Chapter 9 of The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4 is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4 is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I want some seasonings of adversity, Some strokes of the old mortifier Calamity, To take these swellings down, divines call vanity. 1_st Gent_. Mr. Woodvil, Mr. Woodvil. 2_nd Gent_. Where is Woodvil?
Chapter 9 of The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4 is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Difficulties; misfortune and hardship faced with courage.
From this reading “I want some seasonings of adversity, Some strokes of the old mortifier Calamity, To take these swellings down, divines call vanity.”
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading “I want some seasonings of adversity, Some strokes of the old mortifier Calamity, To take these swellings down, divines call vanity.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I want some seasonings of adversity, Some strokes of the old mortifier Calamity, To take these swellings down, divines call vanity.”
informal abbreviation of “gentleman”
plural of “seasoning” — something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
From this reading “I want some seasonings of adversity, Some strokes of the old mortifier Calamity, To take these swellings down, divines call vanity.”
plural of “stroke” — (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading “I want some seasonings of adversity, Some strokes of the old mortifier Calamity, To take these swellings down, divines call vanity.”
feelings of excessive pride
From this reading “I want some seasonings of adversity, Some strokes of the old mortifier Calamity, To take these swellings down, divines call vanity.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I want some seasonings of adversity, Some strokes of the old mortifier Calamity, To take these swellings down, divines call vanity.”
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From this reading 1_st Gent_.
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From this reading 2_nd Gent_.
Difficulties; misfortune and hardship faced with courage.
From this reading I want some seasonings of adversity, Some strokes of the old mortifier Calamity, To take these swellings down, divines call vanity.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading I want some seasonings of adversity, Some strokes of the old mortifier Calamity, To take these swellings down, divines call vanity.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I want some seasonings of adversity, Some strokes of the old mortifier Calamity, To take these swellings down, divines call vanity.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I want some seasonings of adversity, Some strokes of the old mortifier Calamity, To take these swellings down, divines call vanity.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I want some seasonings of adversity, Some strokes of the old mortifier Calamity, To take these swellings down, divines call vanity.
informal abbreviation of “gentleman”
From this reading 1_st Gent_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want some seasonings of adversity, Some strokes of the old mortifier Calamity, To take these swellings down, divines call vanity.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where is Woodvil?
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From this reading I want some seasonings of adversity, Some strokes of the old mortifier Calamity, To take these swellings down, divines call vanity.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Woodvil, Mr. Woodvil.
a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium
From this reading 2_nd Gent_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I want some seasonings of adversity, Some strokes of the old mortifier Calamity, To take these swellings down, divines call vanity.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I want some seasonings of adversity, Some strokes of the old mortifier Calamity, To take these swellings down, divines call vanity.
plural of “seasoning” — something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
From this reading I want some seasonings of adversity, Some strokes of the old mortifier Calamity, To take these swellings down, divines call vanity.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I want some seasonings of adversity, Some strokes of the old mortifier Calamity, To take these swellings down, divines call vanity.
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From this reading 1_st Gent_.
plural of “stroke” — (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading I want some seasonings of adversity, Some strokes of the old mortifier Calamity, To take these swellings down, divines call vanity.
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From this reading I want some seasonings of adversity, Some strokes of the old mortifier Calamity, To take these swellings down, divines call vanity.
carry out
From this reading I want some seasonings of adversity, Some strokes of the old mortifier Calamity, To take these swellings down, divines call vanity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I want some seasonings of adversity, Some strokes of the old mortifier Calamity, To take these swellings down, divines call vanity.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I want some seasonings of adversity, Some strokes of the old mortifier Calamity, To take these swellings down, divines call vanity.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want some seasonings of adversity, Some strokes of the old mortifier Calamity, To take these swellings down, divines call vanity.
feelings of excessive pride
From this reading I want some seasonings of adversity, Some strokes of the old mortifier Calamity, To take these swellings down, divines call vanity.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want some seasonings of adversity, Some strokes of the old mortifier Calamity, To take these swellings down, divines call vanity.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where is Woodvil?
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From this reading Mr. Woodvil, Mr. Woodvil.
Chapter 9 of The Works of Charles Lamb in Four Volumes, Volume 4 by Charles Lamb holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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