English, 04.05.2021 18:30 adiafloresp2dkbx
Thus have I laboured by settling the orthography, displaying the analogy, regulating the structures, and ascertaining the signification of English words, to perform all the parts of a faithful lexicographer . . .
–Preface to A Dictionary of the English
Language,
Samuel Johnson
Read the passages. Then, write two to three sentences explaining how the meaning and connotation of the word lexicographer differs in each passage.
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English, 21.06.2019 15:10
That time of year thou mayst in me behold when yellow leaves, or none, or few do hang upon those boughs which shake against the cold, bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang in me thou sees the twilight of such day as after sunset fadeth in the west; which by and by black night doth take away, death's second self that seals up all in rest. in me thou seest the glowing of such fire that on the ashes of his youth doth lie, as the deathbed whereon it must expire, consumed with that which it was nourished by. this thou perceiv'st, which makes thy love more strong, to love that well, which thou must leave ere long. the first stanza compares the leafless limbs of a tree to a.yellow leaves b.sweet birds c.bare choirs d.summer
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English, 21.06.2019 21:00
In 12 angry men the jurors decide that the women could see as far as she could
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English, 22.06.2019 05:00
Which statement describes how connotationis used in this passage
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