Chapter 14 of Gargantua and Pantagruel is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Gargantua and Pantagruel is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
fish-days by cannon-balls and of the problems proposed to be solved when he waked the isle of Ganabim Rodilardus, which he took for a puny devil
Chapter 14 of Gargantua and Pantagruel is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “Rodilardus, which he took for a puny devil”
a small island
From this reading “the isle of Ganabim”
plural of “problem” — a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading “and of the problems proposed to be solved when he waked”
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “and of the problems proposed to be solved when he waked”
inferior in strength or significance
From this reading “Rodilardus, which he took for a puny devil”
explained or answered
From this reading “and of the problems proposed to be solved when he waked”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “Rodilardus, which he took for a puny devil”
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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 Rodilardus, which he took for a puny devil
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading and of the problems proposed to be solved when he waked
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading and of the problems proposed to be solved when he waked
showing who or what does the action
From this reading by cannon-balls
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading by cannon-balls
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading Rodilardus, which he took for a puny devil
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading fish-days
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Rodilardus, which he took for a puny devil
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From this reading the isle of Ganabim
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading and of the problems proposed to be solved when he waked
a small island
From this reading the isle of Ganabim
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading and of the problems proposed to be solved when he waked
plural of “problem” — a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading and of the problems proposed to be solved when he waked
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading and of the problems proposed to be solved when he waked
inferior in strength or significance
From this reading Rodilardus, which he took for a puny devil
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rodilardus, which he took for a puny devil
explained or answered
From this reading and of the problems proposed to be solved when he waked
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading and of the problems proposed to be solved when he waked
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading and of the problems proposed to be solved when he waked
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Rodilardus, which he took for a puny devil
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading and of the problems proposed to be solved when he waked
at the time that
From this reading and of the problems proposed to be solved when he waked
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Rodilardus, which he took for a puny devil
Chapter 14 of Gargantua and Pantagruel by François Rabelais holds 13 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.
Chapter 14 holds 13 sentences of Gargantua and Pantagruel, unabridged, divided into 3 reading sections.
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