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The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 03 (of 12)

Chapter VII

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(CONCLUDED.)
Sta viator, heroem calcas.
_Feb.
9, 1817._ We proceed to Mr. Macirone’s account of the surrender of Paris.
Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 03 (of 12)

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 03 (of 12) is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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(CONCLUDED.)
/kənˈkluːdəd/
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Sta viator, heroem calcas.
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_Feb.
/ˈfebjəweri/
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9, 1817._ We proceed to Mr. Macirone’s account of the surrender of Paris.
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Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.
/let ɪt spiːk fɔːr ˌɪtˈself ˌɪˈmiːdiːətli ˈæftər ðə ˈbætəl ʌv ˈwɔːtərluː nəˈpoʊliən rɪˈtɜːrnd tuː ˈperɪs ənd ˈæbdəkeɪtɪd ðə θroʊn ɪn ˈfeɪvər ʌv hɪz sʌn huː wʊd hæv bɪn ækˈseptɪd ənd proʊˈkleɪmd baɪ ðə frentʃ ˈpiːpəl bʌt fɔːr ðə ˌɑːpəˈzɪʃən ʌv tuː ˈseləbreɪtɪd ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəlz/

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abdicated verb US /ˈæbdəkeɪtɪd/

past form of “abdicate” — give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations

From this reading “Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.”

Feb noun US /ˈfebjəweri/

the month following January and preceding March

individuals noun US /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəlz/

plural of “individual” — a human being

From this reading “Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.”

Napoleon noun US /nəˈpoʊliən/

French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)

From this reading “Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.”

opposition noun US /ˌɑːpəˈzɪʃən/

the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

From this reading “Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.”

proclaimed adjective US /proʊˈkleɪmd/

declared publicly; made widely known

From this reading “Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.”

surrender noun US /sərˈendər/

acceptance of despair

From this reading “9, 1817._ We proceed to Mr. Macirone’s account of the surrender of Paris.”

Waterloo noun US /ˈwɔːtərluː/

a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat

From this reading “Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.”

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after the battle preposition + article + noun counted as “after … battle”

In this reading “Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.”

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1817

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From this reading 9, 1817._ We proceed to Mr. Macirone’s account of the surrender of Paris.

9

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From this reading 9, 1817._ We proceed to Mr. Macirone’s account of the surrender of Paris.

abdicatedverbUS /ˈæbdəkeɪtɪd/

past form of “abdicate” — give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations

From this reading Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.

acceptedadjectiveUS /ækˈseptɪd/

generally approved or compelling recognition

From this reading Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.

accountnounUS /əˈkaʊnt/

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading 9, 1817._ We proceed to Mr. Macirone’s account of the surrender of Paris.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.

battlenounUS /ˈbætəl/

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.

calcas

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From this reading Sta viator, heroem calcas.

celebratedadjectiveUS /ˈseləbreɪtɪd/

widely known and esteemed

From this reading Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.

CONCLUDEDadjectiveUS /kənˈkluːdəd/

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading (CONCLUDED.)

favournounUS /ˈfeɪvər/

a feeling of favorable regard

From this reading Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.

FebnounUS /ˈfebjəweri/

the month following January and preceding March

From this reading _Feb.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.

FrenchnounUS /frentʃ/

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.

heroem

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From this reading Sta viator, heroem calcas.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.

ImmediatelyadverbUS /ˌɪˈmiːdiːətli/

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

From this reading Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.

individualsnounUS /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəlz/

plural of “individual” — a human being

From this reading Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.

itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.

Letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.

Macirone's

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From this reading 9, 1817._ We proceed to Mr. Macirone’s account of the surrender of Paris.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading 9, 1817._ We proceed to Mr. Macirone’s account of the surrender of Paris.

NapoleonnounUS /nəˈpoʊliən/

French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)

From this reading Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading 9, 1817._ We proceed to Mr. Macirone’s account of the surrender of Paris.

oppositionnounUS /ˌɑːpəˈzɪʃən/

the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with

From this reading Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.

ParisnounUS /ˈperɪs/

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading 9, 1817._ We proceed to Mr. Macirone’s account of the surrender of Paris.

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.

proceedverbUS /prəˈsiːd/

continue talking

From this reading 9, 1817._ We proceed to Mr. Macirone’s account of the surrender of Paris.

proclaimedadjectiveUS /proʊˈkleɪmd/

declared publicly; made widely known

From this reading Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.

returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.

sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.

speakverbUS /spiːk/

express in speech

From this reading Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.

Sta

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From this reading Sta viator, heroem calcas.

surrendernounUS /sərˈendər/

acceptance of despair

From this reading 9, 1817._ We proceed to Mr. Macirone’s account of the surrender of Paris.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading 9, 1817._ We proceed to Mr. Macirone’s account of the surrender of Paris.

thronenounUS /θroʊn/

the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.

From this reading Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading 9, 1817._ We proceed to Mr. Macirone’s account of the surrender of Paris.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.

viator

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From this reading Sta viator, heroem calcas.

WaterloonounUS /ˈwɔːtərluː/

a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat

From this reading Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading 9, 1817._ We proceed to Mr. Macirone’s account of the surrender of Paris.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

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

From this reading Let it speak for itself:— ‘Immediately after the battle of Waterloo, Napoleon returned to Paris, and abdicated the throne in _favour of his son, who would have been accepted and proclaimed by the French people_, but for the opposition of two celebrated individuals.

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