Though Egypt is still standing as a modern country today many people refer to Egyptians as ancient due to their astonishing achievements thousands of years ago.
Samuel Johnson's,"A Dictionary of the English Language," includes over forty thousand definitions, information about word origins, and offers excerpted examples of words in literature.
It was published in the late 18th century not 1800s. It was published on April 15, 1775. The Preface was not written by Shakespeare, but he used Shakespeare's works as a reference several times.
So your answer is B, C, E.
2 and 6 I think I hope this is helpful
In order to persuade someone, the idea presented should be convincing through facts and arguments. The author of the passage claims that nothing is impossible by showing different scenarios in which the outcome seemed impossible at the time but was achieved anyways. People were able to climb Mount Everest, create a machine that help humans fly and even walk on the moon.
