Chapter 9 of The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine — Volume II is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine — Volume II is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I am, Sir, &c. MISELLA. No. 172. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1751. _Sæpe rogare soles, qualis sim, Prisce, futurus, Si fiam locuples, simque repente potens.
Chapter 9 of The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine — Volume II is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1751.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1751.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “I am, Sir, &c.”
plural of “sol” — a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
From this reading “_Sæpe rogare soles, qualis sim, Prisce, futurus, Si fiam locuples, simque repente potens.”
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From this reading No. 172.
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From this reading SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1751.
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From this reading SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1751.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am, Sir, &c.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading I am, Sir, &c.
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From this reading _Sæpe rogare soles, qualis sim, Prisce, futurus, Si fiam locuples, simque repente potens.
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From this reading _Sæpe rogare soles, qualis sim, Prisce, futurus, Si fiam locuples, simque repente potens.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am, Sir, &c.
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From this reading _Sæpe rogare soles, qualis sim, Prisce, futurus, Si fiam locuples, simque repente potens.
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From this reading MISELLA.
not any; not one
From this reading No. 172.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1751.
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From this reading _Sæpe rogare soles, qualis sim, Prisce, futurus, Si fiam locuples, simque repente potens.
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From this reading _Sæpe rogare soles, qualis sim, Prisce, futurus, Si fiam locuples, simque repente potens.
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From this reading _Sæpe rogare soles, qualis sim, Prisce, futurus, Si fiam locuples, simque repente potens.
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From this reading _Sæpe rogare soles, qualis sim, Prisce, futurus, Si fiam locuples, simque repente potens.
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From this reading _Sæpe rogare soles, qualis sim, Prisce, futurus, Si fiam locuples, simque repente potens.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1751.
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 _Sæpe rogare soles, qualis sim, Prisce, futurus, Si fiam locuples, simque repente potens.
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From this reading _Sæpe rogare soles, qualis sim, Prisce, futurus, Si fiam locuples, simque repente potens.
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From this reading _Sæpe rogare soles, qualis sim, Prisce, futurus, Si fiam locuples, simque repente potens.
term of address for a man
From this reading I am, Sir, &c.
plural of “sol” — a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid
From this reading _Sæpe rogare soles, qualis sim, Prisce, futurus, Si fiam locuples, simque repente potens.
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From this reading _Sæpe rogare soles, qualis sim, Prisce, futurus, Si fiam locuples, simque repente potens.
Chapter 9 of The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine — Volume II by Samuel Johnson holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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