Chapter 4 of The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine — Volume I is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine — Volume I is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
No. 29. TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1750. _Prudens futuri temporis exitum_ _Caliginosa nocte premit Deus;_ _Ridetque, si mortalis ultra_ _Fas trepidat----_ HOR. lib. iii. Od. xxix. 29.
Chapter 4 of The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine — Volume I is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1750.”
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading “TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1750.”
(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
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From this reading TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1750.
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From this reading TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1750.
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From this reading No. 29.
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From this reading _Prudens futuri temporis exitum_ _Caliginosa nocte premit Deus;_ _Ridetque, si mortalis ultra_ _Fas trepidat----_ HOR. lib. iii.
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From this reading _Prudens futuri temporis exitum_ _Caliginosa nocte premit Deus;_ _Ridetque, si mortalis ultra_ _Fas trepidat----_ HOR. lib. iii.
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From this reading _Prudens futuri temporis exitum_ _Caliginosa nocte premit Deus;_ _Ridetque, si mortalis ultra_ _Fas trepidat----_ HOR. lib. iii.
a congenital medical condition in which body deformation occurs or facial development or mental ability is impaired because the mother drinks alcohol during pregnancy
From this reading _Prudens futuri temporis exitum_ _Caliginosa nocte premit Deus;_ _Ridetque, si mortalis ultra_ _Fas trepidat----_ HOR. lib. iii.
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From this reading _Prudens futuri temporis exitum_ _Caliginosa nocte premit Deus;_ _Ridetque, si mortalis ultra_ _Fas trepidat----_ HOR. lib. iii.
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From this reading _Prudens futuri temporis exitum_ _Caliginosa nocte premit Deus;_ _Ridetque, si mortalis ultra_ _Fas trepidat----_ HOR. lib. iii.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading _Prudens futuri temporis exitum_ _Caliginosa nocte premit Deus;_ _Ridetque, si mortalis ultra_ _Fas trepidat----_ HOR. lib. iii.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1750.
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From this reading _Prudens futuri temporis exitum_ _Caliginosa nocte premit Deus;_ _Ridetque, si mortalis ultra_ _Fas trepidat----_ HOR. lib. iii.
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From this reading _Prudens futuri temporis exitum_ _Caliginosa nocte premit Deus;_ _Ridetque, si mortalis ultra_ _Fas trepidat----_ HOR. lib. iii.
not any; not one
From this reading No. 29.
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From this reading _Prudens futuri temporis exitum_ _Caliginosa nocte premit Deus;_ _Ridetque, si mortalis ultra_ _Fas trepidat----_ HOR. lib. iii.
a doctor's degree in optometry
From this reading Od. xxix.
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From this reading _Prudens futuri temporis exitum_ _Caliginosa nocte premit Deus;_ _Ridetque, si mortalis ultra_ _Fas trepidat----_ HOR. lib. iii.
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From this reading _Prudens futuri temporis exitum_ _Caliginosa nocte premit Deus;_ _Ridetque, si mortalis ultra_ _Fas trepidat----_ HOR. lib. iii.
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From this reading _Prudens futuri temporis exitum_ _Caliginosa nocte premit Deus;_ _Ridetque, si mortalis ultra_ _Fas trepidat----_ HOR. lib. iii.
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
From this reading _Prudens futuri temporis exitum_ _Caliginosa nocte premit Deus;_ _Ridetque, si mortalis ultra_ _Fas trepidat----_ HOR. lib. iii.
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From this reading _Prudens futuri temporis exitum_ _Caliginosa nocte premit Deus;_ _Ridetque, si mortalis ultra_ _Fas trepidat----_ HOR. lib. iii.
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From this reading _Prudens futuri temporis exitum_ _Caliginosa nocte premit Deus;_ _Ridetque, si mortalis ultra_ _Fas trepidat----_ HOR. lib. iii.
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 1750.
(used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
From this reading _Prudens futuri temporis exitum_ _Caliginosa nocte premit Deus;_ _Ridetque, si mortalis ultra_ _Fas trepidat----_ HOR. lib. iii.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-eight and one
From this reading Od. xxix.
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