Chapter 12 of Life of Johnson — Volume 6 is here in full — 319 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of Life of Johnson — Volume 6 is here in full — 319 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
KAMES, Lord (Henry Home), coarse language in Court, ii. 200, n. 1; _Elements of Criticism_, i. 393; ii. 89-90; Eton boys, on, i.
Chapter 12 of Life of Johnson — Volume 6 is here in full — 319 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “89-90; Eton boys, on, i.”
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading “KAMES, Lord (Henry Home), coarse language in Court, ii.”
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading “KAMES, Lord (Henry Home), coarse language in Court, ii.”
disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “KAMES, Lord (Henry Home), coarse language in Court, ii.”
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading “KAMES, Lord (Henry Home), coarse language in Court, ii.”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “KAMES, Lord (Henry Home), coarse language in Court, ii.”
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From this reading 1; _Elements of Criticism_, i.
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From this reading 200, n.
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From this reading 393; ii.
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From this reading 89-90; Eton boys, on, i.
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From this reading 89-90; Eton boys, on, i.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading 89-90; Eton boys, on, i.
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading KAMES, Lord (Henry Home), coarse language in Court, ii.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading KAMES, Lord (Henry Home), coarse language in Court, ii.
disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
From this reading 1; _Elements of Criticism_, i.
violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)
From this reading 1; _Elements of Criticism_, i.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 89-90; Eton boys, on, i.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading KAMES, Lord (Henry Home), coarse language in Court, ii.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading KAMES, Lord (Henry Home), coarse language in Court, ii.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 1; _Elements of Criticism_, i.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading KAMES, Lord (Henry Home), coarse language in Court, ii.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading KAMES, Lord (Henry Home), coarse language in Court, ii.
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From this reading KAMES, Lord (Henry Home), coarse language in Court, ii.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading KAMES, Lord (Henry Home), coarse language in Court, ii.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading KAMES, Lord (Henry Home), coarse language in Court, ii.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading 200, n.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 1; _Elements of Criticism_, i.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 89-90; Eton boys, on, i.
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