Chapter 9 of Life of Johnson, Volume 3 1776-1780 is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Life of Johnson, Volume 3 1776-1780 is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The harvest is abundant, and the weather _à la merveille_. No season ever was finer.' _Ib_. p. 360. In this month of March, 1778, wheat was selling at 5s.
Chapter 9 of Life of Johnson, Volume 3 1776-1780 is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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present in great quantity
From this reading “The harvest is abundant, and the weather _à la merveille_.”
(comparative of “fine”) greater in quality or excellence
From this reading “No season ever was finer.'”
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading “The harvest is abundant, and the weather _à la merveille_.”
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “In this month of March, 1778, wheat was selling at 5s.”
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading “No season ever was finer.'”
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
From this reading “In this month of March, 1778, wheat was selling at 5s.”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “The harvest is abundant, and the weather _à la merveille_.”
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
From this reading “In this month of March, 1778, wheat was selling at 5s.”
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From this reading 360.
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From this reading In this month of March, 1778, wheat was selling at 5s.
present in great quantity
From this reading The harvest is abundant, and the weather _à la merveille_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The harvest is abundant, and the weather _à la merveille_.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In this month of March, 1778, wheat was selling at 5s.
at any time
From this reading No season ever was finer.'
(comparative of “fine”) greater in quality or excellence
From this reading No season ever was finer.'
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading The harvest is abundant, and the weather _à la merveille_.
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From this reading _Ib_. p.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In this month of March, 1778, wheat was selling at 5s.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The harvest is abundant, and the weather _à la merveille_.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading The harvest is abundant, and the weather _à la merveille_.
march in a procession
From this reading In this month of March, 1778, wheat was selling at 5s.
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From this reading The harvest is abundant, and the weather _à la merveille_.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading In this month of March, 1778, wheat was selling at 5s.
not any; not one
From this reading No season ever was finer.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In this month of March, 1778, wheat was selling at 5s.
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 _Ib_. p.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading In this month of March, 1778, wheat was selling at 5s.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading No season ever was finer.'
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
From this reading In this month of March, 1778, wheat was selling at 5s.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The harvest is abundant, and the weather _à la merveille_.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In this month of March, 1778, wheat was selling at 5s.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No season ever was finer.'
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The harvest is abundant, and the weather _à la merveille_.
annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
From this reading In this month of March, 1778, wheat was selling at 5s.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The harvest is abundant, and the weather _à la merveille_.
Chapter 9 of Life of Johnson, Volume 3 1776-1780 by James Boswell holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 9 holds 415 sentences of Life of Johnson, Volume 3 1776-1780, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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