Chapter 36 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 36 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date. April 10, 1833.] Dear M. The first Oak sonnet, and the Nightingale, may show their faces in any Annual unblushing. Some of the others are very good.
Chapter 36 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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completing its life cycle within a year
From this reading “Dear M. The first Oak sonnet, and the Nightingale, may show their faces in any Annual unblushing.”
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “April 10, 1833.]”
the specified day of the month
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.”
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 [No date.”
young sheep
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.”
European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
From this reading “Dear M. The first Oak sonnet, and the Nightingale, may show their faces in any Annual unblushing.”
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading “Dear M. The first Oak sonnet, and the Nightingale, may show their faces in any Annual unblushing.”
a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
From this reading “Dear M. The first Oak sonnet, and the Nightingale, may show their faces in any Annual unblushing.”
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From this reading April 10, 1833.]
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From this reading April 10, 1833.]
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dear M. The first Oak sonnet, and the Nightingale, may show their faces in any Annual unblushing.
completing its life cycle within a year
From this reading Dear M. The first Oak sonnet, and the Nightingale, may show their faces in any Annual unblushing.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Dear M. The first Oak sonnet, and the Nightingale, may show their faces in any Annual unblushing.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading April 10, 1833.]
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some of the others are very good.
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 [No date.
the specified day of the month
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear M. The first Oak sonnet, and the Nightingale, may show their faces in any Annual unblushing.
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 [No date.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Dear M. The first Oak sonnet, and the Nightingale, may show their faces in any Annual unblushing.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Dear M. The first Oak sonnet, and the Nightingale, may show their faces in any Annual unblushing.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Some of the others are very good.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dear M. The first Oak sonnet, and the Nightingale, may show their faces in any Annual unblushing.
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Dear M. The first Oak sonnet, and the Nightingale, may show their faces in any Annual unblushing.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Dear M. The first Oak sonnet, and the Nightingale, may show their faces in any Annual unblushing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.
European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
From this reading Dear M. The first Oak sonnet, and the Nightingale, may show their faces in any Annual unblushing.
not any; not one
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading Dear M. The first Oak sonnet, and the Nightingale, may show their faces in any Annual unblushing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some of the others are very good.
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From this reading Some of the others are very good.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Dear M. The first Oak sonnet, and the Nightingale, may show their faces in any Annual unblushing.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of the others are very good.
a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
From this reading Dear M. The first Oak sonnet, and the Nightingale, may show their faces in any Annual unblushing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dear M. The first Oak sonnet, and the Nightingale, may show their faces in any Annual unblushing.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Dear M. The first Oak sonnet, and the Nightingale, may show their faces in any Annual unblushing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD MOXON [No date.
feeling no shame
From this reading Dear M. The first Oak sonnet, and the Nightingale, may show their faces in any Annual unblushing.
precisely as stated
From this reading Some of the others are very good.
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