adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When Ponocrates knew Gargantua's vicious manner of living, he resolved to bring him up in another kind; but for a while he bore with him, considering that nature cannot endure a sudden change, without great violence.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 The said physician purged him canonically with Anticyrian hellebore, by which medicine he cleansed all the alteration and perverse habitude of his brain.
alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/
in addition
From this reading By this means also Ponocrates made him forget all that he had learned under his ancient preceptors, as Timotheus did to his disciples, who had been instructed under other musicians.
alterationnounUS /ˌɔːltərˈeɪʃən/
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading The said physician purged him canonically with Anticyrian hellebore, by which medicine he cleansed all the alteration and perverse habitude of his brain.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading By this means also Ponocrates made him forget all that he had learned under his ancient preceptors, as Timotheus did to his disciples, who had been instructed under other musicians.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How Gargantua was instructed by Ponocrates, and in such sort disciplinated, that he lost not one hour of the day.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading When Ponocrates knew Gargantua's vicious manner of living, he resolved to bring him up in another kind; but for a while he bore with him, considering that nature cannot endure a sudden change, without great violence.
Anticyrian
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From this reading The said physician purged him canonically with Anticyrian hellebore, by which medicine he cleansed all the alteration and perverse habitude of his brain.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading By this means also Ponocrates made him forget all that he had learned under his ancient preceptors, as Timotheus did to his disciples, who had been instructed under other musicians.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading By this means also Ponocrates made him forget all that he had learned under his ancient preceptors, as Timotheus did to his disciples, who had been instructed under other musicians.
beginverbUS /bɪˈɡɪn/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Therefore, to begin his work the better, he requested a learned physician of that time, called Master Theodorus, seriously to perpend, if it were possible, how to bring Gargantua into a better course.
betteradjectiveUS /ˈbetər/
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Therefore, to begin his work the better, he requested a learned physician of that time, called Master Theodorus, seriously to perpend, if it were possible, how to bring Gargantua into a better course.
boreverbUS /bɔːr/
cause to be bored
From this reading When Ponocrates knew Gargantua's vicious manner of living, he resolved to bring him up in another kind; but for a while he bore with him, considering that nature cannot endure a sudden change, without great violence.
brainnounUS /breɪn/
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading The said physician purged him canonically with Anticyrian hellebore, by which medicine he cleansed all the alteration and perverse habitude of his brain.
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading When Ponocrates knew Gargantua's vicious manner of living, he resolved to bring him up in another kind; but for a while he bore with him, considering that nature cannot endure a sudden change, without great violence.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When Ponocrates knew Gargantua's vicious manner of living, he resolved to bring him up in another kind; but for a while he bore with him, considering that nature cannot endure a sudden change, without great violence.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading How Gargantua was instructed by Ponocrates, and in such sort disciplinated, that he lost not one hour of the day.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Therefore, to begin his work the better, he requested a learned physician of that time, called Master Theodorus, seriously to perpend, if it were possible, how to bring Gargantua into a better course.
cannot
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From this reading When Ponocrates knew Gargantua's vicious manner of living, he resolved to bring him up in another kind; but for a while he bore with him, considering that nature cannot endure a sudden change, without great violence.
canonicallyadverb
in a canonical manner
From this reading The said physician purged him canonically with Anticyrian hellebore, by which medicine he cleansed all the alteration and perverse habitude of his brain.
changeverbUS /tʃeɪndʒ/
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading When Ponocrates knew Gargantua's vicious manner of living, he resolved to bring him up in another kind; but for a while he bore with him, considering that nature cannot endure a sudden change, without great violence.
cleansedverbUS /klenzd/
past form of “cleanse” — clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
From this reading The said physician purged him canonically with Anticyrian hellebore, by which medicine he cleansed all the alteration and perverse habitude of his brain.
consideringverbUS /kənˈsɪdərɪŋ/
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading When Ponocrates knew Gargantua's vicious manner of living, he resolved to bring him up in another kind; but for a while he bore with him, considering that nature cannot endure a sudden change, without great violence.
coursenounUS /kɔːrs/
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Therefore, to begin his work the better, he requested a learned physician of that time, called Master Theodorus, seriously to perpend, if it were possible, how to bring Gargantua into a better course.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading How Gargantua was instructed by Ponocrates, and in such sort disciplinated, that he lost not one hour of the day.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading By this means also Ponocrates made him forget all that he had learned under his ancient preceptors, as Timotheus did to his disciples, who had been instructed under other musicians.
disciplesnounUS /dɪˈsaɪpəlz/
plural of “disciple” — someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
From this reading By this means also Ponocrates made him forget all that he had learned under his ancient preceptors, as Timotheus did to his disciples, who had been instructed under other musicians.
disciplinated
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From this reading How Gargantua was instructed by Ponocrates, and in such sort disciplinated, that he lost not one hour of the day.
endureverbUS /enˈdjʊr/
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading When Ponocrates knew Gargantua's vicious manner of living, he resolved to bring him up in another kind; but for a while he bore with him, considering that nature cannot endure a sudden change, without great violence.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Ponocrates knew Gargantua's vicious manner of living, he resolved to bring him up in another kind; but for a while he bore with him, considering that nature cannot endure a sudden change, without great violence.
forgetverbUS /fərˈɡet/
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading By this means also Ponocrates made him forget all that he had learned under his ancient preceptors, as Timotheus did to his disciples, who had been instructed under other musicians.
Gargantuanoun
a voracious giant in Francois Rabelais' book of the same name
From this reading How Gargantua was instructed by Ponocrates, and in such sort disciplinated, that he lost not one hour of the day.
Gargantua's
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From this reading When Ponocrates knew Gargantua's vicious manner of living, he resolved to bring him up in another kind; but for a while he bore with him, considering that nature cannot endure a sudden change, without great violence.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading When Ponocrates knew Gargantua's vicious manner of living, he resolved to bring him up in another kind; but for a while he bore with him, considering that nature cannot endure a sudden change, without great violence.
habitudenoun
habitual mode of behavior
From this reading The said physician purged him canonically with Anticyrian hellebore, by which medicine he cleansed all the alteration and perverse habitude of his brain.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By this means also Ponocrates made him forget all that he had learned under his ancient preceptors, as Timotheus did to his disciples, who had been instructed under other musicians.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How Gargantua was instructed by Ponocrates, and in such sort disciplinated, that he lost not one hour of the day.
helleborenoun
perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizomes
From this reading The said physician purged him canonically with Anticyrian hellebore, by which medicine he cleansed all the alteration and perverse habitude of his brain.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Ponocrates knew Gargantua's vicious manner of living, he resolved to bring him up in another kind; but for a while he bore with him, considering that nature cannot endure a sudden change, without great violence.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Therefore, to begin his work the better, he requested a learned physician of that time, called Master Theodorus, seriously to perpend, if it were possible, how to bring Gargantua into a better course.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading How Gargantua was instructed by Ponocrates, and in such sort disciplinated, that he lost not one hour of the day.
How
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From this reading How Gargantua was instructed by Ponocrates, and in such sort disciplinated, that he lost not one hour of the day.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Therefore, to begin his work the better, he requested a learned physician of that time, called Master Theodorus, seriously to perpend, if it were possible, how to bring Gargantua into a better course.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How Gargantua was instructed by Ponocrates, and in such sort disciplinated, that he lost not one hour of the day.
instructedverbUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌktəd/
past form of “instruct” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading How Gargantua was instructed by Ponocrates, and in such sort disciplinated, that he lost not one hour of the day.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Therefore, to begin his work the better, he requested a learned physician of that time, called Master Theodorus, seriously to perpend, if it were possible, how to bring Gargantua into a better course.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Therefore, to begin his work the better, he requested a learned physician of that time, called Master Theodorus, seriously to perpend, if it were possible, how to bring Gargantua into a better course.
kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading When Ponocrates knew Gargantua's vicious manner of living, he resolved to bring him up in another kind; but for a while he bore with him, considering that nature cannot endure a sudden change, without great violence.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading When Ponocrates knew Gargantua's vicious manner of living, he resolved to bring him up in another kind; but for a while he bore with him, considering that nature cannot endure a sudden change, without great violence.
learnedadjectiveUS /lɜːrnd/
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading Therefore, to begin his work the better, he requested a learned physician of that time, called Master Theodorus, seriously to perpend, if it were possible, how to bring Gargantua into a better course.
livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading When Ponocrates knew Gargantua's vicious manner of living, he resolved to bring him up in another kind; but for a while he bore with him, considering that nature cannot endure a sudden change, without great violence.
lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading How Gargantua was instructed by Ponocrates, and in such sort disciplinated, that he lost not one hour of the day.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading By this means also Ponocrates made him forget all that he had learned under his ancient preceptors, as Timotheus did to his disciples, who had been instructed under other musicians.
mannernounUS /ˈmænər/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading When Ponocrates knew Gargantua's vicious manner of living, he resolved to bring him up in another kind; but for a while he bore with him, considering that nature cannot endure a sudden change, without great violence.
MasternounUS /ˈmæstər/
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Therefore, to begin his work the better, he requested a learned physician of that time, called Master Theodorus, seriously to perpend, if it were possible, how to bring Gargantua into a better course.
meansnounUS /miːnz/
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading By this means also Ponocrates made him forget all that he had learned under his ancient preceptors, as Timotheus did to his disciples, who had been instructed under other musicians.
medicinenounUS /ˈmedəsən/
the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading The said physician purged him canonically with Anticyrian hellebore, by which medicine he cleansed all the alteration and perverse habitude of his brain.
musiciansnounUS /mjuːˈzɪʃənz/
plural of “musician” — someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
From this reading By this means also Ponocrates made him forget all that he had learned under his ancient preceptors, as Timotheus did to his disciples, who had been instructed under other musicians.
naturenounUS /ˈneɪtʃər/
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading When Ponocrates knew Gargantua's vicious manner of living, he resolved to bring him up in another kind; but for a while he bore with him, considering that nature cannot endure a sudden change, without great violence.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How Gargantua was instructed by Ponocrates, and in such sort disciplinated, that he lost not one hour of the day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How Gargantua was instructed by Ponocrates, and in such sort disciplinated, that he lost not one hour of the day.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading How Gargantua was instructed by Ponocrates, and in such sort disciplinated, that he lost not one hour of the day.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading By this means also Ponocrates made him forget all that he had learned under his ancient preceptors, as Timotheus did to his disciples, who had been instructed under other musicians.
perpend
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From this reading Therefore, to begin his work the better, he requested a learned physician of that time, called Master Theodorus, seriously to perpend, if it were possible, how to bring Gargantua into a better course.
perverseadjectiveUS /pərˈvɜːrs/
marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict
From this reading The said physician purged him canonically with Anticyrian hellebore, by which medicine he cleansed all the alteration and perverse habitude of his brain.
physiciannounUS /fəˈzɪʃən/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Therefore, to begin his work the better, he requested a learned physician of that time, called Master Theodorus, seriously to perpend, if it were possible, how to bring Gargantua into a better course.
Ponocrates
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From this reading How Gargantua was instructed by Ponocrates, and in such sort disciplinated, that he lost not one hour of the day.
possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Therefore, to begin his work the better, he requested a learned physician of that time, called Master Theodorus, seriously to perpend, if it were possible, how to bring Gargantua into a better course.
preceptors
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From this reading By this means also Ponocrates made him forget all that he had learned under his ancient preceptors, as Timotheus did to his disciples, who had been instructed under other musicians.
purgedverbUS /pɜːrdʒd/
past form of “purge” — oust politically
From this reading The said physician purged him canonically with Anticyrian hellebore, by which medicine he cleansed all the alteration and perverse habitude of his brain.
requestedadjectiveUS /rɪˈkwestɪd/
asked for
From this reading Therefore, to begin his work the better, he requested a learned physician of that time, called Master Theodorus, seriously to perpend, if it were possible, how to bring Gargantua into a better course.
resolvedadjectiveUS /riˈzɑːlvd/
determined
From this reading When Ponocrates knew Gargantua's vicious manner of living, he resolved to bring him up in another kind; but for a while he bore with him, considering that nature cannot endure a sudden change, without great violence.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The said physician purged him canonically with Anticyrian hellebore, by which medicine he cleansed all the alteration and perverse habitude of his brain.
seriouslyadverbUS /ˈsɪriəsli/
in a serious manner
From this reading Therefore, to begin his work the better, he requested a learned physician of that time, called Master Theodorus, seriously to perpend, if it were possible, how to bring Gargantua into a better course.
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading How Gargantua was instructed by Ponocrates, and in such sort disciplinated, that he lost not one hour of the day.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading How Gargantua was instructed by Ponocrates, and in such 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 When Ponocrates knew Gargantua's vicious manner of living, he resolved to bring him up in another kind; but for a while he bore with him, considering that nature cannot endure a sudden change, without great violence.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How Gargantua was instructed by Ponocrates, and in such 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 How Gargantua was instructed by Ponocrates, and in such sort disciplinated, that he lost not one hour of the day.
Theodorus
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From this reading Therefore, to begin his work the better, he requested a learned physician of that time, called Master Theodorus, seriously to perpend, if it were possible, how to bring Gargantua into a better course.
ThereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore, to begin his work the better, he requested a learned physician of that time, called Master Theodorus, seriously to perpend, if it were possible, how to bring Gargantua into a better course.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this means also Ponocrates made him forget all that he had learned under his ancient preceptors, as Timotheus did to his disciples, who had been instructed under other musicians.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Therefore, to begin his work the better, he requested a learned physician of that time, called Master Theodorus, seriously to perpend, if it were possible, how to bring Gargantua into a better course.
Timotheus
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From this reading By this means also Ponocrates made him forget all that he had learned under his ancient preceptors, as Timotheus did to his disciples, who had been instructed under other musicians.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Ponocrates knew Gargantua's vicious manner of living, he resolved to bring him up in another kind; but for a while he bore with him, considering that nature cannot endure a sudden change, without great violence.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading By this means also Ponocrates made him forget all that he had learned under his ancient preceptors, as Timotheus did to his disciples, who had been instructed under other musicians.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When Ponocrates knew Gargantua's vicious manner of living, he resolved to bring him up in another kind; but for a while he bore with him, considering that nature cannot endure a sudden change, without great violence.
viciousadjectiveUS /ˈvɪʃəs/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading When Ponocrates knew Gargantua's vicious manner of living, he resolved to bring him up in another kind; but for a while he bore with him, considering that nature cannot endure a sudden change, without great violence.
violencenounUS /ˈvaɪələns/
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
From this reading When Ponocrates knew Gargantua's vicious manner of living, he resolved to bring him up in another kind; but for a while he bore with him, considering that nature cannot endure a sudden change, without great violence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How Gargantua was instructed by Ponocrates, and in such sort disciplinated, that he lost not one hour of the day.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Therefore, to begin his work the better, he requested a learned physician of that time, called Master Theodorus, seriously to perpend, if it were possible, how to bring Gargantua into a better course.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Ponocrates knew Gargantua's vicious manner of living, he resolved to bring him up in another kind; but for a while he bore with him, considering that nature cannot endure a sudden change, without great violence.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The said physician purged him canonically with Anticyrian hellebore, by which medicine he cleansed all the alteration and perverse habitude of his brain.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading When Ponocrates knew Gargantua's vicious manner of living, he resolved to bring him up in another kind; but for a while he bore with him, considering that nature cannot endure a sudden change, without great violence.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading By this means also Ponocrates made him forget all that he had learned under his ancient preceptors, as Timotheus did to his disciples, who had been instructed under other musicians.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Ponocrates knew Gargantua's vicious manner of living, he resolved to bring him up in another kind; but for a while he bore with him, considering that nature cannot endure a sudden change, without great violence.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading When Ponocrates knew Gargantua's vicious manner of living, he resolved to bring him up in another kind; but for a while he bore with him, considering that nature cannot endure a sudden change, without great violence.
workverbUS /wɜːrk/
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Therefore, to begin his work the better, he requested a learned physician of that time, called Master Theodorus, seriously to perpend, if it were possible, how to bring Gargantua into a better course.
