Chapter 17 of Life of Johnson — Volume 5 is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 17 of Life of Johnson — Volume 5 is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SEPTEMBER 16. We went to Hagley, where we were disappointed of the respect and kindness that we expected[1240]. SEPTEMBER 17. We saw the house and park, which equalled my expectation. The house is one square mass.
Chapter 17 of Life of Johnson — Volume 5 is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading “We went to Hagley, where we were disappointed of the respect and kindness that we expected[1240].”
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading “We saw the house and park, which equalled my expectation.”
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading “We went to Hagley, where we were disappointed of the respect and kindness that we expected[1240].”
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading “The house is one square mass.”
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading “We saw the house and park, which equalled my expectation.”
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading “We went to Hagley, where we were disappointed of the respect and kindness that we expected[1240].”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “SEPTEMBER 16.”
make square
From this reading “The house is one square mass.”
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From this reading We went to Hagley, where we were disappointed of the respect and kindness that we expected[1240].
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SEPTEMBER 16.
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From this reading SEPTEMBER 17.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We went to Hagley, where we were disappointed of the respect and kindness that we expected[1240].
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading We went to Hagley, where we were disappointed of the respect and kindness that we expected[1240].
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We saw the house and park, which equalled my expectation.
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading We saw the house and park, which equalled my expectation.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading We went to Hagley, where we were disappointed of the respect and kindness that we expected[1240].
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We went to Hagley, where we were disappointed of the respect and kindness that we expected[1240].
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading We saw the house and park, which equalled my expectation.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The house is one square mass.
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading We went to Hagley, where we were disappointed of the respect and kindness that we expected[1240].
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading The house is one square mass.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We saw the house and park, which equalled my expectation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We went to Hagley, where we were disappointed of the respect and kindness that we expected[1240].
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The house is one square mass.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading We saw the house and park, which equalled my expectation.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading We went to Hagley, where we were disappointed of the respect and kindness that we expected[1240].
cut with a saw
From this reading We saw the house and park, which equalled my expectation.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading SEPTEMBER 16.
make square
From this reading The house is one square mass.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We went to Hagley, where we were disappointed of the respect and kindness that we expected[1240].
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We went to Hagley, where we were disappointed of the respect and kindness that we expected[1240].
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We went to Hagley, where we were disappointed of the respect and kindness that we expected[1240].
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We went to Hagley, where we were disappointed of the respect and kindness that we expected[1240].
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We went to Hagley, where we were disappointed of the respect and kindness that we expected[1240].
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We went to Hagley, where we were disappointed of the respect and kindness that we expected[1240].
in or at the place that
From this reading We went to Hagley, where we were disappointed of the respect and kindness that we expected[1240].
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We saw the house and park, which equalled my expectation.
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