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

Chapter XX

Chapter 20 of The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 03 (of 12) is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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_Joanna Southcott._ Joanna Southcott (1750–1814) had recently caused an extraordinary amount of excitement in the country by her promise to bring forth into the world the second Christ.
‘_When the sky falls._’ ‘Si les nues tomboyent, esperoyt prendre les alouettes.’
_Rabelais_, Book I. Chap. xi.
298.
_‘Hold a barren sceptre,’ etc._ _Macbeth_, Act III.
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The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 03 (of 12)

Chapter XX

Chapter 20 of The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 03 (of 12) is here in full — 399 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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_Joanna Southcott._ Joanna Southcott (1750–1814) had recently caused an extraordinary amount of excitement in the country by her promise to bring forth into the world the second Christ.
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‘_When the sky falls._’ ‘Si les nues tomboyent, esperoyt prendre les alouettes.’
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_Rabelais_, Book I. Chap. xi.
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298.
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_‘Hold a barren sceptre,’ etc._ _Macbeth_, Act III.

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barren adjective US /ˈbærən/

providing no shelter or sustenance

From this reading “_‘Hold a barren sceptre,’ etc._ _Macbeth_, Act III.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Chap noun US /tʃæp/

a boy or man

From this reading “_Rabelais_, Book I. Chap. xi.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Christ noun US /kraɪst/

a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)

From this reading “_Joanna Southcott._ Joanna Southcott (1750–1814) had recently caused an extraordinary amount of excitement in the country by her promise to bring forth into the world the second Christ.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
falls noun US /fɔːlz/

the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)

From this reading “‘_When the sky falls._’ ‘Si les nues tomboyent, esperoyt prendre les alouettes.’”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
les noun US /les/

plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading “‘_When the sky falls._’ ‘Si les nues tomboyent, esperoyt prendre les alouettes.’”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Macbeth noun US /məkˈbeθ/

king of Scotland (died in 1057)

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
recently adverb US /ˈriːsəntli/

in the recent past

From this reading “_Joanna Southcott._ Joanna Southcott (1750–1814) had recently caused an extraordinary amount of excitement in the country by her promise to bring forth into the world the second Christ.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sceptre noun US /ˈseptər/

the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter

From this reading “_‘Hold a barren sceptre,’ etc._ _Macbeth_, Act III.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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bring forth verb + particle

bring into existence

In this reading “_Joanna Southcott._ Joanna Southcott (1750–1814) had recently caused an extraordinary amount of excitement in the country by her promise to bring forth into the world the second Christ.”

5,923 times in 426,211 chapters
into the world preposition + article + noun counted as “into … world”

In this reading “_Joanna Southcott._ Joanna Southcott (1750–1814) had recently caused an extraordinary amount of excitement in the country by her promise to bring forth into the world the second Christ.”

9,829 times in 426,211 chapters
in the country preposition + article + noun counted as “in … country”

In this reading “_Joanna Southcott._ Joanna Southcott (1750–1814) had recently caused an extraordinary amount of excitement in the country by her promise to bring forth into the world the second Christ.”

27,645 times in 426,211 chapters

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1750

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1814

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From this reading _Joanna Southcott._ Joanna Southcott (1750–1814) had recently caused an extraordinary amount of excitement in the country by her promise to bring forth into the world the second Christ.

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298

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From this reading 298.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading _‘Hold a barren sceptre,’ etc._ _Macbeth_, Act III.

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ActverbUS /ækt/

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading _‘Hold a barren sceptre,’ etc._ _Macbeth_, Act III.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
alouettes

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From this reading ‘_When the sky falls._’ ‘Si les nues tomboyent, esperoyt prendre les alouettes.’

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amountnounUS /əˈmaʊnt/

a quantity of money

From this reading _Joanna Southcott._ Joanna Southcott (1750–1814) had recently caused an extraordinary amount of excitement in the country by her promise to bring forth into the world the second Christ.

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 _Joanna Southcott._ Joanna Southcott (1750–1814) had recently caused an extraordinary amount of excitement in the country by her promise to bring forth into the world the second Christ.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
barrenadjectiveUS /ˈbærən/

providing no shelter or sustenance

From this reading _‘Hold a barren sceptre,’ etc._ _Macbeth_, Act III.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
BooknounUS /bʊk/

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading _Rabelais_, Book I. Chap. xi.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading _Joanna Southcott._ Joanna Southcott (1750–1814) had recently caused an extraordinary amount of excitement in the country by her promise to bring forth into the world the second Christ.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading _Joanna Southcott._ Joanna Southcott (1750–1814) had recently caused an extraordinary amount of excitement in the country by her promise to bring forth into the world the second Christ.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
causedverbUS /kɑːzd/

past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally

From this reading _Joanna Southcott._ Joanna Southcott (1750–1814) had recently caused an extraordinary amount of excitement in the country by her promise to bring forth into the world the second Christ.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ChapnounUS /tʃæp/

a boy or man

From this reading _Rabelais_, Book I. Chap. xi.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ChristnounUS /kraɪst/

a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)

From this reading _Joanna Southcott._ Joanna Southcott (1750–1814) had recently caused an extraordinary amount of excitement in the country by her promise to bring forth into the world the second Christ.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading _Joanna Southcott._ Joanna Southcott (1750–1814) had recently caused an extraordinary amount of excitement in the country by her promise to bring forth into the world the second Christ.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
esperoyt

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

From this reading ‘_When the sky falls._’ ‘Si les nues tomboyent, esperoyt prendre les alouettes.’

Pending verification
etc

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From this reading _‘Hold a barren sceptre,’ etc._ _Macbeth_, Act III.

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excitementnounUS /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading _Joanna Southcott._ Joanna Southcott (1750–1814) had recently caused an extraordinary amount of excitement in the country by her promise to bring forth into the world the second Christ.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
extraordinaryadjectiveUS /ˌekstrəˈɔːrdəneri/

beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable

From this reading _Joanna Southcott._ Joanna Southcott (1750–1814) had recently caused an extraordinary amount of excitement in the country by her promise to bring forth into the world the second Christ.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fallsnounUS /fɔːlz/

the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)

From this reading ‘_When the sky falls._’ ‘Si les nues tomboyent, esperoyt prendre les alouettes.’

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forthadverbUS /fɔːrθ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading _Joanna Southcott._ Joanna Southcott (1750–1814) had recently caused an extraordinary amount of excitement in the country by her promise to bring forth into the world the second Christ.

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

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

From this reading _Joanna Southcott._ Joanna Southcott (1750–1814) had recently caused an extraordinary amount of excitement in the country by her promise to bring forth into the world the second Christ.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading _Joanna Southcott._ Joanna Southcott (1750–1814) had recently caused an extraordinary amount of excitement in the country by her promise to bring forth into the world the second Christ.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
HoldverbUS /hoʊld/

cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”

From this reading _‘Hold a barren sceptre,’ etc._ _Macbeth_, Act III.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading _Rabelais_, Book I. Chap. xi.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
IIInoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading _‘Hold a barren sceptre,’ etc._ _Macbeth_, Act III.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _Joanna Southcott._ Joanna Southcott (1750–1814) had recently caused an extraordinary amount of excitement in the country by her promise to bring forth into the world the second Christ.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading _Joanna Southcott._ Joanna Southcott (1750–1814) had recently caused an extraordinary amount of excitement in the country by her promise to bring forth into the world the second Christ.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Joanna

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

From this reading _Joanna Southcott._ Joanna Southcott (1750–1814) had recently caused an extraordinary amount of excitement in the country by her promise to bring forth into the world the second Christ.

Pending verification
lesnounUS /les/

plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading ‘_When the sky falls._’ ‘Si les nues tomboyent, esperoyt prendre les alouettes.’

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
MacbethnounUS /məkˈbeθ/

king of Scotland (died in 1057)

From this reading _‘Hold a barren sceptre,’ etc._ _Macbeth_, Act III.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nues

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

From this reading ‘_When the sky falls._’ ‘Si les nues tomboyent, esperoyt prendre les alouettes.’

Pending verification
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Joanna Southcott._ Joanna Southcott (1750–1814) had recently caused an extraordinary amount of excitement in the country by her promise to bring forth into the world the second Christ.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
prendre

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

From this reading ‘_When the sky falls._’ ‘Si les nues tomboyent, esperoyt prendre les alouettes.’

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promiseverbUS /ˈprɑːməs/

make a promise or commitment

From this reading _Joanna Southcott._ Joanna Southcott (1750–1814) had recently caused an extraordinary amount of excitement in the country by her promise to bring forth into the world the second Christ.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Rabelaisnoun

author of satirical attacks on medieval scholasticism (1494-1553)

From this reading _Rabelais_, Book I. Chap. xi.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
recentlyadverbUS /ˈriːsəntli/

in the recent past

From this reading _Joanna Southcott._ Joanna Southcott (1750–1814) had recently caused an extraordinary amount of excitement in the country by her promise to bring forth into the world the second Christ.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sceptrenounUS /ˈseptər/

the imperial authority symbolized by a scepter

From this reading _‘Hold a barren sceptre,’ etc._ _Macbeth_, Act III.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading _Joanna Southcott._ Joanna Southcott (1750–1814) had recently caused an extraordinary amount of excitement in the country by her promise to bring forth into the world the second Christ.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SinounUS /siː/

a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors

From this reading ‘_When the sky falls._’ ‘Si les nues tomboyent, esperoyt prendre les alouettes.’

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
skynounUS /skaɪ/

the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

From this reading ‘_When the sky falls._’ ‘Si les nues tomboyent, esperoyt prendre les alouettes.’

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Southcott

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

From this reading _Joanna Southcott._ Joanna Southcott (1750–1814) had recently caused an extraordinary amount of excitement in the country by her promise to bring forth into the world the second Christ.

Pending verification
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _Joanna Southcott._ Joanna Southcott (1750–1814) had recently caused an extraordinary amount of excitement in the country by her promise to bring forth into the world the second Christ.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _Joanna Southcott._ Joanna Southcott (1750–1814) had recently caused an extraordinary amount of excitement in the country by her promise to bring forth into the world the second Christ.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tomboyent

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

From this reading ‘_When the sky falls._’ ‘Si les nues tomboyent, esperoyt prendre les alouettes.’

Pending verification
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading ‘_When the sky falls._’ ‘Si les nues tomboyent, esperoyt prendre les alouettes.’

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading _Joanna Southcott._ Joanna Southcott (1750–1814) had recently caused an extraordinary amount of excitement in the country by her promise to bring forth into the world the second Christ.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
xinounUS /ʃiː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of ten and one

From this reading _Rabelais_, Book I. Chap. xi.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Chapter 20 of The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 03 (of 12) by William Hazlitt holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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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