Chapter 27 of The Anatomy of Melancholy is here in full — 978 sentences across 196 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Anatomy of Melancholy is here in full — 978 sentences across 196 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
2332. Maph. They became fallen in feelings, as the great forest laments its fallen leaves. 2333. Ortelius Itinerario: ob annum integrum a cantu, tripudiis et saltationibus tota civitas abstinere jubetur.
Chapter 27 of The Anatomy of Melancholy is here in full — 978 sentences across 196 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Latin) year
From this reading “Ortelius Itinerario: ob annum integrum a cantu, tripudiis et saltationibus tota civitas abstinere jubetur.”
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “They became fallen in feelings, as the great forest laments its fallen leaves.”
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading “They became fallen in feelings, as the great forest laments its fallen leaves.”
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading “They became fallen in feelings, as the great forest laments its fallen leaves.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “They became fallen in feelings, as the great forest laments its fallen leaves.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “They became fallen in feelings, as the great forest laments its fallen leaves.”
plural of “lament” — a cry of sorrow and grief
From this reading “They became fallen in feelings, as the great forest laments its fallen leaves.”
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading “They became fallen in feelings, as the great forest laments its fallen leaves.”
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From this reading 2332.
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From this reading 2333.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ortelius Itinerario: ob annum integrum a cantu, tripudiis et saltationibus tota civitas abstinere jubetur.
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From this reading Ortelius Itinerario: ob annum integrum a cantu, tripudiis et saltationibus tota civitas abstinere jubetur.
(Latin) year
From this reading Ortelius Itinerario: ob annum integrum a cantu, tripudiis et saltationibus tota civitas abstinere jubetur.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They became fallen in feelings, as the great forest laments its fallen leaves.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading They became fallen in feelings, as the great forest laments its fallen leaves.
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From this reading Ortelius Itinerario: ob annum integrum a cantu, tripudiis et saltationibus tota civitas abstinere jubetur.
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From this reading Ortelius Itinerario: ob annum integrum a cantu, tripudiis et saltationibus tota civitas abstinere jubetur.
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From this reading Ortelius Itinerario: ob annum integrum a cantu, tripudiis et saltationibus tota civitas abstinere jubetur.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading They became fallen in feelings, as the great forest laments its fallen leaves.
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading They became fallen in feelings, as the great forest laments its fallen leaves.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading They became fallen in feelings, as the great forest laments its fallen leaves.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading They became fallen in feelings, as the great forest laments its fallen leaves.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They became fallen in feelings, as the great forest laments its fallen leaves.
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From this reading Ortelius Itinerario: ob annum integrum a cantu, tripudiis et saltationibus tota civitas abstinere jubetur.
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From this reading Ortelius Itinerario: ob annum integrum a cantu, tripudiis et saltationibus tota civitas abstinere jubetur.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They became fallen in feelings, as the great forest laments its fallen leaves.
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From this reading Ortelius Itinerario: ob annum integrum a cantu, tripudiis et saltationibus tota civitas abstinere jubetur.
plural of “lament” — a cry of sorrow and grief
From this reading They became fallen in feelings, as the great forest laments its fallen leaves.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading They became fallen in feelings, as the great forest laments its fallen leaves.
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From this reading Maph.
a major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea
From this reading Ortelius Itinerario: ob annum integrum a cantu, tripudiis et saltationibus tota civitas abstinere jubetur.
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From this reading Ortelius Itinerario: ob annum integrum a cantu, tripudiis et saltationibus tota civitas abstinere jubetur.
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From this reading Ortelius Itinerario: ob annum integrum a cantu, tripudiis et saltationibus tota civitas abstinere jubetur.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They became fallen in feelings, as the great forest laments its fallen leaves.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They became fallen in feelings, as the great forest laments its fallen leaves.
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From this reading Ortelius Itinerario: ob annum integrum a cantu, tripudiis et saltationibus tota civitas abstinere jubetur.
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From this reading Ortelius Itinerario: ob annum integrum a cantu, tripudiis et saltationibus tota civitas abstinere jubetur.
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