Chapter 24 of The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2 is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2 is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
At Volusi annales Paduam morientur ad ipsam, Et laxas scombris saepe dabunt tunicas. 846. _And what we blush to speak_, etc. Ovid, _Phaedra to Hipp._ 10: Dicere quae puduit scribere jussit amor. 849. _'Tis sweet to think_, etc. Seneca, _Herc.
Chapter 24 of The Hesperides & Noble Numbers: Vol. 1 and 2 is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 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 “_And what we blush to speak_, etc. Ovid, _Phaedra to Hipp._ 10: Dicere quae puduit scribere jussit amor.”
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading “_And what we blush to speak_, etc. Ovid, _Phaedra to Hipp._ 10: Dicere quae puduit scribere jussit amor.”
Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero; his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies (circa 4 BC - 65 AD)
From this reading “_'Tis sweet to think_, etc. Seneca, _Herc.”
express in speech
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “_'Tis sweet to think_, etc. Seneca, _Herc.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “_'Tis sweet to think_, etc. Seneca, _Herc.”
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From this reading _And what we blush to speak_, etc. Ovid, _Phaedra to Hipp._ 10: Dicere quae puduit scribere jussit amor.
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From this reading 846.
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From this reading 849.
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading At Volusi annales Paduam morientur ad ipsam, Et laxas scombris saepe dabunt tunicas.
(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
From this reading _And what we blush to speak_, etc. Ovid, _Phaedra to Hipp._ 10: Dicere quae puduit scribere jussit amor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _And what we blush to speak_, etc. Ovid, _Phaedra to Hipp._ 10: Dicere quae puduit scribere jussit amor.
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From this reading At Volusi annales Paduam morientur ad ipsam, Et laxas scombris saepe dabunt tunicas.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Volusi annales Paduam morientur ad ipsam, Et laxas scombris saepe dabunt tunicas.
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading _And what we blush to speak_, etc. Ovid, _Phaedra to Hipp._ 10: Dicere quae puduit scribere jussit amor.
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From this reading At Volusi annales Paduam morientur ad ipsam, Et laxas scombris saepe dabunt tunicas.
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From this reading _And what we blush to speak_, etc. Ovid, _Phaedra to Hipp._ 10: Dicere quae puduit scribere jussit amor.
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From this reading At Volusi annales Paduam morientur ad ipsam, Et laxas scombris saepe dabunt tunicas.
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From this reading _And what we blush to speak_, etc. Ovid, _Phaedra to Hipp._ 10: Dicere quae puduit scribere jussit amor.
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From this reading _'Tis sweet to think_, etc. Seneca, _Herc.
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From this reading _And what we blush to speak_, etc. Ovid, _Phaedra to Hipp._ 10: Dicere quae puduit scribere jussit amor.
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From this reading At Volusi annales Paduam morientur ad ipsam, Et laxas scombris saepe dabunt tunicas.
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From this reading _And what we blush to speak_, etc. Ovid, _Phaedra to Hipp._ 10: Dicere quae puduit scribere jussit amor.
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From this reading At Volusi annales Paduam morientur ad ipsam, Et laxas scombris saepe dabunt tunicas.
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From this reading At Volusi annales Paduam morientur ad ipsam, Et laxas scombris saepe dabunt tunicas.
Roman poet remembered for his elegiac verses on love (43 BC - AD 17)
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From this reading At Volusi annales Paduam morientur ad ipsam, Et laxas scombris saepe dabunt tunicas.
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From this reading _And what we blush to speak_, etc. Ovid, _Phaedra to Hipp._ 10: Dicere quae puduit scribere jussit amor.
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From this reading _And what we blush to speak_, etc. Ovid, _Phaedra to Hipp._ 10: Dicere quae puduit scribere jussit amor.
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From this reading At Volusi annales Paduam morientur ad ipsam, Et laxas scombris saepe dabunt tunicas.
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From this reading At Volusi annales Paduam morientur ad ipsam, Et laxas scombris saepe dabunt tunicas.
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From this reading _And what we blush to speak_, etc. Ovid, _Phaedra to Hipp._ 10: Dicere quae puduit scribere jussit amor.
Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero; his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies (circa 4 BC - 65 AD)
From this reading _'Tis sweet to think_, etc. Seneca, _Herc.
express in speech
From this reading _And what we blush to speak_, etc. Ovid, _Phaedra to Hipp._ 10: Dicere quae puduit scribere jussit amor.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading _'Tis sweet to think_, etc. Seneca, _Herc.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading _'Tis sweet to think_, etc. Seneca, _Herc.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading _'Tis sweet to think_, etc. Seneca, _Herc.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _And what we blush to speak_, etc. Ovid, _Phaedra to Hipp._ 10: Dicere quae puduit scribere jussit amor.
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From this reading At Volusi annales Paduam morientur ad ipsam, Et laxas scombris saepe dabunt tunicas.
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From this reading At Volusi annales Paduam morientur ad ipsam, Et laxas scombris saepe dabunt tunicas.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _And what we blush to speak_, etc. Ovid, _Phaedra to Hipp._ 10: Dicere quae puduit scribere jussit amor.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _And what we blush to speak_, etc. Ovid, _Phaedra to Hipp._ 10: Dicere quae puduit scribere jussit amor.
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