used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Madron church-town, the mother of the thriving port of Penzance, is a small irregular hamlet, situated on an eminence overlooking its well-grown offspring, and the salt marshes which skirt the coast in the direction of Marazion.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Madron church-town, the mother of the thriving port of Penzance, is a small irregular hamlet, situated on an eminence overlooking its well-grown offspring, and the salt marshes which skirt the coast in the direction of Marazion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Madron church-town, the mother of the thriving port of Penzance, is a small irregular hamlet, situated on an eminence overlooking its well-grown offspring, and the salt marshes which skirt the coast in the direction of Marazion.
Babylonios
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From this reading Tu ne quaesieris, scire nefas, quem mihi, quem tibi Finem Di dederint, Leuconoc; nec Babylonios Tentaris numeros.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Seek not to know, it is not given, The end for us ordained by Heaven; Nor be by fortune-tellers lured: What can't be cured, is best endured.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Seek not to know, it is not given, The end for us ordained by Heaven; Nor be by fortune-tellers lured: What can't be cured, is best endured.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Seek not to know, it is not given, The end for us ordained by Heaven; Nor be by fortune-tellers lured: What can't be cured, is best endured.
can't
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From this reading Seek not to know, it is not given, The end for us ordained by Heaven; Nor be by fortune-tellers lured: What can't be cured, is best endured.
church-town
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From this reading Madron church-town, the mother of the thriving port of Penzance, is a small irregular hamlet, situated on an eminence overlooking its well-grown offspring, and the salt marshes which skirt the coast in the direction of Marazion.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading Madron church-town, the mother of the thriving port of Penzance, is a small irregular hamlet, situated on an eminence overlooking its well-grown offspring, and the salt marshes which skirt the coast in the direction of Marazion.
curedadjectiveUS /kjʊrd/
freed from illness or injury
From this reading Seek not to know, it is not given, The end for us ordained by Heaven; Nor be by fortune-tellers lured: What can't be cured, is best endured.
dederint
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From this reading Tu ne quaesieris, scire nefas, quem mihi, quem tibi Finem Di dederint, Leuconoc; nec Babylonios Tentaris numeros.
Di
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From this reading Tu ne quaesieris, scire nefas, quem mihi, quem tibi Finem Di dederint, Leuconoc; nec Babylonios Tentaris numeros.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Madron church-town, the mother of the thriving port of Penzance, is a small irregular hamlet, situated on an eminence overlooking its well-grown offspring, and the salt marshes which skirt the coast in the direction of Marazion.
eminencenounUS /ˈemənəns/
high status importance owing to marked superiority
From this reading Madron church-town, the mother of the thriving port of Penzance, is a small irregular hamlet, situated on an eminence overlooking its well-grown offspring, and the salt marshes which skirt the coast in the direction of Marazion.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Seek not to know, it is not given, The end for us ordained by Heaven; Nor be by fortune-tellers lured: What can't be cured, is best endured.
enduredverbUS /enˈdjʊrd/
past form of “endure” — put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading Seek not to know, it is not given, The end for us ordained by Heaven; Nor be by fortune-tellers lured: What can't be cured, is best endured.
erit
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From this reading Ut melius, quidquid erit, pati!
Finem
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From this reading Tu ne quaesieris, scire nefas, quem mihi, quem tibi Finem Di dederint, Leuconoc; nec Babylonios Tentaris numeros.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Seek not to know, it is not given, The end for us ordained by Heaven; Nor be by fortune-tellers lured: What can't be cured, is best endured.
fortune-tellers
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From this reading Seek not to know, it is not given, The end for us ordained by Heaven; Nor be by fortune-tellers lured: What can't be cured, is best endured.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Seek not to know, it is not given, The end for us ordained by Heaven; Nor be by fortune-tellers lured: What can't be cured, is best endured.
hamletnounUS /ˈhæmlət/
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading Madron church-town, the mother of the thriving port of Penzance, is a small irregular hamlet, situated on an eminence overlooking its well-grown offspring, and the salt marshes which skirt the coast in the direction of Marazion.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Seek not to know, it is not given, The end for us ordained by Heaven; Nor be by fortune-tellers lured: What can't be cured, is best endured.
Hor
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From this reading Hor.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Madron church-town, the mother of the thriving port of Penzance, is a small irregular hamlet, situated on an eminence overlooking its well-grown offspring, and the salt marshes which skirt the coast in the direction of Marazion.
irregularadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈreɡjələr/
contrary to rule or accepted order or general practice
From this reading Madron church-town, the mother of the thriving port of Penzance, is a small irregular hamlet, situated on an eminence overlooking its well-grown offspring, and the salt marshes which skirt the coast in the direction of Marazion.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Seek not to know, it is not given, The end for us ordained by Heaven; Nor be by fortune-tellers lured: What can't be cured, is best endured.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Seek not to know, it is not given, The end for us ordained by Heaven; Nor be by fortune-tellers lured: What can't be cured, is best endured.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Madron church-town, the mother of the thriving port of Penzance, is a small irregular hamlet, situated on an eminence overlooking its well-grown offspring, and the salt marshes which skirt the coast in the direction of Marazion.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Seek not to know, it is not given, The end for us ordained by Heaven; Nor be by fortune-tellers lured: What can't be cured, is best endured.
Leuconoc
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From this reading Tu ne quaesieris, scire nefas, quem mihi, quem tibi Finem Di dederint, Leuconoc; nec Babylonios Tentaris numeros.
luredverbUS /lʊrd/
past form of “lure” — provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
From this reading Seek not to know, it is not given, The end for us ordained by Heaven; Nor be by fortune-tellers lured: What can't be cured, is best endured.
Madron
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From this reading Madron church-town, the mother of the thriving port of Penzance, is a small irregular hamlet, situated on an eminence overlooking its well-grown offspring, and the salt marshes which skirt the coast in the direction of Marazion.
Marazion
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From this reading Madron church-town, the mother of the thriving port of Penzance, is a small irregular hamlet, situated on an eminence overlooking its well-grown offspring, and the salt marshes which skirt the coast in the direction of Marazion.
marshesnounUS /ˈmɑːrʃəz/
plural of “marsh” — low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading Madron church-town, the mother of the thriving port of Penzance, is a small irregular hamlet, situated on an eminence overlooking its well-grown offspring, and the salt marshes which skirt the coast in the direction of Marazion.
melius
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From this reading Ut melius, quidquid erit, pati!
mihi
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From this reading Tu ne quaesieris, scire nefas, quem mihi, quem tibi Finem Di dederint, Leuconoc; nec Babylonios Tentaris numeros.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Madron church-town, the mother of the thriving port of Penzance, is a small irregular hamlet, situated on an eminence overlooking its well-grown offspring, and the salt marshes which skirt the coast in the direction of Marazion.
nenounUS /niː/
a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
From this reading Tu ne quaesieris, scire nefas, quem mihi, quem tibi Finem Di dederint, Leuconoc; nec Babylonios Tentaris numeros.
necnounUS /nek/
an acute inflammatory disease occurring in the intestines of premature infants; necrosis of intestinal tissue may follow
From this reading Tu ne quaesieris, scire nefas, quem mihi, quem tibi Finem Di dederint, Leuconoc; nec Babylonios Tentaris numeros.
nefas
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From this reading Tu ne quaesieris, scire nefas, quem mihi, quem tibi Finem Di dederint, Leuconoc; nec Babylonios Tentaris numeros.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Seek not to know, it is not given, The end for us ordained by Heaven; Nor be by fortune-tellers lured: What can't be cured, is best endured.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Seek not to know, it is not given, The end for us ordained by Heaven; Nor be by fortune-tellers lured: What can't be cured, is best endured.
numeros
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From this reading Tu ne quaesieris, scire nefas, quem mihi, quem tibi Finem Di dederint, Leuconoc; nec Babylonios Tentaris numeros.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Madron church-town, the mother of the thriving port of Penzance, is a small irregular hamlet, situated on an eminence overlooking its well-grown offspring, and the salt marshes which skirt the coast in the direction of Marazion.
offspringnounUS /ˈɔːfsprɪŋ/
the immediate descendants of a person
From this reading Madron church-town, the mother of the thriving port of Penzance, is a small irregular hamlet, situated on an eminence overlooking its well-grown offspring, and the salt marshes which skirt the coast in the direction of Marazion.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Madron church-town, the mother of the thriving port of Penzance, is a small irregular hamlet, situated on an eminence overlooking its well-grown offspring, and the salt marshes which skirt the coast in the direction of Marazion.
ordainedadjectiveUS /ɔːrˈdeɪnd/
fixed or established especially by order or command
From this reading Seek not to know, it is not given, The end for us ordained by Heaven; Nor be by fortune-tellers lured: What can't be cured, is best endured.
overlookingadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərlʊkɪŋ/
used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading Madron church-town, the mother of the thriving port of Penzance, is a small irregular hamlet, situated on an eminence overlooking its well-grown offspring, and the salt marshes which skirt the coast in the direction of Marazion.
pati
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From this reading Ut melius, quidquid erit, pati!
Penzance
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From this reading Madron church-town, the mother of the thriving port of Penzance, is a small irregular hamlet, situated on an eminence overlooking its well-grown offspring, and the salt marshes which skirt the coast in the direction of Marazion.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading Madron church-town, the mother of the thriving port of Penzance, is a small irregular hamlet, situated on an eminence overlooking its well-grown offspring, and the salt marshes which skirt the coast in the direction of Marazion.
quaesieris
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From this reading Tu ne quaesieris, scire nefas, quem mihi, quem tibi Finem Di dederint, Leuconoc; nec Babylonios Tentaris numeros.
quem
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From this reading Tu ne quaesieris, scire nefas, quem mihi, quem tibi Finem Di dederint, Leuconoc; nec Babylonios Tentaris numeros.
quidquid
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From this reading Ut melius, quidquid erit, pati!
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading Madron church-town, the mother of the thriving port of Penzance, is a small irregular hamlet, situated on an eminence overlooking its well-grown offspring, and the salt marshes which skirt the coast in the direction of Marazion.
scire
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From this reading Tu ne quaesieris, scire nefas, quem mihi, quem tibi Finem Di dederint, Leuconoc; nec Babylonios Tentaris numeros.
try to get or reach
From this reading Seek not to know, it is not given, The end for us ordained by Heaven; Nor be by fortune-tellers lured: What can't be cured, is best endured.
situatedadjectiveUS /ˈsɪtʃuːeɪtɪd/
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading Madron church-town, the mother of the thriving port of Penzance, is a small irregular hamlet, situated on an eminence overlooking its well-grown offspring, and the salt marshes which skirt the coast in the direction of Marazion.
skirtnounUS /skɜːrt/
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading Madron church-town, the mother of the thriving port of Penzance, is a small irregular hamlet, situated on an eminence overlooking its well-grown offspring, and the salt marshes which skirt the coast in the direction of Marazion.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Madron church-town, the mother of the thriving port of Penzance, is a small irregular hamlet, situated on an eminence overlooking its well-grown offspring, and the salt marshes which skirt the coast in the direction of Marazion.
Tentaris
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From this reading Tu ne quaesieris, scire nefas, quem mihi, quem tibi Finem Di dederint, Leuconoc; nec Babylonios Tentaris numeros.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Seek not to know, it is not given, The end for us ordained by Heaven; Nor be by fortune-tellers lured: What can't be cured, is best endured.
thrivingadjectiveUS /ˈθraɪvɪŋ/
very lively and profitable
From this reading Madron church-town, the mother of the thriving port of Penzance, is a small irregular hamlet, situated on an eminence overlooking its well-grown offspring, and the salt marshes which skirt the coast in the direction of Marazion.
tibi
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From this reading Tu ne quaesieris, scire nefas, quem mihi, quem tibi Finem Di dederint, Leuconoc; nec Babylonios Tentaris numeros.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Seek not to know, it is not given, The end for us ordained by Heaven; Nor be by fortune-tellers lured: What can't be cured, is best endured.
Tu
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From this reading Tu ne quaesieris, scire nefas, quem mihi, quem tibi Finem Di dederint, Leuconoc; nec Babylonios Tentaris numeros.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Seek not to know, it is not given, The end for us ordained by Heaven; Nor be by fortune-tellers lured: What can't be cured, is best endured.
Utnoun
the local time at the 0 meridian passing through Greenwich, England; it is the same everywhere
From this reading Ut melius, quidquid erit, pati!
well-grown
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From this reading Madron church-town, the mother of the thriving port of Penzance, is a small irregular hamlet, situated on an eminence overlooking its well-grown offspring, and the salt marshes which skirt the coast in the direction of Marazion.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Seek not to know, it is not given, The end for us ordained by Heaven; Nor be by fortune-tellers lured: What can't be cured, is best endured.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Madron church-town, the mother of the thriving port of Penzance, is a small irregular hamlet, situated on an eminence overlooking its well-grown offspring, and the salt marshes which skirt the coast in the direction of Marazion.
