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Chapter 20 of The Spectator, Volumes 1, 2 and 3 is here in full — 877 sentences across 176 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[Footnote 1: Hæ sunt qui tenui sudant in Cyclade. Hor.] * * * * * No. 321.[1] Saturday, March 8, 1712. Addison. Nec satis est pulchra esse poemata, dulcia sunto.
Chapter 20 of The Spectator, Volumes 1, 2 and 3 is here in full — 877 sentences across 176 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading “Nec satis est pulchra esse poemata, dulcia sunto.”
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading “[Footnote 1: Hæ sunt qui tenui sudant in Cyclade.”
march in a procession
From this reading “* * * * * No. 321.[1] Saturday, March 8, 1712.”
an acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants; necrosis of intestinal tissue may follow
From this reading “Nec satis est pulchra esse poemata, dulcia sunto.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “* * * * * No. 321.[1] Saturday, March 8, 1712.”
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Hæ sunt qui tenui sudant in Cyclade.
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From this reading * * * * * No. 321.[1] Saturday, March 8, 1712.
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From this reading * * * * * No. 321.[1] Saturday, March 8, 1712.
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From this reading * * * * * No. 321.[1] Saturday, March 8, 1712.
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From this reading Addison.
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Hæ sunt qui tenui sudant in Cyclade.
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From this reading Nec satis est pulchra esse poemata, dulcia sunto.
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From this reading Nec satis est pulchra esse poemata, dulcia sunto.
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading Nec satis est pulchra esse poemata, dulcia sunto.
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading [Footnote 1: Hæ sunt qui tenui sudant in Cyclade.
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From this reading Hor.]
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Hæ sunt qui tenui sudant in Cyclade.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [Footnote 1: Hæ sunt qui tenui sudant in Cyclade.
march in a procession
From this reading * * * * * No. 321.[1] Saturday, March 8, 1712.
an acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants; necrosis of intestinal tissue may follow
From this reading Nec satis est pulchra esse poemata, dulcia sunto.
not any; not one
From this reading * * * * * No. 321.[1] Saturday, March 8, 1712.
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From this reading Nec satis est pulchra esse poemata, dulcia sunto.
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From this reading Nec satis est pulchra esse poemata, dulcia sunto.
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Hæ sunt qui tenui sudant in Cyclade.
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From this reading Nec satis est pulchra esse poemata, dulcia sunto.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading * * * * * No. 321.[1] Saturday, March 8, 1712.
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Hæ sunt qui tenui sudant in Cyclade.
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Hæ sunt qui tenui sudant in Cyclade.
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From this reading Nec satis est pulchra esse poemata, dulcia sunto.
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From this reading [Footnote 1: Hæ sunt qui tenui sudant in Cyclade.
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Chapter 20 holds 877 sentences of The Spectator, Volumes 1, 2 and 3, unabridged, divided into 176 reading sections.
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