Chapter 311 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 17 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 311 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 17 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. April 27, 1833.] Dear M. Mary and I are very poorly. Asbury says tis nothing but influenza. Mr. W. appears all but dying, he is delirious. Mrs. W. was taken so last night, that Mary was obliged at midnight to knock up Mrs. Waller to come and sit up with her.
Chapter 311 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 17 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Mr. W. appears all but dying, he is delirious.”
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. April 27, 1833.]”
experiencing delirium
From this reading “Mr. W. appears all but dying, he is delirious.”
an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
From this reading “Asbury says tis nothing but influenza.”
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “Mrs. W. was taken so last night, that Mary was obliged at midnight to knock up Mrs. Waller to come and sit up with her.”
young sheep
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. April 27, 1833.]”
(“ill” is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
From this reading “Dear M. Mary and I are very poorly.”
United States jazz musician (1904-1943)
From this reading “Mrs. W. was taken so last night, that Mary was obliged at midnight to knock up Mrs. Waller to come and sit up with her.”
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. April 27, 1833.]
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. April 27, 1833.]
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Mr. W. appears all but dying, he is delirious.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dear M. Mary and I are very poorly.
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Mr. W. appears all but dying, he is delirious.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. April 27, 1833.]
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dear M. Mary and I are very poorly.
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From this reading Asbury says tis nothing but influenza.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. W. was taken so last night, that Mary was obliged at midnight to knock up Mrs. Waller to come and sit up with her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Asbury says tis nothing but influenza.
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 [P.M. April 27, 1833.]
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mrs. W. was taken so last night, that Mary was obliged at midnight to knock up Mrs. Waller to come and sit up with her.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear M. Mary and I are very poorly.
experiencing delirium
From this reading Mr. W. appears all but dying, he is delirious.
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading Mr. W. appears all but dying, he is delirious.
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 [P.M. April 27, 1833.]
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. W. appears all but dying, he is delirious.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. W. was taken so last night, that Mary was obliged at midnight to knock up Mrs. Waller to come and sit up with her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dear M. Mary and I are very poorly.
an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
From this reading Asbury says tis nothing but influenza.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. W. appears all but dying, he is delirious.
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading Mrs. W. was taken so last night, that Mary was obliged at midnight to knock up Mrs. Waller to come and sit up with her.
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. April 27, 1833.]
immediately past
From this reading Mrs. W. was taken so last night, that Mary was obliged at midnight to knock up Mrs. Waller to come and sit up with her.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. April 27, 1833.]
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Dear M. Mary and I are very poorly.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading Mrs. W. was taken so last night, that Mary was obliged at midnight to knock up Mrs. Waller to come and sit up with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. April 27, 1833.]
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. W. appears all but dying, he is delirious.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. W. was taken so last night, that Mary was obliged at midnight to knock up Mrs. Waller to come and sit up with her.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Mrs. W. was taken so last night, that Mary was obliged at midnight to knock up Mrs. Waller to come and sit up with her.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Asbury says tis nothing but influenza.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading Mrs. W. was taken so last night, that Mary was obliged at midnight to knock up Mrs. Waller to come and sit up with her.
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 CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. April 27, 1833.]
(“ill” is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well
From this reading Dear M. Mary and I are very poorly.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Asbury says tis nothing but influenza.
be seated
From this reading Mrs. W. was taken so last night, that Mary was obliged at midnight to knock up Mrs. Waller to come and sit up with her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mrs. W. was taken so last night, that Mary was obliged at midnight to knock up Mrs. Waller to come and sit up with her.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Mrs. W. was taken so last night, that Mary was obliged at midnight to knock up Mrs. Waller to come and sit up with her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mrs. W. was taken so last night, that Mary was obliged at midnight to knock up Mrs. Waller to come and sit up with her.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading Asbury says tis nothing but influenza.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. April 27, 1833.]
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Mrs. W. was taken so last night, that Mary was obliged at midnight to knock up Mrs. Waller to come and sit up with her.
precisely as stated
From this reading Dear M. Mary and I are very poorly.
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading Mr. W. appears all but dying, he is delirious.
United States jazz musician (1904-1943)
From this reading Mrs. W. was taken so last night, that Mary was obliged at midnight to knock up Mrs. Waller to come and sit up with her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. W. was taken so last night, that Mary was obliged at midnight to knock up Mrs. Waller to come and sit up with her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. W. was taken so last night, that Mary was obliged at midnight to knock up Mrs. Waller to come and sit up with her.
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