Chapter 23 of Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
How Chitterlings are not to be slighted by men. You shake your empty noddles now, jolly topers, and do not believe what I tell you here, any more than if it were some tale of a tub. Well, well, I cannot help it. Believe it if you will; if you won't, let it alone. For my part, I very well know what I say.
Chapter 23 of Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 4 is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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small intestines of hogs prepared as food
From this reading “How Chitterlings are not to be slighted by men.”
make void or empty of contents
From this reading “You shake your empty noddles now, jolly topers, and do not believe what I tell you here, any more than if it were some tale of a tub.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Well, well, I cannot help it.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “You shake your empty noddles now, jolly topers, and do not believe what I tell you here, any more than if it were some tale of a tub.”
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading “You shake your empty noddles now, jolly topers, and do not believe what I tell you here, any more than if it were some tale of a tub.”
past form of “slight” — pay no attention to, disrespect
From this reading “How Chitterlings are not to be slighted by men.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “You shake your empty noddles now, jolly topers, and do not believe what I tell you here, any more than if it were some tale of a tub.”
a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
From this reading “You shake your empty noddles now, jolly topers, and do not believe what I tell you here, any more than if it were some tale of a tub.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You shake your empty noddles now, jolly topers, and do not believe what I tell you here, any more than if it were some tale of a tub.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Believe it if you will; if you won't, let it alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You shake your empty noddles now, jolly topers, and do not believe what I tell you here, any more than if it were some tale of a tub.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading You shake your empty noddles now, jolly topers, and do not believe what I tell you here, any more than if it were some tale of a tub.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How Chitterlings are not to be slighted by men.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How Chitterlings are not to be slighted by men.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading You shake your empty noddles now, jolly topers, and do not believe what I tell you here, any more than if it were some tale of a tub.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading How Chitterlings are not to be slighted by men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, well, I cannot help it.
small intestines of hogs prepared as food
From this reading How Chitterlings are not to be slighted by men.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You shake your empty noddles now, jolly topers, and do not believe what I tell you here, any more than if it were some tale of a tub.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading You shake your empty noddles now, jolly topers, and do not believe what I tell you here, any more than if it were some tale of a tub.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For my part, I very well know what I say.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Well, well, I cannot help it.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading You shake your empty noddles now, jolly topers, and do not believe what I tell you here, any more than if it were some tale of a tub.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How Chitterlings are not to be slighted by men.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You shake your empty noddles now, jolly topers, and do not believe what I tell you here, any more than if it were some tale of a tub.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You shake your empty noddles now, jolly topers, and do not believe what I tell you here, any more than if it were some tale of a tub.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You shake your empty noddles now, jolly topers, and do not believe what I tell you here, any more than if it were some tale of a tub.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading You shake your empty noddles now, jolly topers, and do not believe what I tell you here, any more than if it were some tale of a tub.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading For my part, I very well know what I say.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Believe it if you will; if you won't, let it alone.
the force of workers available
From this reading How Chitterlings are not to be slighted by men.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading You shake your empty noddles now, jolly topers, and do not believe what I tell you here, any more than if it were some tale of a tub.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading For my part, I very well know what I say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You shake your empty noddles now, jolly topers, and do not believe what I tell you here, any more than if it were some tale of a tub.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How Chitterlings are not to be slighted by men.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading You shake your empty noddles now, jolly topers, and do not believe what I tell you here, any more than if it were some tale of a tub.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You shake your empty noddles now, jolly topers, and do not believe what I tell you here, any more than if it were some tale of a tub.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading For my part, I very well know what I say.
express in words
From this reading For my part, I very well know what I say.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading You shake your empty noddles now, jolly topers, and do not believe what I tell you here, any more than if it were some tale of a tub.
past form of “slight” — pay no attention to, disrespect
From this reading How Chitterlings are not to be slighted by men.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading You shake your empty noddles now, jolly topers, and do not believe what I tell you here, any more than if it were some tale of a tub.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading You shake your empty noddles now, jolly topers, and do not believe what I tell you here, any more than if it were some tale of a tub.
express in words
From this reading You shake your empty noddles now, jolly topers, and do not believe what I tell you here, any more than if it were some tale of a tub.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You shake your empty noddles now, jolly topers, and do not believe what I tell you here, any more than if it were some tale of a tub.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How Chitterlings are not to be slighted by men.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You shake your empty noddles now, jolly topers, and do not believe what I tell you here, any more than if it were some tale of a tub.
a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
From this reading You shake your empty noddles now, jolly topers, and do not believe what I tell you here, any more than if it were some tale of a tub.
precisely as stated
From this reading For my part, I very well know what I say.
(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 Well, well, I cannot help it.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You shake your empty noddles now, jolly topers, and do not believe what I tell you here, any more than if it were some tale of a tub.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You shake your empty noddles now, jolly topers, and do not believe what I tell you here, any more than if it were some tale of a tub.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Believe it if you will; if you won't, let it alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Believe it if you will; if you won't, let it alone.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You shake your empty noddles now, jolly topers, and do not believe what I tell you here, any more than if it were some tale of a tub.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You shake your empty noddles now, jolly topers, and do not believe what I tell you here, any more than if it were some tale of a tub.
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