adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He would have given him the Abbey of Bourgueil, or of Sanct Florent, which was better, or both, if it pleased him; but the monk gave him a very peremptory answer, that he would never take upon him the charge nor government of monks.
AbbeynounUS /ˈæbi/
a church associated with a monastery or convent
From this reading How Gargantua caused to be built for the Monk the Abbey of Theleme.
AbbotnounUS /ˈæbət/
the superior of an abbey of monks
From this reading There was left only the monk to provide for, whom Gargantua would have made Abbot of Seville, but he refused it.
ableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪbəl/
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading For how shall I be able, said he, to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?
acceptableadjectiveUS /ækˈseptəbəl/
worthy of acceptance or satisfactory
From this reading If you think I have done you, or may hereafter do any acceptable service, give me leave to found an abbey after my own mind and fancy.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading If you think I have done you, or may hereafter do any acceptable service, give me leave to found an abbey after my own mind and fancy.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If you think I have done you, or may hereafter do any acceptable service, give me leave to found an abbey after my own mind and fancy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For how shall I be able, said he, to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading He would have given him the Abbey of Bourgueil, or of Sanct Florent, which was better, or both, if it pleased him; but the monk gave him a very peremptory answer, that he would never take upon him the charge nor government of monks.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading If you think I have done you, or may hereafter do any acceptable service, give me leave to found an abbey after my own mind and fancy.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How Gargantua caused to be built for the Monk the Abbey of Theleme.
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 He would have given him the Abbey of Bourgueil, or of Sanct Florent, which was better, or both, if it pleased him; but the monk gave him a very peremptory answer, that he would never take upon him the charge nor government of monks.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading He would have given him the Abbey of Bourgueil, or of Sanct Florent, which was better, or both, if it pleased him; but the monk gave him a very peremptory answer, that he would never take upon him the charge nor government of monks.
Bourgueil
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From this reading He would have given him the Abbey of Bourgueil, or of Sanct Florent, which was better, or both, if it pleased him; but the monk gave him a very peremptory answer, that he would never take upon him the charge nor government of monks.
builtadjectiveUS /bɪlt/
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading How Gargantua caused to be built for the Monk the Abbey of Theleme.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was left only the monk to provide for, whom Gargantua would have made Abbot of Seville, but he refused it.
causedverbUS /kɑːzd/
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading How Gargantua caused to be built for the Monk the Abbey of Theleme.
chargeverbUS /tʃɑːrdʒ/
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading He would have given him the Abbey of Bourgueil, or of Sanct Florent, which was better, or both, if it pleased him; but the monk gave him a very peremptory answer, that he would never take upon him the charge nor government of monks.
commandnounUS /kəˈmænd/
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading For how shall I be able, said he, to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If you think I have done you, or may hereafter do any acceptable service, give me leave to found an abbey after my own mind and fancy.
doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading If you think I have done you, or may hereafter do any acceptable service, give me leave to found an abbey after my own mind and fancy.
fancynounUS /ˈfænsi/
something many people believe that is false
From this reading If you think I have done you, or may hereafter do any acceptable service, give me leave to found an abbey after my own mind and fancy.
Florent
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From this reading He would have given him the Abbey of Bourgueil, or of Sanct Florent, which was better, or both, if it pleased him; but the monk gave him a very peremptory answer, that he would never take upon him the charge nor government of monks.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How Gargantua caused to be built for the Monk the Abbey of Theleme.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading If you think I have done you, or may hereafter do any acceptable service, give me leave to found an abbey after my own mind and fancy.
fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading For how shall I be able, said he, to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?
Gargantuanoun
a voracious giant in Francois Rabelais' book of the same name
From this reading How Gargantua caused to be built for the Monk the Abbey of Theleme.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading He would have given him the Abbey of Bourgueil, or of Sanct Florent, which was better, or both, if it pleased him; but the monk gave him a very peremptory answer, that he would never take upon him the charge nor government of monks.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading If you think I have done you, or may hereafter do any acceptable service, give me leave to found an abbey after my own mind and fancy.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading He would have given him the Abbey of Bourgueil, or of Sanct Florent, which was better, or both, if it pleased him; but the monk gave him a very peremptory answer, that he would never take upon him the charge nor government of monks.
governmentnounUS /ˈɡʌvərmənt/
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading He would have given him the Abbey of Bourgueil, or of Sanct Florent, which was better, or both, if it pleased him; but the monk gave him a very peremptory answer, that he would never take upon him the charge nor government of monks.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There was left only the monk to provide for, whom Gargantua would have made Abbot of Seville, but he refused it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was left only the monk to provide for, whom Gargantua would have made Abbot of Seville, but he refused it.
hereafteradverbUS /hɪˈræftər/
in a subsequent part of this document or statement or matter etc.
From this reading If you think I have done you, or may hereafter do any acceptable service, give me leave to found an abbey after my own mind and fancy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He would have given him the Abbey of Bourgueil, or of Sanct Florent, which was better, or both, if it pleased him; but the monk gave him a very peremptory answer, that he would never take upon him the charge nor government of monks.
How
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From this reading How Gargantua caused to be built for the Monk the Abbey of Theleme.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading For how shall I be able, said he, to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He would have given him the Abbey of Bourgueil, or of Sanct Florent, which was better, or both, if it pleased him; but the monk gave him a very peremptory answer, that he would never take upon him the charge nor government of monks.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was left only the monk to provide for, whom Gargantua would have made Abbot of Seville, but he refused it.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading If you think I have done you, or may hereafter do any acceptable service, give me leave to found an abbey after my own mind and fancy.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading There was left only the monk to provide for, whom Gargantua would have made Abbot of Seville, but he refused it.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading There was left only the monk to provide for, whom Gargantua would have made Abbot of Seville, but he refused it.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading If you think I have done you, or may hereafter do any acceptable service, give me leave to found an abbey after my own mind and fancy.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If you think I have done you, or may hereafter do any acceptable service, give me leave to found an abbey after my own mind and fancy.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading If you think I have done you, or may hereafter do any acceptable service, give me leave to found an abbey after my own mind and fancy.
MonknounUS /mʌŋk/
a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
From this reading How Gargantua caused to be built for the Monk the Abbey of Theleme.
monksnounUS /mʌŋks/
plural of “monk” — a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
From this reading He would have given him the Abbey of Bourgueil, or of Sanct Florent, which was better, or both, if it pleased him; but the monk gave him a very peremptory answer, that he would never take upon him the charge nor government of monks.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If you think I have done you, or may hereafter do any acceptable service, give me leave to found an abbey after my own mind and fancy.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading For how shall I be able, said he, to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He would have given him the Abbey of Bourgueil, or of Sanct Florent, which was better, or both, if it pleased him; but the monk gave him a very peremptory answer, that he would never take upon him the charge nor government of monks.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading He would have given him the Abbey of Bourgueil, or of Sanct Florent, which was better, or both, if it pleased him; but the monk gave him a very peremptory answer, that he would never take upon him the charge nor government of monks.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For how shall I be able, said he, to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How Gargantua caused to be built for the Monk the Abbey of Theleme.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading There was left only the monk to provide for, whom Gargantua would have made Abbot of Seville, but he refused it.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He would have given him the Abbey of Bourgueil, or of Sanct Florent, which was better, or both, if it pleased him; but the monk gave him a very peremptory answer, that he would never take upon him the charge nor government of monks.
others
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From this reading For how shall I be able, said he, to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For how shall I be able, said he, to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading If you think I have done you, or may hereafter do any acceptable service, give me leave to found an abbey after my own mind and fancy.
peremptoryadjectiveUS /pərˈemptəri/
offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
From this reading He would have given him the Abbey of Bourgueil, or of Sanct Florent, which was better, or both, if it pleased him; but the monk gave him a very peremptory answer, that he would never take upon him the charge nor government of monks.
pleasedadjectiveUS /pliːzd/
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading He would have given him the Abbey of Bourgueil, or of Sanct Florent, which was better, or both, if it pleased him; but the monk gave him a very peremptory answer, that he would never take upon him the charge nor government of monks.
powernounUS /ˈpaʊər/
possession of controlling influence
From this reading For how shall I be able, said he, to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?
provideverbUS /prəˈvaɪd/
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading There was left only the monk to provide for, whom Gargantua would have made Abbot of Seville, but he refused it.
refusedverbUS /rəˈfjuːzd/
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading There was left only the monk to provide for, whom Gargantua would have made Abbot of Seville, but he refused it.
rulenounUS /ruːl/
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading For how shall I be able, said he, to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading For how shall I be able, said he, to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?
Sanct
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From this reading He would have given him the Abbey of Bourgueil, or of Sanct Florent, which was better, or both, if it pleased him; but the monk gave him a very peremptory answer, that he would never take upon him the charge nor government of monks.
servicenounUS /ˈsɜːrvəs/
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading If you think I have done you, or may hereafter do any acceptable service, give me leave to found an abbey after my own mind and fancy.
SevillenounUS /səˈvɪl/
a city in southwestern Spain; a major port and cultural center; the capital of bullfighting in Spain
From this reading There was left only the monk to provide for, whom Gargantua would have made Abbot of Seville, but he refused it.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading For how shall I be able, said he, to rule over others, that have not full power and command of myself?
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading He would have given him the Abbey of Bourgueil, or of Sanct Florent, which was better, or both, if it pleased him; but the monk gave him a very peremptory answer, that he would never take upon him the charge nor government of monks.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He would have given him the Abbey of Bourgueil, or of Sanct Florent, which was better, or both, if it pleased him; but the monk gave him a very peremptory answer, that he would never take upon him the charge nor government of monks.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How Gargantua caused to be built for the Monk the Abbey of Theleme.
Theleme
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From this reading How Gargantua caused to be built for the Monk the Abbey of Theleme.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was left only the monk to provide for, whom Gargantua would have made Abbot of Seville, but he refused it.
thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading If you think I have done you, or may hereafter do any acceptable service, give me leave to found an abbey after my own mind and fancy.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How Gargantua caused to be built for the Monk the Abbey of Theleme.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He would have given him the Abbey of Bourgueil, or of Sanct Florent, which was better, or both, if it pleased him; but the monk gave him a very peremptory answer, that he would never take upon him the charge nor government of monks.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading He would have given him the Abbey of Bourgueil, or of Sanct Florent, which was better, or both, if it pleased him; but the monk gave him a very peremptory answer, that he would never take upon him the charge nor government of monks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was left only the monk to provide for, whom Gargantua would have made Abbot of Seville, but he refused it.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He would have given him the Abbey of Bourgueil, or of Sanct Florent, which was better, or both, if it pleased him; but the monk gave him a very peremptory answer, that he would never take upon him the charge nor government of monks.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was left only the monk to provide for, whom Gargantua would have made Abbot of Seville, but he refused it.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There was left only the monk to provide for, whom Gargantua would have made Abbot of Seville, but he refused it.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you think I have done you, or may hereafter do any acceptable service, give me leave to found an abbey after my own mind and fancy.
