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Chapter 1 of The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke — Vol. 01 is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I. Of the Passion caused by the Sublime 130 II. Terror 130 III. Obscurity 132 IV. Of the Difference between Clearness and Obscurity with regard to the Passions 133 [IV.] The Same Subject continued 134 V. Power 138 VI. Privation 146 VII.
Chapter 1 of The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke — Vol. 01 is here in full — 19 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading “I. Of the Passion caused by the Sublime 130 II.”
free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
From this reading “Of the Difference between Clearness and Obscurity with regard to the Passions 133 [IV.] The Same Subject continued 134 V. Power 138 VI.”
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading “Of the Difference between Clearness and Obscurity with regard to the Passions 133 [IV.] The Same Subject continued 134 V. Power 138 VI.”
the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
From this reading “Obscurity 132 IV.”
plural of “passion” — a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading “Of the Difference between Clearness and Obscurity with regard to the Passions 133 [IV.] The Same Subject continued 134 V. Power 138 VI.”
a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “Privation 146 VII.”
inspiring awe
From this reading “I. Of the Passion caused by the Sublime 130 II.”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “Terror 130 III.”
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From this reading I. Of the Passion caused by the Sublime 130 II.
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From this reading Obscurity 132 IV.
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From this reading Of the Difference between Clearness and Obscurity with regard to the Passions 133 [IV.] The Same Subject continued 134 V. Power 138 VI.
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From this reading Of the Difference between Clearness and Obscurity with regard to the Passions 133 [IV.] The Same Subject continued 134 V. Power 138 VI.
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From this reading Of the Difference between Clearness and Obscurity with regard to the Passions 133 [IV.] The Same Subject continued 134 V. Power 138 VI.
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From this reading Privation 146 VII.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of the Difference between Clearness and Obscurity with regard to the Passions 133 [IV.] The Same Subject continued 134 V. Power 138 VI.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Of the Difference between Clearness and Obscurity with regard to the Passions 133 [IV.] The Same Subject continued 134 V. Power 138 VI.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I. Of the Passion caused by the Sublime 130 II.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading I. Of the Passion caused by the Sublime 130 II.
free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
From this reading Of the Difference between Clearness and Obscurity with regard to the Passions 133 [IV.] The Same Subject continued 134 V. Power 138 VI.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Of the Difference between Clearness and Obscurity with regard to the Passions 133 [IV.] The Same Subject continued 134 V. Power 138 VI.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading Of the Difference between Clearness and Obscurity with regard to the Passions 133 [IV.] The Same Subject continued 134 V. Power 138 VI.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. Of the Passion caused by the Sublime 130 II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I. Of the Passion caused by the Sublime 130 II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Terror 130 III.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Obscurity 132 IV.
the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
From this reading Obscurity 132 IV.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I. Of the Passion caused by the Sublime 130 II.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading I. Of the Passion caused by the Sublime 130 II.
plural of “passion” — a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading Of the Difference between Clearness and Obscurity with regard to the Passions 133 [IV.] The Same Subject continued 134 V. Power 138 VI.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Of the Difference between Clearness and Obscurity with regard to the Passions 133 [IV.] The Same Subject continued 134 V. Power 138 VI.
a state of extreme poverty
From this reading Privation 146 VII.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading Of the Difference between Clearness and Obscurity with regard to the Passions 133 [IV.] The Same Subject continued 134 V. Power 138 VI.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Of the Difference between Clearness and Obscurity with regard to the Passions 133 [IV.] The Same Subject continued 134 V. Power 138 VI.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading Of the Difference between Clearness and Obscurity with regard to the Passions 133 [IV.] The Same Subject continued 134 V. Power 138 VI.
inspiring awe
From this reading I. Of the Passion caused by the Sublime 130 II.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Terror 130 III.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I. Of the Passion caused by the Sublime 130 II.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of the Difference between Clearness and Obscurity with regard to the Passions 133 [IV.] The Same Subject continued 134 V. Power 138 VI.
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 Of the Difference between Clearness and Obscurity with regard to the Passions 133 [IV.] The Same Subject continued 134 V. Power 138 VI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Of the Difference between Clearness and Obscurity with regard to the Passions 133 [IV.] The Same Subject continued 134 V. Power 138 VI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Privation 146 VII.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Of the Difference between Clearness and Obscurity with regard to the Passions 133 [IV.] The Same Subject continued 134 V. Power 138 VI.
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