Chapter 16 of Hazlitt on English Literature is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Hazlitt on English Literature is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Bewick_, Thomas (1753-1828), a well-known wood-engraver. _Waterloo_, Antoine (1609?-1676?), a French engraver, painter, and etcher. _Rembrandt_, Harmans van Rijn (1606-1669.), Dutch painter, whose mastery of light and shade was the object of Hazlitt's special admiration. P. 202.
Chapter 16 of Hazlitt on English Literature is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture
From this reading “_Rembrandt_, Harmans van Rijn (1606-1669.), Dutch painter, whose mastery of light and shade was the object of Hazlitt's special admiration.”
a skilled worker who can inscribe designs or writing onto a surface by carving or etching
From this reading “_Bewick_, Thomas (1753-1828), a well-known wood-engraver.”
great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
From this reading “_Rembrandt_, Harmans van Rijn (1606-1669.), Dutch painter, whose mastery of light and shade was the object of Hazlitt's special admiration.”
an artist who paints
From this reading “_Waterloo_, Antoine (1609?-1676?), a French engraver, painter, and etcher.”
influential Dutch artist (1606-1669)
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “_Rembrandt_, Harmans van Rijn (1606-1669.), Dutch painter, whose mastery of light and shade was the object of Hazlitt's special admiration.”
a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
widely or fully known
From this reading “_Bewick_, Thomas (1753-1828), a well-known wood-engraver.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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From this reading _Rembrandt_, Harmans van Rijn (1606-1669.), Dutch painter, whose mastery of light and shade was the object of Hazlitt's special admiration.
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From this reading _Waterloo_, Antoine (1609?-1676?), a French engraver, painter, and etcher.
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From this reading _Rembrandt_, Harmans van Rijn (1606-1669.), Dutch painter, whose mastery of light and shade was the object of Hazlitt's special admiration.
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From this reading _Waterloo_, Antoine (1609?-1676?), a French engraver, painter, and etcher.
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From this reading _Bewick_, Thomas (1753-1828), a well-known wood-engraver.
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From this reading _Bewick_, Thomas (1753-1828), a well-known wood-engraver.
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From this reading 202.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Bewick_, Thomas (1753-1828), a well-known wood-engraver.
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading _Rembrandt_, Harmans van Rijn (1606-1669.), Dutch painter, whose mastery of light and shade was the object of Hazlitt's special admiration.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Waterloo_, Antoine (1609?-1676?), a French engraver, painter, and etcher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Waterloo_, Antoine (1609?-1676?), a French engraver, painter, and etcher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Bewick_, Thomas (1753-1828), a well-known wood-engraver.
of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture
From this reading _Rembrandt_, Harmans van Rijn (1606-1669.), Dutch painter, whose mastery of light and shade was the object of Hazlitt's special admiration.
a skilled worker who can inscribe designs or writing onto a surface by carving or etching
From this reading _Waterloo_, Antoine (1609?-1676?), a French engraver, painter, and etcher.
someone who etches
From this reading _Waterloo_, Antoine (1609?-1676?), a French engraver, painter, and etcher.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading _Waterloo_, Antoine (1609?-1676?), a French engraver, painter, and etcher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Rembrandt_, Harmans van Rijn (1606-1669.), Dutch painter, whose mastery of light and shade was the object of Hazlitt's special admiration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Rembrandt_, Harmans van Rijn (1606-1669.), Dutch painter, whose mastery of light and shade was the object of Hazlitt's special admiration.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading _Rembrandt_, Harmans van Rijn (1606-1669.), Dutch painter, whose mastery of light and shade was the object of Hazlitt's special admiration.
great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity
From this reading _Rembrandt_, Harmans van Rijn (1606-1669.), Dutch painter, whose mastery of light and shade was the object of Hazlitt's special admiration.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading _Rembrandt_, Harmans van Rijn (1606-1669.), Dutch painter, whose mastery of light and shade was the object of Hazlitt's special admiration.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Rembrandt_, Harmans van Rijn (1606-1669.), Dutch painter, whose mastery of light and shade was the object of Hazlitt's special admiration.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading P.
an artist who paints
From this reading _Waterloo_, Antoine (1609?-1676?), a French engraver, painter, and etcher.
influential Dutch artist (1606-1669)
From this reading _Rembrandt_, Harmans van Rijn (1606-1669.), Dutch painter, whose mastery of light and shade was the object of Hazlitt's special admiration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Rembrandt_, Harmans van Rijn (1606-1669.), Dutch painter, whose mastery of light and shade was the object of Hazlitt's special admiration.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading _Rembrandt_, Harmans van Rijn (1606-1669.), Dutch painter, whose mastery of light and shade was the object of Hazlitt's special admiration.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading _Rembrandt_, Harmans van Rijn (1606-1669.), Dutch painter, whose mastery of light and shade was the object of Hazlitt's special admiration.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Rembrandt_, Harmans van Rijn (1606-1669.), Dutch painter, whose mastery of light and shade was the object of Hazlitt's special admiration.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading _Bewick_, Thomas (1753-1828), a well-known wood-engraver.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading _Rembrandt_, Harmans van Rijn (1606-1669.), Dutch painter, whose mastery of light and shade was the object of Hazlitt's special admiration.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Rembrandt_, Harmans van Rijn (1606-1669.), Dutch painter, whose mastery of light and shade was the object of Hazlitt's special admiration.
a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
From this reading _Waterloo_, Antoine (1609?-1676?), a French engraver, painter, and etcher.
widely or fully known
From this reading _Bewick_, Thomas (1753-1828), a well-known wood-engraver.
belonging to which person
From this reading _Rembrandt_, Harmans van Rijn (1606-1669.), Dutch painter, whose mastery of light and shade was the object of Hazlitt's special admiration.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Bewick_, Thomas (1753-1828), a well-known wood-engraver.
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