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Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3

Chapter XXXVI · Chapter 36

Chapter 36 of Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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How Pantagruel and Panurge resolved to make a visit to the oracle of the holy bottle.
There is as yet another point, quoth Panurge, which you have not at all considered on, although it be the chief and principal head of the matter.
He put the bottle in my hand and restored it me again.
How interpret you that passage?
What is the meaning of that?
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Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3

Chapter XXXVI · Chapter 36

Chapter 36 of Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 3 is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/8 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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How Pantagruel and Panurge resolved to make a visit to the oracle of the holy bottle.
Line 2
There is as yet another point, quoth Panurge, which you have not at all considered on, although it be the chief and principal head of the matter.
Line 3
He put the bottle in my hand and restored it me again.
/hiː pʊt ðə ˈbɑːtəl ɪn maɪ hænd ənd rɪˈstɔːrd ɪt miː əˈɡen/
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How interpret you that passage?
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What is the meaning of that?
/wʌt ɪz ðə ˈmiːnɪŋ ʌv ðæt/

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.

bottle noun US /ˈbɑːtəl/

a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped

From this reading “How Pantagruel and Panurge resolved to make a visit to the oracle of the holy bottle.”

holy noun US /ˈhoʊli/

a sacred place of pilgrimage

From this reading “How Pantagruel and Panurge resolved to make a visit to the oracle of the holy bottle.”

interpret verb US /ˌɪnˈtɜːrprət/

make sense of; assign a meaning to

From this reading “How interpret you that passage?”

oracle noun US /ˈɔːrəkəl/

an authoritative person who divines the future

From this reading “How Pantagruel and Panurge resolved to make a visit to the oracle of the holy bottle.”

passage noun US /ˈpæsədʒ/

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading “How interpret you that passage?”

principal noun US /ˈprɪnsəpəl/

the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated

From this reading “There is as yet another point, quoth Panurge, which you have not at all considered on, although it be the chief and principal head of the matter.”

resolved adjective US /riˈzɑːlvd/

determined

From this reading “How Pantagruel and Panurge resolved to make a visit to the oracle of the holy bottle.”

restored verb US /rɪˈstɔːrd/

past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition

From this reading “He put the bottle in my hand and restored it me again.”

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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 How Pantagruel and Panurge resolved to make a visit to the oracle of the holy bottle.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading He put the bottle in my hand and restored it me again.

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 There is as yet another point, quoth Panurge, which you have not at all considered on, although it be the chief and principal head of the matter.

althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading There is as yet another point, quoth Panurge, which you have not at all considered on, although it be the chief and principal head of the matter.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading How Pantagruel and Panurge resolved to make a visit to the oracle of the holy bottle.

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading There is as yet another point, quoth Panurge, which you have not at all considered on, although it be the chief and principal head of the matter.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading There is as yet another point, quoth Panurge, which you have not at all considered on, although it be the chief and principal head of the matter.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading There is as yet another point, quoth Panurge, which you have not at all considered on, although it be the chief and principal head of the matter.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading There is as yet another point, quoth Panurge, which you have not at all considered on, although it be the chief and principal head of the matter.

bottlenounUS /ˈbɑːtəl/

a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped

From this reading How Pantagruel and Panurge resolved to make a visit to the oracle of the holy bottle.

chiefnounUS /tʃiːf/

a person who is in charge

From this reading There is as yet another point, quoth Panurge, which you have not at all considered on, although it be the chief and principal head of the matter.

consideredadjectiveUS /kənˈsɪdərd/

carefully weighed

From this reading There is as yet another point, quoth Panurge, which you have not at all considered on, although it be the chief and principal head of the matter.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading He put the bottle in my hand and restored it me again.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading There is as yet another point, quoth Panurge, which you have not at all considered on, although it be the chief and principal head of the matter.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He put the bottle in my hand and restored it me again.

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 There is as yet another point, quoth Panurge, which you have not at all considered on, although it be the chief and principal head of the matter.

holynounUS /ˈhoʊli/

a sacred place of pilgrimage

From this reading How Pantagruel and Panurge resolved to make a visit to the oracle of the holy bottle.

How

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From this reading How Pantagruel and Panurge resolved to make a visit to the oracle of the holy bottle.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading He put the bottle in my hand and restored it me again.

interpretverbUS /ˌɪnˈtɜːrprət/

make sense of; assign a meaning to

From this reading How interpret you that passage?

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading There is as yet another point, quoth Panurge, which you have not at all considered on, although it be the chief and principal head of the matter.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading There is as yet another point, quoth Panurge, which you have not at all considered on, although it be the chief and principal head of the matter.

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading How Pantagruel and Panurge resolved to make a visit to the oracle of the holy bottle.

matternounUS /ˈmætər/

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading There is as yet another point, quoth Panurge, which you have not at all considered on, although it be the chief and principal head of the matter.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He put the bottle in my hand and restored it me again.

meaningnounUS /ˈmiːnɪŋ/

the message that is intended or expressed or signified

From this reading What is the meaning of that?

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading He put the bottle in my hand and restored it me again.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading There is as yet another point, quoth Panurge, which you have not at all considered on, although it be the chief and principal head of the matter.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading How Pantagruel and Panurge resolved to make a visit to the oracle of the holy bottle.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There is as yet another point, quoth Panurge, which you have not at all considered on, although it be the chief and principal head of the matter.

oraclenounUS /ˈɔːrəkəl/

an authoritative person who divines the future

From this reading How Pantagruel and Panurge resolved to make a visit to the oracle of the holy bottle.

Pantagruel

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From this reading How Pantagruel and Panurge resolved to make a visit to the oracle of the holy bottle.

Panurge

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From this reading How Pantagruel and Panurge resolved to make a visit to the oracle of the holy bottle.

passagenounUS /ˈpæsədʒ/

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading How interpret you that passage?

pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading There is as yet another point, quoth Panurge, which you have not at all considered on, although it be the chief and principal head of the matter.

principalnounUS /ˈprɪnsəpəl/

the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated

From this reading There is as yet another point, quoth Panurge, which you have not at all considered on, although it be the chief and principal head of the matter.

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading He put the bottle in my hand and restored it me again.

quoth

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

From this reading There is as yet another point, quoth Panurge, which you have not at all considered on, although it be the chief and principal head of the matter.

resolvedadjectiveUS /riˈzɑːlvd/

determined

From this reading How Pantagruel and Panurge resolved to make a visit to the oracle of the holy bottle.

restoredverbUS /rɪˈstɔːrd/

past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition

From this reading He put the bottle in my hand and restored it me again.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading How interpret you that passage?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading How Pantagruel and Panurge resolved to make a visit to the oracle of the holy bottle.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There is as yet another point, quoth Panurge, which you have not at all considered on, although it be the chief and principal head of the matter.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading How Pantagruel and Panurge resolved to make a visit to the oracle of the holy bottle.

visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading How Pantagruel and Panurge resolved to make a visit to the oracle of the holy bottle.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What is the meaning of that?

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading There is as yet another point, quoth Panurge, which you have not at all considered on, although it be the chief and principal head of the matter.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading There is as yet another point, quoth Panurge, which you have not at all considered on, although it be the chief and principal head of the matter.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading There is as yet another point, quoth Panurge, which you have not at all considered on, although it be the chief and principal head of the matter.

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