Chapter 35 of Life of Johnson, Volume 1 1709-1765 is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 35 of Life of Johnson, Volume 1 1709-1765 is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[1340] See _ante_, p. 394, note 2. [1341] _Letters written from Leverpoole, Chester, Corke, &c.,_ by Samuel Derrick, 1767. [1342] _Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, 3rd ed. p. 104 [Aug.
Chapter 35 of Life of Johnson, Volume 1 1709-1765 is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “104 [Aug.”
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading “[1341] _Letters written from Leverpoole, Chester, Corke, &c.,_ by Samuel Derrick, 1767.”
a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered
From this reading “[1341] _Letters written from Leverpoole, Chester, Corke, &c.,_ by Samuel Derrick, 1767.”
a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland
From this reading “[1342] _Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, 3rd ed. p.”
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading “[1341] _Letters written from Leverpoole, Chester, Corke, &c.,_ by Samuel Derrick, 1767.”
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading “[1342] _Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, 3rd ed. p.”
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From this reading 104 [Aug.
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From this reading [1340] See _ante_, p.
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From this reading [1341] _Letters written from Leverpoole, Chester, Corke, &c.,_ by Samuel Derrick, 1767.
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From this reading [1342] _Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, 3rd ed. p.
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From this reading [1341] _Letters written from Leverpoole, Chester, Corke, &c.,_ by Samuel Derrick, 1767.
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From this reading 394, note 2.
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From this reading 394, note 2.
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From this reading [1342] _Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, 3rd ed. p.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [1342] _Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, 3rd ed. p.
(poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
From this reading [1340] See _ante_, p.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading 104 [Aug.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading [1341] _Letters written from Leverpoole, Chester, Corke, &c.,_ by Samuel Derrick, 1767.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading [1341] _Letters written from Leverpoole, Chester, Corke, &c.,_ by Samuel Derrick, 1767.
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading [1341] _Letters written from Leverpoole, Chester, Corke, &c.,_ by Samuel Derrick, 1767.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [1341] _Letters written from Leverpoole, Chester, Corke, &c.,_ by Samuel Derrick, 1767.
a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered
From this reading [1341] _Letters written from Leverpoole, Chester, Corke, &c.,_ by Samuel Derrick, 1767.
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading [1342] _Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, 3rd ed. p.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading [1341] _Letters written from Leverpoole, Chester, Corke, &c.,_ by Samuel Derrick, 1767.
a group of more than 500 islands off the western coast of Scotland
From this reading [1342] _Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, 3rd ed. p.
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading [1342] _Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, 3rd ed. p.
the literary culture
From this reading [1341] _Letters written from Leverpoole, Chester, Corke, &c.,_ by Samuel Derrick, 1767.
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From this reading [1341] _Letters written from Leverpoole, Chester, Corke, &c.,_ by Samuel Derrick, 1767.
a brief written record
From this reading 394, note 2.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [1342] _Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, 3rd ed. p.
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 [1340] See _ante_, p.
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading [1341] _Letters written from Leverpoole, Chester, Corke, &c.,_ by Samuel Derrick, 1767.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading [1340] See _ante_, p.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [1342] _Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, 3rd ed. p.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [1342] _Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, 3rd ed. p.
a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area
From this reading [1342] _Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, 3rd ed. p.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading [1341] _Letters written from Leverpoole, Chester, Corke, &c.,_ by Samuel Derrick, 1767.
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