Chapter 23 of Life of Johnson — Volume 5 is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIII
Chapter 23 of Life of Johnson — Volume 5 is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[451] 'Here, in Badenoch, here in Lochaber anon, in Lochiel, in Knoydart, Moydart, Morrer, Ardgower, and Ardnamurchan, Here I see him and here: I see him; anon I lose him.' Clough's _Bothie_, p. 125 [452] See his Latin verses addressed to Dr. Johnson, in this APPENDIX. BOSWELL. [453] See _ante_, ii.
Chapter 23 of Life of Johnson — Volume 5 is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading “125 [452] See his Latin verses addressed to Dr. Johnson, in this APPENDIX.”
at another time
From this reading “[451] 'Here, in Badenoch, here in Lochaber anon, in Lochiel, in Knoydart, Moydart, Morrer, Ardgower, and Ardnamurchan, Here I see him and here: I see him; anon I lose him.'”
(poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book
From this reading “125 [452] See his Latin verses addressed to Dr. Johnson, in this APPENDIX.”
Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795)
From this reading “BOSWELL.”
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading “125 [452] See his Latin verses addressed to Dr. Johnson, in this APPENDIX.”
of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language
From this reading “125 [452] See his Latin verses addressed to Dr. Johnson, in this APPENDIX.”
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading “125 [452] See his Latin verses addressed to Dr. Johnson, in this APPENDIX.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 125 [452] See his Latin verses addressed to Dr. Johnson, in this APPENDIX.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [451] 'Here, in Badenoch, here in Lochaber anon, in Lochiel, in Knoydart, Moydart, Morrer, Ardgower, and Ardnamurchan, Here I see him and here: I see him; anon I lose him.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 125 [452] See his Latin verses addressed to Dr. Johnson, in this APPENDIX.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [453] See _ante_, ii.
(of mail) marked with a destination
From this reading 125 [452] See his Latin verses addressed to Dr. Johnson, in this APPENDIX.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [451] 'Here, in Badenoch, here in Lochaber anon, in Lochiel, in Knoydart, Moydart, Morrer, Ardgower, and Ardnamurchan, Here I see him and here: I see him; anon I lose him.'
at another time
From this reading [451] 'Here, in Badenoch, here in Lochaber anon, in Lochiel, in Knoydart, Moydart, Morrer, Ardgower, and Ardnamurchan, Here I see him and here: I see him; anon I lose him.'
(poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
From this reading [453] See _ante_, ii.
supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book
From this reading 125 [452] See his Latin verses addressed to Dr. Johnson, in this APPENDIX.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [451] 'Here, in Badenoch, here in Lochaber anon, in Lochiel, in Knoydart, Moydart, Morrer, Ardgower, and Ardnamurchan, Here I see him and here: I see him; anon I lose him.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [451] 'Here, in Badenoch, here in Lochaber anon, in Lochiel, in Knoydart, Moydart, Morrer, Ardgower, and Ardnamurchan, Here I see him and here: I see him; anon I lose him.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [451] 'Here, in Badenoch, here in Lochaber anon, in Lochiel, in Knoydart, Moydart, Morrer, Ardgower, and Ardnamurchan, Here I see him and here: I see him; anon I lose him.'
Scottish author noted for his biography of Samuel Johnson (1740-1795)
From this reading BOSWELL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clough's _Bothie_, p.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clough's _Bothie_, p.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 125 [452] See his Latin verses addressed to Dr. Johnson, in this APPENDIX.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading [451] 'Here, in Badenoch, here in Lochaber anon, in Lochiel, in Knoydart, Moydart, Morrer, Ardgower, and Ardnamurchan, Here I see him and here: I see him; anon I lose him.'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading [451] 'Here, in Badenoch, here in Lochaber anon, in Lochiel, in Knoydart, Moydart, Morrer, Ardgower, and Ardnamurchan, Here I see him and here: I see him; anon I lose him.'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 125 [452] See his Latin verses addressed to Dr. Johnson, in this APPENDIX.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [451] 'Here, in Badenoch, here in Lochaber anon, in Lochiel, in Knoydart, Moydart, Morrer, Ardgower, and Ardnamurchan, Here I see him and here: I see him; anon I lose him.'
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading [453] See _ante_, ii.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [451] 'Here, in Badenoch, here in Lochaber anon, in Lochiel, in Knoydart, Moydart, Morrer, Ardgower, and Ardnamurchan, Here I see him and here: I see him; anon I lose him.'
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading 125 [452] See his Latin verses addressed to Dr. Johnson, in this APPENDIX.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [451] 'Here, in Badenoch, here in Lochaber anon, in Lochiel, in Knoydart, Moydart, Morrer, Ardgower, and Ardnamurchan, Here I see him and here: I see him; anon I lose him.'
of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language
From this reading 125 [452] See his Latin verses addressed to Dr. Johnson, in this APPENDIX.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [451] 'Here, in Badenoch, here in Lochaber anon, in Lochiel, in Knoydart, Moydart, Morrer, Ardgower, and Ardnamurchan, Here I see him and here: I see him; anon I lose him.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [451] 'Here, in Badenoch, here in Lochaber anon, in Lochiel, in Knoydart, Moydart, Morrer, Ardgower, and Ardnamurchan, Here I see him and here: I see him; anon I lose him.'
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading [451] 'Here, in Badenoch, here in Lochaber anon, in Lochiel, in Knoydart, Moydart, Morrer, Ardgower, and Ardnamurchan, Here I see him and here: I see him; anon I lose him.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [451] 'Here, in Badenoch, here in Lochaber anon, in Lochiel, in Knoydart, Moydart, Morrer, Ardgower, and Ardnamurchan, Here I see him and here: I see him; anon I lose him.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [451] 'Here, in Badenoch, here in Lochaber anon, in Lochiel, in Knoydart, Moydart, Morrer, Ardgower, and Ardnamurchan, Here I see him and here: I see him; anon I lose him.'
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 Clough's _Bothie_, p.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading [451] 'Here, in Badenoch, here in Lochaber anon, in Lochiel, in Knoydart, Moydart, Morrer, Ardgower, and Ardnamurchan, Here I see him and here: I see him; anon I lose him.'
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 125 [452] See his Latin verses addressed to Dr. Johnson, in this APPENDIX.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 125 [452] See his Latin verses addressed to Dr. Johnson, in this APPENDIX.
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading 125 [452] See his Latin verses addressed to Dr. Johnson, in this APPENDIX.
Chapter 23 of Life of Johnson — Volume 5 by James Boswell holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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 23 holds 393 sentences of Life of Johnson — Volume 5, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 23 of Life of Johnson — Volume 5 by James Boswell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 393 sentences, grouped into 79 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 79 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 79 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 23 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Life of Johnson — Volume 5 by James Boswell on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 12213 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #10451 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #10451, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 600 minutes of reading across 2443 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Life of Johnson — Volume 5 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 31 chapters of Life of Johnson — Volume 5 to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Life of Johnson — Volume 5, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
