Chapter 347 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 27 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 347 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 27 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES LAMB TO MRS. GEORGE DYER Dec. 22nd, 1834. Dear Mrs. Dyer,--I am very uneasy about a _Book_ which I either have lost or left at your house on Thursday. It was the book I went out to fetch from Miss Buffam's, while the tripe was frying.
Chapter 347 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 27 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading “GEORGE DYER Dec.”
someone whose job is to dye cloth
From this reading “GEORGE DYER Dec.”
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading “It was the book I went out to fetch from Miss Buffam's, while the tripe was frying.”
cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle
From this reading “It was the book I went out to fetch from Miss Buffam's, while the tripe was frying.”
young sheep
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO MRS.”
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading “Dear Mrs. Dyer,--I am very uneasy about a _Book_ which I either have lost or left at your house on Thursday.”
lining of the stomach of a ruminant (especially a bovine) used as food
From this reading “It was the book I went out to fetch from Miss Buffam's, while the tripe was frying.”
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading “Dear Mrs. Dyer,--I am very uneasy about a _Book_ which I either have lost or left at your house on Thursday.”
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From this reading 22nd, 1834.
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From this reading 22nd, 1834.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dear Mrs. Dyer,--I am very uneasy about a _Book_ which I either have lost or left at your house on Thursday.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Dear Mrs. Dyer,--I am very uneasy about a _Book_ which I either have lost or left at your house on Thursday.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Dear Mrs. Dyer,--I am very uneasy about a _Book_ which I either have lost or left at your house on Thursday.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dear Mrs. Dyer,--I am very uneasy about a _Book_ which I either have lost or left at your house on Thursday.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Dear Mrs. Dyer,--I am very uneasy about a _Book_ which I either have lost or left at your house on Thursday.
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From this reading It was the book I went out to fetch from Miss Buffam's, while the tripe was frying.
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 MRS.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Mrs. Dyer,--I am very uneasy about a _Book_ which I either have lost or left at your house on Thursday.
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading GEORGE DYER Dec.
someone whose job is to dye cloth
From this reading GEORGE DYER Dec.
one or the other of two
From this reading Dear Mrs. Dyer,--I am very uneasy about a _Book_ which I either have lost or left at your house on Thursday.
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading It was the book I went out to fetch from Miss Buffam's, while the tripe was frying.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was the book I went out to fetch from Miss Buffam's, while the tripe was frying.
cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle
From this reading It was the book I went out to fetch from Miss Buffam's, while the tripe was frying.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading GEORGE DYER Dec.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Dear Mrs. Dyer,--I am very uneasy about a _Book_ which I either have lost or left at your house on Thursday.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Dear Mrs. Dyer,--I am very uneasy about a _Book_ which I either have lost or left at your house on Thursday.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dear Mrs. Dyer,--I am very uneasy about a _Book_ which I either have lost or left at your house on Thursday.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the book I went out to fetch from Miss Buffam's, while the tripe was frying.
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO MRS.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Dear Mrs. Dyer,--I am very uneasy about a _Book_ which I either have lost or left at your house on Thursday.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Dear Mrs. Dyer,--I am very uneasy about a _Book_ which I either have lost or left at your house on Thursday.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading It was the book I went out to fetch from Miss Buffam's, while the tripe was frying.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO MRS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dear Mrs. Dyer,--I am very uneasy about a _Book_ which I either have lost or left at your house on Thursday.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Dear Mrs. Dyer,--I am very uneasy about a _Book_ which I either have lost or left at your house on Thursday.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It was the book I went out to fetch from Miss Buffam's, while the tripe was frying.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the book I went out to fetch from Miss Buffam's, while the tripe was frying.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading Dear Mrs. Dyer,--I am very uneasy about a _Book_ which I either have lost or left at your house on Thursday.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO MRS.
lining of the stomach of a ruminant (especially a bovine) used as food
From this reading It was the book I went out to fetch from Miss Buffam's, while the tripe was frying.
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading Dear Mrs. Dyer,--I am very uneasy about a _Book_ which I either have lost or left at your house on Thursday.
precisely as stated
From this reading Dear Mrs. Dyer,--I am very uneasy about a _Book_ which I either have lost or left at your house on Thursday.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the book I went out to fetch from Miss Buffam's, while the tripe was frying.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It was the book I went out to fetch from Miss Buffam's, while the tripe was frying.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Dear Mrs. Dyer,--I am very uneasy about a _Book_ which I either have lost or left at your house on Thursday.
during the time that
From this reading It was the book I went out to fetch from Miss Buffam's, while the tripe was frying.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Mrs. Dyer,--I am very uneasy about a _Book_ which I either have lost or left at your house on Thursday.
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