Chapter 14 of Life of Johnson — Volume 6 is here in full — 1122 sentences across 225 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Life of Johnson — Volume 6 is here in full — 1122 sentences across 225 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I. LONDON, advantages of it, ii. 120; Black Wednesday, v. 196, n. 3; bones gathered for various uses, iv.
Chapter 14 of Life of Johnson — Volume 6 is here in full — 1122 sentences across 225 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “advantage” — the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading “LONDON, advantages of it, ii.”
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading “120; Black Wednesday, v.”
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading “3; bones gathered for various uses, iv.”
brought together in one place
From this reading “3; bones gathered for various uses, iv.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading “LONDON, advantages of it, ii.”
plural of “use” — the act of using
From this reading “3; bones gathered for various uses, iv.”
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading “3; bones gathered for various uses, iv.”
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading “120; Black Wednesday, v.”
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From this reading 120; Black Wednesday, v.
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From this reading 196, n.
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From this reading 3; bones gathered for various uses, iv.
plural of “advantage” — the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading LONDON, advantages of it, ii.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading 120; Black Wednesday, v.
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading 3; bones gathered for various uses, iv.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 3; bones gathered for various uses, iv.
brought together in one place
From this reading 3; bones gathered for various uses, iv.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading LONDON, advantages of it, ii.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading LONDON, advantages of it, ii.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading 3; bones gathered for various uses, iv.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON, advantages of it, 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 196, n.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LONDON, advantages of it, ii.
plural of “use” — the act of using
From this reading 3; bones gathered for various uses, iv.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading 120; Black Wednesday, v.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading 3; bones gathered for various uses, iv.
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading 120; Black Wednesday, v.
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