Chapter XIII
THE SECOND EPISTLE OF THE SECOND BOOK OF HORACE. "Ludentis speciem dabit, et torquebitur." HOR. (v.124.) Dear Colonel, Cobham's and your country's friend! You love a verse, take such as I can send.
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THE
SECOND
EPISTLE
OF
THE
SECOND
BOOK
OF
HORACE.
"Ludentis
speciem
dabit,
et
torquebitur."
HOR.
(v.124.)
Dear
Colonel,
Cobham's
and
your
country's
friend!
You
love
a
verse,
take
such
as
I
can
send.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
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THE
SECOND
EPISTLE
OF
THE
SECOND
BOOK
OF
HORACE.
Line 2
"Ludentis
speciem
dabit,
et
torquebitur."
Line 3
HOR.
(v.124.)
Line 4
Dear
Colonel,
Cobham's
and
your
country's
friend!
Line 5
You
love
a
verse,
take
such
as
I
can
send.
Learner Dictionary
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SECOND
noun
US /second/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE SECOND EPISTLE OF THE SECOND BOOK OF HORACE.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You love a verse, take such as I can send.”
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124
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From this reading HOR. (v.124.)
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You love a verse, take such as I can send.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dear Colonel, Cobham's and your country's friend!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You love a verse, take such as I can send.
BOOK
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From this reading THE SECOND EPISTLE OF THE SECOND BOOK OF HORACE.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You love a verse, take such as I can send.
Cobham's
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Colonel
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country's
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dabit
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From this reading "Ludentis speciem dabit, et torquebitur."
Dear
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EPISTLE
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From this reading THE SECOND EPISTLE OF THE SECOND BOOK OF HORACE.
et
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From this reading "Ludentis speciem dabit, et torquebitur."
friend
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HOR
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From this reading HOR. (v.124.)
HORACE
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From this reading THE SECOND EPISTLE OF THE SECOND BOOK OF HORACE.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You love a verse, take such as I can send.
love
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From this reading You love a verse, take such as I can send.
Ludentis
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From this reading "Ludentis speciem dabit, et torquebitur."
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SECOND EPISTLE OF THE SECOND BOOK OF HORACE.
SECOND
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From this reading THE SECOND EPISTLE OF THE SECOND BOOK OF HORACE.
send
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From this reading You love a verse, take such as I can send.
speciem
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From this reading "Ludentis speciem dabit, et torquebitur."
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading You love a verse, take such as I can send.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading You love a verse, take such as I can send.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECOND EPISTLE OF THE SECOND BOOK OF HORACE.
torquebitur
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From this reading "Ludentis speciem dabit, et torquebitur."
v
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From this reading HOR. (v.124.)
verse
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From this reading You love a verse, take such as I can send.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You love a verse, take such as I can send.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Colonel, Cobham's and your country's friend!