adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Thus as they went seeking after him, they found him stark dead, with his head between his arms all bloody.
aggrievedverbUS /əˈɡriːvd/
past form of “aggrieve” — infringe on the rights of
From this reading Whereat Pantagruel was so aggrieved that he would have killed himself.
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 This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading But Panurge said unto him, Nay, sir, stay a while, and we will search for him amongst the dead, and find out the truth of all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How Epistemon, who had his head cut off, was finely healed by Panurge, and of the news which he brought from the devils, and of the damned people in hell.
appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Thus as they went seeking after him, they found him stark dead, with his head between his arms all bloody.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thus as they went seeking after him, they found him stark dead, with his head between his arms all bloody.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Thus as they went seeking after him, they found him stark dead, with his head between his arms all bloody.
bloodyadjectiveUS /ˈblʌdi/
having or covered with or accompanied by blood
From this reading Thus as they went seeking after him, they found him stark dead, with his head between his arms all bloody.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading How Epistemon, who had his head cut off, was finely healed by Panurge, and of the news which he brought from the devils, and of the damned people in hell.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Panurge said unto him, Nay, sir, stay a while, and we will search for him amongst the dead, and find out the truth of all.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading How Epistemon, who had his head cut off, was finely healed by Panurge, and of the news which he brought from the devils, and of the damned people in hell.
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
cutverbUS /kʌt/
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading How Epistemon, who had his head cut off, was finely healed by Panurge, and of the news which he brought from the devils, and of the damned people in hell.
cuttingnounUS /ˈkʌtɪŋ/
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
damnedadjectiveUS /dæmd/
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading How Epistemon, who had his head cut off, was finely healed by Panurge, and of the news which he brought from the devils, and of the damned people in hell.
deadadjectiveUS /ded/
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading But Panurge said unto him, Nay, sir, stay a while, and we will search for him amongst the dead, and find out the truth of all.
devilsnounUS /ˈdevəlz/
plural of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading How Epistemon, who had his head cut off, was finely healed by Panurge, and of the news which he brought from the devils, and of the damned people in hell.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
Epistemon
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From this reading How Epistemon, who had his head cut off, was finely healed by Panurge, and of the news which he brought from the devils, and of the damned people in hell.
Eusthenes
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From this reading This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading But Panurge said unto him, Nay, sir, stay a while, and we will search for him amongst the dead, and find out the truth of all.
finelyadverbUS /ˈfaɪnli/
in tiny pieces
From this reading How Epistemon, who had his head cut off, was finely healed by Panurge, and of the news which he brought from the devils, and of the damned people in hell.
flagons
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From this reading This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading Thus as they went seeking after him, they found him stark dead, with his head between his arms all bloody.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading How Epistemon, who had his head cut off, was finely healed by Panurge, and of the news which he brought from the devils, and of the damned people in hell.
giantsnounUS /ˈdʒaɪənts/
plural of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size
From this reading This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
gigantal
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From this reading This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading How Epistemon, who had his head cut off, was finely healed by Panurge, and of the news which he brought from the devils, and of the damned people in hell.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Whereat Pantagruel was so aggrieved that he would have killed himself.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How Epistemon, who had his head cut off, was finely healed by Panurge, and of the news which he brought from the devils, and of the damned people in hell.
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 Epistemon, who had his head cut off, was finely healed by Panurge, and of the news which he brought from the devils, and of the damned people in hell.
healedadjectiveUS /hiːld/
freed from illness or injury
From this reading How Epistemon, who had his head cut off, was finely healed by Panurge, and of the news which he brought from the devils, and of the damned people in hell.
hellnounUS /hel/
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading How Epistemon, who had his head cut off, was finely healed by Panurge, and of the news which he brought from the devils, and of the damned people in hell.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading How Epistemon, who had his head cut off, was finely healed by Panurge, and of the news which he brought from the devils, and of the damned people in hell.
How
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From this reading How Epistemon, who had his head cut off, was finely healed by Panurge, and of the news which he brought from the devils, and of the damned people in hell.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading How Epistemon, who had his head cut off, was finely healed by Panurge, and of the news which he brought from the devils, and of the damned people in hell.
killedverbUS /kɪld/
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Whereat Pantagruel was so aggrieved that he would have killed himself.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
NayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading But Panurge said unto him, Nay, sir, stay a while, and we will search for him amongst the dead, and find out the truth of all.
newsnounUS /nuːz/
information about recent and important events
From this reading How Epistemon, who had his head cut off, was finely healed by Panurge, and of the news which he brought from the devils, and of the damned people in hell.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How Epistemon, who had his head cut off, was finely healed by Panurge, and of the news which he brought from the devils, and of the damned people in hell.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading How Epistemon, who had his head cut off, was finely healed by Panurge, and of the news which he brought from the devils, and of the damned people in hell.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But Panurge said unto him, Nay, sir, stay a while, and we will search for him amongst the dead, and find out the truth of all.
Pantagruel
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From this reading This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
Panurge
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From this reading How Epistemon, who had his head cut off, was finely healed by Panurge, and of the news which he brought from the devils, and of the damned people in hell.
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading How Epistemon, who had his head cut off, was finely healed by Panurge, and of the news which he brought from the devils, and of the damned people in hell.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
restverbUS /rest/
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
safeadjectiveUS /seɪf/
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading But Panurge said unto him, Nay, sir, stay a while, and we will search for him amongst the dead, and find out the truth of all.
scratchedverbUS /skrætʃt/
past form of “scratch” — cause friction
From this reading This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
searchverbUS /sɜːrtʃ/
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading But Panurge said unto him, Nay, sir, stay a while, and we will search for him amongst the dead, and find out the truth of all.
seekingnounUS /ˈsiːkɪŋ/
the act of searching for something
From this reading Thus as they went seeking after him, they found him stark dead, with his head between his arms all bloody.
sirnounUS /sɜːr/
term of address for a man
From this reading But Panurge said unto him, Nay, sir, stay a while, and we will search for him amongst the dead, and find out the truth of all.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Whereat Pantagruel was so aggrieved that he would have killed himself.
soundnounUS /saʊnd/
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
starkadjectiveUS /stɑːrk/
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
From this reading Thus as they went seeking after him, they found him stark dead, with his head between his arms all bloody.
stayverbUS /steɪ/
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading But Panurge said unto him, Nay, sir, stay a while, and we will search for him amongst the dead, and find out the truth of all.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Whereat Pantagruel was so aggrieved that he would have killed himself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How Epistemon, who had his head cut off, was finely healed by Panurge, and of the news which he brought from the devils, and of the damned people in hell.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus as they went seeking after him, they found him stark dead, with his head between his arms all bloody.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
throatnounUS /θroʊt/
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
ThusadverbUS /ðʌs/
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus as they went seeking after him, they found him stark dead, with his head between his arms all bloody.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
truthnounUS /truːθ/
a fact that has been verified
From this reading But Panurge said unto him, Nay, sir, stay a while, and we will search for him amongst the dead, and find out the truth of all.
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
victorynounUS /ˈvɪktəri/
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How Epistemon, who had his head cut off, was finely healed by Panurge, and of the news which he brought from the devils, and of the damned people in hell.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But Panurge said unto him, Nay, sir, stay a while, and we will search for him amongst the dead, and find out the truth of all.
wentverbUS /went/
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Thus as they went seeking after him, they found him stark dead, with his head between his arms all bloody.
Whereat
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From this reading Whereat Pantagruel was so aggrieved that he would have killed himself.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading How Epistemon, who had his head cut off, was finely healed by Panurge, and of the news which he brought from the devils, and of the damned people in hell.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But Panurge said unto him, Nay, sir, stay a while, and we will search for him amongst the dead, and find out the truth of all.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading How Epistemon, who had his head cut off, was finely healed by Panurge, and of the news which he brought from the devils, and of the damned people in hell.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But Panurge said unto him, Nay, sir, stay a while, and we will search for him amongst the dead, and find out the truth of all.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thus as they went seeking after him, they found him stark dead, with his head between his arms all bloody.
withdrewverbUS /wɪθˈdruː/
inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading This gigantal victory being ended, Pantagruel withdrew himself to the place of the flagons, and called for Panurge and the rest, who came unto him safe and sound, except Eusthenes, whom one of the giants had scratched a little in the face whilst he was about the cutting of his throat, and Epistemon, who appeared not at all.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Whereat Pantagruel was so aggrieved that he would have killed himself.
