Word Meaning in the Preface to A Dictionary of the English Language

Question 1

What is the best definition of the word reproach as it is used in the passage?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

disapproval

Question 2

Read the passages. Then, write two to three sentences explaining how the meaning and connotation of the word lexicographer differs in each passage.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

In the first passage, “lexicographer” means a careful, faithful professional who organizes and defines English words, so the word has a respectful and positive connotation. In the second passage, it contrasts with “poet,” and “doomed” suggests that becoming a lexicographer meant leaving imaginative dreams for a more practical, less romantic task.

Question 3

Compare your response to the sample response. What did you include in your response? Check all that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

a discussion of how lexicographers are described in the first passage; a discussion of how lexicographers are described in the second passage; an explanation of the differences between the passages

Word Meaning in the Preface to A Dictionary of the English Language Answers

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