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O Fortuna, viris invida fortibus Quam non aqua bonis praemia dividis. SENECA. And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew.
Chapter 34 of Paul Clifford — Complete is here in full — 306 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a shade of blue tinged with green
From this reading “O Fortuna, viris invida fortibus Quam non aqua bonis praemia dividis.”
(Roman mythology) the goddess of fortune and good luck; counterpart of Greek Tyche
From this reading “O Fortuna, viris invida fortibus Quam non aqua bonis praemia dividis.”
swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading “And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew.”
plural of “horn” — a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading “And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew.”
plural of “hound” — any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading “And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew.”
negation of a word or group of words
From this reading “O Fortuna, viris invida fortibus Quam non aqua bonis praemia dividis.”
(used in the plural) underpants worn by women
From this reading “And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew.”
Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero; his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies (circa 4 BC - 65 AD)
From this reading “SENECA.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew.
a shade of blue tinged with green
From this reading O Fortuna, viris invida fortibus Quam non aqua bonis praemia dividis.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew.
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From this reading O Fortuna, viris invida fortibus Quam non aqua bonis praemia dividis.
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From this reading O Fortuna, viris invida fortibus Quam non aqua bonis praemia dividis.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew.
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From this reading O Fortuna, viris invida fortibus Quam non aqua bonis praemia dividis.
(Roman mythology) the goddess of fortune and good luck; counterpart of Greek Tyche
From this reading O Fortuna, viris invida fortibus Quam non aqua bonis praemia dividis.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew.
swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew.
plural of “horn” — a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew.
plural of “hound” — any of several breeds of dog used for hunting typically having large drooping ears
From this reading And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O Fortuna, viris invida fortibus Quam non aqua bonis praemia dividis.
negation of a word or group of words
From this reading O Fortuna, viris invida fortibus Quam non aqua bonis praemia dividis.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O Fortuna, viris invida fortibus Quam non aqua bonis praemia dividis.
(used in the plural) underpants worn by women
From this reading And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew.
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From this reading O Fortuna, viris invida fortibus Quam non aqua bonis praemia dividis.
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
From this reading And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew.
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From this reading O Fortuna, viris invida fortibus Quam non aqua bonis praemia dividis.
Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero; his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies (circa 4 BC - 65 AD)
From this reading SENECA.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew.
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From this reading O Fortuna, viris invida fortibus Quam non aqua bonis praemia dividis.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew.
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