Chapter 5 of Life of Johnson, Volume 4 1780-1784 is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Life of Johnson, Volume 4 1780-1784 is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'I am pleased with your account of Easter[478]. We shall meet, I hope in Autumn, both well and both cheerful; and part each the better for the other's company. 'Make my compliments to Mrs. Boswell, and to the young charmers. 'I am, &c. 'SAM.
Chapter 5 of Life of Johnson, Volume 4 1780-1784 is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading “We shall meet, I hope in Autumn, both well and both cheerful; and part each the better for the other's company.”
Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795)
From this reading “'Make my compliments to Mrs. Boswell, and to the young charmers.”
plural of “charmer” — someone with an assured and ingratiating manner
From this reading “'Make my compliments to Mrs. Boswell, and to the young charmers.”
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading “We shall meet, I hope in Autumn, both well and both cheerful; and part each the better for the other's company.”
(usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare
From this reading “'Make my compliments to Mrs. Boswell, and to the young charmers.”
a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
From this reading “'I am pleased with your account of Easter[478].”
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading “'I am pleased with your account of Easter[478].”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “'SAM.”
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From this reading 'I am pleased with your account of Easter[478].
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading 'I am pleased with your account of Easter[478].
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'I am pleased with your account of Easter[478].
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We shall meet, I hope in Autumn, both well and both cheerful; and part each the better for the other's company.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading We shall meet, I hope in Autumn, both well and both cheerful; and part each the better for the other's company.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading We shall meet, I hope in Autumn, both well and both cheerful; and part each the better for the other's company.
Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795)
From this reading 'Make my compliments to Mrs. Boswell, and to the young charmers.
the two together, not just one
From this reading We shall meet, I hope in Autumn, both well and both cheerful; and part each the better for the other's company.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading 'I am, &c.
plural of “charmer” — someone with an assured and ingratiating manner
From this reading 'Make my compliments to Mrs. Boswell, and to the young charmers.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading We shall meet, I hope in Autumn, both well and both cheerful; and part each the better for the other's company.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading We shall meet, I hope in Autumn, both well and both cheerful; and part each the better for the other's company.
(usually plural) a polite expression of desire for someone's welfare
From this reading 'Make my compliments to Mrs. Boswell, and to the young charmers.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading We shall meet, I hope in Autumn, both well and both cheerful; and part each the better for the other's company.
a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
From this reading 'I am pleased with your account of Easter[478].
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We shall meet, I hope in Autumn, both well and both cheerful; and part each the better for the other's company.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading We shall meet, I hope in Autumn, both well and both cheerful; and part each the better for the other's company.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I am pleased with your account of Easter[478].
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We shall meet, I hope in Autumn, both well and both cheerful; and part each the better for the other's company.
engage in
From this reading 'Make my compliments to Mrs. Boswell, and to the young charmers.
come together
From this reading We shall meet, I hope in Autumn, both well and both cheerful; and part each the better for the other's company.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading 'Make my compliments to Mrs. Boswell, and to the young charmers.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Make my compliments to Mrs. Boswell, and to the young charmers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'I am pleased with your account of Easter[478].
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We shall meet, I hope in Autumn, both well and both cheerful; and part each the better for the other's company.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading We shall meet, I hope in Autumn, both well and both cheerful; and part each the better for the other's company.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading 'I am pleased with your account of Easter[478].
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading 'SAM.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall meet, I hope in Autumn, both well and both cheerful; and part each the better for the other's company.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We shall meet, I hope in Autumn, both well and both cheerful; and part each the better for the other's company.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Make my compliments to Mrs. Boswell, and to the young charmers.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall meet, I hope in Autumn, both well and both cheerful; and part each the better for the other's company.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading We shall meet, I hope in Autumn, both well and both cheerful; and part each the better for the other's company.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'I am pleased with your account of Easter[478].
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading 'Make my compliments to Mrs. Boswell, and to the young charmers.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I am pleased with your account of Easter[478].
Chapter 5 of Life of Johnson, Volume 4 1780-1784 by James Boswell holds 387 sentences, grouped into 78 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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