adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Picrochole their king, assaulted the shepherds of Gargantua unexpectedly and on a sudden
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading cake-bakers of Lerne, and those of Gargantua’s country, whereupon were waged great wars
assaultedverbUS /əˈsɔːltɪd/
past form of “assault” — attack someone physically or emotionally
From this reading Picrochole their king, assaulted the shepherds of Gargantua unexpectedly and on a sudden
aversionnounUS /əˈvɜːrʒən/
a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading Clermond, and of Grangousier’s unwillingness and aversion from the undertaking of war
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading being ransacked by the enemy
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading being ransacked by the enemy
cake-bakers
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From this reading cake-bakers of Lerne, and those of Gargantua’s country, whereupon were waged great wars
Clermond
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From this reading Clermond, and of Grangousier’s unwillingness and aversion from the undertaking of war
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading cake-bakers of Lerne, and those of Gargantua’s country, whereupon were waged great wars
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading sort disciplinated, that he lost not one hour of the day
disciplinated
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From this reading sort disciplinated, that he lost not one hour of the day
enemynounUS /ˈenəmi/
an opposing military force
From this reading being ransacked by the enemy
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Clermond, and of Grangousier’s unwillingness and aversion from the undertaking of war
Gargantuanoun
a voracious giant in Francois Rabelais' book of the same name
From this reading Picrochole their king, assaulted the shepherds of Gargantua unexpectedly and on a sudden
Gargantua's
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From this reading cake-bakers of Lerne, and those of Gargantua’s country, whereupon were waged great wars
Grangousier's
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From this reading Clermond, and of Grangousier’s unwillingness and aversion from the undertaking of war
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading cake-bakers of Lerne, and those of Gargantua’s country, whereupon were waged great wars
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading sort disciplinated, that he lost not one hour of the day
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading sort disciplinated, that he lost not one hour of the day
kingnounUS /kɪŋ/
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Picrochole their king, assaulted the shepherds of Gargantua unexpectedly and on a sudden
Lerne
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From this reading cake-bakers of Lerne, and those of Gargantua’s country, whereupon were waged great wars
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading sort disciplinated, that he lost not one hour of the day
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading sort disciplinated, that he lost not one hour of the day
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading sort disciplinated, that he lost not one hour of the day
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Picrochole their king, assaulted the shepherds of Gargantua unexpectedly and on a sudden
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading sort disciplinated, that he lost not one hour of the day
Picrochole
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From this reading Picrochole their king, assaulted the shepherds of Gargantua unexpectedly and on a sudden
ransackedadjectiveUS /ˈrænsækt/
wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value
From this reading being ransacked by the enemy
shepherdsnounUS /ˈʃepərdz/
plural of “shepherd” — a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading Picrochole their king, assaulted the shepherds of Gargantua unexpectedly and on a sudden
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading sort disciplinated, that he lost not one hour of the day
suddenadjectiveUS /ˈsʌdən/
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Picrochole their king, assaulted the shepherds of Gargantua unexpectedly and on a sudden
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading sort disciplinated, that he lost not one hour of the day
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading sort disciplinated, that he lost not one hour of the day
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Picrochole their king, assaulted the shepherds of Gargantua unexpectedly and on a sudden
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading cake-bakers of Lerne, and those of Gargantua’s country, whereupon were waged great wars
undertakingnounUS /ˈʌndərteɪkɪŋ/
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading Clermond, and of Grangousier’s unwillingness and aversion from the undertaking of war
unexpectedlyadverbUS /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪdli/
in a way that was not expected
From this reading Picrochole their king, assaulted the shepherds of Gargantua unexpectedly and on a sudden
unwillingnessnounUS /ənˈwɪlɪŋnɪs/
the trait of being unwilling
From this reading Clermond, and of Grangousier’s unwillingness and aversion from the undertaking of war
wagedverbUS /weɪdʒd/
past form of “wage” — carry on (wars, battles, or campaigns)
From this reading cake-bakers of Lerne, and those of Gargantua’s country, whereupon were waged great wars
warnounUS /wɔːr/
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Clermond, and of Grangousier’s unwillingness and aversion from the undertaking of war
warsnounUS /wɔːrz/
plural of “war” — the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading cake-bakers of Lerne, and those of Gargantua’s country, whereupon were waged great wars
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading cake-bakers of Lerne, and those of Gargantua’s country, whereupon were waged great wars
whereupon
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From this reading cake-bakers of Lerne, and those of Gargantua’s country, whereupon were waged great wars
