Chapter 5 of Gargantua and Pantagruel is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of Gargantua and Pantagruel is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
was wonderfully obscure and difficult, that, by reason of his just decree therein, he was reputed to have a most admirable judgment Pantagruel without an attorney two lords hands of the Turks Paris
Chapter 5 of Gargantua and Pantagruel is here in full — 11 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
From this reading “was wonderfully obscure and difficult, that, by reason of his just decree therein, he was reputed to have a most admirable judgment”
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “Pantagruel without an attorney”
issue a decree
From this reading “was wonderfully obscure and difficult, that, by reason of his just decree therein, he was reputed to have a most admirable judgment”
make less visible or unclear
From this reading “was wonderfully obscure and difficult, that, by reason of his just decree therein, he was reputed to have a most admirable judgment”
past form of “repute” — look on as or consider
From this reading “was wonderfully obscure and difficult, that, by reason of his just decree therein, he was reputed to have a most admirable judgment”
(formal) in or into that thing or place
From this reading “was wonderfully obscure and difficult, that, by reason of his just decree therein, he was reputed to have a most admirable judgment”
plural of “turk” — a native or inhabitant of Turkey
From this reading “hands of the Turks”
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading “was wonderfully obscure and difficult, that, by reason of his just decree therein, he was reputed to have a most admirable judgment”
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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 was wonderfully obscure and difficult, that, by reason of his just decree therein, he was reputed to have a most admirable judgment
deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
From this reading was wonderfully obscure and difficult, that, by reason of his just decree therein, he was reputed to have a most admirable judgment
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Pantagruel without an attorney
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading was wonderfully obscure and difficult, that, by reason of his just decree therein, he was reputed to have a most admirable judgment
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading Pantagruel without an attorney
showing who or what does the action
From this reading was wonderfully obscure and difficult, that, by reason of his just decree therein, he was reputed to have a most admirable judgment
issue a decree
From this reading was wonderfully obscure and difficult, that, by reason of his just decree therein, he was reputed to have a most admirable judgment
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading was wonderfully obscure and difficult, that, by reason of his just decree therein, he was reputed to have a most admirable judgment
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading hands of the Turks
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading was wonderfully obscure and difficult, that, by reason of his just decree therein, he was reputed to have a most admirable judgment
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading was wonderfully obscure and difficult, that, by reason of his just decree therein, he was reputed to have a most admirable judgment
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading was wonderfully obscure and difficult, that, by reason of his just decree therein, he was reputed to have a most admirable judgment
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading was wonderfully obscure and difficult, that, by reason of his just decree therein, he was reputed to have a most admirable judgment
and nothing more
From this reading was wonderfully obscure and difficult, that, by reason of his just decree therein, he was reputed to have a most admirable judgment
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading two lords
used to form the superlative
From this reading was wonderfully obscure and difficult, that, by reason of his just decree therein, he was reputed to have a most admirable judgment
make less visible or unclear
From this reading was wonderfully obscure and difficult, that, by reason of his just decree therein, he was reputed to have a most admirable judgment
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading was wonderfully obscure and difficult, that, by reason of his just decree therein, he was reputed to have a most admirable judgment
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From this reading Pantagruel without an attorney
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading Paris
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading was wonderfully obscure and difficult, that, by reason of his just decree therein, he was reputed to have a most admirable judgment
past form of “repute” — look on as or consider
From this reading was wonderfully obscure and difficult, that, by reason of his just decree therein, he was reputed to have a most admirable judgment
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading was wonderfully obscure and difficult, that, by reason of his just decree therein, he was reputed to have a most admirable judgment
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading hands of the Turks
(formal) in or into that thing or place
From this reading was wonderfully obscure and difficult, that, by reason of his just decree therein, he was reputed to have a most admirable judgment
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading was wonderfully obscure and difficult, that, by reason of his just decree therein, he was reputed to have a most admirable judgment
plural of “turk” — a native or inhabitant of Turkey
From this reading hands of the Turks
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading two lords
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading was wonderfully obscure and difficult, that, by reason of his just decree therein, he was reputed to have a most admirable judgment
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Pantagruel without an attorney
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading was wonderfully obscure and difficult, that, by reason of his just decree therein, he was reputed to have a most admirable judgment
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