Chapter 4 of Gargantua and Pantagruel is here in full — 14 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Gargantua and Pantagruel is here in full — 14 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Clermond, and utterly defeated the army of the said Picrochole and what Gargantua did after the battle battle Theleme were apparelled
Chapter 4 of Gargantua and Pantagruel is here in full — 14 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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later than; following
From this reading “and what Gargantua did after the battle”
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading “Clermond, and utterly defeated the army of the said Picrochole”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “and what Gargantua did after the battle”
beaten or overcome; not victorious
From this reading “Clermond, and utterly defeated the army of the said Picrochole”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Clermond, and utterly defeated the army of the said Picrochole”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “Clermond, and utterly defeated the army of the said Picrochole”
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later than; following
From this reading and what Gargantua did after the battle
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Clermond, and utterly defeated the army of the said Picrochole
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From this reading were apparelled
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading Clermond, and utterly defeated the army of the said Picrochole
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading and what Gargantua did after the battle
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clermond, and utterly defeated the army of the said Picrochole
beaten or overcome; not victorious
From this reading Clermond, and utterly defeated the army of the said Picrochole
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading and what Gargantua did after the battle
a voracious giant in Francois Rabelais' book of the same name
From this reading and what Gargantua did after the battle
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Clermond, and utterly defeated the army of the said Picrochole
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clermond, and utterly defeated the army of the said Picrochole
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Clermond, and utterly defeated the army of the said Picrochole
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Clermond, and utterly defeated the army of the said Picrochole
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Theleme
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Clermond, and utterly defeated the army of the said Picrochole
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading were apparelled
used to ask for information about something
From this reading and what Gargantua did after the battle
Chapter 4 of Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais holds 14 sentences, grouped into 3 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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