Chapter 39 of Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5 is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 39 of Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5 is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
How Panurge and the rest rhymed with poetic fury. What a pox ails the fellow? quoth Friar John. Stark staring mad, or bewitched, o' my word! Do but hear the chiming dotterel gabble in rhyme. What o' devil has he swallowed?
Chapter 39 of Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5 is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “ail” — aromatic bulb used as seasoning
From this reading “What a pox ails the fellow? quoth Friar John.”
captured, as if under a spell
From this reading “Stark staring mad, or bewitched, o' my word!”
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
From this reading “What a pox ails the fellow? quoth Friar John.”
of or relating to poetry
From this reading “How Panurge and the rest rhymed with poetic fury.”
a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
From this reading “What a pox ails the fellow? quoth Friar John.”
correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
From this reading “Do but hear the chiming dotterel gabble in rhyme.”
having corresponding sounds especially terminal sounds
From this reading “How Panurge and the rest rhymed with poetic fury.”
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
From this reading “Stark staring mad, or bewitched, o' my word!”
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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 What a pox ails the fellow? quoth Friar John.
plural of “ail” — aromatic bulb used as seasoning
From this reading What a pox ails the fellow? quoth Friar John.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How Panurge and the rest rhymed with poetic fury.
captured, as if under a spell
From this reading Stark staring mad, or bewitched, o' my word!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Do but hear the chiming dotterel gabble in rhyme.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do but hear the chiming dotterel gabble in rhyme.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading What o' devil has he swallowed?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do but hear the chiming dotterel gabble in rhyme.
rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia
From this reading Do but hear the chiming dotterel gabble in rhyme.
a boy or man
From this reading What a pox ails the fellow? quoth Friar John.
a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
From this reading What a pox ails the fellow? quoth Friar John.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading How Panurge and the rest rhymed with poetic fury.
speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
From this reading Do but hear the chiming dotterel gabble in rhyme.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What o' devil has he swallowed?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What o' devil has he swallowed?
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Do but hear the chiming dotterel gabble in rhyme.
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From this reading How Panurge and the rest rhymed with poetic fury.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Do but hear the chiming dotterel gabble in rhyme.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading What a pox ails the fellow? quoth Friar John.
roused to anger
From this reading Stark staring mad, or bewitched, o' my word!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Stark staring mad, or bewitched, o' my word!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Stark staring mad, or bewitched, o' my word!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Stark staring mad, or bewitched, o' my word!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How Panurge and the rest rhymed with poetic fury.
of or relating to poetry
From this reading How Panurge and the rest rhymed with poetic fury.
a common venereal disease caused by the treponema pallidum spirochete; symptoms change through progressive stages; can be congenital (transmitted through the placenta)
From this reading What a pox ails the fellow? quoth Friar John.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What a pox ails the fellow? quoth Friar John.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading How Panurge and the rest rhymed with poetic fury.
correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
From this reading Do but hear the chiming dotterel gabble in rhyme.
having corresponding sounds especially terminal sounds
From this reading How Panurge and the rest rhymed with poetic fury.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading Stark staring mad, or bewitched, o' my word!
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
From this reading Stark staring mad, or bewitched, o' my word!
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading What o' devil has he swallowed?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How Panurge and the rest rhymed with poetic fury.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a pox ails the fellow? quoth Friar John.
in the company of; together with
From this reading How Panurge and the rest rhymed with poetic fury.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Stark staring mad, or bewitched, o' my word!
Chapter 39 of Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 5 by François Rabelais holds 47 sentences, grouped into 10 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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