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Chapter 11 of Poetical Works of Edmund Waller and Sir John is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ut metit Autumnus fruges quas parturit Aestas, Sic ortum Natura, dedit Deus his quoque finem. [1]'From thence': Gracia Major. [2] 'The name': Vates. [3] 'The tragedian': Seneca. ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF HENRY LORD HASTINGS, 1650.
Chapter 11 of Poetical Works of Edmund Waller and Sir John is here in full — 286 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF HENRY LORD HASTINGS, 1650.”
a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
From this reading “ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF HENRY LORD HASTINGS, 1650.”
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
From this reading “ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF HENRY LORD HASTINGS, 1650.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF HENRY LORD HASTINGS, 1650.”
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading “[1]'From thence': Gracia Major.”
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 “[3] 'The tragedian': Seneca.”
intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase)
From this reading “Ut metit Autumnus fruges quas parturit Aestas, Sic ortum Natura, dedit Deus his quoque finem.”
from that place or that time
From this reading “[1]'From thence': Gracia Major.”
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From this reading [1]'From thence': Gracia Major.
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From this reading ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF HENRY LORD HASTINGS, 1650.
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From this reading [2] 'The name': Vates.
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From this reading [3] 'The tragedian': Seneca.
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From this reading Ut metit Autumnus fruges quas parturit Aestas, Sic ortum Natura, dedit Deus his quoque finem.
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From this reading Ut metit Autumnus fruges quas parturit Aestas, Sic ortum Natura, dedit Deus his quoque finem.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF HENRY LORD HASTINGS, 1650.
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From this reading Ut metit Autumnus fruges quas parturit Aestas, Sic ortum Natura, dedit Deus his quoque finem.
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From this reading Ut metit Autumnus fruges quas parturit Aestas, Sic ortum Natura, dedit Deus his quoque finem.
a mournful poem; a lament for the dead
From this reading ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF HENRY LORD HASTINGS, 1650.
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From this reading Ut metit Autumnus fruges quas parturit Aestas, Sic ortum Natura, dedit Deus his quoque finem.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading [1]'From thence': Gracia Major.
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From this reading Ut metit Autumnus fruges quas parturit Aestas, Sic ortum Natura, dedit Deus his quoque finem.
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From this reading [1]'From thence': Gracia Major.
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
From this reading ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF HENRY LORD HASTINGS, 1650.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF HENRY LORD HASTINGS, 1650.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ut metit Autumnus fruges quas parturit Aestas, Sic ortum Natura, dedit Deus his quoque finem.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF HENRY LORD HASTINGS, 1650.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading [1]'From thence': Gracia Major.
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From this reading Ut metit Autumnus fruges quas parturit Aestas, Sic ortum Natura, dedit Deus his quoque finem.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading [2] 'The name': Vates.
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From this reading Ut metit Autumnus fruges quas parturit Aestas, Sic ortum Natura, dedit Deus his quoque finem.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF HENRY LORD HASTINGS, 1650.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF HENRY LORD HASTINGS, 1650.
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From this reading Ut metit Autumnus fruges quas parturit Aestas, Sic ortum Natura, dedit Deus his quoque finem.
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From this reading Ut metit Autumnus fruges quas parturit Aestas, Sic ortum Natura, dedit Deus his quoque finem.
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From this reading Ut metit Autumnus fruges quas parturit Aestas, Sic ortum Natura, dedit Deus his quoque finem.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ut metit Autumnus fruges quas parturit Aestas, Sic ortum Natura, dedit Deus his quoque finem.
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 [3] 'The tragedian': Seneca.
intentionally so written (used after a printed word or phrase)
From this reading Ut metit Autumnus fruges quas parturit Aestas, Sic ortum Natura, dedit Deus his quoque finem.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [2] 'The name': Vates.
from that place or that time
From this reading [1]'From thence': Gracia Major.
a writer (especially a playwright) who writes tragedies
From this reading [3] 'The tragedian': Seneca.
the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere
From this reading Ut metit Autumnus fruges quas parturit Aestas, Sic ortum Natura, dedit Deus his quoque finem.
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From this reading [2] 'The name': Vates.
Chapter 11 of Poetical Works of Edmund Waller and Sir John by Edmund Waller holds 286 sentences, grouped into 58 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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