Chapter 21 of The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 01 (of 12) is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 21 of The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 01 (of 12) is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘_From that abstraction I was roused_,’ _etc._ _Excursion_, Book III. 118. ‘_For that other loss_,’ _etc._ _Excursion_, Book IV. 119. ‘_What though the radiance_,’ _etc._ _Intimations of Immortality_, stanza 10.
Chapter 21 of The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 01 (of 12) is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/72 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
From this reading “‘_From that abstraction I was roused_,’ _etc._ _Excursion_, Book III.”
a journey taken for pleasure
the quality or state of being immortal
plural of “intimation” — an indirect suggestion
something that is lost
the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
past form of “rouse” — become active
a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
From this reading “‘_What though the radiance_,’ _etc._ _Intimations of Immortality_, stanza 10.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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From this reading ‘_What though the radiance_,’ _etc._ _Intimations of Immortality_, stanza 10.
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From this reading 118.
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From this reading 119.
a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
From this reading ‘_From that abstraction I was roused_,’ _etc._ _Excursion_, Book III.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading ‘_From that abstraction I was roused_,’ _etc._ _Excursion_, Book III.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘_From that abstraction I was roused_,’ _etc._ _Excursion_, Book III.
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading ‘_From that abstraction I was roused_,’ _etc._ _Excursion_, Book III.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘_For that other loss_,’ _etc._ _Excursion_, Book IV.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ‘_From that abstraction I was roused_,’ _etc._ _Excursion_, Book III.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘_From that abstraction I was roused_,’ _etc._ _Excursion_, Book III.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading ‘_From that abstraction I was roused_,’ _etc._ _Excursion_, Book III.
the quality or state of being immortal
From this reading ‘_What though the radiance_,’ _etc._ _Intimations of Immortality_, stanza 10.
plural of “intimation” — an indirect suggestion
From this reading ‘_What though the radiance_,’ _etc._ _Intimations of Immortality_, stanza 10.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading ‘_For that other loss_,’ _etc._ _Excursion_, Book IV.
something that is lost
From this reading ‘_For that other loss_,’ _etc._ _Excursion_, Book IV.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘_What though the radiance_,’ _etc._ _Intimations of Immortality_, stanza 10.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading ‘_For that other loss_,’ _etc._ _Excursion_, Book IV.
the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
From this reading ‘_What though the radiance_,’ _etc._ _Intimations of Immortality_, stanza 10.
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading ‘_From that abstraction I was roused_,’ _etc._ _Excursion_, Book III.
a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
From this reading ‘_What though the radiance_,’ _etc._ _Intimations of Immortality_, stanza 10.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘_From that abstraction I was roused_,’ _etc._ _Excursion_, Book III.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘_What though the radiance_,’ _etc._ _Intimations of Immortality_, stanza 10.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading ‘_What though the radiance_,’ _etc._ _Intimations of Immortality_, stanza 10.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘_From that abstraction I was roused_,’ _etc._ _Excursion_, Book III.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘_What though the radiance_,’ _etc._ _Intimations of Immortality_, stanza 10.
Chapter 21 of The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 01 (of 12) by William Hazlitt holds 363 sentences, grouped into 73 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.
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