Chapter 17 of Hazlitt on English Literature is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of Hazlitt on English Literature is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Rob Roy_ to _Die Vernon_, in "Rob Roy." _thick coming_. Cf. "Macbeth," v, 3, 38: "thick-coming fancies." _Earl of Glenallan_, in "The Antiquary."
Chapter 17 of Hazlitt on English Literature is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “"Macbeth," v, 3, 38: "thick-coming fancies."”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
plural of “fancy” — something many people believe that is false
From this reading “"Macbeth," v, 3, 38: "thick-coming fancies."”
king of Scotland (died in 1057)
From this reading “"Macbeth," v, 3, 38: "thick-coming fancies."”
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “_Rob Roy_ to _Die Vernon_, in "Rob Roy."”
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading “"Macbeth," v, 3, 38: "thick-coming fancies."”
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From this reading "Macbeth," v, 3, 38: "thick-coming fancies."
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From this reading "Macbeth," v, 3, 38: "thick-coming fancies."
an expert or collector of antiquities
From this reading _Earl of Glenallan_, in "The Antiquary."
a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles
From this reading Cf.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading _thick coming_.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading _Rob Roy_ to _Die Vernon_, in "Rob Roy."
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading _Earl of Glenallan_, in "The Antiquary."
plural of “fancy” — something many people believe that is false
From this reading "Macbeth," v, 3, 38: "thick-coming fancies."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Earl of Glenallan_, in "The Antiquary."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Rob Roy_ to _Die Vernon_, in "Rob Roy."
king of Scotland (died in 1057)
From this reading "Macbeth," v, 3, 38: "thick-coming fancies."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Earl of Glenallan_, in "The Antiquary."
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading _Rob Roy_ to _Die Vernon_, in "Rob Roy."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Rob Roy_ to _Die Vernon_, in "Rob Roy."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Earl of Glenallan_, in "The Antiquary."
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading _thick coming_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Macbeth," v, 3, 38: "thick-coming fancies."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Rob Roy_ to _Die Vernon_, in "Rob Roy."
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading "Macbeth," v, 3, 38: "thick-coming fancies."
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From this reading _Rob Roy_ to _Die Vernon_, in "Rob Roy."
Chapter 17 of Hazlitt on English Literature by William Hazlitt holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Chapter 17 holds 404 sentences of Hazlitt on English Literature, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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