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11
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From this reading HORACE I, 11.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But now you're back, let's celebrate In the good old way and classic-- Come, let us lard our skins with nard And bedew our souls with Massic!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
away
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From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
back
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From this reading But now you're back, let's celebrate In the good old way and classic-- Come, let us lard our skins with nard And bedew our souls with Massic!
bard
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From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With fillets of green parsley leaves Our foreheads shall be done up, And with song shall we Protract our spree Until the morrow's sun-up.
bedew
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From this reading But now you're back, let's celebrate In the good old way and classic-- Come, let us lard our skins with nard And bedew our souls with Massic!
boons
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From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
brutal
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From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now you're back, let's celebrate In the good old way and classic-- Come, let us lard our skins with nard And bedew our souls with Massic!
came
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From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
celebrate
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From this reading But now you're back, let's celebrate In the good old way and classic-- Come, let us lard our skins with nard And bedew our souls with Massic!
classic
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From this reading But now you're back, let's celebrate In the good old way and classic-- Come, let us lard our skins with nard And bedew our souls with Massic!
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now you're back, let's celebrate In the good old way and classic-- Come, let us lard our skins with nard And bedew our souls with Massic!
comes
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From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
day
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From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
die
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From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
diem
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From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With fillets of green parsley leaves Our foreheads shall be done up, And with song shall we Protract our spree Until the morrow's sun-up.
embark
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From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
escapadenounUS /ˈɛskəpeɪd/
an exciting or slightly dangerous adventure
From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
fashion
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From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
feet
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From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
fell
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From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
fillets
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From this reading With fillets of green parsley leaves Our foreheads shall be done up, And with song shall we Protract our spree Until the morrow's sun-up.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
foreheads
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From this reading With fillets of green parsley leaves Our foreheads shall be done up, And with song shall we Protract our spree Until the morrow's sun-up.
frequently
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From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
give
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From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
gods
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From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
going
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From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But now you're back, let's celebrate In the good old way and classic-- Come, let us lard our skins with nard And bedew our souls with Massic!
green
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From this reading With fillets of green parsley leaves Our foreheads shall be done up, And with song shall we Protract our spree Until the morrow's sun-up.
hang
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From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
Hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
headache
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From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
helpnounUS /help/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
honor
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From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
HORACE
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From this reading HORACE I, 11.
how
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From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
hurry
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From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
I'll
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From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
Iambic
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From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
Jupiter
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From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
lard
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From this reading But now you're back, let's celebrate In the good old way and classic-- Come, let us lard our skins with nard And bedew our souls with Massic!
leaves
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From this reading With fillets of green parsley leaves Our foreheads shall be done up, And with song shall we Protract our spree Until the morrow's sun-up.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But now you're back, let's celebrate In the good old way and classic-- Come, let us lard our skins with nard And bedew our souls with Massic!
let's
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From this reading But now you're back, let's celebrate In the good old way and classic-- Come, let us lard our skins with nard And bedew our souls with Massic!
live
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From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
Lucome
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From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
many
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From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
Massic
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From this reading But now you're back, let's celebrate In the good old way and classic-- Come, let us lard our skins with nard And bedew our souls with Massic!
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
Mercury
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From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
merry
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From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
morrow's
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From this reading With fillets of green parsley leaves Our foreheads shall be done up, And with song shall we Protract our spree Until the morrow's sun-up.
much
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From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
nard
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From this reading But now you're back, let's celebrate In the good old way and classic-- Come, let us lard our skins with nard And bedew our souls with Massic!
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
now
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From this reading But now you're back, let's celebrate In the good old way and classic-- Come, let us lard our skins with nard And bedew our souls with Massic!
odes
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From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With fillets of green parsley leaves Our foreheads shall be done up, And with song shall we Protract our spree Until the morrow's sun-up.
off
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From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
old
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From this reading But now you're back, let's celebrate In the good old way and classic-- Come, let us lard our skins with nard And bedew our souls with Massic!
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But now you're back, let's celebrate In the good old way and classic-- Come, let us lard our skins with nard And bedew our souls with Massic!
parsley
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From this reading With fillets of green parsley leaves Our foreheads shall be done up, And with song shall we Protract our spree Until the morrow's sun-up.
passion
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From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
Phillippi
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From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
poet-soldier
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From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
pray
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From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
Protract
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From this reading With fillets of green parsley leaves Our foreheads shall be done up, And with song shall we Protract our spree Until the morrow's sun-up.
ran
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From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
reel
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From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
regret
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From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
satirize
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From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
say
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From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
Seek
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From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading With fillets of green parsley leaves Our foreheads shall be done up, And with song shall we Protract our spree Until the morrow's sun-up.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
skins
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From this reading But now you're back, let's celebrate In the good old way and classic-- Come, let us lard our skins with nard And bedew our souls with Massic!
Some
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From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
song
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From this reading With fillets of green parsley leaves Our foreheads shall be done up, And with song shall we Protract our spree Until the morrow's sun-up.
souls
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From this reading But now you're back, let's celebrate In the good old way and classic-- Come, let us lard our skins with nard And bedew our souls with Massic!
sport
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From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
spree
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From this reading With fillets of green parsley leaves Our foreheads shall be done up, And with song shall we Protract our spree Until the morrow's sun-up.
staid
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From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
sun-up
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From this reading With fillets of green parsley leaves Our foreheads shall be done up, And with song shall we Protract our spree Until the morrow's sun-up.
surprise
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From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
swift
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From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But now you're back, let's celebrate In the good old way and classic-- Come, let us lard our skins with nard And bedew our souls with Massic!
then
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From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
they're
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From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
To-morrow
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From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading With fillets of green parsley leaves Our foreheads shall be done up, And with song shall we Protract our spree Until the morrow's sun-up.
up
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From this reading With fillets of green parsley leaves Our foreheads shall be done up, And with song shall we Protract our spree Until the morrow's sun-up.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But now you're back, let's celebrate In the good old way and classic-- Come, let us lard our skins with nard And bedew our souls with Massic!
way
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From this reading But now you're back, let's celebrate In the good old way and classic-- Come, let us lard our skins with nard And bedew our souls with Massic!
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading With fillets of green parsley leaves Our foreheads shall be done up, And with song shall we Protract our spree Until the morrow's sun-up.
well
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From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
wince
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From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
wisest
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From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But now you're back, let's celebrate In the good old way and classic-- Come, let us lard our skins with nard And bedew our souls with Massic!
withhold
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From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
worry
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From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Seek not, Lucome, to know how long you're going to live yet-- What boons the gods will yet withhold, or what they're going to give yet; For Jupiter will have his way, despite how much we worry-- Some will hang on for many a day and some die in a hurry, The wisest thing for you to do is to embark this diem Upon a merry escapade with some such bard as I am; And while we sport, I'll reel you off such odes as shall surprise ye-- To-morrow, when the headache comes--well, then I'll satirize ye!
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When honor at Phillippi fell A pray to brutal passion, I regret to say that my feet ran away In swift Iambic fashion; You were no poet-soldier born, You staid, nor did you wince then-- Mercury came To my help, which same Has frequently saved me since then.
you're
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From this reading But now you're back, let's celebrate In the good old way and classic-- Come, let us lard our skins with nard And bedew our souls with Massic!
