Chapter 16 of Life of Johnson, Volume 4 1780-1784 is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Life of Johnson, Volume 4 1780-1784 is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'I have sent Philips, with his Epitaphs, to be inserted. The fragment of a preface is hardly worth the impression, but that we may seem to do something. It may be added to the _Life of Philips_. The Latin page is to be added to the _Life of Smith_. I shall be at home to revise the two sheets of Milton.
Chapter 16 of Life of Johnson, Volume 4 1780-1784 is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “epitaph” — an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
From this reading “'I have sent Philips, with his Epitaphs, to be inserted.”
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading “The fragment of a preface is hardly worth the impression, but that we may seem to do something.”
past form of “insert” — put or introduce into something
From this reading “'I have sent Philips, with his Epitaphs, to be inserted.”
English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
From this reading “I shall be at home to revise the two sheets of Milton.”
plural of “philip” — Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “'I have sent Philips, with his Epitaphs, to be inserted.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “The fragment of a preface is hardly worth the impression, but that we may seem to do something.”
make revisions in
From this reading “I shall be at home to revise the two sheets of Milton.”
plural of “sheet” — any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading “I shall be at home to revise the two sheets of Milton.”
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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 The fragment of a preface is hardly worth the impression, but that we may seem to do something.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading It may be added to the _Life of Philips_.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I shall be at home to revise the two sheets of Milton.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'I have sent Philips, with his Epitaphs, to be inserted.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The fragment of a preface is hardly worth the impression, but that we may seem to do something.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The fragment of a preface is hardly worth the impression, but that we may seem to do something.
plural of “epitaph” — an inscription on a tombstone or monument in memory of the person buried there
From this reading 'I have sent Philips, with his Epitaphs, to be inserted.
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading The fragment of a preface is hardly worth the impression, but that we may seem to do something.
only a very short time before
From this reading The fragment of a preface is hardly worth the impression, but that we may seem to do something.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'I have sent Philips, with his Epitaphs, to be inserted.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'I have sent Philips, with his Epitaphs, to be inserted.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I shall be at home to revise the two sheets of Milton.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I have sent Philips, with his Epitaphs, to be inserted.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading The fragment of a preface is hardly worth the impression, but that we may seem to do something.
past form of “insert” — put or introduce into something
From this reading 'I have sent Philips, with his Epitaphs, to be inserted.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fragment of a preface is hardly worth the impression, but that we may seem to do something.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may be added to the _Life of Philips_.
of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language
From this reading The Latin page is to be added to the _Life of Smith_.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It may be added to the _Life of Philips_.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The fragment of a preface is hardly worth the impression, but that we may seem to do something.
English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
From this reading I shall be at home to revise the two sheets of Milton.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fragment of a preface is hardly worth the impression, but that we may seem to do something.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading The Latin page is to be added to the _Life of Smith_.
plural of “philip” — Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading 'I have sent Philips, with his Epitaphs, to be inserted.
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading The fragment of a preface is hardly worth the impression, but that we may seem to do something.
make revisions in
From this reading I shall be at home to revise the two sheets of Milton.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The fragment of a preface is hardly worth the impression, but that we may seem to do something.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading 'I have sent Philips, with his Epitaphs, to be inserted.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall be at home to revise the two sheets of Milton.
plural of “sheet” — any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading I shall be at home to revise the two sheets of Milton.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading The Latin page is to be added to the _Life of Smith_.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The fragment of a preface is hardly worth the impression, but that we may seem to do something.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fragment of a preface is hardly worth the impression, but that we may seem to do something.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fragment of a preface is hardly worth the impression, but that we may seem to do something.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'I have sent Philips, with his Epitaphs, to be inserted.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I shall be at home to revise the two sheets of Milton.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The fragment of a preface is hardly worth the impression, but that we may seem to do something.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'I have sent Philips, with his Epitaphs, to be inserted.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading The fragment of a preface is hardly worth the impression, but that we may seem to do something.
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