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[Footnote 7: Ep. ad Ocean.] CHAP. XXVI. A RIDICULOUS AVERSION THAT SOME HAVE TO WINE. An aversion to wine is a thing not very common; and there are but a very few but will say with Catullus:-- “At vos quo lubet, hinc abite lymphæ Vini pernicies.”[a] Pernicious water, bane to wine, be gone.
Chapter 4 of Ebrietatis Encomium is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading “A RIDICULOUS AVERSION THAT SOME HAVE TO WINE.”
something causing misery or death
From this reading “An aversion to wine is a thing not very common; and there are but a very few but will say with Catullus:-- “At vos quo lubet, hinc abite lymphæ Vini pernicies.”[a] Pernicious water, bane to wine, be gone.”
a boy or man
From this reading “CHAP.”
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading “[Footnote 7: Ep. ad Ocean.]”
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading “[Footnote 7: Ep. ad Ocean.]”
exceedingly harmful
From this reading “An aversion to wine is a thing not very common; and there are but a very few but will say with Catullus:-- “At vos quo lubet, hinc abite lymphæ Vini pernicies.”[a] Pernicious water, bane to wine, be gone.”
inspiring scornful pity
From this reading “A RIDICULOUS AVERSION THAT SOME HAVE TO WINE.”
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading “A RIDICULOUS AVERSION THAT SOME HAVE TO WINE.”
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From this reading [Footnote 7: Ep. ad Ocean.]
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A RIDICULOUS AVERSION THAT SOME HAVE TO WINE.
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From this reading An aversion to wine is a thing not very common; and there are but a very few but will say with Catullus:-- “At vos quo lubet, hinc abite lymphæ Vini pernicies.”[a] Pernicious water, bane to wine, be gone.
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading [Footnote 7: Ep. ad Ocean.]
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An aversion to wine is a thing not very common; and there are but a very few but will say with Catullus:-- “At vos quo lubet, hinc abite lymphæ Vini pernicies.”[a] Pernicious water, bane to wine, be gone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading An aversion to wine is a thing not very common; and there are but a very few but will say with Catullus:-- “At vos quo lubet, hinc abite lymphæ Vini pernicies.”[a] Pernicious water, bane to wine, be gone.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading An aversion to wine is a thing not very common; and there are but a very few but will say with Catullus:-- “At vos quo lubet, hinc abite lymphæ Vini pernicies.”[a] Pernicious water, bane to wine, be gone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading An aversion to wine is a thing not very common; and there are but a very few but will say with Catullus:-- “At vos quo lubet, hinc abite lymphæ Vini pernicies.”[a] Pernicious water, bane to wine, be gone.
a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading A RIDICULOUS AVERSION THAT SOME HAVE TO WINE.
something causing misery or death
From this reading An aversion to wine is a thing not very common; and there are but a very few but will say with Catullus:-- “At vos quo lubet, hinc abite lymphæ Vini pernicies.”[a] Pernicious water, bane to wine, be gone.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading An aversion to wine is a thing not very common; and there are but a very few but will say with Catullus:-- “At vos quo lubet, hinc abite lymphæ Vini pernicies.”[a] Pernicious water, bane to wine, be gone.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading An aversion to wine is a thing not very common; and there are but a very few but will say with Catullus:-- “At vos quo lubet, hinc abite lymphæ Vini pernicies.”[a] Pernicious water, bane to wine, be gone.
Roman lyric poet remembered for his love poems to an aristocratic Roman woman (84-54 BC)
From this reading An aversion to wine is a thing not very common; and there are but a very few but will say with Catullus:-- “At vos quo lubet, hinc abite lymphæ Vini pernicies.”[a] Pernicious water, bane to wine, be gone.
a boy or man
From this reading CHAP.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading An aversion to wine is a thing not very common; and there are but a very few but will say with Catullus:-- “At vos quo lubet, hinc abite lymphæ Vini pernicies.”[a] Pernicious water, bane to wine, be gone.
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From this reading [Footnote 7: Ep. ad Ocean.]
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading An aversion to wine is a thing not very common; and there are but a very few but will say with Catullus:-- “At vos quo lubet, hinc abite lymphæ Vini pernicies.”[a] Pernicious water, bane to wine, be gone.
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading [Footnote 7: Ep. ad Ocean.]
destroyed or killed
From this reading An aversion to wine is a thing not very common; and there are but a very few but will say with Catullus:-- “At vos quo lubet, hinc abite lymphæ Vini pernicies.”[a] Pernicious water, bane to wine, be gone.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A RIDICULOUS AVERSION THAT SOME HAVE TO WINE.
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From this reading An aversion to wine is a thing not very common; and there are but a very few but will say with Catullus:-- “At vos quo lubet, hinc abite lymphæ Vini pernicies.”[a] Pernicious water, bane to wine, be gone.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An aversion to wine is a thing not very common; and there are but a very few but will say with Catullus:-- “At vos quo lubet, hinc abite lymphæ Vini pernicies.”[a] Pernicious water, bane to wine, be gone.
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From this reading An aversion to wine is a thing not very common; and there are but a very few but will say with Catullus:-- “At vos quo lubet, hinc abite lymphæ Vini pernicies.”[a] Pernicious water, bane to wine, be gone.
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From this reading An aversion to wine is a thing not very common; and there are but a very few but will say with Catullus:-- “At vos quo lubet, hinc abite lymphæ Vini pernicies.”[a] Pernicious water, bane to wine, be gone.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading An aversion to wine is a thing not very common; and there are but a very few but will say with Catullus:-- “At vos quo lubet, hinc abite lymphæ Vini pernicies.”[a] Pernicious water, bane to wine, be gone.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading [Footnote 7: Ep. ad Ocean.]
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From this reading An aversion to wine is a thing not very common; and there are but a very few but will say with Catullus:-- “At vos quo lubet, hinc abite lymphæ Vini pernicies.”[a] Pernicious water, bane to wine, be gone.
exceedingly harmful
From this reading An aversion to wine is a thing not very common; and there are but a very few but will say with Catullus:-- “At vos quo lubet, hinc abite lymphæ Vini pernicies.”[a] Pernicious water, bane to wine, be gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An aversion to wine is a thing not very common; and there are but a very few but will say with Catullus:-- “At vos quo lubet, hinc abite lymphæ Vini pernicies.”[a] Pernicious water, bane to wine, be gone.
inspiring scornful pity
From this reading A RIDICULOUS AVERSION THAT SOME HAVE TO WINE.
express in words
From this reading An aversion to wine is a thing not very common; and there are but a very few but will say with Catullus:-- “At vos quo lubet, hinc abite lymphæ Vini pernicies.”[a] Pernicious water, bane to wine, be gone.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading A RIDICULOUS AVERSION THAT SOME HAVE TO WINE.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A RIDICULOUS AVERSION THAT SOME HAVE TO WINE.
in or at that place or location
From this reading An aversion to wine is a thing not very common; and there are but a very few but will say with Catullus:-- “At vos quo lubet, hinc abite lymphæ Vini pernicies.”[a] Pernicious water, bane to wine, be gone.
a special situation
From this reading An aversion to wine is a thing not very common; and there are but a very few but will say with Catullus:-- “At vos quo lubet, hinc abite lymphæ Vini pernicies.”[a] Pernicious water, bane to wine, be gone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A RIDICULOUS AVERSION THAT SOME HAVE TO WINE.
precisely as stated
From this reading An aversion to wine is a thing not very common; and there are but a very few but will say with Catullus:-- “At vos quo lubet, hinc abite lymphæ Vini pernicies.”[a] Pernicious water, bane to wine, be gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An aversion to wine is a thing not very common; and there are but a very few but will say with Catullus:-- “At vos quo lubet, hinc abite lymphæ Vini pernicies.”[a] Pernicious water, bane to wine, be gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An aversion to wine is a thing not very common; and there are but a very few but will say with Catullus:-- “At vos quo lubet, hinc abite lymphæ Vini pernicies.”[a] Pernicious water, bane to wine, be gone.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading An aversion to wine is a thing not very common; and there are but a very few but will say with Catullus:-- “At vos quo lubet, hinc abite lymphæ Vini pernicies.”[a] Pernicious water, bane to wine, be gone.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading An aversion to wine is a thing not very common; and there are but a very few but will say with Catullus:-- “At vos quo lubet, hinc abite lymphæ Vini pernicies.”[a] Pernicious water, bane to wine, be gone.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading A RIDICULOUS AVERSION THAT SOME HAVE TO WINE.
in the company of; together with
From this reading An aversion to wine is a thing not very common; and there are but a very few but will say with Catullus:-- “At vos quo lubet, hinc abite lymphæ Vini pernicies.”[a] Pernicious water, bane to wine, be gone.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-five and one
From this reading XXVI.
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