Chapter XXIII
Chapter 23
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'February 18, 1777.' 'SAM. JOHNSON.' 'To DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON.
Boswell's Life of Johnson Abridged and
Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23
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'February
18,
1777.'
'SAM.
JOHNSON.'
'To
DR.
SAMUEL
JOHNSON.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Boswell's Life of Johnson Abridged and
Chapter XXIII · Chapter 23
Chapter 23 of Boswell's Life of Johnson Abridged and is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/52 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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'February
18,
1777.'
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'SAM.
/sæm/
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JOHNSON.'
/ˈdʒɑːnsən/
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'To
DR.
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SAMUEL
JOHNSON.
/ˈsæmjuːl ˈdʒɑːnsən/
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
February
noun
US /ˈfebjəweri/
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading “'February 18, 1777.'”
johnson
noun
US /ˈdʒɑːnsən/
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading “JOHNSON.'”
sam
noun
US /sæm/
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “'SAM.”
samuel
noun
US /ˈsæmjuːl/
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading “SAMUEL JOHNSON.”
All words in this reading · 8
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1777
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'February 18, 1777.'
18
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'February 18, 1777.'
DR
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From this reading 'To DR.
FebruarynounUS /ˈfebjəweri/
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading 'February 18, 1777.'
JOHNSONnounUS /ˈdʒɑːnsən/
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading JOHNSON.'
SAMnounUS /sæm/
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading 'SAM.
SAMUELnounUS /ˈsæmjuːl/
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading SAMUEL JOHNSON.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'To DR.
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