Chapter XXXV
QUALIS ubi in lucem coluber ... Mala gramina pastus.*--VIRGIL. Pars minima est ipsa puella sui.**--OVID. * "As when a snake glides into light, having fed on pernicious pastures." ** "The girl is the least part of himself."
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Chapter XXXV
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QUALIS
ubi
in
lucem
coluber ...
Mala
gramina
pastus.*--VIRGIL.
Pars
minima
est
ipsa
puella
sui.**--OVID.
* "As
when
a
snake
glides
into
light,
having
fed
on
pernicious
pastures."
** "The
girl
is
the
least
part
of
himself."
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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QUALIS
ubi
in
lucem
coluber ...
Line 2
Mala
gramina
pastus.*--VIRGIL.
Line 3
Pars
minima
est
ipsa
puella
sui.**--OVID.
Line 4
* "As
when
a
snake
glides
into
light,
having
fed
on
pernicious
pastures."
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** "The
girl
is
the
least
part
of
himself."
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Having
auxiliary verb
US /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “* "As when a snake glides into light, having fed on pernicious pastures."”
Himself
pronoun
US /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “** "The girl is the least part of himself."”
Least
noun
US /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “** "The girl is the least part of himself."”
Part
noun
US /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “** "The girl is the least part of himself."”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading * "As when a snake glides into light, having fed on pernicious pastures."
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading * "As when a snake glides into light, having fed on pernicious pastures."
coluber
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From this reading QUALIS ubi in lucem coluber ...
est
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From this reading Pars minima est ipsa puella sui.**--OVID.
fed
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From this reading * "As when a snake glides into light, having fed on pernicious pastures."
girl
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From this reading ** "The girl is the least part of himself."
glides
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From this reading * "As when a snake glides into light, having fed on pernicious pastures."
gramina
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From this reading Mala gramina pastus.*--VIRGIL.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading * "As when a snake glides into light, having fed on pernicious pastures."
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ** "The girl is the least part of himself."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading QUALIS ubi in lucem coluber ...
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading * "As when a snake glides into light, having fed on pernicious pastures."
ipsa
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From this reading Pars minima est ipsa puella sui.**--OVID.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ** "The girl is the least part of himself."
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ** "The girl is the least part of himself."
light
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From this reading * "As when a snake glides into light, having fed on pernicious pastures."
lucem
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From this reading QUALIS ubi in lucem coluber ...
Mala
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From this reading Mala gramina pastus.*--VIRGIL.
minima
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From this reading Pars minima est ipsa puella sui.**--OVID.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ** "The girl is the least part of himself."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading * "As when a snake glides into light, having fed on pernicious pastures."
OVID
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From this reading Pars minima est ipsa puella sui.**--OVID.
Pars
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From this reading Pars minima est ipsa puella sui.**--OVID.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ** "The girl is the least part of himself."
pastures
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From this reading * "As when a snake glides into light, having fed on pernicious pastures."
pastus
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From this reading Mala gramina pastus.*--VIRGIL.
pernicious
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From this reading * "As when a snake glides into light, having fed on pernicious pastures."
puella
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From this reading Pars minima est ipsa puella sui.**--OVID.
QUALIS
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From this reading QUALIS ubi in lucem coluber ...
snake
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From this reading * "As when a snake glides into light, having fed on pernicious pastures."
sui
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From this reading Pars minima est ipsa puella sui.**--OVID.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ** "The girl is the least part of himself."
ubi
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From this reading QUALIS ubi in lucem coluber ...
VIRGIL
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From this reading Mala gramina pastus.*--VIRGIL.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading * "As when a snake glides into light, having fed on pernicious pastures."