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Medicina Flagellata
Medicina Flagellata

Chapter I

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_Medicina Flagellata_: OR, THE DOCTOR SCARIFY'D.
----_AEgrescitque medendo._ Virg.
_Si tibi deficiant Medici, Medici, tibi fiant: Haec tria, Mens laeta, requies, moderata dieta._ _Medicina Flagellata_: OR, THE Doctor Scarify'd.
Laying open the VICES of the Faculty, the Insignificancy of a great Part of their _Materia Medica_; with certain RULES to discern the true Physician from the Emperick, and the Useful Medicine from the Noxious and Trading Physick.
WITH An ESSAY on HEALTH, Or the POWER of a REGIMEN.
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Medicina Flagellata

Chapter I

Reading 1/105 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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_Medicina Flagellata_: OR, THE DOCTOR SCARIFY'D.
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----_AEgrescitque medendo._ Virg.
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_Si tibi deficiant Medici, Medici, tibi fiant: Haec tria, Mens laeta, requies, moderata dieta._ _Medicina Flagellata_: OR, THE Doctor Scarify'd.
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Laying open the VICES of the Faculty, the Insignificancy of a great Part of their _Materia Medica_; with certain RULES to discern the true Physician from the Emperick, and the Useful Medicine from the Noxious and Trading Physick.
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WITH An ESSAY on HEALTH, Or the POWER of a REGIMEN.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

DOCTOR noun US /doctor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Medicina Flagellata_: OR, THE DOCTOR SCARIFY'D.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Laying open the VICES of the Faculty, the Insignificancy of a great Part of their _Materia Medica_; with certain RULES to discern the true Physician from the Emperick, and the Useful Medicine from the Noxious and Trading Physick.”

Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “Laying open the VICES of the Faculty, the Insignificancy of a great Part of their _Materia Medica_; with certain RULES to discern the true Physician from the Emperick, and the Useful Medicine from the Noxious and Trading Physick.”

Part noun US /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Laying open the VICES of the Faculty, the Insignificancy of a great Part of their _Materia Medica_; with certain RULES to discern the true Physician from the Emperick, and the Useful Medicine from the Noxious and Trading Physick.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Laying open the VICES of the Faculty, the Insignificancy of a great Part of their _Materia Medica_; with certain RULES to discern the true Physician from the Emperick, and the Useful Medicine from the Noxious and Trading Physick.

AEgrescitque

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From this reading ----_AEgrescitque medendo._ Virg.

AndeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading WITH An ESSAY on HEALTH, Or the POWER of a REGIMEN.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Laying open the VICES of the Faculty, the Insignificancy of a great Part of their _Materia Medica_; with certain RULES to discern the true Physician from the Emperick, and the Useful Medicine from the Noxious and Trading Physick.

certain

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From this reading Laying open the VICES of the Faculty, the Insignificancy of a great Part of their _Materia Medica_; with certain RULES to discern the true Physician from the Emperick, and the Useful Medicine from the Noxious and Trading Physick.

deficiant

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From this reading _Si tibi deficiant Medici, Medici, tibi fiant: Haec tria, Mens laeta, requies, moderata dieta._ _Medicina Flagellata_: OR, THE Doctor Scarify'd.

dieta

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From this reading _Si tibi deficiant Medici, Medici, tibi fiant: Haec tria, Mens laeta, requies, moderata dieta._ _Medicina Flagellata_: OR, THE Doctor Scarify'd.

discern

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From this reading Laying open the VICES of the Faculty, the Insignificancy of a great Part of their _Materia Medica_; with certain RULES to discern the true Physician from the Emperick, and the Useful Medicine from the Noxious and Trading Physick.

DOCTORnounUS /doctor/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Medicina Flagellata_: OR, THE DOCTOR SCARIFY'D.

Emperick

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From this reading Laying open the VICES of the Faculty, the Insignificancy of a great Part of their _Materia Medica_; with certain RULES to discern the true Physician from the Emperick, and the Useful Medicine from the Noxious and Trading Physick.

ESSAY

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From this reading WITH An ESSAY on HEALTH, Or the POWER of a REGIMEN.

Faculty

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From this reading Laying open the VICES of the Faculty, the Insignificancy of a great Part of their _Materia Medica_; with certain RULES to discern the true Physician from the Emperick, and the Useful Medicine from the Noxious and Trading Physick.

fiant

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From this reading _Si tibi deficiant Medici, Medici, tibi fiant: Haec tria, Mens laeta, requies, moderata dieta._ _Medicina Flagellata_: OR, THE Doctor Scarify'd.

Flagellata

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From this reading _Medicina Flagellata_: OR, THE DOCTOR SCARIFY'D.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Laying open the VICES of the Faculty, the Insignificancy of a great Part of their _Materia Medica_; with certain RULES to discern the true Physician from the Emperick, and the Useful Medicine from the Noxious and Trading Physick.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Laying open the VICES of the Faculty, the Insignificancy of a great Part of their _Materia Medica_; with certain RULES to discern the true Physician from the Emperick, and the Useful Medicine from the Noxious and Trading Physick.

Haec

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From this reading _Si tibi deficiant Medici, Medici, tibi fiant: Haec tria, Mens laeta, requies, moderata dieta._ _Medicina Flagellata_: OR, THE Doctor Scarify'd.

HEALTH

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From this reading WITH An ESSAY on HEALTH, Or the POWER of a REGIMEN.

Insignificancy

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From this reading Laying open the VICES of the Faculty, the Insignificancy of a great Part of their _Materia Medica_; with certain RULES to discern the true Physician from the Emperick, and the Useful Medicine from the Noxious and Trading Physick.

laeta

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From this reading _Si tibi deficiant Medici, Medici, tibi fiant: Haec tria, Mens laeta, requies, moderata dieta._ _Medicina Flagellata_: OR, THE Doctor Scarify'd.

Laying

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From this reading Laying open the VICES of the Faculty, the Insignificancy of a great Part of their _Materia Medica_; with certain RULES to discern the true Physician from the Emperick, and the Useful Medicine from the Noxious and Trading Physick.

Materia

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From this reading Laying open the VICES of the Faculty, the Insignificancy of a great Part of their _Materia Medica_; with certain RULES to discern the true Physician from the Emperick, and the Useful Medicine from the Noxious and Trading Physick.

medendo

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From this reading ----_AEgrescitque medendo._ Virg.

Medica

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From this reading Laying open the VICES of the Faculty, the Insignificancy of a great Part of their _Materia Medica_; with certain RULES to discern the true Physician from the Emperick, and the Useful Medicine from the Noxious and Trading Physick.

Medici

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From this reading _Si tibi deficiant Medici, Medici, tibi fiant: Haec tria, Mens laeta, requies, moderata dieta._ _Medicina Flagellata_: OR, THE Doctor Scarify'd.

Medicina

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From this reading _Medicina Flagellata_: OR, THE DOCTOR SCARIFY'D.

Medicine

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From this reading Laying open the VICES of the Faculty, the Insignificancy of a great Part of their _Materia Medica_; with certain RULES to discern the true Physician from the Emperick, and the Useful Medicine from the Noxious and Trading Physick.

Mens

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From this reading _Si tibi deficiant Medici, Medici, tibi fiant: Haec tria, Mens laeta, requies, moderata dieta._ _Medicina Flagellata_: OR, THE Doctor Scarify'd.

moderata

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From this reading _Si tibi deficiant Medici, Medici, tibi fiant: Haec tria, Mens laeta, requies, moderata dieta._ _Medicina Flagellata_: OR, THE Doctor Scarify'd.

Noxious

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From this reading Laying open the VICES of the Faculty, the Insignificancy of a great Part of their _Materia Medica_; with certain RULES to discern the true Physician from the Emperick, and the Useful Medicine from the Noxious and Trading Physick.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Laying open the VICES of the Faculty, the Insignificancy of a great Part of their _Materia Medica_; with certain RULES to discern the true Physician from the Emperick, and the Useful Medicine from the Noxious and Trading Physick.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading WITH An ESSAY on HEALTH, Or the POWER of a REGIMEN.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading Laying open the VICES of the Faculty, the Insignificancy of a great Part of their _Materia Medica_; with certain RULES to discern the true Physician from the Emperick, and the Useful Medicine from the Noxious and Trading Physick.

ORconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading _Medicina Flagellata_: OR, THE DOCTOR SCARIFY'D.

PartnounUS /part/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Laying open the VICES of the Faculty, the Insignificancy of a great Part of their _Materia Medica_; with certain RULES to discern the true Physician from the Emperick, and the Useful Medicine from the Noxious and Trading Physick.

Physician

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From this reading Laying open the VICES of the Faculty, the Insignificancy of a great Part of their _Materia Medica_; with certain RULES to discern the true Physician from the Emperick, and the Useful Medicine from the Noxious and Trading Physick.

Physick

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From this reading Laying open the VICES of the Faculty, the Insignificancy of a great Part of their _Materia Medica_; with certain RULES to discern the true Physician from the Emperick, and the Useful Medicine from the Noxious and Trading Physick.

POWER

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From this reading WITH An ESSAY on HEALTH, Or the POWER of a REGIMEN.

REGIMEN

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From this reading WITH An ESSAY on HEALTH, Or the POWER of a REGIMEN.

requies

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From this reading _Si tibi deficiant Medici, Medici, tibi fiant: Haec tria, Mens laeta, requies, moderata dieta._ _Medicina Flagellata_: OR, THE Doctor Scarify'd.

RULES

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From this reading Laying open the VICES of the Faculty, the Insignificancy of a great Part of their _Materia Medica_; with certain RULES to discern the true Physician from the Emperick, and the Useful Medicine from the Noxious and Trading Physick.

SCARIFY'D

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From this reading _Medicina Flagellata_: OR, THE DOCTOR SCARIFY'D.

Si

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From this reading _Si tibi deficiant Medici, Medici, tibi fiant: Haec tria, Mens laeta, requies, moderata dieta._ _Medicina Flagellata_: OR, THE Doctor Scarify'd.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _Medicina Flagellata_: OR, THE DOCTOR SCARIFY'D.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Laying open the VICES of the Faculty, the Insignificancy of a great Part of their _Materia Medica_; with certain RULES to discern the true Physician from the Emperick, and the Useful Medicine from the Noxious and Trading Physick.

tibi

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From this reading _Si tibi deficiant Medici, Medici, tibi fiant: Haec tria, Mens laeta, requies, moderata dieta._ _Medicina Flagellata_: OR, THE Doctor Scarify'd.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Laying open the VICES of the Faculty, the Insignificancy of a great Part of their _Materia Medica_; with certain RULES to discern the true Physician from the Emperick, and the Useful Medicine from the Noxious and Trading Physick.

Trading

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From this reading Laying open the VICES of the Faculty, the Insignificancy of a great Part of their _Materia Medica_; with certain RULES to discern the true Physician from the Emperick, and the Useful Medicine from the Noxious and Trading Physick.

tria

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From this reading _Si tibi deficiant Medici, Medici, tibi fiant: Haec tria, Mens laeta, requies, moderata dieta._ _Medicina Flagellata_: OR, THE Doctor Scarify'd.

true

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From this reading Laying open the VICES of the Faculty, the Insignificancy of a great Part of their _Materia Medica_; with certain RULES to discern the true Physician from the Emperick, and the Useful Medicine from the Noxious and Trading Physick.

Useful

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From this reading Laying open the VICES of the Faculty, the Insignificancy of a great Part of their _Materia Medica_; with certain RULES to discern the true Physician from the Emperick, and the Useful Medicine from the Noxious and Trading Physick.

VICES

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From this reading Laying open the VICES of the Faculty, the Insignificancy of a great Part of their _Materia Medica_; with certain RULES to discern the true Physician from the Emperick, and the Useful Medicine from the Noxious and Trading Physick.

Virg

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From this reading ----_AEgrescitque medendo._ Virg.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Laying open the VICES of the Faculty, the Insignificancy of a great Part of their _Materia Medica_; with certain RULES to discern the true Physician from the Emperick, and the Useful Medicine from the Noxious and Trading Physick.