Quote: to make a word list, read and record the words, record spoken words, or copy from another dictionary

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[In 1746-7, Samuel Johnson] took rooms off Fleet Street, hired six … as amanuenses, and settled down to the six … that the best way--indeed the only way-- to … that appeared on hundreds of thousands of pages. … may record words that are heard. You may … painstaking way, you record all the words you … [p. 95] So Johnson took down these books and … then demanded that his men copy onto slips … use when necessary, to illustrate the point he … all those quoted meanings, a demonstration of the … group of letters, that prove the great triumph … [Johnson's 1755 dictionary contained 118,000 illustrative quotations for 43,500 headwords.]   Google-1   Google-2

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Quote: Johnson collected quotes on slips of paper to illustrate the meaning of words and demonstrate their subtle shadings of sense

Quote: Johnson's 1755 dictionary contained 118,000 illustrative quotations for 43,500 headwords

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