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The doctor, &c., vol. 4 (of 7)

Chapter XIV · p. 348

Chapter XIV of The doctor, &c., vol. 4 (of 7), “p. 348,” is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Robert Southey • Curated US English Learning Edition
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MORE THOUGHTS CONCERNING LIFE, DEATH AND IMMORTALITY.
_Clericus es? legito hæc.
Laicus? legito ista libenter.
Crede mihi, invenies hic quod uterque voles._ D. DU.-TR.
MED.
A TRANSITION, AN ANECDOTE, AN APOSTROPHE, AND A PUN, PUNNET, OR PUNDIGRION.
_Est brevitate opus, ut currat sententia, neu se Impediat verbis lassas onerantibus aures; Et sermone opus est, modo tristi, sæpe jocoso._ HORACE.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The doctor, &c., vol. 4 (of 7)

Chapter XIV · p. 348

Chapter XIV of The doctor, &c., vol. 4 (of 7), “p. 348,” is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/1 · 7 reading units · Lines 1–7

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MORE THOUGHTS CONCERNING LIFE, DEATH AND IMMORTALITY.
/mɔːr θɔːts kənˈsɜːrnɪŋ laɪf deθ ənd ˌɪmɔːrˈtælɪti/
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_Clericus es? legito hæc.
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Laicus? legito ista libenter.
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Crede mihi, invenies hic quod uterque voles._ D. DU.-TR.
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MED.
/med/
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A TRANSITION, AN ANECDOTE, AN APOSTROPHE, AND A PUN, PUNNET, OR PUNDIGRION.
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_Est brevitate opus, ut currat sententia, neu se Impediat verbis lassas onerantibus aures; Et sermone opus est, modo tristi, sæpe jocoso._ HORACE.

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anecdote noun US /ˈænəkdoʊt/

short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

From this reading “A TRANSITION, AN ANECDOTE, AN APOSTROPHE, AND A PUN, PUNNET, OR PUNDIGRION.”

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apostrophe noun US /əˈpɑːstrəfiː/

address to an absent or imaginary person

From this reading “A TRANSITION, AN ANECDOTE, AN APOSTROPHE, AND A PUN, PUNNET, OR PUNDIGRION.”

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immortality noun US /ˌɪmɔːrˈtælɪti/

the quality or state of being immortal

From this reading “MORE THOUGHTS CONCERNING LIFE, DEATH AND IMMORTALITY.”

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med noun US /med/

a master's degree in education

From this reading “MED.”

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opus noun US /ˈoʊpəs/

a musical work that has been created

From this reading “_Est brevitate opus, ut currat sententia, neu se Impediat verbis lassas onerantibus aures; Et sermone opus est, modo tristi, sæpe jocoso._ HORACE.”

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pun noun US /pʌn/

a humorous play on words

From this reading “A TRANSITION, AN ANECDOTE, AN APOSTROPHE, AND A PUN, PUNNET, OR PUNDIGRION.”

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transition noun US /trænˈzɪʃən/

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading “A TRANSITION, AN ANECDOTE, AN APOSTROPHE, AND A PUN, PUNNET, OR PUNDIGRION.”

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voles noun US /voʊlz/

plural of “vole” — any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadows

From this reading “Crede mihi, invenies hic quod uterque voles._ D. DU.-TR.”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A TRANSITION, AN ANECDOTE, AN APOSTROPHE, AND A PUN, PUNNET, OR PUNDIGRION.

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ANdeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading A TRANSITION, AN ANECDOTE, AN APOSTROPHE, AND A PUN, PUNNET, OR PUNDIGRION.

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ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading MORE THOUGHTS CONCERNING LIFE, DEATH AND IMMORTALITY.

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ANECDOTEnounUS /ˈænəkdoʊt/

short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

From this reading A TRANSITION, AN ANECDOTE, AN APOSTROPHE, AND A PUN, PUNNET, OR PUNDIGRION.

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APOSTROPHEnounUS /əˈpɑːstrəfiː/

address to an absent or imaginary person

From this reading A TRANSITION, AN ANECDOTE, AN APOSTROPHE, AND A PUN, PUNNET, OR PUNDIGRION.

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aures

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From this reading _Est brevitate opus, ut currat sententia, neu se Impediat verbis lassas onerantibus aures; Et sermone opus est, modo tristi, sæpe jocoso._ HORACE.

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brevitate

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From this reading _Est brevitate opus, ut currat sententia, neu se Impediat verbis lassas onerantibus aures; Et sermone opus est, modo tristi, sæpe jocoso._ HORACE.

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Clericus

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From this reading _Clericus es? legito hæc.

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CONCERNINGverbUS /kənˈsɜːrnɪŋ/

-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to

From this reading MORE THOUGHTS CONCERNING LIFE, DEATH AND IMMORTALITY.

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Crede

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From this reading Crede mihi, invenies hic quod uterque voles._ D. DU.-TR.

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currat

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From this reading _Est brevitate opus, ut currat sententia, neu se Impediat verbis lassas onerantibus aures; Et sermone opus est, modo tristi, sæpe jocoso._ HORACE.

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DnounUS /diː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading Crede mihi, invenies hic quod uterque voles._ D. DU.-TR.

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DEATHnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading MORE THOUGHTS CONCERNING LIFE, DEATH AND IMMORTALITY.

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DU

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From this reading Crede mihi, invenies hic quod uterque voles._ D. DU.-TR.

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esnounUS /es/

a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons

From this reading _Clericus es? legito hæc.

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EstnounUS /est/

standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States

From this reading _Est brevitate opus, ut currat sententia, neu se Impediat verbis lassas onerantibus aures; Et sermone opus est, modo tristi, sæpe jocoso._ HORACE.

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Et

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From this reading _Est brevitate opus, ut currat sententia, neu se Impediat verbis lassas onerantibus aures; Et sermone opus est, modo tristi, sæpe jocoso._ HORACE.

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hic

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From this reading Crede mihi, invenies hic quod uterque voles._ D. DU.-TR.

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HORACEnounUS /ˈhɔːrəs/

Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)

From this reading _Est brevitate opus, ut currat sententia, neu se Impediat verbis lassas onerantibus aures; Et sermone opus est, modo tristi, sæpe jocoso._ HORACE.

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hæc

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From this reading _Clericus es? legito hæc.

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IMMORTALITYnounUS /ˌɪmɔːrˈtælɪti/

the quality or state of being immortal

From this reading MORE THOUGHTS CONCERNING LIFE, DEATH AND IMMORTALITY.

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Impediat

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From this reading _Est brevitate opus, ut currat sententia, neu se Impediat verbis lassas onerantibus aures; Et sermone opus est, modo tristi, sæpe jocoso._ HORACE.

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invenies

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From this reading Crede mihi, invenies hic quod uterque voles._ D. DU.-TR.

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ista

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From this reading Laicus? legito ista libenter.

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jocoso

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From this reading _Est brevitate opus, ut currat sententia, neu se Impediat verbis lassas onerantibus aures; Et sermone opus est, modo tristi, sæpe jocoso._ HORACE.

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Laicus

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From this reading Laicus? legito ista libenter.

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lassas

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From this reading _Est brevitate opus, ut currat sententia, neu se Impediat verbis lassas onerantibus aures; Et sermone opus est, modo tristi, sæpe jocoso._ HORACE.

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legito

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From this reading _Clericus es? legito hæc.

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libenter

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From this reading Laicus? legito ista libenter.

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LIFEnounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading MORE THOUGHTS CONCERNING LIFE, DEATH AND IMMORTALITY.

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MEDnounUS /med/

a master's degree in education

From this reading MED.

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mihi

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From this reading Crede mihi, invenies hic quod uterque voles._ D. DU.-TR.

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modo

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From this reading _Est brevitate opus, ut currat sententia, neu se Impediat verbis lassas onerantibus aures; Et sermone opus est, modo tristi, sæpe jocoso._ HORACE.

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MOREadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading MORE THOUGHTS CONCERNING LIFE, DEATH AND IMMORTALITY.

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neu

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From this reading _Est brevitate opus, ut currat sententia, neu se Impediat verbis lassas onerantibus aures; Et sermone opus est, modo tristi, sæpe jocoso._ HORACE.

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onerantibus

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From this reading _Est brevitate opus, ut currat sententia, neu se Impediat verbis lassas onerantibus aures; Et sermone opus est, modo tristi, sæpe jocoso._ HORACE.

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opusnounUS /ˈoʊpəs/

a musical work that has been created

From this reading _Est brevitate opus, ut currat sententia, neu se Impediat verbis lassas onerantibus aures; Et sermone opus est, modo tristi, sæpe jocoso._ HORACE.

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ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading A TRANSITION, AN ANECDOTE, AN APOSTROPHE, AND A PUN, PUNNET, OR PUNDIGRION.

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PUNnounUS /pʌn/

a humorous play on words

From this reading A TRANSITION, AN ANECDOTE, AN APOSTROPHE, AND A PUN, PUNNET, OR PUNDIGRION.

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PUNDIGRION

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From this reading A TRANSITION, AN ANECDOTE, AN APOSTROPHE, AND A PUN, PUNNET, OR PUNDIGRION.

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PUNNETnoun

a small light basket used as a measure for fruits

From this reading A TRANSITION, AN ANECDOTE, AN APOSTROPHE, AND A PUN, PUNNET, OR PUNDIGRION.

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quod

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From this reading Crede mihi, invenies hic quod uterque voles._ D. DU.-TR.

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senounUS /seɪ/

a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium

From this reading _Est brevitate opus, ut currat sententia, neu se Impediat verbis lassas onerantibus aures; Et sermone opus est, modo tristi, sæpe jocoso._ HORACE.

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sententia

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From this reading _Est brevitate opus, ut currat sententia, neu se Impediat verbis lassas onerantibus aures; Et sermone opus est, modo tristi, sæpe jocoso._ HORACE.

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sermone

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From this reading _Est brevitate opus, ut currat sententia, neu se Impediat verbis lassas onerantibus aures; Et sermone opus est, modo tristi, sæpe jocoso._ HORACE.

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sæpe

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From this reading _Est brevitate opus, ut currat sententia, neu se Impediat verbis lassas onerantibus aures; Et sermone opus est, modo tristi, sæpe jocoso._ HORACE.

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THOUGHTSnounUS /θɔːts/

plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading MORE THOUGHTS CONCERNING LIFE, DEATH AND IMMORTALITY.

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TR

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From this reading Crede mihi, invenies hic quod uterque voles._ D. DU.-TR.

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TRANSITIONnounUS /trænˈzɪʃən/

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading A TRANSITION, AN ANECDOTE, AN APOSTROPHE, AND A PUN, PUNNET, OR PUNDIGRION.

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tristi

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From this reading _Est brevitate opus, ut currat sententia, neu se Impediat verbis lassas onerantibus aures; Et sermone opus est, modo tristi, sæpe jocoso._ HORACE.

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utnoun

the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere

From this reading _Est brevitate opus, ut currat sententia, neu se Impediat verbis lassas onerantibus aures; Et sermone opus est, modo tristi, sæpe jocoso._ HORACE.

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uterque

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From this reading Crede mihi, invenies hic quod uterque voles._ D. DU.-TR.

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verbis

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From this reading _Est brevitate opus, ut currat sententia, neu se Impediat verbis lassas onerantibus aures; Et sermone opus est, modo tristi, sæpe jocoso._ HORACE.

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volesnounUS /voʊlz/

plural of “vole” — any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadows

From this reading Crede mihi, invenies hic quod uterque voles._ D. DU.-TR.

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