Chapter IX
Chapter 9
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Interpone tuis interdum gaudia curis Ut possis animo quemvis sufferre laborem. CATULLUS .
The Borough
Chapter IX · Chapter 9
Chapter 9 of The Borough is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Interpone
tuis
interdum
gaudia
curis
Ut
possis
animo
quemvis
sufferre
laborem.
CATULLUS .
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The Borough
Chapter IX · Chapter 9
Chapter 9 of The Borough is here in full — 48 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/9 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Interpone
tuis
interdum
gaudia
curis
Ut
possis
animo
quemvis
sufferre
laborem.
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CATULLUS .
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animo
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From this reading Interpone tuis interdum gaudia curis Ut possis animo quemvis sufferre laborem.
CATULLUSnoun
Roman lyric poet remembered for his love poems to an aristocratic Roman woman (84-54 BC)
From this reading CATULLUS .
curis
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gaudia
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interdum
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Interpone
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From this reading Interpone tuis interdum gaudia curis Ut possis animo quemvis sufferre laborem.
laborem
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possis
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From this reading Interpone tuis interdum gaudia curis Ut possis animo quemvis sufferre laborem.
quemvis
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From this reading Interpone tuis interdum gaudia curis Ut possis animo quemvis sufferre laborem.
sufferre
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From this reading Interpone tuis interdum gaudia curis Ut possis animo quemvis sufferre laborem.
tuis
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From this reading Interpone tuis interdum gaudia curis Ut possis animo quemvis sufferre laborem.
Utnoun
the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere
From this reading Interpone tuis interdum gaudia curis Ut possis animo quemvis sufferre laborem.
Chapter 9 of The Borough by George Crabbe holds 48 sentences, grouped into 10 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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Chapter 9 holds 48 sentences of The Borough, unabridged, divided into 10 reading sections.
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Vocabulary met early in The Borough
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Borough, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- These
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- Ruler
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- Ordain
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- Build
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