Chapter 21 of The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 08 (of 12) is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 21 of The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 08 (of 12) is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
61. _Cutter of Coleman Street._ _The Guardian_ acted at Cambridge in 1641 and printed in 1650, afterwards re-written and produced at Lincoln’s Inn Fields as ‘Cutter of Coleman Street’ in 1661. 62. ‘_Call you this backing your friends?_’ _Henry IV._, Part I., Act II. Sc.
Chapter 21 of The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 08 (of 12) is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “_Cutter of Coleman Street._ _The Guardian_ acted at Cambridge in 1641 and printed in 1650, afterwards re-written and produced at Lincoln’s Inn Fields as ‘Cutter of Coleman Street’ in 1661.”
the act of providing approval and support
From this reading “‘_Call you this backing your friends?_’ _Henry IV._, Part I., Act II.”
a university in England
From this reading “_Cutter of Coleman Street._ _The Guardian_ acted at Cambridge in 1641 and printed in 1650, afterwards re-written and produced at Lincoln’s Inn Fields as ‘Cutter of Coleman Street’ in 1661.”
someone who cuts or carves stone
From this reading “_Cutter of Coleman Street._ _The Guardian_ acted at Cambridge in 1641 and printed in 1650, afterwards re-written and produced at Lincoln’s Inn Fields as ‘Cutter of Coleman Street’ in 1661.”
a person who cares for persons or property
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading “_Cutter of Coleman Street._ _The Guardian_ acted at Cambridge in 1641 and printed in 1650, afterwards re-written and produced at Lincoln’s Inn Fields as ‘Cutter of Coleman Street’ in 1661.”
possessive form of “lincoln” — 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading “_Cutter of Coleman Street._ _The Guardian_ acted at Cambridge in 1641 and printed in 1650, afterwards re-written and produced at Lincoln’s Inn Fields as ‘Cutter of Coleman Street’ in 1661.”
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From this reading _Cutter of Coleman Street._ _The Guardian_ acted at Cambridge in 1641 and printed in 1650, afterwards re-written and produced at Lincoln’s Inn Fields as ‘Cutter of Coleman Street’ in 1661.
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From this reading _Cutter of Coleman Street._ _The Guardian_ acted at Cambridge in 1641 and printed in 1650, afterwards re-written and produced at Lincoln’s Inn Fields as ‘Cutter of Coleman Street’ in 1661.
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From this reading _Cutter of Coleman Street._ _The Guardian_ acted at Cambridge in 1641 and printed in 1650, afterwards re-written and produced at Lincoln’s Inn Fields as ‘Cutter of Coleman Street’ in 1661.
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From this reading 61.
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From this reading 62.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading ‘_Call you this backing your friends?_’ _Henry IV._, Part I., Act II.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading _Cutter of Coleman Street._ _The Guardian_ acted at Cambridge in 1641 and printed in 1650, afterwards re-written and produced at Lincoln’s Inn Fields as ‘Cutter of Coleman Street’ in 1661.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading _Cutter of Coleman Street._ _The Guardian_ acted at Cambridge in 1641 and printed in 1650, afterwards re-written and produced at Lincoln’s Inn Fields as ‘Cutter of Coleman Street’ in 1661.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Cutter of Coleman Street._ _The Guardian_ acted at Cambridge in 1641 and printed in 1650, afterwards re-written and produced at Lincoln’s Inn Fields as ‘Cutter of Coleman Street’ in 1661.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Cutter of Coleman Street._ _The Guardian_ acted at Cambridge in 1641 and printed in 1650, afterwards re-written and produced at Lincoln’s Inn Fields as ‘Cutter of Coleman Street’ in 1661.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Cutter of Coleman Street._ _The Guardian_ acted at Cambridge in 1641 and printed in 1650, afterwards re-written and produced at Lincoln’s Inn Fields as ‘Cutter of Coleman Street’ in 1661.
the act of providing approval and support
From this reading ‘_Call you this backing your friends?_’ _Henry IV._, Part I., Act II.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading ‘_Call you this backing your friends?_’ _Henry IV._, Part I., Act II.
a university in England
From this reading _Cutter of Coleman Street._ _The Guardian_ acted at Cambridge in 1641 and printed in 1650, afterwards re-written and produced at Lincoln’s Inn Fields as ‘Cutter of Coleman Street’ in 1661.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Cutter of Coleman Street._ _The Guardian_ acted at Cambridge in 1641 and printed in 1650, afterwards re-written and produced at Lincoln’s Inn Fields as ‘Cutter of Coleman Street’ in 1661.
someone who cuts or carves stone
From this reading _Cutter of Coleman Street._ _The Guardian_ acted at Cambridge in 1641 and printed in 1650, afterwards re-written and produced at Lincoln’s Inn Fields as ‘Cutter of Coleman Street’ in 1661.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading _Cutter of Coleman Street._ _The Guardian_ acted at Cambridge in 1641 and printed in 1650, afterwards re-written and produced at Lincoln’s Inn Fields as ‘Cutter of Coleman Street’ in 1661.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading ‘_Call you this backing your friends?_’ _Henry IV._, Part I., Act II.
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading _Cutter of Coleman Street._ _The Guardian_ acted at Cambridge in 1641 and printed in 1650, afterwards re-written and produced at Lincoln’s Inn Fields as ‘Cutter of Coleman Street’ in 1661.
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 ‘_Call you this backing your friends?_’ _Henry IV._, Part I., Act II.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘_Call you this backing your friends?_’ _Henry IV._, Part I., Act II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading ‘_Call you this backing your friends?_’ _Henry IV._, Part I., Act II.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Cutter of Coleman Street._ _The Guardian_ acted at Cambridge in 1641 and printed in 1650, afterwards re-written and produced at Lincoln’s Inn Fields as ‘Cutter of Coleman Street’ in 1661.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading _Cutter of Coleman Street._ _The Guardian_ acted at Cambridge in 1641 and printed in 1650, afterwards re-written and produced at Lincoln’s Inn Fields as ‘Cutter of Coleman Street’ in 1661.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading ‘_Call you this backing your friends?_’ _Henry IV._, Part I., Act II.
possessive form of “lincoln” — 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading _Cutter of Coleman Street._ _The Guardian_ acted at Cambridge in 1641 and printed in 1650, afterwards re-written and produced at Lincoln’s Inn Fields as ‘Cutter of Coleman Street’ in 1661.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Cutter of Coleman Street._ _The Guardian_ acted at Cambridge in 1641 and printed in 1650, afterwards re-written and produced at Lincoln’s Inn Fields as ‘Cutter of Coleman Street’ in 1661.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading ‘_Call you this backing your friends?_’ _Henry IV._, Part I., Act II.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading _Cutter of Coleman Street._ _The Guardian_ acted at Cambridge in 1641 and printed in 1650, afterwards re-written and produced at Lincoln’s Inn Fields as ‘Cutter of Coleman Street’ in 1661.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading _Cutter of Coleman Street._ _The Guardian_ acted at Cambridge in 1641 and printed in 1650, afterwards re-written and produced at Lincoln’s Inn Fields as ‘Cutter of Coleman Street’ in 1661.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Cutter of Coleman Street._ _The Guardian_ acted at Cambridge in 1641 and printed in 1650, afterwards re-written and produced at Lincoln’s Inn Fields as ‘Cutter of Coleman Street’ in 1661.
a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite
From this reading Sc.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading _Cutter of Coleman Street._ _The Guardian_ acted at Cambridge in 1641 and printed in 1650, afterwards re-written and produced at Lincoln’s Inn Fields as ‘Cutter of Coleman Street’ in 1661.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Cutter of Coleman Street._ _The Guardian_ acted at Cambridge in 1641 and printed in 1650, afterwards re-written and produced at Lincoln’s Inn Fields as ‘Cutter of Coleman Street’ in 1661.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘_Call you this backing your friends?_’ _Henry IV._, Part I., Act II.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘_Call you this backing your friends?_’ _Henry IV._, Part I., Act II.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘_Call you this backing your friends?_’ _Henry IV._, Part I., Act II.
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