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Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Panurge's excuse and exposition of the monastic mystery concerning powdered beef.
The Lord save those who see, and do not hear! quoth Panurge.
I see you well enough, but know not what it is that you have said.
The hunger-starved belly wanteth ears.
For lack of victuals, before God, I roar, bray, yell, and fume as in a furious madness.
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Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Panurge's excuse and exposition of the monastic mystery concerning powdered beef.
Line 2
The Lord save those who see, and do not hear! quoth Panurge.
Line 3
I see you well enough, but know not what it is that you have said.
/aɪ siː juː wel ɪˈnʌf bʌt noʊ nɑːt wʌt ɪt ɪz ðæt juː hæv sed/
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The hunger-starved belly wanteth ears.
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For lack of victuals, before God, I roar, bray, yell, and fume as in a furious madness.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

beef noun US /biːf/

cattle that are reared for their meat

From this reading “Panurge's excuse and exposition of the monastic mystery concerning powdered beef.”

belly noun US /ˈbeli/

the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis

From this reading “The hunger-starved belly wanteth ears.”

bray verb US /breɪ/

braying characteristic of donkeys

From this reading “For lack of victuals, before God, I roar, bray, yell, and fume as in a furious madness.”

exposition noun US /ˌekspəˈzɪʃən/

a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic

From this reading “Panurge's excuse and exposition of the monastic mystery concerning powdered beef.”

fume verb US /fjuːm/

be mad, angry, or furious

From this reading “For lack of victuals, before God, I roar, bray, yell, and fume as in a furious madness.”

monastic adjective US /məˈnæstɪk/

of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows

From this reading “Panurge's excuse and exposition of the monastic mystery concerning powdered beef.”

powdered adjective US /ˈpaʊdərd/

consisting of fine particles

From this reading “Panurge's excuse and exposition of the monastic mystery concerning powdered beef.”

yell noun US /jel/

a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

From this reading “For lack of victuals, before God, I roar, bray, yell, and fume as in a furious madness.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading For lack of victuals, before God, I roar, bray, yell, and fume as in a furious madness.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Panurge's excuse and exposition of the monastic mystery concerning powdered beef.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading For lack of victuals, before God, I roar, bray, yell, and fume as in a furious madness.

beefnounUS /biːf/

cattle that are reared for their meat

From this reading Panurge's excuse and exposition of the monastic mystery concerning powdered beef.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading For lack of victuals, before God, I roar, bray, yell, and fume as in a furious madness.

bellynounUS /ˈbeli/

the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis

From this reading The hunger-starved belly wanteth ears.

brayverbUS /breɪ/

braying characteristic of donkeys

From this reading For lack of victuals, before God, I roar, bray, yell, and fume as in a furious madness.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I see you well enough, but know not what it is that you have said.

concerningverbUS /kənˈsɜːrnɪŋ/

-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to

From this reading Panurge's excuse and exposition of the monastic mystery concerning powdered beef.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading The Lord save those who see, and do not hear! quoth Panurge.

earsnounUS /ɪrz/

plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading The hunger-starved belly wanteth ears.

enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading I see you well enough, but know not what it is that you have said.

excuseverbUS /ɪksˈkjuːs/

accept an excuse for

From this reading Panurge's excuse and exposition of the monastic mystery concerning powdered beef.

expositionnounUS /ˌekspəˈzɪʃən/

a systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic

From this reading Panurge's excuse and exposition of the monastic mystery concerning powdered beef.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For lack of victuals, before God, I roar, bray, yell, and fume as in a furious madness.

fumeverbUS /fjuːm/

be mad, angry, or furious

From this reading For lack of victuals, before God, I roar, bray, yell, and fume as in a furious madness.

furiousadjectiveUS /ˈfjʊriəs/

marked by extreme and violent energy

From this reading For lack of victuals, before God, I roar, bray, yell, and fume as in a furious madness.

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 For lack of victuals, before God, I roar, bray, yell, and fume as in a furious madness.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I see you well enough, but know not what it is that you have said.

hearverbUS /hiːr/

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading The Lord save those who see, and do not hear! quoth Panurge.

hunger-starved

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The hunger-starved belly wanteth ears.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I see you well enough, but know not what it is that you have said.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading For lack of victuals, before God, I roar, bray, yell, and fume as in a furious madness.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I see you well enough, but know not what it is that you have said.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I see you well enough, but know not what it is that you have said.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading I see you well enough, but know not what it is that you have said.

lacknounUS /læk/

the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

From this reading For lack of victuals, before God, I roar, bray, yell, and fume as in a furious madness.

LordnounUS /lɔːrd/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading The Lord save those who see, and do not hear! quoth Panurge.

madnessnounUS /ˈmædnəs/

obsolete terms for legal insanity

From this reading For lack of victuals, before God, I roar, bray, yell, and fume as in a furious madness.

monasticadjectiveUS /məˈnæstɪk/

of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows

From this reading Panurge's excuse and exposition of the monastic mystery concerning powdered beef.

mysterynounUS /ˈmɪstəri/

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

From this reading Panurge's excuse and exposition of the monastic mystery concerning powdered beef.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The Lord save those who see, and do not hear! quoth Panurge.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Panurge's excuse and exposition of the monastic mystery concerning powdered beef.

Panurge

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Lord save those who see, and do not hear! quoth Panurge.

Panurge's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Panurge's excuse and exposition of the monastic mystery concerning powdered beef.

powderedadjectiveUS /ˈpaʊdərd/

consisting of fine particles

From this reading Panurge's excuse and exposition of the monastic mystery concerning powdered beef.

quoth

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The Lord save those who see, and do not hear! quoth Panurge.

roarverbUS /rɔːr/

make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles

From this reading For lack of victuals, before God, I roar, bray, yell, and fume as in a furious madness.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading I see you well enough, but know not what it is that you have said.

saveprepositionUS /seɪv/

except for; apart from

From this reading The Lord save those who see, and do not hear! quoth Panurge.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading The Lord save those who see, and do not hear! quoth Panurge.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I see you well enough, but know not what it is that you have said.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Panurge's excuse and exposition of the monastic mystery concerning powdered beef.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading The Lord save those who see, and do not hear! quoth Panurge.

victualsnoun

a stock or supply of foods

From this reading For lack of victuals, before God, I roar, bray, yell, and fume as in a furious madness.

wanteth

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The hunger-starved belly wanteth ears.

welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading I see you well enough, but know not what it is that you have said.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I see you well enough, but know not what it is that you have said.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The Lord save those who see, and do not hear! quoth Panurge.

yellnounUS /jel/

a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition

From this reading For lack of victuals, before God, I roar, bray, yell, and fume as in a furious madness.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I see you well enough, but know not what it is that you have said.

Chapter 12 of Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 by François Rabelais holds 78 sentences, grouped into 16 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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Chapter 12 holds 78 sentences of Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.

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