Chapter 60 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 60 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS ALLSOP [Dated at end: Sept. 6 (1823).] Dear Alsop--I am snugly seated at the cottage; Mary is well but weak, and comes home on _Monday_; she will soon be strong enough to see her friends here. In the mean time will you dine with me at 1/2 past four to-morrow? Ayrton and Mr. Burney are coming.
Chapter 60 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 12 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small house with a single story
From this reading “Dear Alsop--I am snugly seated at the cottage; Mary is well but weak, and comes home on _Monday_; she will soon be strong enough to see her friends here.”
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS ALLSOP [Dated at end: Sept.”
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “In the mean time will you dine with me at 1/2 past four to-morrow?”
young sheep
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS ALLSOP [Dated at end: Sept.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS ALLSOP [Dated at end: Sept.”
fitting closely
From this reading “Dear Alsop--I am snugly seated at the cottage; Mary is well but weak, and comes home on _Monday_; she will soon be strong enough to see her friends here.”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS ALLSOP [Dated at end: Sept.”
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From this reading In the mean time will you dine with me at 1/2 past four to-morrow?
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From this reading 6 (1823).]
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From this reading In the mean time will you dine with me at 1/2 past four to-morrow?
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From this reading 6 (1823).]
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From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS ALLSOP [Dated at end: Sept.
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From this reading Dear Alsop--I am snugly seated at the cottage; Mary is well but weak, and comes home on _Monday_; she will soon be strong enough to see her friends here.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Dear Alsop--I am snugly seated at the cottage; Mary is well but weak, and comes home on _Monday_; she will soon be strong enough to see her friends here.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dear Alsop--I am snugly seated at the cottage; Mary is well but weak, and comes home on _Monday_; she will soon be strong enough to see her friends here.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ayrton and Mr. Burney are coming.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS ALLSOP [Dated at end: Sept.
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From this reading Ayrton and Mr. Burney are coming.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dear Alsop--I am snugly seated at the cottage; Mary is well but weak, and comes home on _Monday_; she will soon be strong enough to see her friends here.
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From this reading Ayrton and Mr. Burney are coming.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Dear Alsop--I am snugly seated at the cottage; Mary is well but weak, and comes home on _Monday_; she will soon be strong enough to see her friends here.
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 THOMAS ALLSOP [Dated at end: Sept.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Dear Alsop--I am snugly seated at the cottage; Mary is well but weak, and comes home on _Monday_; she will soon be strong enough to see her friends here.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Ayrton and Mr. Burney are coming.
a small house with a single story
From this reading Dear Alsop--I am snugly seated at the cottage; Mary is well but weak, and comes home on _Monday_; she will soon be strong enough to see her friends here.
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS ALLSOP [Dated at end: Sept.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Alsop--I am snugly seated at the cottage; Mary is well but weak, and comes home on _Monday_; she will soon be strong enough to see her friends here.
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading In the mean time will you dine with me at 1/2 past four to-morrow?
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS ALLSOP [Dated at end: Sept.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Dear Alsop--I am snugly seated at the cottage; Mary is well but weak, and comes home on _Monday_; she will soon be strong enough to see her friends here.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading In the mean time will you dine with me at 1/2 past four to-morrow?
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Dear Alsop--I am snugly seated at the cottage; Mary is well but weak, and comes home on _Monday_; she will soon be strong enough to see her friends here.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dear Alsop--I am snugly seated at the cottage; Mary is well but weak, and comes home on _Monday_; she will soon be strong enough to see her friends here.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Dear Alsop--I am snugly seated at the cottage; Mary is well but weak, and comes home on _Monday_; she will soon be strong enough to see her friends here.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Dear Alsop--I am snugly seated at the cottage; Mary is well but weak, and comes home on _Monday_; she will soon be strong enough to see her friends here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dear Alsop--I am snugly seated at the cottage; Mary is well but weak, and comes home on _Monday_; she will soon be strong enough to see her friends here.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the mean time will you dine with me at 1/2 past four to-morrow?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dear Alsop--I am snugly seated at the cottage; Mary is well but weak, and comes home on _Monday_; she will soon be strong enough to see her friends here.
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS ALLSOP [Dated at end: Sept.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Dear Alsop--I am snugly seated at the cottage; Mary is well but weak, and comes home on _Monday_; she will soon be strong enough to see her friends here.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the mean time will you dine with me at 1/2 past four to-morrow?
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading In the mean time will you dine with me at 1/2 past four to-morrow?
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading Dear Alsop--I am snugly seated at the cottage; Mary is well but weak, and comes home on _Monday_; she will soon be strong enough to see her friends here.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Ayrton and Mr. Burney are coming.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dear Alsop--I am snugly seated at the cottage; Mary is well but weak, and comes home on _Monday_; she will soon be strong enough to see her friends here.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading In the mean time will you dine with me at 1/2 past four to-morrow?
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Dear Alsop--I am snugly seated at the cottage; Mary is well but weak, and comes home on _Monday_; she will soon be strong enough to see her friends here.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Dear Alsop--I am snugly seated at the cottage; Mary is well but weak, and comes home on _Monday_; she will soon be strong enough to see her friends here.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS ALLSOP [Dated at end: Sept.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dear Alsop--I am snugly seated at the cottage; Mary is well but weak, and comes home on _Monday_; she will soon be strong enough to see her friends here.
fitting closely
From this reading Dear Alsop--I am snugly seated at the cottage; Mary is well but weak, and comes home on _Monday_; she will soon be strong enough to see her friends here.
in the near future
From this reading Dear Alsop--I am snugly seated at the cottage; Mary is well but weak, and comes home on _Monday_; she will soon be strong enough to see her friends here.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Dear Alsop--I am snugly seated at the cottage; Mary is well but weak, and comes home on _Monday_; she will soon be strong enough to see her friends here.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dear Alsop--I am snugly seated at the cottage; Mary is well but weak, and comes home on _Monday_; she will soon be strong enough to see her friends here.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS ALLSOP [Dated at end: Sept.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In the mean time will you dine with me at 1/2 past four to-morrow?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS ALLSOP [Dated at end: Sept.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the mean time will you dine with me at 1/2 past four to-morrow?
wanting in physical strength
From this reading Dear Alsop--I am snugly seated at the cottage; Mary is well but weak, and comes home on _Monday_; she will soon be strong enough to see her friends here.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Dear Alsop--I am snugly seated at the cottage; Mary is well but weak, and comes home on _Monday_; she will soon be strong enough to see her friends here.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Dear Alsop--I am snugly seated at the cottage; Mary is well but weak, and comes home on _Monday_; she will soon be strong enough to see her friends here.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the mean time will you dine with me at 1/2 past four to-morrow?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In the mean time will you dine with me at 1/2 past four to-morrow?
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