volunteerd me a third of profits, which came to £30, which came to _Bilk_, and never came back to me.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading No _writing_, and no _word_, ever passed between Taylor, or Hessey, and me, respecting copy right.
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading They made a volume at their own will, and volunteerd me a third of profits, which came to £30, which came to _Bilk_, and never came back to me.
-ing form of “respect” — regard highly; think much of
From this reading No _writing_, and no _word_, ever passed between Taylor, or Hessey, and me, respecting copy right.
precisely, exactly
From this reading No _writing_, and no _word_, ever passed between Taylor, or Hessey, and me, respecting copy right.
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading This I can swear.
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading No _writing_, and no _word_, ever passed between Taylor, or Hessey, and me, respecting copy right.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They made a volume at their own will, and volunteerd me a third of profits, which came to £30, which came to _Bilk_, and never came back to me.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They made a volume at their own will, and volunteerd me a third of profits, which came to £30, which came to _Bilk_, and never came back to me.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading They made a volume at their own will, and volunteerd me a third of profits, which came to £30, which came to _Bilk_, and never came back to me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This I can swear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading They made a volume at their own will, and volunteerd me a third of profits, which came to £30, which came to _Bilk_, and never came back to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They made a volume at their own will, and volunteerd me a third of profits, which came to £30, which came to _Bilk_, and never came back to me.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They made a volume at their own will, and volunteerd me a third of profits, which came to £30, which came to _Bilk_, and never came back to me.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading They made a volume at their own will, and volunteerd me a third of profits, which came to £30, which came to _Bilk_, and never came back to me.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading No _writing_, and no _word_, ever passed between Taylor, or Hessey, and me, respecting copy right.
the act of creating written works
From this reading No _writing_, and no _word_, ever passed between Taylor, or Hessey, and me, respecting copy right.
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