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27. _The liquid noon_. Gray quotes Virgil, _Geo._ iv. 59: "Nare per aestatem liquidam." 30.
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27.
_The
liquid
noon_.
Gray
quotes
Virgil,
_Geo._
iv.
59:
"Nare
per
aestatem
liquidam."
30.
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Select Poems of Thomas Gray
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Select Poems of Thomas Gray is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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27.
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_The
liquid
noon_.
/ðə ˈlɪkwəd nuːn/
Line 3
Gray
quotes
Virgil,
_Geo._
iv.
Line 4
59:
"Nare
per
aestatem
liquidam."
Line 5
30.
Learner Dictionary
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a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “Gray quotes Virgil, _Geo._ iv.”
liquid
adjective
US /ˈlɪkwəd/
existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
From this reading “_The liquid noon_.”
the middle of the day
for each
From this reading “59: "Nare per aestatem liquidam."”
quotes
noun
US /kwoʊts/
plural of “quote” — a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
From this reading “Gray quotes Virgil, _Geo._ iv.”
Virgil
noun
US /ˈvɜːrdʒəl/
a Roman poet; author of the epic poem “Aeneid” (70-19 BC)
From this reading “Gray quotes Virgil, _Geo._ iv.”
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27
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30
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59
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From this reading 59: "Nare per aestatem liquidam."
aestatem
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From this reading 59: "Nare per aestatem liquidam."
Geo
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From this reading Gray quotes Virgil, _Geo._ iv.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Gray quotes Virgil, _Geo._ iv.
ivnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Gray quotes Virgil, _Geo._ iv.
liquidadjectiveUS /ˈlɪkwəd/
existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow
From this reading _The liquid noon_.
liquidam
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From this reading 59: "Nare per aestatem liquidam."
Nare
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From this reading 59: "Nare per aestatem liquidam."
the middle of the day
From this reading _The liquid noon_.
for each
From this reading 59: "Nare per aestatem liquidam."
quotesnounUS /kwoʊts/
plural of “quote” — a punctuation mark used to attribute the enclosed text to someone else
From this reading Gray quotes Virgil, _Geo._ iv.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The liquid noon_.
VirgilnounUS /ˈvɜːrdʒəl/
a Roman poet; author of the epic poem “Aeneid” (70-19 BC)
From this reading Gray quotes Virgil, _Geo._ iv.
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