used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Catullus was beauty, youth, joy, and the delight of a lovely city of long ago, and my enduring outpost of pleasure.
in the past
From this reading Catullus was beauty, youth, joy, and the delight of a lovely city of long ago, and my enduring outpost of pleasure.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He helps correct for me the barren, fleeting years, which are sweeping me away from all the things for which I have ever cared.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Catullus was beauty, youth, joy, and the delight of a lovely city of long ago, and my enduring outpost of pleasure.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He helps correct for me the barren, fleeting years, which are sweeping me away from all the things for which I have ever cared.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He helps correct for me the barren, fleeting years, which are sweeping me away from all the things for which I have ever cared.
barrenadjectiveUS /ˈbærən/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading He helps correct for me the barren, fleeting years, which are sweeping me away from all the things for which I have ever cared.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Catullus was beauty, youth, joy, and the delight of a lovely city of long ago, and my enduring outpost of pleasure.
benefacta
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From this reading _Si qua recordanti benefacta priora voluptas._ To procure pleasure from reading, I must have some of the perfection pitiful Catullus kept.
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading He helps correct for me the barren, fleeting years, which are sweeping me away from all the things for which I have ever cared.
Catullusnoun
Roman lyric poet remembered for his love poems to an aristocratic Roman woman (84-54 BC)
From this reading Catullus was beauty, youth, joy, and the delight of a lovely city of long ago, and my enduring outpost of pleasure.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Catullus was beauty, youth, joy, and the delight of a lovely city of long ago, and my enduring outpost of pleasure.
make right or correct
From this reading He helps correct for me the barren, fleeting years, which are sweeping me away from all the things for which I have ever cared.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading I read him daily.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Catullus was beauty, youth, joy, and the delight of a lovely city of long ago, and my enduring outpost of pleasure.
enduringadjectiveUS /enˈdjʊrɪŋ/
lasting a long time
From this reading Catullus was beauty, youth, joy, and the delight of a lovely city of long ago, and my enduring outpost of pleasure.
at any time
From this reading He helps correct for me the barren, fleeting years, which are sweeping me away from all the things for which I have ever cared.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading To me the greatest love-poem in existence is that pitiful one:
fleetingadjectiveUS /ˈfliːtɪŋ/
lasting for a markedly brief time
From this reading He helps correct for me the barren, fleeting years, which are sweeping me away from all the things for which I have ever cared.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He helps correct for me the barren, fleeting years, which are sweeping me away from all the things for which I have ever cared.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He helps correct for me the barren, fleeting years, which are sweeping me away from all the things for which I have ever cared.
highest in quality
From this reading To me the greatest love-poem in existence is that pitiful one:
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He helps correct for me the barren, fleeting years, which are sweeping me away from all the things for which I have ever cared.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He helps correct for me the barren, fleeting years, which are sweeping me away from all the things for which I have ever cared.
helpsnounUS /helps/
plural of “help” — the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading He helps correct for me the barren, fleeting years, which are sweeping me away from all the things for which I have ever cared.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I read him daily.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I read him daily.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To me the greatest love-poem in existence is that pitiful one:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To me the greatest love-poem in existence is that pitiful one:
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Catullus was beauty, youth, joy, and the delight of a lovely city of long ago, and my enduring outpost of pleasure.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading _Si qua recordanti benefacta priora voluptas._ To procure pleasure from reading, I must have some of the perfection pitiful Catullus kept.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Catullus was beauty, youth, joy, and the delight of a lovely city of long ago, and my enduring outpost of pleasure.
love-poem
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From this reading To me the greatest love-poem in existence is that pitiful one:
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading Catullus was beauty, youth, joy, and the delight of a lovely city of long ago, and my enduring outpost of pleasure.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He helps correct for me the barren, fleeting years, which are sweeping me away from all the things for which I have ever cared.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _Si qua recordanti benefacta priora voluptas._ To procure pleasure from reading, I must have some of the perfection pitiful Catullus kept.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Catullus was beauty, youth, joy, and the delight of a lovely city of long ago, and my enduring outpost of pleasure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Catullus was beauty, youth, joy, and the delight of a lovely city of long ago, and my enduring outpost of pleasure.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To me the greatest love-poem in existence is that pitiful one:
outpostnounUS /ˈaʊtpoʊst/
a station in a remote or sparsely populated location
From this reading Catullus was beauty, youth, joy, and the delight of a lovely city of long ago, and my enduring outpost of pleasure.
perfectionnounUS /pərˈfekʃən/
the state of being without a flaw or defect
From this reading _Si qua recordanti benefacta priora voluptas._ To procure pleasure from reading, I must have some of the perfection pitiful Catullus kept.
pitifuladjectiveUS /ˈpɪtəfəl/
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
From this reading To me the greatest love-poem in existence is that pitiful one:
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Catullus was beauty, youth, joy, and the delight of a lovely city of long ago, and my enduring outpost of pleasure.
priora
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From this reading _Si qua recordanti benefacta priora voluptas._ To procure pleasure from reading, I must have some of the perfection pitiful Catullus kept.
procureverbUS /proʊˈkjʊr/
get by special effort
From this reading _Si qua recordanti benefacta priora voluptas._ To procure pleasure from reading, I must have some of the perfection pitiful Catullus kept.
qua
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From this reading _Si qua recordanti benefacta priora voluptas._ To procure pleasure from reading, I must have some of the perfection pitiful Catullus kept.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I read him daily.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading _Si qua recordanti benefacta priora voluptas._ To procure pleasure from reading, I must have some of the perfection pitiful Catullus kept.
recordanti
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From this reading _Si qua recordanti benefacta priora voluptas._ To procure pleasure from reading, I must have some of the perfection pitiful Catullus kept.
SinounUS /siː/
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
From this reading _Si qua recordanti benefacta priora voluptas._ To procure pleasure from reading, I must have some of the perfection pitiful Catullus kept.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading _Si qua recordanti benefacta priora voluptas._ To procure pleasure from reading, I must have some of the perfection pitiful Catullus kept.
sweepingadjectiveUS /ˈswiːpɪŋ/
taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination
From this reading He helps correct for me the barren, fleeting years, which are sweeping me away from all the things for which I have ever cared.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To me the greatest love-poem in existence is that pitiful one:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Catullus was beauty, youth, joy, and the delight of a lovely city of long ago, and my enduring outpost of pleasure.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading He helps correct for me the barren, fleeting years, which are sweeping me away from all the things for which I have ever cared.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To me the greatest love-poem in existence is that pitiful one:
voluptas
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From this reading _Si qua recordanti benefacta priora voluptas._ To procure pleasure from reading, I must have some of the perfection pitiful Catullus kept.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Catullus was beauty, youth, joy, and the delight of a lovely city of long ago, and my enduring outpost of pleasure.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He helps correct for me the barren, fleeting years, which are sweeping me away from all the things for which I have ever cared.
a late time of life
From this reading He helps correct for me the barren, fleeting years, which are sweeping me away from all the things for which I have ever cared.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading Catullus was beauty, youth, joy, and the delight of a lovely city of long ago, and my enduring outpost of pleasure.
