Chapter 14 of George Crabbe: Poems, Volume 1 (of 3) is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of George Crabbe: Poems, Volume 1 (of 3) is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_PROFESSIONS--LAW._ Quid leges sine moribus Vanæ proficiunt? _Horace_ [Lib. III. _Od._ XXIV. vv. 35-6].
Chapter 14 of George Crabbe: Poems, Volume 1 (of 3) is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading “_PROFESSIONS--LAW._ Quid leges sine moribus Vanæ proficiunt?”
plural of “profession” — the body of people in a learned occupation
the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
From this reading “_PROFESSIONS--LAW._ Quid leges sine moribus Vanæ proficiunt?”
ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
From this reading “_PROFESSIONS--LAW._ Quid leges sine moribus Vanæ proficiunt?”
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From this reading 35-6].
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From this reading 35-6].
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading _Horace_ [Lib.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading III.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading _PROFESSIONS--LAW._ Quid leges sine moribus Vanæ proficiunt?
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From this reading _PROFESSIONS--LAW._ Quid leges sine moribus Vanæ proficiunt?
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From this reading _Horace_ [Lib.
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From this reading _PROFESSIONS--LAW._ Quid leges sine moribus Vanæ proficiunt?
a doctor's degree in optometry
From this reading _Od._ XXIV. vv.
plural of “profession” — the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading _PROFESSIONS--LAW._ Quid leges sine moribus Vanæ proficiunt?
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From this reading _PROFESSIONS--LAW._ Quid leges sine moribus Vanæ proficiunt?
the basic unit of money in Great Britain and Northern Ireland; equal to 100 pence
From this reading _PROFESSIONS--LAW._ Quid leges sine moribus Vanæ proficiunt?
ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle
From this reading _PROFESSIONS--LAW._ Quid leges sine moribus Vanæ proficiunt?
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From this reading _PROFESSIONS--LAW._ Quid leges sine moribus Vanæ proficiunt?
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From this reading _Od._ XXIV. vv.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-three and one
From this reading _Od._ XXIV. vv.
Chapter 14 of George Crabbe: Poems, Volume 1 (of 3) by George Crabbe holds 102 sentences, grouped into 21 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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