Chapter 38 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD AND EMMA MOXON Nov. 29th, 1833. Mary is of opinion with me, that two of these Sonnets are of a higher grade than any poetry you have done yet. The one to Emma is so pretty! I have only allowed myself to transpose a word in the third line.
Chapter 38 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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 AND EMMA MOXON Nov.”
a body of students who are taught together
From this reading “Mary is of opinion with me, that two of these Sonnets are of a higher grade than any poetry you have done yet.”
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading “Mary is of opinion with me, that two of these Sonnets are of a higher grade than any poetry you have done yet.”
young sheep
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD AND EMMA MOXON Nov.”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD AND EMMA MOXON Nov.”
literature in metrical form
From this reading “Mary is of opinion with me, that two of these Sonnets are of a higher grade than any poetry you have done yet.”
plural of “sonnet” — a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
From this reading “Mary is of opinion with me, that two of these Sonnets are of a higher grade than any poetry you have done yet.”
change the order or arrangement of
From this reading “I have only allowed myself to transpose a word in the third line.”
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From this reading 29th, 1833.
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From this reading 29th, 1833.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mary is of opinion with me, that two of these Sonnets are of a higher grade than any poetry you have done yet.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading I have only allowed myself to transpose a word in the third line.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD AND EMMA MOXON Nov.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Mary is of opinion with me, that two of these Sonnets are of a higher grade than any poetry you have done yet.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mary is of opinion with me, that two of these Sonnets are of a higher grade than any poetry you have done yet.
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 AND EMMA MOXON Nov.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Mary is of opinion with me, that two of these Sonnets are of a higher grade than any poetry you have done yet.
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 AND EMMA MOXON Nov.
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD AND EMMA MOXON Nov.
a body of students who are taught together
From this reading Mary is of opinion with me, that two of these Sonnets are of a higher grade than any poetry you have done yet.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mary is of opinion with me, that two of these Sonnets are of a higher grade than any poetry you have done yet.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading Mary is of opinion with me, that two of these Sonnets are of a higher grade than any poetry you have done yet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have only allowed myself to transpose a word in the third line.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have only allowed myself to transpose a word in the third line.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mary is of opinion with me, that two of these Sonnets are of a higher grade than any poetry you have done yet.
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD AND EMMA MOXON Nov.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading I have only allowed myself to transpose a word in the third line.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Mary is of opinion with me, that two of these Sonnets are of a higher grade than any poetry you have done yet.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mary is of opinion with me, that two of these Sonnets are of a higher grade than any poetry you have done yet.
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD AND EMMA MOXON Nov.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I have only allowed myself to transpose a word in the third line.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD AND EMMA MOXON Nov.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mary is of opinion with me, that two of these Sonnets are of a higher grade than any poetry you have done yet.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The one to Emma is so pretty!
and nothing more
From this reading I have only allowed myself to transpose a word in the third line.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading Mary is of opinion with me, that two of these Sonnets are of a higher grade than any poetry you have done yet.
literature in metrical form
From this reading Mary is of opinion with me, that two of these Sonnets are of a higher grade than any poetry you have done yet.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading The one to Emma is so pretty!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The one to Emma is so pretty!
plural of “sonnet” — a verse form consisting of 14 lines with a fixed rhyme scheme
From this reading Mary is of opinion with me, that two of these Sonnets are of a higher grade than any poetry you have done yet.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Mary is of opinion with me, that two of these Sonnets are of a higher grade than any poetry you have done yet.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mary is of opinion with me, that two of these Sonnets are of a higher grade than any poetry you have done yet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The one to Emma is so pretty!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Mary is of opinion with me, that two of these Sonnets are of a higher grade than any poetry you have done yet.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading I have only allowed myself to transpose a word in the third line.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO EDWARD AND EMMA MOXON Nov.
change the order or arrangement of
From this reading I have only allowed myself to transpose a word in the third line.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Mary is of opinion with me, that two of these Sonnets are of a higher grade than any poetry you have done yet.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mary is of opinion with me, that two of these Sonnets are of a higher grade than any poetry you have done yet.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading I have only allowed myself to transpose a word in the third line.
but in spite of that
From this reading Mary is of opinion with me, that two of these Sonnets are of a higher grade than any poetry you have done yet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mary is of opinion with me, that two of these Sonnets are of a higher grade than any poetry you have done yet.
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