Chapter 17 of The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 03 (of 12) is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 03 (of 12) is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_‘Smoothing,’ etc._ ‘Smoothing the raven down of darkness till it smiled.’ _Comus_, 251–2. _‘Airs from heaven,’ etc._ _Hamlet_, Act I. Scene 4. _‘Thrust us,’ etc._ _Henry IV._, Part II. Act II.
Chapter 17 of The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 03 (of 12) is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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affected manners intended to impress others
From this reading “_‘Airs from heaven,’ etc._ _Hamlet_, Act I. Scene 4.”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “_‘Smoothing,’ etc._ ‘Smoothing the raven down of darkness till it smiled.’”
a community of people smaller than a village
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
obtain or seize by violence
From this reading “_‘Smoothing,’ etc._ ‘Smoothing the raven down of darkness till it smiled.’”
the place where some action occurs
From this reading “_‘Airs from heaven,’ etc._ _Hamlet_, Act I. Scene 4.”
-ing form of “smooth” — make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
From this reading “_‘Smoothing,’ etc._ ‘Smoothing the raven down of darkness till it smiled.’”
push forcefully
From this reading “_‘Thrust us,’ etc._ _Henry IV._, Part II.”
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.
In this reading “_‘Airs from heaven,’ etc._ _Hamlet_, Act I. Scene 4.”
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From this reading _Comus_, 251–2.
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From this reading _Comus_, 251–2.
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From this reading _‘Airs from heaven,’ etc._ _Hamlet_, Act I. Scene 4.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading _‘Airs from heaven,’ etc._ _Hamlet_, Act I. Scene 4.
affected manners intended to impress others
From this reading _‘Airs from heaven,’ etc._ _Hamlet_, Act I. Scene 4.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Comus_, 251–2.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading _‘Smoothing,’ etc._ ‘Smoothing the raven down of darkness till it smiled.’
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading _‘Smoothing,’ etc._ ‘Smoothing the raven down of darkness till it smiled.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _‘Smoothing,’ etc._ ‘Smoothing the raven down of darkness till it smiled.’
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _‘Airs from heaven,’ etc._ _Hamlet_, Act I. Scene 4.
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading _‘Airs from heaven,’ etc._ _Hamlet_, Act I. Scene 4.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading _‘Airs from heaven,’ etc._ _Hamlet_, Act I. Scene 4.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading _‘Thrust us,’ etc._ _Henry IV._, Part II.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _‘Airs from heaven,’ etc._ _Hamlet_, Act I. Scene 4.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading _‘Thrust us,’ etc._ _Henry IV._, Part II.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _‘Smoothing,’ etc._ ‘Smoothing the raven down of darkness till it smiled.’
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading _‘Thrust us,’ etc._ _Henry IV._, Part II.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _‘Smoothing,’ etc._ ‘Smoothing the raven down of darkness till it smiled.’
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading _‘Thrust us,’ etc._ _Henry IV._, Part II.
obtain or seize by violence
From this reading _‘Smoothing,’ etc._ ‘Smoothing the raven down of darkness till it smiled.’
the place where some action occurs
From this reading _‘Airs from heaven,’ etc._ _Hamlet_, Act I. Scene 4.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading _‘Smoothing,’ etc._ ‘Smoothing the raven down of darkness till it smiled.’
-ing form of “smooth” — make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
From this reading _‘Smoothing,’ etc._ ‘Smoothing the raven down of darkness till it smiled.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _‘Smoothing,’ etc._ ‘Smoothing the raven down of darkness till it smiled.’
push forcefully
From this reading _‘Thrust us,’ etc._ _Henry IV._, Part II.
up to a particular time
From this reading _‘Smoothing,’ etc._ ‘Smoothing the raven down of darkness till it smiled.’
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _‘Thrust us,’ etc._ _Henry IV._, Part II.
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