Chapter 14 of The Borough is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of The Borough is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
INHABITANTS OF THE ALMS-HOUSE. Sed quia caecus inest vitiis amor, omne futurum Despicitur; suadent brevem praesentia fructum, Et ruit in vetitum damni secura libido. CLAUD. Nunquam parvo contenta paratu, Et quaesitorum terra pelagoque ciborum Ambitiosa fames, et lautae gloria mensae. LUCAN.
Chapter 14 of The Borough is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
From this reading “Sed quia caecus inest vitiis amor, omne futurum Despicitur; suadent brevem praesentia fructum, Et ruit in vetitum damni secura libido.”
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading “INHABITANTS OF THE ALMS-HOUSE.”
(psychoanalysis) a Freudian term for sexual urge or desire
From this reading “Sed quia caecus inest vitiis amor, omne futurum Despicitur; suadent brevem praesentia fructum, Et ruit in vetitum damni secura libido.”
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From this reading INHABITANTS OF THE ALMS-HOUSE.
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From this reading Nunquam parvo contenta paratu, Et quaesitorum terra pelagoque ciborum Ambitiosa fames, et lautae gloria mensae.
(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
From this reading Sed quia caecus inest vitiis amor, omne futurum Despicitur; suadent brevem praesentia fructum, Et ruit in vetitum damni secura libido.
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From this reading Sed quia caecus inest vitiis amor, omne futurum Despicitur; suadent brevem praesentia fructum, Et ruit in vetitum damni secura libido.
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From this reading Sed quia caecus inest vitiis amor, omne futurum Despicitur; suadent brevem praesentia fructum, Et ruit in vetitum damni secura libido.
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From this reading Nunquam parvo contenta paratu, Et quaesitorum terra pelagoque ciborum Ambitiosa fames, et lautae gloria mensae.
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From this reading CLAUD.
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From this reading Nunquam parvo contenta paratu, Et quaesitorum terra pelagoque ciborum Ambitiosa fames, et lautae gloria mensae.
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From this reading Sed quia caecus inest vitiis amor, omne futurum Despicitur; suadent brevem praesentia fructum, Et ruit in vetitum damni secura libido.
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From this reading Sed quia caecus inest vitiis amor, omne futurum Despicitur; suadent brevem praesentia fructum, Et ruit in vetitum damni secura libido.
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From this reading Sed quia caecus inest vitiis amor, omne futurum Despicitur; suadent brevem praesentia fructum, Et ruit in vetitum damni secura libido.
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From this reading Nunquam parvo contenta paratu, Et quaesitorum terra pelagoque ciborum Ambitiosa fames, et lautae gloria mensae.
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From this reading Sed quia caecus inest vitiis amor, omne futurum Despicitur; suadent brevem praesentia fructum, Et ruit in vetitum damni secura libido.
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From this reading Sed quia caecus inest vitiis amor, omne futurum Despicitur; suadent brevem praesentia fructum, Et ruit in vetitum damni secura libido.
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From this reading Nunquam parvo contenta paratu, Et quaesitorum terra pelagoque ciborum Ambitiosa fames, et lautae gloria mensae.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sed quia caecus inest vitiis amor, omne futurum Despicitur; suadent brevem praesentia fructum, Et ruit in vetitum damni secura libido.
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From this reading Sed quia caecus inest vitiis amor, omne futurum Despicitur; suadent brevem praesentia fructum, Et ruit in vetitum damni secura libido.
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading INHABITANTS OF THE ALMS-HOUSE.
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From this reading Nunquam parvo contenta paratu, Et quaesitorum terra pelagoque ciborum Ambitiosa fames, et lautae gloria mensae.
(psychoanalysis) a Freudian term for sexual urge or desire
From this reading Sed quia caecus inest vitiis amor, omne futurum Despicitur; suadent brevem praesentia fructum, Et ruit in vetitum damni secura libido.
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From this reading LUCAN.
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From this reading Nunquam parvo contenta paratu, Et quaesitorum terra pelagoque ciborum Ambitiosa fames, et lautae gloria mensae.
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From this reading Nunquam parvo contenta paratu, Et quaesitorum terra pelagoque ciborum Ambitiosa fames, et lautae gloria mensae.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading INHABITANTS OF THE ALMS-HOUSE.
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From this reading Sed quia caecus inest vitiis amor, omne futurum Despicitur; suadent brevem praesentia fructum, Et ruit in vetitum damni secura libido.
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From this reading Nunquam parvo contenta paratu, Et quaesitorum terra pelagoque ciborum Ambitiosa fames, et lautae gloria mensae.
any of a group of viruses containing DNA in an icosahedral protein shell and causing disease in dogs and cattle; not known to be associated with any human disease
From this reading Nunquam parvo contenta paratu, Et quaesitorum terra pelagoque ciborum Ambitiosa fames, et lautae gloria mensae.
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From this reading Nunquam parvo contenta paratu, Et quaesitorum terra pelagoque ciborum Ambitiosa fames, et lautae gloria mensae.
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From this reading Sed quia caecus inest vitiis amor, omne futurum Despicitur; suadent brevem praesentia fructum, Et ruit in vetitum damni secura libido.
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From this reading Nunquam parvo contenta paratu, Et quaesitorum terra pelagoque ciborum Ambitiosa fames, et lautae gloria mensae.
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From this reading Sed quia caecus inest vitiis amor, omne futurum Despicitur; suadent brevem praesentia fructum, Et ruit in vetitum damni secura libido.
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From this reading Sed quia caecus inest vitiis amor, omne futurum Despicitur; suadent brevem praesentia fructum, Et ruit in vetitum damni secura libido.
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From this reading Sed quia caecus inest vitiis amor, omne futurum Despicitur; suadent brevem praesentia fructum, Et ruit in vetitum damni secura libido.
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From this reading Sed quia caecus inest vitiis amor, omne futurum Despicitur; suadent brevem praesentia fructum, Et ruit in vetitum damni secura libido.
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From this reading Sed quia caecus inest vitiis amor, omne futurum Despicitur; suadent brevem praesentia fructum, Et ruit in vetitum damni secura libido.
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From this reading Nunquam parvo contenta paratu, Et quaesitorum terra pelagoque ciborum Ambitiosa fames, et lautae gloria mensae.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INHABITANTS OF THE ALMS-HOUSE.
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From this reading Sed quia caecus inest vitiis amor, omne futurum Despicitur; suadent brevem praesentia fructum, Et ruit in vetitum damni secura libido.
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From this reading Sed quia caecus inest vitiis amor, omne futurum Despicitur; suadent brevem praesentia fructum, Et ruit in vetitum damni secura libido.
Chapter 14 of The Borough by George Crabbe holds 47 sentences, grouped into 10 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 14 holds 47 sentences of The Borough, unabridged, divided into 10 reading sections.
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