Chapter 3 of Life of Johnson — Volume 6 is here in full — 4503 sentences across 901 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of Life of Johnson — Volume 6 is here in full — 4503 sentences across 901 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
B. B--D, Mr., Johnson's letter to, ii, 207. BABY, Johnson as nurse to one newborn, ii. 100. BABYLON, i.
Chapter 3 of Life of Johnson — Volume 6 is here in full — 4503 sentences across 901 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “BABY, Johnson as nurse to one newborn, ii.”
the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia
From this reading “BABYLON, i.”
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading “B--D, Mr., Johnson's letter to, ii, 207.”
possessive form of “johnson” — English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading “B--D, Mr., Johnson's letter to, ii, 207.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “B--D, Mr., Johnson's letter to, ii, 207.”
recently born
From this reading “BABY, Johnson as nurse to one newborn, ii.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “BABY, Johnson as nurse to one newborn, ii.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “BABY, Johnson as nurse to one newborn, ii.”
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From this reading 100.
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From this reading B--D, Mr., Johnson's letter to, ii, 207.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BABY, Johnson as nurse to one newborn, ii.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading B.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading BABY, Johnson as nurse to one newborn, ii.
the chief city of ancient Mesopotamia and capital of the ancient kingdom of Babylonia
From this reading BABYLON, i.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading B--D, Mr., Johnson's letter to, ii, 207.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BABYLON, i.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading B--D, Mr., Johnson's letter to, ii, 207.
English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading BABY, Johnson as nurse to one newborn, ii.
possessive form of “johnson” — English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)
From this reading B--D, Mr., Johnson's letter to, ii, 207.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading B--D, Mr., Johnson's letter to, ii, 207.
a form of address for a man
From this reading B--D, Mr., Johnson's letter to, ii, 207.
recently born
From this reading BABY, Johnson as nurse to one newborn, ii.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading BABY, Johnson as nurse to one newborn, ii.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading BABY, Johnson as nurse to one newborn, ii.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading B--D, Mr., Johnson's letter to, ii, 207.
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