used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading GARGANTUA AS A BABY.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "So the witch has fastened 'Gargantua' on my boy after all.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now, tell me, my dear, where are we to get milk enough for that throat?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading GARGANTUA AS A BABY.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading GARGANTUA AS A BABY.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading By my crown! what we have to do now is never to let Master Great Throat be empty.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
on the far side of; further than
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
a youthful male person
From this reading "So the witch has fastened 'Gargantua' on my boy after all.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By my crown! what we have to do now is never to let Master Great Throat be empty.
the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading By my crown! what we have to do now is never to let Master Great Throat be empty.
dearly loved
From this reading Now, tell me, my dear, where are we to get milk enough for that throat?"
greatly pleased
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading By my crown! what we have to do now is never to let Master Great Throat be empty.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading By my crown! what we have to do now is never to let Master Great Throat be empty.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Now, tell me, my dear, where are we to get milk enough for that throat?"
firmly closed or secured
From this reading "So the witch has fastened 'Gargantua' on my boy after all.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
set up or found
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
Gargamelle
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From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
GARGANTUAnoun
a voracious giant in Francois Rabelais' book of the same name
From this reading GARGANTUA AS A BABY.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Now, tell me, my dear, where are we to get milk enough for that throat?"
Grandgousier
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From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "So the witch has fastened 'Gargantua' on my boy after all.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading By my crown! what we have to do now is never to let Master Great Throat be empty.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By my crown! what we have to do now is never to let Master Great Throat be empty.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading By my crown! what we have to do now is never to let Master Great Throat be empty.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading By my crown! what we have to do now is never to let Master Great Throat be empty.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now, tell me, my dear, where are we to get milk enough for that throat?"
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading Now, tell me, my dear, where are we to get milk enough for that throat?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "So the witch has fastened 'Gargantua' on my boy after all.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading By my crown! what we have to do now is never to let Master Great Throat be empty.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading By my crown! what we have to do now is never to let Master Great Throat be empty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
oldestadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldəst/
superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "So the witch has fastened 'Gargantua' on my boy after all.
palmsnounUS /pɑːmz/
plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
rubbingnounUS /ˈrʌbɪŋ/
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So the witch has fastened 'Gargantua' on my boy after all.
a male human offspring
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
express in words
From this reading Now, tell me, my dear, where are we to get milk enough for that throat?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading By my crown! what we have to do now is never to let Master Great Throat be empty.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
precisely as stated
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading By my crown! what we have to do now is never to let Master Great Throat be empty.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading By my crown! what we have to do now is never to let Master Great Throat be empty.
at the time that
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
in or at the place that
From this reading Now, tell me, my dear, where are we to get milk enough for that throat?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
witchnounUS /wɪtʃ/
a female sorcerer or magician
From this reading "So the witch has fastened 'Gargantua' on my boy after all.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading When Father Grandgousier heard that the name which the very oldest of the Wise Women had found for his son had been fixed for all time, he was delighted beyond measure, and said to Queen Gargamelle, while rubbing the palms of his great hands together:--
