Chapter 13 of Hazlitt on English Literature is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of Hazlitt on English Literature is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Men's lives are_. Cf. iv, 3, 171: "and good men's lives Expire before the flowers in their caps, Dying or ere they sicken." _Look like the innocent flower_. i, 5, 66. _to him and all_, "to all and him." iii, 4, 91. _Avaunt and quit my sight_. iii, 4, 93.
Chapter 13 of Hazlitt on English Literature is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/73 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “cap” — a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading “Cf. iv, 3, 171: "and good men's lives Expire before the flowers in their caps, Dying or ere they sicken."”
an old word for “before”
From this reading “Cf. iv, 3, 171: "and good men's lives Expire before the flowers in their caps, Dying or ere they sicken."”
lose validity
From this reading “Cf. iv, 3, 171: "and good men's lives Expire before the flowers in their caps, Dying or ere they sicken."”
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
free from evil or guilt
From this reading “_Look like the innocent flower_. i, 5, 66.”
a public toilet for men
From this reading “Cf. iv, 3, 171: "and good men's lives Expire before the flowers in their caps, Dying or ere they sicken."”
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “_Avaunt and quit my sight_. iii, 4, 93.”
cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
From this reading “Cf. iv, 3, 171: "and good men's lives Expire before the flowers in their caps, Dying or ere they sicken."”
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In this reading “_Men's lives are_.”
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From this reading Cf. iv, 3, 171: "and good men's lives Expire before the flowers in their caps, Dying or ere they sicken."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cf. iv, 3, 171: "and good men's lives Expire before the flowers in their caps, Dying or ere they sicken."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _to him and all_, "to all and him." iii, 4, 91.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Look like the innocent flower_. i, 5, 66.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Look like the innocent flower_. i, 5, 66.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _to him and all_, "to all and him." iii, 4, 91.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Avaunt and quit my sight_. iii, 4, 93.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading _to him and all_, "to all and him." iii, 4, 91.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cf. iv, 3, 171: "and good men's lives Expire before the flowers in their caps, Dying or ere they sicken."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Men's lives are_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Avaunt and quit my sight_. iii, 4, 93.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Cf. iv, 3, 171: "and good men's lives Expire before the flowers in their caps, Dying or ere they sicken."
plural of “cap” — a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading Cf. iv, 3, 171: "and good men's lives Expire before the flowers in their caps, Dying or ere they sicken."
a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles
From this reading Cf. iv, 3, 171: "and good men's lives Expire before the flowers in their caps, Dying or ere they sicken."
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading Cf. iv, 3, 171: "and good men's lives Expire before the flowers in their caps, Dying or ere they sicken."
an old word for “before”
From this reading Cf. iv, 3, 171: "and good men's lives Expire before the flowers in their caps, Dying or ere they sicken."
lose validity
From this reading Cf. iv, 3, 171: "and good men's lives Expire before the flowers in their caps, Dying or ere they sicken."
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading _Look like the innocent flower_. i, 5, 66.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Cf. iv, 3, 171: "and good men's lives Expire before the flowers in their caps, Dying or ere they sicken."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Cf. iv, 3, 171: "and good men's lives Expire before the flowers in their caps, Dying or ere they sicken."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _to him and all_, "to all and him." iii, 4, 91.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Look like the innocent flower_. i, 5, 66.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading _to him and all_, "to all and him." iii, 4, 91.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Cf. iv, 3, 171: "and good men's lives Expire before the flowers in their caps, Dying or ere they sicken."
free from evil or guilt
From this reading _Look like the innocent flower_. i, 5, 66.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Cf. iv, 3, 171: "and good men's lives Expire before the flowers in their caps, Dying or ere they sicken."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading _Look like the innocent flower_. i, 5, 66.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading _Men's lives are_.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading _Look like the innocent flower_. i, 5, 66.
a public toilet for men
From this reading _Men's lives are_.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Avaunt and quit my sight_. iii, 4, 93.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Cf. iv, 3, 171: "and good men's lives Expire before the flowers in their caps, Dying or ere they sicken."
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading _Avaunt and quit my sight_. iii, 4, 93.
cause aversion in; offend the moral sense of
From this reading Cf. iv, 3, 171: "and good men's lives Expire before the flowers in their caps, Dying or ere they sicken."
an instance of visual perception
From this reading _Avaunt and quit my sight_. iii, 4, 93.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cf. iv, 3, 171: "and good men's lives Expire before the flowers in their caps, Dying or ere they sicken."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Cf. iv, 3, 171: "and good men's lives Expire before the flowers in their caps, Dying or ere they sicken."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Cf. iv, 3, 171: "and good men's lives Expire before the flowers in their caps, Dying or ere they sicken."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _to him and all_, "to all and him." iii, 4, 91.
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