129
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From this reading 129.
1780
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From this reading See _post_, 1780, in Mr. Langton's _Collection_ for Johnson's study of Low Dutch.
768
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From this reading [768] _Pr. and Med_. p.
769
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From this reading [769] 'Those that laugh at the portentous glare of a comet, and hear a crow with equal tranquillity from the right or left, will yet talk of times and situations proper for intellectual performances,' &c.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading [769] 'Those that laugh at the portentous glare of a comet, and hear a crow with equal tranquillity from the right or left, will yet talk of times and situations proper for intellectual performances,' &c.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [768] _Pr. and Med_. p.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading [769] 'Those that laugh at the portentous glare of a comet, and hear a crow with equal tranquillity from the right or left, will yet talk of times and situations proper for intellectual performances,' &c.
BOSWELLnounUS /ˈbɑːzwel/
Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795)
From this reading BOSWELL.
cnounUS /siː/
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading [769] 'Those that laugh at the portentous glare of a comet, and hear a crow with equal tranquillity from the right or left, will yet talk of times and situations proper for intellectual performances,' &c.
CollectionnounUS /kəˈlekʃən/
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
From this reading See _post_, 1780, in Mr. Langton's _Collection_ for Johnson's study of Low Dutch.
cometnounUS /ˈkɑːmət/
(astronomy) a relatively small extraterrestrial body consisting of a frozen mass that travels around the sun in a highly elliptical orbit
From this reading [769] 'Those that laugh at the portentous glare of a comet, and hear a crow with equal tranquillity from the right or left, will yet talk of times and situations proper for intellectual performances,' &c.
crowverbUS /kroʊ/
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading [769] 'Those that laugh at the portentous glare of a comet, and hear a crow with equal tranquillity from the right or left, will yet talk of times and situations proper for intellectual performances,' &c.
DutchadjectiveUS /dʌtʃ/
of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture
From this reading See _post_, 1780, in Mr. Langton's _Collection_ for Johnson's study of Low Dutch.
equalverbUS /ˈiːkwəl/
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading [769] 'Those that laugh at the portentous glare of a comet, and hear a crow with equal tranquillity from the right or left, will yet talk of times and situations proper for intellectual performances,' &c.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading See _post_, 1780, in Mr. Langton's _Collection_ for Johnson's study of Low Dutch.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading [769] 'Those that laugh at the portentous glare of a comet, and hear a crow with equal tranquillity from the right or left, will yet talk of times and situations proper for intellectual performances,' &c.
glarenounUS /ɡler/
a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted
From this reading [769] 'Those that laugh at the portentous glare of a comet, and hear a crow with equal tranquillity from the right or left, will yet talk of times and situations proper for intellectual performances,' &c.
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading [769] 'Those that laugh at the portentous glare of a comet, and hear a crow with equal tranquillity from the right or left, will yet talk of times and situations proper for intellectual performances,' &c.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading See _post_, 1780, in Mr. Langton's _Collection_ for Johnson's study of Low Dutch.
intellectualadjectiveUS /ˌɪntəˈlektʃuːəl/
of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
From this reading [769] 'Those that laugh at the portentous glare of a comet, and hear a crow with equal tranquillity from the right or left, will yet talk of times and situations proper for intellectual performances,' &c.
Johnson'snounUS /ˈdʒɑːnsənz/
possessive form of “johnson” — English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading See _post_, 1780, in Mr. Langton's _Collection_ for Johnson's study of Low Dutch.
Langton's
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From this reading See _post_, 1780, in Mr. Langton's _Collection_ for Johnson's study of Low Dutch.
laughnounUS /læf/
the sound of laughing
From this reading [769] 'Those that laugh at the portentous glare of a comet, and hear a crow with equal tranquillity from the right or left, will yet talk of times and situations proper for intellectual performances,' &c.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading [769] 'Those that laugh at the portentous glare of a comet, and hear a crow with equal tranquillity from the right or left, will yet talk of times and situations proper for intellectual performances,' &c.
LowadjectiveUS /loʊ/
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading See _post_, 1780, in Mr. Langton's _Collection_ for Johnson's study of Low Dutch.
MednounUS /med/
a master's degree in education
From this reading [768] _Pr. and Med_. p.
MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/
a form of address for a man
From this reading See _post_, 1780, in Mr. Langton's _Collection_ for Johnson's study of Low Dutch.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading See _post_, 1780, in Mr. Langton's _Collection_ for Johnson's study of Low Dutch.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading [769] 'Those that laugh at the portentous glare of a comet, and hear a crow with equal tranquillity from the right or left, will yet talk of times and situations proper for intellectual performances,' &c.
pnounUS /piː/
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 [768] _Pr. and Med_. p.
performancesnounUS /pərˈfɔːrmənsəz/
plural of “performance” — a dramatic or musical entertainment
From this reading [769] 'Those that laugh at the portentous glare of a comet, and hear a crow with equal tranquillity from the right or left, will yet talk of times and situations proper for intellectual performances,' &c.
portentousadjectiveUS /pɔːrˈtentəs/
of momentous or ominous significance
From this reading [769] 'Those that laugh at the portentous glare of a comet, and hear a crow with equal tranquillity from the right or left, will yet talk of times and situations proper for intellectual performances,' &c.
postverbUS /poʊst/
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading See _post_, 1780, in Mr. Langton's _Collection_ for Johnson's study of Low Dutch.
PrnounUS /ˈpiːˈɑːr/
a soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an ion-exchange process
From this reading [768] _Pr. and Med_. p.
properadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːpər/
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading [769] 'Those that laugh at the portentous glare of a comet, and hear a crow with equal tranquillity from the right or left, will yet talk of times and situations proper for intellectual performances,' &c.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading [769] 'Those that laugh at the portentous glare of a comet, and hear a crow with equal tranquillity from the right or left, will yet talk of times and situations proper for intellectual performances,' &c.
SeeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See _post_, 1780, in Mr. Langton's _Collection_ for Johnson's study of Low Dutch.
situationsnounUS /ˌsɪtʃuːˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “situation” — the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading [769] 'Those that laugh at the portentous glare of a comet, and hear a crow with equal tranquillity from the right or left, will yet talk of times and situations proper for intellectual performances,' &c.
studynounUS /ˈstʌdi/
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading See _post_, 1780, in Mr. Langton's _Collection_ for Johnson's study of Low Dutch.
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading [769] 'Those that laugh at the portentous glare of a comet, and hear a crow with equal tranquillity from the right or left, will yet talk of times and situations proper for intellectual performances,' &c.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading [769] 'Those that laugh at the portentous glare of a comet, and hear a crow with equal tranquillity from the right or left, will yet talk of times and situations proper for intellectual performances,' &c.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [769] 'Those that laugh at the portentous glare of a comet, and hear a crow with equal tranquillity from the right or left, will yet talk of times and situations proper for intellectual performances,' &c.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading [769] 'Those that laugh at the portentous glare of a comet, and hear a crow with equal tranquillity from the right or left, will yet talk of times and situations proper for intellectual performances,' &c.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading [769] 'Those that laugh at the portentous glare of a comet, and hear a crow with equal tranquillity from the right or left, will yet talk of times and situations proper for intellectual performances,' &c.
tranquillitynounUS /træŋˈkwɪlɪti/
an untroubled state; free from disturbances
From this reading [769] 'Those that laugh at the portentous glare of a comet, and hear a crow with equal tranquillity from the right or left, will yet talk of times and situations proper for intellectual performances,' &c.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading [769] 'Those that laugh at the portentous glare of a comet, and hear a crow with equal tranquillity from the right or left, will yet talk of times and situations proper for intellectual performances,' &c.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading [769] 'Those that laugh at the portentous glare of a comet, and hear a crow with equal tranquillity from the right or left, will yet talk of times and situations proper for intellectual performances,' &c.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading [769] 'Those that laugh at the portentous glare of a comet, and hear a crow with equal tranquillity from the right or left, will yet talk of times and situations proper for intellectual performances,' &c.
