Chapter 99 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 15 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 99 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 15 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS MANNING [Not dated. February, 1825.] My dear M.,--You might have come inopportunely a week since, when we had an inmate. At present and for as long as _ever_ you like, our castle is at your service.
Chapter 99 of The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 6 is here in full — 15 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a large and stately mansion
From this reading “At present and for as long as _ever_ you like, our castle is at your service.”
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 MANNING [Not dated.”
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS MANNING [Not dated.”
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading “February, 1825.]”
one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)
From this reading “My dear M.,--You might have come inopportunely a week since, when we had an inmate.”
young sheep
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS MANNING [Not dated.”
inflected form of “man” — take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS MANNING [Not dated.”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS MANNING [Not dated.”
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From this reading February, 1825.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My dear M.,--You might have come inopportunely a week since, when we had an inmate.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading My dear M.,--You might have come inopportunely a week since, when we had an inmate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At present and for as long as _ever_ you like, our castle is at your service.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At present and for as long as _ever_ you like, our castle is at your service.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At present and for as long as _ever_ you like, our castle is at your service.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading At present and for as long as _ever_ you like, our castle is at your service.
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 MANNING [Not dated.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading My dear M.,--You might have come inopportunely a week since, when we had an inmate.
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS MANNING [Not dated.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear M.,--You might have come inopportunely a week since, when we had an inmate.
at any time
From this reading At present and for as long as _ever_ you like, our castle is at your service.
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading February, 1825.]
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At present and for as long as _ever_ you like, our castle is at your service.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My dear M.,--You might have come inopportunely a week since, when we had an inmate.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My dear M.,--You might have come inopportunely a week since, when we had an inmate.
one of several resident of a dwelling (especially someone confined to a prison or hospital)
From this reading My dear M.,--You might have come inopportunely a week since, when we had an inmate.
at an inconvenient time
From this reading My dear M.,--You might have come inopportunely a week since, when we had an inmate.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At present and for as long as _ever_ you like, our castle is at your service.
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS MANNING [Not dated.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading At present and for as long as _ever_ you like, our castle is at your service.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading At present and for as long as _ever_ you like, our castle is at your service.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading My dear M.,--You might have come inopportunely a week since, when we had an inmate.
inflected form of “man” — take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS MANNING [Not dated.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading My dear M.,--You might have come inopportunely a week since, when we had an inmate.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear M.,--You might have come inopportunely a week since, when we had an inmate.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS MANNING [Not dated.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading At present and for as long as _ever_ you like, our castle is at your service.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading At present and for as long as _ever_ you like, our castle is at your service.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading At present and for as long as _ever_ you like, our castle is at your service.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading My dear M.,--You might have come inopportunely a week since, when we had an inmate.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS MANNING [Not dated.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO THOMAS MANNING [Not dated.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading My dear M.,--You might have come inopportunely a week since, when we had an inmate.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading My dear M.,--You might have come inopportunely a week since, when we had an inmate.
at the time that
From this reading My dear M.,--You might have come inopportunely a week since, when we had an inmate.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My dear M.,--You might have come inopportunely a week since, when we had an inmate.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading At present and for as long as _ever_ you like, our castle is at your service.
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