Chapter 12 of Dr. Johnson's Works — Volume 1 is here in full — 367 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Dr. Johnson's Works — Volume 1 is here in full — 367 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Br. 162. Hic, aurum ut reperit, laqueum abjicit; alter ut aurum Non reperit, nectit quem reperit, laqueum. Br. 167.
Chapter 12 of Dr. Johnson's Works — Volume 1 is here in full — 367 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “Hic, aurum ut reperit, laqueum abjicit; alter ut aurum Non reperit, nectit quem reperit, laqueum.”
negation of a word or group of words
From this reading “Hic, aurum ut reperit, laqueum abjicit; alter ut aurum Non reperit, nectit quem reperit, laqueum.”
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From this reading 162.
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From this reading 167.
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From this reading Hic, aurum ut reperit, laqueum abjicit; alter ut aurum Non reperit, nectit quem reperit, laqueum.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Hic, aurum ut reperit, laqueum abjicit; alter ut aurum Non reperit, nectit quem reperit, laqueum.
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From this reading Hic, aurum ut reperit, laqueum abjicit; alter ut aurum Non reperit, nectit quem reperit, laqueum.
a nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water
From this reading Br.
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From this reading Hic, aurum ut reperit, laqueum abjicit; alter ut aurum Non reperit, nectit quem reperit, laqueum.
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From this reading Hic, aurum ut reperit, laqueum abjicit; alter ut aurum Non reperit, nectit quem reperit, laqueum.
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From this reading Hic, aurum ut reperit, laqueum abjicit; alter ut aurum Non reperit, nectit quem reperit, laqueum.
negation of a word or group of words
From this reading Hic, aurum ut reperit, laqueum abjicit; alter ut aurum Non reperit, nectit quem reperit, laqueum.
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From this reading Hic, aurum ut reperit, laqueum abjicit; alter ut aurum Non reperit, nectit quem reperit, laqueum.
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From this reading Hic, aurum ut reperit, laqueum abjicit; alter ut aurum Non reperit, nectit quem reperit, laqueum.
the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere
From this reading Hic, aurum ut reperit, laqueum abjicit; alter ut aurum Non reperit, nectit quem reperit, laqueum.
Chapter 12 of Dr. Johnson's Works — Volume 1 by Samuel Johnson holds 367 sentences, grouped into 74 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.
Chapter 12 holds 367 sentences of Dr. Johnson's Works — Volume 1, unabridged, divided into 74 reading sections.
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