Read the excerpt from samuel johnson’s preface to a dictionary of the english language. the solution of all difficulties, and the supply of all defects, must be sought in the examples, subjoined to the various senses of each word, and ranged according to the time of their authours. when first i collected these authorities, i was desirous that every quotation should be useful to some other end than the illustration of a word; i therefore extracted from philosophers principles of science; from historians remarkable facts; from chymists complete processes; from divines striking exhortations; and from poets beautiful descriptions. the excerpt suggests that johnson’s work is significant because it reflects considerable literary research. includes colorful drawings and illustrations. is used by authorities in many fields of study. explains many scientific principles.

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The correct answer is option A: it reflects considerable literary research.

Key word: literary research. 

Samuel Johnson claimed to have extracted words from philosophers principles of science; from divines striking exhortations; and from poets beautiful descriptions, and so on.

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answer: this is what i could find because i never done this work before.

it's likely the answer would be c.

- a - you could speak slowly, but if you used the same humor and a higher complexity or the same level of complexity, they might understand what to do.

- b - the humor presented might not be understandable to the 1st graders.

- d - explaining where peanut butter comes from is irrelevant to the homeeco class.

**c - by adjusting the level of complexity, you are going to a point of talking where everybody understands you, if you what i'm saying.**

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