Chapter XII of The doctor, &c., vol. 1 (of 7), “P. I.—p. 172,” is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter XII of The doctor, &c., vol. 1 (of 7), “P. I.—p. 172,” is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HAPPINESS OF HAVING A CATHOLIC TASTE. There's no want of meat, Sir; Portly and curious viands are prepared To please all kinds of appetites. MASSINGER. ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL. Τὰ δ᾿ἄν ἐπιμνησϑῶ,—ὑπὸ τοῦ λόγου ἐξαναγκαζὀμενος ἐπιμνησϑῄσομαι. HERODOTUS.
Chapter XII of The doctor, &c., vol. 1 (of 7), “P. I.—p. 172,” is here in full — 6 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “appetite” — a feeling of craving something
From this reading “There's no want of meat, Sir; Portly and curious viands are prepared To please all kinds of appetites.”
of or relating to or supporting Catholicism
From this reading “THE HAPPINESS OF HAVING A CATHOLIC TASTE.”
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.”
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “There's no want of meat, Sir; Portly and curious viands are prepared To please all kinds of appetites.”
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading “There's no want of meat, Sir; Portly and curious viands are prepared To please all kinds of appetites.”
euphemisms for “fat”
From this reading “There's no want of meat, Sir; Portly and curious viands are prepared To please all kinds of appetites.”
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading “There's no want of meat, Sir; Portly and curious viands are prepared To please all kinds of appetites.”
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading “THE HAPPINESS OF HAVING A CATHOLIC TASTE.”
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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 THE HAPPINESS OF HAVING A CATHOLIC TASTE.
(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 There's no want of meat, Sir; Portly and curious viands are prepared To please all kinds of appetites.
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From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There's no want of meat, Sir; Portly and curious viands are prepared To please all kinds of appetites.
plural of “appetite” — a feeling of craving something
From this reading There's no want of meat, Sir; Portly and curious viands are prepared To please all kinds of appetites.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There's no want of meat, Sir; Portly and curious viands are prepared To please all kinds of appetites.
of or relating to or supporting Catholicism
From this reading THE HAPPINESS OF HAVING A CATHOLIC TASTE.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading There's no want of meat, Sir; Portly and curious viands are prepared To please all kinds of appetites.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading THE HAPPINESS OF HAVING A CATHOLIC TASTE.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading THE HAPPINESS OF HAVING A CATHOLIC TASTE.
the ancient Greek known as the father of history; his accounts of the wars between the Greeks and Persians are the first known examples of historical writing (485-425 BC)
From this reading HERODOTUS.
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading There's no want of meat, Sir; Portly and curious viands are prepared To please all kinds of appetites.
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From this reading MASSINGER.
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading There's no want of meat, Sir; Portly and curious viands are prepared To please all kinds of appetites.
not any; not one
From this reading There's no want of meat, Sir; Portly and curious viands are prepared To please all kinds of appetites.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HAPPINESS OF HAVING A CATHOLIC TASTE.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading There's no want of meat, Sir; Portly and curious viands are prepared To please all kinds of appetites.
euphemisms for “fat”
From this reading There's no want of meat, Sir; Portly and curious viands are prepared To please all kinds of appetites.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading There's no want of meat, Sir; Portly and curious viands are prepared To please all kinds of appetites.
term of address for a man
From this reading There's no want of meat, Sir; Portly and curious viands are prepared To please all kinds of appetites.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading THE HAPPINESS OF HAVING A CATHOLIC TASTE.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HAPPINESS OF HAVING A CATHOLIC TASTE.
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From this reading There's no want of meat, Sir; Portly and curious viands are prepared To please all kinds of appetites.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There's no want of meat, Sir; Portly and curious viands are prepared To please all kinds of appetites.
a stock or supply of foods
From this reading There's no want of meat, Sir; Portly and curious viands are prepared To please all kinds of appetites.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading There's no want of meat, Sir; Portly and curious viands are prepared To please all kinds of appetites.
(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 ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.
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From this reading Τὰ δ᾿ἄν ἐπιμνησϑῶ,—ὑπὸ τοῦ λόγου ἐξαναγκαζὀμενος ἐπιμνησϑῄσομαι.
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From this reading Τὰ δ᾿ἄν ἐπιμνησϑῶ,—ὑπὸ τοῦ λόγου ἐξαναγκαζὀμενος ἐπιμνησϑῄσομαι.
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From this reading Τὰ δ᾿ἄν ἐπιμνησϑῶ,—ὑπὸ τοῦ λόγου ἐξαναγκαζὀμενος ἐπιμνησϑῄσομαι.
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From this reading Τὰ δ᾿ἄν ἐπιμνησϑῶ,—ὑπὸ τοῦ λόγου ἐξαναγκαζὀμενος ἐπιμνησϑῄσομαι.
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From this reading Τὰ δ᾿ἄν ἐπιμνησϑῶ,—ὑπὸ τοῦ λόγου ἐξαναγκαζὀμενος ἐπιμνησϑῄσομαι.
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From this reading Τὰ δ᾿ἄν ἐπιμνησϑῶ,—ὑπὸ τοῦ λόγου ἐξαναγκαζὀμενος ἐπιμνησϑῄσομαι.
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From this reading Τὰ δ᾿ἄν ἐπιμνησϑῶ,—ὑπὸ τοῦ λόγου ἐξαναγκαζὀμενος ἐπιμνησϑῄσομαι.
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From this reading Τὰ δ᾿ἄν ἐπιμνησϑῶ,—ὑπὸ τοῦ λόγου ἐξαναγκαζὀμενος ἐπιμνησϑῄσομαι.
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From this reading Τὰ δ᾿ἄν ἐπιμνησϑῶ,—ὑπὸ τοῦ λόγου ἐξαναγκαζὀμενος ἐπιμνησϑῄσομαι.
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