Chapter 31 of The Anatomy of Melancholy is here in full — 945 sentences across 189 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of The Anatomy of Melancholy is here in full — 945 sentences across 189 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
3599. Boeth. pro. ult. Manet spectator cunctorum desuper praescius deus, bonis proemia, malis supplicia dispensans. 3600. Lib. de provid. voluptatem capiunt dii siquando magnos viros colluctantes cum calamitate vident.
Chapter 31 of The Anatomy of Melancholy is here in full — 945 sentences across 189 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “Lib. de provid. voluptatem capiunt dii siquando magnos viros colluctantes cum calamitate vident.”
plural of “mali” — a landlocked republic in northwestern Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960; Mali was a center of West African civilization for more than 4,000 years
From this reading “Manet spectator cunctorum desuper praescius deus, bonis proemia, malis supplicia dispensans.”
French painter whose work influenced the impressionists (1832-1883)
From this reading “Manet spectator cunctorum desuper praescius deus, bonis proemia, malis supplicia dispensans.”
an athlete who plays for pay
From this reading “Boeth. pro. ult.”
a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading “Manet spectator cunctorum desuper praescius deus, bonis proemia, malis supplicia dispensans.”
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From this reading 3599.
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From this reading 3600.
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From this reading Boeth. pro. ult.
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From this reading Manet spectator cunctorum desuper praescius deus, bonis proemia, malis supplicia dispensans.
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From this reading Lib. de provid. voluptatem capiunt dii siquando magnos viros colluctantes cum calamitate vident.
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From this reading Lib. de provid. voluptatem capiunt dii siquando magnos viros colluctantes cum calamitate vident.
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From this reading Lib. de provid. voluptatem capiunt dii siquando magnos viros colluctantes cum calamitate vident.
the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Lib. de provid. voluptatem capiunt dii siquando magnos viros colluctantes cum calamitate vident.
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From this reading Manet spectator cunctorum desuper praescius deus, bonis proemia, malis supplicia dispensans.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Lib. de provid. voluptatem capiunt dii siquando magnos viros colluctantes cum calamitate vident.
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From this reading Manet spectator cunctorum desuper praescius deus, bonis proemia, malis supplicia dispensans.
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From this reading Manet spectator cunctorum desuper praescius deus, bonis proemia, malis supplicia dispensans.
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From this reading Lib. de provid. voluptatem capiunt dii siquando magnos viros colluctantes cum calamitate vident.
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From this reading Manet spectator cunctorum desuper praescius deus, bonis proemia, malis supplicia dispensans.
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From this reading Lib. de provid. voluptatem capiunt dii siquando magnos viros colluctantes cum calamitate vident.
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From this reading Lib. de provid. voluptatem capiunt dii siquando magnos viros colluctantes cum calamitate vident.
plural of “mali” — a landlocked republic in northwestern Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960; Mali was a center of West African civilization for more than 4,000 years
From this reading Manet spectator cunctorum desuper praescius deus, bonis proemia, malis supplicia dispensans.
French painter whose work influenced the impressionists (1832-1883)
From this reading Manet spectator cunctorum desuper praescius deus, bonis proemia, malis supplicia dispensans.
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From this reading Manet spectator cunctorum desuper praescius deus, bonis proemia, malis supplicia dispensans.
an athlete who plays for pay
From this reading Boeth. pro. ult.
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From this reading Manet spectator cunctorum desuper praescius deus, bonis proemia, malis supplicia dispensans.
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From this reading Lib. de provid. voluptatem capiunt dii siquando magnos viros colluctantes cum calamitate vident.
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From this reading Lib. de provid. voluptatem capiunt dii siquando magnos viros colluctantes cum calamitate vident.
a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading Manet spectator cunctorum desuper praescius deus, bonis proemia, malis supplicia dispensans.
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From this reading Manet spectator cunctorum desuper praescius deus, bonis proemia, malis supplicia dispensans.
in or of the month preceding the present one
From this reading Boeth. pro. ult.
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From this reading Lib. de provid. voluptatem capiunt dii siquando magnos viros colluctantes cum calamitate vident.
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From this reading Lib. de provid. voluptatem capiunt dii siquando magnos viros colluctantes cum calamitate vident.
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From this reading Lib. de provid. voluptatem capiunt dii siquando magnos viros colluctantes cum calamitate vident.
Chapter 31 of The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton holds 945 sentences, grouped into 189 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.
Chapter 31 holds 945 sentences of The Anatomy of Melancholy, unabridged, divided into 189 reading sections.
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