Chapter 3 of The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 01 (of 12) is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 01 (of 12) is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
W. H. NO. 10.] ON MILTON’S LYCIDAS [AUG. 6, 1815. ‘At last he rose, and twitch’d his mantle blue: To-morrow to fresh woods, and pastures new.’
Chapter 3 of The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 01 (of 12) is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “10.] ON MILTON’S LYCIDAS [AUG.”
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading “‘At last he rose, and twitch’d his mantle blue: To-morrow to fresh woods, and pastures new.’”
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading “‘At last he rose, and twitch’d his mantle blue: To-morrow to fresh woods, and pastures new.’”
the cloak as a symbol of authority
From this reading “‘At last he rose, and twitch’d his mantle blue: To-morrow to fresh woods, and pastures new.’”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “‘At last he rose, and twitch’d his mantle blue: To-morrow to fresh woods, and pastures new.’”
plural of “pasture” — a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading “‘At last he rose, and twitch’d his mantle blue: To-morrow to fresh woods, and pastures new.’”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “‘At last he rose, and twitch’d his mantle blue: To-morrow to fresh woods, and pastures new.’”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “‘At last he rose, and twitch’d his mantle blue: To-morrow to fresh woods, and pastures new.’”
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From this reading 10.] ON MILTON’S LYCIDAS [AUG.
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From this reading 6, 1815.
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From this reading 6, 1815.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘At last he rose, and twitch’d his mantle blue: To-morrow to fresh woods, and pastures new.’
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘At last he rose, and twitch’d his mantle blue: To-morrow to fresh woods, and pastures new.’
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading 10.] ON MILTON’S LYCIDAS [AUG.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading ‘At last he rose, and twitch’d his mantle blue: To-morrow to fresh woods, and pastures new.’
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading ‘At last he rose, and twitch’d his mantle blue: To-morrow to fresh woods, and pastures new.’
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
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a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘At last he rose, and twitch’d his mantle blue: To-morrow to fresh woods, and pastures new.’
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘At last he rose, and twitch’d his mantle blue: To-morrow to fresh woods, and pastures new.’
immediately past
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From this reading 10.] ON MILTON’S LYCIDAS [AUG.
the cloak as a symbol of authority
From this reading ‘At last he rose, and twitch’d his mantle blue: To-morrow to fresh woods, and pastures new.’
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From this reading 10.] ON MILTON’S LYCIDAS [AUG.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading ‘At last he rose, and twitch’d his mantle blue: To-morrow to fresh woods, and pastures new.’
not any; not one
From this reading NO.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 10.] ON MILTON’S LYCIDAS [AUG.
plural of “pasture” — a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading ‘At last he rose, and twitch’d his mantle blue: To-morrow to fresh woods, and pastures new.’
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading ‘At last he rose, and twitch’d his mantle blue: To-morrow to fresh woods, and pastures new.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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From this reading ‘At last he rose, and twitch’d his mantle blue: To-morrow to fresh woods, and pastures new.’
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From this reading ‘At last he rose, and twitch’d his mantle blue: To-morrow to fresh woods, and pastures new.’
a heavy grey-white metallic element; the pure form is used mainly in electrical applications; it is found in several ores including wolframite and scheelite
From this reading W. H.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading ‘At last he rose, and twitch’d his mantle blue: To-morrow to fresh woods, and pastures new.’
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