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Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

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'Ventum erat ad limen, cum virgo, 'poscere fata Tempus,' ait; 'deus, ecce, deus.'
Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.
Stared, stood up stiffly.
Cp.
Julius Caesar, iv.
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Marmion

Chapter VIII · Chapter 8

Chapter 8 of Marmion is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/57 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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'Ventum erat ad limen, cum virgo, 'poscere fata Tempus,' ait; 'deus, ecce, deus.'
Line 2
Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.
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Stared, stood up stiffly.
/sterd stʊd ʌp ˈstɪfli/
Line 4
Cp.
Line 5
Julius Caesar, iv.

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Ante noun US /ˈænti/

(poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot

From this reading “Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.”

Caesar noun US /ˈsiːzər/

conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)

From this reading “Julius Caesar, iv.”

cum noun US /kʌm/

the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading “'Ventum erat ad limen, cum virgo, 'poscere fata Tempus,' ait; 'deus, ecce, deus.'”

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 “Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.”

Nec noun US /nek/

an acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants; necrosis of intestinal tissue may follow

From this reading “Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.”

non adverb US /nɑːn/

negation of a word or group of words

From this reading “Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.”

stiffly adverb US /ˈstɪfli/

in a stiff manner

From this reading “Stared, stood up stiffly.”

virgo noun US /ˈvɜːrɡoʊ/

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo

From this reading “'Ventum erat ad limen, cum virgo, 'poscere fata Tempus,' ait; 'deus, ecce, deus.'”

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588

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From this reading Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.

adnounUS /æd/

a public promotion of some product or service

From this reading 'Ventum erat ad limen, cum virgo, 'poscere fata Tempus,' ait; 'deus, ecce, deus.'

adflata

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From this reading Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.

ait

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From this reading 'Ventum erat ad limen, cum virgo, 'poscere fata Tempus,' ait; 'deus, ecce, deus.'

anhelum

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From this reading Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.

AntenounUS /ˈænti/

(poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot

From this reading Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.

CaesarnounUS /ˈsiːzər/

conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)

From this reading Julius Caesar, iv.

colornounUS /ˈkʌlər/

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

From this reading Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.

comae

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From this reading Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.

comptae

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From this reading Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.

corda

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From this reading Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.

Cp

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From this reading Cp.

Cui

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From this reading Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.

cumnounUS /kʌm/

the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading 'Ventum erat ad limen, cum virgo, 'poscere fata Tempus,' ait; 'deus, ecce, deus.'

dei

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From this reading Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.

deus

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From this reading 'Ventum erat ad limen, cum virgo, 'poscere fata Tempus,' ait; 'deus, ecce, deus.'

ecce

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From this reading 'Ventum erat ad limen, cum virgo, 'poscere fata Tempus,' ait; 'deus, ecce, deus.'

erat

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 'Ventum erat ad limen, cum virgo, 'poscere fata Tempus,' ait; 'deus, ecce, deus.'

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 Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.

Et

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From this reading Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.

fanti

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From this reading Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.

fata

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 'Ventum erat ad limen, cum virgo, 'poscere fata Tempus,' ait; 'deus, ecce, deus.'

fera

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.

fores

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From this reading Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.

Iam

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From this reading Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.

ivnoun

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Julius Caesar, iv.

Julius

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From this reading Julius Caesar, iv.

limennoun

the smallest detectable sensation

From this reading 'Ventum erat ad limen, cum virgo, 'poscere fata Tempus,' ait; 'deus, ecce, deus.'

linenounUS /laɪn/

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.

maiorque

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From this reading Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.

mansere

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From this reading Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.

mortale

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From this reading Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.

NecnounUS /nek/

an acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants; necrosis of intestinal tissue may follow

From this reading Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.

nonadverbUS /nɑːn/

negation of a word or group of words

From this reading Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.

numine

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.

pectusnoun

the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates

From this reading Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.

poscere

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From this reading 'Ventum erat ad limen, cum virgo, 'poscere fata Tempus,' ait; 'deus, ecce, deus.'

propiore

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From this reading Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.

quando

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From this reading Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.

rabie

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From this reading Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.

sed

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.

sonans

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From this reading Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.

StaredverbUS /sterd/

past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes

From this reading Stared, stood up stiffly.

stifflyadverbUS /ˈstɪfli/

in a stiff manner

From this reading Stared, stood up stiffly.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Stared, stood up stiffly.

subito

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From this reading Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.

talia

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From this reading Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.

Tempus

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From this reading 'Ventum erat ad limen, cum virgo, 'poscere fata Tempus,' ait; 'deus, ecce, deus.'

tument

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From this reading Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.

unus

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From this reading Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Stared, stood up stiffly.

Ventum

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From this reading 'Ventum erat ad limen, cum virgo, 'poscere fata Tempus,' ait; 'deus, ecce, deus.'

videri

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From this reading Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.

virgonounUS /ˈvɜːrɡoʊ/

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Virgo

From this reading 'Ventum erat ad limen, cum virgo, 'poscere fata Tempus,' ait; 'deus, ecce, deus.'

voltus

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From this reading Cui talia fanti Ante fores subito non voltus, non color unus, Non comptae mansere comae; sed pectus anhelum, Et rabie fera corda tument; maiorque videri Nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando Iam propiore dei.' line 588.

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