Chapter XIII
Chapter 13
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L. _Labefactation_, ii. 367. LABOUR, all men averse to it, ii. 98-99; iii.
Life of Johnson — Volume 6
Chapter XIII · Chapter 13
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L.
_Labefactation_,
ii.
367.
LABOUR,
all
men
averse
to
it,
ii.
98-99;
iii.
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Life of Johnson — Volume 6
Chapter XIII · Chapter 13
Chapter 13 of Life of Johnson — Volume 6 is here in full — 1233 sentences across 247 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/246 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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L.
/el/
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_Labefactation_,
ii.
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367.
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LABOUR,
all
men
averse
to
it,
ii.
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98-99;
iii.
Learner Dictionary
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
averse
adjective
US /əˈvɜːrs/
(usually followed by “to”) strongly opposed
From this reading “LABOUR, all men averse to it, ii.”
labour
noun
US /ˈleɪbər/
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading “LABOUR, all men averse to it, ii.”
men
noun
US /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading “LABOUR, all men averse to it, ii.”
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367
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 367.
98
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From this reading 98-99; iii.
99
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From this reading 98-99; iii.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading LABOUR, all men averse to it, ii.
averseadjectiveUS /əˈvɜːrs/
(usually followed by “to”) strongly opposed
From this reading LABOUR, all men averse to it, ii.
iinoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading _Labefactation_, ii.
iiinoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading 98-99; iii.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading LABOUR, all men averse to it, ii.
LnounUS /el/
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading L.
Labefactation
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Labefactation_, ii.
LABOURnounUS /ˈleɪbər/
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading LABOUR, all men averse to it, ii.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading LABOUR, all men averse to it, ii.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LABOUR, all men averse to it, ii.
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