adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Never was seen a more joyful company, for Supplementum Supplementi Chronicorum saith that Gargamelle died there with joy; for my part, truly I cannot tell, neither do I care very much for her, nor for anybody else.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The truth was, that Gargantua, in shifting his clothes, and combing his head with a comb, which was nine hundred foot long of the Jewish cane measure, and whereof the teeth were great tusks of elephants, whole and entire, he made fall at every rake above seven balls of bullets, at a dozen the ball, that stuck in his hair at the razing of the castle of the wood of Vede.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Being come out of the river of Vede, they came very shortly after to Grangousier's castle, who waited for them with great longing.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At their coming they were entertained with many congees, and cherished with embraces.
anybodypronounUS /ˈenibədi/
any person at all
From this reading Never was seen a more joyful company, for Supplementum Supplementi Chronicorum saith that Gargamelle died there with joy; for my part, truly I cannot tell, neither do I care very much for her, nor for anybody else.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At their coming they were entertained with many congees, and cherished with embraces.
ballnounUS /bɔːl/
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading The truth was, that Gargantua, in shifting his clothes, and combing his head with a comb, which was nine hundred foot long of the Jewish cane measure, and whereof the teeth were great tusks of elephants, whole and entire, he made fall at every rake above seven balls of bullets, at a dozen the ball, that stuck in his hair at the razing of the castle of the wood of Vede.
ballsnounUS /bɔːlz/
plural of “ball” — round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading The truth was, that Gargantua, in shifting his clothes, and combing his head with a comb, which was nine hundred foot long of the Jewish cane measure, and whereof the teeth were great tusks of elephants, whole and entire, he made fall at every rake above seven balls of bullets, at a dozen the ball, that stuck in his hair at the razing of the castle of the wood of Vede.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being come out of the river of Vede, they came very shortly after to Grangousier's castle, who waited for them with great longing.
bulletsnounUS /ˈbʊləts/
plural of “bullet” — a projectile that is fired from a gun
From this reading The truth was, that Gargantua, in shifting his clothes, and combing his head with a comb, which was nine hundred foot long of the Jewish cane measure, and whereof the teeth were great tusks of elephants, whole and entire, he made fall at every rake above seven balls of bullets, at a dozen the ball, that stuck in his hair at the razing of the castle of the wood of Vede.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Being come out of the river of Vede, they came very shortly after to Grangousier's castle, who waited for them with great longing.
canenounUS /keɪn/
a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
From this reading The truth was, that Gargantua, in shifting his clothes, and combing his head with a comb, which was nine hundred foot long of the Jewish cane measure, and whereof the teeth were great tusks of elephants, whole and entire, he made fall at every rake above seven balls of bullets, at a dozen the ball, that stuck in his hair at the razing of the castle of the wood of Vede.
cannon-balls
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From this reading How Gargantua, in combing his head, made the great cannon-balls fall out of his hair.
cannot
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From this reading Never was seen a more joyful company, for Supplementum Supplementi Chronicorum saith that Gargamelle died there with joy; for my part, truly I cannot tell, neither do I care very much for her, nor for anybody else.
carenounUS /ker/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Never was seen a more joyful company, for Supplementum Supplementi Chronicorum saith that Gargamelle died there with joy; for my part, truly I cannot tell, neither do I care very much for her, nor for anybody else.
castlenounUS /ˈkæsəl/
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Being come out of the river of Vede, they came very shortly after to Grangousier's castle, who waited for them with great longing.
cherishedadjectiveUS /ˈtʃerɪʃt/
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading At their coming they were entertained with many congees, and cherished with embraces.
Chronicorum
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From this reading Never was seen a more joyful company, for Supplementum Supplementi Chronicorum saith that Gargamelle died there with joy; for my part, truly I cannot tell, neither do I care very much for her, nor for anybody else.
clothesnounUS /kloʊðz/
clothing in general
From this reading The truth was, that Gargantua, in shifting his clothes, and combing his head with a comb, which was nine hundred foot long of the Jewish cane measure, and whereof the teeth were great tusks of elephants, whole and entire, he made fall at every rake above seven balls of bullets, at a dozen the ball, that stuck in his hair at the razing of the castle of the wood of Vede.
combverbUS /koʊm/
straighten with a comb
From this reading The truth was, that Gargantua, in shifting his clothes, and combing his head with a comb, which was nine hundred foot long of the Jewish cane measure, and whereof the teeth were great tusks of elephants, whole and entire, he made fall at every rake above seven balls of bullets, at a dozen the ball, that stuck in his hair at the razing of the castle of the wood of Vede.
combingnounUS /ˈkoʊmɪŋ/
the act of drawing a comb through hair
From this reading How Gargantua, in combing his head, made the great cannon-balls fall out of his hair.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Being come out of the river of Vede, they came very shortly after to Grangousier's castle, who waited for them with great longing.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading At their coming they were entertained with many congees, and cherished with embraces.
companynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Never was seen a more joyful company, for Supplementum Supplementi Chronicorum saith that Gargamelle died there with joy; for my part, truly I cannot tell, neither do I care very much for her, nor for anybody else.
congees
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From this reading At their coming they were entertained with many congees, and cherished with embraces.
diedverbUS /daɪd/
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Never was seen a more joyful company, for Supplementum Supplementi Chronicorum saith that Gargamelle died there with joy; for my part, truly I cannot tell, neither do I care very much for her, nor for anybody else.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Never was seen a more joyful company, for Supplementum Supplementi Chronicorum saith that Gargamelle died there with joy; for my part, truly I cannot tell, neither do I care very much for her, nor for anybody else.
dozennounUS /ˈdʌzən/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading The truth was, that Gargantua, in shifting his clothes, and combing his head with a comb, which was nine hundred foot long of the Jewish cane measure, and whereof the teeth were great tusks of elephants, whole and entire, he made fall at every rake above seven balls of bullets, at a dozen the ball, that stuck in his hair at the razing of the castle of the wood of Vede.
elephantsnounUS /ˈeləfənts/
plural of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm
From this reading The truth was, that Gargantua, in shifting his clothes, and combing his head with a comb, which was nine hundred foot long of the Jewish cane measure, and whereof the teeth were great tusks of elephants, whole and entire, he made fall at every rake above seven balls of bullets, at a dozen the ball, that stuck in his hair at the razing of the castle of the wood of Vede.
else
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From this reading Never was seen a more joyful company, for Supplementum Supplementi Chronicorum saith that Gargamelle died there with joy; for my part, truly I cannot tell, neither do I care very much for her, nor for anybody else.
embracesnounUS /emˈbreɪsɪz/
plural of “embrace” — the act of clasping another person in the arms (as in greeting or affection)
From this reading At their coming they were entertained with many congees, and cherished with embraces.
entertainedadjectiveUS /ˌentərˈteɪnd/
pleasantly occupied
From this reading At their coming they were entertained with many congees, and cherished with embraces.
entireadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtaɪər/
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading The truth was, that Gargantua, in shifting his clothes, and combing his head with a comb, which was nine hundred foot long of the Jewish cane measure, and whereof the teeth were great tusks of elephants, whole and entire, he made fall at every rake above seven balls of bullets, at a dozen the ball, that stuck in his hair at the razing of the castle of the wood of Vede.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The truth was, that Gargantua, in shifting his clothes, and combing his head with a comb, which was nine hundred foot long of the Jewish cane measure, and whereof the teeth were great tusks of elephants, whole and entire, he made fall at every rake above seven balls of bullets, at a dozen the ball, that stuck in his hair at the razing of the castle of the wood of Vede.
fallverbUS /fɔːl/
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading How Gargantua, in combing his head, made the great cannon-balls fall out of his hair.
footnounUS /fʊt/
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The truth was, that Gargantua, in shifting his clothes, and combing his head with a comb, which was nine hundred foot long of the Jewish cane measure, and whereof the teeth were great tusks of elephants, whole and entire, he made fall at every rake above seven balls of bullets, at a dozen the ball, that stuck in his hair at the razing of the castle of the wood of Vede.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Being come out of the river of Vede, they came very shortly after to Grangousier's castle, who waited for them with great longing.
Gargamelle
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From this reading Never was seen a more joyful company, for Supplementum Supplementi Chronicorum saith that Gargamelle died there with joy; for my part, truly I cannot tell, neither do I care very much for her, nor for anybody else.
Gargantuanoun
a voracious giant in Francois Rabelais' book of the same name
From this reading How Gargantua, in combing his head, made the great cannon-balls fall out of his hair.
Grangousier's
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From this reading Being come out of the river of Vede, they came very shortly after to Grangousier's castle, who waited for them with great longing.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading How Gargantua, in combing his head, made the great cannon-balls fall out of his hair.
hairnounUS /her/
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading How Gargantua, in combing his head, made the great cannon-balls fall out of his hair.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The truth was, that Gargantua, in shifting his clothes, and combing his head with a comb, which was nine hundred foot long of the Jewish cane measure, and whereof the teeth were great tusks of elephants, whole and entire, he made fall at every rake above seven balls of bullets, at a dozen the ball, that stuck in his hair at the razing of the castle of the wood of Vede.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading How Gargantua, in combing his head, made the great cannon-balls fall out of his hair.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Never was seen a more joyful company, for Supplementum Supplementi Chronicorum saith that Gargamelle died there with joy; for my part, truly I cannot tell, neither do I care very much for her, nor for anybody else.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading How Gargantua, in combing his head, made the great cannon-balls fall out of his hair.
How
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From this reading How Gargantua, in combing his head, made the great cannon-balls fall out of his hair.
hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/
ten 10s
From this reading The truth was, that Gargantua, in shifting his clothes, and combing his head with a comb, which was nine hundred foot long of the Jewish cane measure, and whereof the teeth were great tusks of elephants, whole and entire, he made fall at every rake above seven balls of bullets, at a dozen the ball, that stuck in his hair at the razing of the castle of the wood of Vede.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Never was seen a more joyful company, for Supplementum Supplementi Chronicorum saith that Gargamelle died there with joy; for my part, truly I cannot tell, neither do I care very much for her, nor for anybody else.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How Gargantua, in combing his head, made the great cannon-balls fall out of his hair.
JewishadjectiveUS /ˈdʒuːɪʃ/
of or relating to Jews or their culture or religion
From this reading The truth was, that Gargantua, in shifting his clothes, and combing his head with a comb, which was nine hundred foot long of the Jewish cane measure, and whereof the teeth were great tusks of elephants, whole and entire, he made fall at every rake above seven balls of bullets, at a dozen the ball, that stuck in his hair at the razing of the castle of the wood of Vede.
joynounUS /dʒɔɪ/
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Never was seen a more joyful company, for Supplementum Supplementi Chronicorum saith that Gargamelle died there with joy; for my part, truly I cannot tell, neither do I care very much for her, nor for anybody else.
joyfuladjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪfəl/
full of or producing joy
From this reading Never was seen a more joyful company, for Supplementum Supplementi Chronicorum saith that Gargamelle died there with joy; for my part, truly I cannot tell, neither do I care very much for her, nor for anybody else.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The truth was, that Gargantua, in shifting his clothes, and combing his head with a comb, which was nine hundred foot long of the Jewish cane measure, and whereof the teeth were great tusks of elephants, whole and entire, he made fall at every rake above seven balls of bullets, at a dozen the ball, that stuck in his hair at the razing of the castle of the wood of Vede.
longingnounUS /ˈlɔːŋɪŋ/
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading Being come out of the river of Vede, they came very shortly after to Grangousier's castle, who waited for them with great longing.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading How Gargantua, in combing his head, made the great cannon-balls fall out of his hair.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading At their coming they were entertained with many congees, and cherished with embraces.
measurenounUS /ˈmeʒər/
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading The truth was, that Gargantua, in shifting his clothes, and combing his head with a comb, which was nine hundred foot long of the Jewish cane measure, and whereof the teeth were great tusks of elephants, whole and entire, he made fall at every rake above seven balls of bullets, at a dozen the ball, that stuck in his hair at the razing of the castle of the wood of Vede.
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Never was seen a more joyful company, for Supplementum Supplementi Chronicorum saith that Gargamelle died there with joy; for my part, truly I cannot tell, neither do I care very much for her, nor for anybody else.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Never was seen a more joyful company, for Supplementum Supplementi Chronicorum saith that Gargamelle died there with joy; for my part, truly I cannot tell, neither do I care very much for her, nor for anybody else.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Never was seen a more joyful company, for Supplementum Supplementi Chronicorum saith that Gargamelle died there with joy; for my part, truly I cannot tell, neither do I care very much for her, nor for anybody else.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Never was seen a more joyful company, for Supplementum Supplementi Chronicorum saith that Gargamelle died there with joy; for my part, truly I cannot tell, neither do I care very much for her, nor for anybody else.
NeveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never was seen a more joyful company, for Supplementum Supplementi Chronicorum saith that Gargamelle died there with joy; for my part, truly I cannot tell, neither do I care very much for her, nor for anybody else.
ninenounUS /naɪn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading The truth was, that Gargantua, in shifting his clothes, and combing his head with a comb, which was nine hundred foot long of the Jewish cane measure, and whereof the teeth were great tusks of elephants, whole and entire, he made fall at every rake above seven balls of bullets, at a dozen the ball, that stuck in his hair at the razing of the castle of the wood of Vede.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Never was seen a more joyful company, for Supplementum Supplementi Chronicorum saith that Gargamelle died there with joy; for my part, truly I cannot tell, neither do I care very much for her, nor for anybody else.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How Gargantua, in combing his head, made the great cannon-balls fall out of his hair.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading How Gargantua, in combing his head, made the great cannon-balls fall out of his hair.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Never was seen a more joyful company, for Supplementum Supplementi Chronicorum saith that Gargamelle died there with joy; for my part, truly I cannot tell, neither do I care very much for her, nor for anybody else.
rakeverbUS /reɪk/
move through with or as if with a rake
From this reading The truth was, that Gargantua, in shifting his clothes, and combing his head with a comb, which was nine hundred foot long of the Jewish cane measure, and whereof the teeth were great tusks of elephants, whole and entire, he made fall at every rake above seven balls of bullets, at a dozen the ball, that stuck in his hair at the razing of the castle of the wood of Vede.
razingnounUS /ˈreɪzɪŋ/
the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled
From this reading The truth was, that Gargantua, in shifting his clothes, and combing his head with a comb, which was nine hundred foot long of the Jewish cane measure, and whereof the teeth were great tusks of elephants, whole and entire, he made fall at every rake above seven balls of bullets, at a dozen the ball, that stuck in his hair at the razing of the castle of the wood of Vede.
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Being come out of the river of Vede, they came very shortly after to Grangousier's castle, who waited for them with great longing.
saith
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From this reading Never was seen a more joyful company, for Supplementum Supplementi Chronicorum saith that Gargamelle died there with joy; for my part, truly I cannot tell, neither do I care very much for her, nor for anybody else.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Never was seen a more joyful company, for Supplementum Supplementi Chronicorum saith that Gargamelle died there with joy; for my part, truly I cannot tell, neither do I care very much for her, nor for anybody else.
sevennounUS /ˈsevən/
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading The truth was, that Gargantua, in shifting his clothes, and combing his head with a comb, which was nine hundred foot long of the Jewish cane measure, and whereof the teeth were great tusks of elephants, whole and entire, he made fall at every rake above seven balls of bullets, at a dozen the ball, that stuck in his hair at the razing of the castle of the wood of Vede.
shiftingadjectiveUS /ˈʃɪftɪŋ/
continuously varying
From this reading The truth was, that Gargantua, in shifting his clothes, and combing his head with a comb, which was nine hundred foot long of the Jewish cane measure, and whereof the teeth were great tusks of elephants, whole and entire, he made fall at every rake above seven balls of bullets, at a dozen the ball, that stuck in his hair at the razing of the castle of the wood of Vede.
shortlyadverbUS /ˈʃɔːrtli/
for a short time
From this reading Being come out of the river of Vede, they came very shortly after to Grangousier's castle, who waited for them with great longing.
stuckadjectiveUS /stʌk/
caught or fixed
From this reading The truth was, that Gargantua, in shifting his clothes, and combing his head with a comb, which was nine hundred foot long of the Jewish cane measure, and whereof the teeth were great tusks of elephants, whole and entire, he made fall at every rake above seven balls of bullets, at a dozen the ball, that stuck in his hair at the razing of the castle of the wood of Vede.
Supplementi
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From this reading Never was seen a more joyful company, for Supplementum Supplementi Chronicorum saith that Gargamelle died there with joy; for my part, truly I cannot tell, neither do I care very much for her, nor for anybody else.
Supplementum
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From this reading Never was seen a more joyful company, for Supplementum Supplementi Chronicorum saith that Gargamelle died there with joy; for my part, truly I cannot tell, neither do I care very much for her, nor for anybody else.
teethnounUS /tiːθ/
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading The truth was, that Gargantua, in shifting his clothes, and combing his head with a comb, which was nine hundred foot long of the Jewish cane measure, and whereof the teeth were great tusks of elephants, whole and entire, he made fall at every rake above seven balls of bullets, at a dozen the ball, that stuck in his hair at the razing of the castle of the wood of Vede.
tellverbUS /tel/
express in words
From this reading Never was seen a more joyful company, for Supplementum Supplementi Chronicorum saith that Gargamelle died there with joy; for my part, truly I cannot tell, neither do I care very much for her, nor for anybody else.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Never was seen a more joyful company, for Supplementum Supplementi Chronicorum saith that Gargamelle died there with joy; for my part, truly I cannot tell, neither do I care very much for her, nor for anybody else.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How Gargantua, in combing his head, made the great cannon-balls fall out of his hair.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At their coming they were entertained with many congees, and cherished with embraces.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Being come out of the river of Vede, they came very shortly after to Grangousier's castle, who waited for them with great longing.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Never was seen a more joyful company, for Supplementum Supplementi Chronicorum saith that Gargamelle died there with joy; for my part, truly I cannot tell, neither do I care very much for her, nor for anybody else.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Being come out of the river of Vede, they came very shortly after to Grangousier's castle, who waited for them with great longing.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Being come out of the river of Vede, they came very shortly after to Grangousier's castle, who waited for them with great longing.
trulyadverbUS /ˈtruːli/
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Never was seen a more joyful company, for Supplementum Supplementi Chronicorum saith that Gargamelle died there with joy; for my part, truly I cannot tell, neither do I care very much for her, nor for anybody else.
truthnounUS /truːθ/
a fact that has been verified
From this reading The truth was, that Gargantua, in shifting his clothes, and combing his head with a comb, which was nine hundred foot long of the Jewish cane measure, and whereof the teeth were great tusks of elephants, whole and entire, he made fall at every rake above seven balls of bullets, at a dozen the ball, that stuck in his hair at the razing of the castle of the wood of Vede.
tusksnounUS /tʌsks/
plural of “tusk” — a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
From this reading The truth was, that Gargantua, in shifting his clothes, and combing his head with a comb, which was nine hundred foot long of the Jewish cane measure, and whereof the teeth were great tusks of elephants, whole and entire, he made fall at every rake above seven balls of bullets, at a dozen the ball, that stuck in his hair at the razing of the castle of the wood of Vede.
Vede
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From this reading Being come out of the river of Vede, they came very shortly after to Grangousier's castle, who waited for them with great longing.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading Being come out of the river of Vede, they came very shortly after to Grangousier's castle, who waited for them with great longing.
waitedverbUS /ˈweɪtɪd/
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Being come out of the river of Vede, they came very shortly after to Grangousier's castle, who waited for them with great longing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Never was seen a more joyful company, for Supplementum Supplementi Chronicorum saith that Gargamelle died there with joy; for my part, truly I cannot tell, neither do I care very much for her, nor for anybody else.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At their coming they were entertained with many congees, and cherished with embraces.
whereof
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From this reading The truth was, that Gargantua, in shifting his clothes, and combing his head with a comb, which was nine hundred foot long of the Jewish cane measure, and whereof the teeth were great tusks of elephants, whole and entire, he made fall at every rake above seven balls of bullets, at a dozen the ball, that stuck in his hair at the razing of the castle of the wood of Vede.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The truth was, that Gargantua, in shifting his clothes, and combing his head with a comb, which was nine hundred foot long of the Jewish cane measure, and whereof the teeth were great tusks of elephants, whole and entire, he made fall at every rake above seven balls of bullets, at a dozen the ball, that stuck in his hair at the razing of the castle of the wood of Vede.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Being come out of the river of Vede, they came very shortly after to Grangousier's castle, who waited for them with great longing.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The truth was, that Gargantua, in shifting his clothes, and combing his head with a comb, which was nine hundred foot long of the Jewish cane measure, and whereof the teeth were great tusks of elephants, whole and entire, he made fall at every rake above seven balls of bullets, at a dozen the ball, that stuck in his hair at the razing of the castle of the wood of Vede.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Being come out of the river of Vede, they came very shortly after to Grangousier's castle, who waited for them with great longing.
woodnounUS /wʊd/
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading The truth was, that Gargantua, in shifting his clothes, and combing his head with a comb, which was nine hundred foot long of the Jewish cane measure, and whereof the teeth were great tusks of elephants, whole and entire, he made fall at every rake above seven balls of bullets, at a dozen the ball, that stuck in his hair at the razing of the castle of the wood of Vede.
