Chapter 26 of The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 08 (of 12) is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 26 of The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 08 (of 12) is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
290. ‘_Proud to die_,’ _etc._ _The Duke of Milan_, Act V. Sc. 2. ‘_Some widow’s curse_,’ _etc._ See _ante_, note to p. 274.
Chapter 26 of The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 08 (of 12) is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “‘_Proud to die_,’ _etc._ _The Duke of Milan_, Act V. Sc.”
(poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “‘_Proud to die_,’ _etc._ _The Duke of Milan_, Act V. Sc.”
the capital of Lombardy in northern Italy; has been an international center of trade and industry since the Middle Ages
a brief written record
From this reading “‘_Some widow’s curse_,’ _etc._ See _ante_, note to p.”
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
possessive form of “widow” — a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
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From this reading 2.
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From this reading 274.
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From this reading 290.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading ‘_Proud to die_,’ _etc._ _The Duke of Milan_, Act V. Sc.
(poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
From this reading ‘_Some widow’s curse_,’ _etc._ See _ante_, note to p.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading ‘_Some widow’s curse_,’ _etc._ See _ante_, note to p.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading ‘_Proud to die_,’ _etc._ _The Duke of Milan_, Act V. Sc.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading ‘_Proud to die_,’ _etc._ _The Duke of Milan_, Act V. Sc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘_Proud to die_,’ _etc._ _The Duke of Milan_, Act V. Sc.
the capital of Lombardy in northern Italy; has been an international center of trade and industry since the Middle Ages
From this reading ‘_Proud to die_,’ _etc._ _The Duke of Milan_, Act V. Sc.
a brief written record
From this reading ‘_Some widow’s curse_,’ _etc._ See _ante_, note to p.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘_Proud to die_,’ _etc._ _The Duke of Milan_, Act V. Sc.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading ‘_Some widow’s curse_,’ _etc._ See _ante_, note to p.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading ‘_Proud to die_,’ _etc._ _The Duke of Milan_, Act V. Sc.
a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite
From this reading ‘_Proud to die_,’ _etc._ _The Duke of Milan_, Act V. Sc.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading ‘_Some widow’s curse_,’ _etc._ See _ante_, note to p.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading ‘_Some widow’s curse_,’ _etc._ See _ante_, note to p.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘_Proud to die_,’ _etc._ _The Duke of Milan_, Act V. Sc.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘_Proud to die_,’ _etc._ _The Duke of Milan_, Act V. Sc.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading ‘_Proud to die_,’ _etc._ _The Duke of Milan_, Act V. Sc.
possessive form of “widow” — a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading ‘_Some widow’s curse_,’ _etc._ See _ante_, note to p.
Chapter 26 of The Collected Works of William Hazlitt, Vol. 08 (of 12) by William Hazlitt holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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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