Chapter 11 of The collected works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 05 (of 12) is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The collected works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 05 (of 12) is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Hor._ I would you were deceiv’d. _Corn._ O you abuse me, you abuse me, you abuse me! How many have gone away thus, for want of ‘tendance? Rear up ‘s head, rear up ‘s head; his bleeding inward will kill him. _Hor._ You see he is departed.
Chapter 11 of The collected works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 05 (of 12) is here in full — 379 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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treat badly
From this reading “_Corn._ O you abuse me, you abuse me, you abuse me!”
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading “Rear up ‘s head, rear up ‘s head; his bleeding inward will kill him.”
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
well in the past; former
From this reading “_Hor._ You see he is departed.”
relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts
From this reading “Rear up ‘s head, rear up ‘s head; his bleeding inward will kill him.”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “Rear up ‘s head, rear up ‘s head; his bleeding inward will kill him.”
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading “Rear up ‘s head, rear up ‘s head; his bleeding inward will kill him.”
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading “How many have gone away thus, for want of ‘tendance?”
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treat badly
From this reading _Corn._ O you abuse me, you abuse me, you abuse me!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading How many have gone away thus, for want of ‘tendance?
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading Rear up ‘s head, rear up ‘s head; his bleeding inward will kill him.
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading _Corn._ O you abuse me, you abuse me, you abuse me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Hor._ I would you were deceiv’d.
well in the past; former
From this reading _Hor._ You see he is departed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How many have gone away thus, for want of ‘tendance?
destroyed or killed
From this reading How many have gone away thus, for want of ‘tendance?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How many have gone away thus, for want of ‘tendance?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Hor._ You see he is departed.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Rear up ‘s head, rear up ‘s head; his bleeding inward will kill him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Rear up ‘s head, rear up ‘s head; his bleeding inward will kill him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rear up ‘s head, rear up ‘s head; his bleeding inward will kill him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Hor._ I would you were deceiv’d.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How many have gone away thus, for want of ‘tendance?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Hor._ I would you were deceiv’d.
relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts
From this reading Rear up ‘s head, rear up ‘s head; his bleeding inward will kill him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Hor._ You see he is departed.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Rear up ‘s head, rear up ‘s head; his bleeding inward will kill him.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading How many have gone away thus, for want of ‘tendance?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Corn._ O you abuse me, you abuse me, you abuse me!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading _Corn._ O you abuse me, you abuse me, you abuse me!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How many have gone away thus, for want of ‘tendance?
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading Rear up ‘s head, rear up ‘s head; his bleeding inward will kill him.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Rear up ‘s head, rear up ‘s head; his bleeding inward will kill him.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading _Hor._ You see he is departed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How many have gone away thus, for want of ‘tendance?
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading How many have gone away thus, for want of ‘tendance?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Rear up ‘s head, rear up ‘s head; his bleeding inward will kill him.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading How many have gone away thus, for want of ‘tendance?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Hor._ I would you were deceiv’d.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Rear up ‘s head, rear up ‘s head; his bleeding inward will kill him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _Hor._ I would you were deceiv’d.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Hor._ I would you were deceiv’d.
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