Chapter XXIV · p. 144

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A minute's recollection will carry the reader back to the chapter whereon that accidental immolation took place, which was the means of introducing him to the _bas-bleus_ of Poictiers.

happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally

From this reading A minute's recollection will carry the reader back to the chapter whereon that accidental immolation took place, which was the means of introducing him to the _bas-bleus_ of Poictiers.

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From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

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

From this reading WHEREIN THE CURIOUS READER MAY FIND SOME THINGS WHICH HE IS NOT LOOKING FOR, AND WHICH THE INCURIOUS ONE MAY SKIP IF HE PLEASES.

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From this reading _Voulant doncques satisfaire à la curiosité de touts bons compagnons, j'ay revolvé toutes les Pantarches des Cieux, calculé les quadrats de la Lune, crocheté tout ce que jamais penserent touts les Astrophiles, Hypernephelistes, Anemophylaces, Uranopetes et Ombrophores._ RABELAIS.

a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon

From this reading We were then engaged upon the connection which in Peter Hopkins's time still subsisted between astrology and the practice of medicine.

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From this reading _Voulant doncques satisfaire à la curiosité de touts bons compagnons, j'ay revolvé toutes les Pantarches des Cieux, calculé les quadrats de la Lune, crocheté tout ce que jamais penserent touts les Astrophiles, Hypernephelistes, Anemophylaces, Uranopetes et Ombrophores._ RABELAIS.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading A minute's recollection will carry the reader back to the chapter whereon that accidental immolation took place, which was the means of introducing him to the _bas-bleus_ of Poictiers.

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From this reading A minute's recollection will carry the reader back to the chapter whereon that accidental immolation took place, which was the means of introducing him to the _bas-bleus_ of Poictiers.

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

From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading We were then engaged upon the connection which in Peter Hopkins's time still subsisted between astrology and the practice of medicine.

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From this reading _Voulant doncques satisfaire à la curiosité de touts bons compagnons, j'ay revolvé toutes les Pantarches des Cieux, calculé les quadrats de la Lune, crocheté tout ce que jamais penserent touts les Astrophiles, Hypernephelistes, Anemophylaces, Uranopetes et Ombrophores._ RABELAIS.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

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From this reading _Voulant doncques satisfaire à la curiosité de touts bons compagnons, j'ay revolvé toutes les Pantarches des Cieux, calculé les quadrats de la Lune, crocheté tout ce que jamais penserent touts les Astrophiles, Hypernephelistes, Anemophylaces, Uranopetes et Ombrophores._ RABELAIS.

a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)

From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading A minute's recollection will carry the reader back to the chapter whereon that accidental immolation took place, which was the means of introducing him to the _bas-bleus_ of Poictiers.

a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group

From this reading _Voulant doncques satisfaire à la curiosité de touts bons compagnons, j'ay revolvé toutes les Pantarches des Cieux, calculé les quadrats de la Lune, crocheté tout ce que jamais penserent touts les Astrophiles, Hypernephelistes, Anemophylaces, Uranopetes et Ombrophores._ RABELAIS.

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled

From this reading A minute's recollection will carry the reader back to the chapter whereon that accidental immolation took place, which was the means of introducing him to the _bas-bleus_ of Poictiers.

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From this reading _Voulant doncques satisfaire à la curiosité de touts bons compagnons, j'ay revolvé toutes les Pantarches des Cieux, calculé les quadrats de la Lune, crocheté tout ce que jamais penserent touts les Astrophiles, Hypernephelistes, Anemophylaces, Uranopetes et Ombrophores._ RABELAIS.

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From this reading _Voulant doncques satisfaire à la curiosité de touts bons compagnons, j'ay revolvé toutes les Pantarches des Cieux, calculé les quadrats de la Lune, crocheté tout ce que jamais penserent touts les Astrophiles, Hypernephelistes, Anemophylaces, Uranopetes et Ombrophores._ RABELAIS.

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

From this reading We were then engaged upon the connection which in Peter Hopkins's time still subsisted between astrology and the practice of medicine.

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

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From this reading _Voulant doncques satisfaire à la curiosité de touts bons compagnons, j'ay revolvé toutes les Pantarches des Cieux, calculé les quadrats de la Lune, crocheté tout ce que jamais penserent touts les Astrophiles, Hypernephelistes, Anemophylaces, Uranopetes et Ombrophores._ RABELAIS.

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From this reading _Voulant doncques satisfaire à la curiosité de touts bons compagnons, j'ay revolvé toutes les Pantarches des Cieux, calculé les quadrats de la Lune, crocheté tout ce que jamais penserent touts les Astrophiles, Hypernephelistes, Anemophylaces, Uranopetes et Ombrophores._ RABELAIS.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading WHEREIN THE CURIOUS READER MAY FIND SOME THINGS WHICH HE IS NOT LOOKING FOR, AND WHICH THE INCURIOUS ONE MAY SKIP IF HE PLEASES.

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading _Voulant doncques satisfaire à la curiosité de touts bons compagnons, j'ay revolvé toutes les Pantarches des Cieux, calculé les quadrats de la Lune, crocheté tout ce que jamais penserent touts les Astrophiles, Hypernephelistes, Anemophylaces, Uranopetes et Ombrophores._ RABELAIS.

a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry

From this reading _Voulant doncques satisfaire à la curiosité de touts bons compagnons, j'ay revolvé toutes les Pantarches des Cieux, calculé les quadrats de la Lune, crocheté tout ce que jamais penserent touts les Astrophiles, Hypernephelistes, Anemophylaces, Uranopetes et Ombrophores._ RABELAIS.

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From this reading _Voulant doncques satisfaire à la curiosité de touts bons compagnons, j'ay revolvé toutes les Pantarches des Cieux, calculé les quadrats de la Lune, crocheté tout ce que jamais penserent touts les Astrophiles, Hypernephelistes, Anemophylaces, Uranopetes et Ombrophores._ RABELAIS.

plural of “effort” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

having ones attention or mind or energy engaged

From this reading We were then engaged upon the connection which in Peter Hopkins's time still subsisted between astrology and the practice of medicine.

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

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From this reading _Voulant doncques satisfaire à la curiosité de touts bons compagnons, j'ay revolvé toutes les Pantarches des Cieux, calculé les quadrats de la Lune, crocheté tout ce que jamais penserent touts les Astrophiles, Hypernephelistes, Anemophylaces, Uranopetes et Ombrophores._ RABELAIS.

indulging in or influenced by fancy

From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading WHEREIN THE CURIOUS READER MAY FIND SOME THINGS WHICH HE IS NOT LOOKING FOR, AND WHICH THE INCURIOUS ONE MAY SKIP IF HE PLEASES.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading WHEREIN THE CURIOUS READER MAY FIND SOME THINGS WHICH HE IS NOT LOOKING FOR, AND WHICH THE INCURIOUS ONE MAY SKIP IF HE PLEASES.

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From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality

From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

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

From this reading WHEREIN THE CURIOUS READER MAY FIND SOME THINGS WHICH HE IS NOT LOOKING FOR, AND WHICH THE INCURIOUS ONE MAY SKIP IF HE PLEASES.

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

From this reading A minute's recollection will carry the reader back to the chapter whereon that accidental immolation took place, which was the means of introducing him to the _bas-bleus_ of Poictiers.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

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From this reading We were then engaged upon the connection which in Peter Hopkins's time still subsisted between astrology and the practice of medicine.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

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From this reading _Voulant doncques satisfaire à la curiosité de touts bons compagnons, j'ay revolvé toutes les Pantarches des Cieux, calculé les quadrats de la Lune, crocheté tout ce que jamais penserent touts les Astrophiles, Hypernephelistes, Anemophylaces, Uranopetes et Ombrophores._ RABELAIS.

based primarily on surmise rather than adequate evidence

From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading WHEREIN THE CURIOUS READER MAY FIND SOME THINGS WHICH HE IS NOT LOOKING FOR, AND WHICH THE INCURIOUS ONE MAY SKIP IF HE PLEASES.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

killing or offering as a sacrifice

From this reading A minute's recollection will carry the reader back to the chapter whereon that accidental immolation took place, which was the means of introducing him to the _bas-bleus_ of Poictiers.

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

From this reading We were then engaged upon the connection which in Peter Hopkins's time still subsisted between astrology and the practice of medicine.

showing absence of intellectual inquisitiveness or natural curiosity

From this reading WHEREIN THE CURIOUS READER MAY FIND SOME THINGS WHICH HE IS NOT LOOKING FOR, AND WHICH THE INCURIOUS ONE MAY SKIP IF HE PLEASES.

Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.

From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

serving to instruct or enlighten or inform

From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

-ing form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally

From this reading A minute's recollection will carry the reader back to the chapter whereon that accidental immolation took place, which was the means of introducing him to the _bas-bleus_ of Poictiers.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading WHEREIN THE CURIOUS READER MAY FIND SOME THINGS WHICH HE IS NOT LOOKING FOR, AND WHICH THE INCURIOUS ONE MAY SKIP IF HE PLEASES.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

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From this reading _Voulant doncques satisfaire à la curiosité de touts bons compagnons, j'ay revolvé toutes les Pantarches des Cieux, calculé les quadrats de la Lune, crocheté tout ce que jamais penserent touts les Astrophiles, Hypernephelistes, Anemophylaces, Uranopetes et Ombrophores._ RABELAIS.

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From this reading _Voulant doncques satisfaire à la curiosité de touts bons compagnons, j'ay revolvé toutes les Pantarches des Cieux, calculé les quadrats de la Lune, crocheté tout ce que jamais penserent touts les Astrophiles, Hypernephelistes, Anemophylaces, Uranopetes et Ombrophores._ RABELAIS.

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading _Voulant doncques satisfaire à la curiosité de touts bons compagnons, j'ay revolvé toutes les Pantarches des Cieux, calculé les quadrats de la Lune, crocheté tout ce que jamais penserent touts les Astrophiles, Hypernephelistes, Anemophylaces, Uranopetes et Ombrophores._ RABELAIS.

plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading _Voulant doncques satisfaire à la curiosité de touts bons compagnons, j'ay revolvé toutes les Pantarches des Cieux, calculé les quadrats de la Lune, crocheté tout ce que jamais penserent touts les Astrophiles, Hypernephelistes, Anemophylaces, Uranopetes et Ombrophores._ RABELAIS.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading WHEREIN THE CURIOUS READER MAY FIND SOME THINGS WHICH HE IS NOT LOOKING FOR, AND WHICH THE INCURIOUS ONE MAY SKIP IF HE PLEASES.

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From this reading _Voulant doncques satisfaire à la curiosité de touts bons compagnons, j'ay revolvé toutes les Pantarches des Cieux, calculé les quadrats de la Lune, crocheté tout ce que jamais penserent touts les Astrophiles, Hypernephelistes, Anemophylaces, Uranopetes et Ombrophores._ RABELAIS.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

plural of “material” — the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading WHEREIN THE CURIOUS READER MAY FIND SOME THINGS WHICH HE IS NOT LOOKING FOR, AND WHICH THE INCURIOUS ONE MAY SKIP IF HE PLEASES.

thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end

From this reading A minute's recollection will carry the reader back to the chapter whereon that accidental immolation took place, which was the means of introducing him to the _bas-bleus_ of Poictiers.

the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques

From this reading We were then engaged upon the connection which in Peter Hopkins's time still subsisted between astrology and the practice of medicine.

the force of workers available

From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

possessive form of “minute” — a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour

From this reading A minute's recollection will carry the reader back to the chapter whereon that accidental immolation took place, which was the means of introducing him to the _bas-bleus_ of Poictiers.

used to form the superlative

From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

absolutely essential

From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading WHEREIN THE CURIOUS READER MAY FIND SOME THINGS WHICH HE IS NOT LOOKING FOR, AND WHICH THE INCURIOUS ONE MAY SKIP IF HE PLEASES.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A minute's recollection will carry the reader back to the chapter whereon that accidental immolation took place, which was the means of introducing him to the _bas-bleus_ of Poictiers.

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From this reading _Voulant doncques satisfaire à la curiosité de touts bons compagnons, j'ay revolvé toutes les Pantarches des Cieux, calculé les quadrats de la Lune, crocheté tout ce que jamais penserent touts les Astrophiles, Hypernephelistes, Anemophylaces, Uranopetes et Ombrophores._ RABELAIS.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading WHEREIN THE CURIOUS READER MAY FIND SOME THINGS WHICH HE IS NOT LOOKING FOR, AND WHICH THE INCURIOUS ONE MAY SKIP IF HE PLEASES.

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From this reading _Voulant doncques satisfaire à la curiosité de touts bons compagnons, j'ay revolvé toutes les Pantarches des Cieux, calculé les quadrats de la Lune, crocheté tout ce que jamais penserent touts les Astrophiles, Hypernephelistes, Anemophylaces, Uranopetes et Ombrophores._ RABELAIS.

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From this reading _Voulant doncques satisfaire à la curiosité de touts bons compagnons, j'ay revolvé toutes les Pantarches des Cieux, calculé les quadrats de la Lune, crocheté tout ce que jamais penserent touts les Astrophiles, Hypernephelistes, Anemophylaces, Uranopetes et Ombrophores._ RABELAIS.

past form of “perish” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope

From this reading We were then engaged upon the connection which in Peter Hopkins's time still subsisted between astrology and the practice of medicine.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading A minute's recollection will carry the reader back to the chapter whereon that accidental immolation took place, which was the means of introducing him to the _bas-bleus_ of Poictiers.

third-person singular of “please” — give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading WHEREIN THE CURIOUS READER MAY FIND SOME THINGS WHICH HE IS NOT LOOKING FOR, AND WHICH THE INCURIOUS ONE MAY SKIP IF HE PLEASES.

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From this reading A minute's recollection will carry the reader back to the chapter whereon that accidental immolation took place, which was the means of introducing him to the _bas-bleus_ of Poictiers.

a customary way of operation or behavior

From this reading We were then engaged upon the connection which in Peter Hopkins's time still subsisted between astrology and the practice of medicine.

characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for

From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

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From this reading _Voulant doncques satisfaire à la curiosité de touts bons compagnons, j'ay revolvé toutes les Pantarches des Cieux, calculé les quadrats de la Lune, crocheté tout ce que jamais penserent touts les Astrophiles, Hypernephelistes, Anemophylaces, Uranopetes et Ombrophores._ RABELAIS.

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From this reading _Voulant doncques satisfaire à la curiosité de touts bons compagnons, j'ay revolvé toutes les Pantarches des Cieux, calculé les quadrats de la Lune, crocheté tout ce que jamais penserent touts les Astrophiles, Hypernephelistes, Anemophylaces, Uranopetes et Ombrophores._ RABELAIS.

author of satirical attacks on medieval scholasticism (1494-1553)

From this reading _Voulant doncques satisfaire à la curiosité de touts bons compagnons, j'ay revolvé toutes les Pantarches des Cieux, calculé les quadrats de la Lune, crocheté tout ce que jamais penserent touts les Astrophiles, Hypernephelistes, Anemophylaces, Uranopetes et Ombrophores._ RABELAIS.

any competition

From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

a person who enjoys reading

From this reading WHEREIN THE CURIOUS READER MAY FIND SOME THINGS WHICH HE IS NOT LOOKING FOR, AND WHICH THE INCURIOUS ONE MAY SKIP IF HE PLEASES.

the ability to recall past occurrences

From this reading A minute's recollection will carry the reader back to the chapter whereon that accidental immolation took place, which was the means of introducing him to the _bas-bleus_ of Poictiers.

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From this reading _Voulant doncques satisfaire à la curiosité de touts bons compagnons, j'ay revolvé toutes les Pantarches des Cieux, calculé les quadrats de la Lune, crocheté tout ce que jamais penserent touts les Astrophiles, Hypernephelistes, Anemophylaces, Uranopetes et Ombrophores._ RABELAIS.

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From this reading _Voulant doncques satisfaire à la curiosité de touts bons compagnons, j'ay revolvé toutes les Pantarches des Cieux, calculé les quadrats de la Lune, crocheté tout ce que jamais penserent touts les Astrophiles, Hypernephelistes, Anemophylaces, Uranopetes et Ombrophores._ RABELAIS.

plural of “say” — the chance to speak

From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

bypass

From this reading WHEREIN THE CURIOUS READER MAY FIND SOME THINGS WHICH HE IS NOT LOOKING FOR, AND WHICH THE INCURIOUS ONE MAY SKIP IF HE PLEASES.

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

From this reading WHEREIN THE CURIOUS READER MAY FIND SOME THINGS WHICH HE IS NOT LOOKING FOR, AND WHICH THE INCURIOUS ONE MAY SKIP IF HE PLEASES.

not in physical motion

From this reading We were then engaged upon the connection which in Peter Hopkins's time still subsisted between astrology and the practice of medicine.

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From this reading We were then engaged upon the connection which in Peter Hopkins's time still subsisted between astrology and the practice of medicine.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A minute's recollection will carry the reader back to the chapter whereon that accidental immolation took place, which was the means of introducing him to the _bas-bleus_ of Poictiers.

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

From this reading WHEREIN THE CURIOUS READER MAY FIND SOME THINGS WHICH HE IS NOT LOOKING FOR, AND WHICH THE INCURIOUS ONE MAY SKIP IF HE PLEASES.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading We were then engaged upon the connection which in Peter Hopkins's time still subsisted between astrology and the practice of medicine.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading WHEREIN THE CURIOUS READER MAY FIND SOME THINGS WHICH HE IS NOT LOOKING FOR, AND WHICH THE INCURIOUS ONE MAY SKIP IF HE PLEASES.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading We were then engaged upon the connection which in Peter Hopkins's time still subsisted between astrology and the practice of medicine.

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

From this reading A minute's recollection will carry the reader back to the chapter whereon that accidental immolation took place, which was the means of introducing him to the _bas-bleus_ of Poictiers.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading A minute's recollection will carry the reader back to the chapter whereon that accidental immolation took place, which was the means of introducing him to the _bas-bleus_ of Poictiers.

someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit

From this reading _Voulant doncques satisfaire à la curiosité de touts bons compagnons, j'ay revolvé toutes les Pantarches des Cieux, calculé les quadrats de la Lune, crocheté tout ce que jamais penserent touts les Astrophiles, Hypernephelistes, Anemophylaces, Uranopetes et Ombrophores._ RABELAIS.

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From this reading _Voulant doncques satisfaire à la curiosité de touts bons compagnons, j'ay revolvé toutes les Pantarches des Cieux, calculé les quadrats de la Lune, crocheté tout ce que jamais penserent touts les Astrophiles, Hypernephelistes, Anemophylaces, Uranopetes et Ombrophores._ RABELAIS.

plural of “tout” — someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit

From this reading _Voulant doncques satisfaire à la curiosité de touts bons compagnons, j'ay revolvé toutes les Pantarches des Cieux, calculé les quadrats de la Lune, crocheté tout ce que jamais penserent touts les Astrophiles, Hypernephelistes, Anemophylaces, Uranopetes et Ombrophores._ RABELAIS.

by bad luck

From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading We were then engaged upon the connection which in Peter Hopkins's time still subsisted between astrology and the practice of medicine.

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From this reading _Voulant doncques satisfaire à la curiosité de touts bons compagnons, j'ay revolvé toutes les Pantarches des Cieux, calculé les quadrats de la Lune, crocheté tout ce que jamais penserent touts les Astrophiles, Hypernephelistes, Anemophylaces, Uranopetes et Ombrophores._ RABELAIS.

being of use or service

From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

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From this reading _Voulant doncques satisfaire à la curiosité de touts bons compagnons, j'ay revolvé toutes les Pantarches des Cieux, calculé les quadrats de la Lune, crocheté tout ce que jamais penserent touts les Astrophiles, Hypernephelistes, Anemophylaces, Uranopetes et Ombrophores._ RABELAIS.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading A minute's recollection will carry the reader back to the chapter whereon that accidental immolation took place, which was the means of introducing him to the _bas-bleus_ of Poictiers.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We were then engaged upon the connection which in Peter Hopkins's time still subsisted between astrology and the practice of medicine.

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

From this reading We were then engaged upon the connection which in Peter Hopkins's time still subsisted between astrology and the practice of medicine.

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From this reading WHEREIN THE CURIOUS READER MAY FIND SOME THINGS WHICH HE IS NOT LOOKING FOR, AND WHICH THE INCURIOUS ONE MAY SKIP IF HE PLEASES.

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From this reading A minute's recollection will carry the reader back to the chapter whereon that accidental immolation took place, which was the means of introducing him to the _bas-bleus_ of Poictiers.

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

From this reading WHEREIN THE CURIOUS READER MAY FIND SOME THINGS WHICH HE IS NOT LOOKING FOR, AND WHICH THE INCURIOUS ONE MAY SKIP IF HE PLEASES.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading A minute's recollection will carry the reader back to the chapter whereon that accidental immolation took place, which was the means of introducing him to the _bas-bleus_ of Poictiers.

despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)

From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Court de Gebelin in his great hypothetical, fanciful, but withal ingenious, erudite, and instructive work, says that the almanack was one of the most illustrious and most useful efforts of genius of the first men, and that a complete history of it would be a precious canvas for the history of the human race, were it not that unfortunately many of the necessary materials have perished.

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From this reading _Voulant doncques satisfaire à la curiosité de touts bons compagnons, j'ay revolvé toutes les Pantarches des Cieux, calculé les quadrats de la Lune, crocheté tout ce que jamais penserent touts les Astrophiles, Hypernephelistes, Anemophylaces, Uranopetes et Ombrophores._ RABELAIS.