Chapter 42 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 35 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 42 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 35 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES LAMB TO MR. AND MRS. J.D. COLLIER Twelfth Day [January 6], 1823. THE pig was above my feeble praise. It was a dear pigmy.
Chapter 42 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 35 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who works in a coal mine
From this reading “J.D. COLLIER Twelfth Day [January 6], 1823.”
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading “THE pig was above my feeble praise.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “J.D. COLLIER Twelfth Day [January 6], 1823.”
young sheep
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO MR.”
domestic swine
From this reading “THE pig was above my feeble praise.”
an unusually small individual
From this reading “It was a dear pigmy.”
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading “THE pig was above my feeble praise.”
coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
From this reading “J.D. COLLIER Twelfth Day [January 6], 1823.”
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From this reading J.D. COLLIER Twelfth Day [January 6], 1823.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading J.D. COLLIER Twelfth Day [January 6], 1823.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a dear pigmy.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading THE pig was above my feeble praise.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND MRS.
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 MR.
someone who works in a coal mine
From this reading J.D. COLLIER Twelfth Day [January 6], 1823.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading J.D. COLLIER Twelfth Day [January 6], 1823.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading J.D. COLLIER Twelfth Day [January 6], 1823.
dearly loved
From this reading It was a dear pigmy.
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading THE pig was above my feeble praise.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a dear pigmy.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading J.D. COLLIER Twelfth Day [January 6], 1823.
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading J.D. COLLIER Twelfth Day [January 6], 1823.
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO MR.
a form of address for a man
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO MR.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading AND MRS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE pig was above my feeble praise.
domestic swine
From this reading THE pig was above my feeble praise.
an unusually small individual
From this reading It was a dear pigmy.
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading THE pig was above my feeble praise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE pig was above my feeble praise.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO MR.
coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
From this reading J.D. COLLIER Twelfth Day [January 6], 1823.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE pig was above my feeble praise.
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