Chapter 65 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 65 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
(_Fragment_) CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES LLOYD [No date. Autumn, 1823.] Your lines are not to be understood reading on one leg. They are _sinuous_, and to be won with wrestling. I assure you in sincerity that nothing you have done has given me greater satisfaction.
Chapter 65 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 16 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading “Autumn, 1823.]”
the specified day of the month
From this reading “(_Fragment_) CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES LLOYD [No date.”
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
young sheep
From this reading “(_Fragment_) CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES LLOYD [No date.”
United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)
From this reading “(_Fragment_) CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES LLOYD [No date.”
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading “I assure you in sincerity that nothing you have done has given me greater satisfaction.”
curved or curving in and out
the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
From this reading “They are _sinuous_, and to be won with wrestling.”
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From this reading Autumn, 1823.]
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They are _sinuous_, and to be won with wrestling.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Your lines are not to be understood reading on one leg.
make certain of
From this reading I assure you in sincerity that nothing you have done has given me greater satisfaction.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading Autumn, 1823.]
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Your lines are not to be understood reading on one leg.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading (_Fragment_) CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES LLOYD [No date.
the specified day of the month
From this reading (_Fragment_) CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES LLOYD [No date.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I assure you in sincerity that nothing you have done has given me greater satisfaction.
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading (_Fragment_) CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES LLOYD [No date.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading I assure you in sincerity that nothing you have done has given me greater satisfaction.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading I assure you in sincerity that nothing you have done has given me greater satisfaction.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I assure you in sincerity that nothing you have done has given me greater satisfaction.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I assure you in sincerity that nothing you have done has given me greater satisfaction.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I assure you in sincerity that nothing you have done has given me greater satisfaction.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I assure you in sincerity that nothing you have done has given me greater satisfaction.
young sheep
From this reading (_Fragment_) CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES LLOYD [No date.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading Your lines are not to be understood reading on one leg.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Your lines are not to be understood reading on one leg.
United States comic actor in silent films; he used physical danger as a source of comedy (1893-1971)
From this reading (_Fragment_) CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES LLOYD [No date.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I assure you in sincerity that nothing you have done has given me greater satisfaction.
not any; not one
From this reading (_Fragment_) CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES LLOYD [No date.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Your lines are not to be understood reading on one leg.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I assure you in sincerity that nothing you have done has given me greater satisfaction.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Your lines are not to be understood reading on one leg.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Your lines are not to be understood reading on one leg.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Your lines are not to be understood reading on one leg.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading I assure you in sincerity that nothing you have done has given me greater satisfaction.
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading I assure you in sincerity that nothing you have done has given me greater satisfaction.
curved or curving in and out
From this reading They are _sinuous_, and to be won with wrestling.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I assure you in sincerity that nothing you have done has given me greater satisfaction.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are _sinuous_, and to be won with wrestling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (_Fragment_) CHARLES LAMB TO CHARLES LLOYD [No date.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Your lines are not to be understood reading on one leg.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They are _sinuous_, and to be won with wrestling.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading They are _sinuous_, and to be won with wrestling.
the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat
From this reading They are _sinuous_, and to be won with wrestling.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I assure you in sincerity that nothing you have done has given me greater satisfaction.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your lines are not to be understood reading on one leg.
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