Chapter 320 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 21 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 320 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 21 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. July 24, 1833.] For god's sake, give Emma no more watches. _One_ has turn'd her head. She is arrogant, and insulting. She said something very unpleasant to our old Clock in the passage, as if he did not keep time, and yet he had made her no appointment.
Chapter 320 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 21 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading “She said something very unpleasant to our old Clock in the passage, as if he did not keep time, and yet he had made her no appointment.”
having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride
From this reading “She is arrogant, and insulting.”
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “For god's sake, give Emma no more watches.”
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading “She is arrogant, and insulting.”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. July 24, 1833.]”
young sheep
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. July 24, 1833.]”
offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
From this reading “She said something very unpleasant to our old Clock in the passage, as if he did not keep time, and yet he had made her no appointment.”
plural of “watch” — a small portable timepiece
From this reading “For god's sake, give Emma no more watches.”
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. July 24, 1833.]
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. July 24, 1833.]
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She is arrogant, and insulting.
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading She said something very unpleasant to our old Clock in the passage, as if he did not keep time, and yet he had made her no appointment.
having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride
From this reading She is arrogant, and insulting.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She said something very unpleasant to our old Clock in the passage, as if he did not keep time, and yet he had made her no appointment.
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. July 24, 1833.]
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading She said something very unpleasant to our old Clock in the passage, as if he did not keep time, and yet he had made her no appointment.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She said something very unpleasant to our old Clock in the passage, as if he did not keep time, and yet he had made her no appointment.
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. July 24, 1833.]
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From this reading For god's sake, give Emma no more watches.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For god's sake, give Emma no more watches.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading For god's sake, give Emma no more watches.
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading For god's sake, give Emma no more watches.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She said something very unpleasant to our old Clock in the passage, as if he did not keep time, and yet he had made her no appointment.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _One_ has turn'd her head.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said something very unpleasant to our old Clock in the passage, as if he did not keep time, and yet he had made her no appointment.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading _One_ has turn'd her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _One_ has turn'd her head.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She said something very unpleasant to our old Clock in the passage, as if he did not keep time, and yet he had made her no appointment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She said something very unpleasant to our old Clock in the passage, as if he did not keep time, and yet he had made her no appointment.
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading She is arrogant, and insulting.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is arrogant, and insulting.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. July 24, 1833.]
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading She said something very unpleasant to our old Clock in the passage, as if he did not keep time, and yet he had made her no appointment.
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. July 24, 1833.]
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. July 24, 1833.]
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She said something very unpleasant to our old Clock in the passage, as if he did not keep time, and yet he had made her no appointment.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading For god's sake, give Emma no more watches.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. July 24, 1833.]
not any; not one
From this reading For god's sake, give Emma no more watches.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She said something very unpleasant to our old Clock in the passage, as if he did not keep time, and yet he had made her no appointment.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading She said something very unpleasant to our old Clock in the passage, as if he did not keep time, and yet he had made her no appointment.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _One_ has turn'd her head.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading She said something very unpleasant to our old Clock in the passage, as if he did not keep time, and yet he had made her no appointment.
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. July 24, 1833.]
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading She said something very unpleasant to our old Clock in the passage, as if he did not keep time, and yet he had made her no appointment.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She said something very unpleasant to our old Clock in the passage, as if he did not keep time, and yet he had made her no appointment.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading For god's sake, give Emma no more watches.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is arrogant, and insulting.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She said something very unpleasant to our old Clock in the passage, as if he did not keep time, and yet he had made her no appointment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She said something very unpleasant to our old Clock in the passage, as if he did not keep time, and yet he had made her no appointment.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She said something very unpleasant to our old Clock in the passage, as if he did not keep time, and yet he had made her no appointment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. July 24, 1833.]
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _One_ has turn'd her head.
offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
From this reading She said something very unpleasant to our old Clock in the passage, as if he did not keep time, and yet he had made her no appointment.
precisely as stated
From this reading She said something very unpleasant to our old Clock in the passage, as if he did not keep time, and yet he had made her no appointment.
plural of “watch” — a small portable timepiece
From this reading For god's sake, give Emma no more watches.
but in spite of that
From this reading She said something very unpleasant to our old Clock in the passage, as if he did not keep time, and yet he had made her no appointment.
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