Chapter 5 of Crotchet Castle is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Crotchet Castle is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHARACTERS. Ay imputé a honte plus que médiocre être vu spectateur ocieux de tant vaillans, disertz, et chevalereux personnaiges. RABELAIS. _Lady Clarinda_ (_to the Captain_).—I declare the creature has been listening to all this rigmarole, instead of attending to me. Do you ever expect forgiveness?
Chapter 5 of Crotchet Castle is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “_Lady Clarinda_ (_to the Captain_).—I declare the creature has been listening to all this rigmarole, instead of attending to me.”
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading “CHARACTERS.”
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “_Lady Clarinda_ (_to the Captain_).—I declare the creature has been listening to all this rigmarole, instead of attending to me.”
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading “_Lady Clarinda_ (_to the Captain_).—I declare the creature has been listening to all this rigmarole, instead of attending to me.”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “Do you ever expect forgiveness?”
compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive
From this reading “Do you ever expect forgiveness?”
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading “_Lady Clarinda_ (_to the Captain_).—I declare the creature has been listening to all this rigmarole, instead of attending to me.”
a useful or valuable quality
From this reading “Ay imputé a honte plus que médiocre être vu spectateur ocieux de tant vaillans, disertz, et chevalereux personnaiges.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ay imputé a honte plus que médiocre être vu spectateur ocieux de tant vaillans, disertz, et chevalereux personnaiges.
(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 _Lady Clarinda_ (_to the Captain_).—I declare the creature has been listening to all this rigmarole, instead of attending to me.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading _Lady Clarinda_ (_to the Captain_).—I declare the creature has been listening to all this rigmarole, instead of attending to me.
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From this reading Ay imputé a honte plus que médiocre être vu spectateur ocieux de tant vaillans, disertz, et chevalereux personnaiges.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Lady Clarinda_ (_to the Captain_).—I declare the creature has been listening to all this rigmarole, instead of attending to me.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading _Lady Clarinda_ (_to the Captain_).—I declare the creature has been listening to all this rigmarole, instead of attending to me.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading CHARACTERS.
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From this reading Ay imputé a honte plus que médiocre être vu spectateur ocieux de tant vaillans, disertz, et chevalereux personnaiges.
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From this reading _Lady Clarinda_ (_to the Captain_).—I declare the creature has been listening to all this rigmarole, instead of attending to me.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading _Lady Clarinda_ (_to the Captain_).—I declare the creature has been listening to all this rigmarole, instead of attending to me.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Ay imputé a honte plus que médiocre être vu spectateur ocieux de tant vaillans, disertz, et chevalereux personnaiges.
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading _Lady Clarinda_ (_to the Captain_).—I declare the creature has been listening to all this rigmarole, instead of attending to me.
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From this reading Ay imputé a honte plus que médiocre être vu spectateur ocieux de tant vaillans, disertz, et chevalereux personnaiges.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you ever expect forgiveness?
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From this reading Ay imputé a honte plus que médiocre être vu spectateur ocieux de tant vaillans, disertz, et chevalereux personnaiges.
at any time
From this reading Do you ever expect forgiveness?
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Do you ever expect forgiveness?
compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive
From this reading Do you ever expect forgiveness?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Lady Clarinda_ (_to the Captain_).—I declare the creature has been listening to all this rigmarole, instead of attending to me.
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From this reading Ay imputé a honte plus que médiocre être vu spectateur ocieux de tant vaillans, disertz, et chevalereux personnaiges.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Lady Clarinda_ (_to the Captain_).—I declare the creature has been listening to all this rigmarole, instead of attending to me.
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From this reading Ay imputé a honte plus que médiocre être vu spectateur ocieux de tant vaillans, disertz, et chevalereux personnaiges.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading _Lady Clarinda_ (_to the Captain_).—I declare the creature has been listening to all this rigmarole, instead of attending to me.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading _Lady Clarinda_ (_to the Captain_).—I declare the creature has been listening to all this rigmarole, instead of attending to me.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading _Lady Clarinda_ (_to the Captain_).—I declare the creature has been listening to all this rigmarole, instead of attending to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Lady Clarinda_ (_to the Captain_).—I declare the creature has been listening to all this rigmarole, instead of attending to me.
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From this reading Ay imputé a honte plus que médiocre être vu spectateur ocieux de tant vaillans, disertz, et chevalereux personnaiges.
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From this reading Ay imputé a honte plus que médiocre être vu spectateur ocieux de tant vaillans, disertz, et chevalereux personnaiges.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Lady Clarinda_ (_to the Captain_).—I declare the creature has been listening to all this rigmarole, instead of attending to me.
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From this reading Ay imputé a honte plus que médiocre être vu spectateur ocieux de tant vaillans, disertz, et chevalereux personnaiges.
a useful or valuable quality
From this reading Ay imputé a honte plus que médiocre être vu spectateur ocieux de tant vaillans, disertz, et chevalereux personnaiges.
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From this reading Ay imputé a honte plus que médiocre être vu spectateur ocieux de tant vaillans, disertz, et chevalereux personnaiges.
author of satirical attacks on medieval scholasticism (1494-1553)
From this reading RABELAIS.
a set of confused and meaningless statements
From this reading _Lady Clarinda_ (_to the Captain_).—I declare the creature has been listening to all this rigmarole, instead of attending to me.
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From this reading Ay imputé a honte plus que médiocre être vu spectateur ocieux de tant vaillans, disertz, et chevalereux personnaiges.
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From this reading Ay imputé a honte plus que médiocre être vu spectateur ocieux de tant vaillans, disertz, et chevalereux personnaiges.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Lady Clarinda_ (_to the Captain_).—I declare the creature has been listening to all this rigmarole, instead of attending to me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Lady Clarinda_ (_to the Captain_).—I declare the creature has been listening to all this rigmarole, instead of attending to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Lady Clarinda_ (_to the Captain_).—I declare the creature has been listening to all this rigmarole, instead of attending to me.
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From this reading Ay imputé a honte plus que médiocre être vu spectateur ocieux de tant vaillans, disertz, et chevalereux personnaiges.
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From this reading Ay imputé a honte plus que médiocre être vu spectateur ocieux de tant vaillans, disertz, et chevalereux personnaiges.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you ever expect forgiveness?
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From this reading Ay imputé a honte plus que médiocre être vu spectateur ocieux de tant vaillans, disertz, et chevalereux personnaiges.
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