AcnounUS /ˈeɪˈsiː/
a radioactive element of the actinide series; found in uranium ores
From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
adstant
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading These are the criticisms of most moment which have been made against the “Æneis” by the ancients or moderns.
allusionnounUS /əˈluːʒən/
passing reference or indirect mention
From this reading While the storm was in its fury, any allusion had been improper; for the poet could have compared it to nothing more impetuous than itself; consequently he could have made no illustration.
ambitiousadjectiveUS /æmˈbɪʃəs/
having a strong desire for success or achievement
From this reading If he could have illustrated, it had been an ambitious ornament out of season, and would have diverted our concernment (_nunc non erat his locus_), and therefore he deferred it to its proper place.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If he could have illustrated, it had been an ambitious ornament out of season, and would have diverted our concernment (_nunc non erat his locus_), and therefore he deferred it to its proper place.
ancientsnounUS /ˈeɪntʃənts/
people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe)
From this reading These are the criticisms of most moment which have been made against the “Æneis” by the ancients or moderns.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This is the first similitude which Virgil makes in this poem, and one of the longest in the whole, for which reason I the rather cite it.
animis
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
animos
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading While the storm was in its fury, any allusion had been improper; for the poet could have compared it to nothing more impetuous than itself; consequently he could have made no illustration.
aperto
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These are the criticisms of most moment which have been made against the “Æneis” by the ancients or moderns.
arma
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
arrectisque
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
auribus
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading While the storm was in its fury, any allusion had been improper; for the poet could have compared it to nothing more impetuous than itself; consequently he could have made no illustration.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading These are the criticisms of most moment which have been made against the “Æneis” by the ancients or moderns.
cecidit
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
citeverbUS /saɪt/
make reference to
From this reading This is the first similitude which Virgil makes in this poem, and one of the longest in the whole, for which reason I the rather cite it.
coeloque
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
comparedverbUS /kəmˈperd/
past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading While the storm was in its fury, any allusion had been improper; for the poet could have compared it to nothing more impetuous than itself; consequently he could have made no illustration.
concernment
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From this reading If he could have illustrated, it had been an ambitious ornament out of season, and would have diverted our concernment (_nunc non erat his locus_), and therefore he deferred it to its proper place.
consequentlyadverbUS /ˈkɑːnsəkwəntli/
(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading While the storm was in its fury, any allusion had been improper; for the poet could have compared it to nothing more impetuous than itself; consequently he could have made no illustration.
Conspexere
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
coorta
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading While the storm was in its fury, any allusion had been improper; for the poet could have compared it to nothing more impetuous than itself; consequently he could have made no illustration.
criticismsnounUS /ˈkrɪtɪsɪzəmz/
plural of “criticism” — disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
From this reading These are the criticisms of most moment which have been made against the “Æneis” by the ancients or moderns.
cumnounUS /kʌm/
the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
cunctus
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
curruque
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
datnounUS /dæt/
a digital tape recording of sound
From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
deferredverbUS /dɪˈfɜːrd/
inflected form of “defer” — hold back to a later time
From this reading If he could have illustrated, it had been an ambitious ornament out of season, and would have diverted our concernment (_nunc non erat his locus_), and therefore he deferred it to its proper place.
dictis
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
divertedadjectiveUS /daɪˈvɜːrtɪd/
pleasantly occupied
From this reading If he could have illustrated, it had been an ambitious ornament out of season, and would have diverted our concernment (_nunc non erat his locus_), and therefore he deferred it to its proper place.
equos
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
erat
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From this reading If he could have illustrated, it had been an ambitious ornament out of season, and would have diverted our concernment (_nunc non erat his locus_), and therefore he deferred it to its proper place.
estnounUS /est/
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
et
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
facesnounUS /ˈfeɪsəz/
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading This is the first similitude which Virgil makes in this poem, and one of the longest in the whole, for which reason I the rather cite it.
Flectit
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This is the first similitude which Virgil makes in this poem, and one of the longest in the whole, for which reason I the rather cite it.
fortenounUS /ˈfɔːrteɪ/
an asset of special worth or utility
From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
fragor
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
furornounUS /ˈfjʊrɔːr/
an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
furynounUS /ˈfjʊri/
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading While the storm was in its fury, any allusion had been improper; for the poet could have compared it to nothing more impetuous than itself; consequently he could have made no illustration.
genitornoun
a natural father or mother
From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
gravem
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading While the storm was in its fury, any allusion had been improper; for the poet could have compared it to nothing more impetuous than itself; consequently he could have made no illustration.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading While the storm was in its fury, any allusion had been improper; for the poet could have compared it to nothing more impetuous than itself; consequently he could have made no illustration.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While the storm was in its fury, any allusion had been improper; for the poet could have compared it to nothing more impetuous than itself; consequently he could have made no illustration.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If he could have illustrated, it had been an ambitious ornament out of season, and would have diverted our concernment (_nunc non erat his locus_), and therefore he deferred it to its proper place.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This is the first similitude which Virgil makes in this poem, and one of the longest in the whole, for which reason I the rather cite it.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he could have illustrated, it had been an ambitious ornament out of season, and would have diverted our concernment (_nunc non erat his locus_), and therefore he deferred it to its proper place.
ignobile
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
Ille
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
illustratedverbUS /ˈɪləstreɪtəd/
past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of
From this reading If he could have illustrated, it had been an ambitious ornament out of season, and would have diverted our concernment (_nunc non erat his locus_), and therefore he deferred it to its proper place.
illustrationnounUS /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃən/
artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading While the storm was in its fury, any allusion had been improper; for the poet could have compared it to nothing more impetuous than itself; consequently he could have made no illustration.
impetuousadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpetʃwəs/
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
From this reading While the storm was in its fury, any allusion had been improper; for the poet could have compared it to nothing more impetuous than itself; consequently he could have made no illustration.
improperadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈprɑːpər/
not suitable or right or appropriate
From this reading While the storm was in its fury, any allusion had been improper; for the poet could have compared it to nothing more impetuous than itself; consequently he could have made no illustration.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
invectus
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the first similitude which Virgil makes in this poem, and one of the longest in the whole, for which reason I the rather cite it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This is the first similitude which Virgil makes in this poem, and one of the longest in the whole, for which reason I the rather cite it.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading While the storm was in its fury, any allusion had been improper; for the poet could have compared it to nothing more impetuous than itself; consequently he could have made no illustration.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading While the storm was in its fury, any allusion had been improper; for the poet could have compared it to nothing more impetuous than itself; consequently he could have made no illustration.
Jamque
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
locusnounUS /ˈloʊkəs/
the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)
From this reading If he could have illustrated, it had been an ambitious ornament out of season, and would have diverted our concernment (_nunc non erat his locus_), and therefore he deferred it to its proper place.
longestadverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡəst/
for the most time
From this reading This is the first similitude which Virgil makes in this poem, and one of the longest in the whole, for which reason I the rather cite it.
lora
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading While the storm was in its fury, any allusion had been improper; for the poet could have compared it to nothing more impetuous than itself; consequently he could have made no illustration.
magno
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
makesnounUS /meɪks/
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading This is the first similitude which Virgil makes in this poem, and one of the longest in the whole, for which reason I the rather cite it.
meritis
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
ministrat
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
modernsnounUS /ˈmɑːdərnz/
plural of “modern” — a contemporary person
From this reading These are the criticisms of most moment which have been made against the “Æneis” by the ancients or moderns.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading These are the criticisms of most moment which have been made against the “Æneis” by the ancients or moderns.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading While the storm was in its fury, any allusion had been improper; for the poet could have compared it to nothing more impetuous than itself; consequently he could have made no illustration.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading These are the criticisms of most moment which have been made against the “Æneis” by the ancients or moderns.
mulcet
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading While the storm was in its fury, any allusion had been improper; for the poet could have compared it to nothing more impetuous than itself; consequently he could have made no illustration.
nonadverbUS /nɑːn/
negation of a word or group of words
From this reading If he could have illustrated, it had been an ambitious ornament out of season, and would have diverted our concernment (_nunc non erat his locus_), and therefore he deferred it to its proper place.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading While the storm was in its fury, any allusion had been improper; for the poet could have compared it to nothing more impetuous than itself; consequently he could have made no illustration.
nunc
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From this reading If he could have illustrated, it had been an ambitious ornament out of season, and would have diverted our concernment (_nunc non erat his locus_), and therefore he deferred it to its proper place.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This is the first similitude which Virgil makes in this poem, and one of the longest in the whole, for which reason I the rather cite it.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This is the first similitude which Virgil makes in this poem, and one of the longest in the whole, for which reason I the rather cite it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading These are the criticisms of most moment which have been made against the “Æneis” by the ancients or moderns.
ornamentverbUS /ˈɔːrnəmənt/
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
From this reading If he could have illustrated, it had been an ambitious ornament out of season, and would have diverted our concernment (_nunc non erat his locus_), and therefore he deferred it to its proper place.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading If he could have illustrated, it had been an ambitious ornament out of season, and would have diverted our concernment (_nunc non erat his locus_), and therefore he deferred it to its proper place.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading If he could have illustrated, it had been an ambitious ornament out of season, and would have diverted our concernment (_nunc non erat his locus_), and therefore he deferred it to its proper place.
pectora
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
pelagi
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
pietate
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading If he could have illustrated, it had been an ambitious ornament out of season, and would have diverted our concernment (_nunc non erat his locus_), and therefore he deferred it to its proper place.
poemnounUS /ˈpoʊəm/
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading This is the first similitude which Virgil makes in this poem, and one of the longest in the whole, for which reason I the rather cite it.
poetnounUS /ˈpoʊət/
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading While the storm was in its fury, any allusion had been improper; for the poet could have compared it to nothing more impetuous than itself; consequently he could have made no illustration.
populo
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
postquam
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
properadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːpər/
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading If he could have illustrated, it had been an ambitious ornament out of season, and would have diverted our concernment (_nunc non erat his locus_), and therefore he deferred it to its proper place.
Prospiciens
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
quem
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/
on the contrary
From this reading This is the first similitude which Virgil makes in this poem, and one of the longest in the whole, for which reason I the rather cite it.
reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading This is the first similitude which Virgil makes in this poem, and one of the longest in the whole, for which reason I the rather cite it.
regit
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
saxa
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
seasonnounUS /ˈsiːzən/
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading If he could have illustrated, it had been an ambitious ornament out of season, and would have diverted our concernment (_nunc non erat his locus_), and therefore he deferred it to its proper place.
secundo
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
Seditio
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
sinounUS /siː/
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
SicadverbUS /sɪk/
intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase)
From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
silentadjectiveUS /ˈsaɪlənt/
marked by absence of sound
From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
similitudenoun
similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
From this reading This is the first similitude which Virgil makes in this poem, and one of the longest in the whole, for which reason I the rather cite it.
stormverbUS /stɔːrm/
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading While the storm was in its fury, any allusion had been improper; for the poet could have compared it to nothing more impetuous than itself; consequently he could have made no illustration.
sæpe
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
sævitque
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading While the storm was in its fury, any allusion had been improper; for the poet could have compared it to nothing more impetuous than itself; consequently he could have made no illustration.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is the first similitude which Virgil makes in this poem, and one of the longest in the whole, for which reason I the rather cite it.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading If he could have illustrated, it had been an ambitious ornament out of season, and would have diverted our concernment (_nunc non erat his locus_), and therefore he deferred it to its proper place.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These are the criticisms of most moment which have been made against the “Æneis” by the ancients or moderns.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the first similitude which Virgil makes in this poem, and one of the longest in the whole, for which reason I the rather cite it.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While the storm was in its fury, any allusion had been improper; for the poet could have compared it to nothing more impetuous than itself; consequently he could have made no illustration.
Tumnoun
an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion
From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
veluti
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
VirgilnounUS /ˈvɜːrdʒəl/
a Roman poet; author of the epic poem “Aeneid” (70-19 BC)
From this reading This is the first similitude which Virgil makes in this poem, and one of the longest in the whole, for which reason I the rather cite it.
virum
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
volansnoun
a small constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Carina
From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
volantadjective
with wings extended in a flying position
From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
vulgus
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While the storm was in its fury, any allusion had been improper; for the poet could have compared it to nothing more impetuous than itself; consequently he could have made no illustration.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This is the first similitude which Virgil makes in this poem, and one of the longest in the whole, for which reason I the rather cite it.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While the storm was in its fury, any allusion had been improper; for the poet could have compared it to nothing more impetuous than itself; consequently he could have made no illustration.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading This is the first similitude which Virgil makes in this poem, and one of the longest in the whole, for which reason I the rather cite it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If he could have illustrated, it had been an ambitious ornament out of season, and would have diverted our concernment (_nunc non erat his locus_), and therefore he deferred it to its proper place.
Æneis
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From this reading These are the criticisms of most moment which have been made against the “Æneis” by the ancients or moderns.
æquora
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From this reading “_Ac_, _veluti magno in populo cum sæpe coorta est_ _Seditio_, _sævitque animis ignobile vulgus_; _Jamque faces_, _et saxa volant_; _furor arma ministrat_; _Tum_, _pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem_ _Conspexere_, _silent_, _arrectisque auribus adstant_: _Ille regit dictis animos_, _et pectora mulcet_: _Sic cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor_, _æquora postquam_ _Prospiciens genitor_, _coeloque invectus aperto_ _Flectit equos_, _curruque volans dat lora secundo_.”
