Chapter IX
Chapter 9
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G. GABBLE, iii. 350; iv. 5. GABRIEL, Don, a Spanish Prince, iv.
Life of Johnson — Volume 6
Chapter IX · Chapter 9
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G.
GABBLE,
iii.
350;
iv.
5.
GABRIEL,
Don,
a
Spanish
Prince,
iv.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Life of Johnson — Volume 6
Chapter IX · Chapter 9
Chapter 9 of Life of Johnson — Volume 6 is here in full — 2131 sentences across 427 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/426 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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G.
/dʒiː/
Line 2
GABBLE,
iii.
Line 3
350;
iv.
Line 4
5.
Line 5
GABRIEL,
Don,
a
Spanish
Prince,
iv.
Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
Don
noun
US /dɑːn/
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “GABRIEL, Don, a Spanish Prince, iv.”
gabriel
noun
US /ˈɡeɪbriəl/
(Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
From this reading “GABRIEL, Don, a Spanish Prince, iv.”
Prince
noun
US /prɪns/
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading “GABRIEL, Don, a Spanish Prince, iv.”
Spanish
noun
US /ˈspænɪʃ/
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading “GABRIEL, Don, a Spanish Prince, iv.”
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350
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 350; iv.
5
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 5.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading GABRIEL, Don, a Spanish Prince, iv.
DonnounUS /dɑːn/
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading GABRIEL, Don, a Spanish Prince, iv.
GnounUS /dʒiː/
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading G.
GABBLEverb
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
From this reading GABBLE, iii.
GABRIELnounUS /ˈɡeɪbriəl/
(Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
From this reading GABRIEL, Don, a Spanish Prince, iv.
iiinoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading GABBLE, iii.
ivnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading 350; iv.
PrincenounUS /prɪns/
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading GABRIEL, Don, a Spanish Prince, iv.
SpanishnounUS /ˈspænɪʃ/
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading GABRIEL, Don, a Spanish Prince, iv.
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