Chapter XXXIV
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.
Paul Clifford — Complete
Chapter XXXIV
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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.
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O
Fortuna,
viris
invida
fortibus
Quam
non
aqua
bonis
praemia
dividis.
Line 2
SENECA.
Line 3
Line 4
And
as
a
hare,
whom
hounds
and
horns
pursue,
Pants
to
the
place
from
whence
at
first
he
flew.
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Learner Dictionary
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First
noun
US /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew.”
Whence
adverb
US /wens/
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.”
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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 And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
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.
aqua
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From this reading O Fortuna, viris invida fortibus Quam non aqua bonis praemia dividis.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
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.
atprepositionUS /æt/
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.
bonis
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From this reading O Fortuna, viris invida fortibus Quam non aqua bonis praemia dividis.
dividis
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From this reading O Fortuna, viris invida fortibus Quam non aqua bonis praemia dividis.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew.
flew
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From this reading And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew.
fortibus
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From this reading O Fortuna, viris invida fortibus Quam non aqua bonis praemia dividis.
Fortuna
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From this reading O Fortuna, viris invida fortibus Quam non aqua bonis praemia dividis.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
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.
hare
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From this reading And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew.
hepronounUS /hiː/
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.
horns
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From this reading And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew.
hounds
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From this reading And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew.
invida
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non
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O
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Pants
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From this reading And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew.
place
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From this reading And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew.
praemia
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From this reading O Fortuna, viris invida fortibus Quam non aqua bonis praemia dividis.
pursue
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From this reading And as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew.
Quam
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From this reading O Fortuna, viris invida fortibus Quam non aqua bonis praemia dividis.
SENECA
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From this reading SENECA.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
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.
toparticleUS /tuː/
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.
viris
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From this reading O Fortuna, viris invida fortibus Quam non aqua bonis praemia dividis.
whenceadverbUS /wens/
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.
whompronounUS /huːm/
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.