Chapter 323 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 323 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 AND MARY LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. Sept. 26, 1833.] Thursday. We shall be most happy to see Emma, dear to every body. Mary's spirits are much better, and she longs to see again our twelve years' friend.
Chapter 323 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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King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “CHARLES AND MARY LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. Sept.”
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 AND MARY LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. Sept.”
young sheep
From this reading “CHARLES AND MARY LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. Sept.”
third-person singular of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading “Mary's spirits are much better, and she longs to see again our twelve years' friend.”
possessive form of “mary” — the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “Mary's spirits are much better, and she longs to see again our twelve years' friend.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “CHARLES AND MARY LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. Sept.”
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading “Mary's spirits are much better, and she longs to see again our twelve years' friend.”
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading “Thursday.”
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From this reading 26, 1833.]
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From this reading 26, 1833.]
anew
From this reading Mary's spirits are much better, and she longs to see again our twelve years' friend.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHARLES AND MARY LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. Sept.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mary's spirits are much better, and she longs to see again our twelve years' friend.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We shall be most happy to see Emma, dear to every body.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Mary's spirits are much better, and she longs to see again our twelve years' friend.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading We shall be most happy to see Emma, dear to every body.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading CHARLES AND MARY LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. Sept.
dearly loved
From this reading We shall be most happy to see Emma, dear to every body.
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 AND MARY LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. Sept.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We shall be most happy to see Emma, dear to every body.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading We shall be most happy to see Emma, dear to every body.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Mary's spirits are much better, and she longs to see again our twelve years' friend.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading We shall be most happy to see Emma, dear to every body.
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES AND MARY LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. Sept.
third-person singular of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading Mary's spirits are much better, and she longs to see again our twelve years' friend.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading CHARLES AND MARY LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. Sept.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading CHARLES AND MARY LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. Sept.
possessive form of “mary” — the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Mary's spirits are much better, and she longs to see again our twelve years' friend.
used to form the superlative
From this reading We shall be most happy to see Emma, dear to every body.
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From this reading CHARLES AND MARY LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. Sept.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Mary's spirits are much better, and she longs to see again our twelve years' friend.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Mary's spirits are much better, and she longs to see again our twelve years' friend.
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 AND MARY LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. Sept.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We shall be most happy to see Emma, dear to every body.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading CHARLES AND MARY LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. Sept.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall be most happy to see Emma, dear to every body.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mary's spirits are much better, and she longs to see again our twelve years' friend.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Mary's spirits are much better, and she longs to see again our twelve years' friend.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading Thursday.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES AND MARY LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [P.M. Sept.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Mary's spirits are much better, and she longs to see again our twelve years' friend.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall be most happy to see Emma, dear to every body.
a late time of life
From this reading Mary's spirits are much better, and she longs to see again our twelve years' friend.
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