Chapter 4 of The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke — Vol. 01 is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke — Vol. 01 is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I. Of Words 246 II. The Common Effect of Poetry, not by raising Ideas of Things 246 III. General Words before Ideas 249 IV. The Effect of Words 250 V. Examples that Words may affect without raising Images 252 VI. Poetry not strictly an Imitative Art 257 VII.
Chapter 4 of The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke — Vol. 01 is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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have an effect upon
From this reading “The Effect of Words 250 V. Examples that Words may affect without raising Images 252 VI.”
plural of “example” — an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading “The Effect of Words 250 V. Examples that Words may affect without raising Images 252 VI.”
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “The Common Effect of Poetry, not by raising Ideas of Things 246 III.”
plural of “image” — an iconic mental representation
From this reading “The Effect of Words 250 V. Examples that Words may affect without raising Images 252 VI.”
marked by or given to imitation
From this reading “Poetry not strictly an Imitative Art 257 VII.”
literature in metrical form
From this reading “The Common Effect of Poetry, not by raising Ideas of Things 246 III.”
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading “The Common Effect of Poetry, not by raising Ideas of Things 246 III.”
restricted to something
From this reading “Poetry not strictly an Imitative Art 257 VII.”
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From this reading I. Of Words 246 II.
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From this reading General Words before Ideas 249 IV.
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From this reading The Effect of Words 250 V. Examples that Words may affect without raising Images 252 VI.
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From this reading The Effect of Words 250 V. Examples that Words may affect without raising Images 252 VI.
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From this reading Poetry not strictly an Imitative Art 257 VII.
have an effect upon
From this reading The Effect of Words 250 V. Examples that Words may affect without raising Images 252 VI.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Poetry not strictly an Imitative Art 257 VII.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Poetry not strictly an Imitative Art 257 VII.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading General Words before Ideas 249 IV.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Common Effect of Poetry, not by raising Ideas of Things 246 III.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading The Common Effect of Poetry, not by raising Ideas of Things 246 III.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The Common Effect of Poetry, not by raising Ideas of Things 246 III.
plural of “example” — an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading The Effect of Words 250 V. Examples that Words may affect without raising Images 252 VI.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading General Words before Ideas 249 IV.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. Of Words 246 II.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The Common Effect of Poetry, not by raising Ideas of Things 246 III.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I. Of Words 246 II.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The Common Effect of Poetry, not by raising Ideas of Things 246 III.
plural of “image” — an iconic mental representation
From this reading The Effect of Words 250 V. Examples that Words may affect without raising Images 252 VI.
marked by or given to imitation
From this reading Poetry not strictly an Imitative Art 257 VII.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading General Words before Ideas 249 IV.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The Effect of Words 250 V. Examples that Words may affect without raising Images 252 VI.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Common Effect of Poetry, not by raising Ideas of Things 246 III.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I. Of Words 246 II.
literature in metrical form
From this reading The Common Effect of Poetry, not by raising Ideas of Things 246 III.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading The Common Effect of Poetry, not by raising Ideas of Things 246 III.
restricted to something
From this reading Poetry not strictly an Imitative Art 257 VII.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Effect of Words 250 V. Examples that Words may affect without raising Images 252 VI.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Common Effect of Poetry, not by raising Ideas of Things 246 III.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The Common Effect of Poetry, not by raising Ideas of Things 246 III.
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 The Effect of Words 250 V. Examples that Words may affect without raising Images 252 VI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading The Effect of Words 250 V. Examples that Words may affect without raising Images 252 VI.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Poetry not strictly an Imitative Art 257 VII.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The Effect of Words 250 V. Examples that Words may affect without raising Images 252 VI.
the words that are spoken
From this reading I. Of Words 246 II.
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