Chapter XII
Pia mater, Plus quam se sapere, et virtutibus esse priorem Vult, et ait prope vera. --Horace. Vere mihi festus atras Eximet curas. --Horace. The next morning I received a letter from my mother.
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Chapter XII
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Pia
mater,
Plus
quam
se
sapere,
et
virtutibus
esse
priorem
Vult,
et
ait
prope
vera.
--Horace.
Vere
mihi
festus
atras
Eximet
curas.
--Horace.
The
next
morning
I
received
a
letter
from
my
mother.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Pia
mater,
Plus
quam
se
sapere,
et
virtutibus
esse
priorem
Vult,
et
ait
prope
vera.
Line 2
--Horace.
Line 3
Vere
mihi
festus
atras
Eximet
curas.
Line 4
--Horace.
Line 5
The
next
morning
I
received
a
letter
from
my
mother.
Learner Dictionary
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Morning
noun
US /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning I received a letter from my mother.”
Next
noun
US /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The next morning I received a letter from my mother.”
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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 The next morning I received a letter from my mother.
ait
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From this reading Pia mater, Plus quam se sapere, et virtutibus esse priorem Vult, et ait prope vera.
atras
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curas
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esse
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From this reading Pia mater, Plus quam se sapere, et virtutibus esse priorem Vult, et ait prope vera.
et
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Eximet
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festus
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The next morning I received a letter from my mother.
Horace
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From this reading --Horace.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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letter
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mater
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From this reading Pia mater, Plus quam se sapere, et virtutibus esse priorem Vult, et ait prope vera.
mihi
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morningnounUS /morning/
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mother
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mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The next morning I received a letter from my mother.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next morning I received a letter from my mother.
Pia
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Plus
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priorem
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prope
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quam
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received
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sapere
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se
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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vera
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Vere
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virtutibus
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Vult
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