Chapter 2 of Three Good Giants is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Three Good Giants is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Gargantua's Mare scores a Victory. Showing what Gargantua did after the Battle, and how Grandgousier welcomed him Home. Grandgousier's Death. Gargantua's Marriage. Pantagruel is Born.
Chapter 2 of Three Good Giants is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “Showing what Gargantua did after the Battle, and how Grandgousier welcomed him Home.”
brought into existence
From this reading “Pantagruel is Born.”
female equine animal
From this reading “Gargantua's Mare scores a Victory.”
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading “Gargantua's Marriage.”
a large number or amount
From this reading “Gargantua's Mare scores a Victory.”
the display of a motion picture
From this reading “Showing what Gargantua did after the Battle, and how Grandgousier welcomed him Home.”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “Gargantua's Mare scores a Victory.”
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading “Showing what Gargantua did after the Battle, and how Grandgousier welcomed him Home.”
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In this reading “Showing what Gargantua did after the Battle, and how Grandgousier welcomed him Home.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Gargantua's Mare scores a Victory.
later than; following
From this reading Showing what Gargantua did after the Battle, and how Grandgousier welcomed him Home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Showing what Gargantua did after the Battle, and how Grandgousier welcomed him Home.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Showing what Gargantua did after the Battle, and how Grandgousier welcomed him Home.
brought into existence
From this reading Pantagruel is Born.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Grandgousier's Death.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Showing what Gargantua did after the Battle, and how Grandgousier welcomed him Home.
a voracious giant in Francois Rabelais' book of the same name
From this reading Showing what Gargantua did after the Battle, and how Grandgousier welcomed him Home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gargantua's Mare scores a Victory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Showing what Gargantua did after the Battle, and how Grandgousier welcomed him Home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grandgousier's Death.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Showing what Gargantua did after the Battle, and how Grandgousier welcomed him Home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Showing what Gargantua did after the Battle, and how Grandgousier welcomed him Home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Showing what Gargantua did after the Battle, and how Grandgousier welcomed him Home.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Pantagruel is Born.
female equine animal
From this reading Gargantua's Mare scores a Victory.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading Gargantua's Marriage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pantagruel is Born.
a large number or amount
From this reading Gargantua's Mare scores a Victory.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading Showing what Gargantua did after the Battle, and how Grandgousier welcomed him Home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Showing what Gargantua did after the Battle, and how Grandgousier welcomed him Home.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading Gargantua's Mare scores a Victory.
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading Showing what Gargantua did after the Battle, and how Grandgousier welcomed him Home.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Showing what Gargantua did after the Battle, and how Grandgousier welcomed him Home.
Chapter 2 of Three Good Giants by François Rabelais holds 5 sentences, grouped into 1 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 2 holds 5 sentences of Three Good Giants, unabridged, divided into 1 reading sections.
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