adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading How Panurge put to a nonplus the Englishman that argued by signs.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
afterwardsadverbUS /ˈæftərwərdz/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Again, in joining them as before, he struck twice, and afterwards four times in opening them.
AgainadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading Again, in joining them as before, he struck twice, and afterwards four times in opening them.
airnounUS /er/
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
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 Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
arguedverbUS /ˈɑːrɡjuːd/
past form of “argue” — present reasons and arguments
From this reading How Panurge put to a nonplus the Englishman that argued by signs.
arsenounUS /ɑːrs/
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Again, in joining them as before, he struck twice, and afterwards four times in opening them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then did he lay them joined, and extended the one towards the other, as if he had been devoutly to send up his prayers unto God.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Again, in joining them as before, he struck twice, and afterwards four times in opening them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading How Panurge put to a nonplus the Englishman that argued by signs.
callverbUS /kɔːl/
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
Chinonnese
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From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
clashingadjectiveUS /ˈklæʃɪŋ/
sharply and harshly discordant
From this reading Then he, opening them, struck the one with the flat of the other till it yielded a clashing noise, and that only once.
clunching
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From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
devoutlyadverbUS /dɪˈvaʊtli/
in a devout and pious manner
From this reading Then did he lay them joined, and extended the one towards the other, as if he had been devoutly to send up his prayers unto God.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Then did he lay them joined, and extended the one towards the other, as if he had been devoutly to send up his prayers unto God.
EnglishmannounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃmən/
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading How Panurge put to a nonplus the Englishman that argued by signs.
EverybodypronounUS /ˈevribɑːdi/
every person
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
extendedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈstendəd/
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading Then did he lay them joined, and extended the one towards the other, as if he had been devoutly to send up his prayers unto God.
fingersnounUS /ˈfɪŋɡərz/
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
flatadjectiveUS /flæt/
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading Then he, opening them, struck the one with the flat of the other till it yielded a clashing noise, and that only once.
fournounUS /fɔːr/
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Then did he lay them joined, and extended the one towards the other, as if he had been devoutly to send up his prayers unto God.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then did he lay them joined, and extended the one towards the other, as if he had been devoutly to send up his prayers unto God.
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
handsnounUS /hændz/
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he, opening them, struck the one with the flat of the other till it yielded a clashing noise, and that only once.
hearkening
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From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
heednounUS /hiːd/
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
hen'snounUS /henz/
possessive form of “hen” — adult female chicken
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
highadjectiveUS /haɪ/
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
How
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From this reading How Panurge put to a nonplus the Englishman that argued by signs.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Then did he lay them joined, and extended the one towards the other, as if he had been devoutly to send up his prayers unto God.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then he, opening them, struck the one with the flat of the other till it yielded a clashing noise, and that only once.
joinedadjectiveUS /dʒɔɪnd/
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading Then did he lay them joined, and extended the one towards the other, as if he had been devoutly to send up his prayers unto God.
joiningnounUS /ˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ/
the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
From this reading Again, in joining them as before, he struck twice, and afterwards four times in opening them.
lanounUS /lɑː/
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Then did he lay them joined, and extended the one towards the other, as if he had been devoutly to send up his prayers unto God.
liftverbUS /lɪft/
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
mannernounUS /ˈmænər/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
nailsnounUS /neɪlz/
plural of “nail” — horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
noisenounUS /nɔɪz/
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading Then he, opening them, struck the one with the flat of the other till it yielded a clashing noise, and that only once.
nonplusverb
be a mystery or bewildering to
From this reading How Panurge put to a nonplus the Englishman that argued by signs.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
onceadverbUS /wʌns/
on one occasion
From this reading Then he, opening them, struck the one with the flat of the other till it yielded a clashing noise, and that only once.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Then he, opening them, struck the one with the flat of the other till it yielded a clashing noise, and that only once.
openingnounUS /ˈoʊpənɪŋ/
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Then he, opening them, struck the one with the flat of the other till it yielded a clashing noise, and that only once.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
Panurge
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From this reading How Panurge put to a nonplus the Englishman that argued by signs.
prayersnounUS /prerz/
plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading Then did he lay them joined, and extended the one towards the other, as if he had been devoutly to send up his prayers unto God.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading How Panurge put to a nonplus the Englishman that argued by signs.
sendverbUS /send/
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Then did he lay them joined, and extended the one towards the other, as if he had been devoutly to send up his prayers unto God.
severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
severallyadverbUS /ˈsevrəli/
apart from others
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
signsnounUS /saɪnz/
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading How Panurge put to a nonplus the Englishman that argued by signs.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
struckadjectiveUS /strʌk/
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
takingnounUS /ˈteɪkɪŋ/
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How Panurge put to a nonplus the Englishman that argued by signs.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How Panurge put to a nonplus the Englishman that argued by signs.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then he, opening them, struck the one with the flat of the other till it yielded a clashing noise, and that only once.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Then he, opening them, struck the one with the flat of the other till it yielded a clashing noise, and that only once.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How Panurge put to a nonplus the Englishman that argued by signs.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
topsadjectiveUS /tɑːps/
of the highest quality
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Then did he lay them joined, and extended the one towards the other, as if he had been devoutly to send up his prayers unto God.
twiceadverbUS /twaɪs/
two times
From this reading Again, in joining them as before, he struck twice, and afterwards four times in opening them.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading Then did he lay them joined, and extended the one towards the other, as if he had been devoutly to send up his prayers unto God.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Everybody then taking heed, and hearkening with great silence, the Englishman lift up on high into the air his two hands severally, clunching in all the tops of his fingers together, after the manner which, a la Chinonnese, they call the hen's arse, and struck the one hand on the other by the nails four several times.
yieldedverbUS /ˈjiːldɪd/
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading Then he, opening them, struck the one with the flat of the other till it yielded a clashing noise, and that only once.
