Chapter 16 of Gryll Grange is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Gryll Grange is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LECTURES--THE POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION--A NEW ORDER OF CHIVALRY si, Mimnermus uti censet, sine amore jocisque nil est jucundum, vivas in amore jorisqne. HOR. Epist. I. vi 65, 66. If, as Mimnennus held, nought else can move Your soul to pleasure, live in sports and love.
Chapter 16 of Gryll Grange is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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courtesy towards women
From this reading “LECTURES--THE POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION--A NEW ORDER OF CHIVALRY si, Mimnermus uti censet, sine amore jocisque nil est jucundum, vivas in amore jorisqne.”
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading “LECTURES--THE POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION--A NEW ORDER OF CHIVALRY si, Mimnermus uti censet, sine amore jocisque nil est jucundum, vivas in amore jorisqne.”
plural of “lecture” — a speech that is open to the public
From this reading “LECTURES--THE POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION--A NEW ORDER OF CHIVALRY si, Mimnermus uti censet, sine amore jocisque nil est jucundum, vivas in amore jorisqne.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “If, as Mimnennus held, nought else can move Your soul to pleasure, live in sports and love.”
a quantity of no importance
From this reading “LECTURES--THE POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION--A NEW ORDER OF CHIVALRY si, Mimnermus uti censet, sine amore jocisque nil est jucundum, vivas in amore jorisqne.”
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 “LECTURES--THE POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION--A NEW ORDER OF CHIVALRY si, Mimnermus uti censet, sine amore jocisque nil est jucundum, vivas in amore jorisqne.”
plural of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading “If, as Mimnennus held, nought else can move Your soul to pleasure, live in sports and love.”
plural of “viva” — an examination conducted by spoken communication
From this reading “LECTURES--THE POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION--A NEW ORDER OF CHIVALRY si, Mimnermus uti censet, sine amore jocisque nil est jucundum, vivas in amore jorisqne.”
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From this reading I. vi 65, 66.
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From this reading I. vi 65, 66.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading LECTURES--THE POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION--A NEW ORDER OF CHIVALRY si, Mimnermus uti censet, sine amore jocisque nil est jucundum, vivas in amore jorisqne.
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From this reading LECTURES--THE POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION--A NEW ORDER OF CHIVALRY si, Mimnermus uti censet, sine amore jocisque nil est jucundum, vivas in amore jorisqne.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If, as Mimnennus held, nought else can move Your soul to pleasure, live in sports and love.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading If, as Mimnennus held, nought else can move Your soul to pleasure, live in sports and love.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If, as Mimnennus held, nought else can move Your soul to pleasure, live in sports and love.
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From this reading LECTURES--THE POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION--A NEW ORDER OF CHIVALRY si, Mimnermus uti censet, sine amore jocisque nil est jucundum, vivas in amore jorisqne.
courtesy towards women
From this reading LECTURES--THE POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION--A NEW ORDER OF CHIVALRY si, Mimnermus uti censet, sine amore jocisque nil est jucundum, vivas in amore jorisqne.
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From this reading If, as Mimnennus held, nought else can move Your soul to pleasure, live in sports and love.
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From this reading Epist.
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading LECTURES--THE POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION--A NEW ORDER OF CHIVALRY si, Mimnermus uti censet, sine amore jocisque nil est jucundum, vivas in amore jorisqne.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading If, as Mimnennus held, nought else can move Your soul to pleasure, live in sports and love.
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From this reading HOR.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I. vi 65, 66.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If, as Mimnennus held, nought else can move Your soul to pleasure, live in sports and love.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LECTURES--THE POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION--A NEW ORDER OF CHIVALRY si, Mimnermus uti censet, sine amore jocisque nil est jucundum, vivas in amore jorisqne.
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From this reading LECTURES--THE POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION--A NEW ORDER OF CHIVALRY si, Mimnermus uti censet, sine amore jocisque nil est jucundum, vivas in amore jorisqne.
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From this reading LECTURES--THE POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION--A NEW ORDER OF CHIVALRY si, Mimnermus uti censet, sine amore jocisque nil est jucundum, vivas in amore jorisqne.
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From this reading LECTURES--THE POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION--A NEW ORDER OF CHIVALRY si, Mimnermus uti censet, sine amore jocisque nil est jucundum, vivas in amore jorisqne.
plural of “lecture” — a speech that is open to the public
From this reading LECTURES--THE POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION--A NEW ORDER OF CHIVALRY si, Mimnermus uti censet, sine amore jocisque nil est jucundum, vivas in amore jorisqne.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading If, as Mimnennus held, nought else can move Your soul to pleasure, live in sports and love.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading If, as Mimnennus held, nought else can move Your soul to pleasure, live in sports and love.
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From this reading If, as Mimnennus held, nought else can move Your soul to pleasure, live in sports and love.
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From this reading LECTURES--THE POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION--A NEW ORDER OF CHIVALRY si, Mimnermus uti censet, sine amore jocisque nil est jucundum, vivas in amore jorisqne.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading If, as Mimnennus held, nought else can move Your soul to pleasure, live in sports and love.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading LECTURES--THE POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION--A NEW ORDER OF CHIVALRY si, Mimnermus uti censet, sine amore jocisque nil est jucundum, vivas in amore jorisqne.
a quantity of no importance
From this reading LECTURES--THE POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION--A NEW ORDER OF CHIVALRY si, Mimnermus uti censet, sine amore jocisque nil est jucundum, vivas in amore jorisqne.
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
From this reading If, as Mimnennus held, nought else can move Your soul to pleasure, live in sports and love.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LECTURES--THE POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION--A NEW ORDER OF CHIVALRY si, Mimnermus uti censet, sine amore jocisque nil est jucundum, vivas in amore jorisqne.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading LECTURES--THE POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION--A NEW ORDER OF CHIVALRY si, Mimnermus uti censet, sine amore jocisque nil est jucundum, vivas in amore jorisqne.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading LECTURES--THE POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION--A NEW ORDER OF CHIVALRY si, Mimnermus uti censet, sine amore jocisque nil est jucundum, vivas in amore jorisqne.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading If, as Mimnennus held, nought else can move Your soul to pleasure, live in sports and love.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading LECTURES--THE POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION--A NEW ORDER OF CHIVALRY si, Mimnermus uti censet, sine amore jocisque nil est jucundum, vivas in amore jorisqne.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading LECTURES--THE POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION--A NEW ORDER OF CHIVALRY si, Mimnermus uti censet, sine amore jocisque nil est jucundum, vivas in amore jorisqne.
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 LECTURES--THE POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION--A NEW ORDER OF CHIVALRY si, Mimnermus uti censet, sine amore jocisque nil est jucundum, vivas in amore jorisqne.
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 LECTURES--THE POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION--A NEW ORDER OF CHIVALRY si, Mimnermus uti censet, sine amore jocisque nil est jucundum, vivas in amore jorisqne.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading If, as Mimnennus held, nought else can move Your soul to pleasure, live in sports and love.
plural of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading If, as Mimnennus held, nought else can move Your soul to pleasure, live in sports and love.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LECTURES--THE POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION--A NEW ORDER OF CHIVALRY si, Mimnermus uti censet, sine amore jocisque nil est jucundum, vivas in amore jorisqne.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If, as Mimnennus held, nought else can move Your soul to pleasure, live in sports and love.
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From this reading LECTURES--THE POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION--A NEW ORDER OF CHIVALRY si, Mimnermus uti censet, sine amore jocisque nil est jucundum, vivas in amore jorisqne.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading I. vi 65, 66.
plural of “viva” — an examination conducted by spoken communication
From this reading LECTURES--THE POWER OF PUBLIC OPINION--A NEW ORDER OF CHIVALRY si, Mimnermus uti censet, sine amore jocisque nil est jucundum, vivas in amore jorisqne.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If, as Mimnennus held, nought else can move Your soul to pleasure, live in sports and love.
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