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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Satire in Swift's "A Modest Proposal"

Question 1 • English 12 A 26-27

According to the passage, what distinguishes Johnson’s dictionary from others?

Answer
A
It was the first dictionary to be produced by a group of scholars at a university.
B
It was written almost single-handedly, with little financial or scholarly support.
C
It was written by an author who was both curious and learned.
D
It was the first dictionary to include definitions of simple, everyday words.
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