Chapter XXIII
VII
Cernis, custodia qualis Vestibulo sedeat? facies quae limina servet? “Aeneid,” lib. vi. 574. (See you what porter sits within the vestibule?--what face watches at the threshold?) And it is profound night.
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Chapter XXIII · VII
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Cernis,
custodia
qualis
Vestibulo
sedeat?
facies
quae
limina
servet?
“Aeneid,”
lib.
vi.
574.
(See
you
what
porter
sits
within
the
vestibule?--what
face
watches
at
the
threshold?)
And
it
is
profound
night.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
Cernis,
custodia
qualis
Vestibulo
sedeat?
facies
quae
limina
servet?
Line 2
“Aeneid,”
lib.
vi.
Line 3
574.
Line 4
(See
you
what
porter
sits
within
the
vestibule?--what
face
watches
at
the
threshold?)
Line 5
And
it
is
profound
night.
Learner Dictionary
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Within
preposition
US /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “(See you what porter sits within the vestibule?--what face watches at the threshold?)”
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574
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Aeneid
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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
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Cernis
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custodia
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face
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facies
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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lib
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limina
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night
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porter
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profound
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quae
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qualis
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sedeat
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See
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servet
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sits
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thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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threshold
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vestibule
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Vestibulo
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vi
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watches
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whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
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withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
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youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
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