Chapter 1 of Liber Amoris, Or, The New Pygmalion is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Liber Amoris, Or, The New Pygmalion is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
H. Oh! is it you? I had something to shew you—I have got a picture here. Do you know any one it’s like? S. No, Sir. H. Don’t you think it like yourself?
Chapter 1 of Liber Amoris, Or, The New Pygmalion is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I had something to shew you—I have got a picture here.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I had something to shew you—I have got a picture here.”
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “I had something to shew you—I have got a picture here.”
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
From this reading “I had something to shew you—I have got a picture here.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “S. No, Sir.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “I had something to shew you—I have got a picture here.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “H. Don’t you think it like yourself?”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “H. Don’t you think it like yourself?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had something to shew you—I have got a picture here.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Do you know any one it’s like?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you know any one it’s like?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading H. Don’t you think it like yourself?
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I had something to shew you—I have got a picture here.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading H. Oh! is it you?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had something to shew you—I have got a picture here.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I had something to shew you—I have got a picture here.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I had something to shew you—I have got a picture here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had something to shew you—I have got a picture here.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading H. Oh! is it you?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading H. Oh! is it you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you know any one it’s like?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Do you know any one it’s like?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Do you know any one it’s like?
not any; not one
From this reading S. No, Sir.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading H. Oh! is it you?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Do you know any one it’s like?
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading I had something to shew you—I have got a picture here.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading S. No, Sir.
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
From this reading I had something to shew you—I have got a picture here.
term of address for a man
From this reading S. No, Sir.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I had something to shew you—I have got a picture here.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading H. Don’t you think it like yourself?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had something to shew you—I have got a picture here.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading H. Oh! is it you?
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading H. Don’t you think it like yourself?
Chapter 1 of Liber Amoris, Or, The New Pygmalion by William Hazlitt holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 1 holds 438 sentences of Liber Amoris, Or, The New Pygmalion, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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