Chapter 14 of An Essay on Man is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of An Essay on Man is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SATIRES OF DR. JOHN DONNE, DEAN OF ST. PAUL'S. VERSIFIED. "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?" HOR.
Chapter 14 of An Essay on Man is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading “JOHN DONNE, DEAN OF ST.”
English clergyman and metaphysical poet celebrated as a preacher (1572-1631)
From this reading “JOHN DONNE, DEAN OF ST.”
the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges
From this reading “"Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “JOHN DONNE, DEAN OF ST.”
possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “PAUL'S. VERSIFIED.”
the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
From this reading “"Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"”
plural of “satire” — witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading “THE SATIRES OF DR.”
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an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading JOHN DONNE, DEAN OF ST.
English clergyman and metaphysical poet celebrated as a preacher (1572-1631)
From this reading JOHN DONNE, DEAN OF ST.
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From this reading THE SATIRES OF DR.
the outermost (and toughest) of the 3 meninges
From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"
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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"
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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"
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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"
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From this reading HOR.
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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN DONNE, DEAN OF ST.
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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"
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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"
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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"
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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"
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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"
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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"
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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"
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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SATIRES OF DR.
possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading PAUL'S. VERSIFIED.
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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"
the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"
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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"
plural of “satire” — witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading THE SATIRES OF DR.
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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"
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From this reading JOHN DONNE, DEAN OF ST.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SATIRES OF DR.
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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"
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From this reading PAUL'S. VERSIFIED.
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From this reading "Quid vetat et nosmet _Lucili_ scripta legentes Quaerere, num illius, num rerum dura negarit Versiculos natura magis factos, et euntes Mollius?"
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