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The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 02 (of 12)
The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 02 (of 12)

Chapter XXXVII

Chapter 37 of The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 02 (of 12) is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By William Hazlitt • Curated US English Learning Edition
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MY DEAR FRIEND, Your letter raised me for a moment from the depths of despair; but not hearing from you yesterday or to-day (as I hoped) I have had a relapse.
You say I want to get rid of her.
I hope you are more right in your conjectures about her than in this about me.
Oh no! believe it, I love her as I do my own soul; my very heart is wedded to her (be she what she may) and I would not hesitate a moment between her and ‘an angel from Heaven.’
I grant all you say about my self-tormenting folly: but has it been without cause?
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 02 (of 12)

Chapter XXXVII

Chapter 37 of The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 02 (of 12) is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
MY DEAR FRIEND, Your letter raised me for a moment from the depths of despair; but not hearing from you yesterday or to-day (as I hoped) I have had a relapse.
Line 2
You say I want to get rid of her.
/juː seɪ aɪ wɑːnt tuː ɡet rɪd ʌv hɜːr/
Line 3
I hope you are more right in your conjectures about her than in this about me.
/aɪ hoʊp juː ɑːr mɔːr raɪt ɪn jɔːr kənˈdʒektʃərz əˈbaʊt hɜːr ðæn ɪn ðɪs əˈbaʊt miː/
Line 4
Oh no! believe it, I love her as I do my own soul; my very heart is wedded to her (be she what she may) and I would not hesitate a moment between her and ‘an angel from Heaven.’
/oʊ noʊ bɪˈliːv ɪt aɪ lʌv hɜːr æz aɪ duː maɪ oʊn soʊl maɪ ˈveri hɑːrt ɪz ˈwedɪd tuː hɜːr biː ʃiː wʌt ʃiː meɪ ənd aɪ wʊd nɑːt ˈhezəteɪt ə ˈmoʊmənt bɪˈtwiːn hɜːr ənd æn ˈeɪndʒəl frʌm ˈhevən/
Line 5
I grant all you say about my self-tormenting folly: but has it been without cause?

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

angel noun US /ˈeɪndʒəl/

spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading “Oh no! believe it, I love her as I do my own soul; my very heart is wedded to her (be she what she may) and I would not hesitate a moment between her and ‘an angel from Heaven.’”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
conjectures noun US /kənˈdʒektʃərz/

plural of “conjecture” — a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)

From this reading “I hope you are more right in your conjectures about her than in this about me.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
depths noun US /depθs/

(plural) the deepest and most remote part

From this reading “MY DEAR FRIEND, Your letter raised me for a moment from the depths of despair; but not hearing from you yesterday or to-day (as I hoped) I have had a relapse.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
folly noun US /ˈfɑːli/

the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

From this reading “I grant all you say about my self-tormenting folly: but has it been without cause?”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hesitate verb US /ˈhezəteɪt/

pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

From this reading “Oh no! believe it, I love her as I do my own soul; my very heart is wedded to her (be she what she may) and I would not hesitate a moment between her and ‘an angel from Heaven.’”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
relapse verb US /riˈlæps/

deteriorate in health

From this reading “MY DEAR FRIEND, Your letter raised me for a moment from the depths of despair; but not hearing from you yesterday or to-day (as I hoped) I have had a relapse.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rid verb US /rɪd/

relieve from

From this reading “You say I want to get rid of her.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wedded adjective US /ˈwedɪd/

having been taken in marriage

From this reading “Oh no! believe it, I love her as I do my own soul; my very heart is wedded to her (be she what she may) and I would not hesitate a moment between her and ‘an angel from Heaven.’”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

hesitate a moment verb + article + noun counted as “hesitate … moment”

In this reading “Oh no! believe it, I love her as I do my own soul; my very heart is wedded to her (be she what she may) and I would not hesitate a moment between her and ‘an angel from Heaven.’”

3,321 times in 426,211 chapters
DEAR FRIEND adjective + noun

In this reading “MY DEAR FRIEND, Your letter raised me for a moment from the depths of despair; but not hearing from you yesterday or to-day (as I hoped) I have had a relapse.”

12,623 times in 426,211 chapters
from the depths preposition + article + noun counted as “from … depths”

In this reading “MY DEAR FRIEND, Your letter raised me for a moment from the depths of despair; but not hearing from you yesterday or to-day (as I hoped) I have had a relapse.”

3,262 times in 426,211 chapters
rid of verb + particle

do away with

In this reading “You say I want to get rid of her.”

24,988 times in 426,211 chapters
for a moment preposition + article + noun counted as “for … moment”

temporarily

In this reading “MY DEAR FRIEND, Your letter raised me for a moment from the depths of despair; but not hearing from you yesterday or to-day (as I hoped) I have had a relapse.”

130,343 times in 426,211 chapters
own soul verb + noun

In this reading “Oh no! believe it, I love her as I do my own soul; my very heart is wedded to her (be she what she may) and I would not hesitate a moment between her and ‘an angel from Heaven.’”

3,362 times in 426,211 chapters
from Heaven preposition + noun

In this reading “Oh no! believe it, I love her as I do my own soul; my very heart is wedded to her (be she what she may) and I would not hesitate a moment between her and ‘an angel from Heaven.’”

7,127 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 74

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Your letter raised me for a moment from the depths of despair; but not hearing from you yesterday or to-day (as I hoped) I have had a relapse.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I hope you are more right in your conjectures about her than in this about me.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading I grant all you say about my self-tormenting folly: but has it been without cause?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Oh no! believe it, I love her as I do my own soul; my very heart is wedded to her (be she what she may) and I would not hesitate a moment between her and ‘an angel from Heaven.’

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Oh no! believe it, I love her as I do my own soul; my very heart is wedded to her (be she what she may) and I would not hesitate a moment between her and ‘an angel from Heaven.’

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
angelnounUS /ˈeɪndʒəl/

spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading Oh no! believe it, I love her as I do my own soul; my very heart is wedded to her (be she what she may) and I would not hesitate a moment between her and ‘an angel from Heaven.’

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading I hope you are more right in your conjectures about her than in this about me.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Your letter raised me for a moment from the depths of despair; but not hearing from you yesterday or to-day (as I hoped) I have had a relapse.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Oh no! believe it, I love her as I do my own soul; my very heart is wedded to her (be she what she may) and I would not hesitate a moment between her and ‘an angel from Heaven.’

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading I grant all you say about my self-tormenting folly: but has it been without cause?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading Oh no! believe it, I love her as I do my own soul; my very heart is wedded to her (be she what she may) and I would not hesitate a moment between her and ‘an angel from Heaven.’

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Oh no! believe it, I love her as I do my own soul; my very heart is wedded to her (be she what she may) and I would not hesitate a moment between her and ‘an angel from Heaven.’

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Your letter raised me for a moment from the depths of despair; but not hearing from you yesterday or to-day (as I hoped) I have had a relapse.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
causenounUS /kɑːz/

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

From this reading I grant all you say about my self-tormenting folly: but has it been without cause?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
conjecturesnounUS /kənˈdʒektʃərz/

plural of “conjecture” — a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)

From this reading I hope you are more right in your conjectures about her than in this about me.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
DEARadjectiveUS /dɪr/

dearly loved

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Your letter raised me for a moment from the depths of despair; but not hearing from you yesterday or to-day (as I hoped) I have had a relapse.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
depthsnounUS /depθs/

(plural) the deepest and most remote part

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Your letter raised me for a moment from the depths of despair; but not hearing from you yesterday or to-day (as I hoped) I have had a relapse.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
despairnounUS /dɪˈsper/

a state in which all hope is lost or absent

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Your letter raised me for a moment from the depths of despair; but not hearing from you yesterday or to-day (as I hoped) I have had a relapse.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Oh no! believe it, I love her as I do my own soul; my very heart is wedded to her (be she what she may) and I would not hesitate a moment between her and ‘an angel from Heaven.’

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/

the trait of acting stupidly or rashly

From this reading I grant all you say about my self-tormenting folly: but has it been without cause?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Your letter raised me for a moment from the depths of despair; but not hearing from you yesterday or to-day (as I hoped) I have had a relapse.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
FRIENDnounUS /frend/

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Your letter raised me for a moment from the depths of despair; but not hearing from you yesterday or to-day (as I hoped) I have had a relapse.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Your letter raised me for a moment from the depths of despair; but not hearing from you yesterday or to-day (as I hoped) I have had a relapse.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading You say I want to get rid of her.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
grantverbUS /ɡrænt/

let have

From this reading I grant all you say about my self-tormenting folly: but has it been without cause?

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Your letter raised me for a moment from the depths of despair; but not hearing from you yesterday or to-day (as I hoped) I have had a relapse.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I grant all you say about my self-tormenting folly: but has it been without cause?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Your letter raised me for a moment from the depths of despair; but not hearing from you yesterday or to-day (as I hoped) I have had a relapse.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hearingnounUS /ˈhiːrɪŋ/

(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Your letter raised me for a moment from the depths of despair; but not hearing from you yesterday or to-day (as I hoped) I have had a relapse.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Oh no! believe it, I love her as I do my own soul; my very heart is wedded to her (be she what she may) and I would not hesitate a moment between her and ‘an angel from Heaven.’

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
HeavennounUS /ˈhevən/

any place of complete bliss and delight and peace

From this reading Oh no! believe it, I love her as I do my own soul; my very heart is wedded to her (be she what she may) and I would not hesitate a moment between her and ‘an angel from Heaven.’

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading You say I want to get rid of her.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hesitateverbUS /ˈhezəteɪt/

pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness

From this reading Oh no! believe it, I love her as I do my own soul; my very heart is wedded to her (be she what she may) and I would not hesitate a moment between her and ‘an angel from Heaven.’

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hopenounUS /hoʊp/

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading I hope you are more right in your conjectures about her than in this about me.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hopedverbUS /hoʊpt/

past form of “hope” — expect and wish

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Your letter raised me for a moment from the depths of despair; but not hearing from you yesterday or to-day (as I hoped) I have had a relapse.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Your letter raised me for a moment from the depths of despair; but not hearing from you yesterday or to-day (as I hoped) I have had a relapse.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I hope you are more right in your conjectures about her than in this about me.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Oh no! believe it, I love her as I do my own soul; my very heart is wedded to her (be she what she may) and I would not hesitate a moment between her and ‘an angel from Heaven.’

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Oh no! believe it, I love her as I do my own soul; my very heart is wedded to her (be she what she may) and I would not hesitate a moment between her and ‘an angel from Heaven.’

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
letternounUS /ˈletər/

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Your letter raised me for a moment from the depths of despair; but not hearing from you yesterday or to-day (as I hoped) I have had a relapse.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Oh no! believe it, I love her as I do my own soul; my very heart is wedded to her (be she what she may) and I would not hesitate a moment between her and ‘an angel from Heaven.’

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading Oh no! believe it, I love her as I do my own soul; my very heart is wedded to her (be she what she may) and I would not hesitate a moment between her and ‘an angel from Heaven.’

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Your letter raised me for a moment from the depths of despair; but not hearing from you yesterday or to-day (as I hoped) I have had a relapse.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Your letter raised me for a moment from the depths of despair; but not hearing from you yesterday or to-day (as I hoped) I have had a relapse.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading I hope you are more right in your conjectures about her than in this about me.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Your letter raised me for a moment from the depths of despair; but not hearing from you yesterday or to-day (as I hoped) I have had a relapse.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Oh no! believe it, I love her as I do my own soul; my very heart is wedded to her (be she what she may) and I would not hesitate a moment between her and ‘an angel from Heaven.’

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Your letter raised me for a moment from the depths of despair; but not hearing from you yesterday or to-day (as I hoped) I have had a relapse.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Your letter raised me for a moment from the depths of despair; but not hearing from you yesterday or to-day (as I hoped) I have had a relapse.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Oh no! believe it, I love her as I do my own soul; my very heart is wedded to her (be she what she may) and I would not hesitate a moment between her and ‘an angel from Heaven.’

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Your letter raised me for a moment from the depths of despair; but not hearing from you yesterday or to-day (as I hoped) I have had a relapse.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading Oh no! believe it, I love her as I do my own soul; my very heart is wedded to her (be she what she may) and I would not hesitate a moment between her and ‘an angel from Heaven.’

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
raisedadjectiveUS /reɪzd/

located or moved above the surround or above the normal position

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Your letter raised me for a moment from the depths of despair; but not hearing from you yesterday or to-day (as I hoped) I have had a relapse.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
relapseverbUS /riˈlæps/

deteriorate in health

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Your letter raised me for a moment from the depths of despair; but not hearing from you yesterday or to-day (as I hoped) I have had a relapse.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ridverbUS /rɪd/

relieve from

From this reading You say I want to get rid of her.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading I hope you are more right in your conjectures about her than in this about me.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading You say I want to get rid of her.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
self-tormenting

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From this reading I grant all you say about my self-tormenting folly: but has it been without cause?

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shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Oh no! believe it, I love her as I do my own soul; my very heart is wedded to her (be she what she may) and I would not hesitate a moment between her and ‘an angel from Heaven.’

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
soulnounUS /soʊl/

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading Oh no! believe it, I love her as I do my own soul; my very heart is wedded to her (be she what she may) and I would not hesitate a moment between her and ‘an angel from Heaven.’

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading I hope you are more right in your conjectures about her than in this about me.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Your letter raised me for a moment from the depths of despair; but not hearing from you yesterday or to-day (as I hoped) I have had a relapse.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I hope you are more right in your conjectures about her than in this about me.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading You say I want to get rid of her.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
to-day

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Your letter raised me for a moment from the depths of despair; but not hearing from you yesterday or to-day (as I hoped) I have had a relapse.

Pending verification
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading Oh no! believe it, I love her as I do my own soul; my very heart is wedded to her (be she what she may) and I would not hesitate a moment between her and ‘an angel from Heaven.’

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading You say I want to get rid of her.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
weddedadjectiveUS /ˈwedɪd/

having been taken in marriage

From this reading Oh no! believe it, I love her as I do my own soul; my very heart is wedded to her (be she what she may) and I would not hesitate a moment between her and ‘an angel from Heaven.’

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Oh no! believe it, I love her as I do my own soul; my very heart is wedded to her (be she what she may) and I would not hesitate a moment between her and ‘an angel from Heaven.’

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading I grant all you say about my self-tormenting folly: but has it been without cause?

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Oh no! believe it, I love her as I do my own soul; my very heart is wedded to her (be she what she may) and I would not hesitate a moment between her and ‘an angel from Heaven.’

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
yesterdaynounUS /ˈjestərdeɪ/

the day immediately before today

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Your letter raised me for a moment from the depths of despair; but not hearing from you yesterday or to-day (as I hoped) I have had a relapse.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Your letter raised me for a moment from the depths of despair; but not hearing from you yesterday or to-day (as I hoped) I have had a relapse.

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YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Your letter raised me for a moment from the depths of despair; but not hearing from you yesterday or to-day (as I hoped) I have had a relapse.

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Chapter 37 of The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 02 (of 12) by William Hazlitt holds 93 sentences, grouped into 19 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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