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‘Johnsons Dictionary’, A Dictionary of the English Language
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature ...Dictionary of the English Language, by S. Johnson...others to write a dictionary, the first of its...was to produce ‘a dictionary by which the pronunciation...from every field of learning and literature from...the Oxford English ...

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Where they went: Cambodia and Thailand
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) ...as a second language. "We offered...again. The Johnsons are helping...daughter left, the Johnsons went on to a...Not only is learning pronunciation...We keep the dictionary at the dinner table." When the Johnsons are back ...

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