Chapter 2 of Macaulay's Life of Samuel Johnson, with a Selection from His Essay On is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Macaulay's Life of Samuel Johnson, with a Selection from His Essay On is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1841. Reëlected to Parliament for Edinburgh. Essay on Warren Hastings. 1842. Lays of Ancient Rome published.
Chapter 2 of Macaulay's Life of Samuel Johnson, with a Selection from His Essay On is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading “Reëlected to Parliament for Edinburgh.”
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading “Essay on Warren Hastings.”
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
From this reading “Essay on Warren Hastings.”
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading “Lays of Ancient Rome published.”
a legislative assembly in certain countries
From this reading “Reëlected to Parliament for Edinburgh.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “Lays of Ancient Rome published.”
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading “Lays of Ancient Rome published.”
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading “Essay on Warren Hastings.”
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From this reading 1841.
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From this reading 1842.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Lays of Ancient Rome published.
the capital of Scotland; located in the Lothian Region on the south side of the Firth of Forth
From this reading Reëlected to Parliament for Edinburgh.
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading Essay on Warren Hastings.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Reëlected to Parliament for Edinburgh.
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
From this reading Essay on Warren Hastings.
plural of “lay” — a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading Lays of Ancient Rome published.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lays of Ancient Rome published.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Essay on Warren Hastings.
a legislative assembly in certain countries
From this reading Reëlected to Parliament for Edinburgh.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Lays of Ancient Rome published.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reëlected to Parliament for Edinburgh.
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading Lays of Ancient Rome published.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Reëlected to Parliament for Edinburgh.
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading Essay on Warren Hastings.
Chapter 2 of Macaulay's Life of Samuel Johnson, with a Selection from His Essay On by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 2 holds 424 sentences of Macaulay's Life of Samuel Johnson, with a Selection from His Essay On, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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