used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Rabelais first wrote a most excellent book, which nobody liked; then, determined to conform to the public taste, he wrote “Gargantua and Pantagruel,” which everybody liked, extravagant as it was.
AdieunounUS /əˈduː/
a farewell remark
From this reading Adieu.
anew
From this reading I repeat it again, they are only to be taken by _agrémens_, and by what flatters their senses and their hearts.
agrémens
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From this reading I repeat it again, they are only to be taken by _agrémens_, and by what flatters their senses and their hearts.
(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 [_Same date._] TRUE ELOCUTION.--What then does all this mighty heart and mystery of speaking in Parliament amount to?
a quantity of money
From this reading [_Same date._] TRUE ELOCUTION.--What then does all this mighty heart and mystery of speaking in Parliament amount to?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TICKLING FOLLIES.--If you will please people, you must please them in their own way; and, as you cannot make them what they should be, you must take them as they are.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading TICKLING FOLLIES.--If you will please people, you must please them in their own way; and, as you cannot make them what they should be, you must take them as they are.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading TICKLING FOLLIES.--If you will please people, you must please them in their own way; and, as you cannot make them what they should be, you must take them as they are.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading TICKLING FOLLIES.--If you will please people, you must please them in their own way; and, as you cannot make them what they should be, you must take them as they are.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Rabelais first wrote a most excellent book, which nobody liked; then, determined to conform to the public taste, he wrote “Gargantua and Pantagruel,” which everybody liked, extravagant as it was.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I repeat it again, they are only to be taken by _agrémens_, and by what flatters their senses and their hearts.
cannot
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TICKLING FOLLIES.--If you will please people, you must please them in their own way; and, as you cannot make them what they should be, you must take them as they are.
conformverbUS /kənˈfɔːrm/
be similar, be in line with
From this reading Rabelais first wrote a most excellent book, which nobody liked; then, determined to conform to the public taste, he wrote “Gargantua and Pantagruel,” which everybody liked, extravagant as it was.
the specified day of the month
From this reading [_Same date._] TRUE ELOCUTION.--What then does all this mighty heart and mystery of speaking in Parliament amount to?
characterized by great determination
From this reading Rabelais first wrote a most excellent book, which nobody liked; then, determined to conform to the public taste, he wrote “Gargantua and Pantagruel,” which everybody liked, extravagant as it was.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [_Same date._] TRUE ELOCUTION.--What then does all this mighty heart and mystery of speaking in Parliament amount to?
ELOCUTIONnounUS /ˌeləˈkjuːʃən/
an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture
From this reading [_Same date._] TRUE ELOCUTION.--What then does all this mighty heart and mystery of speaking in Parliament amount to?
every person
From this reading Rabelais first wrote a most excellent book, which nobody liked; then, determined to conform to the public taste, he wrote “Gargantua and Pantagruel,” which everybody liked, extravagant as it was.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading Rabelais first wrote a most excellent book, which nobody liked; then, determined to conform to the public taste, he wrote “Gargantua and Pantagruel,” which everybody liked, extravagant as it was.
extravagantadjectiveUS /ekˈstrævəɡənt/
unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings
From this reading Rabelais first wrote a most excellent book, which nobody liked; then, determined to conform to the public taste, he wrote “Gargantua and Pantagruel,” which everybody liked, extravagant as it was.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Rabelais first wrote a most excellent book, which nobody liked; then, determined to conform to the public taste, he wrote “Gargantua and Pantagruel,” which everybody liked, extravagant as it was.
flatters
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From this reading I repeat it again, they are only to be taken by _agrémens_, and by what flatters their senses and their hearts.
FOLLIESnounUS /ˈfɑːliz/
a revue with elaborate costuming
From this reading TICKLING FOLLIES.--If you will please people, you must please them in their own way; and, as you cannot make them what they should be, you must take them as they are.
Gargantuanoun
a voracious giant in Francois Rabelais' book of the same name
From this reading Rabelais first wrote a most excellent book, which nobody liked; then, determined to conform to the public taste, he wrote “Gargantua and Pantagruel,” which everybody liked, extravagant as it was.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rabelais first wrote a most excellent book, which nobody liked; then, determined to conform to the public taste, he wrote “Gargantua and Pantagruel,” which everybody liked, extravagant as it was.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading [_Same date._] TRUE ELOCUTION.--What then does all this mighty heart and mystery of speaking in Parliament amount to?
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading I repeat it again, they are only to be taken by _agrémens_, and by what flatters their senses and their hearts.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I repeat it again, they are only to be taken by _agrémens_, and by what flatters their senses and their hearts.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading TICKLING FOLLIES.--If you will please people, you must please them in their own way; and, as you cannot make them what they should be, you must take them as they are.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TICKLING FOLLIES.--If you will please people, you must please them in their own way; and, as you cannot make them what they should be, you must take them as they are.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I repeat it again, they are only to be taken by _agrémens_, and by what flatters their senses and their hearts.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading Rabelais first wrote a most excellent book, which nobody liked; then, determined to conform to the public taste, he wrote “Gargantua and Pantagruel,” which everybody liked, extravagant as it was.
engage in
From this reading TICKLING FOLLIES.--If you will please people, you must please them in their own way; and, as you cannot make them what they should be, you must take them as they are.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading [_Same date._] TRUE ELOCUTION.--What then does all this mighty heart and mystery of speaking in Parliament amount to?
used to form the superlative
From this reading Rabelais first wrote a most excellent book, which nobody liked; then, determined to conform to the public taste, he wrote “Gargantua and Pantagruel,” which everybody liked, extravagant as it was.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading TICKLING FOLLIES.--If you will please people, you must please them in their own way; and, as you cannot make them what they should be, you must take them as they are.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading [_Same date._] TRUE ELOCUTION.--What then does all this mighty heart and mystery of speaking in Parliament amount to?
no person; not anyone
From this reading Rabelais first wrote a most excellent book, which nobody liked; then, determined to conform to the public taste, he wrote “Gargantua and Pantagruel,” which everybody liked, extravagant as it was.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [_Same date._] TRUE ELOCUTION.--What then does all this mighty heart and mystery of speaking in Parliament amount to?
and nothing more
From this reading I repeat it again, they are only to be taken by _agrémens_, and by what flatters their senses and their hearts.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading TICKLING FOLLIES.--If you will please people, you must please them in their own way; and, as you cannot make them what they should be, you must take them as they are.
Pantagruel
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rabelais first wrote a most excellent book, which nobody liked; then, determined to conform to the public taste, he wrote “Gargantua and Pantagruel,” which everybody liked, extravagant as it was.
ParliamentnounUS /ˈpɑːrləmənt/
a legislative assembly in certain countries
From this reading [_Same date._] TRUE ELOCUTION.--What then does all this mighty heart and mystery of speaking in Parliament amount to?
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading TICKLING FOLLIES.--If you will please people, you must please them in their own way; and, as you cannot make them what they should be, you must take them as they are.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading TICKLING FOLLIES.--If you will please people, you must please them in their own way; and, as you cannot make them what they should be, you must take them as they are.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading Rabelais first wrote a most excellent book, which nobody liked; then, determined to conform to the public taste, he wrote “Gargantua and Pantagruel,” which everybody liked, extravagant as it was.
Rabelaisnoun
author of satirical attacks on medieval scholasticism (1494-1553)
From this reading Rabelais first wrote a most excellent book, which nobody liked; then, determined to conform to the public taste, he wrote “Gargantua and Pantagruel,” which everybody liked, extravagant as it was.
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading I repeat it again, they are only to be taken by _agrémens_, and by what flatters their senses and their hearts.
Identical; not different.
From this reading [_Same date._] TRUE ELOCUTION.--What then does all this mighty heart and mystery of speaking in Parliament amount to?
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading I repeat it again, they are only to be taken by _agrémens_, and by what flatters their senses and their hearts.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading TICKLING FOLLIES.--If you will please people, you must please them in their own way; and, as you cannot make them what they should be, you must take them as they are.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading [_Same date._] TRUE ELOCUTION.--What then does all this mighty heart and mystery of speaking in Parliament amount to?
carry out
From this reading TICKLING FOLLIES.--If you will please people, you must please them in their own way; and, as you cannot make them what they should be, you must take them as they are.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading I repeat it again, they are only to be taken by _agrémens_, and by what flatters their senses and their hearts.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Rabelais first wrote a most excellent book, which nobody liked; then, determined to conform to the public taste, he wrote “Gargantua and Pantagruel,” which everybody liked, extravagant as it was.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Rabelais first wrote a most excellent book, which nobody liked; then, determined to conform to the public taste, he wrote “Gargantua and Pantagruel,” which everybody liked, extravagant as it was.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading TICKLING FOLLIES.--If you will please people, you must please them in their own way; and, as you cannot make them what they should be, you must take them as they are.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading TICKLING FOLLIES.--If you will please people, you must please them in their own way; and, as you cannot make them what they should be, you must take them as they are.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Rabelais first wrote a most excellent book, which nobody liked; then, determined to conform to the public taste, he wrote “Gargantua and Pantagruel,” which everybody liked, extravagant as it was.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TICKLING FOLLIES.--If you will please people, you must please them in their own way; and, as you cannot make them what they should be, you must take them as they are.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading [_Same date._] TRUE ELOCUTION.--What then does all this mighty heart and mystery of speaking in Parliament amount to?
TICKLINGnoun
the act of tickling
From this reading TICKLING FOLLIES.--If you will please people, you must please them in their own way; and, as you cannot make them what they should be, you must take them as they are.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I repeat it again, they are only to be taken by _agrémens_, and by what flatters their senses and their hearts.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading [_Same date._] TRUE ELOCUTION.--What then does all this mighty heart and mystery of speaking in Parliament amount to?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rabelais first wrote a most excellent book, which nobody liked; then, determined to conform to the public taste, he wrote “Gargantua and Pantagruel,” which everybody liked, extravagant as it was.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading TICKLING FOLLIES.--If you will please people, you must please them in their own way; and, as you cannot make them what they should be, you must take them as they are.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading TICKLING FOLLIES.--If you will please people, you must please them in their own way; and, as you cannot make them what they should be, you must take them as they are.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Rabelais first wrote a most excellent book, which nobody liked; then, determined to conform to the public taste, he wrote “Gargantua and Pantagruel,” which everybody liked, extravagant as it was.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading TICKLING FOLLIES.--If you will please people, you must please them in their own way; and, as you cannot make them what they should be, you must take them as they are.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Rabelais first wrote a most excellent book, which nobody liked; then, determined to conform to the public taste, he wrote “Gargantua and Pantagruel,” which everybody liked, extravagant as it was.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading TICKLING FOLLIES.--If you will please people, you must please them in their own way; and, as you cannot make them what they should be, you must take them as they are.
