Chapter 345 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 20 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 345 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 20 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES LAMB TO H.F. CARY [Oct. 18, 1834.] Dear Sir,--The unbounded range of munificence presented to my choice staggers me. What can twenty votes do for one hundred and two widows? I cast my eyes hopeless among the viduage.
Chapter 345 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 20 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading “I cast my eyes hopeless among the viduage.”
young sheep
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO H.F. CARY [Oct.”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO H.F. CARY [Oct.”
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading “Dear Sir,--The unbounded range of munificence presented to my choice staggers me.”
a disease of the central nervous system affecting especially horses and cattle; characterized by an unsteady swaying gait and frequent falling
From this reading “Dear Sir,--The unbounded range of munificence presented to my choice staggers me.”
seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
From this reading “Dear Sir,--The unbounded range of munificence presented to my choice staggers me.”
plural of “vote” — a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
From this reading “What can twenty votes do for one hundred and two widows?”
plural of “widow” — a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading “What can twenty votes do for one hundred and two widows?”
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From this reading 18, 1834.]
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From this reading 18, 1834.]
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading I cast my eyes hopeless among the viduage.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What can twenty votes do for one hundred and two widows?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading What can twenty votes do for one hundred and two widows?
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO H.F. CARY [Oct.
put or send forth
From this reading I cast my eyes hopeless among the viduage.
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 H.F. CARY [Oct.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading Dear Sir,--The unbounded range of munificence presented to my choice staggers me.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Sir,--The unbounded range of munificence presented to my choice staggers me.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What can twenty votes do for one hundred and two widows?
opinion or judgment
From this reading I cast my eyes hopeless among the viduage.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO H.F. CARY [Oct.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What can twenty votes do for one hundred and two widows?
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO H.F. CARY [Oct.
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading I cast my eyes hopeless among the viduage.
ten 10s
From this reading What can twenty votes do for one hundred and two widows?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cast my eyes hopeless among the viduage.
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO H.F. CARY [Oct.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dear Sir,--The unbounded range of munificence presented to my choice staggers me.
liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit
From this reading Dear Sir,--The unbounded range of munificence presented to my choice staggers me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Dear Sir,--The unbounded range of munificence presented to my choice staggers me.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO H.F. CARY [Oct.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dear Sir,--The unbounded range of munificence presented to my choice staggers me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading What can twenty votes do for one hundred and two widows?
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Dear Sir,--The unbounded range of munificence presented to my choice staggers me.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading Dear Sir,--The unbounded range of munificence presented to my choice staggers me.
term of address for a man
From this reading Dear Sir,--The unbounded range of munificence presented to my choice staggers me.
a disease of the central nervous system affecting especially horses and cattle; characterized by an unsteady swaying gait and frequent falling
From this reading Dear Sir,--The unbounded range of munificence presented to my choice staggers me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dear Sir,--The unbounded range of munificence presented to my choice staggers me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO H.F. CARY [Oct.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading What can twenty votes do for one hundred and two widows?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading What can twenty votes do for one hundred and two widows?
seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
From this reading Dear Sir,--The unbounded range of munificence presented to my choice staggers me.
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From this reading I cast my eyes hopeless among the viduage.
plural of “vote” — a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
From this reading What can twenty votes do for one hundred and two widows?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What can twenty votes do for one hundred and two widows?
plural of “widow” — a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading What can twenty votes do for one hundred and two widows?
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