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St. Ronan's Well
St. Ronan's Well

Chapter II

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THE GUEST.
Quis novus hic hospes?
_Dido apud Virgilium._ Ch'am-maid!
The Gemman in the front parlour!
BOOTS'S _free Translation of the AEneid_.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

St. Ronan's Well

Chapter II

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE GUEST.
Line 2
Quis novus hic hospes?
Line 3
_Dido apud Virgilium._ Ch'am-maid!
Line 4
The Gemman in the front parlour!
Line 5
BOOTS'S _free Translation of the AEneid_.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Free adjective US /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

All words in this reading · 19

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AEneid

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From this reading BOOTS'S _free Translation of the AEneid_.

apud

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From this reading _Dido apud Virgilium._ Ch'am-maid!

BOOTS'S

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From this reading BOOTS'S _free Translation of the AEneid_.

Ch'am-maid

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From this reading _Dido apud Virgilium._ Ch'am-maid!

Dido

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From this reading _Dido apud Virgilium._ Ch'am-maid!

freeadjectiveUS /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading BOOTS'S _free Translation of the AEneid_.

front

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From this reading The Gemman in the front parlour!

Gemman

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From this reading The Gemman in the front parlour!

GUEST

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From this reading THE GUEST.

hic

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From this reading Quis novus hic hospes?

hospes

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From this reading Quis novus hic hospes?

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The Gemman in the front parlour!

novus

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From this reading Quis novus hic hospes?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BOOTS'S _free Translation of the AEneid_.

parlour

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From this reading The Gemman in the front parlour!

Quis

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From this reading Quis novus hic hospes?

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE GUEST.

Translation

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Virgilium

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From this reading _Dido apud Virgilium._ Ch'am-maid!