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Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote
Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

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A phenomenon solved by modern philosophy and astronomy.
The Laputians great improvements in the latter.
The king’s method of suppressing insurrections.
I desired leave of this prince to see the curiosities of the island, which he was graciously pleased to grant, and ordered my tutor to attend me.
I chiefly wanted to know, to what cause, in art or in nature, it owed its several motions, whereof I will now give a philosophical account to the reader.
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Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote

Chapter XX · Chapter 20

Chapter 20 of Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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A phenomenon solved by modern philosophy and astronomy.
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The Laputiansgreat improvements in the latter.
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The king’s method of suppressing insurrections.
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I desired leave of this prince to see the curiosities of the island, which he was graciously pleased to grant, and ordered my tutor to attend me.
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I chiefly wanted to know, to what cause, in art or in nature, it owed its several motions, whereof I will now give a philosophical account to the reader.

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Philosophy noun US /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/

The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)

From this reading “A phenomenon solved by modern philosophy and astronomy.”

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A

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From this reading A phenomenon solved by modern philosophy and astronomy.

account

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From this reading I chiefly wanted to know, to what cause, in art or in nature, it owed its several motions, whereof I will now give a philosophical account to the reader.

and

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From this reading A phenomenon solved by modern philosophy and astronomy.

art

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From this reading I chiefly wanted to know, to what cause, in art or in nature, it owed its several motions, whereof I will now give a philosophical account to the reader.

astronomy

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From this reading A phenomenon solved by modern philosophy and astronomy.

attend

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From this reading I desired leave of this prince to see the curiosities of the island, which he was graciously pleased to grant, and ordered my tutor to attend me.

by

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From this reading A phenomenon solved by modern philosophy and astronomy.

cause

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From this reading I chiefly wanted to know, to what cause, in art or in nature, it owed its several motions, whereof I will now give a philosophical account to the reader.

chiefly

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From this reading I chiefly wanted to know, to what cause, in art or in nature, it owed its several motions, whereof I will now give a philosophical account to the reader.

curiosities

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From this reading I desired leave of this prince to see the curiosities of the island, which he was graciously pleased to grant, and ordered my tutor to attend me.

desired

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give

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From this reading I chiefly wanted to know, to what cause, in art or in nature, it owed its several motions, whereof I will now give a philosophical account to the reader.

graciously

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From this reading I desired leave of this prince to see the curiosities of the island, which he was graciously pleased to grant, and ordered my tutor to attend me.

grant

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great

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From this reading The Laputians’ great improvements in the latter.

he

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From this reading I desired leave of this prince to see the curiosities of the island, which he was graciously pleased to grant, and ordered my tutor to attend me.

I

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improvements

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From this reading The Laputians’ great improvements in the latter.

in

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From this reading The Laputians’ great improvements in the latter.

insurrections

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From this reading The king’s method of suppressing insurrections.

island

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From this reading I desired leave of this prince to see the curiosities of the island, which he was graciously pleased to grant, and ordered my tutor to attend me.

it

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From this reading I chiefly wanted to know, to what cause, in art or in nature, it owed its several motions, whereof I will now give a philosophical account to the reader.

its

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From this reading I chiefly wanted to know, to what cause, in art or in nature, it owed its several motions, whereof I will now give a philosophical account to the reader.

king's

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From this reading The king’s method of suppressing insurrections.

know

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From this reading I chiefly wanted to know, to what cause, in art or in nature, it owed its several motions, whereof I will now give a philosophical account to the reader.

Laputians

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From this reading The Laputians’ great improvements in the latter.

latter

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From this reading The Laputians’ great improvements in the latter.

leave

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From this reading I desired leave of this prince to see the curiosities of the island, which he was graciously pleased to grant, and ordered my tutor to attend me.

me

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From this reading I desired leave of this prince to see the curiosities of the island, which he was graciously pleased to grant, and ordered my tutor to attend me.

method

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From this reading The king’s method of suppressing insurrections.

modern

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From this reading A phenomenon solved by modern philosophy and astronomy.

motions

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From this reading I chiefly wanted to know, to what cause, in art or in nature, it owed its several motions, whereof I will now give a philosophical account to the reader.

my

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From this reading I desired leave of this prince to see the curiosities of the island, which he was graciously pleased to grant, and ordered my tutor to attend me.

nature

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From this reading I chiefly wanted to know, to what cause, in art or in nature, it owed its several motions, whereof I will now give a philosophical account to the reader.

now

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From this reading I chiefly wanted to know, to what cause, in art or in nature, it owed its several motions, whereof I will now give a philosophical account to the reader.

of

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From this reading The king’s method of suppressing insurrections.

or

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From this reading I chiefly wanted to know, to what cause, in art or in nature, it owed its several motions, whereof I will now give a philosophical account to the reader.

ordered

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From this reading I desired leave of this prince to see the curiosities of the island, which he was graciously pleased to grant, and ordered my tutor to attend me.

owed

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From this reading I chiefly wanted to know, to what cause, in art or in nature, it owed its several motions, whereof I will now give a philosophical account to the reader.

phenomenon

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From this reading A phenomenon solved by modern philosophy and astronomy.

philosophical

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From this reading I chiefly wanted to know, to what cause, in art or in nature, it owed its several motions, whereof I will now give a philosophical account to the reader.

philosophynounUS /fɪˈlɑː.sə.fi/

The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)

From this reading A phenomenon solved by modern philosophy and astronomy.

pleased

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From this reading I desired leave of this prince to see the curiosities of the island, which he was graciously pleased to grant, and ordered my tutor to attend me.

prince

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From this reading I desired leave of this prince to see the curiosities of the island, which he was graciously pleased to grant, and ordered my tutor to attend me.

reader

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From this reading I chiefly wanted to know, to what cause, in art or in nature, it owed its several motions, whereof I will now give a philosophical account to the reader.

see

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From this reading I desired leave of this prince to see the curiosities of the island, which he was graciously pleased to grant, and ordered my tutor to attend me.

several

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From this reading I chiefly wanted to know, to what cause, in art or in nature, it owed its several motions, whereof I will now give a philosophical account to the reader.

solved

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From this reading A phenomenon solved by modern philosophy and astronomy.

suppressing

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From this reading The king’s method of suppressing insurrections.

The

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From this reading The Laputians’ great improvements in the latter.

this

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From this reading I desired leave of this prince to see the curiosities of the island, which he was graciously pleased to grant, and ordered my tutor to attend me.

to

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From this reading I desired leave of this prince to see the curiosities of the island, which he was graciously pleased to grant, and ordered my tutor to attend me.

tutor

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From this reading I desired leave of this prince to see the curiosities of the island, which he was graciously pleased to grant, and ordered my tutor to attend me.

wanted

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From this reading I chiefly wanted to know, to what cause, in art or in nature, it owed its several motions, whereof I will now give a philosophical account to the reader.

was

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From this reading I desired leave of this prince to see the curiosities of the island, which he was graciously pleased to grant, and ordered my tutor to attend me.

what

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From this reading I chiefly wanted to know, to what cause, in art or in nature, it owed its several motions, whereof I will now give a philosophical account to the reader.

whereof

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From this reading I chiefly wanted to know, to what cause, in art or in nature, it owed its several motions, whereof I will now give a philosophical account to the reader.

which

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From this reading I desired leave of this prince to see the curiosities of the island, which he was graciously pleased to grant, and ordered my tutor to attend me.

will

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From this reading I chiefly wanted to know, to what cause, in art or in nature, it owed its several motions, whereof I will now give a philosophical account to the reader.

Chapter 20 of Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote by Jonathan Swift holds 124 sentences, grouped into 25 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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