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The doctor, &c., vol. 5 (of 7)

Chapter IV · p. 47

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A FEEBLE ATTEMPT TO DESCRIBE THE PHYSICAL AND MORAL QUALITIES OF NOBS.
_Quant à moi, je desirerois fort sçavoir bien dire, ou que j'eusse eu une bonne plume, et bien taillée à commandement, pour l'exalter et louër comme il le mérite.
Toutesfois, telle quelle est, je m'en vais l'employer au hazard._ BRANTOME.
HISTORY AND ROMANCE RANSACKED FOR RESEMBLANCES AND NON-RESEMBLANCES TO THE HORSE OF DR.
DANIEL DOVE.
Renowned beast! (forgive poetic flight!) Not less than man, deserves poetic right.
THE BRUCIAD.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The doctor, &c., vol. 5 (of 7)

Chapter IV · p. 47

Chapter IV of The doctor, &c., vol. 5 (of 7), “p. 47,” is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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A FEEBLE ATTEMPT TO DESCRIBE THE PHYSICAL AND MORAL QUALITIES OF NOBS.
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_Quant à moi, je desirerois fort sçavoir bien dire, ou que j'eusse eu une bonne plume, et bien taillée à commandement, pour l'exalter et louër comme il le mérite.
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Toutesfois, telle quelle est, je m'en vais l'employer au hazard._ BRANTOME.
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HISTORY AND ROMANCE RANSACKED FOR RESEMBLANCES AND NON-RESEMBLANCES TO THE HORSE OF DR.
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DANIEL DOVE.
/ˈdænjəl dʌv/
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Renowned beast! (forgive poetic flight!) Not less than man, deserves poetic right.
/rɪˈnaʊnd biːst fərˈɡɪv poʊˈetɪk flaɪt nɑːt les ðæn mæn dɪˈzɜːrvz poʊˈetɪk raɪt/
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THE BRUCIAD.

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dire adjective US /daɪr/

fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless

From this reading “_Quant à moi, je desirerois fort sçavoir bien dire, ou que j'eusse eu une bonne plume, et bien taillée à commandement, pour l'exalter et louër comme il le mérite.”

dove noun US /dʌv/

any of numerous small pigeons

From this reading “DANIEL DOVE.”

est noun US /est/

standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States

From this reading “Toutesfois, telle quelle est, je m'en vais l'employer au hazard._ BRANTOME.”

hazard noun US /ˈhæzərd/

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

From this reading “Toutesfois, telle quelle est, je m'en vais l'employer au hazard._ BRANTOME.”

plume verb US /pluːm/

rip off; ask an unreasonable price

From this reading “_Quant à moi, je desirerois fort sçavoir bien dire, ou que j'eusse eu une bonne plume, et bien taillée à commandement, pour l'exalter et louër comme il le mérite.”

ransacked adjective US /ˈrænsækt/

wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value

From this reading “HISTORY AND ROMANCE RANSACKED FOR RESEMBLANCES AND NON-RESEMBLANCES TO THE HORSE OF DR.”

Renowned adjective US /rɪˈnaʊnd/

widely known and esteemed

From this reading “Renowned beast! (forgive poetic flight!) Not less than man, deserves poetic right.”

resemblances noun US /riˈzemblənsəz/

plural of “resemblance” — similarity in appearance or external or superficial details

From this reading “HISTORY AND ROMANCE RANSACKED FOR RESEMBLANCES AND NON-RESEMBLANCES TO THE HORSE OF DR.”

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

MORAL QUALITIES adjective + noun counted as “moral quality”

In this reading “A FEEBLE ATTEMPT TO DESCRIBE THE PHYSICAL AND MORAL QUALITIES OF NOBS.”

FEEBLE ATTEMPT adjective + noun

In this reading “A FEEBLE ATTEMPT TO DESCRIBE THE PHYSICAL AND MORAL QUALITIES OF NOBS.”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading A FEEBLE ATTEMPT TO DESCRIBE THE PHYSICAL AND MORAL QUALITIES OF NOBS.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading A FEEBLE ATTEMPT TO DESCRIBE THE PHYSICAL AND MORAL QUALITIES OF NOBS.

ATTEMPTnounUS /əˈtempt/

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading A FEEBLE ATTEMPT TO DESCRIBE THE PHYSICAL AND MORAL QUALITIES OF NOBS.

aunounUS /oʊ/

a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia

From this reading Toutesfois, telle quelle est, je m'en vais l'employer au hazard._ BRANTOME.

beastnounUS /biːst/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading Renowned beast! (forgive poetic flight!) Not less than man, deserves poetic right.

bien

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From this reading _Quant à moi, je desirerois fort sçavoir bien dire, ou que j'eusse eu une bonne plume, et bien taillée à commandement, pour l'exalter et louër comme il le mérite.

bonne

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From this reading _Quant à moi, je desirerois fort sçavoir bien dire, ou que j'eusse eu une bonne plume, et bien taillée à commandement, pour l'exalter et louër comme il le mérite.

BRANTOME

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From this reading Toutesfois, telle quelle est, je m'en vais l'employer au hazard._ BRANTOME.

BRUCIAD

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From this reading THE BRUCIAD.

commandement

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From this reading _Quant à moi, je desirerois fort sçavoir bien dire, ou que j'eusse eu une bonne plume, et bien taillée à commandement, pour l'exalter et louër comme il le mérite.

comme

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From this reading _Quant à moi, je desirerois fort sçavoir bien dire, ou que j'eusse eu une bonne plume, et bien taillée à commandement, pour l'exalter et louër comme il le mérite.

DANIELnounUS /ˈdænjəl/

(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)

From this reading DANIEL DOVE.

DESCRIBEverbUS /dɪˈskraɪb/

give a description of

From this reading A FEEBLE ATTEMPT TO DESCRIBE THE PHYSICAL AND MORAL QUALITIES OF NOBS.

deservesverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrvz/

third-person singular of “deserve” — be worthy or deserving

From this reading Renowned beast! (forgive poetic flight!) Not less than man, deserves poetic right.

desirerois

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From this reading _Quant à moi, je desirerois fort sçavoir bien dire, ou que j'eusse eu une bonne plume, et bien taillée à commandement, pour l'exalter et louër comme il le mérite.

direadjectiveUS /daɪr/

fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless

From this reading _Quant à moi, je desirerois fort sçavoir bien dire, ou que j'eusse eu une bonne plume, et bien taillée à commandement, pour l'exalter et louër comme il le mérite.

DOVEnounUS /dʌv/

any of numerous small pigeons

From this reading DANIEL DOVE.

DR

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From this reading HISTORY AND ROMANCE RANSACKED FOR RESEMBLANCES AND NON-RESEMBLANCES TO THE HORSE OF DR.

estnounUS /est/

standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States

From this reading Toutesfois, telle quelle est, je m'en vais l'employer au hazard._ BRANTOME.

et

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From this reading _Quant à moi, je desirerois fort sçavoir bien dire, ou que j'eusse eu une bonne plume, et bien taillée à commandement, pour l'exalter et louër comme il le mérite.

eunounUS /ˈiːjuː/

a bivalent and trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group

From this reading _Quant à moi, je desirerois fort sçavoir bien dire, ou que j'eusse eu une bonne plume, et bien taillée à commandement, pour l'exalter et louër comme il le mérite.

FEEBLEadjectiveUS /ˈfiːbəl/

pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness

From this reading A FEEBLE ATTEMPT TO DESCRIBE THE PHYSICAL AND MORAL QUALITIES OF NOBS.

flightnounUS /flaɪt/

a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading Renowned beast! (forgive poetic flight!) Not less than man, deserves poetic right.

FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading HISTORY AND ROMANCE RANSACKED FOR RESEMBLANCES AND NON-RESEMBLANCES TO THE HORSE OF DR.

forgiveverbUS /fərˈɡɪv/

stop blaming or grant forgiveness

From this reading Renowned beast! (forgive poetic flight!) Not less than man, deserves poetic right.

fortnounUS /fɔːrt/

a fortified military post where troops are stationed

From this reading _Quant à moi, je desirerois fort sçavoir bien dire, ou que j'eusse eu une bonne plume, et bien taillée à commandement, pour l'exalter et louër comme il le mérite.

hazardnounUS /ˈhæzərd/

a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

From this reading Toutesfois, telle quelle est, je m'en vais l'employer au hazard._ BRANTOME.

HISTORYnounUS /ˈhɪstəri/

the aggregate of past events

From this reading HISTORY AND ROMANCE RANSACKED FOR RESEMBLANCES AND NON-RESEMBLANCES TO THE HORSE OF DR.

HORSEnounUS /hɔːrs/

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading HISTORY AND ROMANCE RANSACKED FOR RESEMBLANCES AND NON-RESEMBLANCES TO THE HORSE OF DR.

ilnounUS /ɪl/

a midwestern state in north-central United States

From this reading _Quant à moi, je desirerois fort sçavoir bien dire, ou que j'eusse eu une bonne plume, et bien taillée à commandement, pour l'exalter et louër comme il le mérite.

j'eusse

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From this reading _Quant à moi, je desirerois fort sçavoir bien dire, ou que j'eusse eu une bonne plume, et bien taillée à commandement, pour l'exalter et louër comme il le mérite.

je

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From this reading _Quant à moi, je desirerois fort sçavoir bien dire, ou que j'eusse eu une bonne plume, et bien taillée à commandement, pour l'exalter et louër comme il le mérite.

l'employer

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From this reading Toutesfois, telle quelle est, je m'en vais l'employer au hazard._ BRANTOME.

l'exalter

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From this reading _Quant à moi, je desirerois fort sçavoir bien dire, ou que j'eusse eu une bonne plume, et bien taillée à commandement, pour l'exalter et louër comme il le mérite.

lenounUS /lə/

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading _Quant à moi, je desirerois fort sçavoir bien dire, ou que j'eusse eu une bonne plume, et bien taillée à commandement, pour l'exalter et louër comme il le mérite.

lessadverbUS /les/

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Renowned beast! (forgive poetic flight!) Not less than man, deserves poetic right.

louër

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From this reading _Quant à moi, je desirerois fort sçavoir bien dire, ou que j'eusse eu une bonne plume, et bien taillée à commandement, pour l'exalter et louër comme il le mérite.

m'en

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Toutesfois, telle quelle est, je m'en vais l'employer au hazard._ BRANTOME.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading Renowned beast! (forgive poetic flight!) Not less than man, deserves poetic right.

moi

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From this reading _Quant à moi, je desirerois fort sçavoir bien dire, ou que j'eusse eu une bonne plume, et bien taillée à commandement, pour l'exalter et louër comme il le mérite.

MORALadjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrəl/

concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles

From this reading A FEEBLE ATTEMPT TO DESCRIBE THE PHYSICAL AND MORAL QUALITIES OF NOBS.

mérite

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From this reading _Quant à moi, je desirerois fort sçavoir bien dire, ou que j'eusse eu une bonne plume, et bien taillée à commandement, pour l'exalter et louër comme il le mérite.

NOBS

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From this reading A FEEBLE ATTEMPT TO DESCRIBE THE PHYSICAL AND MORAL QUALITIES OF NOBS.

NON-RESEMBLANCES

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From this reading HISTORY AND ROMANCE RANSACKED FOR RESEMBLANCES AND NON-RESEMBLANCES TO THE HORSE OF DR.

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Renowned beast! (forgive poetic flight!) Not less than man, deserves poetic right.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A FEEBLE ATTEMPT TO DESCRIBE THE PHYSICAL AND MORAL QUALITIES OF NOBS.

ou

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From this reading _Quant à moi, je desirerois fort sçavoir bien dire, ou que j'eusse eu une bonne plume, et bien taillée à commandement, pour l'exalter et louër comme il le mérite.

PHYSICALadjectiveUS /ˈfɪzɪkəl/

involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit

From this reading A FEEBLE ATTEMPT TO DESCRIBE THE PHYSICAL AND MORAL QUALITIES OF NOBS.

plumeverbUS /pluːm/

rip off; ask an unreasonable price

From this reading _Quant à moi, je desirerois fort sçavoir bien dire, ou que j'eusse eu une bonne plume, et bien taillée à commandement, pour l'exalter et louër comme il le mérite.

poeticadjectiveUS /poʊˈetɪk/

of or relating to poetry

From this reading Renowned beast! (forgive poetic flight!) Not less than man, deserves poetic right.

pourverbUS /pɔːr/

cause to run

From this reading _Quant à moi, je desirerois fort sçavoir bien dire, ou que j'eusse eu une bonne plume, et bien taillée à commandement, pour l'exalter et louër comme il le mérite.

QUALITIESnounUS /ˈkwɑːlətiz/

plural of “quality” — an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

From this reading A FEEBLE ATTEMPT TO DESCRIBE THE PHYSICAL AND MORAL QUALITIES OF NOBS.

Quant

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From this reading _Quant à moi, je desirerois fort sçavoir bien dire, ou que j'eusse eu une bonne plume, et bien taillée à commandement, pour l'exalter et louër comme il le mérite.

que

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _Quant à moi, je desirerois fort sçavoir bien dire, ou que j'eusse eu une bonne plume, et bien taillée à commandement, pour l'exalter et louër comme il le mérite.

quelle

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Toutesfois, telle quelle est, je m'en vais l'employer au hazard._ BRANTOME.

RANSACKEDadjectiveUS /ˈrænsækt/

wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value

From this reading HISTORY AND ROMANCE RANSACKED FOR RESEMBLANCES AND NON-RESEMBLANCES TO THE HORSE OF DR.

RenownedadjectiveUS /rɪˈnaʊnd/

widely known and esteemed

From this reading Renowned beast! (forgive poetic flight!) Not less than man, deserves poetic right.

RESEMBLANCESnounUS /riˈzemblənsəz/

plural of “resemblance” — similarity in appearance or external or superficial details

From this reading HISTORY AND ROMANCE RANSACKED FOR RESEMBLANCES AND NON-RESEMBLANCES TO THE HORSE OF DR.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading Renowned beast! (forgive poetic flight!) Not less than man, deserves poetic right.

ROMANCEnounUS /roʊˈmæns/

a relationship between two lovers

From this reading HISTORY AND ROMANCE RANSACKED FOR RESEMBLANCES AND NON-RESEMBLANCES TO THE HORSE OF DR.

sçavoir

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From this reading _Quant à moi, je desirerois fort sçavoir bien dire, ou que j'eusse eu une bonne plume, et bien taillée à commandement, pour l'exalter et louër comme il le mérite.

taillée

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From this reading _Quant à moi, je desirerois fort sçavoir bien dire, ou que j'eusse eu une bonne plume, et bien taillée à commandement, pour l'exalter et louër comme il le mérite.

telle

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From this reading Toutesfois, telle quelle est, je m'en vais l'employer au hazard._ BRANTOME.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Renowned beast! (forgive poetic flight!) Not less than man, deserves poetic right.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A FEEBLE ATTEMPT TO DESCRIBE THE PHYSICAL AND MORAL QUALITIES OF NOBS.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading A FEEBLE ATTEMPT TO DESCRIBE THE PHYSICAL AND MORAL QUALITIES OF NOBS.

Toutesfois

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From this reading Toutesfois, telle quelle est, je m'en vais l'employer au hazard._ BRANTOME.

une

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From this reading _Quant à moi, je desirerois fort sçavoir bien dire, ou que j'eusse eu une bonne plume, et bien taillée à commandement, pour l'exalter et louër comme il le mérite.

vais

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From this reading Toutesfois, telle quelle est, je m'en vais l'employer au hazard._ BRANTOME.

à

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From this reading _Quant à moi, je desirerois fort sçavoir bien dire, ou que j'eusse eu une bonne plume, et bien taillée à commandement, pour l'exalter et louër comme il le mérite.

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