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    Samuel Johnson was born in 1709 to a bookseller in London. He studied at Pembroke College, Oxford but had to leave without a degree due to financial difficulties. In 1737, Johnson moved to London where he worked as a writer, producing poems, essays and biographies. From 1746 to 1755, Johnson worked on his most famous work, A Dictionary of the English Language, which took him nine years to complete. The dictionary was published in 1755 and was influential in standardizing English spelling and vocabulary. Samuel Johnson died in 1784 and is buried at Westminster Abbey.

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    Samuel Johnson was born in 1709 to a bookseller in London. He studied at Pembroke College, Oxford but had to leave without a degree due to financial difficulties. In 1737, Johnson moved to London where he worked as a writer, producing poems, essays and biographies. From 1746 to 1755, Johnson worked on his most famous work, A Dictionary of the English Language, which took him nine years to complete. The dictionary was published in 1755 and was influential in standardizing English spelling and vocabulary. Samuel Johnson died in 1784 and is buried at Westminster Abbey.

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    Relative Clauses

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    Samuel Johnson was born in 1709 to a bookseller in London. He studied at Pembroke College, Oxford but had to leave without a degree due to financial difficulties. In 1737, Johnson moved to London where he worked as a writer, producing poems, essays and biographies. From 1746 to 1755, Johnson worked on his most famous work, A Dictionary of the English Language, which took him nine years to complete. The dictionary was published in 1755 and was influential in standardizing English spelling and vocabulary. Samuel Johnson died in 1784 and is buried at Westminster Abbey.

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    1.

    Samuel Johnson was the son of a bookseller. Samuel Johnson was born in 1709.

    2.

    In 1728, he went to Oxford. He studied at Pembroke College in Oxford.

    3.

    Johnson had to leave Oxford without a degree. He was too poor to pay the fees.

    4.

    In 1737, Johnson moved to London. There he wrote poetry, essays and biographies.

    5.

    In 1746, Johnson started to write his dictionary. It took him nine years to complete.

    6.

    His home at that time was in 17 Gough Square in London. It is a museum now.

    7.

    In this house, his wife died in 1752. Her name was Elizabeth Porter.

    8.

    In 1755, the work was published. It was called A Dictionary of the English Language.

    9.

    Samuel Johnson died in 1784. He is buried in Westminster Abbey.

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