Chapter 21 of Life of Johnson — Volume 6 is here in full — 3512 sentences across 703 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 21 of Life of Johnson — Volume 6 is here in full — 3512 sentences across 703 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EDINBURGH, Academy for the deaf and dumb, v. 399; Advocates' Library, ii. 216; v. 13, n. 3, 40; Apollo Press, iii.
Chapter 21 of Life of Johnson — Volume 6 is here in full — 3512 sentences across 703 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading “EDINBURGH, Academy for the deaf and dumb, v.”
plural of “advocate” — a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
From this reading “399; Advocates' Library, ii.”
(Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
From this reading “3, 40; Apollo Press, iii.”
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
From this reading “EDINBURGH, Academy for the deaf and dumb, v.”
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading “EDINBURGH, Academy for the deaf and dumb, v.”
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading “EDINBURGH, Academy for the deaf and dumb, v.”
a room where books are kept
From this reading “399; Advocates' Library, ii.”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “3, 40; Apollo Press, iii.”
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From this reading 13, n.
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From this reading 216; v.
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From this reading 3, 40; Apollo Press, iii.
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From this reading 399; Advocates' Library, ii.
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From this reading 3, 40; Apollo Press, iii.
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading EDINBURGH, Academy for the deaf and dumb, v.
plural of “advocate” — a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
From this reading 399; Advocates' Library, ii.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EDINBURGH, Academy for the deaf and dumb, v.
(Greek mythology) Greek god of light; god of prophecy and poetry and music and healing; son of Zeus and Leto; twin brother of Artemis
From this reading 3, 40; Apollo Press, iii.
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
From this reading EDINBURGH, Academy for the deaf and dumb, v.
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading EDINBURGH, Academy for the deaf and dumb, v.
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading EDINBURGH, Academy for the deaf and dumb, v.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading EDINBURGH, Academy for the deaf and dumb, v.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading 399; Advocates' Library, ii.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading 3, 40; Apollo Press, iii.
a room where books are kept
From this reading 399; Advocates' Library, 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 13, n.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading 3, 40; Apollo Press, iii.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EDINBURGH, Academy for the deaf and dumb, v.
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 EDINBURGH, Academy for the deaf and dumb, v.
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