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The Works of Sir Thomas Browne, Volume 2
The Works of Sir Thomas Browne, Volume 2

Chapter XX

Chapter 20 of The Works of Sir Thomas Browne, Volume 2 is here in full — 10 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Of the Picture of Dolphins.
That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.
For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.
Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Works of Sir Thomas Browne, Volume 2

Chapter XX

Chapter 20 of The Works of Sir Thomas Browne, Volume 2 is here in full — 10 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/2 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Of the Picture of Dolphins.
/ʌv ðə ˈpɪktʃər ʌv ˈdɑːlfənz/
Line 2
That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.
/ðæt ˈdɑːlfənz ɑːr ˈkrʊkəd ɪz nɑːt ˈoʊnli əˈfɜːrmd baɪ ðə hænd ʌv ðə ˈpeɪntər bʌt ˈkɑːmənli kənˈsiːvd ðer ˈnætʃərəl ənd ˈprɑːpər ˈfɪɡjər wɪtʃ ɪz nɑːt ˈoʊnli ðə əˈpɪnjən ʌv ˈaʊər taɪmz bʌt siːmz ðə bɪˈliːf ʌv ˈeldər taɪmz bɪˈfɔːr ʌs/
Line 3
For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.
Line 4
Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.
Line 5
And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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Corpus noun US /ˈkɔːrpəs/

capital as contrasted with the income derived from it

Dolphin noun US /ˈdɑːlfən/

large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)

From this reading “And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.”

Dolphins noun US /ˈdɑːlfənz/

plural of “dolphin” — large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)

From this reading “Of the Picture of Dolphins.”

Gesner noun US /ˈɡesnər/

Swiss naturalist who was one of the founders of modern zoology (1516-1565)

inverted adjective US /ˌɪnˈvɜːrtɪd/

being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed

From this reading “And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.”

ocular adjective US /ˈɔːkjuːlər/

of or relating to or resembling the eye

From this reading “Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.”

pisces noun US /ˈpaɪsiz/

the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20

From this reading “Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.”

Pliny noun US /ˈplɪni/

Roman writer and nephew of Pliny the Elder; author of books of letters that commented on affairs of the day (62-113)

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

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

appear in verb + particle

In this reading “For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.”

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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

affirmednounUS /əˈfɜːrmd/

thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978

From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.

affirmeth

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From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

Aldrovandus

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From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.

animalsnounUS /ˈænəməlz/

plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.

appearverbUS /əˈpɪr/

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.

Arion

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From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.

beholdverbUS /bɪˈhoʊld/

see with attention

From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

beliefnounUS /bɪˈliːf/

any cognitive content held as true

From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.

besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.

carrieth

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From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.

Cetaceousadjective

of or relating to whales and dolphins etc

From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

commonlyadverbUS /ˈkɑːmənli/

under normal conditions

From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.

concavously

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From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.

conceivedverbUS /kənˈsiːvd/

past form of “conceive” — have the idea for

From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.

considerablyadverbUS /kənˈsɪdərəbli/

to a great extent or degree

From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

convexed

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From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

convexedly

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From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.

CorpusnounUS /ˈkɔːrpəs/

capital as contrasted with the income derived from it

From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

Coyns

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From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.

crookedadjectiveUS /ˈkrʊkəd/

having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned

From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.

curvum

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From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

Cæsar

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From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.

deducibleadjective

capable of being deduced

From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.

depressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈprest/

lower than previously

From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.

discoververbUS /dɪˈskʌvər/

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

discription

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From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.

DolphinnounUS /ˈdɑːlfən/

large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)

From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.

DolphinsnounUS /ˈdɑːlfənz/

plural of “dolphin” — large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)

From this reading Of the Picture of Dolphins.

drawnadjectiveUS /drɔːn/

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.

eldernounUS /ˈeldər/

a person who is older than you are

From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.

embowed

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From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

enquirynounUS /ɪnˈkwaɪriː/

an instance of questioning

From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

expressionsnounUS /ɪkˈspreʃənz/

plural of “expression” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.

figurenounUS /ˈfɪɡjər/

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.

framedadjectiveUS /freɪmd/

provided with a frame

From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.

GesnernounUS /ˈɡesnər/

Swiss naturalist who was one of the founders of modern zoology (1516-1565)

From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.

Goltsius

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From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.

habet

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From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.

hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/

an old form of “has”

From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.

Hulsius

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From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.

indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.

informeth

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From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

invertedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɜːrtɪd/

being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed

From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.

Julius

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From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.

Lævinus

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From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.

magis

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From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

naturaladjectiveUS /ˈnætʃərəl/

in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature

From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.

nonadverbUS /nɑːn/

negation of a word or group of words

From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.

NotwithstandingadverbUS /ˌnɑːtwɪθˈstændɪŋ/

despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)

From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

ocularadjectiveUS /ˈɔːkjuːlər/

of or relating to or resembling the eye

From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

OfprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Of the Picture of Dolphins.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.

opinionnounUS /əˈpɪnjən/

a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.

opportunitynounUS /ˌɑːpərˈtuːnəti/

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

others

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From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.

Ovidnoun

Roman poet remembered for his elegiac verses on love (43 BC - AD 17)

From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.

PainternounUS /ˈpeɪntər/

an artist who paints

From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.

PicturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading Of the Picture of Dolphins.

picturesnounUS /ˈpɪktʃərz/

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.

piecenounUS /piːs/

a separate part of a whole

From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.

piscesnounUS /ˈpaɪsiz/

the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20

From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

plainlyadverbUS /ˈpleɪnli/

unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)

From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

PlinynounUS /ˈplɪni/

Roman writer and nephew of Pliny the Elder; author of books of letters that commented on affairs of the day (62-113)

From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.

Porposes

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From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

Pourtraicts

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From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.

properadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːpər/

marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.

quam

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From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

reliqui

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From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

repandous

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From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.

Rhodulphus

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From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.

Rondeletius

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From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

Scaliger

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From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.

seemsverbUS /siːmz/

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.

SharksnounUS /ʃɑːrks/

plural of “shark” — any of numerous elongate mostly marine carnivorous fishes with heterocercal caudal fins and tough skin covered with small toothlike scales

From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

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

From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.

speakverbUS /spiːk/

express in speech

From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

spinenounUS /spaɪn/

the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

streight

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From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

strictlyadverbUS /ˈstrɪktli/

restricted to something

From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Of the Picture of Dolphins.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.

thereofadverbUS /ˌðeˈrʌv/

of or concerning this or that

From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.

thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.

timesnounUS /taɪmz/

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/

an old word for “to”

From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.

WhalesnounUS /weɪlz/

plural of “whale” — a very large person; impressive in size or qualities

From this reading Notwithstanding, to speak strictly in their natural figure they are streight, nor have their spine convexed, or more considerably embowed, than Sharks, Porposes, Whales, and other Cetaceous animals, as _Scaliger_ plainly affirmeth: _Corpus habet non magis curvum quam reliqui pisces._ As ocular enquiry informeth; and as unto such as have not had the opportunity to behold them, their proper pourtraicts will discover in _Rondeletius_, _Gesner_, and _Aldrovandus_.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading That Dolphins are crooked, is not only affirmed by the hand of the Painter, but commonly conceived their natural and proper figure; which is not only the opinion of our times, but seems the belief of elder times before us.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading For, beside the expressions of _Ovid_ and _Pliny_, their Pourtraicts in some ancient Coyns are framed in this figure, as will appear in some thereof in _Gesner_, others in _Goltsius_, and _Lævinus Hulsius_ in his discription of Coyns, from _Julius Cæsar_ unto _Rhodulphus_ the second.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading And as indeed is deducible from pictures themselves; for though they be drawn repandous, or convexedly crooked in one piece, yet the Dolphin that carrieth Arion is concavously inverted, and hath its spine depressed in another.

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