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Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5 is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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How we went forwards, and how Panurge had like to have been killed.
We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.
When we were safe in the port we took some refreshment, and took in fresh water and wood.
The people of the place, who had the countenance of jolly fellows and boon companions, were all of them forward folks, bloated and puffed up with fat.
And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.
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Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5

Chapter XV · Chapter 15

Chapter 15 of Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5 is here in full — 71 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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How we went forwards, and how Panurge had like to have been killed.
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We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.
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When we were safe in the port we took some refreshment, and took in fresh water and wood.
/wen wiː wɜːr seɪf ɪn ðə pɔːrt wiː tʊk sʌm rəˈfreʃmənt ənd tʊk ɪn freʃ ˈwɔːtər ənd wʊd/
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The people of the place, who had the countenance of jolly fellows and boon companions, were all of them forward folks, bloated and puffed up with fat.
/ðə ˈpiːpəl ʌv ðə pleɪs huː hæd ðə ˈkaʊntənəns ʌv ˈdʒɑːli ˈfeloʊz ənd buːn kəmˈpænjənz wɜːr ɔːl ʌv ðem ˈfɔːrwərd foʊks ˈbloʊtɪd ənd pʌft ʌp wɪð fæt/
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And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.

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

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bloated verb US /ˈbloʊtɪd/

past form of “bloat” — become bloated or swollen or puff up

From this reading “The people of the place, who had the countenance of jolly fellows and boon companions, were all of them forward folks, bloated and puffed up with fat.”

divert verb US /daɪˈvɜːrt/

turn aside; turn away from

From this reading “We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.”

forwards adverb US /ˈfɔːrwərdz/

at or to or toward the front

From this reading “How we went forwards, and how Panurge had like to have been killed.”

gashes noun US /ˈɡæʃəz/

plural of “gash” — a wound made by cutting

From this reading “And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.”

puffed adjective US /pʌft/

gathered for protruding fullness

From this reading “The people of the place, who had the countenance of jolly fellows and boon companions, were all of them forward folks, bloated and puffed up with fat.”

slashed adjective US /slæʃt/

patterned by having color applied with sweeping strokes

From this reading “And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.”

slits noun US /slɪts/

plural of “slit” — a long narrow opening

From this reading “And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.”

steering noun US /ˈstɪrɪŋ/

the act of guiding or showing the way

From this reading “We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.”

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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 We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.

accountnounUS /əˈkaʊnt/

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.

adventuresnounUS /ædˈventʃərz/

plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

From this reading We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.

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 The people of the place, who had the countenance of jolly fellows and boon companions, were all of them forward folks, bloated and puffed up with fat.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading How we went forwards, and how Panurge had like to have been killed.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading How we went forwards, and how Panurge had like to have been killed.

bepink

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From this reading And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.

bloatedverbUS /ˈbloʊtɪd/

past form of “bloat” — become bloated or swollen or puff up

From this reading The people of the place, who had the countenance of jolly fellows and boon companions, were all of them forward folks, bloated and puffed up with fat.

boonnounUS /buːn/

a desirable state

From this reading The people of the place, who had the countenance of jolly fellows and boon companions, were all of them forward folks, bloated and puffed up with fat.

breechesnounUS /ˈbriːtʃɪz/

(used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee

From this reading And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.

companionsnounUS /kəmˈpænjənz/

plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another

From this reading The people of the place, who had the countenance of jolly fellows and boon companions, were all of them forward folks, bloated and puffed up with fat.

compassionnounUS /kəmˈpæʃən/

a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering

From this reading We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.

countenancenounUS /ˈkaʊntənəns/

the appearance conveyed by a person's face

From this reading The people of the place, who had the countenance of jolly fellows and boon companions, were all of them forward folks, bloated and puffed up with fat.

countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.

coursenounUS /kɔːrs/

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.

cutverbUS /kʌt/

separate with or as if with an instrument

From this reading And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.

deeplyadverbUS /ˈdiːpli/

to a great depth psychologically or emotionally

From this reading We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.

divertverbUS /daɪˈvɜːrt/

turn aside; turn away from

From this reading We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.

duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.

elegies

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From this reading We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.

fatadjectiveUS /fæt/

having an (over)abundance of flesh

From this reading The people of the place, who had the countenance of jolly fellows and boon companions, were all of them forward folks, bloated and puffed up with fat.

fellowsnounUS /ˈfeloʊz/

plural of “fellow” — a boy or man

From this reading The people of the place, who had the countenance of jolly fellows and boon companions, were all of them forward folks, bloated and puffed up with fat.

folksnounUS /foʊks/

your parents

From this reading The people of the place, who had the countenance of jolly fellows and boon companions, were all of them forward folks, bloated and puffed up with fat.

forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/

at or to or toward the front

From this reading The people of the place, who had the countenance of jolly fellows and boon companions, were all of them forward folks, bloated and puffed up with fat.

forwardsadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərdz/

at or to or toward the front

From this reading How we went forwards, and how Panurge had like to have been killed.

freshadjectiveUS /freʃ/

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading When we were safe in the port we took some refreshment, and took in fresh water and wood.

fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.

gashesnounUS /ˈɡæʃəz/

plural of “gash” — a wound made by cutting

From this reading And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.

gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading How we went forwards, and how Panurge had like to have been killed.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading How we went forwards, and how Panurge had like to have been killed.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.

How

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From this reading How we went forwards, and how Panurge had like to have been killed.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading When we were safe in the port we took some refreshment, and took in fresh water and wood.

insideadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsaɪd/

relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space

From this reading And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.

jollyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːli/

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading The people of the place, who had the countenance of jolly fellows and boon companions, were all of them forward folks, bloated and puffed up with fat.

killedverbUS /kɪld/

past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading How we went forwards, and how Panurge had like to have been killed.

lessadverbUS /les/

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading How we went forwards, and how Panurge had like to have been killed.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.

mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.

momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.

neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.

Pantagruel

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From this reading We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.

Panurge

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

From this reading How we went forwards, and how Panurge had like to have been killed.

passagenounUS /ˈpæsədʒ/

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

From this reading And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading The people of the place, who had the countenance of jolly fellows and boon companions, were all of them forward folks, bloated and puffed up with fat.

pinked

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

From this reading And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The people of the place, who had the countenance of jolly fellows and boon companions, were all of them forward folks, bloated and puffed up with fat.

portnounUS /pɔːrt/

a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country

From this reading When we were safe in the port we took some refreshment, and took in fresh water and wood.

puffedadjectiveUS /pʌft/

gathered for protruding fullness

From this reading The people of the place, who had the countenance of jolly fellows and boon companions, were all of them forward folks, bloated and puffed up with fat.

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.

refreshmentnounUS /rəˈfreʃmənt/

snacks and drinks served as a light meal

From this reading When we were safe in the port we took some refreshment, and took in fresh water and wood.

safeadjectiveUS /seɪf/

free from danger or the risk of harm

From this reading When we were safe in the port we took some refreshment, and took in fresh water and wood.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.

seanounUS /siː/

a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.

shit-breech

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

From this reading And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.

skinsnounUS /skɪnz/

plural of “skin” — a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch

From this reading And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.

slashedadjectiveUS /slæʃt/

patterned by having color applied with sweeping strokes

From this reading And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.

slitsnounUS /slɪts/

plural of “slit” — a long narrow opening

From this reading And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.

standverbUS /stænd/

be standing; be upright

From this reading And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.

steeringnounUS /ˈstɪrɪŋ/

the act of guiding or showing the way

From this reading We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.

struckadjectiveUS /strʌk/

(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming

From this reading We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.

subjectnounUS /səbˈdʒekt/

the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.

swellverbUS /swel/

increase in size, magnitude, number, or intensity

From this reading And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.

taffety

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From this reading And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The people of the place, who had the countenance of jolly fellows and boon companions, were all of them forward folks, bloated and puffed up with fat.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading And we saw some who slashed and pinked their skins to open a passage to the fat, that it might swell out at the slits and gashes which they made; neither more nor less than the shit-breech fellows in our country bepink and cut open their breeches that the taffety on the inside may stand out and be puffed up.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading How we went forwards, and how Panurge had like to have been killed.

tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading When we were safe in the port we took some refreshment, and took in fresh water and wood.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading The people of the place, who had the countenance of jolly fellows and boon companions, were all of them forward folks, bloated and puffed up with fat.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.

voyagenounUS /ˈvɔɪədʒ/

an act of traveling by water

From this reading We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.

waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading When we were safe in the port we took some refreshment, and took in fresh water and wood.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading How we went forwards, and how Panurge had like to have been killed.

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading How we went forwards, and how Panurge had like to have been killed.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading When we were safe in the port we took some refreshment, and took in fresh water and wood.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When we were safe in the port we took some refreshment, and took in fresh water and wood.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The people of the place, who had the countenance of jolly fellows and boon companions, were all of them forward folks, bloated and puffed up with fat.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.

woodnounUS /wʊd/

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading When we were safe in the port we took some refreshment, and took in fresh water and wood.

wroteverbUS /roʊt/

inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work

From this reading We put to sea that very moment, steering our course forwards, and gave Pantagruel a full account of our adventures, which so deeply struck him with compassion that he wrote some elegies on that subject to divert himself during the voyage.

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Vocabulary met early in Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5

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Pantagruel
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Arrived
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Ringing
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Island
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