Chapter 43 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 43 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES ADERS [Jan. 8, 1823.] Dear Sir--We shall have great pleasure in surprising Mrs. Aders on her Birthday--You will perceive how cunningly I have contrived the direction of this note, _to evade postage_. Yours truly C. LAMB. 8 Jan.
Chapter 43 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading “Dear Sir--We shall have great pleasure in surprising Mrs. Aders on her Birthday--You will perceive how cunningly I have contrived the direction of this note, _to evade postage_.”
showing effects of planning or manipulation
From this reading “Dear Sir--We shall have great pleasure in surprising Mrs. Aders on her Birthday--You will perceive how cunningly I have contrived the direction of this note, _to evade postage_.”
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading “Dear Sir--We shall have great pleasure in surprising Mrs. Aders on her Birthday--You will perceive how cunningly I have contrived the direction of this note, _to evade postage_.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES ADERS [Jan.”
young sheep
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES ADERS [Jan.”
to become aware of through the senses
From this reading “Dear Sir--We shall have great pleasure in surprising Mrs. Aders on her Birthday--You will perceive how cunningly I have contrived the direction of this note, _to evade postage_.”
the charge for mailing something
causing surprise or wonder or amazement
From this reading “Dear Sir--We shall have great pleasure in surprising Mrs. Aders on her Birthday--You will perceive how cunningly I have contrived the direction of this note, _to evade postage_.”
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From this reading 8, 1823.]
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From this reading 8, 1823.]
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES ADERS [Jan.
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading Dear Sir--We shall have great pleasure in surprising Mrs. Aders on her Birthday--You will perceive how cunningly I have contrived the direction of this note, _to evade postage_.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading Yours truly C. LAMB.
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 CHARLES ADERS [Jan.
showing effects of planning or manipulation
From this reading Dear Sir--We shall have great pleasure in surprising Mrs. Aders on her Birthday--You will perceive how cunningly I have contrived the direction of this note, _to evade postage_.
in an attractive manner
From this reading Dear Sir--We shall have great pleasure in surprising Mrs. Aders on her Birthday--You will perceive how cunningly I have contrived the direction of this note, _to evade postage_.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Sir--We shall have great pleasure in surprising Mrs. Aders on her Birthday--You will perceive how cunningly I have contrived the direction of this note, _to evade postage_.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Dear Sir--We shall have great pleasure in surprising Mrs. Aders on her Birthday--You will perceive how cunningly I have contrived the direction of this note, _to evade postage_.
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading Dear Sir--We shall have great pleasure in surprising Mrs. Aders on her Birthday--You will perceive how cunningly I have contrived the direction of this note, _to evade postage_.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Dear Sir--We shall have great pleasure in surprising Mrs. Aders on her Birthday--You will perceive how cunningly I have contrived the direction of this note, _to evade postage_.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Dear Sir--We shall have great pleasure in surprising Mrs. Aders on her Birthday--You will perceive how cunningly I have contrived the direction of this note, _to evade postage_.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dear Sir--We shall have great pleasure in surprising Mrs. Aders on her Birthday--You will perceive how cunningly I have contrived the direction of this note, _to evade postage_.
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From this reading Dear Sir--We shall have great pleasure in surprising Mrs. Aders on her Birthday--You will perceive how cunningly I have contrived the direction of this note, _to evade postage_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dear Sir--We shall have great pleasure in surprising Mrs. Aders on her Birthday--You will perceive how cunningly I have contrived the direction of this note, _to evade postage_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dear Sir--We shall have great pleasure in surprising Mrs. Aders on her Birthday--You will perceive how cunningly I have contrived the direction of this note, _to evade postage_.
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES ADERS [Jan.
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES ADERS [Jan.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Dear Sir--We shall have great pleasure in surprising Mrs. Aders on her Birthday--You will perceive how cunningly I have contrived the direction of this note, _to evade postage_.
a brief written record
From this reading Dear Sir--We shall have great pleasure in surprising Mrs. Aders on her Birthday--You will perceive how cunningly I have contrived the direction of this note, _to evade postage_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dear Sir--We shall have great pleasure in surprising Mrs. Aders on her Birthday--You will perceive how cunningly I have contrived the direction of this note, _to evade postage_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dear Sir--We shall have great pleasure in surprising Mrs. Aders on her Birthday--You will perceive how cunningly I have contrived the direction of this note, _to evade postage_.
to become aware of through the senses
From this reading Dear Sir--We shall have great pleasure in surprising Mrs. Aders on her Birthday--You will perceive how cunningly I have contrived the direction of this note, _to evade postage_.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Dear Sir--We shall have great pleasure in surprising Mrs. Aders on her Birthday--You will perceive how cunningly I have contrived the direction of this note, _to evade postage_.
the charge for mailing something
From this reading Dear Sir--We shall have great pleasure in surprising Mrs. Aders on her Birthday--You will perceive how cunningly I have contrived the direction of this note, _to evade postage_.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Dear Sir--We shall have great pleasure in surprising Mrs. Aders on her Birthday--You will perceive how cunningly I have contrived the direction of this note, _to evade postage_.
term of address for a man
From this reading Dear Sir--We shall have great pleasure in surprising Mrs. Aders on her Birthday--You will perceive how cunningly I have contrived the direction of this note, _to evade postage_.
causing surprise or wonder or amazement
From this reading Dear Sir--We shall have great pleasure in surprising Mrs. Aders on her Birthday--You will perceive how cunningly I have contrived the direction of this note, _to evade postage_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dear Sir--We shall have great pleasure in surprising Mrs. Aders on her Birthday--You will perceive how cunningly I have contrived the direction of this note, _to evade postage_.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Dear Sir--We shall have great pleasure in surprising Mrs. Aders on her Birthday--You will perceive how cunningly I have contrived the direction of this note, _to evade postage_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES ADERS [Jan.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Yours truly C. LAMB.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Dear Sir--We shall have great pleasure in surprising Mrs. Aders on her Birthday--You will perceive how cunningly I have contrived the direction of this note, _to evade postage_.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Dear Sir--We shall have great pleasure in surprising Mrs. Aders on her Birthday--You will perceive how cunningly I have contrived the direction of this note, _to evade postage_.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Sir--We shall have great pleasure in surprising Mrs. Aders on her Birthday--You will perceive how cunningly I have contrived the direction of this note, _to evade postage_.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Yours truly C. LAMB.
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