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Lives of the English Poets From Johnson

Chapter V · Chapter 5

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A cenotaph has been erected to his memory among the poets of his country in Westminster Abbey, by his eldest son, the Rev. Christopher Anstey, with the following inscription:-- M.S. Christopheri Anstey, Arm.
Alumni Etonensis, Et Collegii Regalis apud Cantabrigienses olim Socii, Poetae, Literis elegantioribus adprime ornati, Et inter principes Poetarum, Qui in eodem genere floruerunt, Sedem eximiam tenentis.
Ille annum circiter MDCCLXX.
Rus suum in agro Cantabrigiensi Mutavit Bathonia, Quem locum ei praeter omne dudum arrisisse Testis est, celeberrimum illud Poema, Titulo inde ducto insignitum: Ibi deinceps sex et triginta annos commoratus, Obiit A.D. MDCCCV.
Et aetatis suae Octogesimo primo.
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Lives of the English Poets From Johnson

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Lives of the English Poets From Johnson is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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A cenotaph has been erected to his memory among the poets of his country in Westminster Abbey, by his eldest son, the Rev. Christopher Anstey, with the following inscription:-- M.S. Christopheri Anstey, Arm.
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Alumni Etonensis, Et Collegii Regalis apud Cantabrigienses olim Socii, Poetae, Literis elegantioribus adprime ornati, Et inter principes Poetarum, Qui in eodem genere floruerunt, Sedem eximiam tenentis.
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Ille annum circiter MDCCLXX.
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Rus suum in agro Cantabrigiensi Mutavit Bathonia, Quem locum ei praeter omne dudum arrisisse Testis est, celeberrimum illud Poema, Titulo inde ducto insignitum: Ibi deinceps sex et triginta annos commoratus, Obiit A.D. MDCCCV.
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Et aetatis suae Octogesimo primo.

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Alumni noun US /əˈlʌmnaɪ/

plural of “alumnus” — a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)

From this reading “Alumni Etonensis, Et Collegii Regalis apud Cantabrigienses olim Socii, Poetae, Literis elegantioribus adprime ornati, Et inter principes Poetarum, Qui in eodem genere floruerunt, Sedem eximiam tenentis.”

annum noun US /ˈænəm/

(Latin) year

From this reading “Ille annum circiter MDCCLXX.”

est noun US /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 “Rus suum in agro Cantabrigiensi Mutavit Bathonia, Quem locum ei praeter omne dudum arrisisse Testis est, celeberrimum illud Poema, Titulo inde ducto insignitum: Ibi deinceps sex et triginta annos commoratus, Obiit A.D. MDCCCV.”

inscription noun US /ˌɪnˈskrɪpʃən/

letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something

From this reading “A cenotaph has been erected to his memory among the poets of his country in Westminster Abbey, by his eldest son, the Rev. Christopher Anstey, with the following inscription:-- M.S. Christopheri Anstey, Arm.”

inter verb US /ˌɪnˈtɜːr/

place in a grave or tomb

From this reading “Alumni Etonensis, Et Collegii Regalis apud Cantabrigienses olim Socii, Poetae, Literis elegantioribus adprime ornati, Et inter principes Poetarum, Qui in eodem genere floruerunt, Sedem eximiam tenentis.”

primo noun US /ˈpriːmoʊ/

the principal part of a duet (especially a piano duet)

From this reading “Et aetatis suae Octogesimo primo.”

Rus noun US /rʌs/

the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev

From this reading “Rus suum in agro Cantabrigiensi Mutavit Bathonia, Quem locum ei praeter omne dudum arrisisse Testis est, celeberrimum illud Poema, Titulo inde ducto insignitum: Ibi deinceps sex et triginta annos commoratus, Obiit A.D. MDCCCV.”

Westminster noun US /ˌwestˈmɪnstər/

a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey

From this reading “A cenotaph has been erected to his memory among the poets of his country in Westminster Abbey, by his eldest son, the Rev. Christopher Anstey, with the following inscription:-- M.S. Christopheri Anstey, Arm.”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A cenotaph has been erected to his memory among the poets of his country in Westminster Abbey, by his eldest son, the Rev. Christopher Anstey, with the following inscription:-- M.S. Christopheri Anstey, Arm.

AbbeynounUS /ˈæbi/

a church associated with a monastery or convent

From this reading A cenotaph has been erected to his memory among the poets of his country in Westminster Abbey, by his eldest son, the Rev. Christopher Anstey, with the following inscription:-- M.S. Christopheri Anstey, Arm.

adprime

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From this reading Alumni Etonensis, Et Collegii Regalis apud Cantabrigienses olim Socii, Poetae, Literis elegantioribus adprime ornati, Et inter principes Poetarum, Qui in eodem genere floruerunt, Sedem eximiam tenentis.

aetatis

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From this reading Et aetatis suae Octogesimo primo.

agro

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From this reading Rus suum in agro Cantabrigiensi Mutavit Bathonia, Quem locum ei praeter omne dudum arrisisse Testis est, celeberrimum illud Poema, Titulo inde ducto insignitum: Ibi deinceps sex et triginta annos commoratus, Obiit A.D. MDCCCV.

AlumninounUS /əˈlʌmnaɪ/

plural of “alumnus” — a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university)

From this reading Alumni Etonensis, Et Collegii Regalis apud Cantabrigienses olim Socii, Poetae, Literis elegantioribus adprime ornati, Et inter principes Poetarum, Qui in eodem genere floruerunt, Sedem eximiam tenentis.

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading A cenotaph has been erected to his memory among the poets of his country in Westminster Abbey, by his eldest son, the Rev. Christopher Anstey, with the following inscription:-- M.S. Christopheri Anstey, Arm.

annos

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From this reading Rus suum in agro Cantabrigiensi Mutavit Bathonia, Quem locum ei praeter omne dudum arrisisse Testis est, celeberrimum illud Poema, Titulo inde ducto insignitum: Ibi deinceps sex et triginta annos commoratus, Obiit A.D. MDCCCV.

annumnounUS /ˈænəm/

(Latin) year

From this reading Ille annum circiter MDCCLXX.

Anstey

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From this reading A cenotaph has been erected to his memory among the poets of his country in Westminster Abbey, by his eldest son, the Rev. Christopher Anstey, with the following inscription:-- M.S. Christopheri Anstey, Arm.

apud

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From this reading Alumni Etonensis, Et Collegii Regalis apud Cantabrigienses olim Socii, Poetae, Literis elegantioribus adprime ornati, Et inter principes Poetarum, Qui in eodem genere floruerunt, Sedem eximiam tenentis.

ArmnounUS /ɑːrm/

a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb

From this reading A cenotaph has been erected to his memory among the poets of his country in Westminster Abbey, by his eldest son, the Rev. Christopher Anstey, with the following inscription:-- M.S. Christopheri Anstey, Arm.

arrisisse

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From this reading Rus suum in agro Cantabrigiensi Mutavit Bathonia, Quem locum ei praeter omne dudum arrisisse Testis est, celeberrimum illud Poema, Titulo inde ducto insignitum: Ibi deinceps sex et triginta annos commoratus, Obiit A.D. MDCCCV.

Bathonia

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From this reading Rus suum in agro Cantabrigiensi Mutavit Bathonia, Quem locum ei praeter omne dudum arrisisse Testis est, celeberrimum illud Poema, Titulo inde ducto insignitum: Ibi deinceps sex et triginta annos commoratus, Obiit A.D. MDCCCV.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading A cenotaph has been erected to his memory among the poets of his country in Westminster Abbey, by his eldest son, the Rev. Christopher Anstey, with the following inscription:-- M.S. Christopheri Anstey, Arm.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading A cenotaph has been erected to his memory among the poets of his country in Westminster Abbey, by his eldest son, the Rev. Christopher Anstey, with the following inscription:-- M.S. Christopheri Anstey, Arm.

Cantabrigienses

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From this reading Alumni Etonensis, Et Collegii Regalis apud Cantabrigienses olim Socii, Poetae, Literis elegantioribus adprime ornati, Et inter principes Poetarum, Qui in eodem genere floruerunt, Sedem eximiam tenentis.

Cantabrigiensi

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From this reading Rus suum in agro Cantabrigiensi Mutavit Bathonia, Quem locum ei praeter omne dudum arrisisse Testis est, celeberrimum illud Poema, Titulo inde ducto insignitum: Ibi deinceps sex et triginta annos commoratus, Obiit A.D. MDCCCV.

celeberrimum

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From this reading Rus suum in agro Cantabrigiensi Mutavit Bathonia, Quem locum ei praeter omne dudum arrisisse Testis est, celeberrimum illud Poema, Titulo inde ducto insignitum: Ibi deinceps sex et triginta annos commoratus, Obiit A.D. MDCCCV.

cenotaphnoun

a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered

From this reading A cenotaph has been erected to his memory among the poets of his country in Westminster Abbey, by his eldest son, the Rev. Christopher Anstey, with the following inscription:-- M.S. Christopheri Anstey, Arm.

ChristophernounUS /ˈkrɪstəfər/

Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)

From this reading A cenotaph has been erected to his memory among the poets of his country in Westminster Abbey, by his eldest son, the Rev. Christopher Anstey, with the following inscription:-- M.S. Christopheri Anstey, Arm.

Christopheri

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From this reading A cenotaph has been erected to his memory among the poets of his country in Westminster Abbey, by his eldest son, the Rev. Christopher Anstey, with the following inscription:-- M.S. Christopheri Anstey, Arm.

circiter

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From this reading Ille annum circiter MDCCLXX.

Collegii

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From this reading Alumni Etonensis, Et Collegii Regalis apud Cantabrigienses olim Socii, Poetae, Literis elegantioribus adprime ornati, Et inter principes Poetarum, Qui in eodem genere floruerunt, Sedem eximiam tenentis.

commoratus

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From this reading Rus suum in agro Cantabrigiensi Mutavit Bathonia, Quem locum ei praeter omne dudum arrisisse Testis est, celeberrimum illud Poema, Titulo inde ducto insignitum: Ibi deinceps sex et triginta annos commoratus, Obiit A.D. MDCCCV.

countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading A cenotaph has been erected to his memory among the poets of his country in Westminster Abbey, by his eldest son, the Rev. Christopher Anstey, with the following inscription:-- M.S. Christopheri Anstey, Arm.

DnounUS /diː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading Rus suum in agro Cantabrigiensi Mutavit Bathonia, Quem locum ei praeter omne dudum arrisisse Testis est, celeberrimum illud Poema, Titulo inde ducto insignitum: Ibi deinceps sex et triginta annos commoratus, Obiit A.D. MDCCCV.

deinceps

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From this reading Rus suum in agro Cantabrigiensi Mutavit Bathonia, Quem locum ei praeter omne dudum arrisisse Testis est, celeberrimum illud Poema, Titulo inde ducto insignitum: Ibi deinceps sex et triginta annos commoratus, Obiit A.D. MDCCCV.

ducto

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From this reading Rus suum in agro Cantabrigiensi Mutavit Bathonia, Quem locum ei praeter omne dudum arrisisse Testis est, celeberrimum illud Poema, Titulo inde ducto insignitum: Ibi deinceps sex et triginta annos commoratus, Obiit A.D. MDCCCV.

dudum

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From this reading Rus suum in agro Cantabrigiensi Mutavit Bathonia, Quem locum ei praeter omne dudum arrisisse Testis est, celeberrimum illud Poema, Titulo inde ducto insignitum: Ibi deinceps sex et triginta annos commoratus, Obiit A.D. MDCCCV.

ei

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From this reading Rus suum in agro Cantabrigiensi Mutavit Bathonia, Quem locum ei praeter omne dudum arrisisse Testis est, celeberrimum illud Poema, Titulo inde ducto insignitum: Ibi deinceps sex et triginta annos commoratus, Obiit A.D. MDCCCV.

eldestadjectiveUS /ˈeldəst/

first in order of birth

From this reading A cenotaph has been erected to his memory among the poets of his country in Westminster Abbey, by his eldest son, the Rev. Christopher Anstey, with the following inscription:-- M.S. Christopheri Anstey, Arm.

elegantioribus

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From this reading Alumni Etonensis, Et Collegii Regalis apud Cantabrigienses olim Socii, Poetae, Literis elegantioribus adprime ornati, Et inter principes Poetarum, Qui in eodem genere floruerunt, Sedem eximiam tenentis.

eodem

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From this reading Alumni Etonensis, Et Collegii Regalis apud Cantabrigienses olim Socii, Poetae, Literis elegantioribus adprime ornati, Et inter principes Poetarum, Qui in eodem genere floruerunt, Sedem eximiam tenentis.

erectedverbUS /ɪˈrektəd/

past form of “erect” — construct, build, or erect

From this reading A cenotaph has been erected to his memory among the poets of his country in Westminster Abbey, by his eldest son, the Rev. Christopher Anstey, with the following inscription:-- M.S. Christopheri Anstey, Arm.

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 Rus suum in agro Cantabrigiensi Mutavit Bathonia, Quem locum ei praeter omne dudum arrisisse Testis est, celeberrimum illud Poema, Titulo inde ducto insignitum: Ibi deinceps sex et triginta annos commoratus, Obiit A.D. MDCCCV.

Et

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From this reading Alumni Etonensis, Et Collegii Regalis apud Cantabrigienses olim Socii, Poetae, Literis elegantioribus adprime ornati, Et inter principes Poetarum, Qui in eodem genere floruerunt, Sedem eximiam tenentis.

Etonensis

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From this reading Alumni Etonensis, Et Collegii Regalis apud Cantabrigienses olim Socii, Poetae, Literis elegantioribus adprime ornati, Et inter principes Poetarum, Qui in eodem genere floruerunt, Sedem eximiam tenentis.

eximiam

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From this reading Alumni Etonensis, Et Collegii Regalis apud Cantabrigienses olim Socii, Poetae, Literis elegantioribus adprime ornati, Et inter principes Poetarum, Qui in eodem genere floruerunt, Sedem eximiam tenentis.

floruerunt

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From this reading Alumni Etonensis, Et Collegii Regalis apud Cantabrigienses olim Socii, Poetae, Literis elegantioribus adprime ornati, Et inter principes Poetarum, Qui in eodem genere floruerunt, Sedem eximiam tenentis.

followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading A cenotaph has been erected to his memory among the poets of his country in Westminster Abbey, by his eldest son, the Rev. Christopher Anstey, with the following inscription:-- M.S. Christopheri Anstey, Arm.

genere

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From this reading Alumni Etonensis, Et Collegii Regalis apud Cantabrigienses olim Socii, Poetae, Literis elegantioribus adprime ornati, Et inter principes Poetarum, Qui in eodem genere floruerunt, Sedem eximiam tenentis.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading A cenotaph has been erected to his memory among the poets of his country in Westminster Abbey, by his eldest son, the Rev. Christopher Anstey, with the following inscription:-- M.S. Christopheri Anstey, Arm.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading A cenotaph has been erected to his memory among the poets of his country in Westminster Abbey, by his eldest son, the Rev. Christopher Anstey, with the following inscription:-- M.S. Christopheri Anstey, Arm.

Ibi

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From this reading Rus suum in agro Cantabrigiensi Mutavit Bathonia, Quem locum ei praeter omne dudum arrisisse Testis est, celeberrimum illud Poema, Titulo inde ducto insignitum: Ibi deinceps sex et triginta annos commoratus, Obiit A.D. MDCCCV.

Ille

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From this reading Ille annum circiter MDCCLXX.

illud

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From this reading Rus suum in agro Cantabrigiensi Mutavit Bathonia, Quem locum ei praeter omne dudum arrisisse Testis est, celeberrimum illud Poema, Titulo inde ducto insignitum: Ibi deinceps sex et triginta annos commoratus, Obiit A.D. MDCCCV.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading A cenotaph has been erected to his memory among the poets of his country in Westminster Abbey, by his eldest son, the Rev. Christopher Anstey, with the following inscription:-- M.S. Christopheri Anstey, Arm.

inde

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From this reading Rus suum in agro Cantabrigiensi Mutavit Bathonia, Quem locum ei praeter omne dudum arrisisse Testis est, celeberrimum illud Poema, Titulo inde ducto insignitum: Ibi deinceps sex et triginta annos commoratus, Obiit A.D. MDCCCV.

inscriptionnounUS /ˌɪnˈskrɪpʃən/

letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something

From this reading A cenotaph has been erected to his memory among the poets of his country in Westminster Abbey, by his eldest son, the Rev. Christopher Anstey, with the following inscription:-- M.S. Christopheri Anstey, Arm.

insignitum

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From this reading Rus suum in agro Cantabrigiensi Mutavit Bathonia, Quem locum ei praeter omne dudum arrisisse Testis est, celeberrimum illud Poema, Titulo inde ducto insignitum: Ibi deinceps sex et triginta annos commoratus, Obiit A.D. MDCCCV.

interverbUS /ˌɪnˈtɜːr/

place in a grave or tomb

From this reading Alumni Etonensis, Et Collegii Regalis apud Cantabrigienses olim Socii, Poetae, Literis elegantioribus adprime ornati, Et inter principes Poetarum, Qui in eodem genere floruerunt, Sedem eximiam tenentis.

Literis

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From this reading Alumni Etonensis, Et Collegii Regalis apud Cantabrigienses olim Socii, Poetae, Literis elegantioribus adprime ornati, Et inter principes Poetarum, Qui in eodem genere floruerunt, Sedem eximiam tenentis.

locumnoun

someone (physician or clergyman) who substitutes temporarily for another member of the same profession

From this reading Rus suum in agro Cantabrigiensi Mutavit Bathonia, Quem locum ei praeter omne dudum arrisisse Testis est, celeberrimum illud Poema, Titulo inde ducto insignitum: Ibi deinceps sex et triginta annos commoratus, Obiit A.D. MDCCCV.

MnounUS /em/

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading A cenotaph has been erected to his memory among the poets of his country in Westminster Abbey, by his eldest son, the Rev. Christopher Anstey, with the following inscription:-- M.S. Christopheri Anstey, Arm.

MDCCCV

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From this reading Rus suum in agro Cantabrigiensi Mutavit Bathonia, Quem locum ei praeter omne dudum arrisisse Testis est, celeberrimum illud Poema, Titulo inde ducto insignitum: Ibi deinceps sex et triginta annos commoratus, Obiit A.D. MDCCCV.

MDCCLXX

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From this reading Ille annum circiter MDCCLXX.

memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/

The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.

From this reading A cenotaph has been erected to his memory among the poets of his country in Westminster Abbey, by his eldest son, the Rev. Christopher Anstey, with the following inscription:-- M.S. Christopheri Anstey, Arm.

Mutavit

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From this reading Rus suum in agro Cantabrigiensi Mutavit Bathonia, Quem locum ei praeter omne dudum arrisisse Testis est, celeberrimum illud Poema, Titulo inde ducto insignitum: Ibi deinceps sex et triginta annos commoratus, Obiit A.D. MDCCCV.

Obiit

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From this reading Rus suum in agro Cantabrigiensi Mutavit Bathonia, Quem locum ei praeter omne dudum arrisisse Testis est, celeberrimum illud Poema, Titulo inde ducto insignitum: Ibi deinceps sex et triginta annos commoratus, Obiit A.D. MDCCCV.

Octogesimo

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From this reading Et aetatis suae Octogesimo primo.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A cenotaph has been erected to his memory among the poets of his country in Westminster Abbey, by his eldest son, the Rev. Christopher Anstey, with the following inscription:-- M.S. Christopheri Anstey, Arm.

olim

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From this reading Alumni Etonensis, Et Collegii Regalis apud Cantabrigienses olim Socii, Poetae, Literis elegantioribus adprime ornati, Et inter principes Poetarum, Qui in eodem genere floruerunt, Sedem eximiam tenentis.

omne

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From this reading Rus suum in agro Cantabrigiensi Mutavit Bathonia, Quem locum ei praeter omne dudum arrisisse Testis est, celeberrimum illud Poema, Titulo inde ducto insignitum: Ibi deinceps sex et triginta annos commoratus, Obiit A.D. MDCCCV.

ornati

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From this reading Alumni Etonensis, Et Collegii Regalis apud Cantabrigienses olim Socii, Poetae, Literis elegantioribus adprime ornati, Et inter principes Poetarum, Qui in eodem genere floruerunt, Sedem eximiam tenentis.

Poema

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From this reading Rus suum in agro Cantabrigiensi Mutavit Bathonia, Quem locum ei praeter omne dudum arrisisse Testis est, celeberrimum illud Poema, Titulo inde ducto insignitum: Ibi deinceps sex et triginta annos commoratus, Obiit A.D. MDCCCV.

Poetae

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From this reading Alumni Etonensis, Et Collegii Regalis apud Cantabrigienses olim Socii, Poetae, Literis elegantioribus adprime ornati, Et inter principes Poetarum, Qui in eodem genere floruerunt, Sedem eximiam tenentis.

Poetarum

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From this reading Alumni Etonensis, Et Collegii Regalis apud Cantabrigienses olim Socii, Poetae, Literis elegantioribus adprime ornati, Et inter principes Poetarum, Qui in eodem genere floruerunt, Sedem eximiam tenentis.

poetsnounUS /ˈpoʊəts/

plural of “poet” — a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

From this reading A cenotaph has been erected to his memory among the poets of his country in Westminster Abbey, by his eldest son, the Rev. Christopher Anstey, with the following inscription:-- M.S. Christopheri Anstey, Arm.

praeter

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From this reading Rus suum in agro Cantabrigiensi Mutavit Bathonia, Quem locum ei praeter omne dudum arrisisse Testis est, celeberrimum illud Poema, Titulo inde ducto insignitum: Ibi deinceps sex et triginta annos commoratus, Obiit A.D. MDCCCV.

primonounUS /ˈpriːmoʊ/

the principal part of a duet (especially a piano duet)

From this reading Et aetatis suae Octogesimo primo.

principes

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From this reading Alumni Etonensis, Et Collegii Regalis apud Cantabrigienses olim Socii, Poetae, Literis elegantioribus adprime ornati, Et inter principes Poetarum, Qui in eodem genere floruerunt, Sedem eximiam tenentis.

Quem

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From this reading Rus suum in agro Cantabrigiensi Mutavit Bathonia, Quem locum ei praeter omne dudum arrisisse Testis est, celeberrimum illud Poema, Titulo inde ducto insignitum: Ibi deinceps sex et triginta annos commoratus, Obiit A.D. MDCCCV.

Qui

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From this reading Alumni Etonensis, Et Collegii Regalis apud Cantabrigienses olim Socii, Poetae, Literis elegantioribus adprime ornati, Et inter principes Poetarum, Qui in eodem genere floruerunt, Sedem eximiam tenentis.

Regalis

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From this reading Alumni Etonensis, Et Collegii Regalis apud Cantabrigienses olim Socii, Poetae, Literis elegantioribus adprime ornati, Et inter principes Poetarum, Qui in eodem genere floruerunt, Sedem eximiam tenentis.

RevverbUS /rev/

increase the number of rotations per minute

From this reading A cenotaph has been erected to his memory among the poets of his country in Westminster Abbey, by his eldest son, the Rev. Christopher Anstey, with the following inscription:-- M.S. Christopheri Anstey, Arm.

RusnounUS /rʌs/

the medieval Russian state established by Scandinavian traders in the 9th century; the capital was first in Novgorod and then in Kiev

From this reading Rus suum in agro Cantabrigiensi Mutavit Bathonia, Quem locum ei praeter omne dudum arrisisse Testis est, celeberrimum illud Poema, Titulo inde ducto insignitum: Ibi deinceps sex et triginta annos commoratus, Obiit A.D. MDCCCV.

SnounUS /es/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading A cenotaph has been erected to his memory among the poets of his country in Westminster Abbey, by his eldest son, the Rev. Christopher Anstey, with the following inscription:-- M.S. Christopheri Anstey, Arm.

Sedem

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From this reading Alumni Etonensis, Et Collegii Regalis apud Cantabrigienses olim Socii, Poetae, Literis elegantioribus adprime ornati, Et inter principes Poetarum, Qui in eodem genere floruerunt, Sedem eximiam tenentis.

sexnounUS /seks/

activities associated with sexual intercourse

From this reading Rus suum in agro Cantabrigiensi Mutavit Bathonia, Quem locum ei praeter omne dudum arrisisse Testis est, celeberrimum illud Poema, Titulo inde ducto insignitum: Ibi deinceps sex et triginta annos commoratus, Obiit A.D. MDCCCV.

Socii

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From this reading Alumni Etonensis, Et Collegii Regalis apud Cantabrigienses olim Socii, Poetae, Literis elegantioribus adprime ornati, Et inter principes Poetarum, Qui in eodem genere floruerunt, Sedem eximiam tenentis.

sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading A cenotaph has been erected to his memory among the poets of his country in Westminster Abbey, by his eldest son, the Rev. Christopher Anstey, with the following inscription:-- M.S. Christopheri Anstey, Arm.

suae

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From this reading Et aetatis suae Octogesimo primo.

suum

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From this reading Rus suum in agro Cantabrigiensi Mutavit Bathonia, Quem locum ei praeter omne dudum arrisisse Testis est, celeberrimum illud Poema, Titulo inde ducto insignitum: Ibi deinceps sex et triginta annos commoratus, Obiit A.D. MDCCCV.

tenentis

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From this reading Alumni Etonensis, Et Collegii Regalis apud Cantabrigienses olim Socii, Poetae, Literis elegantioribus adprime ornati, Et inter principes Poetarum, Qui in eodem genere floruerunt, Sedem eximiam tenentis.

Testisnoun

one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens

From this reading Rus suum in agro Cantabrigiensi Mutavit Bathonia, Quem locum ei praeter omne dudum arrisisse Testis est, celeberrimum illud Poema, Titulo inde ducto insignitum: Ibi deinceps sex et triginta annos commoratus, Obiit A.D. MDCCCV.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A cenotaph has been erected to his memory among the poets of his country in Westminster Abbey, by his eldest son, the Rev. Christopher Anstey, with the following inscription:-- M.S. Christopheri Anstey, Arm.

Titulo

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From this reading Rus suum in agro Cantabrigiensi Mutavit Bathonia, Quem locum ei praeter omne dudum arrisisse Testis est, celeberrimum illud Poema, Titulo inde ducto insignitum: Ibi deinceps sex et triginta annos commoratus, Obiit A.D. MDCCCV.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading A cenotaph has been erected to his memory among the poets of his country in Westminster Abbey, by his eldest son, the Rev. Christopher Anstey, with the following inscription:-- M.S. Christopheri Anstey, Arm.

triginta

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From this reading Rus suum in agro Cantabrigiensi Mutavit Bathonia, Quem locum ei praeter omne dudum arrisisse Testis est, celeberrimum illud Poema, Titulo inde ducto insignitum: Ibi deinceps sex et triginta annos commoratus, Obiit A.D. MDCCCV.

WestminsternounUS /ˌwestˈmɪnstər/

a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey

From this reading A cenotaph has been erected to his memory among the poets of his country in Westminster Abbey, by his eldest son, the Rev. Christopher Anstey, with the following inscription:-- M.S. Christopheri Anstey, Arm.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading A cenotaph has been erected to his memory among the poets of his country in Westminster Abbey, by his eldest son, the Rev. Christopher Anstey, with the following inscription:-- M.S. Christopheri Anstey, Arm.

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