1647
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17
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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 The prose translations in this volume have separate title-pages: (a) OF THE | BENEFIT | Wee may get by our | ENEMIES.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading | A DISCOURSE | Written originally in the | Greek by _Plutarchus Chaeronensis_, | translated in to Latin by _I. Reynolds_ Dr. | of Divinitie and lecturer of the Greeke Tongue | In _Corpus Christi_ College In _Oxford_.
financial assistance in time of need
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showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Preface is dated "Newton by Usk this 17 of Decemb.
Chaeronensis
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Christi
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the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading | A DISCOURSE | Written originally in the | Greek by _Plutarchus Chaeronensis_, | translated in to Latin by _I. Reynolds_ Dr. | of Divinitie and lecturer of the Greeke Tongue | In _Corpus Christi_ College In _Oxford_.
CorpusnounUS /ˈkɔːrpəs/
capital as contrasted with the income derived from it
From this reading | A DISCOURSE | Written originally in the | Greek by _Plutarchus Chaeronensis_, | translated in to Latin by _I. Reynolds_ Dr. | of Divinitie and lecturer of the Greeke Tongue | In _Corpus Christi_ College In _Oxford_.
datedadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪtɪd/
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading The Preface is dated "Newton by Usk this 17 of Decemb.
Decemb
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DISCOURSEnounUS /ˈdɪskɔːrs/
extended verbal expression in speech or writing
From this reading | A DISCOURSE | Written originally in the | Greek by _Plutarchus Chaeronensis_, | translated in to Latin by _I. Reynolds_ Dr. | of Divinitie and lecturer of the Greeke Tongue | In _Corpus Christi_ College In _Oxford_.
Divinitie
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Dr
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plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
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Englished
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come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
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the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
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Greeke
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a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading | _Englished By_ H: V: _Silurist_.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading | A DISCOURSE | Written originally in the | Greek by _Plutarchus Chaeronensis_, | translated in to Latin by _I. Reynolds_ Dr. | of Divinitie and lecturer of the Greeke Tongue | In _Corpus Christi_ College In _Oxford_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Preface is dated "Newton by Usk this 17 of Decemb.
LatinadjectiveUS /ˈlætən/
of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language
From this reading | A DISCOURSE | Written originally in the | Greek by _Plutarchus Chaeronensis_, | translated in to Latin by _I. Reynolds_ Dr. | of Divinitie and lecturer of the Greeke Tongue | In _Corpus Christi_ College In _Oxford_.
lecturernounUS /ˈlektʃərər/
a public lecturer at certain universities
From this reading | A DISCOURSE | Written originally in the | Greek by _Plutarchus Chaeronensis_, | translated in to Latin by _I. Reynolds_ Dr. | of Divinitie and lecturer of the Greeke Tongue | In _Corpus Christi_ College In _Oxford_.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The prose translations in this volume have separate title-pages: (a) OF THE | BENEFIT | Wee may get by our | ENEMIES.
NewtonnounUS /ˈnuːtən/
English mathematician and physicist; remembered for developing the calculus and for his law of gravitation and his three laws of motion (1642-1727)
From this reading The Preface is dated "Newton by Usk this 17 of Decemb.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Preface is dated "Newton by Usk this 17 of Decemb.
originallyadverbUS /ərˈɪdʒənəli/
in an original manner
From this reading | A DISCOURSE | Written originally in the | Greek by _Plutarchus Chaeronensis_, | translated in to Latin by _I. Reynolds_ Dr. | of Divinitie and lecturer of the Greeke Tongue | In _Corpus Christi_ College In _Oxford_.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The prose translations in this volume have separate title-pages: (a) OF THE | BENEFIT | Wee may get by our | ENEMIES.
OxfordnounUS /ˈɑːksfərd/
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading | A DISCOURSE | Written originally in the | Greek by _Plutarchus Chaeronensis_, | translated in to Latin by _I. Reynolds_ Dr. | of Divinitie and lecturer of the Greeke Tongue | In _Corpus Christi_ College In _Oxford_.
Plutarchus
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PrefacenounUS /ˈprefəs/
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading The Preface is dated "Newton by Usk this 17 of Decemb.
prosenounUS /proʊz/
ordinary writing as distinguished from verse
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ReynoldsnounUS /ˈrenəldz/
English portrait painter and first president of the Royal Academy (1723-1792)
From this reading | A DISCOURSE | Written originally in the | Greek by _Plutarchus Chaeronensis_, | translated in to Latin by _I. Reynolds_ Dr. | of Divinitie and lecturer of the Greeke Tongue | In _Corpus Christi_ College In _Oxford_.
act as a barrier between; stand between
From this reading The prose translations in this volume have separate title-pages: (a) OF THE | BENEFIT | Wee may get by our | ENEMIES.
Silurist
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Preface is dated "Newton by Usk this 17 of Decemb.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Preface is dated "Newton by Usk this 17 of Decemb.
title-pages
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From this reading The prose translations in this volume have separate title-pages: (a) OF THE | BENEFIT | Wee may get by our | ENEMIES.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading | A DISCOURSE | Written originally in the | Greek by _Plutarchus Chaeronensis_, | translated in to Latin by _I. Reynolds_ Dr. | of Divinitie and lecturer of the Greeke Tongue | In _Corpus Christi_ College In _Oxford_.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading | A DISCOURSE | Written originally in the | Greek by _Plutarchus Chaeronensis_, | translated in to Latin by _I. Reynolds_ Dr. | of Divinitie and lecturer of the Greeke Tongue | In _Corpus Christi_ College In _Oxford_.
translatedverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪd/
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading | A DISCOURSE | Written originally in the | Greek by _Plutarchus Chaeronensis_, | translated in to Latin by _I. Reynolds_ Dr. | of Divinitie and lecturer of the Greeke Tongue | In _Corpus Christi_ College In _Oxford_.
translationsnounUS /trænzˈleɪʃənz/
plural of “translation” — a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
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Usk
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a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading | _Englished By_ H: V: _Silurist_.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
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WeeadjectiveUS /wiː/
(used informally) very small
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set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading | A DISCOURSE | Written originally in the | Greek by _Plutarchus Chaeronensis_, | translated in to Latin by _I. Reynolds_ Dr. | of Divinitie and lecturer of the Greeke Tongue | In _Corpus Christi_ College In _Oxford_.
