Chapter 1 of Life of Johnson, Volume 4 1780-1784 is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Life of Johnson, Volume 4 1780-1784 is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GEORGE BIRKBECK HILL, D.C.L. CONTENTS OF VOL. IV. A. ALTERCATION BETWEEN DR. JOHNSON AND DEAN BARNARD.
Chapter 1 of Life of Johnson, Volume 4 1780-1784 is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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noisy quarrel
From this reading “A. ALTERCATION BETWEEN DR.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “A. ALTERCATION BETWEEN DR.”
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “CONTENTS OF VOL.”
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading “JOHNSON AND DEAN BARNARD.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “GEORGE BIRKBECK HILL, D.C.L.”
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “GEORGE BIRKBECK HILL, D.C.L.”
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading “JOHNSON AND DEAN BARNARD.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A. ALTERCATION BETWEEN DR.
noisy quarrel
From this reading A. ALTERCATION BETWEEN DR.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JOHNSON AND DEAN BARNARD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOHNSON AND DEAN BARNARD.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading A. ALTERCATION BETWEEN DR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GEORGE BIRKBECK HILL, D.C.L.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading GEORGE BIRKBECK HILL, D.C.L.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading CONTENTS OF VOL.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading GEORGE BIRKBECK HILL, D.C.L.
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading JOHNSON AND DEAN BARNARD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A. ALTERCATION BETWEEN DR.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading GEORGE BIRKBECK HILL, D.C.L.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading GEORGE BIRKBECK HILL, D.C.L.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading IV.
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading JOHNSON AND DEAN BARNARD.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading GEORGE BIRKBECK HILL, D.C.L.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONTENTS OF VOL.
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From this reading CONTENTS OF VOL.
Chapter 1 of Life of Johnson, Volume 4 1780-1784 by James Boswell holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
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