Chapter 69 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 69 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 SARAH HAZLITT [No date. Early November, 1823.] Dear Mrs. H.,--Sitting down to write a letter is such a painful operation to Mary, that you must accept me as her proxy. You have seen our house. What I now tell you is literally true.
Chapter 69 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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the specified day of the month
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [No date.”
young sheep
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [No date.”
in a literal sense
From this reading “What I now tell you is literally true.”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “Early November, 1823.]”
the state of being in effect or being operative
From this reading “Dear Mrs. H.,--Sitting down to write a letter is such a painful operation to Mary, that you must accept me as her proxy.”
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading “Dear Mrs. H.,--Sitting down to write a letter is such a painful operation to Mary, that you must accept me as her proxy.”
a person authorized to act for another
From this reading “Dear Mrs. H.,--Sitting down to write a letter is such a painful operation to Mary, that you must accept me as her proxy.”
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [No date.”
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From this reading Early November, 1823.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dear Mrs. H.,--Sitting down to write a letter is such a painful operation to Mary, that you must accept me as her proxy.
consider or hold as true
From this reading Dear Mrs. H.,--Sitting down to write a letter is such a painful operation to Mary, that you must accept me as her proxy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dear Mrs. H.,--Sitting down to write a letter is such a painful operation to Mary, that you must accept me as her proxy.
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 SARAH HAZLITT [No date.
the specified day of the month
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [No date.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Mrs. H.,--Sitting down to write a letter is such a painful operation to Mary, that you must accept me as her proxy.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Dear Mrs. H.,--Sitting down to write a letter is such a painful operation to Mary, that you must accept me as her proxy.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Early November, 1823.]
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading Dear Mrs. H.,--Sitting down to write a letter is such a painful operation to Mary, that you must accept me as her proxy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have seen our house.
English essayist and literary critic (1778-1830)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [No date.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dear Mrs. H.,--Sitting down to write a letter is such a painful operation to Mary, that you must accept me as her proxy.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading You have seen our house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What I now tell you is literally true.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dear Mrs. H.,--Sitting down to write a letter is such a painful operation to Mary, that you must accept me as her proxy.
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [No date.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Dear Mrs. H.,--Sitting down to write a letter is such a painful operation to Mary, that you must accept me as her proxy.
in a literal sense
From this reading What I now tell you is literally true.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Dear Mrs. H.,--Sitting down to write a letter is such a painful operation to Mary, that you must accept me as her proxy.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dear Mrs. H.,--Sitting down to write a letter is such a painful operation to Mary, that you must accept me as her proxy.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Dear Mrs. H.,--Sitting down to write a letter is such a painful operation to Mary, that you must accept me as her proxy.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Dear Mrs. H.,--Sitting down to write a letter is such a painful operation to Mary, that you must accept me as her proxy.
not any; not one
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [No date.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading Early November, 1823.]
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading What I now tell you is literally true.
the state of being in effect or being operative
From this reading Dear Mrs. H.,--Sitting down to write a letter is such a painful operation to Mary, that you must accept me as her proxy.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading You have seen our house.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading Dear Mrs. H.,--Sitting down to write a letter is such a painful operation to Mary, that you must accept me as her proxy.
a person authorized to act for another
From this reading Dear Mrs. H.,--Sitting down to write a letter is such a painful operation to Mary, that you must accept me as her proxy.
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [No date.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You have seen our house.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Dear Mrs. H.,--Sitting down to write a letter is such a painful operation to Mary, that you must accept me as her proxy.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Dear Mrs. H.,--Sitting down to write a letter is such a painful operation to Mary, that you must accept me as her proxy.
express in words
From this reading What I now tell you is literally true.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dear Mrs. H.,--Sitting down to write a letter is such a painful operation to Mary, that you must accept me as her proxy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO SARAH HAZLITT [No date.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading What I now tell you is literally true.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What I now tell you is literally true.
produce a literary work
From this reading Dear Mrs. H.,--Sitting down to write a letter is such a painful operation to Mary, that you must accept me as her proxy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Mrs. H.,--Sitting down to write a letter is such a painful operation to Mary, that you must accept me as her proxy.
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